President Donald Trump’s approval rating with men has tumbled over the last few months, signaling that the key demographic that helped him get elected is no longer resonating with the president’s agenda.
Across the board, polling from Fox News, Reuters/Ipsos, Quinnipiac University, CBS News/YouGov and more show that men are more skeptical of the president after his first year in office – which could pose a problem for Republicans heading into the midterms.
Between July 2025 and March 2026, the number of men who disapprove of Trump’s handling of the presidency increased by 11 percentage points, according to Fox News. Polls conducted between February 2025 and March 2026 by CBS News/YouGov determined that Trump’s disapproval increased by 14 percentage points among men.
“I think it is very difficult for Republicans to do well in this midterm cycle if Donald Trump is underwater with men,” CNN pollster Harry Enten said Tuesday on CNN News Central.
But within that demographic, Enten said his analysis found that Trump had a -19-point net approval among men under the age of 45 compared to approval numbers in November 2024.
Young men helped Trump secure the presidency with more than half of men under the age of 30 casting their ballot for Trump, according to AP VoteCast. That was all thanks to the Trump campaign’s focus on appealing to issues that directly impact young men – on platforms used by young men.
On the 2024 campaign trail, Trump made time for unconventional media, such as podcasters Logan Paul and Theo Von, live streamer Adin Ross, and YouTubers The Nelk Boys.
The president appealed directly to the demographic, promising to make life more affordable, open up more business opportunities and remove undocumented immigrants from the country.
But that same demographic appears to be disappointed in the president’s execution of those promises, polls show. Among the major issues cited in the polls, the economy and cost of living were a top problem, particularly for young men, Enten said.
Fox News’s recent poll found that 65 percent of men disapproved of Trump’s handling of the cost of living. Among 30-year-olds, including women, disapproval was 78 percent.
CBS News/YouGov’s recent poll determined 59 percent of men disapproved of Trump’s handling of the economy. Among voters under the age of 30, it was 60 percent.
While most polls have found Trump’s approval with men dropped over the last year, the percentage point decrease varied across polls.
Quinnipiac University polling determined men’s disapproval increased by three percentage points between July 2025 and March 2026.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll found that disapproval among men increased by 11 percentage points from March 2025 to March 2026.
Polling from the Economist/YouGov found that between March 2025 and March 2026, Trump’s disapproval rating among men increased eight percentage points.
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