As November's midterm elections loom, President Donald Trump's approval rating continues to struggle, reaching a new record low in a new Focaldata/Financial Times poll released over Labor Day weekend.

The poll, released on Sunday, Sept. 6, found that only 32% of Americans approved of Trump's job performance, a three-point drop from last month's edition and the lowest the president has seen in Focaldata/Financial Times tracking since it began in May.

Trump's slip in the most recent poll comes as his approval among Republicans also dropped by two percentage points to 72%, marking a new low, according to the Financial Times.

The president's continued struggles in the polls come ahead of a vital midterm season as his party seeks to hold slim majorities in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

The Focaldata/Financial Times poll was conducted from Aug. 28 to Sept. 2 with 2,178 U.S. adults participating.

As the war on Iran continues to rage past the six-month mark, its effect on the prices of everyday items in the United States has become a point of intense disapproval for the president.

According to the poll, only 17% of respondents approved of Trump's handling of inflation and the cost of living, while a whopping 69% disapproved of the president's performance on the issue.

Americans' unhappiness with Trump's job on the economy comes as gas prices in the United States show no sign of dropping. According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of gas was $4.15 on Tuesday, Sept. 8, up 13 cents from a week earlier and nearly $1 higher than it was at the same time in 2025.

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance attend the funeral service for the late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) at the Washington National Cathedral on July 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. Graham,รŠwho was elected to the Senate in 2002, died suddenly on July 11th from an aortic dissection. He was 71 years old.

President Donald Trump tosses his TRUMP 2028 hat to an attendee during the re-scheduled White House Correspondents Dinner in the Presidential Ballroom at the Waldorf Astoria on July 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. The annual gala hosted by the White House Correspondents Association was re-scheduled to tonight after the original event in April was cut short when an armed man, later identified as Cole Tomas Allen, attempted to get past a Secret Service checkpoint.

President Donald Trump receives a tour of Chateau de Versailles from President of France Emmanuel Macron ahead of a dinner on June 17, 2026 in Versailles, France. The dinner followed the conclusion of this week's Group of 7 (G7) summit in Evian, France.

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance attend the funeral service for the late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) at the Washington National Cathedral on July 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. Graham,รŠwho was elected to the Senate in 2002, died suddenly on July 11th from an aortic dissection. He was 71 years old.

Trump's unpopularity with the American public could prove to bolster Democrats' chances of retaking one or both chambers of Congress in November.

According to the latest Focaldata/Financial Times poll, Democrats lead the GOP by seven percentage points in a generic Congressional ballot. That performance shows a one-percentage-point improvement compared to the same poll conducted in August.

While individual polls vary, major polling averages continue to show Trump in negative territory overall:

RealClearPolitics (Sept. 8): 39.6% approve, 57% disapprove

New York Times (Sept. 8): 38% approve, 58% disapprove

Silver Bulletin (Sept. 8): 38.2% approve, 58.4% disapprove

Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach him at fernando.cervantes@usatodayco.com and follow him on X @fern_cerv_.

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