President Donald Trump's approval rating in Tennessee has stalled amid the continued Iran war.
In a poll released July 26 by CBS News/YouGov, only 35% of Americans approved of the war on Iran, while 63% said the war was going very badly or somewhat badly. The same poll also found that two-thirds of respondents believed the war on Iran should end now rather than waiting on Iran to "give up more."
The unpopularity of the war in the polls comes as Trump defends the war, saying it has to be done.
"We want to get it over with, and we want to do it right, but we have to ... do what we came to do," he said.
Here is what the president's approval ratings look like nationally and in Tennessee.
Trump gains in approval polls despite dislike of Iran war
President Donald Trump's approval rating saw a slight uptick in a new
Reuters/Ipsos poll released July 27, though the survey also found that only one in three Americans supports the ongoing war in Iran.
The poll found Trump’s approval rating rose to 37%, up 3 percentage points from June, when he recorded the lowest approval rating of his presidency in Reuters/Ipsos polling.
Trump's slight improvement in the polls came as the same Reuters/Ipsos poll found that only 33% of all Americans said they approve of the war on Iran. According to the outlet, the poll was the lowest recorded since the conflict began back in late February.
What are Trump's approval ratings?
Silver Bulletin
Most recent Trump approval rating according to Pollster Nate Silver's “Silver Bulletin” newsletter (July 28, 2026):
- Favorable: 39.1%
- Unfavorable: 58%
- Net Approval: -18.9
Rasmussen
Most recent Trump approval rating, according to the latest Rasmussen poll (July 28, 2026):
- Favorable: 42%
- Unfavorable: 56%
- Net Approval: -14
New York Times
Most recent Trump approval rating, according to the latest New York Times poll (July 28, 2026):
- Favorable: 38%
- Unfavorable: 59%
- Net Approval: -21
Civiqs
Most recent Trump approval rating according to Civiqs poll (July 24, 2026):
- Favorable: 37%
- Unfavorable: 58%
- Not sure: 5%
The Economist
Most recent Trump approval rating, according to the latest from The Economist (July 28, 2026):
- Favorable: 34%
- Unfavorable: 60%
- Not sure: 4%
- Net Approval: -25
Reuters/Ipsos
Most recent Trump approval rating, according to the latest from the Reuters/Ipsos poll (July 26, 2026):
- Favorable: 37%
- Unfavorable: 61%
- Net Approval: -24%
What is Trump's approval rating in Tennessee?
Civiqs polls, last updated July 10, indicate Trump's decline in approval in Tennessee has plateaued as of early July.
Since late May, Trump's net approval, the difference between approval and disapproval ratings, has remained around 4%, down from 7% in early May. Most recently, 50% of Tennessee residents approve of his performance, 44% disapprove, and 6% are neutral.
Trump's net approval in Tennessee began at 24% when he took office, declined to 7% by late 2025, and has not risen above 5% since May 5. During his first term, he started with a 17% net rating and ended with an 11% rating.
The polling numbers for Tennessee were also broken down by age, education, gender, race and party.
- Age: Adults ages 18-34 expressed the highest level of unfavorable views of Trump (60%), while those 65 and older were the most favorable (64%). Adults 50-64 followed closely behind at 62% approval.
- Education: For the first time this term, only non-college graduates have an overall approval rating for the president at 52%. Only 47% of college graduates disapprove, compared with 53% of postgraduates.
- Gender: Men and women are split slightly on Trump, with 50% of women disapproving and 57% of men expressing a positive view of the president.
- Party: Among political parties, Democrats and independents both disapprove of the president, at rates of 97% and 53%, respectively. Unsurprisingly, 83% of Republicans in the state approve of Trump's performance.
- Race: Results by race show that voters of color have a predominantly negative view of Trump. In Tennessee, 90% of Black voters, 53% of Hispanic/Latino voters, and 48% of those identified as "Other" disapprove. In contrast, Trump has a 58% approval rating among white voters.
Jordan Green covers trending news for The Commercial Appeal and Tennessee. She can be reached at jordan.green@commercialappeal.com.
This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: What is Trump's approval rating in Tennessee? What July polls say
