President Donald Trump's net approval rating is reported to be at -15, the lowest of his second term in office, according to the latest Economist/YouGov poll released this week.

The survey, which polled 1,777 U.S. adult citizens between July 25 and July 28, showed that 40% of respondents approved Trump's job performance while 55% disapproved. The Economist/YouGov poll previously had the president at a -14 net approval rating with a 41% approval and a 55% disapproval for the past two weeks and a -11 net approval with a 42% approval and 53% disapproval for the two weeks prior to that.

Gallup had previously reported that Trump's approval rating dropped to 37%, his lowest of his second term and just 3% points higher than his all-time worst rating set in his first term, in its poll conducted last week. Trump's approval rating fell 10% since taking office in January, which includes a 17% decline among independents to 29%, matching his all-time lowest rating among the group.

The president was, however, reported to have steady support among Republicans at 89%, while support among Democrats was consistently reported to be in the lower single digits, having dropped to 1% in June before increasing to 2% in July. The poll was conducted between July 7 and July 21, days after Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' was signed into law on Independence Day (July 4).

The president's handling of key foreign and domestic issues were also reported to have low approval ratings including his handling of the situation in Iran (42%), foreign affairs (41%), immigration (38%), the economy (37%), the Israel-Palestine conflict (36%), foreign trade (36%), the Russia-Ukraine war (33%) and the federal budget (29%). Trump was also reported to be losing support among male voters, according to the latest CBS News/YouGov poll released last week.

Bill Handel