Over half of Michigan voters disapprove of Trump’s job as President of the United States, poll finds

Michigan voters were asked in a recent poll how they felt about President Trump.

A WDIV/Detroit News poll asked voters across the state about their opinions on various topics in the 2026 general election. A portion of these questions focused on Trump.

Favorability

Donald Trump

Name recognition: 98.9%

• Favorable: 34.5%

• Unfavorable: 54.0%

• No opinion: 10.4%

• Never heard of: 0.0%

• Don’t know/refused: 1.1%

Over half of Michigan voters disapprove Trump’s job as president, poll finds

Here is the exact wording of the question asked over the phone: Do you approve or disapprove of the job being done by Donald Trump as President of the United States?

Approve: 38.9%

Disapprove: 59.2%

• Strongly approve: 19.9%

• Somewhat approve: 19.0%

• Somewhat disapprove: 10.5%

• Strongly disapprove: 48.7%

• Don’t know/neutral/refused: 2.0%

Majority of Michigan voters disapprove Trump’s handling of economy, poll finds

Here is the exact wording of the question asked over the phone: Do you approve or disapprove of Donald Trump’s handling of the economy?

• Strongly approve: 20.9%

• Somewhat approve: 17.3%

• Somewhat disapprove: 9.9%

• Strongly disapprove: 49.5%

• Don’t know/neutral/refused: 2.5%

Poll: Most Michigan voters disapprove Trump’s handling of war with Iran

Here is the exact wording of the question asked over the phone: Do you approve or disapprove of Donald Trump’s handling of the War with Iran?

• Strongly approve: 18.3%

• Somewhat approve: 11.7%

• Somewhat disapprove: 12.6%

• Strongly disapprove: 54.5%

• Don’t know/neutral/refused: 2.9%

Majority of Michigan voters disapprove Trump’s handling of relationship with Canada, poll finds

Here is the exact wording of the question asked over the phone: Do you approve or disapprove of Donald Trump’s handling of our relationship with Canada?

• Strongly approve: 13.8%

• Somewhat approve: 13.3%

• Somewhat disapprove: 13.3%

• Strongly disapprove: 54.5%

• Don’t know/neutral/refused: 5.2%

Poll Methodology

WDIV and the Detroit News commissioned a survey of likely voters in Michigan’s November 2026 general election. The poll was conducted by The Glengariff Group, Inc.

It was a 600-sample, live-operator telephone survey that was conducted on Oct. 19 through Oct. 22, 2026.

The margin of error is +/-4.0%, and there is a 95% level of confidence.

Of the respondents, 15.0% of respondents were called via landline telephone, and 85.0% were called on a cellphone.