Poll: Americans are anxious, pessimistic and deeply unhappy with Trump ahead of the midterms

Americans are in a sour mood with the midterms approaching, and President Donald Trump is absorbing most of the blame. An NBC News Decision Desk Poll powered by SurveyMonkey finds 71% of adults saying the country is on the wrong track, the highest reading of his second term. His approval stands at 34%, also a second-term low, against 66% disapproval, and 51% strongly disapprove. Among registered voters, approval is 39%, and they favor Democrats for control of Congress 55% to 45%, ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

Democrats are not popular either: 43% of adults see the party favorably, compared with 37% for Republicans. Trump's approval is 76% among Republicans and 21% among independents. Economics drives the gloom. Inflation hit 3.7% last month, 44% say they are worse off than a year ago, and just 14% expect the $5,000 payments Trump has promised if Republicans win. On corruption, 52% call his administration more corrupt than its predecessors, though 56% say both parties are equally guilty.

Adults divide 52% to 48% in favor of impeachment proceedings if Democrats take the House. The poll questioned 19,135 people online between Sept. 28 and Oct. 12.

Summarized by PolitiKool from NBC News’s reporting. Read the full story at NBC News →