“A new Emerson College Polling national survey finds President Donald Trump holds a 39 percent job approval rating, while 55 percent disapprove of the job the president is doing. On the 2026 midterm generic ballot, the Democratic candidate holds a 10-point lead over the Republican candidate, 50 percent to 40 percent,” says the intro to the typically MAGA-friendly pollster’s monthly findings.
Dems led 49 to 42 percent on the generic ballot in Emerson’s July 2018 national poll.