Newsweek, August 2025
Less than 1 percent of Democrats say they are satisfied with the direction of the country, according to a new Gallup poll.
This is the lowest level of satisfaction among Democrats in at least 25 years, according to Gallup’s polling, and it comes at a time when Republican satisfaction is near record high levels. The polling shows that Democrats’ satisfaction with the direction of the country quickly dropped after President Donald Trump, a Republican, returned to office in January, while GOP supporters’ satisfaction spiked.
According to Gallup, 31 percent of Americans currently say they are satisfied with the direction of the country—down from 38 percent in May, which was the highest reading since Trump returned to office in January. The survey found the split between Democrats and Republicans on this is its widest since 2001. While 76 percent of Republicans say they are satisfied with the direction of the country, just 0.4 percent of Democrats said the same. The 76-point gap is the highest Gallup has ever recorded on the measure, though a 75-point gap was recorded in May and 74-point gaps in March and July.
