America in the summer of 2025 stands where it has often stood before: split down the middle. The latest numbers from our latest Quantus Insights poll paints a picture of a nation not in crisis, but in hard disagreement with itself.

President Trump posts a 48.8% approval rating, nearly identical to his 48.2% disapproval. It’s not a wave of enthusiasm or a collapse in support. It’s trench warfare, deeply partisan, culturally entrenched, and unmoved by the momentary tides of news cycles.

Among Republicans, the loyalty is near total: 92% approve of the President’s performance. Democrats, by contrast, show near-total rejection at 87% disapproval. Independents are torn: 42% approve, 53% disapprove, with a sliver still on the fence.

But the split isn’t just partisan. It’s generational and educational. Trump polls strongest with non-college voters (53%) and those over 45 years old — the backbone of middle America. Among college-educated voters, he faces headwinds, pulling only 42% approval. Among the young, it’s worse — just 40% of voters aged 18–29 back the President, many drifting between disillusion and detachment.

Racial breakdowns show persistent gaps. Trump performs solidly with White voters (54%) and shows competitive strength among Hispanics (43%). But he continues to face steep resistance among Black voters, where approval bottoms out at 23%.

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The broader mood of the country isn’t overy optimistic. Only 45.3% say America is on the right track a figure that mirrors a weary electorate rather than a hopeful one, not just with leadership, but with the nation's cultural and political drift. The congressional ballot, too, is tight: Democrats lead by a hair (45.6% to 45.3%). These are the kind of margins that give us a wait-and-see rather than a snapshot on whether the Republicans can keep momentum on the right or will Democrats rebuild on the erosion in key blocs, and who will have the upper hand in lower-turnout off-years.

What the data shows isn’t collapse or chaos it’s calcification. Two Americas, dug in, staring each other down from accross the lines.

The next fight isn’t over ideology. It’s over who shows up.