J.D. Vance’s Approval Dips Into The Red In 2026; Can He Reverse That In Time For 2028 Vote? I&I/TIPP

[mystery-ak]

J.D. Vance’s Approval Dips Into The Red In 2026; Can He Reverse That In Time For 2028 Vote? I&I/TIPP Poll
Terry Jones
April 20, 2026

Each month, the I&I/TIPP Poll reports on President Donald Trump’s favorability and approval among voters. But what about Vice President J.D. Vance? I&I/TIPP has numbers for him too, and they make for interesting insights into Vance’s approval by the voting public and his potential as a presidential candidate in 2028.

The numbers, as we noted above, come from monthly national online opinion soundings of approximately 1,400 adults, spread across all regions and 36 demographic groups. With over 15 months of data, starting in February of 2025, some clear trends emerge.

Overall, it’s a good news, bad news scenario for Vance. His favorability with the public in April was 39.1, tied for the third-highest ever and a full percentage point above the 38.1 average over the 15 months. That’s the good news.

The bad news is that his “unfavorability” rating for April was 41.9, the highest yet, and well above the average of 37.1 for his tenure as Trump’s veep.

Still worse, Vance’s net favorability numbers (favorability minus unfavorability), after being positive for nearly all of 2025, have dived into the red this year. Vance may have been hurt some among both Dems and independents because of Trump’s recent foreign policy activism, which shows up as a major issue for non-Republicans in recent I&I/TIPP Polls.

Vance’s net favorability averaged +2.2 percentage points in 2025, with only November registering a slight drop. So far in 2026, Vance’s net favorability averages -2.5 percentage points, with April’s number at -2.8 percentage points.



A noticeable drop. What gives?

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https://issuesinsights.com/2026/04/20/j-d-vances-approval-dips-into-the-red-in-2026-can-he-reverse-that-in-time-for-2028-vote-ii-tipp-poll/

[libertybele]

Right.  I'd like to know why as well.  The only thing recently that he's been involved in are negotiations which didn't pan out and also it's been made known that he wasn't on board with going to war with Iran.

He's spoken at TPUSA events and he's voiced his opinion on anti-Semitism. His children have also been baptized Catholic.

So -- his political actions and religion are about the only 'judgements' that he faces that I know of.

He's a great speaker, doesn't mince words and from his speeches he's pretty forthright.  Not exactly a reason for his poll numbers to drop.