JD Vance is the least well-liked vp on document in contrast with predecessors on the similar stage in workplace, based on NCS information analyst Harry Enten.
“This might be part of a longer-term trend of vice presidents becoming more unpopular,” Enten mentioned, “but we can say JD Vance is historically the least popular vice president at this point in their vice presidency.”
Enten pointed to a steep decline in Vance’s standing since taking workplace in January 2025, when he held a web approval score of +3 factors. He is now 18 factors underwater, marking a 21-point swing within the fallacious course.
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance shake palms in a bulletproof glass home throughout a marketing campaign rally, on the North Carolina Aviation Museum & Hall of Fame in Asheboro, North Carolina, August 21, 2024. / REUTERS/Jonathan Drake
“JD Vance is not doing too hot to trot at this point,” Enten mentioned. “Down he goes! JD Vance getting dragged down along with the president of the United States.”
To underscore the distinction, Enten in contrast Vance’s numbers with different fashionable vice presidents at comparable factors of their tenure, together with Dick Cheney in 2007 at +37, Joe Biden in 2010 at +4, Mike Pence in 2018 at -7, and Kamala Harris in 2022 at -13.
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Vance’s approval rankings mirror these of the president, whose numbers have additionally reached document lows in current weeks amid his deeply unpopular struggle in Iran and considerations concerning the financial system.
A NCS/SSRS poll performed this month discovered that approval of Trump’s dealing with of the financial system is the bottom it has been in both of his two phrases, with simply 31 % approving.
Meanwhile, a CBS/YouGov ballot from March discovered that 58 % suppose the Trump administration is focusing an excessive amount of on international issues, whereas 60 % mentioned the administration isn’t focusing sufficient on home issues.
“This is just part of a larger picture that I believe: the presidency and the administration of Donald Trump in his second term have taken their eyes off the ball. They are looking abroad when Americans want them looking at home,” Enten mentioned.
Vice President JD Vance and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban shake palms on stage throughout Day of Friendship occasion at MTK Sportpark in Budapest, Hungary, April 7, 2026. / Jonathan Ernst / REUTERS
“And, of course, JD Vance going and campaigning for the prime minister of another country that is pretty far away from here is just part of a larger picture that the American people dislike,” he added, referencing Vance’s efforts to assist Hungary’s Viktor Orban get re-elected.
Vance flew to Budapest final week to personally endorse Orban, who misplaced his re-election bid on Sunday, ending his 16 years in workplace.
Following the loss, Vance was mocked on-line.
“JD Vance proves he’s a lightweight twice in 48 hours. Congratulations to the people of Hungary – democracy, free press and human rights win today. There is hope,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom wrote on X.
Sarah Longwell, founding father of The Bulwark, described the current developments as a troublesome stretch for the vp, saying the weekend had been “pretty embarrassing all around for JD Vance.”