Trump could win 2020 election despite being ‘most unpopular’ US President – and here’s how

The past year has been eventful for Mr as he fights continued allegations over connections with Russia, escalated the rhetoric with North Korea, fought the battle at home over healthcare and , amongst taking swipes at the and announcing plans to move the .

He is the only US President since Harry Truman to have a negative net approval rating after a year in the White House and finds himself an unbelievable 24 points below where Barack Obama was at the same time in his presidency. 

Mr Trump’s honeymoon period did not last long, as eight days after his inauguration he had managed to achieve a majority disapproval rating.

The Republican businessman managed to win the presidency despite being extremely unpopular in many parts of America and was only the fifth President in history to win despite losing the popular vote, the previous being George W Bush in 2000.

Mr Trump secured 279 electoral votes to Hilary Clinton’s 228, a figure any future democrat candidate will have to overturn.

And Mr Trump could go on to win another election, if he chooses to run. 

Despite the overall drop in public opinion, Mr Trump’s approval ratings have remained stable since July. 

In the wake of Charlottesville and he saw a slight increase in his ratings. 

He had a positive net approval rating in 17 states during 2017 – all of which he won in the 2016 presidential election and has regularly outperformed the polls, suggesting he could potentially win another election. 

Mr Trump won several states by a close margin and there would be concern for the President that his average approval rating in the states of Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan is now under -10 points.

Even on the world stage Donald Trump finds himself in a weaker position than his two predecessors as his global approval rating stands at a very low 30 per cent.

Canada, Portugal, Belgium and Norway had the largest decline, with approval ratings in each country dropping 40 points or more. 

However, Mr Trump defied many experts and polling figuring in the last election and with US politics so divided, if he retains the support of his core base he could win a second term in 2020.