Most registered voters in the five United States territories have an unfavorable view of President Donald Trump (R), according to Pasquines’ October 2026 Elections Territorial Poll. The poll surveyed 170 registered voters in Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Of those, 65.0% viewed Trump unfavorably, 27.4% viewed him favorably, and 7.6% were undecided.
Vice President JD Vance (R) drew similar ratings: 63.9% unfavorable and 23.9% favorable. The Republican Party was viewed unfavorably by 61.2% of respondents and favorably by 27.4%. The Democratic Party also drew more unfavorable (46.6%) than favorable (37.5%) opinions, but by a narrower margin.
The results come before the November 3, 2026, elections. That day, voters in Guam, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands will choose their delegates to the US House and their local leaders. Puerto Rico’s next general election is in 2028. Residents of the territories cannot vote for president. Their delegates and Puerto Rico’s resident commissioner can vote in committees but not on final passage of bills, so their seats do not count toward a US House majority.
Most negative in the US Virgin Islands
Views of Trump were most negative in the US Virgin Islands, where 79.9% of registered voters viewed him unfavorably and 6.2% favorably. The poll asked about four national parties: Democratic, Republican, Green, and Libertarian. Only one party got more favorable than unfavorable ratings in any territory: the Democratic Party in the US Virgin Islands, at 51.6% favorable to 31.7% unfavorable. There, nearly 80% of respondents said they were affiliated with the Democratic Party, and 79.9% viewed the Republican Party unfavorably.
In Puerto Rico, 69.4% viewed Trump unfavorably and 28.4% favorably. Respondents in the islands viewed both major parties unfavorably: the Republican Party by 65.4% to 34.6%, and the Democratic Party by 51.6% to 38.7%.
For Guam, 63.6% viewed Trump unfavorably and 33.1% favorably. The Democratic Party came close to even, at 44.7% favorable and 48.9% unfavorable. The Republican Party was viewed unfavorably by 58.2% and favorably by 29.3%.
Closer margins in the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa
Trump’s highest favorable rating was in the Northern Mariana Islands, at 33.6%, though 57.4% of respondents there viewed him unfavorably. It was the only territory where the Republican Party was viewed more favorably than the Democratic Party, 29.7% to 25.2%, though about half of respondents viewed each party unfavorably. Nearly two-thirds of respondents there (64.2%) said they were not affiliated with a national party.
In American Samoa, 50.0% viewed Trump unfavorably, 31.4% favorably, and 18.6% were undecided. American Samoa was the only territory where the Trump-Vance ticket came out ahead in the October 2024 poll, with 71.4% support. That poll asked which presidential ticket respondents preferred. The 2026 results for American Samoa reflect ten registered voters.
Unaffiliated voters lean negative
About half of the registered voters in the poll (51.4%) said they were not affiliated with any of the national parties listed. Among them, 69.2% viewed Trump unfavorably and 23.8% favorably. Among respondents affiliated with the Republican Party, 81.7% viewed Trump favorably. Among those affiliated with the Democratic Party, 86.3% viewed him unfavorably.
Two years earlier, the October 2024 poll found that 59.6% of respondents favored the ticket of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, compared with 32.9% for Trump and Vance.
About the poll
The poll was open online from October 15 to October 28, 2026. Anyone with the link could answer it, so it was an opt-in poll, not a random sample. Results include only registered voters: 56 in the Northern Mariana Islands, 46 in Puerto Rico, 30 in Guam, 28 in the US Virgin Islands, and ten in American Samoa. Each response was weighted by the respondent’s reported vote in their territory’s last general election, based on the official results. Figures for all five territories combined are the sum of these weighted responses and are not adjusted for each territory’s population.
Polls close on November 3, 2026, at 8 pm ChST in Guam, 7 pm ChST in the Northern Mariana Islands, 7 pm AST in the US Virgin Islands, and 6 pm SST in American Samoa, with results expected soon after.
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