Sheinbaum approval rating Mexico October 2026 security poll, Digi Mart USA News (Mexico City): Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum recorded 69% citizen approval in October, one point less than the previous month, while disapproval stood at 31%, according to a national survey published Tuesday by the newspaper El Financiero.
The poll, conducted after Sheinbaum marked two years in power, indicates that support for the president has remained relatively stable, although public assessment of several areas of her government declined.
Social programs remained the best-rated area, with 66% favorable opinions, two points fewer than in September. The economy received 46% positive ratings, three points below the previous month.
The largest declines were recorded in security, corruption and organized crime, areas where negative opinions still predominate. Favorable ratings for security fell from 27% in September to 17% in October, corruption dropped from 22% to 18%, and organized crime fell from 20% to 13%.
Fifty-seven percent of respondents identified public insecurity or crime as the country’s main problem, compared with 11% who cited the economy and unemployment and 6% who mentioned corruption.
The survey also showed a deterioration in perceptions of the bilateral relationship with the United States. Thirty-four percent believed Sheinbaum maintains a good or very good relationship with her counterpart, Donald Trump, down from 42% in September.
Positive opinions on the negotiations to review the trade agreement among Mexico, the United States and Canada (T-MEC) fell from 60% to 54%. The share of people who believe Mexico should cooperate more with the United States against organized crime rose from 23% in January to 28% in July and 35% in October.
By contrast, 59% said Mexico should defend its sovereignty and avoid U.S. intervention in its internal affairs, below 76% in January and 85% in July 2025.
Regarding the U.S. midterm congressional elections held Tuesday, 38% of respondents said they were somewhat or very interested in the vote.
Sixty-four percent believed Trump would emerge weakened from the elections, 20% thought he would be strengthened, and 16% expressed no opinion.
The El Financiero survey was conducted by telephone interviews with 800 Mexican adults between October 15 and 20, with a 95% confidence level and a margin of error of 3.5 percentage points.
