President Donald Trump's approval rating is at near-record lows, according to a poll released Wednesday.

The Quinnipiac University poll showed only 36 percent of registered voters said they approved of Trump's job performance compared to 58 percent who disapproved. The president's approval rating in the same poll was 40 percent in mid-April; the latest numbers are close to the record low of 35 percent posted in the first of April.

Most critical to the president, Trump's numbers among his traditional supporters - white voters with no college degree, white men and independents - have fallen precipitously.

"There is no way to spin or sugarcoat these sagging numbers," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.



"The erosion of white men, white voters without college degrees and independent voters, the declaration by voters that President Donald Trump's first 100 days were mainly a failure and deepening concerns about Trump's honesty, intelligence and level headedness are red flags that the administration simply can't brush away," Malloy added.

Among white voters with no college degree, Trump's approve rating stands at 47 percent approval and 46 percent disapproval, compared to a 57-38 percent approval on April 19.

On April 19, 53 percent of white men said they approved of the job Trump was doing, compared to 41 percent who didn't. The most recent poll shows a split of 48 percent approval to 46 percent disapproval.

Among independent voters, 29 percent said they approved of the job the president was doing compared to 63 percent who disapproved. In mid-April, those numbers were 38 percent approval to 56 percent disapproval.

On Trump's personal qualities:

61 - 33 percent that he is not honest, compared to 58 - 37 percent April 19;

56 - 41 percent that he does not have good leadership skills, little change;

59 - 38 percent that he does not care about average Americans, compared to 57 - 42 percent April 19;

66 - 29 percent that he is not level-headed, compared to 63 - 33 percent last month;

62 - 35 percent that he is a strong person, little change;

56 - 41 percent that he is intelligent, compared to 58 - 38 percent;

64 - 32 percent that he does not share their values, compared to 61 - 35 percent.

The Quinnipiac poll was conducted May 4-9 among 1,078 voters nationwide. The margin of error was 3 percent.