Trump approval rating Archives

Trump Remains Wildly Unpopular with Voters

June 18, 2025 Buck Banks

43% to 37%

Americans broadly disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as president and favor Democratic U.S. House candidates for the 2026 midterms by 8 points, 45% to 37%, a new Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll finds. The president is underwater on 10 out of 11 issues.

Voters Don’t Like Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

June 12, 2025 Buck Banks

53% to 27%

As the Senate debates the GOP tax and spending bill titled One Big Beautiful Bill Act and President Donald Trump pushes for a July 4 deadline to sign it, a new Quinnipiac poll finds voters overwhelmingly oppose the legislation, 53% to 27%, with 20% not offering an opinion.

Trump Approval Rating Hits New Low

April 24, 2025 Buck Banks

44%

A new Fox News poll finds President Trump’s overall approval at 44%, down 5 points from 49% approval in March. That’s lower than the approval of Joe Biden (54%), Barack Obama (62%), and George W. Bush (63%) at the 100-day mark in their presidencies. It’s also lower by 1 point compared to Trump’s 45% approval at this point eight years ago.

Trump’s Approval Is Officially Underwater

April 7, 2025 Buck Banks

46% to 51%

A new Wall Street Journal poll finds President Trump’s approval underwater at 46% to 51%.

Americans Think Trump Has Ignored Inflation

February 21, 2025 Buck Banks

62%

A new CNN poll shows 62% of Americans feel President Trump hasn’t done enough to tackle inflation.

Trump’s Honeymoon Is Ending — Approval/Favorability Already Underwater

February 14, 2025 Buck Banks

46%

A new Economist/YouGov Poll finds President Trump’s approval rating and personal popularity falling over the past two weeks. This week’s poll finds Americans are less likely to approve of Trump (46%) than to disapprove (48%), and less likely to view him favorably (46%) than unfavorably (52%).

Trump and His Plans Are Popular — For Now

February 10, 2025 Buck Banks

53% to 47%

With most describing him as “tough,” “energetic,” “focused” and “effective” — and as doing what he’d promised during his campaign, a new CBS News poll finds President Trump has started his term with an approval rate of 53% to 47%. One takeaway: 59% of voters approve of mass deportation and 64% support sending troops to the U.S. Mexico border.

Trump Starts Term with Positive Approval

January 30, 2025 Buck Banks

46%

A new Quinnipiac poll finds 46% of voters approve of the job Donald Trump is doing in his first week as president, while 43% disapprove and 11% did not offer an opinion.

Trump’s Unpopularity Reaches New High

July 23, 2023 Buck Banks

-27 points

A new Monmouth poll finds Donald Trump’s net favorability now stands at negative 27 points — the highest in the history of the poll.

Trump’s Approval Rating Falls to 29%

January 15, 2021 Buck Banks

29%

A new Pew Research poll finds Donald Trump is leaving the White House with the lowest job approval of his presidency — 29% — and increasingly negative ratings for his post-election conduct. Also interesting: 68% of public does not want Trump to remain a major political figure in the future.

43% to 37%

53% to 27%

As the Senate debates the GOP tax and spending bill titled One Big Beautiful Bill Act and President Donald Trump pushes for a July 4 deadline to sign it, a new Quinnipiac poll finds voters overwhelmingly oppose the legislation, 53% to 27%, with 20% not offering an opinion.

44%

46% to 51%

A new Wall Street Journal poll finds President Trump’s approval underwater at 46% to 51%.

62%

A new CNN poll shows 62% of Americans feel President Trump hasn’t done enough to tackle inflation.

46%

A new Economist/YouGov Poll finds President Trump’s approval rating and personal popularity falling over the past two weeks. This week’s poll finds Americans are less likely to approve of Trump (46%) than to disapprove (48%), and less likely to view him favorably (46%) than unfavorably (52%).

53% to 47%

46%

A new Quinnipiac poll finds 46% of voters approve of the job Donald Trump is doing in his first week as president, while 43% disapprove and 11% did not offer an opinion.

-27 points

A new Monmouth poll finds Donald Trump’s net favorability now stands at negative 27 points — the highest in the history of the poll.

29%

A new Pew Research poll finds Donald Trump is leaving the White House with the lowest job approval of his presidency — 29% — and increasingly negative ratings for his post-election conduct. Also interesting: 68% of public does not want Trump to remain a major political figure in the future.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

— Charlie Sykes

“The president of the United States didn’t give us an assignment. We’re not a bunch of little bitches around here, okay? I’m a member of Congress. I represent almost 800,000 Wisconsinites.”

— Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), talking to reporters.

— Harry Enten

Numerati

33%

“The volume of Canadians taking road trips into the U.S.—the means by which most Canadians visit—dropped by 33% last month compared to June 2024, following a 38% drop in May,” Forbes reports.

53%

A new Morning Consult poll finds 53% of Americans don’t know why the American colonies adopted the Declaration of Independence to separate from Britain on July 4, 1776.

$1.6 billion

President Trump’s pardons and commutations have cost more than $100 million in fines owed to the federal government and another $1.5 billion in restitution to victims, Forbes reports.

58%

$3.3 trillion