Donald Trump Approval Rating

Do Americans approve of Donald Trump’s presidency?

Populations in this average

LV

An adult identifed as registered and likely to vote in an upcoming election by a pollster.

RV

An adult identified as registered to vote by a pollster.

Adults

Anyone 18 years of age or older.

Disapprove

52.8%

Approve

43.1%

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Estimate

90% of polls fall in this range

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679 polls included in this average.

Field Dates Sample Pollster/Sponsor Result
Dec 5 – 8 1,530 Adults YouGov / The Economist

Approve

41.0%

55.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +14
Dec 5 – 8 1,380 RV YouGov / The Economist

Approve

43.0%

54.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +11
Dec 3 – 8 4,434 Adults Ipsos / Reuters

Approve

41.0%

57.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +16
Dec 5 – 7 2,201 RV Morning Consult

Approve

45.0%

52.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +7
Dec 4 – 5 1,000 RV Quantus Insights

Approve

43.4%

53.1%

Disapprove

Disapprove +9.7
Dec 3 – 5 1,002 RV J.L. Partners / DailyMail.com

Approve

43.0%

49.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +6
Nov 19 – Dec 4 3,000 RV RMG Research / Napolitan News Service

Approve

45.0%

53.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +8
Nov 30 – Dec 4 1,890 LV Rasmussen Reports

Approve

43.0%

55.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +12
Dec 2 – 4 2,204 RV Harris Poll / Harvard University Center for American Political Studies

Approve

47.0%

49.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +2
Nov 28 – Dec 1 1,628 Adults YouGov / The Economist

Approve

39.0%

58.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +19

= Internal poll

Internal polls from the same candidate are averaged together and weighted as no more than 1 poll in our average.

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