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

50.2%

Approve

45.8%

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Estimate

90% of polls fall in this range

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566 polls included in this average.

Field Dates Sample Pollster/Sponsor Result
Oct 8 – 16 3,000 RV RMG Research / Napolitan News Service

Approve

52.0%

47.0%

Disapprove

Approve +5
Oct 12 – 16 1,500 LV Rasmussen Reports

Approve

49.0%

50.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +1
Oct 14 – 15 1,006 RV J.L. Partners / DailyMail.com

Approve

46.0%

44.0%

Disapprove

Approve +2
Oct 13 – 14 1,000 RV Emerson College

Approve

45.3%

48.3%

Disapprove

Disapprove +3
Oct 10 – 13 1,622 Adults YouGov / The Economist

Approve

40.0%

55.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +15
Oct 10 – 13 1,467 RV YouGov / The Economist

Approve

44.0%

54.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +10
Oct 9 – 13 1,000 RV Global Strategy Group / Navigator Research

Approve

44.0%

54.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +10
Oct 9 – 13 1,289 Adults AP-NORC

Approve

37.0%

61.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +24
Oct 10 – 12 2,202 RV Morning Consult

Approve

45.0%

53.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +8
Oct 10 – 12 1,000 LV John Zogby Strategies

Approve

44.0%

51.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +7

= 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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