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

55.0%

Approve

42.8%

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Estimate

90% of polls fall in this range

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749 polls included in this average.

Field Dates Sample Pollster/Sponsor Result
Jan 14 – 16 2,515 Adults YouGov / CBS News

Approve

41.0%

59.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +18
Jan 11 – 15 1,908 LV Rasmussen Reports

Approve

45.0%

53.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +8
Jan 7 – 14 3,000 RV RMG Research / Napolitan News Service

Approve

48.0%

51.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +3
Jan 12 – 13 1,217 Adults Ipsos / Reuters

Approve

41.0%

57.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +16
Jan 12 – 13 1,408 Adults Marist College

Approve

38.0%

56.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +18
Jan 12 – 13 1,222 RV Marist College

Approve

39.0%

57.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +18
Jan 8 – 13 1,500 RV Impact Research / National Research / The Wall Street Journal

Approve

45.0%

54.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +9
Jan 9 – 12 2,201 RV Morning Consult

Approve

45.0%

53.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +8
Jan 9 – 12 1,602 Adults YouGov / The Economist

Approve

40.0%

54.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +14
Jan 9 – 12 1,437 RV YouGov / The Economist

Approve

44.0%

54.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +10

= 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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