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

55.1%

Approve

42.1%

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90% of polls fall in this range

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865 polls included in this average.

Field Dates Sample Pollster/Sponsor Result
Mar 1 – 5 1,500 LV Rasmussen Reports

Approve

45.0%

54.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +9
Mar 2 – 4 1,215 Adults Angus Reid Institute

Approve

35.0%

58.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +23
Mar 2 – 3 1,624 LV Quantus Insights

Approve

45.2%

53.8%

Disapprove

Disapprove +8.6
Mar 2 – 3 1,800 LV OnMessage Inc.

Approve

45.0%

54.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +9
Mar 1 – 3 1,098 LV Trafalgar Group

Approve

49.5%

48.0%

Disapprove

Approve +1.5
Mar 2 – 3 1,022 RV J.L. Partners / DailyMail.com

Approve

40.0%

50.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +10
Feb 27 – Mar 2 1,515 Adults YouGov / The Economist

Approve

38.0%

59.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +21
Feb 27 – Mar 2 1,366 RV YouGov / The Economist

Approve

42.0%

56.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +14
Feb 28 – Mar 2 1,004 RV Beacon Research / Shaw & Company Research / Fox News

Approve

43.0%

57.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +14
Feb 28 – Mar 1 1,282 Adults Ipsos / Reuters

Approve

38.0%

60.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +22

= 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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