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

54.8%

Approve

42.7%

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Estimate

90% of polls fall in this range

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782 polls included in this average.

Field Dates Sample Pollster/Sponsor Result
Jan 29 – 30 652 RV Public Policy Polling

Approve

39.0%

56.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +17
Jan 25 – 29 1,500 LV Rasmussen Reports

Approve

46.0%

53.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +7
Jan 21 – 28 3,000 RV RMG Research / Napolitan News Service

Approve

48.0%

51.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +3
Jan 26 – 27 1,515 RV The Argument

Approve

42.0%

57.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +15
Jan 22 – 26 1,029 LV Echelon Insights

Approve

41.0%

57.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +16
Jan 23 – 26 1,684 Adults YouGov / The Economist

Approve

39.0%

57.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +18
Jan 23 – 26 1,520 RV YouGov / The Economist

Approve

41.0%

57.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +16
Jan 26 1,027 RV J.L. Partners / DailyMail.com

Approve

41.0%

51.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +10
Jan 23 – 26 1,508 LV Tavern Research / Searchlight Institute

Approve

42.0%

56.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +14
Jan 23 – 26 1,005 RV Beacon Research / Shaw & Company Research / Fox News

Approve

44.0%

56.0%

Disapprove

Disapprove +12

= 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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