The Underpinnings Of Donald Trump's Approval Rating
8 years, 1 month ago

The Underpinnings Of Donald Trump's Approval Rating

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Joshua Roberts / Reuters Donald Trump begins his term in office with the the lowest job rating for a new president since polls started tracking presidential approval in the 1950s. However, political science forecasters and other observers are already pondering the inevitable question, “how low can Donald Trump’s approval ratings go?” The answer is ultimately unknowable, of course, since it is still very early in Trump’s term and major, persistent movement in presidential approval tends to follow the direction of the economy, U.S. involvement in wars and foreign policy crises and, sometimes, high-profile presidential scandals. That gap means that Trump’s overall 46 percent approval rating includes 17 percent who only “somewhat approve” of his performance. As the NBC Politics team points out, executive actions aside, the Trump team has made little progress so far on his “big ticket agenda items.” Again, it is very early in the Trump presidency and the long term trends in his approval rating will be influenced by the direction of economy and by war, peace and scandal, or the lack thereof. However, if the initial flurry of executive action gives way to gridlock and legislative stagnation, perceptions of Trump’s ability to “get things done” may atrophy, and with it, his overall approval rating.

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'He's doing far worse': CNN polling analyst breaks down Trump's sinking approval
1 week, 2 days ago

'He's doing far worse': CNN polling analyst breaks down Trump's sinking approval

Raw Story  

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1 week, 6 days ago

Donald Trump at 47% approval rating, strong on immigration, weak on inflation: New Poll

Live Mint  

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

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CNN  

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Trump's latest approval rating revealed in poll
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Trump's latest approval rating revealed in poll

Daily Mail  

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Trump's popularity takes 'unambiguous hit' among key voting bloc: report

Raw Story  

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'This is no bueno': CNN pollster flummoxed over Trump's plans to 'lean in' on tariffs
3 weeks, 4 days ago

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Raw Story  

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News Analysis: Trump gives himself high marks. Polls, markets, courts, allies paint a different picture
3 weeks, 4 days ago

News Analysis: Trump gives himself high marks. Polls, markets, courts, allies paint a different picture

LA Times  

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What is Trump's approval rating today? A look at latest number amid Zelensky clash
4 weeks ago

What is Trump's approval rating today? A look at latest number amid Zelensky clash

Hindustan Times  

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1 month ago

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Live Mint  

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Half of voters say Trump has ignored the country’s biggest problems with latest polls showing a dip in support
1 month, 1 week ago

Half of voters say Trump has ignored the country’s biggest problems with latest polls showing a dip in support

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than half of U.S. adults believe President Donald Trump …

'Political losers': WaPo reports almost every Trump action has triggered approval plunges
1 month, 1 week ago

'Political losers': WaPo reports almost every Trump action has triggered approval plunges

Raw Story  

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Trump popularity sinks as Americans quickly sour on economy: poll
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump popularity sinks as Americans quickly sour on economy: poll

Raw Story  

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Trump's approval rating drops amid economic concerns and tariff threats
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump's approval rating drops amid economic concerns and tariff threats

Firstpost  

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1 month, 1 week ago

Trump's approval rating drops amid economic concerns and tariff threats

Firstpost  

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Donald Trump is ‘tough, energetic, focused, and effective,’ say Americans: New poll
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump is ‘tough, energetic, focused, and effective,’ say Americans: New poll

Live Mint  

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Trump hits highest approval mark of either term as new poll finds America loves his policies
1 month, 2 weeks ago

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The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Polls are showing Donald Trump’s early moves in office are yielding the highest approval …

Trump's disapproval rating jumps after blitz of executive orders
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Trump's disapproval rating jumps after blitz of executive orders

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As Trump’s administration carried out immigration raids in cities across the U.S., and the …

Trump's near-record-low approval rating worse than any new president since World War II: 43% Americans disapprove
2 months ago

Trump's near-record-low approval rating worse than any new president since World War II: 43% Americans disapprove

Hindustan Times  

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Voters wary of Trump’s tax cuts and tariff policy, new poll says
2 months, 1 week ago

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The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Americans have mixed feelings about key parts of Donald Trump’s …

Trump’s approval rating now 20 points higher as president-elect than when he left the White House
4 months, 1 week ago

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The Independent  

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Biden's approval ratings plummet to new lows, Trump leads Republican polls, DeSantis lags behind
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden's approval ratings plummet to new lows, Trump leads Republican polls, DeSantis lags behind

Hindustan Times  

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Trump approval rating sinks to lowest level in more than a year, poll shows
2 years, 6 months ago

Trump approval rating sinks to lowest level in more than a year, poll shows

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A new NBC News poll shows that voters are evenly …

Biden’s approval poll sinks below Trump
2 years, 9 months ago

Biden’s approval poll sinks below Trump

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden’s approval ratings hit a new low on …

Biden's approval sinks to new low of 41% with SEVEN in 10 say the economy is in 'bad shape'
3 years, 4 months ago

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Daily Mail  

Joe Biden's favorability has reached an all time low of his administration as just over four in 10 Americans say they feel the president is doing a good job in a new poll released Sunday. The ABC News/Washington Post poll shows Biden at 53 per cent disapproval and 41 per cent approval – down 11 points from the same poll …

Donald Trump's Approval Ratings Plummet To Lowest-Ever Ahead Of The End Of His Presidential Term
4 years, 2 months ago

Donald Trump's Approval Ratings Plummet To Lowest-Ever Ahead Of The End Of His Presidential Term

ABP News  

Washington: As US President-elect Joe Biden is set to be inaugurated as the 46th President of the US on Wednesday, outgoing President Donald Trump will leave office with the lowest approval rating since he occupied the White House in 2017, a new poll has revealed. The new Gallup poll published on Monday revealed that 34 percent of Americans approved of …

Trump’s approval rating at all-time low as he prepares to leave office in wake of Capitol riot
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump’s approval rating at all-time low as he prepares to leave office in wake of Capitol riot

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The attack on Congress The worst polling comes …

Trump news: Latest updates as approval rating hits record low
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump news: Latest updates as approval rating hits record low

The Independent  

✕ Close Trump says impeachment moves causing anger, but 'I want no violence' Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read …

Trump finishes with worst first term approval rating ever
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump finishes with worst first term approval rating ever

CNN  

CNN — Poll of the week: A new Quinnipiac University poll finds that President Donald Trump’s approval rating stands at 34%, while his disapproval is at 61%. The result is that Trump’s final first term approval rating looks to be the lowest on record dating back since scientific polling began. With still a few days left in his presidency, Trump …

After Capitol attack, Trump’s approval rating slides in US polls
4 years, 2 months ago

After Capitol attack, Trump’s approval rating slides in US polls

Al Jazeera  

A majority now supports banning Trump from public office amid a sharp partisan divide over his role in the riot After four years in the White House, Donald Trump is leaving the United States presidency with low job approval ratings following the January 6 attack by his supporters on the US Capitol, according to three new public opinion surveys. Most …

Trump’s approval rating plunges, as poll shows most Americans support second impeachment
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump’s approval rating plunges, as poll shows most Americans support second impeachment

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A new poll has shown support for President Donald Trump …

Opinion: The real reason Trump is failing to overturn the election
4 years, 3 months ago

Opinion: The real reason Trump is failing to overturn the election

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Timothy Frye is the Marshall D. Shulman Professor in the Political Science Department at Columbia University and author of the forthcoming book “Weak Strongman: The Limits of Power in Putin’s Russia.” The views expressed in this commentary are his own. Trump’s four-year effort to subvert democracy failed in large part because he was historically unpopular and politically weak …

Voters increasing disappointed in Trump and say US is 'pretty seriously' off course, poll finds
4 years, 8 months ago

Voters increasing disappointed in Trump and say US is 'pretty seriously' off course, poll finds

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Trump's disapproval rating stands at 59 per …

History says Trump’s low approval rating is unlikely to move
4 years, 9 months ago

History says Trump’s low approval rating is unlikely to move

CNN  

CNN — Poll of the week: A new national Gallup poll finds that 39% of Americans approve of the job Donald Trump is doing as president, while 57% disapprove. It seems quite likely at this point that Trump’s approval rating is going to be south of 50% and his net approval rating to be negative when people vote. Given Trump’s …

Trump’s likeability deficit could cost him the 2020 election
4 years, 11 months ago

Trump’s likeability deficit could cost him the 2020 election

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump has a likeability problem. Trump stands at a negative eight point net favorability rating in an average of six recent high quality polls from CNN/SSRS, Fox News, Grinnell College/Selzer & Company, Monmouth University, NBC News/Wall Street Journal and Quinnipiac University. In those three swing state polls from Fox News, they match Trump’s net favorability rating …

Trump's Approval Rating Slumps Amid Coronavirus Fallout
4 years, 11 months ago

Trump's Approval Rating Slumps Amid Coronavirus Fallout

NPR  

Trump's Approval Rating Slumps Amid Coronavirus Fallout Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images Alex Wong/Getty Images The nation's opinion of President Trump and his handling of the coronavirus pandemic are now on a downward turn, as the economy slumps and the death toll mounts in the virus's wake. While Trump enjoyed a short-lived approval ratings bump in March …

Trump's coronavirus approval rating: why it's going up
4 years, 11 months ago

Trump's coronavirus approval rating: why it's going up

LA Times  

President Trump’s public approval ratings have gone up, in part because of the “rally-round-the-flag” effect that happens during national crises. Yet despite the worsening pandemic and withering criticism of President Trump’s performance by public health experts and media pundits, his overall approval rating is up 5 percentage points in the most recent weekly Gallup poll. In my work with Tim …

Trump's Approval Hits New High, But A Rally-Around-The-Flag Effect Is Small
5 years ago

Trump's Approval Hits New High, But A Rally-Around-The-Flag Effect Is Small

NPR  

Trump's Approval Hits New High, But A Rally-Around-The-Flag Effect Is Small Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images Asked if he has any regrets about the way he's handled the coronavirus crisis so far, President Trump said no — and he cited polling to back him up. Bush before the Gulf War, Ronald Reagan during the …

What history says about crises, approval ratings and a President running for reelection
5 years ago

What history says about crises, approval ratings and a President running for reelection

CNN  

CNN — Poll of the week: A new CNN poll conducted by SSRS released this week finds that President Donald Trump’s approval rating among voters stands at 45%. Trump’s approval rating is the most important datapoint to look at when judging his reelection prospects. Therefore, even if Trump’s approval rating moves just a few points, it could make the difference. …

Donald Trump’s 2020 position is improving
5 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump’s 2020 position is improving

CNN  

CNN — First things first: The theme song of the week is Will & Grace. Poll of the week: A new Gallup national poll finds that President Donald Trump has a 49% approval rating and a disapproval rating of 48%. That’s very similar to its previous poll and marks the first time since January 2017 that Trump has a net …

Gallup poll: Donald Trump just got the best polling news of his presidency
5 years, 1 month ago

Gallup poll: Donald Trump just got the best polling news of his presidency

CNN  

CNN — Donald Trump has never made it to the 50% approval mark in Gallup polling, which makes him the first president never to rise above the halfway mark in the poll. In Gallup’s latest poll released Tuesday morning, 49% approve of the job Trump is doing in office while 50% disapprove. You see it most clearly in the fact …

Polling: Americans dissatisfied with the state of the union
5 years, 1 month ago

Polling: Americans dissatisfied with the state of the union

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The turbulence of impeachment, a contentious presidential campaign and a global virus health threat confront President Donald Trump as he prepares to deliver his State of the Union address Tuesday night. While approval ebbs and flows from poll to poll, Trump’s rating have remained within a roughly 10 percentage point range for three years. ___ REELECTION YEAR PRECEDENT …

President Trump's approval rating dips below 40 percent amid fears of a recession
5 years, 6 months ago

President Trump's approval rating dips below 40 percent amid fears of a recession

Salon  

President Donald Trump's approval rating has taken a hit as a new poll reveals three out of five Americans believe another recession is on the way. Since taking office, Trump's approval rating has never risen above 50 percent, a first for an American president since the advent of modern polling. Sixty percent of survey respondents also believe a recession is …

Trump’s approval rating remains below 50% in Wisconsin
5 years, 6 months ago

Trump’s approval rating remains below 50% in Wisconsin

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A poll released Wednesday shows that President Donald Trump’s job approval in the key swing state of Wisconsin remains below 50%, a troubling sign for Republicans 14 months before the 2020 election. The Marquette University Law School poll also showed voter unease with the direction of the economy and tariffs, while there’s strong support for gun control …

AP-NORC poll: 62% disapprove of how Trump’s handling his job
5 years, 7 months ago

AP-NORC poll: 62% disapprove of how Trump’s handling his job

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — About 6 in 10 Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s overall job performance, according to a new poll released Thursday by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, which finds some support for the president’s handling of the U.S. economy but gives him weak marks on other major issues. He’s awful,” said 60-year-old Robert Saunders, a …

It's not just Rasmussen! Trump tops 50 per cent in a second poll
5 years, 10 months ago

It's not just Rasmussen! Trump tops 50 per cent in a second poll

Daily Mail  

President Donald Trump's job approval rating surpassed the half way mark in a Zogby Analytics poll published Tuesday. Among younger millennials, those between 18-29, Trump received 51 per cent approval, but among older millennial voters, those between 25-35-years-old, 53 per cent approval of Trump's job as president. In a Zogby Analytics poll released Monday, President Donald Trump reached 51 per …

Trump boasts 53 per cent approval rating in new poll – his highest in two years
5 years, 11 months ago

Trump boasts 53 per cent approval rating in new poll – his highest in two years

Daily Mail  

President Donald Trump celebrated reaching 53 per cent approval rating in a new poll Tuesday. Trump hasn't seen this level of approval since March 3, 2017, which wasn't long after he was inaugurated In the days following his inauguration, Trump reached up to 59 per cent approval. According to Attorney General Bill Barr's summary of Mueller's 400-page Russia report, there …

Donald Trump’s approval rating up after State of Union
6 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump’s approval rating up after State of Union

Associated Press  

President Trump got a rare gift from his State of the Union speech: a significant bump in public approval. I don’t expect that to change anytime soon.” The White House insists Mr. Trump’s message is reaching women and has made “record successes” among voters of all kinds. Mr. Trump was especially hurt among independents during the shutdown, but he “has …

Poll: Trump Approval Down, Slips With Base
6 years, 2 months ago

Poll: Trump Approval Down, Slips With Base

NPR  

Poll: Trump Approval Down, Slips With Base Enlarge this image toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images While the longest government shutdown in U.S. history continues, President Trump's approval rating is down, and there are cracks showing with his base. He currently stands at 39 percent approve, 53 percent disapprove — a 7-point net change from December when his …

Trump's approval lowest for a year, says conservative poll he often cites
6 years, 2 months ago

Trump's approval lowest for a year, says conservative poll he often cites

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump’s approval rating is at the lowest point for …

Trump’s unconventional presidency is hurting his 2020 chances
6 years, 4 months ago

Trump’s unconventional presidency is hurting his 2020 chances

CNN  

CNN — First things first: The theme song of the week is Angela, the theme song to Taxi, by Bob James. Poll of the week: A CBS News poll finds that President Donald Trump’s approval rating on his handling of the economy is 52%. That Trump cannot get his overall approval rating up, however, despite what Americans see as a …

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