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More presidential approval rating polls have been released, showing how President Donald Trump is faring in the court of public opinion.
The latest round of polls come after a busy week for Trump. On Tuesday night, he addressed Congress, touting his administration’s recent efforts and shouting out DOGE. His tariffs against Mexico and Canada went into effect earlier that day, prompting widespread concern. He later backpedaled and delayed them. News also broke that Trump was planning to dismantle the Department of Education, though he lacks the power to fully eliminate the agency.
Here’s what to know about Trump’s approval rating, including how they are decided and how Trump’s ratings compare with his first term and past presidents.
What is Donald Trump’s approval rating?
Here are the latest approval ratings released about Trump’s administration:
- According to the most recent Gallup poll, Trump’s job approval rating was averaging 46% since he took office in this second term. His first term overall average was a 41% approval rating. At any given time during both terms thus far, his lowest to highest approval ratings have ranged between 34%-49%.
- A Reuters/Ipsos poll from Tuesday, March 4, reported that 44% of those surveyed gave him a favorable approval rating of his first-month performance in office. There’s also reporting that public approval of his current job so far has remained higher than his first term in office and higher than former President Joe Biden overall.
- The ABC News project538 poll showed a 47.6% favorability of Trump’s presidential performance in its latest poll dated Tuesday, March 4. The same polls showed 54.1% of Americans disapprove of Congress, and Vice President JD Vance had a slightly higher disapproval rating of 43.4%, compared to 40.8% that viewed him favorably.
- The Economist shows that 46% of people are favorable of Trump and 50% are unfavorable of him, according to the latest update from Thursday, March 6.
How does Trump’s approval rating compare with his 1st term?
Trump had a final approval rating of 34% when he left office in 2021. His approval average during his first term was 41%.
How does Trump’s approval rating compare with past presidents?
- Joe Biden – 40%
- Donald Trump (first term) – 34%
- Barack Obama – 59%
- George W. Bush – 34%
- Bill Clinton – 66%
- George H.W. Bush – 56%
- Ronald Reagan – 63%
- Jimmy Carter – 34%
- Gerald Ford – 53%
- Richard Nixon – 24%
Are presidential approval ratings accurate?
Data agency Gallup notes that these approval ratings are a “simple measure, yet a very powerful one that has played a key role in politics for over 70 years.”
A president’s approval rating reflects the percentage of Americans polled who approve of the president’s performance. Anything can impact a president’s rating, such as legislation passed, actions and elections.
According to ABC News, an approval rating doesn’t just represent how well the administration is doing for the general public, but could determine the outcome of an upcoming election for a politician or how much they get done during their time in office.
While these ratings are easy to understand, Quorum says some analysts believe they are not as useful as they once were due to extreme partisanship and the polarized political climate.
“Presidential approval ratings have always been partisan, with members of the president’s party offering more positive assessments than those in the opposing party,” according to the Pew Research Center. “But the differences between Republicans and Democrats on views of the president have grown substantially in recent decades.”
USA TODAY Network reporter Maria Francis contributed to this article.
