Donald Trump's Approval Rating Gets Triple Boost - Newsweek
By: Ewan Palmer (Newsweek)
S E E D E D C O N T E N T
President Donald Trump has recorded at least 50 percent approval ratings in three recent surveys.
Newsweek has contacted the White House for comment via email outside of regular working hours.
Why It Matters
The surveys suggest that most Americans approve of the job the president is doing, despite other polls indicating that Trump's favorability ratings have declined since his first few days back in office.
President Donald Trump reacts to a question from a reporter in the Oval Office at the White House on February 10, 2025 in Washington, DC.President Donald Trump reacts to a question from a reporter in the Oval Office at the White House on February 10, 2025 in Washington, DC.Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
What to Know
A SurveyUSA poll of 2,000 adults showed that a majority (51 percent) said they approve of Trump's job as president. A total of 45 percent said they disapprove, giving Trump a net approval score of plus 6 points.
When broken down further, the results show Trump has stronger approval ratings in rural areas (59 percent) than in suburban (48 percent) and urban areas (51 percent).
The SurveyUSA poll was conducted between February 13 and 16, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.6 percentage points.
A Morning Consult poll, also released Tuesday, showed that 50 percent of voters approve of the job Trump is doing as president, compared to 47 percent who disapprove.
Eli Yokley, U.S. politics analyst for Morning Consult, and Cameron Easley, the head of U.S. political analysis, wrote in their analysis of the poll results that Trump's approval rating has "stabilized" following three straight weeks of decline.
The Morning Consult poll was conducted between February 14 and 16 among 2,217 registered voters.
A recent survey from a Republican polling company also showed Trump holding a strong approval rating.
A Napolitan News survey conducted by Scott Rasmussen and RMG Research showed Trump's approval rating at 55 percent. His disapproval rating is 43 percent, giving him a net approval score of plus 12 points.
Trump's approval rating among this polling group has remained above 50 percent since he returned to the White House on January 20, reaching a high of 57 percent during his inauguration week.
The Napolitan News poll surveyed 3,000 registered voters between February 10 and 14. The results have a margin of error of plus or minus 1.8 percentage points.
RMG Research was founded by pollster Scott Rasmussen, who also set up polling company Rasmussen Reports.
Rasmussen Reports, which Rasmussen left in 2013, has long been considered to be unreliable due to apparent bias as the results are thought to lean toward Republican candidates.
According to 538's live average tracker, as of Tuesday, Trump's current favorability rating stands at 46.6 percent, with 48.1 percent unfavorable, giving him a net favorable rating of minus 1.5 points. At the same time, 49.4 percent of Americans approved of Trump while 45.6 disapproved.
Trump also has a net unfavorable rating on RealClearPolitics' average tracker (48.5 percent unfavorable to 47.9 percent favorable).
What People Are Saying
Morning Consult's Eli Yokley and Cameron Easley, in their analysis of the latest poll: "The president's approval and favorability ratings have stabilized following three straight declines week over week. Voters are slightly more likely to approve than disapprove of Trump's job performance, 50% to 47%, and slightly more likely to view him unfavorably than favorably on a personal level, 49% to 48%. Both figures represent marginal improvements from last week's update and are similar to his numbers at the same point in his first term in office."
Chris Jackson, senior vice president of U.S. public affairs at Ipsos, previously told Newsweek: "It's not terribly uncommon for Americans to hold slightly different views of public officials as people (favorability) versus their performance of the job (approval).
"What we've heard in some qualitative research is there is a small but real group of Americans who do not personally like President Trump or his behavior, but they think he is the right person for the job or the moment."
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What we've heard in some qualitative research is there is a small but real group of Americans who do not personally like President Trump or his behavior, but they think he is the right person for the job or the moment."
Especially when you consider the alternative.
There is a new Reuters poll that showsTrump approval is 44% down from both of the previous two months
Show it or leave..............thanks
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oh, what the hell-
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Trump has been POTUS for a month and it’s funny watching all the dimbulbs on the left blame him for the current condition of the US.
Unknowingly dissing the guy they instilled in 2020.
Hilarious!
They will be blaming Trump for Biden’s failures until the end of time.
You watch….. when it is obvious Trump’s approval will start creeping toward 60 percent, there will be some left wing pollsters that will start posting surveys showing his approval is in the 40’s bringing his average way below what it it.
All I care about is that he has 4 years to straighten out this country.