President Trump's approval rating plummets: White House releases new poll results

The 47th President of the United States isn't doing well

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President Donald Trump issued a flurry of radical executive orders as soon as the week of January 20th ended, and the results seem to be starting to show in his approval ratings.

Revealed by FiveThirtyEight

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According to the US polling aggregator firm FiveThirtyEight, Trump’s disapproval rating overtook his approval rating for the first time in his second term. 

What we know

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Newsweek reported that FiveThirtyEight revealed Trump’s March 5th disapproval rating was 0.3% higher than his approval rating. This shift happened faster than it did for his predecessor Joe Biden, who kept a positive net approval rating for 7 months.

First term disapproval

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Despite growing disapproval, Trump kept his approval rating higher longer in his second term than his first according to FiveThirtyEight. Trump’s disapproval rating flipped after just 13 days in his first term to 0.1% and then dipped to 2.9% two days later. 

Growing evidence

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Whether or not Trump’s approval rating will see the same type of dip as in his first term has yet to be seen, but FiveThirtyEight’s findings match up well with other polling from recent weeks that have suggested Trump’s popularity is already fading with Americans. 

An example of Trump’s troubles

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For example, a CNN poll conducted by SSRS and published on February 20th revealed that Trump’s approval rating was already underwater one month into his new term. Only 47% of adults approved of Trump's new policies.

Trump is underwater with Americans

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According to the polling, 52% of respondents reported they didn’t approve of the policies Trump had pursued since returning to office. Similar polling from Reuters and Ipsos also found Trump’s approval rating was underwater. 

Digging into Trump’s approval rating

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On February 19th, Reuters revealed that polling conducted on its behalf by Ipsos found Trump’s approval rating had slipped. Only 44% of respondents stated they approved of Trump while 51% disapproved. This was a major shift. 

A small drop in approval

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Trump’s approval rating only was down by one point from similar polling from Reuters and Ipsos conducted between January 24th and 26th. However, the number of those who disapproved of Trump has risen by a lot since taking office. 

A major jump in disapproval

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Polling conducted by Reuters and Ipsos just after Trump took office showed that 41% of Americans disapproved of Trump. The polling published on February 19th revealed that disapproval for Trump had risen to 51%. 

Recent polling from Reuters

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The most recent polling by Reuters and Ipsos of Trump’s approval rating was published on February 25th. It found that Trump's approval numbers have remained steady. 44% of people still approve of Trump while 50% disapprove, which was down by one percent. 

Doing better than Joe Biden

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Interestingly, Reuters noted that Trump’s second-term numbers have remained higher than in his first term and higher than what President Joe Biden enjoyed during his four years in office. However, Trump’s approval is still underwater. 

Slightly higher approval numbers

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Other polling data tells a similar story. For example, Gallup published data on February 19th that showed Trump was enjoying a job approval rating of 45%, down from his 47% approval rating after the inauguration. 

High disapproval from Gallup

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However, 51% of Americans didn’t approve of the job Trump has been doing, which also shows the President’s approval rating is underwater. However, recent polling by Harvard CAPS/ Harris found the reverse. 

Do the majority of Americans approve?

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According to the poll, which was conducted between February 19th and the 20th, Trump enjoys an approval rating of 52% and a disapproval rating of 43%. The survey’s findings were featured by the White House on its website on February 24th. 

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