Political Popularity: polling reveals favorability ratings of key US political leaders
- Who do Americans like the most?
- What we learned
- Important details
- Donald Trump - President of the United States
- Robert F. Kennedy jr. - US Secretary of Health and Human Services
- JD Vance - Vice President
- Elon Musk - Senior Advisor to the President
- Joe Biden - Former President of the United States
- Marco Rubio - US Secretary of State
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez - US Representative
- Mike Johnson - Speaker of the House of Representatives
- Tulsi Gabbard - US Director of National Intelligence
- Chuck Schumer - US Senate Minority Leader
- Pete Hegseth - Secretary of Defense
- Pam Bondi - US Attorney General
- Vladimir Putin - Russian President
Who do Americans like the most?

Recent polling revealed the favorability rating of key political figures associated with the second Trump administration and the US political system. The findings provided several interesting insights into how Americans feel about important political leaders.
What we learned

The poll was conducted by the Harvard University Center for American Political Science (CAPS) and Harris Poll between May 14th and 15th. It found that some political leaders are rather popular with Americans while others are downright despised.
Important details

It’s important to point out that the poll asked respondents if they had a “very favorable”, “favorable”, “Very unfavorable”, or unfavorable view of each political figure. it also gave respondents the option to choose “never heard of them” or “no opinion”. What we will present is the net favorable and unfavorable rating for each political figure. Let’s dive in.
Donald Trump - President of the United States

Favorable: 46%
Unfavorable: 47%
Robert F. Kennedy jr. - US Secretary of Health and Human Services

Favorable: 47%
Unfavorable: 37%
JD Vance - Vice President

Favorable: 41%
Unfavorable: 41%
Elon Musk - Senior Advisor to the President

Favorable: 41%
Unfavorable: 49%
Joe Biden - Former President of the United States

Favorable: 39%
Unfavorable: 51%
Marco Rubio - US Secretary of State

Favorable: 36%
Unfavorable: 32%
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez - US Representative

Favorable: 30%
Unfavorable: 35%
Mike Johnson - Speaker of the House of Representatives

Favorable: 28%
Unfavorable: 28%
Tulsi Gabbard - US Director of National Intelligence

Favorable: 28%
Unfavorable: 24%
Chuck Schumer - US Senate Minority Leader

Favorable: 26%
Unfavorable: 39%
Pete Hegseth - Secretary of Defense

Favorable: 26%
Unfavorable: 30%
Pam Bondi - US Attorney General

Favorable: 26%
Unfavorable: 28%
Vladimir Putin - Russian President

Favorable: 13%
Unfavorable: 68%