What is President Trump’s net approval rating?
Critical Analysis
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Net approval is calculated by subtracting the percentage of respondents who disapprove of someone from the percentage of those who approve. This provides a single number that indicates the overall sentiment, with positive values indicating more approval than disapproval, and negative values indicating more disapproval. According to the chart above, what is President Trump’s current net approval rating?
According to the chart above, what has happened to President Trump’s net approval since the beginning of his presidency on January 20, 2025?
Describe two of the main factors responsible for that change?
There once was a thing called a presidential honeymoon (it's one of our GoPo Pro vocab terms), where presidents were basically supported for their first 100 days-or so in office. President Trump basically had no honeymoon the first time he was elected in 2020. April 30 was 100 days into the Second and last Trump Administration. We are now at day 234 of the second Trump presidency. Did the second Trump presidency get a honeymoon?
Political polarization refers to the divergence of political attitudes to ideological extremes. As shown in the visual below,* Trump’s initial job rating in both his first and second term were sharply polarized, with 91% of Republicans approving of Trump in term 2, compared with just 6% of Democrats and 46% of independents. This 85-point gap between Republicans and Democrats is similar to the average 81-point gap throughout his first term. It is also close to Biden’s 87-point gap at the beginning of his term in 2021. Why do you think recent presidential popularity is so polarized (divergent by party)?
One would assume that a very popular president would be able to move their agenda forward forcefully with little opposition and that a very unpopular president would have to slowly and carefully advance their agenda. Would you say that President Trump is acting more like a strong and highly popular president or a weak and highly unpopular president?
According to the visual below* what demographic groups most support President Trump and what groups least support the president?
According to the visual below* what American state or territory least supports President Trump?
Based on the numbers from the visuals above and below, if history is any judge, President Trump’s approval rating will likely continue to go down. How do you predict Trump’s approval will impact his ability to implement policy and his party’s chances in the 2026 midterm elections?
Responding to low approval poll numbers, President Trump, in a Truth Social post , slammed "FAKE POLLS FROM FAKE NEWS ORGANIZATIONS" that he said should be "investigated for ELECTION FRAUD." Do you agree with the president that the polls are fake and should be investigated by the federal government?
Write and Discuss
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Act on your Learning
Contact President Donald J, Trump or tweet him at @realDonaldTrump and suggest one thing he could do to improve his net approval rating.
Learn More
Check out The Economist Presidential Approval Tracker.
Get Creative
If President Trump were a Star Wars character, which one would he be? Here are a couple of characters to choose from: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jabba the Hutt, Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Padme, Darth Maul, Chewbacca, General Grievous, Griedo, Boba Fett, Admiral Ackbar, Mos Eisley.
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