States of Trump

What states have the highest approval rating for POTUS Donald John Trump?

1. How accurate was your prediction?

2. What is the big picture this map tells?

3. Why do you think that is?

4. What is one political or social consequence of this?

5. Imagine that instead of asking participants in this poll to evaluate how well Trump is doing as president (Presidential Job Approval) Gallup asked another question about anything (political, social, even about entertainment) what question could we ask that would yield roughly the same data?

6. West Virginia and Vermont are both majority White, very rural states. What then do you think accounts for these states having such different opinions of President Trump?

7. Is there anything President Trump could do to lose support of states like North Dakota or to gain support of states like Massachusetts?

8. How different do you think this map will be in 2020?

9. Explain your opinion of how well Donald Trump is doing as President?

10. The United States elects our president with the electoral college, and the majority of people in 16 states approve of Trump's presidency. Do you believe Trump will be reelected in 2020?

11. Yesterday's solar eclipse directly crossed predominately pro Trump states. Coincidence?*

12. How different do you think this map would be if Gallup asked each of the following groups to evaluate Trump:

• African Americans

• Republicans

• Jews

• Women

• Nazis

• People with a college degree or higher

• Republicans

• Duck Dynasty fans

• People over 65 years old

• Cats

• Vegans

Learning Extension

Check out Gallup's daily presidential approval tracker.

Action Extension

Take a poll of 10 people you know. Ask them to evaluate Trump's presidency. Share these responses in class or online. Contact the White House and share the result of your survey.

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