Presidential approval rating
This is a daily average of polls conducted by dozens of different organizations since Inauguration Day. See the latest polls.
President Trump’s approval rating overall has remained relatively stable in recent weeks. But under the surface, the president appears to be losing some ground with key constituencies, according to a new survey from Pew Research Center. Among younger Republicans — particularly those under 35 — Trump’s ratings have fallen dramatically. Still, his approval among older Republicans, who are the backbone of his support, remains steady and strong.
Presidential approval polls
Polls from “select pollsters” meet certain criteria for reliability and are shown with a diamond.
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It is not uncommon for polls to show a fairly broad range of support on an issue. Results can vary because of the inherent challenges of polling — surveys can only be expected to be accurate within a couple of percentage points — or because polls were conducted using different methods and at different times. One of the reasons examining an average of polls can be so useful is it can balance out these differences and make it easier to analyze change over time.
Compare with past presidents
These charts show how President Trump’s net approval rating compares with the net approval of past presidents. Net approval is the percentage of survey respondents who approve of the president minus the percentage who disapprove.
Joe Biden vs. Trump
Trump: first term vs. second
Barack Obama vs. Trump
George W. Bush vs. Trump
Both of Trump’s presidential terms began with historically low approval ratings. While his second term has been somewhat better reviewed by voters than his first, Trump started his current term with a net approval rating lower than any other presidents’ going back to Bill Clinton. Several other recent presidents have seen their approval ratings go negative in the first six months of one of their terms, meaning that more people disapproved than approved of their performance: George W. Bush (in his second term), Bill Clinton (in his first term) and Barack Obama (in his second term).
About our polling averages
Source: Polling averages produced by The New York Times. Polls collected by The New York Times. Historical polling data provided by the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research and FiveThirtyEight.
The polling averages adjust for a variety of factors, including the recency and sample size of a poll, whether a poll represents all adults, registered voters or likely voters, and whether other polls have shifted since a poll was conducted.
Pollsters that meet at least two of the three criteria below are considered “select pollsters” by The Times, as long as they are conducting polls for nonpartisan sponsors. Has a track record of accuracy in recent electionsIs a member of a professional polling organizationConducts probability-based sampling
These elements factor into how much weight each poll gets in the average. Polls that were conducted by or for partisan organizations are labeled, as they often release results that are favorable only to their causes. Margins are calculated using unrounded vote shares when available. Read more about our methodology.
The Times conducts its own national and state polls in partnership with Siena College. Those polls are included in the averages. Follow Times/Siena polling here.
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Credits
By Irineo Cabreros, Annie Daniel, Jon Huang, Ruth Igielnik, Jasmine C. Lee, Alex Lemonides, Ilana Marcus, Dan Simmons-Ritchie, Jonah Smith, Caroline Soler, Albert Sun and Rumsey Taylor. Additional work by Andrew Chavez and Isaac White.