This article summarizes the results of polls taken during the first presidency of Donald Trump which gather and analyze public opinion on his administration's performance and policies.

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Job approval ratings According to Gallup, Donald Trump’s average job approval rating for his first term was 41%, the lowest average rating recorded for any president since Gallup began asking the question in 1945. Trump also never reached a Gallup approval rating higher than 49% – meaning there was no point in Trump’s first term where a majority of Americans polled approved of his job as president. , this has also held true for Trump’s second administration, as Gallup reports his highest second term approval rating was 47% at his inauguration in January 2025.

Aggregate polls Poll numbers verified Aggregator Segment polled Approve Disapprove FiveThirtyEight All polls 38.1% 58.0% Likely/registered voters 39.7% 56.5% All adults 36.7% 59.4% RealClearPolitics All polls 39.7% 57.7%

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Comparative favorability ratings

vs. Barack Obama

Area polled Segment polled Polling group Date Donald Trump favorable Barack Obama favorable Sample size Polling method Source Georgia Likely Voters AtlasIntel December 25, 2020–January 1, 2021 47%52% 1,680 telephone and online United States Registered voters NBC News/Wall Street Journal August 9–12, 2020 40%54% 900 telephone Wisconsin Registered voters Marquette University Law School June 14–18, 2020 42%61% 805 telephone United States Registered voters NBC News/Wall Street Journal May 28 – June 2, 2020 40%57% 1,000 telephone United States Registered voters Fox News May 17–20, 2020 43%63% 1,207 telephone United States Registered voters Monmouth University April 30 – May 4, 2020 40%57% 739 telephone Wisconsin Registered voters Marquette University Law School November 13–17, 2019 46%54% 801 telephone United States All adults Grinnell College October 17–23, 2019 42%61% 1,003 telephone United States Registered voters NBC News/Wall Street Journal September 13–16, 2019 41%54% 900 telephone United States Registered voters Fox News August 11–13, 2019 42%60% 1,013 telephone United States Registered voters NBC News/Wall Street Journal September 16–19, 2018 39%54% 900 telephone New York Registered voters Siena College Research Institute February 5–8, 2018 33%67% 823 telephone United States All adults CNN January 14–18, 2018 40%66% 1,005 telephone United States All adults NBC News/Wall Street Journal January 13–17, 2018 36%57% 900 telephone Michigan All adults NBC News/Marist August 13–17, 2017 34%64% 907 telephone United States All adults NBC News/Wall Street Journal August 5–9, 2017 36%51% 1,200 telephone United States All adults Bloomberg News July 8–12, 2017 41%61% 1,001 telephone United States All adults NBC News/Wall Street Journal April 17–20, 2017 39%52% 900 telephone United States All adults Ipsos (for Reuters) April 13–17, 2017 47%62% 1,843 online United States All adults Ipsos (for Reuters) March 24–28, 2017 51%64% 1,646 online United States All adults Pew Research Center February 28 – March 12, 2017 43%60% 3,844 telephone and online United States All adults YouGov (for The Economist) January 23–25, 2017 45%54% 2,692 online

vs. Chuck Schumer

Area polled Segment polled Polling group Date Donald Trump favorable Chuck Schumer favorable Sample size Polling method Source(s) United States All adults Gallup February 17–28, 202046% 31% 1,020 telephone New York Registered voters Siena College Research Institute January 11–16, 2020 31%54% 814 telephone New York Registered voters Siena College Research Institute September 8–12, 2019 32%48% 798 telephone New York Registered voters Siena College Research Institute July 28 – August 1, 2019 35%53% 810 telephone New York Registered voters Siena College Research Institute June 2–6, 2019 34%54% 812 telephone New York Registered voters Siena College Research Institute April 8–11, 2019 38%49% 735 telephone New York Registered voters Siena College Research Institute March 10–14, 2019 36%51% 700 telephone New York Registered voters Siena College Research Institute February 4–7, 2019 35%47% 778 telephone United States All adults Gallup January 21–27, 201939% 33% 1,022 telephone United States Registered voters Quinnipiac University January 9–13, 201941% 26% 1,209 telephone New York Registered voters Siena College Research Institute January 6–10, 2019 32%53% 805 telephone United States All adults Gallup December 3–12, 201840% 32% 1,025 telephone United States Registered voters Fox News December 9–11, 201846% 28% 1,006 telephone United States Registered voters Fox News August 19–21, 201841% 28% 1,009 telephone New York Likely voters Siena Research Institute June 4–7, 2018 38%56% 745 telephone United States Registered voters Fox News April 22–24, 201843% 29% 1,014 telephone New York Registered voters Siena Research Institute April 8–12, 2018 31%53% 692 telephone United States Registered voters Quinnipiac University February 16–19, 201837% 26% 1,249 telephone New York Registered voters Siena Research Institute February 5–8, 2018 33%52% 823 telephone United States Registered voters Fox News January 21–23, 201845% 31% 1,002 telephone New York Registered voters Siena Research Institute January 7–11, 2018 32%59% 824 telephone United States Registered voters Emerson College October 12–14, 201744% 33% 820 telephone United States Registered voters Morning Consult (for Politico) October 5–9, 201743% 24% 1,996 online New York Registered voters Siena Research Institute September 25 – October 2, 2017 28%58% 789 telephone United States All adults CNN September 17–20, 201741% 28% 1,053 telephone United States All adults NBC News/Wall Street Journal September 14–18, 201739% 18% 900 telephone New York Registered voters Siena Research Institute August 26–30, 2017 29%58% 771 telephone United States Registered voters Fox News August 27–29, 201744% 27% 1,006 telephone United States Registered voters Fox News June 25–27, 201747% 26% 1,017 telephone New York Registered voters Siena Research Institute May 15–21, 2017 30%57% 770 telephone United States Registered voters Quinnipiac University May 4–9, 201735% 25% 1,078 telephone United States Registered voters Quinnipiac University March 30 – April 3, 201736% 25% 1,171 telephone New York Registered voters Siena Research Institute March 19–23, 2017 33%60% 791 telephone United States All adults YouGov (for The Economist) February 25 – March 1, 201740% 26% 1,500 online United States All adults YouGov (for The Economist) January 23–25, 201745% 26% 2,692 online

vs. Mike Pence