Opinion polling on the Tsai Ing-wen presidency

This article is lists of opinion pollings on her presidency which gather and analyze public opinion on her administration's performance and policies.

The Presidency of Tsai Ing-wen began with a high approval rating due to expectations, but this quickly declined due to delays and forced reforms. However, it rose sharply just before the 2020 presidential election in response to the situation in Hong Kong, and reached a peak due to the successful measures taken to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic after she was re-elected. After that, approval ratings remained generally high until the end of her term, and in 2024, she succeeded in getting her party's successor elected in 2024 presidential election, and completed her term with an approval rating of over 50%, becoming the first person in Taiwan's history to achieve two remarkable feats.

Her approval ratings varied greatly between the first and second halves of her eight-year term, but overall, her approval rating exceeded her disapproval rating for more than half of that period, and her average approval rating throughout her term was consistently higher than her disapproval rating.

In a poll using a different question, conducted at the end of her eight-year term, more than 60% of respondents gave her administration a passing grade on a 100-point scale. When evaluating individual policy area, all major policies received support from over 40% of respondents, with some approaching nearly 90%.

Nationwide job approval ratings 2016 Fieldwork dateSample sizePolling firmLeadApproveDisapprove / no answer10–12 May1,033TVBS401446623–24 May1,089TPOF69.98.821.361.126–27 May1,007TPOC50.216.333.533.930–31 May1,157Taiwan Thinktank52.412.535.139.912–13 Jun1,005TPOC50.622.826.627.815–16 Jun929TVBS4718352916–17 Jun1,073Taiwan Thinktank49.322.629.126.719–21 Jun1,077TPOF67.015.617.451.423–28 Jun1,741Teds55.725.418.930.327–28 Jun1,002TPOC54.623.521.931.14–6 Jul962TVBS4424322011–12 Jul1,008TPOC53.223.423.429.818–19 Jul1,084TPOF55.921.123.034.826–27 Jul1,006TPOC50.232.317.517.926–27 Jul1,078Taiwan Thinktank49.136.014.913.111–12 Aug1,003TPOC45.539.814.75.718–19 Aug1,071Nextgen Foundation53.041.25.811.819–21 Aug1,093Apple Daily43.5950.495.926.921–22 Aug1,069Taiwan Thinktank48.538.413.110.122–23 Aug807China Times41.440.418.21.022–24 Aug1,011TVBS393327622–24 Aug1,076TPOF52.333.214.519.124–26 Aug1,013UDN42.036.023.06.028–29 Aug1,004TPOC42.845.012.22.225 Aug–1 Sep1,077KMT48.438.712.99.711–12 Sep1,017TPOC40.841.817.41.022–30 Sep1,282Teds37.742.919.45.219–20 Sep1,081TPOF44.733.711.611.026–29 Sep1,009TPOC38.448.313.39.911–12 Oct1,005TPOC37.646.416.08.817–18 Oct1,083TPOF44.041.214.82.825–26 Oct1,007TPOC34.948.416.713.54–6 Nov1,069Taiwan Thinktank40.642.816.62.218–20 Nov1,071TVBS2646282021–22 Nov1,098TPOF41.442.616.01.220–21 Dec1,097TPOF38.043.718.35.722–28 Dec1,300Teds34.150.715.216.6 2017 Fieldwork dateSample sizePolling firmLeadApproveDisapprove17–18 Jan1,078TPOF54.433.811.820.613–14 Feb1,088TPOF41.341.417.30.115–16 Feb1,072Formosa43.041.016.02.013–14 Mar1,185TPOF42.537.619.94.923–24 Mar1,076Formosa29.558.012.528.523–28 Mar1,218Teds33.352.314.419.017–18 Apr1,082TPOF46.038.615.47.426–28 Apr1,075Formosa31.557.111.425.63–5 May1,016China Times28.054.317.726.34–6 May1,077NPF33.458.77.925.35–7 May1,179Apple Daily40.7155.303.9914.598–9 May1,074TPOC33.253.313.520.19–10 May1,074CSPA40.854.84.414.05–12 May992TVBS2856162812–15 May1,084UDN3050202013–15 May1,271Nextgen Foundation41.352.95.811.615–16 May1,075TPOF38.156.15.818.015–17 May833TDW18.476.45.25824–25 May1,073Formosa25.566.58.041.09–14 Jun1,230Teds26.559.913.633.412–20 Jun1,069TVBS2163164219–20 Jun1,080TPOF33.149.617.316.525–27 Jun1,071Formosa25.066.09.041.04–10 Jul896TVBS2953182423–24 Jul1,074Formosa28.957.313.828.47–8 Aug1,074TPOF29.850.020.220.216–22 Aug800TVBS2458183424–25 Aug1,075Formosa27.260.212.633.011–12 Sep1,074TPOF46.436.417.210.013–18 Sep866TVBS3146231521–26 Sep1,231Teds32.751.815.519.126–28 Sep1,071Formosa35.451.912.716.516–17 Oct1,068TPOF43.637.319.16.325–26 Oct1,070Formosa36.354.39.418.013–15 Nov1,074TPOF38.639.821.61.217–18 Nov808TVBS2849232123–24 Nov1,072Formosa28.157.314.629.214–19 Dec1,268Teds27.655.516.927.920–22 Dec1,083Formosa27.160.212.733.125–26 Dec1,085TPOF35.946.617.510.7 2018 Fieldwork dateSample sizePolling firmLeadApproveDisapprove21–23 Jan1,074TPOF31.746.721.615.024–27 Feb1,010TVBS3051192124–28 Jan1,075Formosa25.364.410.339.125–26 Feb1,071Formosa31.959.09.127.111–13 Mar1,072TPOF33.547.119.413.621–26 Mar1,241Teds26.457.815.831.426–27 Mar1,074Formosa27.760.611.732.915–17 Apr1,072TPOF32.049.019.017.025–27 Apr1,071Formosa29.161.69.332.58–11 May1,389Apple Daily34.1362.483.3928.358–11 May1,072NPF20.369.99.849.64–15 May1,073TVBS2660143414–15 May1,071TPOF39.247.613.28.414–15 May1,020DPP48.441.510.16.916–17 May1,114Nextgen Foundation44.451.54.17.123–25 May1,072Formosa23.562.613.939.17–12 Jun1,214Teds23.064.612.441.611–12 Jun1,073TPOF32.752.015.319.324–26 Jun1,073Formosa25.862.311.936.59–11 Jul1,070TPOF33.449.017.615.624–26 Jul1,070Formosa26.161.712.235.613–14 Aug1,074TPOF33.349.916.816.622–24 Aug1,069Formosa26.162.911.036.89–12 Sep1,075TPOF31.254.514.323.319–21 Sep1,073Formosa27.063.39.736.325–30 Sep1,200Teds23.661.914.538.324–26 Oct1,069Formosa25.567.37.241.87–8 Nov1,084TPOF28.554.217.325.725–27 Nov1,069Formosa20.967.911.247.026–29 Nov1,016TVBS1564214917–18 Dec1,082TPOF24.360.315.436.019–21 Dec1,074Formosa21.567.311.245.818–23 Dec1,219Teds21.664.913.543.3 2019 Fieldwork dateSample sizePolling firmLeadApproveDisapprove7–11 Jan829TVBS2353243014–15 Jan1,074TPOF34.547.518.013.022–24 Jan1,075Formosa27.363.69.136.321–22 Feb1,089TPOF33.452.214.418.820–22 Feb1,076Formosa26.364.59.238.218–19 Mar1,073TPOF32.354.113.621.824–26 Mar1,072Formosa30.461.77.931.326–31 Mar1,231Teds30.455.414.225.015–16 Apr1,072TPOF34.653.112.318.523–25 Apr1,068Formosa31.156.312.625.26–8 May1,188TPOC40.251.48.411.213–14 May1,085TPOF43.146.810.13.79–16 May912TVBS3654101816–17 May1,106CSPA415361217–18 May1,106Brain Trust34.553.911.619.426–27 May1,086Formosa32.657.59.924.911–16 Jun1,365Teds44.644.510.90.117–18 Jun1,099Green Party49.345.65.13.717–18 Jun1,092TPOF47.743.68.74.123–25 Jun1,071Formosa38.053.09.015.01–2 Jul1,433Green Party51.245.03.86.215–16 Jul1,089TPOF42.847.99.25.115–16 Jul1,077CSPA41.554.54.013.024–25 Jul1,078Formosa38.753.28.114.51–3 Aug1,068TNCF43.746.69.72.919–20 Aug1,085TPOF45.145.29.80.126–27 Aug1,089Formosa44.749.85.55.128–30 Aug1,294TVBS405010109–11 Sep1,294TVBS3751121418–19 Sep1,080TPOF48.043.98.14.125–26 Sep1,071Formosa47.549.13.41.624–28 Sep1,240Teds44.242.912.91.321–22 Oct1,089TPOF48.342.88.95.524–25 Oct1,069Formosa44.948.86.33.918–19 Nov1,078TPOF55.536.18.419.423–24 Nov1,069CSPA52.440.57.111.925–26 Nov1,071Formosa52.941.06.111.927–28 Nov1,079TNCF55.032.912.122.15–7 Dec1,068Brain Trust51.834.913.316.912–14 Dec1,039TVBS414613512–14 Dec1,110UDN4838141011–16 Dec1,260Teds53.531.215.322.323–24 Dec1,075TPOF49.338.312.411.025–26 Dec1,072Formosa51.443.94.77.5 2020 Fieldwork dateSample sizePolling firmLeadApproveDisapprove12–13 Jan1,080TNCF65.727.66.738.114–15 Jan1,078TPOF56.727.116.229.610–12 Feb1,070Baodao News71.918.29.953.710–12 Feb1,353TVBS5429172517–18 Feb1,079TPOF68.516.515.05220–21 Feb1,072Formosa63.532.04.531.520–25 Mar1,056TVBS6022183823–24 Mar1,085NPP75.712.911.462.825–26 Mar1,070Formosa69.424.95.744.526–31 Mar1,299Teds74.115.410.558.717–18 Apr813NPP76.910.912.266.023–24 Apr1,070Formosa70.324.15.646.225–28 Apr1,075Brain Trust74.513.811.760.75–8 May1,071CAPOR652213436–8 May1,072Baodao News74.619.46.055.211–12 May1,121TNCF72.617.310.155.313–19 May919TVBS6125143620–21 May1,085TPOF71.215.613.255.621–22 May1,072Formosa68.327.74.040.625–26 May811NPP68.021.310.746.72–7 Jun1,217Teds65.523.710.841.812–14 Jun1,073Baodao News64.429.06.635.415–16 Jun1,074TPOF60.731.97.428.817–19 Jun1,068NPP61.425.113.536.322–23 Jun1,071Formosa63.134.62.328.518–21 Jul1,095NPP60.830.19.130.720–22 Jul1,076TPOF58.534.47.124.123–24 Jul1,072Formosa62.532.94.629.617–18 Aug1,090TPOF65.822.112.143.718–25 Aug1,107TVBS5227212525–26 Aug1,070Formosa65.431.53.133.931 Aug–2 Sep936TVBS4836161221–22 Sep1,076TPOF55.132.312.622.823–24 Sep1,070Formosa58.836.64.622.222–27 Sep1,214Teds58.627.913.530.719–20 Oct1,080TPOF56.629.214.227.422–23 Oct1,070Formosa60.735.83.524.916–17 Nov1,070TPOF55.231.113.724.124–25 Nov1,070Formosa56.740.62.716.124–26 Nov944TVBS43411623–7 Dec1,032GVM54.636.19.318.518–19 Dec1,020DPP60.936.32.824.621–22 Dec1,071TPOF52.836.310.916.522–23 Dec1,070Formosa54.343.52.210.822–27 Dec1,254Teds56.132.711.223.4 2021 Fieldwork dateSample sizePolling firmLeadApproveDisapprove18–19 Jan1,081TPOF51.337.411.313.920–21 Jan1,072Formosa57.839.52.718.324–25 Feb1,074Formosa59.836.63.623.215–16 Mar1,079TPOF58.427.114.531.324–25 Mar1,076Formosa59.338.12.621.225–30 Mar1,246Teds61.327.511.233.819–21 Apr1,021TPOF54.429.915.724.521–22 Apr1,072Formosa56.041.32.714.729 Apr–3 May1,102GVM55.331.113.624.217–20 May1,082TPOF45.741.313.04.431 May–1 Jun1,074Formosa48.947.33.81.619–21 Jul1,072TPOF45.445.29.40.221–22 Jul1,075Formosa49.648.43.71.216–18 Aug1,078TPOF45.341.513.23.825–26 Aug1,077Formosa55.043.31.711.79–18 Sep1,217Teds50.938.111.012.822–23 Sep1,080TPOF48.642.58.96.123–27 Sep1,069NPP56.037.46.618.618–20 Oct1,075TPOF54.434.511.119.925–26 Oct1,074Formosa53.743.33.010.48–11 Nov1,004TVBS413920222–23 Nov1,078TPOF46.841.212.05.624–25 Nov1,076Formosa55.541.82.713.71–6 Dec1,020TVBS41372249–14 Dec1,230Teds51.535.612.915.910–15 Dec1,142TVBS413920220–21 Dec1,069TPOF46.441.312.35.122–23 Dec1,072Formosa54.642.03.412.6 2022 Fieldwork dateSample sizePolling firmLeadApproveDisapprove17–18 Jan1,083TPOF49.741.39.08.419–20 Jan1,072Formosa54.441.93.712.58–11 Feb929TVBS4634201214–15 Feb1,079TPOF50.337.312.413.016–17 Feb1,075Formosa57.040.62.416.414–15 Mar1,077TPOF51.833.414.818.417–22 Mar808TVBS433621723–24 Mar1,082Formosa58.837.83.421.024–30 Mar1,203Teds57.030.812.226.217–19 Apr1,071TPOF49.935.514.614.420–21 Apr1,071Formosa56.039.24.816.811–13 May1,134TPN47.437.615.09.816–17 May1,077TPOF49.539.211.310.325–26 May1,070Formosa49.944.85.35.112–14 Jun1,079TPOF47.341.910.85.415–20 Jun1,245Teds49.336.214.513.115–17 Jun1,074TPN45.239.515.35.721–23 Jun1,082Formosa54.542.23.312.311–13 Jul1,075TPOF53.035.111.917.918–21 Jul1,088TPN47.136.216.710.920–21 Jul1,074Formosa56.241.02.815.28–9 Aug1,035TPOF45.740.813.54.912–15 Aug1,082TPN46.438.115.58.324–25 Aug1,072Formosa50.446.53.13.92–8 Sep1,205Teds48.939.411.79.512–13 Sep1,005TPOF48.743.47.95.321–22 Sep1,071Formosa52.046.11.95.924–26 Sep1,078TPN47.239.613.27.68–11 Oct1,087TPN44.043.112.90.910–11 Oct1,010TPOF51.237.711.113.524–25 Oct1,072Formosa50.446.63.03.827–28 Nov1,068TPN45.142.212.72.929–30 Nov1,073Formosa46.549.14.42.62–7 Dec1,239Teds40.248.011.87.812–13 Dec1,070TPOF37.546.416.18.921–22 Dec1,072Formosa38.958.22.919.3 2023 Fieldwork dateSample sizePolling firmLeadApproveDisapprove9–13 Jan1,085TPOF35.856.97.321.113–14 Feb1,072TPOF39.744.316.04.617–18 Feb1,071Formosa45.151.13.86.07–12 Mar1,205Teds47.340.412.36.913–14 Mar1,073TPOF41.644.613.83.023–24 Mar1,071Formosa47.649.23.21.69–11 Apr1,068TPOF44.042.813.31.219–20 Apr1,071Formosa49.646.53.93.18–9 May1,076TPOF45.336.817.98.510–11 May1,067APEIA50.743.35.97.424–25 May1,072Formosa50.046.93.13.12–7 Jun1,259Teds46.540.413.16.112–13 Jun1,080TPOF42.348.79.06.428–29 Jun1,070Formosa49.348.12.61.217–18 Jul1,088TPOF41.748.79.67.024–25 Jul1,071Formosa48.247.34.50.914–15 Aug1,081TPOF48.842.38.96.523–24 Aug1,070Formosa50.945.53.65.418–20 Sep1,077TPOF38.448.213.49.820–21 Sep1,072Formosa49.645.84.63.821–26 Sep1,224Teds47.340.512.26.815–17 Oct1,080TPOF36.553.010.516.524–25 Oct1,070Formosa43.950.06.16.119–21 Nov1,076TPOF38.653.67.815.027–28 Nov1,076Formosa47.548.54.01.07–12 Dec1,232Teds43.245.511.32.320–21 Dec1,070Formosa45.949.94.24.022–24 Dec1,071TPOF41.548.210.36.7 2024