Opinion polling on the second Trump presidency

This article summarizes the results of polls taken during the second presidency of Donald Trump which gather and analyze public opinion on his administration's performance and policies. At the time when Donald Trump began his second term, his approval rating was 47%, the second lowest approval rating at the start of a presidential term in polling history, second only to his first term. Throughout 2025 to 2026, Trump's approval rating has steadily declined to an average of 37 to 40%.

Nationwide job approval ratings

Polls marked with a (R) or (D) have been identified by FiveThirtyEight (prior to its dissolution on March 5, 2025) as having Republican or Democratic funding, respectively. Aggregate polls Approval Favorability 2026 March February January 2025 December November October September August July June May April March February January Approval of transition as president-elect ==Statewide job approval ratings==

Statewide job approval ratings

Polls marked with a (R) or (D) have been identified by FiveThirtyEight as having Republican or Democratic funding, respectively. Arizona Connecticut Georgia Michigan } New Hampshire } New Jersey } North Carolina Ohio South Carolina Texas Virginia Wisconsin ==Trump issue handling net approval==

Trump issue handling net approval

== Trump approval on specific issues aggregate polls ==

Trump approval on specific issues aggregate polls

Crime Economy Foreign policy Immigration Inflation/cost of living Trade and tariffs Handling of Israeli–Palestinian conflict Handling of Russo-Ukrainian War Approval of Military Action Against Iran ==Policy-specific support==

Policy-specific support

25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports Abolishing the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Abolishing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Abolishing the Department of Education Abolishing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Banning trans athletes from women's sports Building a ballroom on the site of the East Wing Deporting U.S. citizens convicted of crimes to foreign prisons Ending birthright citizenship Ending daylight savings time Ending DEI programs in the federal government Ending humanitarian aid to foreign countries Ending production of the U.S. penny Total elimination from circulation Establishing a sovereign wealth fund Expanding U.S. Territory Annexing Canada Through military force (of those supporting annexation) Annexing the Gaza Strip Annexing Greenland If Greenlanders vote to join Purchase Through military force (of those supporting annexation) Retaking control over the Panama Canal Through military force (of those supporting annexation) Increasing fossil fuel production Mass deportation of undocumented immigrants Offering refugee status to Afrikaners Pardoning January 6th protestors Removing federal protections for trans healthcare Renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America" Withdrawing from the Paris Climate Accords Withdrawing from the World Health Organization ==Support for Trump cabinet officials==

Support for Trump cabinet officials

JD Vance, Vice President Approval Favorability Aggregate polls Trump's cabinet, generally Marco Rubio, Secretary of State Scott Bessent, Secretary of the Treasury Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense Pam Bondi, former Attorney General Matt Gaetz, former Attorney General nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services Kristi Noem, former Secretary of Homeland Security Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence Lee Zeldin, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Mike Huckabee, Ambassador to Israel Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education Elon Musk, former head of Department of Government Efficiency Vivek Ramaswamy, former co-head of Department of Government Efficiency Mehmet Oz, head of Medicare and Medicaid nominee == International ==

International

The Pew Research Center's Spring 2025 Global Attitudes Survey was conducted January 8 to April 26, 2025, in a range of phone and in-person interviews among 28,333 people in 24 countries. The margins of error for each country average about 4 percentage points. }} == See also ==

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