Latest Trump presidential poll: Big change in numbers are a troubling sign for White House
An average of national polls shows more Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump than approve of the job he’s doing, a first since he took office in January.
FiveThirtyEight.com’s average of national polls showed 47.9% of respondents disapprove of the job Trump is doing compared to 47.6% who approved. The shift marks the first time since Trump took office in January that the president’s approval ratings were upside down.
The average of the polls is projected to fall within this range 95% of the time, FiveThirtyEight.com said.
Individual polls show numbers continue to vary widely. The Ipsos/Reuters poll has Trump’s disapproval rating at 51% compared to 44% approval for a negative 7 points. Forty-nine percent said the country is on the wrong track compared to 34% who said it was headed in the right direction.
For those who think America isn’t headed in the right direction, cost of living was the most cited problem (60%) followed by the economy (51%), national politics (50%), foreign policy (49%) and employment and jobs (47%). Immigration policy was the only specific issue where more Americans said it was going in the right direction (48%) than off on the wrong track (39%).
The Ipsos/Reuters poll was conducted March 3-4 based on a sample of 1,174 residents with a margin of error of plus/minus 3.1 percentage points.
Emerson College’s poll shows far different results – approval of 48% vs. disapproval of 43% for an approval rating of plus-5 points. The poll shows Trump’s job approval rating unchanged since February while his disapproval rating ticked up 1 point. The economy was the top concern (41%) followed by threats to democracy (18%), immigration (13%) and healthcare (8%).
Respondents were also divided on the role of Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, the group that’s charged with making massive cuts to federal expenses. Forty-one percent approved of the job DOGE was doing compared to 46% who disapproved and 13% were neutral.
The Emerson College Poll was conducted March 2-3 among 1,000 voters with a sampling of error of plus/minus 3 percentage points.