According to a May 2025 survey, roughly one-third of Americans believed President Trump was putting the interests of the United States first, compared to 47 percent who thought that his business interests came first.

According to a July 2025 survey, Donald Trump's favorability among Republicans was strong, with 60 percent viewing him very favorably and 29 percent somewhat favorably. This overwhelming support from his party base contrasts sharply with Democrats, of whom 90 percent viewed Trump very unfavorably. Independents were more divided, with 28 percent expressing some degree of favorability towards the former president. Electoral college victory Trump's popularity among Republicans translated into electoral success in the 2024 presidential election. He secured 312 electoral votes, surpassing the 270 needed to win the presidency. This victory came as Trump won all seven swing states, some by significant margins, despite pre-election polls showing only a slight lead in most battleground states. Increased republican support The 2024 election saw Republicans gain ground across the country. Every state reported an increase in Republican votes compared to 2020, with New York showing the largest gain of 6.43 percent. New Jersey and Florida also saw significant increases of nearly five percent. This surge in Republican support led to Trump flipping six states that he had lost in the previous election, contributing to his decisive victory.

According to a May 2025 survey, more than half of American respondents believed President Trump was using his office for personal gain.

According to a survey conducted in July 2025, around 49 percent of Americans had a very unfavorable view of Donald Trump, while 24 percent of Americans held a very favorable view. Donald Trump was elected President of the United States in November 2024. The former president will be sworn in for a second term on January 20, 2025. Shifting perceptions of trustworthiness Despite the significant portion of Americans who view Trump unfavorably, his perceived trustworthiness has shown improvement over time. A September 2024 survey found that 41 percent of registered voters considered Trump honest and trustworthy, marking an increase from 38 percent in 2016. Policy proposals and partisan support Trump's policy proposals have continued to garner strong support from his Republican base while facing opposition from Democrats. An August 2024 survey showed roughly 85 percent of Republicans backing Trump's plan to arrest and deport thousands of illegal immigrants, compared to only 22 percent of Democrats. This stark partisan divide on key policy issues reflects the broader polarization in Trump's favorability ratings.

According to a study conducted in 2025, over half of Americans expect business corporations, wealthy people, white people, the military, and men to gain influence from Donald Trump taking office. In contrast, only three percent thought that transgender people would gain influence under the Trump administration.

In early April, claiming to boost the country's domestic economy, President Trump made an executive order to implement new, widespread tariffs. In addition to the 10 percent baseline tariff imposed on all U.S. imports, Trump also announced specific tariffs on a number of important trading partners, such as the European Union, China, and Vietnam, which account for over 40 percent of all U.S. imports. As of April 3, the day he announced the tariffs, over half of surveyed Americans disapproved of Trump's actions, with 40 percent strongly disapproving and 11 percent only somewhat disapproving.

In 24 countries surveyed in early 2025, respondents were almost twice as likely to have no confidence in Donald Trump to do the right thing regarding world affairs as to have confidence. Results varied by country, with over ********** of respondents in Nigeria and Israel having confidence in Trump, compared to confidence rates of just ** percent or less in nine countries.

As of April 2025, about 44 percent of Americans approved of the way Donald Trump was handling his job as president. President Trump’s public approval fluctuated during his first term, falling to 34 percent toward the end of his first term in 2021. Approval of Administration Donald Trump’s presidency has caused a lot of controversy and debate both within and outside the United States. It took only eight days from his first day in office for Donald Trump to receive a 50 percent disapproval rating. The President is not the only politician with low approval ratings, as many Senators also face low approval ratings. However, President Trump’s second term approval ratings are not much lower than his approval rating after the same amount of time in office during his first term.

European views on Donald Trump’s election as the U.S. president have remained largely negative. A significant ** percent believe his presidency would make the world less safe, while only ** percent think it would lead to a safer world.

As of July 2024, national general election polling in the United States showed Donald Trump leading Joe Biden by an average of 0.8 percentage points across several polls, which was lower than the months prior. Although Trump has maintained a lead over the last few months, the race between the two presidential front-runners has tightened.

According to a survey conducted toward the end of April 2025, 39 percent of American respondents thought Trump's performance during his first 100 days back in office were better than Biden's performance during his first 100 days.

This statistic shows the approval rate among the American people in Donald Trump's presidential transition. In comparison with the survey conducted in December 2016, when 48 percent of the respondents approved the way Mr. Trump is transitioning in the presidential office, in January 2017 the number dropped to 44 percent.

This statistic shows the confidence level of the American people in Donald Trump's abilities to handle selected political tasks and crises. 32 percent of the respondents felt very confident in Trump's abilities to handle the economy effectively, while 40 percent did not.

According to surveys between August and December, 18 percent of adults between 18 and 29 years of age in the United States supported Donald Trump's policy proposal to abolish the U.S. Department of Education. In comparison, about 34 percent 65 and older supported the proposal.

According to a survey taken in March, 2024, just over 50 percent of American voters aged between 50 and 64 years had more confidence in Donald Trump to preserve democracy in the United States than Joe Biden. However, this was the only age group polled who believed this, with voters aged 65 years and over believing Biden to be the better candidate for democracy.

During a survey conducted in December 2020, 50 percent of respondents said they approve of how Donald Trump is handling the U.S. economy. 56 percent of respondents reported that they disapproved of how he is handling the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

In 2025, President Trump announced plans to implement a universal baseline tariff of ** percent. Estimates show that a ** percent universal tariff on imported goods would raise U.S. revenue by **** trillion U.S. dollars, while a ** percent tariff would raise revenue by **** trillion U.S. dollars. Comparatively, imports before Trump's proposed taxes would increase revenue by **** trillion U.S. dollars. By enacting tariffs on all imports, significantly less foreign-produced goods would be purchased, thus decreasing the overall amount of imported goods.

According to a poll taken shortly after the inauguration of Donald Trump, more than ********* of Americans reported feeling happy or hopeful. Additionally, ** percent reported feeling angry about the inauguration.

According to favorability polling shortly after Super Tuesday, favorability of Donald Trump among all Americans remained above that of Nikki Haley in March 2024. Following a decisive victory for Trump on Super Tuesday, Nikki Haley dropped out of the presidential race. Although favorability levels of the former Governor of South Carolina increased throughout her campaign, Trump remained the favored 2024 Republican presidential primary candidate.

According to an August 2024 survey, 85 percent of Republicans in the United States supported Donald Trump's policy proposal to arrest and deport thousands of illegal immigrants. In comparison, about 22 percent of Democrats supported the proposal. Both candidates have proposed ending taxes on tips, which has broad support across party lines.