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.

According to a survey conducted in December 2024, around 39 percent of Americans had a very unfavorable view of Donald Trump, while 30 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 December survey, Donald Trump's favorability among Republicans remained strong following the 2024 election, with 72 percent viewing him very favorably and 18 percent somewhat favorably. This overwhelming support from his party base contrasts sharply with Democrats, of whom 84 percent viewed Trump very unfavorably. Independents were more divided, with 47 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.

Of the 22 global leaders listed, Narendra Modi of India was the politician with the highest domestic approval rating, at almost 80 percent, in contrast to less than one fifth of respondents who disapproved of his leadership. The Indian Primer Minister was reelected in a general election in the spring of 2024, but his party lost its majority in parliament. Meanwhile, recently inaugurated U.S. president Donald Trump saw his approval rating drop below 50 percent this month. Emmanuel Macron of France is the leader of a major economy with the worst approval rating.

This statistic shows the number of days American presidents have spent in office until their public disapproval reached 51 percent from President Truman to President Trump's second term. As of January 28, 2017, President Trump spent only eight days in office until he reached a disapproval rating of 51 percent. In comparison, Joe Biden reached a disapproval rating of 53 percent 240 days after assuming office, the first time it exceeded 51 percent.

In 2019, 68 percent of respondents worldwide indicated that they disapproved of President Donald Trump's policy of the U.S. increasing tariffs on imported goods from other countries. On the other hand, 41 percent of respondents approved of U.S. negotiations with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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.

During a January 2025 survey, Mexicans registered the highest disapproval of Donald Trump of at least the last three years, with 81 percent of respondents saying they had a bad or very bad opinion about the U.S. president.

This statistic provides an average of Donald Trump's approval rating as President of the United States during the period between January and June 2017, by state. President Trump's average approval rating during this period was highest in West Virginia at 60 percent. In contrast, Trump's approval rating in Vermont was 26 percent, the lowest of any state.

As of the second quarter of 2025, 16 percent of people in Great Britain indicated that they liked the current U.S. President Donald Trump, compared with 34 percent in the previous quarter. In this provided time period, Donald Trump was viewed most positively in the two most recent quarters. By contrast, Trump was the least popular in the first quarters of 2021 and 2022, when just 14 percent of people said they liked him. Trump returns to power in 2025 Despite indications of a close contest between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, Donald Trump won the 2024 Presidential Election quite comfortably, winning 312 electoral votes to Harris' 226. Like in the previous U.S. election in 2020, a rematch between Donald Trump and Joe Biden looked certain until Biden announced his decision to step down in favor of his Vice President Kamala Harris in July 2024. Earlier in the year, Donald Trump, saw off his rivals in the Republican primaries of 2024, with previous favorite Ron DeSantis dropping out after finishing second in Iowa. Trump invited for second state visit On February 27, 2025, the British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer invited Donald Trump to a state visit to the UK for the second time, with this first state visit taking place in 2019. Before the 2019 visit, 46 percent of people in Britain supported it, compared with 40 percent who wanted the visit cancelled. As of March 2025, the share of people who supported a second state visit stood at 43 percent, with 42 percent opposing it. Although relations between Starmer and Trump have remained positive, an MP from the Scottish National Party called for the visit to be cancelled due to the ongoing fallout between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

This statistic shows the latest polls for the favorability of Donald Trump in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as of November 8, 2016. Donald Trump was found to be favorable by an average of 37.5 percent of those polled as of November 8, 2016.

In 2025, the majority of Brazilians expressed a negative opinion of US President Donald Trump. Approximately 41 percent of respondents expressed a favorable opinion of the current president.

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.

Less than one quarter of Russians held a positive opinion on Donald Trump in September 2020, ahead of the U.S. presidential election in 2020. The share of respondents who viewed the U.S. president at the time negatively steadily increased between 2017 and 2019, but saw a decrease in 2020.

As of January 2025, about 41 percent of Americans approved of the way Joe Biden was handling his job as president. This is a slight increase from the previous month, when the President's approval rating sat at 40.3. Congressional Approval In March 2021, congressional approval reached a 12-year-high, with a 36 percent approval rating. However, congressional approval decreased in the following months. Approval ratings for Congress tend to be quite low, as many Americans have low trust in politicians and institutions in the country. The high approval rating in March 2021 came after Congress passed a COVID-19 relief bill to provide financial assistance to Americans during the pandemic. Handling of the pandemic Biden’s higher approval rating early in his presidency can, in-part, be attributed to how he tackled COVID-19. Taking a more hands-on approach in comparison to his predecessor, Biden supported mandated mask-wearing and expedited vaccines nationwide. About 40 percent of Americans either somewhat or strongly approved of the way the President was handling the virus, while about 45 percent either somewhat disapproved or strongly disapproved of his actions. As the two major parties disagreed on how to tackle the pandemic, existing divisions were further entrenched. A majority of the strong support came from Democrats, while most of the disapproval came from Republicans. Despite the low rating, the president's party performed relatively well at the 2022 midterm elections. While the economic situation in the United States was a large part of pre-election discourse, voters were more motivated by abortion rights and democracy.

This statistic presents the opinions of U.S. respondents, by age group, if they approve or disapprove of President Trump's handling of health care issues as of October 2020. It was found that just 14 percent of those aged 18-29 years strongly approved of Trump's handling of health care issues at that time.

This statistic presents the opinions of U.S. respondents, by gender, if they approve or disapprove of President Trump's handling of health care issues, as of October 2020. It was found that 24 percent of all respondents strongly approved of Trump's handling of health care issues at that time.

This statistic presents the opinions of U.S. respondents, by party identification, if they approve or disapprove of President Trump's handling of health care issues, as of October 2020. It was found that only five percent of Democrat respondents strongly approved of Trump's handling of health care issues.

In 2025, the majority of Uruguayans expressed a negative opinion of US President Donald Trump. Approximately 21 percent of respondents expressed a favorable opinion of the current president.

Surveys from swing states conducted the day before the 2024 election indicated an extremely close contest between Trump and Harris. Trump held a slight lead over of Harris in the majority of swing states.