This article summarizes the results of polls taken during the

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which gather and analyze public opinion on his administration's performance and policies.

Graphical summary

Job approval ratings

Aggregate polls

Poll numbers verified

2020

2019

2018

2017

Comparative favorability ratings

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Issue-specific support

Appointment of Neil Gorsuch to Supreme Court

In February 2017, Donald Trump nominated

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to the

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. Gorsuch was confirmed on April 7, 2017, by a 54–45 vote.

Ban on military service by transgender people

Donald Trump signed a

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banning

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individuals from serving openly in the U.S. military. In the following table, the "support" column indicates the percentage of respondents who ''supported the ban'', whereas the "oppose" column indicates the percentage of respondents who were ''opposed to the ban''.

Climate change regulations repeal

Donald Trump has pledged to repeal certain U.S. government regulations intended to address

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Construction of border wall

In January 2017, Donald Trump ordered construction of a wall along portions of the

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Construction of Keystone Pipeline

In January 2017, Donald Trump ordered the

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to permit construction of the proposed

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oil pipeline. Donald Trump wanted to build the final uncompleted portion of the Dakota Access pipeline. The Keystone XL oil pipeline would bring oil from

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to the

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area. It would then connect to an existing pipeline to bring the crude to the Illinois area.

Deportation of illegal immigrants with criminal records

In an interview following his election, Donald Trump said illegal immigrants with criminal records should be deported.

Government employee staffing cuts

Donald Trump has proposed a 20-percent cut in parts of the

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workforce.

Obamacare repeal

Donald Trump has called for the repeal of the

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("Obamacare").

Refugee restrictions

During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump called for the suspension of immigration to the United States from seven "terror prone" countries. In January 2017, he signed an executive order partially implementing that policy and halving annual U.S. refugee intake from 100,000 to 50,000.

Sanctuary city funding

In January 2017, Donald Trump issued an executive order that would block federal funding to "

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UN funding

Donald Trump has said he plans to dramatically reduce United States funding to the

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and UN programs.

Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on climate change

On June 1, 2017, Donald Trump announced that the United States would withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change.

Withdrawal from Trans-Pacific Partnership

In January 2017, Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the

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trade pact.

Global polls

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poll on 134 countries comparing the approval ratings of US leadership between the years 2016 and 2017 found that only in 29 of them did Trump lead Obama in job approval and that people living in authoritarian or hybrid regime states generally tended to rate Trump more favorably compared to people living in democratic states. Overall, more international respondents disapproved rather than approved of the Trump administration and approval ratings were reported to be similar to those in the last 2 years of the Bush administration. A

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poll of 37 nations conducted in July 2017 found "a median of just 22% has confidence in Trump to do the right thing when it comes to international affairs". This compares to a median of 64% rate of confidence for his predecessor Barack Obama. Trump received a higher rating in only two countries: Russia and Israel. In a 2018 Pew Research poll of 25 nations, the confidence in Trump rose to 27%. In the 2019 poll, the confidence in Trump was at 29%. In the September 2020 poll, the confidence in Trump decreased to 16%.

Post-Presidency retrospective polls

In a 2023 Gallup poll measuring approval of recent former presidents during their time in office, Trump had a retrospective approval rating of 46%, which was second lowest among presidents, measuring only above

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. Trump had 12% among Democrats, 41% among Independents, and 91% among Republicans. Trump had the lowest approval rating among all presidents surveyed with Democrats, the second lowest among Independents (ahead of only Richard Nixon), and the second highest among Republicans (behind only Ronald Reagan). Trump also had the biggest partisan gap of approval among all presidents listed with a 79% approval gap between Democrats and Republicans. In November 2024, shortly after the

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where Trump won a second non-consecutive presidential term, Trump's approval rating rose up to 54%, and his disapproval rating was at 40%. Thus, this is the first time that Trump's approval rating has soared above 50% in the

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and also the first time that his approval rating managed to surpass his disapproval rating since 2020.

References

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