What polls show after US strikes Iran

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President Donald Trump’s approval rating has largely held steady in recent weeks, though a pair of polls released following his decision to bomb multiple nuclear sites in Iran offer initial glimpses into how the conflict could be affecting Americans’ opinions of his job performance.

Two polls released this week showed the president at a 41% approval rating, a few points below June averages that have hovered around 45%. The poll numbers come amid a CNN/SSRS survey also released this week showing a majority of Americans disapprove of the president’s strikes in Iran.

In a Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday, June 26, the Republican leader had a 41% approval rating among respondents, with 54% disapproving. This compares to Quinnipiac’s poll released June 11, when 38% approved and 54% disapproved.

Respondents gave Trump less-than-majority marks across his handling of seven key issues:

A Reuters/Ipsos poll released earlier this week gave Trump a similar 41% approval number, the lowest that the poll has found in his second term and down one point from earlier in the month. The poll opened after U.S. airstrikes on Iran June 21 and ended early June 23 before Iran said it attacked a U.S. air base in Qatar. The Reuters/Ipsos survey gave him a 57% disapproval rating, with opinions of his stance on the economy and foreign policy both slipping four points to 35% approval.

An average of recent polling from the New York Times shows Trump’s approval rating at 44%, as of Thursday, June 26, with 53% disapproving of his job performance. Pollster Nate Silver’s “Silver Bulletin” newsletter calculated the president has a 45% approval and 52% disapproval Thursday, and RealClearPolitics’ average was slightly higher, giving the president a 46% approval and 51% disapproval rating.

PA poll numbers for Trump approval rating

According to Civiqs polls, updated June 26, Trump’s approval ratings in Pennsylvania have dropped slightly compared to two weeks ago and after the strike on Iran.

About 54% of Pennsylvanians polled currently disapprove of the president’s performance, up from 52% on June 13. Only 44% approved of Trump’s performance as of this week, down a point from earlier this month.

These polling numbers were also broken down by age, education, gender, race and party.

Age: Those between 18-34 were most unfavorable of Trump (62%), while those 50 to 64 were the most favorable (54%).

Education: Postgraduate students were most unfavorable toward Trump (66%). Non-college graduates were most favorable (49%).

Gender: Men and women are split on Trump, more than half of females (59%) holding an unfavorable view and more than half of males (51%) having a favorable view of the president.

Party: Members of the Republican party were 89% favorable of Trump, compared to the Democratic party, who felt just 3% favorable of the president’s performance. Half of Independent voters were unfavorable (51%).

Race: Black voters had the highest unfavorable opinion of Trump (90%), followed by other races at 62%, Hispanic/Latino at 57% and white at 47%.

Kathryn Palmer is a national trending news reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach her at kapalmer@usatoday.com and on X @KathrynPlmr.

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