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What latest polls show about President Donald Trump’s approval ratings

What latest polls show about President Donald Trump’s approval ratings

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Recent polls show Americans generally disapprove of President Trump, though on some issues they support his policies.
Presidential approval ratings date back to the 1930s, seeking to convey public opinion on the president.

Five months into his second term, President Donald Trump faces poor approval ratings from the American public in most polls, though some polls show support for his policies.

Nationwide, recent polls found a slight dip in Trump’s approval ratings, with more than half the country disapproving of Trump and his job performance. Some poll results showed more than 50% approval for his immigration policy, though the CBS News/YouGov survey was taken prior to nationwide anti-ICE protests.

Trump currently faces renewed backlash amid widespread ICE raids and deportations, a controversial travel ban, tariff threats on American companies and a very public feud with his onetime buddy and former Department of Government Efficiency leader, billionaire Elon Musk.

A Quinnipiac University poll released June 11 shows 54% of American disapprove of Trump’s job performance, while 38% approve.

Trump and his policies saw greater support among Republican voters, poll results showed.

Meanwhile, congressional Democrats face record-low approval ratings, including over half of Democratic voters disapproving.

The Quinnipiac survey was conducted by live phone interviews via landline and cell phone with random digit dialing from probability-based samples, Quinnipiac University said.

Here’s what to know.

What is President Trump’s approval rating?

Quinnipiac University conducted a poll June 5-9, 2025. The poll showed:

54% of Americans disapprove of President Trump’s job performance, while 38% approve (1,265 registered voters; margin of error ± 2.8 percentage points.)
53% have an unfavorable opinion of Trump, while 40% have a favorable opinion.

An April 9 Quinnipiac University poll had found 53% of Americans disapproved of Trump’s job performance, while 41% approved.

How did respondents feel about policy issues?

The poll also demonstrated overall negative opinions on Trump’s performance on several key policy areas, including the following:

54% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of immigration, while 43% approve.
56% disapprove of Trump’s handling of the economy, while 40% approve.
54% disapprove of Trump’s handling of universities, while 37% approve.

What do Americans think of Elon Musk?

Musk and DOGE have an overall negative rating from the American public, though the party breakdown shows Republicans generally approve:

57% of Americans have an unfavorable opinion of Musk, while 30% have a favorable opinion.
57% disapproved of DOGE’s work, while 38% approved.
Among Republicans, 62% have a favorable opinion of Musk, down from 78% in a March 13 poll.
80% of Republicans approve of DOGE and Musk’s work, while 13% disapprove.

How are congresssional Democrats faring with public opinion?

Quinnipiac University found a record low in Americans’ approval of Democratic members of Congress, demonstrating an overall negative view, even among Democratic voters:

70% of Americans disapprove of Congressional Democrats’ job performance, while 21% approve.
Among Democrats, 53% disapprove, while 41% approve

What do Americans think about congressional Republicans?

Republican members of Congress also face overall negative public opinion, though Republican voters overwhelmingly approve:

61% of Americans disapprove of Congressional Republicans’ job performance, while 32% approve.
Among Republicans, 79% approve, while 13% disapprove.

What are other polls saying?

Here’s a look at how Trump fared in several other recent polls. These polls don’t reflect how anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles have affected Trump’s approval rating.

CBS News/YouGov:

54% of Americans approved of Trump’s deportation policy, while 46% disapproved (Poll conducted June 4-6; 2,428 U.S. adults; margin of error ±2.4 percentage points.)
50% approved of how Trump’s handling of immigration and 50% disapproved, according to CBS News.
58% disapproved of Trump’s economic policy, while 42% approved.

The Economist:

51% of Americans disapprove of Trump, while 44% approve (Poll updated June 10; 1,500 American adults).

Rasmussen Reports:

53% approve of Trump, while 45% disapprove (Poll conducted June 12).

Morning Consult:

51% disapprove of Trump’s job performance, while 47% approve (Poll updated June 9).

Gallup:

53% disapproved of Trump’s job performance, while 43% approved (Poll conducted May 1-18.)

Reuters/Ipsos:

52% disapproved of Trump’s job performance, while 42% approved (Poll conducted May 16-18.)

American Research Group:

55% of Americans disapproved of Trump’s job performance, while 41% approved (Poll conducted May 17-20; 1,100 interviews with U.S. adults; margin of error ± 3 percentage points.)

How is a president’s approval rating determined?

According to data agency Gallup, a presidential approval rating is a “simple measure, yet a very powerful one that has played a key role in politics for over 70 years.”

A president’s approval rating reflects the percentage of Americans polled who approve of the president’s performance. Anything can impact a president’s rating, such as legislation passed, actions and elections.

According to ABC News, an approval rating doesn’t just represent how well the administration is doing for the general public, but could determine the outcome of an upcoming election for a politician or how much they get done during their time in office.

What are the origins of presidential approval ratings?

Presidential approval ratings were first conducted by the founder of the American Institute of Public Opinion, George Gallup, around 1935 to gauge public support for the president of the United States during his term.

While Gallup has tracked presidential approval for decades, other organization release their own polls as well, including Ipsos and Morning Consult.

Project FiveThirtyEight also finds averages of these polls, highlighting the specific issues citizens are most concerned about. For example, Project FiveThirtyEight found Trump’s most polled-on issue area was immigration.

USA TODAY contributed.

Contact Jenna Prestininzi: jprestininzi@freepress.com.