See Trump’s approval rating after candidates he backed won primaries – PhillyBurbs
Despite the primary election wins for President Donald Trump’s candidates within the GOP last week, Trump remains broadly unpopular, and some are worried it could make Republicans more vulnerable in the midterm elections.
Among the victories for Trump allies: U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Kentucky, notably partnered with a Democrat to force a vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act last year. Trump’s camp has campaigned against him, and opponent Ed Gallrein, a farmer and former Navy SEAL, nabbed the spot to be the GOP nominee in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District.
A similar result played out for incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, who was overtaken in votes by Trump-endorsed candidate Rep. Julia Letlow.
Trump has historically low approval ratings, but did those wins among his backed candidates in primary elections boost this numbers?
What is Trump’s approval rating? Here is what to know:
Trump’s approval rating has been net negative for over a year and has been fluctuating but trending more negative over the last several months. Here is Trump’s average approval rating on May 22, according to aggregators:
Polls out this week show approval of Trump’s handling of the economy is in decline.
In a Quinnipiac University poll conducted May 14 – 18 among 1,106 registered voters (margin of error is plus or minus 3.4 percentage points), 33% of respondents approve of the way Trump is handling the economy compared to 64% who disapprove. It’s the lowest approval Trump has received on the issue across both terms, per the pollster.
Republicans are waning on their support for Trump’s handling of the economy, according to an Associated Press/NORC poll conducted May 14-18 among 1,117 U.S. adults. (The margin of error is plus or minus 3.8 percentage points.) Overall, 33% approve of his job on the economy compared to 67% who disapprove. Republicans give him a 63% approval on the economy, down from 78% at the beginning of Trump’s second term.
Trump’s approval rating overall was 37% in the AP/NORC poll and 34% in the Quinnipiac poll.
According to Civiqs, last updated May 20, Trump’s net approval in Pennsylvania stood at -15%.
Pennsylvania tilts unfavorable overall. About 55% of Pennsylvania residents polled currently disapprove of the president’s performance.About 40% approve and another 5% did not choose either.
Education: Respondents across all education levels disapprove of Trump’s job performance, with postgraduate at 71%, college graduate at 58% and non-college graduate at 50%.
Gender: Roughly two-thirds of women (61%) disapprove of Trump’s performance. Men lean unfavorable toward Trump, with 48% disapproving and 46% approving.
Age: Roughly two-thirds of voters aged 18-34 (68%) disapprove of Trump’s performance, followed by 60% of 35-49-year-olds and 50% of those 65 and older. Voters aged 50-64 were the most favorable, with 52% approving of Trump’s job performance.
Party: Democrats were most unfavorable toward Trump, with 97% disapproving, followed by independents at 58% disapproval. Meanwhile, Republicans were the most favorable toward Trump, with 85% approving of Trump’s job performance.
Race: Black or African-American voters had the highest unfavorable opinion of Trump, with 92% disapproving, followed by Other at 72% disapproval, Hispanic/Latino at 68% disapproval and white at 49% disapproval.
Contributing: Melina Khan, Zac Anderson, Phillip M. Bailey, Chris Ullery USA TODAY
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