What is President Donald Trump's approval rating? See latest polls – azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic
President Donald Trump’s approval ratings held mostly steady in the latest polls as he navigated a week marked by foreign policy challenges, economic developments and renewed scrutiny of his administration’s actions.
In a severe political blow to President Donald Trump, the House of Representatives voted for the first time this week to end the war in Iran. Strikes in the region have continued in recent days despite the White House’s assertion to lawmakers that hostilities have ended.
In Cuba, the Trump administration is upholding economic pressure on the island as it continues its efforts to topple the Caribbean nation’s communist government. An economic stranglehold could collapse Cuba’s regime quickly, without military involvement, a person close to the White House who was not able to speak publicly told USA TODAY.
At home, the U.S. Department of Labor released its latest employment report on June 5, showing a strong footing in the economy. U.S. employers added 172,000 jobs in May, concentrating mostly in leisure and hospitality, local government, and health care. Average hourly earnings were up 0.3%, an acceleration from April, and the unemployment rate also held steady at 4.3%.
A former Social Security employee came forward to Congress this week, alleging the Social Security Administration tried to assign fake death dates to 2.7 million people living in the United States as a way to get immigrants to self-deport. The Social Security Administration said in a statement to USA TODAY that it “did not add a list of 2.7 million names to the Death Master File. SSA maintains the highest level of internal controls. This includes having all appropriate policies and procedures in place to maintain the integrity and accuracy of agency records.”
Here’s what to know about Trump’s approval ratings, including how they are decided and how Trump’s ratings compare with his first term and past presidents.
Here are the latest approval ratings released about Trump’s administration:
Trump had a final approval rating of 34% when he left office in 2021. His approval average during his first term was 41%.
Data agency Gallup notes that these approval ratings are 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.
While these ratings are easy to understand, Quorum says some analysts believe they are not as useful as they once were due to extreme partisanship and the polarized political climate.
“Presidential approval ratings have always been partisan, with members of the president’s party offering more positive assessments than those in the opposing party,” according to the Pew Research Center. “But the differences between Republicans and Democrats on views of the president have grown substantially in recent decades.”
USA TODAY Network reporter Maria Francis contributed to this article.
