President Donald Trump’s approval rating has improved, according to new polling.
An I&I/TIPP poll shows Trump’s net favorability rating has improved, while a Morning Consult poll shows perceptions of his handling of the economy have also gotten better.
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Why It Matters
Maintaining a strong approval rating is important for Trump and the Republican Party more broadly, particularly as the GOP seeks to hold on to its slim majority in the House of Representatives. The president, however, has recently been hit with negative polling from various pollsters, and analysts have warned that his approval rating has hit new lows—stoking concerns on the right that Republicans could lose control of the lower chamber in the November 2026 midterms.
What To Know
According to the I&I/TIPP polling, Trump’s net approval rating is -3 percentage points, with 44 percent of respondents approving and 47 percent disapproving.
This is an improvement from last month when, with 41 percent approving and 49 percent disapproving, Trump had a net approval rating of -8 percentage points.
The poll of 1,483 adults was conducted between November 25 and 29 and had a margin of error of plus or minus 2.8 percentage points.
Meanwhile, the pollsters found that Trump’s rating in terms of how he is handling his job as president has improved from net -11 percentage points in November to -4 percent in December.
According to Morning Consult, perceptions of Trump’s handling of the economy have also improved. It found that Trump had his best net rating on the economy since early August, with voters only 2 percentage points more likely to disapprove of his handling of the economy than approve of it.
The economy is a key concern for American voters, with a Gallup poll showing that they overwhelmingly cited economic pressures as the main reason they voted for Trump in the 2024 presidential election. On the campaign trail, the president pledged to bring down inflation.
The new polling comes amid other positive survey results. A The Economist/YouGov poll showed that while it was still underwater, Trump’s net approval among adults ages 18 to 29 had increased from -55 percentage points in October to -34 points in November.
Still, other polls paint a bleaker picture. A Fox News poll found last month that 76 percent of voters viewed the economy negatively. This makes Trump less popular on the economy than his predecessor. At the end of the Biden administration, Fox News polling showed that 70 percent of people had a negative view of the economy.
More broadly, a recent poll by The Economist/YouGov found Trump’s approval rating at its lowest level since he returned to office in January: 39 percent of people approved of the job he was doing, while 58 percent disapproved—a net approval rating of -19 percentage points.
What People Are Saying
President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social in November: “So many Fake Polls are being shown by the Radical Left Media, all slanted heavily toward Democrats and Far Left Wingers. … Fake News will never change, they are evil and corrupt but, as I look around my beautiful surroundings, I say to myself, ‘Oh, look, I’m sitting in the Oval Office!'”
What Happens Next
As his presidency continues, Trump’s popularity will likely fluctuate based on different factors, including the economy.
