As President Donald Trump approaches the first 100-day benchmark of his second term, most of his approval ratings have dipped slightly below his unfavorable ratings.

Here’s what the recent polls show.

Donald Trump approval ratings: What do polls say right now?

U.S. President Donald Trump leaves after a presentation of the Commander-in-Chief trophy to the the U.S. Navy Midshipmen football team of the United States Naval Academy, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 15, 2025.

Morning Consult

Most recent Trump approval rating, according to the latest Morning Consult poll (April 14):

Rasmussen

Most recent Trump approval rating, according to the latest Rasmussen poll (April 16):

Cygnal

Most recent Trump approval rating, according to the latest Cygnal poll (April 9):

Quinnipac University

Most recent Trump approval rating, according to the latest Quinnipac University poll (April 9):

The Economist

Most recent Trump approval rating, according to the latest from The Economist (April 16):

Navigator Research

Most recent Trump approval rating, according to the latest Navigator Research poll (April 8):

Reuters / Ipsos

Most recent Trump approval rating, according to the latest Reuters / Ipsos polls (March 31-April 2):

Fox News

Most recent Trump approval rating, according to the latest Fox News polls (March 14-17):

Gallup

Most recent Trump approval rating, according to the latest Gallup polls (March 3-16):

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Donald Trump approval rating in PA

According to Civiqs polls, last updated April 16, the president has a 44% favorability among Pennsylvanians. A 54% unfavorability counters this, and 3% of Pennsylvanians are unsure.

The poll was also broken down by age, education, gender, race and party.

Age: Those between 18-34 were most unfavorable of Trump (61%), while those 50 to 64 were the most favorable (55%).

Education: Postgraduate students were most unfavorable toward Trump (67%). Non-college graduates were most favorable (50%).

Gender: Men and women are split on Trump, more than half of females (68%) holding an unfavorable view and more than half of males (53%) having a favorable view of the president.

Party: Members of the Republican party were 91% favorable of Trump, compared to the Democratic party, who felt just 4% favorable of the president’s performance. Independent voters leaned unfavorable (51%).

Race: Black voters had the highest unfavorable opinion of Trump (88%), followed by other races at 63%, Hispanic/Latino at 56% and white at 47%.

The numbers suggest a drop in Trump’s popularity in Pennsylvania, a key swing state that the president won last year with a little more than 50% of the vote.

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President approval ratings: What they measure, when they started

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 faring for the general public but could factor into the outcome of an upcoming election or how much they accomplish while in office.

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 their term.

While Gallup has tracked presidential approval for 70 years, other organizations also conduct and release their own polls. Among them are Ipsos and Morning Consult.

Contributing: USA TODAY Network

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