New presidential approval rating polls are coming out this week, offering insight into how Americans view the first 50 days of President Donald Trump’s second term.
These polls come after Trump’s first address to Congress earlier this month during the state of the union, as well as a potential tariff war between border nations and a volatile stock market. Most recently, news also emerged that Trump plans to dismantle the Department of Education, though the president does not have the power to fully eliminate the agency on his own accord.
Here are the new polls showing Trump’s approval ratings in the U.S. and Florida, plus comparisons with first term over four years ago and previous presidents.
What is Donald Trump’s approval rating?
Here are the latest approval ratings released about Trump’s administration:
Emerson College:
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More respondents disapproved of Trump’s job by 3 percentage points. (Poll conducted March 8-10; 1,000 adults; margin of error ±3 percentage points)
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They found that Trump’s disapproval increased two points since last week’s national poll, while his approval rating decreased one percentage point.
YouGov/TheEconomist:
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More respondents disapproved of Trump’s job than approved by 3 percentage points (poll conducted March 9-11; 1,699 registered voters; margin of error ±3.2 percentage points).
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98% of respondents said jobs and the economy were the most important issue to them.
Morning Consult:
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Respondents who approved and disapproved were both at 49% (poll updated March 7 -9, 2,219 registered voters; margin of error ±2 percentage points).
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Nearly half of voters (47%) said they had seen, read or heard “a lot” about Trump’s imposition of tariffs on most U.S. imports from Mexico and Canada, far more than the 33% who said the same of his move days later to delay them.
Gallup:
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More respondents disapprove of Trump’s job overall by a 6-point margin (poll conducted Feb 3-16; 1,004 adult respondents; margin of error ±4 percentage points).
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His support is highly partisan, as the poll shows the gap between Democrats who approve of Trump and Republicans who approve of Trump is 89 percentage points, the highest Gallup has measured for any president.
Echelon Insights:
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More Americans approve of Trump’s job, 52% to 46%, (poll conducted Feb. 10-13; 1,010 likely electorate; margin of error ±3.6 percentage points)
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The survey also showed that voters do not approve of Elon Musk’s current role with the federal government by an 11-point margin.
What goes into a president’s approval rating? When did they start?
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.
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 release their own polls as well, including Ipsos and Morning Consult.
What do Florida polls say about Donald Trump’s approval rating?
President Donald Trump exits Air Force One with Elon Musk, top, and Melania Trump’s father, Viktor Knavs, middle right, at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida on March 7, 2025. Trump is staying at his Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach.
The Sunshine State went red again for Trump during the 2024 General Election, securing 30 electoral votes for the now-president.
Civiqs polls, last updated on March 11, state that the president has a 52% favorability among Floridians. A 45% unfavourability counters this.
How does Trump’s approval rating compare with his first term?
Trump ended his first term in 2021 with a final approval rating of 34%, the same as former presidents George W. Bush and Jimmy Carter.
His approval average was 41%.
How does Trump’s approval rating compare with past presidents?
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Donald Trump (first term) – 34%
Contributing reporting: Iris Seaton, USA TODAY Network
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Trump’s approval rating: See recent US, Florida polls on president
