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Trump’s approval ratings are in: Here’s how he scores according to U.S., NC polls
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Recently released presidential approval rating polls offer insight into how President Donald Trump is faring in the eyes of the American people.
The new round of polls comes after Trump’s address to Congress, in which he asserted his administration’s efforts and praised DOGE. Tariffs against Mexico and Canada went into effect earlier the same day, though he later backpedaled, delaying the tariffs.
In the past week, 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 North Carolina, plus approval ratings on Josh Stein and comparisons with past presidents and terms.
What is Donald Trump’s approval rating?
Here are the latest approval ratings released on Trump’s administration:
- Most recent Gallup polls show Trump’s approval rating averaging at 46% since he took office in his second term. His first term overall average was a 41% approval rating. During both terms, his lowest to highest approval ratings have ranged between 34%-49%.
- Most recent Reuters/Ipsos polls from Tuesday, March 4, reported that 44% of those surveyed gave Trump a favorable approval rating of his first month in office. Reports also show that public approval so far has remained higher than his first term in office and higher than that of former President Joe Biden overall.
- The most recent ABC News project538 polls showed 47.6% favorability of Trump’s presidential performance in a Tuesday, March 4 poll. The same polls showed that Vice President JD Vance had a slightly lower approval rating, with 40.8% viewing him favorably.
- Most recent polls from The Economist show that 46% of people are favorable of Trump and 50% are unfavorable of him, according to the latest update from Thursday, March 6.
What is Trump’s approval rating in North Carolina?
Polls from Meredith College posted on Feb. 13 provided insight into NC residents’ opinions in particular. The polls showed results on a scale of possible answers to the question “Do you approve of the job Donald Trump is doing as president of the United States so far?
- Strongly approve: 30%
- Somewhat approve: 17%
- Somewhat disapprove: 11%
- Strongly disapprove: 38%
- Don’t know: 4%
What is North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein’s approval rating?
Meredith College polls also asked NC residents, “Do you approve of the job Josh Stein is doing as governor of North Carolina so far? Responses were:
- Strongly approve: 21%
- Somewhat approve: 37%
- Somewhat disapprove: 11%
- Strongly disapprove: 8%
- Don’t know: 22%
How does Trump’s approval rating compare with his 1st term?
According to results from now-defunct polling website FiveThirtyEight, Trump had a final approval rating of 34% when he left office in 2021. His approval average during his first term was 41%.
How does Trump’s approval rating compare with past presidents?
- Joe Biden – 40%
- Donald Trump (first term) – 34%
- Barack Obama – 59%
- George W. Bush – 34%
- Bill Clinton – 66%
- George H.W. Bush – 56%
- Ronald Reagan – 63%
- Jimmy Carter – 34%
- Gerald Ford – 53%
- Richard Nixon – 24%
Iris Seaton is the trending news reporter for the Asheville Citizen Times, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach her at iseaton@citizentimes.com.