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The president's net approval rating is -18%, down 0.2 points since last week. 39% approve, 57% disapprove,4% not sure
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presidents tend to lose popularity quickly. But no recent president has fallen so low so quickly as Donald Trump. At the start of his second term, public opinion was nearly evenly divided between those who approved of the president and those who did not. Now his approval rating is minus 18. That is three percentage points lower than any point in his first term. President Trump’s numbers are poor even on the issues at the center of his political platform. Net approval for his handling of immigration is minus 7. On inflation and prices, it is minus 33.

The biggest shift away from President Trump has been among Americans under 30 years old. His net approval in that group was positive 3 when he returned to the Oval Office. Now it is minus 41. His ratings among Hispanic and black Americans, which began negative, have also plummeted. And even white Americans, who approved of him on net by 16 back in January, now have a slightly negative view of him. According to an analysis done by The Economist, every state, save Idaho, has moved against President Trump. Oklahoma has swung hardest, from positive 27 net approval to minus 7.


Using YouGov’s data it is projected that President Trump’s approval rating state by state will be lowest in states that tend to vote for Democrats and highest in those that tend to vote for Republicans. President Trump’s voters still overwhelmingly approve of his performance as president. But the projection also shows how dissatisfaction with President Trump is widespread even in states that voted for him just a few months ago. The numbers will make anxious reading for Republicans facing competitive races in next year’s midterm elections.

As with other Republican politicians before him, white, male voters are among the most likely to approve of President Trump’s job performance, younger voters and members of ethnic minorities are among the most strongly disapproving. People who have the most education—college graduates and postgrads—are least likely to support President Trump. Voters of pension age who are normally solidly Republican are also surprisingly lukewarm on the president.
(The Economist)





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