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Donald Trump job approval (1st term)

APPROVE
39.4%
DISAPPROVE
56.1%
NET
−16.6

approve over time

LOESS CONSENSUS
6822 polls
BIAS-CORRECTED
House effects removed
INDIVIDUAL POLLS
raw readings
EVENT
curated
35%40%45%50%2017 · Inauguration2019 · 35-day shutdown ends2020 · COVID national emerge…2021 · January 6 Capitol att…RAW 42.7CORR 40.220172018201920202021

Pollster house effects

Pollsters on this topic · 88
D-LEAN
NEUTRAL
R-LEAN
← UNDERSTATES SUPPORTOVERSTATES SUPPORT →-3pp0pp+3ppRedfield & Wilton Strategies-5.3Cards Against Humanity/Survey…Cards Against Humanity/Survey Sampling International-3.9Opinium-2.9YouGov-2.9TIPP-2.5Lucid-2.3Harris Poll+2.2Selzer-2.1Winston-2.1Emerson-2.0icitizen+1.9Marist-1.6
MOST ALIGNED
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner
0.0pp
Track record matches consensus to within 0.0 pp across 11 polls.
LARGEST HOUSE EFFECT
Redfield & Wilton Strategies
-5.3pp
Consistently understates support relative to consensus; weight in aggregate is downgraded accordingly.

What's changed

2017
Inauguration
45%
2019
35-day shutdown ends
43%
2020
COVID national emergency
43%
2021
January 6 Capitol attack
43%