President Trump’s approval rating is holding firm at 44 percent after his first month back in the Oval Office, according to a new survey.
The Reuters/Ipsos poll, released Tuesday, found that 44 percent of Americans approve of Trump’s performance after the first 30 days of his second term. Around 50 percent disapprove of his leadership, a slight drop from the previous week’s 51 percent.
Still, the 44 percent approval is higher than what former President Biden had during his 2021-2024 tenure. The number is also greater than what Trump netted during the majority of his first term, according to the research.
Just over four-in-10 respondents, 41 percent, approve of Trump’s handling of the economy. Another 34 percent of Americans said they are supportive of the president’s response to the rising cost of living, the survey found.
Half of the respondents also backed Trump’s approach to immigration — one of the top issues he campaigned on during the 2024 election. The 50 percent rating represents a nearly 3-point uptick from the previous survey, the pollster noted.
Some 42 percent of Americans were not in favor of his robust immigration agenda, however.
More Americans have a negative view of Trump’s key ally Elon Musk, whose moves to help curb government spending have raised concerns over the unelected official’s seemingly unchecked power. While he was initially tapped to helm the controversial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the administration has since named another interim director, claiming Musk is a White House adviser, not DOGE’s leader.
Around 38 percent of U.S. adults have a favorable view of the SpaceX CEO, while 57 percent said otherwise, according to the poll.
A recent Harvard CAPS/Harris survey found that Trump’s approval rating after a month in office was sitting at 52 percent. On the other end, 43 percent disapproved.
Released a few days earlier, a CNN poll, conducted by SSRS, discovered the president’s approval among Americans being at 47 percent. Over half of respondents in that survey, 52 percent, had a negative view of Trump.
The Reuters/Ipsos survey was conducted from Feb. 21-23 among 1,029 U.S. adults. The margin of error was 3 percentage points.
