Washington, DC – at 47%, the initial note of the use of the employment of President Donald Trump for his second term is similar to the inaugural reading of 45% during his first mandate, placing it again below all The other elected presidents dating from 1953. Trump remains the only elected president with initial approval notes of less than 50%, and his last disapproval rating (48%) is three percentage points higher than in 2017, marking a new summit for inaugural notes.
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The current Trump’s employment approval, the survey from January 21 to 27 of Gallup, is not significantly different from the 51% of readings obtained by George HW Bush and Ronald Reagan in the first days of their presidencies . However, Trump’s initial assessments differ in that the Americans are much more likely to disapprove of his performance rather than having no opinion, as was the case for the elder Bush and Reagan.
John Kennedy had the highest inaugural approval note at 72%, closely followed by Dwight Eisenhower and Barack Obama, who both experienced solid departures with 68% of readings. Jimmy Carter obtained a 66%approval rating, while Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton, Joe Biden and George W. Bush had notes between 57%and 59%.
Although Trump’s last note is low compared to the initial readings of previous presidents, it is among the best he has received as president. His personal highest point during his first mandate was 49%, which he won several times in 2020.
Trump obtained an average approval on average during his first mandate and is the only president not to receive a score of 50% or more at any time from his presidency. He left his duties in January 2021 with the lowest note of his presidency, 34%, after the attack on January 6 against the American Capitol.
Trump’s approval rating remains politically polarized
As was the case during its first mandate, Trump’s current note is strongly polarized, with 91% of Republicans approving, against only 6% of Democrats and 46% of the self -employed. This 85 -point gap between the Republicans and the Democrats is similar as an average difference of 81 points throughout his first mandate. He is also close to the gap of 87 Biden points at the start of his mandate in 2021.
At the start of Trump’s first mandate, the support ratings of the supporters were separated from 76 points (90% of the Republicans against 14% of the Democrats) – while before, the gaps in the first notes of approval of the supporters of the supporters of new presidents varied from 24 to 56 points.
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The Americans separated on Trump’s speed by solving the main American problems
Trump began his second presidential mandate by signing a record number of executive actions targeting a wide range of political areas, including immigration, defense and soldiers, foreign policy, the environment and the effectiveness of the government. The survey was completed before the Trump administration started a billions of dollars in grants, loans and other federal financial aid, which was then temporarily blocked by a federal judge and then canceled by Trump.
At the time of the survey, the Americans were divided into their opinions on the rhythm of Trump by attacking the major problems with which the country is confronted today, 40% saying that it is “almost correct”, saying that It is “too fast” and 14% saying it is “not fast enough”.
The vast majority of Republicans (83%) think that its pace is roughly correct, while 61% of Democrats think it evolves too quickly. The opinions of the self -employed are similar to the national average.
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Although Trump signed more executive actions this year than in the first 100 days of his first mandate, the Americans were more inclined in 2017 than they are now to say that he was moving too quickly (47%) . Republicans are now seven points more likely than in 2017 to say that Trump’s actions are right. Democrats are now less likely to say that Trump evolves too quickly (-12 points) and more likely to think that it does not move fast enough (+11 points).
Gallup asked this question on a single other pace of President – Obama in 2009. At that time, a majority of Americans, 63%, said that it was almost fair. The others were more likely to say that Obama was acting too quickly (22%) than not fast (10%).
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Most of the presidents experienced a “honeymoon period”, with strong job approval notes in the first months of their presidencies which then faded over time. Trump did not appreciate such a traditional honeymoon period during his first mandate, because the 45% of Americans who expressed the approval of him during the initial reading in 2017 were not much higher than his average of 41%. The initial approval notes for all elected presidents since Eisenhower, not to mention Trump, has an average of 61%.
Trump begins his second term as the first, the Americans divided uniformly on the way he does his job. A little more now has an opinion in one way or another – but its current 47% approval rating is still lower than the initial readings for all other modern presidents, apart from its first note in 2017.
Trump’s republican colleagues massively approve the work he does so far and think that his speed to solve major problems in the United States has been roughly correct. His support from the Republicans and the self -employed is slightly higher than it was in 2017, while the support of the Democrats is even lower.
Although there is no unique way to define a presidential honeymoon, Trump’s approval notes in the coming months will test a common standard – if its notes decrease during a sustained period, its initial notes will be high in comparison. Presidential honeymoons are often defined retrospectively in this way.
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