Yes, it’s no surprise to me or my friends (or probably you) who unanimously hate this POTUS, but Trump‘s approval rating hit a new low in a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS stands. It’s 35%, down five points over the last month to be his lowest level to date.
• Overall, 80% of self-identified Republicans say they approve of the President
• 13% of Republicans say they DISAPPROVE of the President’s performance.
• 5% of Democrats approve
• 35% of independents approve
The findings follow several weeks of sharply negative news about his White House staff, including the revelation that several key staffers lacked permanent security clearance, the implementation of a new policy to handle interim security clearances, and news that multiple White House staffers had resigned following accusations of domestic abuse.
While the poll was being taken, much of Trump’s agenda was focused on gun laws, an area where the poll finds Trump earns mostly negative reviews.
• 33% of Americans approve of his handling of gun policy
• 54% disapprove of his gun ideas
• 12% say they have yet to make up their minds
• 52% of gun-owning households approve
• 17% among all others like the POTUS on guns
Trump’s approval ratings continue to lag behind those of previous presidents measured at the same point in their time in office. His current rating stands 12 points behind the previous low mark
• 47% approval rating for Ronald Reagan at this point in 1982
• 47% approval rating Jimmy Carter in early 1978
• 49% approval rating for Barack Obama, the only other modern president to hold an approval rating below 50% at this point in his presidency
Beyond partisan divides, the President’s ratings continue to be marked by sharp divisions by gender, race and age.
• 29% of women approve of the way Trump is performing
• 42% of men approve
• 22% under age 35 approve
• 43% age 50 or older approve
• 42% of whites approve
• 23% of non-whites approve
The CNN Poll was conducted by SSRS February 20-23 among a random national sample of 1,016 adults reached on landlines or cellphones by a live interviewer. Results for the full sample have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.7 percentage points.
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