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Presidential Approval Ratings -- Donald Trump

Donald Trump's Weekly Job Approval Trend

Donald Trump's Presidential Job Approval Ratings

	Approval rating	Dates
	%
Most recent weekly average	42	Apr 30-May 6, 2018
Term average to date	39	Jan 20, 2017-present
High point, weekly average	45	Jan 20-29, 2017
Low point, weekly average	35	four times, last on Dec 11-17, 2017
Gallup

Donald Trump's Presidential Job Approval Ratings -- Historical Comparisons

Average for U.S. presidents		53	1938-2018
Average for elected presidents' 6th quarter		57	various
Other elected presidents in May of second year	Barack Obama	48	May 2010
	George W. Bush	77	May 2002
	Bill Clinton	51	May 1994
	George H.W. Bush	65	May 1990
	Ronald Reagan	45	May 1982
	Jimmy Carter	42	May 1978
	Richard Nixon	58	May 1970
	John Kennedy	73	May 1962
	Dwight Eisenhower	61	May 1954
Gallup

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?

Weekly averages from Gallup Daily tracking

	Approve	Disapprove	No opinion
	%	%	%
2018
2018 Apr 30-May 6	42	52	5
2018 Apr 23-29	42	53	5
2018 Apr 16-22	38	57	6
2018 Apr 9-15	39	55	6
2018 Apr 2-8	41	54	5
2018 Mar 26-Apr 1	39	56	5
2018 Mar 19-25	39	55	5
2018 Mar 12-18	40	56	4
2018 Mar 5-11	39	56	4
2018 Feb 26-Mar 4	39	55	6
2018 Feb 19-25	39	56	5
2018 Feb 12-18	37	59	4
2018 Feb 5-11	40	57	3
2018 Jan 29-Feb 4	40	57	3
2018 Jan 22-28	38	57	5
2018 Jan 15-21	36	59	5
2018 Jan 8-14	38	57	5
2018 Jan 1-7	37	58	4
2017
2017 Dec 25-31	39	55	6
2017 Dec 18-24	37	57	6
2017 Dec 11-17	35	60	5
2017 Dec 4-10	36	59	5
2017 Nov 27-Dec 3	35	59	5
2017 Nov 20-26	37	56	7
2017 Nov 13-19	38	57	6
2017 Nov 6-12	38	56	6
2017 Oct 30-Nov 5	38	58	5
2017 Oct 23-29	35	60	5
2017 Oct 16-22	36	58	6
2017 Oct 9-15	37	57	6
2017 Oct 2-8	38	56	6
2017 Sep 25-Oct 1	37	58	5
2017 Sep 18-24	38	55	6
2017 Sep 11-17	38	57	6
2017 Sep 4-10	37	57	6
2017 Aug 28-Sep 3	36	59	6
2017 Aug 21-27	35	60	5
2017 Aug 14-20	37	58	6
2017 Aug 7-13	36	58	6
2017 Jul 31-Aug 6	37	58	5
2017 Jul 24-30	38	57	5
2017 Jul 17-23	37	58	5
2017 Jul 10-16	39	56	6
2017 Jul 3-9	38	57	5
2017 Jun 26-Jul 2	39	56	5
2017 Jun 19-25	39	56	5
2017 Jun 12-18	38	57	6
2017 Jun 5-11	37	58	5
2017 May 29-Jun 4	38	56	6
2017 May 22-28	41	54	5
2017 May 15-21	38	56	6
2017 May 8-14	38	56	6
2017 May 1-7	42	53	6
2017 Apr 24-30	41	54	5
2017 Apr 17-23	41	52	7
2017 Apr 10-16	40	54	6
2017 Apr 3-9	40	53	7
2017 Mar 27-Apr 2	38	57	5
2017 Mar 20-26	39	56	6
2017 Mar 13-19	40	55	5
2017 Mar 6-12	42	52	6
2017 Feb 27-Mar 5	43	51	6
2017 Feb 20-26	42	53	5
2017 Feb 13-19	40	54	5
2017 Feb 6-12	41	53	6
2017 Jan 30-Feb 5	43	52	5
2017 Jan 20-29	45	47	8
Gallup

Donald Trump Job Approval by Party Identification

Weekly averages from Gallup Daily tracking

	Republicans	Independents	Democrats
	%	%	%
2018
2018 Apr 30-May 6	88	37	13
2018 Apr 23-29	89	35	9
2018 Apr 16-22	82	32	10
2018 Apr 9-15	85	33	7
2018 Apr 2-8	89	35	8
2018 Mar 26-Apr 1	86	33	8
2018 Mar 19-25	85	34	7
2018 Mar 12-18	82	32	7
2018 Mar 5-11	87	34	8
2018 Feb 26-Mar 4	85	34	8
2018 Feb 19-25	85	35	9
2018 Feb 12-18	86	30	6
2018 Feb 5-11	86	36	7
2018 Jan 29-Feb 4	90	33	6
2018 Jan 22-28	87	33	7
2018 Jan 15-21	81	31	5
2018 Jan 8-14	81	35	5
2018 Jan 1-7	87	32	5
2017
2017 Dec 25-31	82	34	9
2017 Dec 18-24	80	33	7
2017 Dec 11-17	77	31	7
2017 Dec 4-10	82	32	5
2017 Nov 27-Dec 3	78	32	7
2017 Nov 20-26	81	34	7
2017 Nov 13-19	81	34	8
2017 Nov 6-12	82	33	8
2017 Oct 30-Nov 5	83	35	6
2017 Oct 23-29	78	33	7
2017 Oct 16-22	80	33	8
2017 Oct 9-15	79	33	8
2017 Oct 2-8	81	33	9
2017 Sep 25-Oct 1	80	31	7
2017 Sep 18-24	82	35	8
2017 Sep 11-17	81	35	9
2017 Sep 4-10	80	31	9
2017 Aug 28-Sep 3	79	32	8
2017 Aug 21-27	78	30	7
2017 Aug 14-20	79	31	8
2017 Aug 7-13	79	29	7
2017 Jul 31-Aug 6	82	30	7
2017 Jul 24-30	82	32	7
2017 Jul 17-23	86	31	8
2017 Jul 10-16	87	33	8
2017 Jul 3-9	85	35	8
2017 Jun 26-Jul 2	85	36	8
2017 Jun 19-25	85	34	6
2017 Jun 12-18	84	32	6
2017 Jun 5-11	83	31	8
2017 May 29-Jun 4	82	34	7
2017 May 22-28	87	37	8
2017 May 15-21	84	31	7
2017 May 8-14	84	35	8
2017 May 1-7	84	40	9
2017 Apr 24-30	87	36	12
2017 Apr 17-23	86	36	9
2017 Apr 10-16	87	36	10
2017 Apr 3-9	87	34	6
2017 Mar 27-Apr 2	81	36	6
2017 Mar 20-26	84	33	8
2017 Mar 13-19	86	35	10
2017 Mar 6-12	88	36	9
2017 Feb 27-Mar 5	88	39	10
2017 Feb 20-26	88	38	10
2017 Feb 13-19	86	37	7
2017 Feb 6-12	87	35	11
2017 Jan 30-Feb 5	86	41	8
2017 Jan 20-29	89	42	13
Gallup

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