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- President Donald Trump has a net positive approval rating in 24 states, according to a Morning Consult poll.
- According to a national polling company, President Trump’s approval rating is net negative and has recently fallen to an all-time low.
The fight over the state’s redistricting efforts is heating up, with the Department of Justice joining a lawsuit against California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Democrats won a landslide victory in state and local elections on Nov. 4, seen by many as a decisive condemnation of President Donald Trump’s policies. The 2026 midterm elections will be even more difficult for Republicans, when Democrats hope to regain a majority in at least one chamber.
Victories included California’s Proposition 50, which temporarily allows the state to redraw its congressional maps without a bipartisan commission to try to offset Republican seats gained by Texas’ new map.
According to aggregation companies, Trump’s approval rating nationwide has continued to decline in recent weeks, but what about Trump’s approval rating in each state?
In which state does President Trump have the highest approval rating?
Trump has a net approval rating in 24 states, according to Morning Consult, which compiles polls over three months to examine state-level data on registered voters. The November 12th update includes the same number of floating provinces as the previous month’s update.
According to Morning Consult, President Trump’s approval ratings are negative in all 2024 battleground states. As before, Trump’s approval rating was highest in Wyoming and lowest in Vermont, but it should be noted that these polls have the largest margins of error in small states.
The percentage of voters who rated Trump’s job performance in New Jersey and Virginia in recent months was proportional to the number of votes won by the defeated Republican gubernatorial candidates, with 42% of voters approving of Trump’s job performance in those states in the months leading up to the election, according to Morning Consult. According to unofficial results, Virginia Republican candidate Winsome Earl Sears lost to Democrat Abigail Spanberger with 42.3% of the vote. New Jersey Republican candidate Jack Ciatarelli lost to Democratic Representative Mikie Sherrill with 42.8% of the vote, according to the New York Times.
What is President Trump’s average approval rating?
President Trump’s approval rating is a net negative, according to an average based on RealClearPolitics and the New York Times aggregator, and after being relatively stable for months, it has fallen sharply in recent weeks.
According to graphics from RealClearPolitics, President Trump’s approval rating was 50.5% as of January 27th, making him net positive, but by March 13th, his approval rating was 47.8%, and his disapproval rating was 48.5%, making him net negative. Trump’s approval rating reached its lowest point on April 29 at 45.1%, but it declined near the 100th anniversary of President Trump’s inauguration. It hit a new low of 42.4% on Nov. 12, the end of the longest shutdown in U.S. history.
President Trump’s approval rating fell from 52% in January to 44% in April, then remained roughly flat for several months, according to a New York Times tally. According to the Times, Trump’s lowest approval rating during his term was 41%, which he reached for the first time on November 12th.
President Trump’s approval rating is lower than other presidents
A Gallup poll conducted from October 1 to 16 found that 41% of people approve of President Trump’s job performance, a slight increase from the previous month.
Trump’s approval ratings in his first October as the 45th and 47th president of the United States were lower than any other modern president during the same period, according to a historical analysis by Gallup. According to Gallup, his October confirmation compares to other presidents’ first year in office.
- Joe Biden (October 2021) – 42% support
- President Trump (October 2017) – 37% approve
- Barack Obama (October 2009) – 53% approve
- George W. Bush (October 2001) – 88% approved
- Bill Clinton (October 1993) – 48% support
- George H.W. Bush (October 1989) – 68% approve
- Ronald Reagan (October 1981) – 55% approve
Contributor: Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY
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