Opinion Today
January 30, 2025
Comparing the start of Donald Trump's first and second terms, policy, and the economy: January 26-28, 2025, Economist/YouGov Poll Taylor Orth and David Montgomery, YouGov This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers how public opinion now differs from the start of Donald Trump's first term, the president's policies and appointments, and the economy.
Trump's Inaugural Approval Rating Is Historically Low Again Megan Brenan, Gallup At 47%, President Donald Trump's initial job approval rating for his second term is similar to the inaugural 45% reading during his first term, again placing him below all other elected presidents dating back to 1953. Trump remains the only elected president with sub-50% initial approval ratings, and his latest disapproval rating (48%) is three percentage points higher than in 2017, marking a new high for inaugural ratings.
Trump Begins Second Term Stronger Than The First Quinnipiac University Poll Just over a week after being sworn into office, 46 percent of voters approve of the job President Trump is doing, while 43 percent disapprove. More than 4 in 10 voters support deporting all undocumented immigrants and sending them back to their home countries, while 39 percent only support deporting undocumented immigrants convicted of violent crimes, and 6 percent oppose both scenarios. Voters 53 - 39 percent disapprove of Elon Musk playing a prominent role in the Trump administration. Voters 57 - 37 percent disapprove of Trump's actions when he pardoned or commuted the sentences of more than 1,500 people who were involved in the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Support for some Trump executive orders is mixed Chris Jackson and Annaleise Azevedo Lohr, Ipsos A recent Ipsos poll shows that support is mixed for various proposed actions and executive orders signed by President Donald Trump in his first week of office.
Despite Trump Withdrawal, Americans Back Paris Climate Agreement Lama El Baz, Chicago Council on Global Affairs Data from a November 15–17, 2024, Chicago Council on Global Affairs-Ipsos survey and the 2024 Chicago Council Survey, fielded June 21–July 1, 2024, finds broad public support for federal measures to reverse or adapt to the negative effects of climate change. While Republicans are less convinced that climate change is a serious problem and are less willing to invest resources to address it than other partisans, majorities of GOP supporters still favor domestic climate action.
