Trump’s approval rating hits three-month high with Republicans
President Donald Trump’s approval rating with Republicans is at its highest point in months, according to national polling data.
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Why It Matters
The data underlines a persistent gap between strong Republican support for Trump and softer approval among all adults, a split that has defined his second term’s first year and could shape November’s midterms.
What To Know
Nine in 10 Republicans approve of Trump, according to a CBS News national poll conducted January 14 to 16. The finding marks the president’s strongest standing with GOP voters in more than three months in that particular series.
Across five CBS News/YouGov polls from early October through mid-January, the share of Republicans who approved of Trump’s job performance moved from 87 percent in early October to 89 percent at the end of October, held at 89 percent in late November, dipped to 86 percent in mid-December, and then climbed to 90 percent in mid-January.
Since October, the same series of CBS News/YouGov national polls also showed flat to declining levels of support among the broader public through late fall.
The methodology for each survey indicates large national adult samples with tight margins of error, which helps explain why the swing from December’s 86 percent to January’s 90 percent is notable but still within statistical bounds for month-to-month movement.
These CBS surveys were conducted among U.S. adults with sample sizes of 2,441 in early October (margin of error plus or minus 2.3 percentage points), 2,124 in late October (plus or minus 2.6 points), 2,489 in late November (plus or minus 2.4 points), 2,300 in mid-December (plus or minus 2.5 points) and 2,523 in mid-January (plus or minus 2.3 points).
Among all adults, CBS News/YouGov measured overall approval at 42 percent approving and 58 percent disapproving in early October. At the end of October, 41 percent approved and 59 percent disapproved. In late November, 40 percent approved and 60 percent disapproved, showing a gentle downward drift in the national topline as GOP support remained high.
In both late December and mid-January, Trump’s numbers stood at 41 percent approving and 59 percent disapproving, giving a net approval rating of -18 points.
Outside the CBS series, national trackers have shown overall job approval around the low 40s, with Morning Consult’s weekly survey placing approval at 46 percent among registered voters in mid-January, in a sample of 2,201 and a margin of error of about 2 percentage points.
What People Are Saying
White House spokesperson Anna Kelly told Newsweek last week: “President Trump took office with a resounding mandate from the nearly 80 million Americans who voted for him to secure our border, end Joe Biden’s inflation crisis, remove criminal illegal aliens from our streets, and restore American Greatness both at home and abroad.
“He has firmly cemented his legacy as the Peace President, having ended eight wars and counting and saving millions of lives. He is delivering on his promises, and the American people remain firmly aligned with the President’s agenda to Make America Great Again, regardless of the Mainstream Media’s so-called polling.”
President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social in December: “The polls are rigged even more than the writers. The real number is 64 percent, and why not, our Country is ‘hotter’ than ever before. Isn’t it nice to have a STRONG BORDER, No Inflation, a powerful Military, and great Economy???”
What Happens Next
Republican approval will likely remain a key buffer for Trump as campaigns intensify, but changes in overall approval among independents and younger voters will determine whether his national ratings shift ahead of the midterms.
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