This article summarizes the results of polls taken during the presidency of Donald Trump which gather and analyze public opinion on his administration's performance and policies.
Graphical summary
Job approval ratings
Aggregate polls
Poll numbers verified
2020
2019
2018
2017
Comparative favorability ratings
vs Barack Obama
vs Chuck Schumer
vs Mike Pence
vs Nancy Pelosi
vs Paul Ryan
vs Vladimir Putin
to
Issue-specific support
Appointment of Neil Gorsuch to Supreme Court
In February 2017, Donald Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court of the United States. Gorsuch was confirmed on April 7, 2017, by a 54–45 vote.
Ban on military service by transgender people
Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum banning transgender individuals from serving openly in the U.S. military.
In the following table, the "support" column indicates the percentage of respondents who supported the ban, whereas the "oppose" column indicates the percentage of respondents who were opposed to the ban.
Climate change regulations repeal
Donald Trump has pledged to repeal certain U.S. government regulations intended to address climate change.
Construction of border wall
In January 2017, Donald Trump ordered construction of a wall along portions of the Mexico–United States border.
Construction of Keystone Pipeline
In January 2017, Donald Trump ordered the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to permit construction of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline. Donald Trump wanted to build the final uncompleted portion of the Dakota Access pipeline. The Keystone XL oil pipeline would bring oil from Alberta, Canada to the Nebraska area. It would then connect to an existing pipeline to bring the crude to the Illinois area.
Deportation of illegal immigrants with criminal records
In an interview following his election, Donald Trump said illegal immigrants with criminal records should be deported.
Government employee staffing cuts
Donald Trump has proposed a 20-percent cut in parts of the U.S. Government workforce.
Obamacare repeal
Donald Trump has called for the repeal of the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare").
Refugee restrictions
During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump called for the suspension of immigration to the United States from seven "terror prone" countries. In January 2017, he signed an executive order partially implementing that policy and halving annual U.S. refugee intake from 100,000 to 50,000.
Sanctuary city funding
In January 2017, Donald Trump issued an executive order that would block federal funding to "sanctuary cities".
UN funding
Donald Trump has said he plans to dramatically reduce United States funding to the United Nations and UN programs.
Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on climate change
On June 1, 2017, Donald Trump announced that the United States would withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Withdrawal from Trans-Pacific Partnership
In January 2017, Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact.
Global polls
A Gallup poll on 134 countries comparing the approval ratings of US leadership between the years 2016 and 2017 found that only in 29 of them did Trump lead Obama in job approval and that people living in authoritarian or hybrid regime states generally tended to rate Trump more favorably compared to people living in democratic states. Overall, more international respondents disapproved rather than approved of the Trump administration and approval ratings were reported to be similar to those in the last 2 years of the Bush administration. A Pew Research Center poll of 37 nations conducted in July 2017 found "a median of just 22% has confidence in Trump to do the right thing when it comes to international affairs". This compares to a median of 64% rate of confidence for his predecessor Barack Obama. Trump received a higher rating in only two countries: Russia and Israel. In a 2018 Pew Research poll of 25 nations, the confidence in Trump rose to 27%. In the 2019 poll, the confidence in Trump was at 29%. In the September 2020 poll, the confidence in Trump decreased to 16%.