New polls show approval rating for Donald Trump is down across US. What about Mississippi?
President Donald Trump is past his first 100 days in office, and his average job approval rating across the U.S. shows his disapproval rating outpaces his approval rating.
Real Clear Politics tracks and averages results from 14 polling sources. From April 23 to May 12, Trump has a 50.2% disapproval rating, on average, with about a 45.9% approval rating.
An average of seven polling sources' data from April 23 to May 12 also shows that 51% of Americans think the country is on the wrong track. About 43% said we're headed in the right direction. But those numbers have been closer in recent weeks than they have been since 2021, according to Real Clear Politics.
In recent days, the president has signed an executive order seeking to cut the prices on prescription medicines, said he plans to accept a luxury jet plane from the Qatar royal family and appointed his criminal defense attorney to lead the Library of Congress.
What do current poll numbers say Americans think about the job Trump is doing in his second term? Does Mississippi feel the same way as the rest of the country? Here's what we know.
After his first week in office, Trump hit his highest average approval rating at 50.5%. His disapproval rating for this term also was at its lowest at 44.3% on Jan. 27.
His approval rating was in the black until about 60 days into his term.
Around March 11, both numbers were near 48%. Since then, the majority of polled Americans have been dissatisfied.
Around April 28, the peak disapproval rate was 52.4%. The lowest average disapproval rating was 45.1%, which was first reached April 29 and has been seen a few times since.
In the most recent polls:
Economist/YouGov from May 9-12 had a 52% disapproval rating and a 45% approval.
Morning Consult from May 9-11 showed at 52% disapproval rating and a 46% approval.
Rasmussen Reports from May 6-12 showed a 52% approval rating and 47% disapproval.
The Magnolia State went red for Trump in November. He had about 62% of the total vote.
Civiqs polls, updated on May 12, state Trump has a 55% favorability among Mississippians. About 42% of responders said they aren't pleased with the president, and 2% aren't sure.
Nationally, the Civiqs poll said 54% weren't happy with the president and 43% were happy with him right now. About 3% were unsure.
Trump has best approval ratings among the following Mississippi groups:
Age: 50 to 65 and older (58%)
Education level: Non-College Graduates (58%)
Gender: Male (64%)
Party: Republican (95%)
Race: White (78%)
Civiqs polling on Trump goes back to Sept. 12, 2015. The site highlights key points in history to show how Mississippi residents felt about him at that time. Other than a brief time between election day 2022 and when Trump was criminally indicted in March 2018, he's maintained a favorable approval rating in the state.
In Mississippi, Trump has a majority favorable rating for respondents 35-49, with about 50% favorable and 47% unfavorable. For those ages 50-65+, it's about 58% favorable and 40% unfavorable.
In the 18-34 data range, results were 49% unfavorable and 47% favorable.
People with a postgraduate degree were most likely to disagree with the president (56%). He had a majority favorability rating for people with a college degree (53%) or no higher education degree (58%).
While most men favor Trump, the female vote was split almost in half with 50% unfavorable and 48% favorable.
Overwhelmingly, GOP poll responders approve of Trump's work (95%) and Democrats disapprove (96%). Independent voters were split: 48% favorable, 48% unfavorable, 4% undecided.
Eighty-one percent of Black and African-American respondents rated Trump unfavorably. White voters supported him the most (78%). He also had high approval ratings among Hispanic/Latinos (59%) and other ethnic groups (62%).
Real Clear Politics followed Trump's job approval and favorability ratings for the whole country over time.
The average data showed he averaged 53.4% disapproval and 42.8% approval in his first term. Peak disapproval was 58.1% on Dec. 16, 2017. Peak approval was about 47.3% on March 31, 2020.
By year, that looked like:
2017: 40.5 approve, 54.0 disapprove.
2018: 42.5 approve, 53.2 disapprove.
2019: 43.4 approve, 53.3 disapprove.
2020: 44.4 approve, 53.1 disapprove.
Since July 7, 2016, Trump has averaged a 51.1% unfavorable rating and 45.6% favorable. His peak favorable rating is 49.4% on Dec. 8-9, 2024.The highest average unfavorable rating was 64.5% on April 18, 2016.
Bonnie Bolden is the Deep South Connect reporter for Mississippi with Gannett/USA Today. Email her at bbolden@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: New Donald Trump approval rating: What polls show in US, Mississippi
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