UPDATED Jan. 20, 2021 at 11:57 AM

Donald Trump’s First-Term Approval Ratings

A calculation of Trump’s first-term approval ratings, accounting for each poll's quality, recency, sample size and partisan lean. How this works »

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90% OF POLLS PROJECTED TO FALL IN THIS RANGE

	DATES	POLLSTER	GRADE	SAMPLE		WEIGHT						ADJUSTED		ADJUSTED NET APPROVAL
•	Jan. 16-19, 2021 1/16-19	YouGov	B	1,155	RV	0.94	44%	55%		44%	54%	-11
•	Jan. 16-19, 2021 1/16-19	American Research Group	B	990	RV	1.31	29%	67%		32%	63%	-31
•	Jan. 14-18, 2021 1/14-18	Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research	C+	1,500	LV	0.88	51%	48%		47%	49%	-2
•	Jan. 15-17, 2021 1/15-17	Morning Consult	B/C	1,993	RV	0.09	39%	58%		39%	58%	-19
•	Jan. 15-17, 2021 1/15-17	Quinnipiac University	B+	1,131	RV	1.35	34%	61%		37%	59%	-22
•	Jan. 16-19, 2021 1/16-19	YouGov	B	1,500	A	0.76	42%	53%		42%	55%	-13
•	Jan. 16-19, 2021 1/16-19	American Research Group	B	1,100	A	1.40	30%	66%		32%	63%	-31
•	Jan. 15-19, 2021 1/15-19	AtlasIntel	B/C	5,188	A	1.48	45%	54%		42%	56%	-14
•	Jan. 13-15, 2021 1/13-15	YouGov	B	2,166	A	0.96	41%	59%		41%	61%	-20
•	Jan. 4-15, 2021 1/4-15	Gallup	B	1,023	A	1.37	34%	62%		34%	61%	-27
•	Jan. 16-19, 2021 1/16-19	YouGov	B	1,500	A	0.76	42%	53%		43%	55%	-12
•	Jan. 16-19, 2021 1/16-19	American Research Group	B	1,100	A	1.40	30%	66%		33%	63%	-30
•	Jan. 15-19, 2021 1/15-19	AtlasIntel	B/C	5,188	A	1.48	45%	54%		43%	54%	-11
•	Jan. 14-18, 2021 1/14-18	Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research	C+	1,500	LV	0.88	51%	48%		46%	50%	-4
•	Jan. 15-17, 2021 1/15-17	Morning Consult	B/C	1,993	RV	0.08	39%	58%		39%	59%	-20

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A = ALL ADULTS

RV = REGISTERED VOTERS

V = VOTERS

LV = LIKELY VOTERS

Barack Obama2009-17

George W. Bush2001-09

Bill Clinton1993-2001

George H.W. Bush1989-93

Ronald Reagan1981-89

Jimmy Carter1977-81

Gerald Ford1974-77

Richard Nixon1969-74

Lyndon B. Johnson1963-69

John F. Kennedy1961-63

Dwight D. Eisenhower1953-61

Harry S. Truman1945-53

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