Trump's popularity rating changed in the first week, but most people support his immigration policies
In the first Emerson College Polling survey of his second term in office, US President Donald Trump's approval rating was 49% following the first week filled with executive orders.
In the first Emerson College Polling survey of his second term in office, US President Donald Trump's approval rating was 49% following the first week filled with executive orders. Trump's popularity rating nearly mirrored the amount of support he earned in the 2024 presidential election, according to the polling data. Ten per cent were neutral, and forty-one per cent did not approve of Trump.Notably, since the beginning of Trump's first term, the polling firm has not registered a lower disapproval level in its nationwide surveys.Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, said Trump's numbers remained stable across all age categories, with the exception of those aged 70 and above, who gave him a 48 per cent approval rating and a 49 per cent disapproving rating. The number of people who believe the nation is moving in the right way has significantly increased, according to pollsters, with 52% of respondents saying so, compared to 48% who believe it is not. Two-thirds of respondents to a poll conducted earlier this month said it was going in the wrong way. According to Kimball, the shift is being driven by a shift in Republican opinions over the country's course and a decline in independents who believe it is headed in the wrong path. Although a small majority of independents still believe it is headed in the wrong direction, that number is down from the roughly 70% who held that opinion earlier this month. Reuters and Ispos conducted another study, however, which revealed a drop in the US President's approval ratings and revealed that 45% of respondents supported Trump's actions. The figure was a 2-point drop from a poll earlier this month, according to Reuters. The number of respondents who disapproved of Trump's new actions as commander-in-chief increased by 7 percentage points, from 39% to 46%.According to Kyle Kondik, an analyst at the University of Virginia Center for Politics, "Trump's numbers are still not impressive by historical standards, even though it does seem like he is getting a honeymoon to some extent," he told Reuters.
The majority agrees with Trump's immigration policy
Supporters and detractors of the Trump administration's immigration policies are sharply divided. According to Emerson College research, over 48% of Americans support Trump's immigration and border security policies, while 41% oppose them.In the meanwhile, a Reuters/Ispos survey found that 54% of respondents were in favour of redefining birthright citizenship. About 20% are indifferent, while 37% are against.The president's efforts to eradicate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) recruiting policies in government agencies around the country were also criticized by slightly fewer than 60% of respondents. According to a Reuters/Ispos study, 44% of respondents supported the action, while 51% opposed his order to close federal DEI offices.
