On December 11, 2017, Gallup found that 35% of Americans approve of President Trump’s job performance and 60% disapprove.
Below are the President’s job ratings among all voters as found by Gallup on the first of each month, the 15th of the month for the last three months and the first of the month for the previous months of the President’s term.
| Date | Approval | Disapproval |
| 12/11/17 | 35% | 60% |
| 12/1/17 | 33% | 62% |
| 11/15/17 | 37% | 57% |
| 11/1/17 | 38% | 58% |
| 10/15/17 | 38% | 58% |
| 10/1/17 | 37% | 57% |
| 9/1/17 | 34% | 61% |
| 8/1/17 | 36% | 60% |
| 7/1/17 | 37% | 57% |
| 6/1/17 | 39% | 55% |
| 5/1/17 | 41% | 55% |
| 4/1/17 | 38% | 57% |
| 3/1/17 | 43% | 51% |
| 2/1/17 | 43% | 52% |
The following are some additional looks at the President’s job performance. (The numbers below are of registered voters unless followed by an “A” which means all voters.) [QUPIAC = Quinnipiac]
| Date | NBC / WSJ | WP / ABC | CNN / ORC | NYT / CBS | FOX | QUPIAC |
| DEC | xxx | xxx | xxx | xxx | xxx | 37/57 35/58 |
| NOV | xxx | xxx | 38/57cnn | 36/57cbs | xxx | 38/55 |
| OCT | 38/58 A | 37/59 | 38/57cnn | 39/55cbsA | 38/57 | 38/56 |
| SEPT | 43/52 A | 42/54 | 37/56cnnA | xxx | 42/53 | 36/57 |
| AUG | 40/55A | 39/58 | 540/56cnnA | 36/58cbsA | 41/55 | 35/59 |
| JULY | xxx | 36/58A | xxx | xxx | 41/53 | xxx |
| JUNE | 40/56 | xxx | xxx | 36/57 cbs | 44/50 | 40/55 34/57 |
| MAY | 39/54 | xxx | xxx | xxx | 40/53 | 37/55 36/58 |
| APR | 40/54 | 42/53 | 44/54 | 43/49 cbs | xxx | 35/57 |
| MAR | xxx | xxx | 45/52 | 40/52 cbs | 43/51 | 37/56 |
| FEB | 44/48 | xxx | xxx | 39/51 cbs | 48/47 | 38/55 |
| JAN | xxx | xxx | 44/53 | 40/48 cbs | xxx | 36/44 |
A PEW Research Center survey taken through December 4th shows Trump with an approval rating of 32% and a disapproval rating of 63%. This reflects a drop in approval of 7 points since June 18, 2017. [PEW]
The following are job approval numbers from Gallup for the last nine presidents and Trump for the same time period. As you will see, Trump’s job approval rating by the public at large is the worst of any president at this point in their tenure going back to Ronald Reagan.
Job Approval – Roughly eleven months into the 1st term
| G.W. Bush | 87% (11/01) |
| Kennedy | 79% (11/61) |
| George HW Bush | 70% (11/89) |
| Nixon | 67% (11/69) |
| Eisenhower | 59% (11/53) |
| Carter | 56% (11/77) |
| Obama | 49% (11/09) |
| Clinton | 50% (11/93) |
| Reagan | 49% (11/81) |
| Trump | 37% (11/17) |
On the question of how Trump is viewed, favorably or unfavorably, and whether they approve or disapprove of his efforts on the economy and foreign policy, respondents have been consistently in the negative range except for a brief moment on the economy in September.
How folks view Trump, favorably or unfavorably, continues to move within a narrow range. Currently, 35% view him favorably and 60% unfavorably in the Marist survey. Since February it has been as high as 38%. [12/7/17]
On the economy, Trump’s approval rating has ranged within four points. The disapproval scale is as high as it’s been since March.
| Approve | Disapprove | |
| 12/5/17 | 42% | 52% |
| 10/30/17 | 46% | 47% |
| 9/24/17 | 43% | 46% |
| 8/6/17 | 46% | 45% |
| 6/18/17 | 42% | 51% |
| 4/24/17 | 43% | 49% |
| 3/28/17 | 44% | 55% |
| [CBS News] | ||
On foreign policy, Trump’s approval and disapproval ratings have each been in a three point range since the spring.
| Approve | Disapprove | |
| 11/13/17 | 37% | 58% |
| 10/10/17 | 38% | 58% |
| 9/26/17 | 38% | 57% |
| 8/15/17 | 39% | 58% |
| 6/27/17 | 38% | 57% |
| 4/18/17 | 40% | 56% |
| [Quinnipiac] | ||
In a more recent measurement than the above, Reuters/Ipsos has Trump’s approval on foreign policy at 40% and disapproval at 53%. [12/5/17]