On January 28, 2018, Gallup found that 38% of Americans approve of President Trump’s job performance and 58% disapprove.
Beginning in 2018 Gallup is no longer providing a daily approval rating of the president. In the future, these reports will be dated weekly.
| Date | Approval | Disapproval |
| 1/28/18 | 38% | 58% |
| 1/14/18 | 38% | 57% |
| 12/31/17 | 39% | 55% |
| 12/15/17 | 34% | 61% |
| 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% |
| 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 |
| JAN ’18 | 39/57A | 38/58 | 43/53 | 37/58cbsA | 45/53 | 36/58 |
| DEC | 41/56 | xxx | 36/59cnn | 36/57 cbsA | xxx | 37/57 |
| NOV | xxx | xxx | 38/57cnn | xxx | 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 |
| JULY | xxx | 36/58A | xxx | xxx | 41/53 | xxx |
| MAY | 39/54 | xxx | xxx | xxx | 40/53 | 37/55 |
| APR | 40/54 | 42/53 | 44/54 | 43/49 cbs | xxx | 35/57 |
| JAN | xxx | xxx | 44/53 | 40/48 cbs | xxx | 36/44 |
Trump’s 39% approval rating is the lowest in the history of the NBC/WSJ poll (1/17) for any “modern president ending his first year.” His disapproval rating is 57% with 51% who strongly disapprove.
| Approval | |
| Republicans | 78% |
| Independents | 33% |
| Democrats | 8% |
| Men | 46% |
| Women | 33% |
| Whites | 45% |
| Hispanics | 26% |
| African Americans | 8% |
| 18-34 years of age | 35% |
| Seniors | 41% |
The following are job approval numbers from Gallup for the last nine presidents and Trump. As you can 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 12 months into the 1st term
| GW Bush | 84% (1/02) |
| Kennedy | 79% (1/62) |
| GHW Bush | 80% (1/90) |
| Eisenhower | 71% (1/54) |
| Nixon | 61% (1/70) |
| Carter | 55% (1/78) |
| Obama | 51% (1/10) |
| Clinton | 50% (1/94) |
| Reagan | 49% (1/82) |
| Trump | 38% (1/18) |
On the economy, Trump’s approval ratings have been within a 4 point range since the spring. His disapproval rating has been within an 11 point range since the spring and within a 5 point range in the last three months.
| Approve | Disapprove | |
| 1/16/18 | 46% | 49% |
| 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. Trump has not been even close to a positive rating this past year.
| Approve | Disapprove | |
| 1/16/18 | 36% | 60% |
| 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] | ||
36% of Americans have positive feelings toward Trump while 56% have negative feelings toward him. 23% of folks like Trump personally and approve of his policies while 52% don’t like him personally and disapprove of many of his policies.
[NBC/WSJ, 1/17/18]