Trump Approval Rating & Other Data Portal

This page contains interactive graphics for ongoing data projects, including an average of Donald Trump’s approval presidential job rating and a forecast of the political environment based on polling and economic data, with links to datasets readers and political journalists may find helpful.

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How Popular Is Donald Trump?

See here for a list of included polls.

How Does Trump Compare to Other Presidents?

This chart compares Donald Trump's net approval rating (approval minus disapproval) to those of previous U.S. presidents at the same points during their presidencies.

Here’s Trump versus other 21st-century presidents:

And Trump versus every president since 1953:


Cost of Ruling Index

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