President Trump’s approval ratings stay steady amid political battles

Amid riots in response to ICE agents deporting illegal immigrants, and the state of California suing the Trump administration for deploying the national guard in LA, President Trump’s overall approval ratings have remained remarkably stable.

Mr Trump has a 46.8% approval rating and a 50.1% disapproval rating. While this is not exactly a high rating, it is higher than at this point in his first term, in June 2017. And it should be noted that this is with almost universal negative media coverage on Trump, and a volatile market as a result of tariff threats.

It should also be noted that this average is influenced by Quinnipiac’s poll, which has Trump at 38% approval and 54% disapproval. Quinnipiac has been notorious for its left leaning bias, and more importantly, for greatly underestimating Trump’s support in elections.

CBS News, which has also historically underestimated Trump’s support, further contributes to this slant against Trump, with a poll showing the President 10 points underwater.

These polls should still be counted, but it should be remembered that the polls that were the most accurate in forecasting the 2024 election results, have Mr Trump at a higher average than where he is at now.

While still in the negative, polling for whether the US is on the right track are at their highest in 15 years. Additionally, Americans’ feeling that the US is on the right track are noticeably up compared to where they were during the Biden administration.

There is also a theory that Mr Trump is willing to do the more controversial things, whether on tariffs or hardline deportations, early in his administration, so that by the midterms in November 2026, or the 2028 election, the difficult times will be passed.

It is still very possible that things could go south from here, but if Trump can keep a relatively high floor during times of controversy in his presidency, he should put himself and the GOP in a decent spot in the upcoming elections.