Overview
- Real Clear Polling’s mid-December average shows 43.6% approval, while Gallup’s latest reading puts Trump at 36% and Reuters/Ipsos reports 33% approval.
- The conservative-sponsored RMG Research poll for Napolitan News Service finds 50% approval and 49% disapproval from a Dec. 10–18 survey of 3,000 registered voters with a ±1.8-point margin of error.
- Other snapshots vary: Emerson College Polling registers 41% approval and Fox News finds 44%, underscoring wide inter-poll differences.
- Across 2025, Gallup tracks a decline from 47% approval in January to 36% in November, with experts pointing to economic concerns and the 43-day federal shutdown as key factors.
- The polling landscape unfolds as the White House pursues contentious actions, including an expanded travel ban starting Jan. 1, a move to block sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers, and a court fight over a proposed White House ballroom, developments that could shape public perception heading into the 2026 midterms.