Two important polls recently conducted by Rasmussen Reports show how closely divided the country is as President Trump concludes the first six months of his second term The President’s approval rating stands at 49%, with 44% of likely voters saying the country is headed in the right direction.
The latest figures include 34% who Strongly Approve of the job Trump is doing and 41% who Strongly Disapprove. This gives him a Presidential Approval Index rating of - 7. The President’s approval has fallen from 56 percent positive on Inauguration Day, to 53 percent in June, to today’s 49 percent.
This falloff in the President’s approval tracks with the results of Rasmussen’s right direction – wrong direction poll.
Fifty-two percent (52%) of voters believe the nation is headed down the wrong track, up two points from a week ago.
Six months into President Donald Trump’s second term, the two major parties are almost evenly matched in terms of voters’ approval.
A different Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey found that 48% of Likely U.S. Voters have a favorable impression of the Republican Party, while 47% view the Democratic Party favorably.
In today’s highly partisan atmosphere voters with strong opinions tend to have polarized views of America’s two major parties. Among those with a Very Favorable view of Democrats, 50% have a Very Unfavorable opinion of Republicans, while among those with a Very Favorable impression of Republicans, 57% have a Very Unfavorable view of Democrats.
Eighty-two percent (82%) of Republican voters have a favorable impression of their own party, compared to 74% of Democrats who view their own party favorably. Among voters not affiliated with either major party, 39% have a favorable opinion of Democrats and 38% view Republicans favorably. The big difference among unaffiliated voters is that 42% have a Very Unfavorable impression of Republicans, while 31% have a similar view of Democrats.
Surprisingly, given the overwhelming radical feminist rhetoric in the establishment media and social media channels, there is not much of a “gender gap” in terms of how the Democratic Party is perceived – 49% of men and 46% of women voters expressing a favorable opinion – but a majority of men (51%) view Republicans favorably, while 51% of women voters have an unfavorable impression of the GOP.
Democrats are viewed at least somewhat favorably by 45% of whites, 58% of black voters, 50% of Hispanics and 49% of other minorities. Republicans are viewed at least somewhat favorably by 48% of whites, 42% of black voters, 56% of Hispanics and 40% of other minorities.
Seventy-six percent (76%) of self-identified conservative voters have a favorable impression of Republicans, while Democrats are viewed favorably by 72% of liberals. Among moderate voters, more have a favorable opinion of Democrats (54%) than of Republicans (37%).
Overall, the differences in the two parties’ favorability are minor, the most significant being that more voters (36%) have a Very Unfavorable opinion of the GOP compared to 31% with a Very Unfavorable impression of Democrats. That’s mainly due to more negative views of Republicans among independent voters.
A majority of voters under 40 have a favorable opinion of Democrats, while those ages 40-49 are most favorable toward Republicans. Among voters 65 and older, more than 40% have Very Unfavorable impressions of both major parties.
Among those who voted for Trump in last year’s presidential election, 84% have at least a somewhat favorable opinion of Republicans, while Democrats are viewed favorably by 73% of Kamala Harris voters.
However, President Trump and Republicans should not necessarily be disheartened by those results. A year ago at this time, only 35 percent said the United States was heading in the right direction, while 60 percent said it was on the wrong track.
- grassroots activism
- Wrong track poll
- Right Direction poll
- Trump approval ratings
- political opinion polls
- Democrat approval rating
- likely voters
- Partisan split
- Independent voters
- Unaffiliated voters
- gender gap
- Black voters
- Hispanic voters
- White voters
