USA Today, March 2025
Thursday marked two months since President Donald Trump was sworn into office for his second term. One of just two presidents to serve non-consecutive terms, his first weeks have provided a unique opportunity to compare his approval ratings against himself at the same point in his first presidency. Out of the gate, Trump’s net approval ratings were higher than his own rates in 2017, but still lower than any other president in history. One month in, his net approval rating (defined as the the margin between a president’s approval and disapproval polling averages) had shrunk to just above even in late February.
Since then, Trump has marched on with federal agency cuts and has continued to feature Elon Musk in a central role in his administration, both of which are controversial with voters, multiple polls have shown. Here is what polls tell us about how Americans approve of Trump’s second presidency so far.
