President Trump’s job approval dropped below 40% in a new national Marquette University Law School poll released Wednesday.
President Donald Trump’s job approval stands at 39 percent, with 60 percent disapproving, according to a national Marquette Law School Poll released Wednesday.
The survey, conducted April 8-16 among 982 adults nationwide, found Trump’s approval has declined from 42 percent in January. Among Republicans, approval was 78 percent. Independents approved at 20 percent and Democrats at 6 percent. The margin of error was plus or minus 3.4 percentage points for all adults.
On specific issues, 52 percent approved of Trump’s handling of border security while 47 percent disapproved. Approval was lower on the economy at 32 percent and immigration at 44 percent. Just 24 percent approved of his handling of inflation.
The poll also found 75 percent approve of the cease-fire in the U.S.-Iran war, while 24 percent disapprove. Only 21 percent said the U.S. achieved its goals in the conflict, and 63 percent said there were not sufficient reasons for the war.
For the November congressional elections, Democrats led Republicans 48 percent to 44 percent among registered voters. Among likely voters, the Democratic advantage grew to 53 percent to 43 percent. Democrats showed higher enthusiasm, with 50 percent saying they were very enthusiastic about voting compared with 33 percent of Republicans.
Inflation and the cost of living remained the top issue, cited by 30 percent as most important. The war with Iran followed at 24 percent. Twenty-five percent rated the economy as excellent or good, down from 35 percent in January. Seventy percent expected inflation to increase.
The survey was conducted online using the SSRS Opinion Panel, a national probability sample. Results for registered voters had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.6 percentage points; for likely voters, plus or minus 4.4 percentage points.
