The RealClearPolitics tracker showed that on May 17, 2017, Trump's approval rating was 40 percent, while his disapproval rating was 55 percent. This gave him a net approval rating of -15 points, making Trump more popular now than at the same point in his first stint in the Oval Office.

Most recent Trump approval rating, according to the latest Morning Consult poll (May 5, 2025): Note: this rating is slightly worse than the same point in his first term, when 44% approved and 48% did not approve. Most recent Trump approval rating, according to the latest Rasmussen poll (May 9, 2025):

Voters were more likely to approve of President Trump’s job performance if they had not been following some of the major news stories of his first 100 days in office, a recent New York Times/Siena College poll found.