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demmiblue

(36,903 posts)
Fri Jan 15, 2021, 11:16 AM Jan 2021

New @pewresearch poll has Trump's job approval rating at 29%.

New @pewresearch poll has Trump’s job approval rating at 29%. His decline post-election has happened almost entirely among Republican voters.



Biden Begins Presidency With Positive Ratings; Trump Departs With Lowest-Ever Job Mark

68% of public does not want Trump to remain a major political figure in the future

Pew Research Center conducted this study to examine the public’s reactions to the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, including a look into Americans’ views of Joe Biden as the president-elect and thoughts about the insurrection that took place at the Capitol earlier this month. For this analysis, we surveyed 5,360 U.S. adults in January 2021. Everyone who took part in this survey is a member of Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel (ATP), an online survey panel that is recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses. This way nearly all U.S. adults have a chance of selection. The survey is weighted to be representative of the U.S. adult population by gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education and other categories. Read more about the ATP’s methodology.

Here are the questions used for the report, along with responses, and its methodology.
Chart shows Biden post-election conduct viewed positively; growing criticism of Trump

As Joe Biden prepares to take office just days after a deadly riot inside the U.S. Capitol, 64% of voters express a positive opinion of his conduct since he won the November election. Majorities also approve of Biden’s Cabinet selections and how he has explained his plans and policies for the future.

Donald Trump is leaving the White House with the lowest job approval of his presidency (29%) and increasingly negative ratings for his post-election conduct. The share of voters who rate Trump’s conduct since the election as only fair or poor has risen from 68% in November to 76%, with virtually all of the increase coming in his “poor” ratings (62% now, 54% then).
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New @pewresearch poll has Trump's job approval rating at 29%. (Original Post) demmiblue Jan 2021 OP
How in the world North Shore Chicago Jan 2021 #1
it is the cult NRaleighLiberal Jan 2021 #2
29% is good news, a good trend empedocles Jan 2021 #4
To be honest, I am surprised it went below 30% Claustrum Jan 2021 #5
Me too! Even at his lowest points, I don't recall it going below Mike 03 Jan 2021 #8
Wasn't his lowest point around March last year when COVID hit hard? Claustrum Jan 2021 #10
Corporate Republicans Showing Righteous Indignation in last 5 Days of Trump's Administration Stallion Jan 2021 #11
Hitler had an estimated 24% approval in 46 or 47 in Germany, Arnold was correct that the Nazis uponit7771 Jan 2021 #19
my first thought too mdbl Jan 2021 #21
Finally. It seemed for a long time like no matter how inept he was he couldn't Mike 03 Jan 2021 #3
No wonder Melania never looks happy. dubyadiprecession Jan 2021 #6
Nixon August 1974 levels. roamer65 Jan 2021 #7
Down to 38.1% in the composite on 538 Johnny2X2X Jan 2021 #9
29% may dissaprove but 40% would still vote for him. steampunk Jan 2021 #12
at least Cosmocat Jan 2021 #16
+1, ... and it looks like MAGA will still vote for him in 2024 uponit7771 Jan 2021 #20
I believe Hitler was at 24% when he went into his bunker... Mazeltov Cocktail Jan 2021 #13
Getting into Nixon territory. Oops, Trumpy doesn't like the "N" word. yellowcanine Jan 2021 #14
Still too high. Kick. ❤ nt littlemissmartypants Jan 2021 #15
Biden is so low-key, his words short and simple, yet BOOM! so much impact. bucolic_frolic Jan 2021 #17
A lot of Mea Culpas demosincebirth Jan 2021 #18
29%? GD!!! Too many. IsItJustMe Jan 2021 #22
29%?? Is that the lowest ever? nt C Moon Jan 2021 #23
538 aggregate has him at 38% jcgoldie Jan 2021 #24
Sorry. I meant for any president? Probably not. There are too many brainwashed nuts out there. C Moon Jan 2021 #25
yeah not even close jcgoldie Jan 2021 #26
His approval rating would be 0% in a sane world nam78_two Jan 2021 #27
KICK orangecrush Jan 2021 #28

Claustrum

(4,846 posts)
5. To be honest, I am surprised it went below 30%
Fri Jan 15, 2021, 11:28 AM
Jan 2021

They are a cult and they still have Fox News, OAN, talk radio that are spreading the disinformation and lies.

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
8. Me too! Even at his lowest points, I don't recall it going below
Fri Jan 15, 2021, 11:30 AM
Jan 2021

the low to mid 30s in any polls. Even when he shut the government down and his approval ratings temporarily tanked, I don't think it ever went below 33%.

Claustrum

(4,846 posts)
10. Wasn't his lowest point around March last year when COVID hit hard?
Fri Jan 15, 2021, 11:34 AM
Jan 2021

But yes, I don't think it ever went below 33%.

Stallion

(6,476 posts)
11. Corporate Republicans Showing Righteous Indignation in last 5 Days of Trump's Administration
Fri Jan 15, 2021, 11:52 AM
Jan 2021

...where were they in previous 5 years? Plus they are getting an up-close-and-personal view of the MAGA Qs who they've used to keep their taxes low

uponit7771

(90,367 posts)
19. Hitler had an estimated 24% approval in 46 or 47 in Germany, Arnold was correct that the Nazis
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 04:00 AM
Jan 2021

... were allowed to slink back into society and act like nothing happened and it wasn't until their children confronted them that they faced what they did as a country as being wrong.

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
3. Finally. It seemed for a long time like no matter how inept he was he couldn't
Fri Jan 15, 2021, 11:27 AM
Jan 2021

slip below 33% - 37%.

Heartened to see this.

dubyadiprecession

(5,725 posts)
6. No wonder Melania never looks happy.
Fri Jan 15, 2021, 11:29 AM
Jan 2021

More bad news like that, just makes trump’s penis even smaller than it is now.
“ Melania, I need to pee, do you know where my magnifying glass is?”

Johnny2X2X

(19,193 posts)
9. Down to 38.1% in the composite on 538
Fri Jan 15, 2021, 11:33 AM
Jan 2021

I think it will be below 35% after the weekend. Glad for this, we're dealing with about 1/3 the country, not 1/2 or even 40%.

Mazeltov Cocktail

(569 posts)
13. I believe Hitler was at 24% when he went into his bunker...
Fri Jan 15, 2021, 12:07 PM
Jan 2021

And when you consider that most of Germany was being decimated by Allied bombs, it shows just how dedicated and crazy the core loonies can be...

bucolic_frolic

(43,363 posts)
17. Biden is so low-key, his words short and simple, yet BOOM! so much impact.
Fri Jan 15, 2021, 09:06 PM
Jan 2021

The headline teaser on "ALL IN" just now, in re: covid, Biden: "You have my word, we will manage the HELL out of this crisis."

jcgoldie

(11,655 posts)
26. yeah not even close
Sun Jan 17, 2021, 04:28 AM
Jan 2021

Before foxnews/talk radio/facebook era people actually got somewhat reliable news... now everyone burrows into what they want to hear and the approval numbers don't fluctuate in response to what actually happens as they once did.

nam78_two

(14,529 posts)
27. His approval rating would be 0% in a sane world
Sun Jan 17, 2021, 04:32 PM
Jan 2021

Of course, in a sane world, he would be in a padded cell and not the POTUS. 29% is way too high.

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