Donald Trump has enjoyed unprecedented success among American voters, achieving positive approval ratings in major polling averages for the first time.
President Trump’s average favorable rating on RealClearPolitics reached 49.4% on Friday, while his unfavorable rating was about 2 points lower at 47.4%.
Through data dating back to 2015, President Trump’s polling average has never had a positive favorability rating.
The milestone comes after Trump was named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year and celebrated the event on Thursday by ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange with his wife Melania and daughters Ivanka and Tiffany. It was realized after.
He spent his entire political career “under the surface” of ratings, meaning his “unfavorable” ratings were higher than his “favorable” ones.
But his surprising return to political power, and the surprising collapse and capitulation of some of his opponents, has now put him on top.
Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in all seven battleground states in the Electoral College, winning 312 to 226.
This came after Harris won the popular vote with just under 50% of the vote, at 48.4%.
While perhaps falling short of the overwhelming “mission” Trump publicly claimed, he still became the first Republican to win the popular vote since 2004. Trump won the electoral college in 2016, but lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton.
Donald Trump continues his winning streak and earns a positive favorability rating for the first time on RealClearPolitics average
Since his victory, Trump has been thrust into a position of power, announcing cabinet picks, speaking to world leaders and announcing policy from his truthful social accounts.
He has experienced gains across the board, including financials, and his stake in Truth Social is around 40%, despite some critics calling the company a “meme stock.” billion dollars.
There are many signs that those in power are identifying with Trump’s descendants. After the election, Special Counsel Jack Smith moved to drop the criminal case against him.
A federal judge agreed, with Judge Tanya Chutkan dismissing the case on January 6th.
Trump received a hero’s welcome at an event at his Mar-a-Lago club, and has flown jets to events such as a UFC match at Madison Square Garden and the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. I attended.
President Trump even posted an image of first lady Jill Biden smiling as the two conversed inside the cathedral.
He met with President Joe Biden at the White House, and Biden promised an orderly transition of power.
He has been warmly received by Republicans in the House and Senate. Even many of his most controversial Cabinet picks have been well-received by party members, including his initial choice of Matt Gaetz for attorney general, a sexual assault that Gaetz denies. Failed due to suspicion of trafficking.
Trump’s average “favorable” rating reached 49.4%.
Trump was named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year and rang the bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday.
Signs of resistance to his selection for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth are fading, with Iowa Republican Joni Ernst saying she will support him “throughout this process.”
Trump’s Gallup favorability rating hit its lowest point shortly after January 6, 2021, at just 34%.
During his tenure, the rate never exceeded 49%.
As of June 25, the average RealClear poll shows that President Trump has an unfavorable rating of 54.9 and a favorable rating of 42.1, meaning that Mr. Trump is quite “underwater.”