By Jeffrey M. Jones
Story Highlights
- Approval among Republicans
hits 94%
- Poll shows highest party
polarization on record
- Half of registered voters
say Trump deserves to be
re-elected
February 04, 2020 "Information
Clearing House" -
WASHINGTON, D.C. --
President Donald Trump's job approval rating has
risen to 49%, his highest in Gallup polling since he
took office in 2017.
The new poll finds 50% of Americans disapproving
of Trump, leaving just 1% expressing no opinion. The
average percentage not having an opinion on Trump
has been 5% throughout his presidency.
Trump's approval rating has risen because of
higher ratings among both Republicans and
independents. His 94% approval rating among
Republicans is up six percentage points from early
January and is three points higher than his previous
best among his fellow partisans. The 42% approval
rating among independents is up five points, and
ties three other polls as his best among that group.
Democratic approval is 7%, down slightly from 10%.
The 87-point gap between Republican and
Democratic approval in the current poll is the
largest Gallup has measured in any Gallup poll to
date,
surpassing the prior record, held by Trump and
Barack Obama, by one point.
The Jan. 16-29 poll was conducted in the midst of
the Senate impeachment trial that will likely result
in the president's acquittal. The poll finds 52% of
Americans in favor of acquitting Trump and 46% in
favor of convicting and removing him from office.
