Trump Second-Term Approval — Methodology-Diverse Average

A methodologically diverse, hand-curated average — 12 pollsters spanning live-caller phone, probability panels, non-probability opt-in panels, and mixed-mode phone/text/online, with both party-ID-weighted and demographics-only weighting schemes deliberately mixed in. Each pollster gets equal weight regardless of polling frequency (30-day trailing window, two-stage average). No pollster-quality or house-effect weighting.

Overall approval

Approve vs. disapprove, equal-weighted across all 12 pollsters, 30-day trailing window.

Overall generic congressional ballot

Democratic margin (Dem % − Rep %), among pollsters & waves that asked the question. Positive = Democratic lead.

Approval — by sampling methodology

Net approval (approve − disapprove), each group independently re-averaged with equal weight per pollster within the group. Click a legend entry to isolate a series.

Approval — by weighting approach

Net approval for pollsters that weight on party ID / recalled vote vs. those that weight demographics only.

Generic ballot margin — by sampling methodology

Democratic margin (Dem % − Rep %) on the generic ballot, by sample-recruitment group.

Generic ballot margin — by weighting approach

Democratic margin on the generic ballot, party-ID-weighted vs. demographics-only pollsters.

Pollsters: Gallup, Quinnipiac, NBC News, NYT/Siena (live phone); AP-NORC, Reuters/Ipsos, Pew Research, Strength in Numbers/Verasight (probability panel); Economist/YouGov, RMG Research/Napolitan News (non-probability opt-in panel); Emerson College, Fox News (mixed-mode). Gallup discontinued all presidential approval tracking Feb 11, 2026. Built from hand-collected poll releases, Jan 20, 2025–present.