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Amid the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, President Donald Trump’s job approval rating has declined since last month, and cracks in the president’s base are part of the reason.
President Trump’s job approval score stands at 39% among Americans, down from 42% in December 2018. The president’s negative rating is 53%, a 4-point increase from 49% previously. Trump’s job approval rating has declined among Republicans, 83% from 90%. Among white evangelical Christians, Trump’s approval rating is now +43 points, down from +56 points in December. Among men who reside in small cities or the suburbs, President Trump’s score is upside down, 42% to 48%. A little more than a month ago, a majority of these residents (51%) approved of how Trump was doing his job. 39%, at the time, did not. The president’s approval score among white men without a college education (50%) is now +15 points over his negative rating (35%), marking a change from a previous +22 points at the end of the year (56% to 34%).
The proportion of Americans who strongly disapprove of how the president is doing his job (45%) is nearly double those who strongly approve (24%). Adults who report an intense dissatisfaction with Mr. Trump’s job performance matches the largest proportion with this view (45%) since December 2017.
Amid the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, President Donald Trump’s job approval rating has declined since last month, and cracks in the president’s base are part of the reason.
President Trump’s job approval score stands at 39% among Americans, down from 42% in December 2018. The president’s negative rating is 53%, a 4-point increase from 49% previously. Trump’s job approval rating has declined among Republicans, 83% from 90%. Among white evangelical Christians, Trump’s approval rating is now +43 points, down from +56 points in December. Among men who reside in small cities or the suburbs, President Trump’s score is upside down, 42% to 48%. A little more than a month ago, a majority of these residents (51%) approved of how Trump was doing his job. 39%, at the time, did not. The president’s approval score among white men without a college education (50%) is now +15 points over his negative rating (35%), marking a change from a previous +22 points at the end of the year (56% to 34%).
The proportion of Americans who strongly disapprove of how the president is doing his job (45%) is nearly double those who strongly approve (24%). Adults who report an intense dissatisfaction with Mr. Trump’s job performance matches the largest proportion with this view (45%) since December 2017.