New poll: Trump's approval rating holds at 42% amid worries over economy, immigration
Despite President Donald Trump's jubilant Michigan rally on April 29 to mark the first 100 days of his second term, a string of major national polls are painting a starker image with historically low favorability numbers driven by growing concerns over immigration and the economy.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll released Wednesday, April 30 is the latest example, rounding out the month with a 42% approval rating. Just a day prior, a NPR/PBS/Marist survey revealed identical ratings, and polls released by CNN and The Economist/YouGov within the last week gave the president a close 41% approval rating.
Discontent over the economy, immigration and trade wars are largely fueling Americans' low favorability of the second-term president, according to this latest poll surveying 1,029 U.S. adults nationwide April 25-27. The poll had a margin of error of about 3 percentage points.
His 42% approval and 53% disapproval ratings this week remain unchanged from a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted a week prior, though respondents' opinions of Trump's handling of the economy and immigration have slipped since the last survey.
Sentiment lowers on Trump's handling of economy
Approval of Trump’s economic stewardship stands at 36%, the lowest level he’s had through both terms so far, according to Reuters, a one-point drop from the outlet's last poll April 16-21.
Meanwhile, approval of the president's stance on immigration between the two surveys remains at 45%, though disapproval increased two points from last week's 46% to this week's 48%.
Aggregate of recent polls puts Trump's approval a few points higher
An average of recent polling published by polling data outlet RealClearPolitics, which does not include the most recent Reuters/Ipsos poll as of Wednesday afternoon, April 30, puts Trump at a 45.1% approval rating and a 52.1% disapproval.
Trump's recent approval numbers in the low- to mid-40s are historic lows for a president's first 100 days stretching back to Dwight D. Eisenhower's administration in early 1953. Only Trump's first term had approval ratings on par with those released this week, averaging out to a 41% favorability in April 2017.
Kathryn Palmer is a trending news reporter. You can reach her at Kapalmer@usatoday.com.