Trump’s recent antics have hurt his standing in the polls.
- President Trump's approval rating now 41%, while 54% disapprove
- Attitudes are flipped on impeachment: 53% opposed, 45% in favor
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Donald Trump's job approval rating, which has been fluctuating between 40% and 43% since early May, was 41% in the second half of June, and includes 29% who strongly approve. Fifty-four percent of Americans disapprove of the president's performance, including 44% who do so strongly.
Majorities of Women, Nonwhites, Democrats Favor Impeachment
Americans' support for impeaching Trump differs by subgroup, closely mirroring variations in his overall job approval rating. All groups that typically give Trump lower job approval ratings --women, nonwhites, young adults and Democrats -- are more likely than their counterparts to say he should be impeached and removed from office.
As noted, Republicans' views on impeachment closely mirror their views on his job performance, while there is more of a gap between the two measures among independents and Democrats. For most other groups, by about 10 percentage points, more believe he should not be impeached than approve of his job performance.
Meanwhile, a majority of Democrats are in agreement with such prominent party figures as Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Rep. Joe Kennedy, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that the House should at least begin impeachment proceedings. But with political independents narrowly siding with Republicans in opposition to that action, public opinion currently leans against it.
The number of Americans in favor of impeachment is climbing. Next month Mueller’s testimony may send the number into the majority, unless Trump can’t restrain himself from attacking Iran before then, which will accelerate the calls for his impeachment into a chorus.