President-elect Donald Trump 's favorability rating has been improving since his 2024 election win, according to recent polling results. An average of recent polls compiled by 538 indicates that Trump is viewed favorably by 45 percent of the public, with 50.4 percent having an unfavorable opinion as of Tuesday night.
While the president-elect still had a net 5.4 percent unfavorable rating, the average had improved significantly since Election Day, when Trump's rating was net 9.5 percent unfavorable.
Some of most recent polls suggest that Trump is now viewed favorably by a majority of Americans, with the newest survey released by Emerson College on Tuesday showing the president-elect with a net 8 percent favorability rating. The poll, conducted among 1,000 registered voters from November 20 to November 22, found that 54 percent of respondents had a "very" or "somewhat" favorable view of Trump, while 46 percent had a very or somewhat unfavorable view. Trump's favorability rating jumped 6 percentage points following his win on November 5, with an Emerson survey conducted before the election showing him at 48 percent favorable.
"President Trump won in historic fashion and now has a clear mandate to govern," Trump communications director Steven Cheung said in an email to Newsweek . "The American people clearly support and approve of his choices to fill out his Cabinet and Administration that reflects the will of the people." The Emerson poll did not show strong support for Trump f.
