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November 8, 2026 / Caldwell Research

Kristi Noem approval at 36% among U.S. registered voters

Survey release:

36% of U.S. registered voters approved of Kristi Noem's job performance, while 52% disapproved.

Kristi Noem approval

Approve36%
Disapprove52%
No opinion / no answer12%
Exact survey question

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Kristi Noem is handling her job as Secretary of Homeland Security?

Approve and disapprove responses were separated by 16 percentage points. This is a descriptive comparison within this survey, not a finding of statistical significance.

ICE enforcement

Approve40%
Disapprove57%
No opinion / no answer3%
Exact survey question

Do you approve or disapprove of the way U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known as ICE, is enforcing immigration laws?

The chart shows the original response categories and reported percentages. This is a descriptive comparison within this survey, not a finding of statistical significance.

How to read this result

This report covers the survey period shown below. It does not establish a trend or describe an election result. Other questions in the release may cover different subjects or groups.

Survey details

Population
U.S. registered voters
Survey sample
1,133
Fieldwork
2026-01-08 to 2026-01-12
Method
Live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones

The sample count describes the survey overall; it is not a verified sample count for each question. Percentages may not total 100 because of rounding.

The fieldwork year is established from the publisher’s dated release heading; its fieldwork sentence gives the month and days.

Source and methodology

Results: Quinnipiac University polling release. Caldwell Research prepared this summary from the reported percentages.

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