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Each chart is one survey, not a polling average. Dates below are fieldwork dates; older findings are historical snapshots.

Immigration · United States

42% approve of Trump's handling of immigration issues

Jun 18, 2026 – Jun 22, 2026
Registered voters

Approve42%
Disapprove55%
No opinion / no answer3%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - immigration issues?

1,165 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2026-06-24. Original source

Earlier comparable questions (3)

Same wording, population, geography, method and response labels. These are separate samples; no statistical change is established. Showing up to five earlier surveys, including years outside the selected filter.

Approve responses in earlier surveys
Fieldwork endedResponseReport
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Government · United States

Donald Trump approval at 38%

Jun 18, 2026 – Jun 22, 2026
Registered voters

Approve38%
Disapprove55%
No opinion / no answer7%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?

1,165 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2026-06-24. Original source

Earlier comparable questions (7)

Same wording, population, geography, method and response labels. These are separate samples; no statistical change is established. Showing up to five earlier surveys, including years outside the selected filter.

Approve responses in earlier surveys
Fieldwork endedResponseReport
2026-05-1834%Read
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Government · United States

20% approve of Democrats in Congress

May 14, 2026 – May 18, 2026
Registered voters

Approve20%
Disapprove72%
No opinion / no answer9%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job?

1,106 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2026-05-20. Original source

Earlier comparable questions (1)

Same wording, population, geography, method and response labels. These are separate samples; no statistical change is established. Showing up to five earlier surveys, including years outside the selected filter.

Approve responses in earlier surveys
Fieldwork endedResponseReport
2025-12-1518%Read
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Government · United States

27% approve of Republicans in Congress

May 14, 2026 – May 18, 2026
Registered voters

Approve27%
Disapprove67%
No opinion / no answer6%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job?

1,106 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2026-05-20. Original source

Earlier comparable questions (1)

Same wording, population, geography, method and response labels. These are separate samples; no statistical change is established. Showing up to five earlier surveys, including years outside the selected filter.

Approve responses in earlier surveys
Fieldwork endedResponseReport
2025-12-1535%Read
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Economy · United States

33% approve of Trump's handling of the economy

May 14, 2026 – May 18, 2026
Registered voters

Approve33%
Disapprove64%
No opinion / no answer4%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - the economy?

1,106 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2026-05-20. Original source

Earlier comparable questions (6)

Same wording, population, geography, method and response labels. These are separate samples; no statistical change is established. Showing up to five earlier surveys, including years outside the selected filter.

Approve responses in earlier surveys
Fieldwork endedResponseReport
2026-04-1338%Read
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Foreign affairs · United States

35% approve of Trump's handling of foreign policy

May 14, 2026 – May 18, 2026
Registered voters

Approve35%
Disapprove60%
No opinion / no answer5%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - foreign policy?

1,106 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2026-05-20. Original source

Earlier comparable questions (5)

Same wording, population, geography, method and response labels. These are separate samples; no statistical change is established. Showing up to five earlier surveys, including years outside the selected filter.

Approve responses in earlier surveys
Fieldwork endedResponseReport
2026-03-2336%Read
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Economy · United States

36% approve of Trump's handling of trade

May 14, 2026 – May 18, 2026
Registered voters

Approve36%
Disapprove59%
No opinion / no answer5%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - trade?

1,106 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2026-05-20. Original source

Earlier comparable questions (1)

Same wording, population, geography, method and response labels. These are separate samples; no statistical change is established. Showing up to five earlier surveys, including years outside the selected filter.

Approve responses in earlier surveys
Fieldwork endedResponseReport
2025-12-1540%Read
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Immigration · United States

40% approve of Trump's handling of immigration issues

May 14, 2026 – May 18, 2026
Registered voters

Approve40%
Disapprove57%
No opinion / no answer3%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - immigration issues?

1,106 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2026-05-20. Original source

Earlier comparable questions (2)

Same wording, population, geography, method and response labels. These are separate samples; no statistical change is established. Showing up to five earlier surveys, including years outside the selected filter.

Approve responses in earlier surveys
Fieldwork endedResponseReport
2026-02-0238%Read
2025-12-1544%Read
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Economy · United States

40% describe the national economy as poor

May 14, 2026 – May 18, 2026
Registered voters

Excellent3%
Good27%
Not so good29%
Poor40%
No opinion / no answer2%
Question & survey details

Would you describe the state of the nation's economy these days as excellent, good, not so good, or poor?

1,106 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2026-05-20. Original source

Earlier comparable questions (2)

Same wording, population, geography, method and response labels. These are separate samples; no statistical change is established. Showing up to five earlier surveys, including years outside the selected filter.

Poor responses in earlier surveys
Fieldwork endedResponseReport
2026-03-2333%Read
2025-12-1530%Read
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Government · United States

Donald Trump approval at 34%

May 14, 2026 – May 18, 2026
Registered voters

Approve34%
Disapprove58%
No opinion / no answer8%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?

1,106 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2026-05-20. Original source

Earlier comparable questions (6)

Same wording, population, geography, method and response labels. These are separate samples; no statistical change is established. Showing up to five earlier surveys, including years outside the selected filter.

Approve responses in earlier surveys
Fieldwork endedResponseReport
2026-04-1338%Read
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Government · United States

J.D. Vance approval at 39%

May 14, 2026 – May 18, 2026
Registered voters

Approve39%
Disapprove54%
No opinion / no answer7%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way J.D. Vance is handling his job as vice president?

1,106 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2026-05-20. Original source

Earlier comparable questions (1)

Same wording, population, geography, method and response labels. These are separate samples; no statistical change is established. Showing up to five earlier surveys, including years outside the selected filter.

Approve responses in earlier surveys
Fieldwork endedResponseReport
2026-01-1241%Read
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Government · United States

Kash Patel approval at 30%

May 14, 2026 – May 18, 2026
Registered voters

Approve30%
Disapprove56%
No opinion / no answer14%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Kash Patel is handling his job as Director of the FBI?

1,106 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2026-05-20. Original source

Earlier comparable questions (1)

Same wording, population, geography, method and response labels. These are separate samples; no statistical change is established. Showing up to five earlier surveys, including years outside the selected filter.

Approve responses in earlier surveys
Fieldwork endedResponseReport
2025-12-1535%Read
View history chart · Read the survey report
Coverage & updates

This explorer currently draws from supported questions in Caldwell’s automatically published Quinnipiac and KFF reports. It is not a complete archive of all pollsters or all questions. Only current validated reporting inputs appear; unsupported questions remain excluded. The automated publishing pipeline adds new supported findings as reports are published. Up to 200 recent managed reports are checked on each request, with parsed chart models cached by their source fingerprint.