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

Government · United States

Marco Rubio approval at 40%

May 14, 2026 – May 18, 2026
Registered voters

Approve40%
Disapprove46%
No opinion / no answer14%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Marco Rubio is handling his job as Secretary of State?

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
2026-03-0840%Read
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Government · United States

Pete Hegseth approval at 34%

May 14, 2026 – May 18, 2026
Registered voters

Approve34%
Disapprove55%
No opinion / no answer11%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Pete Hegseth is handling his job as Secretary of Defense?

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 (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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Health · U.S.

44% strongly disapprove of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s job performance

Apr 14, 2026 – Apr 19, 2026
Adults

Strongly approve15%
Somewhat approve23%
Somewhat disapprove17%
Strongly disapprove44%
No answer1%
Question & survey details

Do you (approve) or (disapprove) of the way Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is handling his job as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS)? (ROTATE 1-4/4-1)

1,343 respondents overall; adults. online and by telephone. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

Released 2026-05-11. Original source

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Economy · United States

38% approve of Trump's handling of the economy

Apr 9, 2026 – Apr 13, 2026
Registered voters

Approve38%
Disapprove57%
No opinion / no answer5%
Question & survey details

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

1,028 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 2026-04-15. 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
2026-03-2338%Read
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Government · United States

Donald Trump approval at 38%

Apr 9, 2026 – Apr 13, 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?

1,028 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 2026-04-15. 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
2026-03-2338%Read
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Economy · United States

33% describe the national economy as poor

Mar 19, 2026 – Mar 23, 2026
Registered voters

Excellent5%
Good29%
Not so good32%
Poor33%
No opinion / no answer1%
Question & survey details

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

1,191 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 2026-03-25. 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.

Poor responses in earlier surveys
Fieldwork endedResponseReport
2025-12-1530%Read
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Foreign affairs · United States

36% approve of Trump's handling of foreign policy

Mar 19, 2026 – Mar 23, 2026
Registered voters

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

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

1,191 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 2026-03-25. Original source

Earlier comparable questions (4)

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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Economy · United States

38% approve of Trump's handling of the economy

Mar 19, 2026 – Mar 23, 2026
Registered voters

Approve38%
Disapprove58%
No opinion / no answer4%
Question & survey details

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

1,191 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 2026-03-25. Original source

Earlier comparable questions (4)

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%

Mar 19, 2026 – Mar 23, 2026
Registered voters

Approve38%
Disapprove56%
No opinion / no answer6%
Question & survey details

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

1,191 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 2026-03-25. Original source

Earlier comparable questions (4)

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
2026-03-0837%Read
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Economy · United States

39% approve of Trump's handling of the economy

Mar 6, 2026 – Mar 8, 2026
Registered voters

Approve39%
Disapprove58%
No opinion / no answer3%
Question & survey details

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

1,002 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 2026-03-09. 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
2026-02-0239%Read
2026-01-1242%Read
2025-12-1540%Read
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Foreign affairs · United States

40% approve of Trump's handling of foreign policy

Mar 6, 2026 – Mar 8, 2026
Registered voters

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

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

1,002 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 2026-03-09. 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
2026-02-0237%Read
2026-01-1241%Read
2025-12-1541%Read
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Government · United States

Donald Trump approval at 37%

Mar 6, 2026 – Mar 8, 2026
Registered voters

Approve37%
Disapprove57%
No opinion / no answer6%
Question & survey details

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

1,002 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 2026-03-09. 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
2026-02-0237%Read
2026-01-1240%Read
2025-12-1540%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.