What is Trump’s approval rating? What polls say 10 days into the government shutdown

America has entered the second week of a government shutdown with no mention of an end date so far.

Minister Donald Trump He insisted that the blame lies with Democrats who have stuck to their demands for expanded health insurance coverage. But polls show that most Americans blame Republicans and Trump for the shutdown, rather than Democrats in Congress.

Besides the closure, we had a busy week. National Guard troops were deployed in Chicago before the move was temporarily blocked by a federal judge. Trump announced that Israeli and Hamas leaders had agreed to the first phase of the peace agreement, and Trump learned that he had not won the Nobel Peace Prize this year, something he had long wanted. The White House instead accused the Nobel committee of “putting politics ahead of peace.”

More: Trump followed through on his threat to fire federal workers as the shutdown approached its 11th day. live updates

What do his voters think about his standing in office? Here’s what you need to know about approval ratings:

More: More Americans blame Trump and congressional Republicans for shutdown, new poll finds

Economist/YouGov: Americans blame Republicans for government shutdown

One The Economist/YouGov Trump’s approval rating was 39% in the poll conducted October 4-6. The survey interviewed 1,648 adult U.S. citizens, with a margin of error of about 3.5%.

The poll also found Americans are more likely to blame Republicans and Trump than congressional Democrats for the shutdown (41% vs. 30%), with 23% saying both parties are equally responsible. The survey revealed that 49 percent of respondents who could correctly identify which party had the majority in Congress blamed Republicans, while 34 percent blamed Democrats.

Reuters/Ipsos: National Guard deployment unpopular

Trump received 40 percent approval in the Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted October 3-7. The survey surveyed 1,154 U.S. adults nationwide and has a margin of error of 3 percentage points.

The poll also found that 58 percent of Americans say the president should only send armed troops to counter foreign threats. Trump has deployed the National Guard in American cities that he says have been crime-ridden over the past few months. Hundreds of troops arrived outside Chicago earlier this week, but their deployment was temporarily blocked by a federal judge.

Trump’s approval rating is lower than other presidents

One Gallup poll conducted September 2-16, 40% Trump’s job performance was certified unchanged from the previous month.

A historical analysis Gallup shows Trump’s approval ratings In September of his first year as both the 45th and 47th president, he was at a lower level than other modern presidents in administrations during the same period. Here’s how his September confirmation compares to other presidents in September of their first year in office, according to Gallup:

• Trump (September 2017) – 37% approve

• Barack Obama (September 2009) – 52% approve

• George W. Bush (September 2001) – 76% approve

• Bill Clinton (September 1993) – 50% approve

• George HW Bush (September 1989) – 70% approve

• Ronald Reagan (September 1981) – 52% approve

How has Trump’s average approval rating changed this term?

Averages RealClearPolitics And New York Times Aggregators show Trump’s approval rating is net negative but has been relatively stable over the past few months.

As of January 27, he had a 50.5% approval rating and gave Trump a net positive rating through March 13; this rating turned net negative with 47.8% approval. RealClearPolitics chart show. His approval rating hit a low on April 29 at 45.1% approval, which remains around Trump’s 100-day mark. It hit a new low with 44.8% approval on September 30, the day before the government shutdown began.

The New York Times aggregator showed that support for Trump fell from 52 percent in January to 44 percent in April and has remained mostly steady since then. The lowest approval rating for Trump’s term is 43%, according to the Times, and he first reached that level on August 21.

As of October 10, support for Trump is 45.3 percent on average, according to RealClearPolitics, and 43 percent on average according to the New York Times.

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Kinsey Crowley is a Trump Connect correspondent for the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at kcrowley@gannett.com. Follow her @kinseycrowley on X and TikTok or @kinseycrowley.bsky.social on Bluesky.

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