President Donald Trump is more popular than both Barack Obama and George W. Bush at the same time during their second terms according to an overall average of current polling from RealClearPolitics.
The average approval rating of presidents since the turn of the century typically hovers between 40 percent and 45 percent for the first year or two of their second term. At this point in his second term, Obama had an approval rating of 41.7 percent. Bush was even lower at 38.2 percent. Trump, meanwhile, is sitting at 42.4 percent.
Although Joe Biden only had one term, his approval rating was slightly lower at 42.0 percent at this time in 2021. Biden’s approval rating eventually dropped to 37.2 percent by July of the next year and failed to recover. He left office as one of the least popular presidents in history.
Trump has consistently polled above his two most recent second-term predecessors since taking office again in January – a noteworthy accomplishment given the relentless smear campaign he has faced from the corporate media and elected Democrats. While Obama enjoyed nonstop positive coverage from the press, he was still less popular at this point than Trump, who has endured an unending media onslaught.
Several conservative commentators have noted the significance of Trump’s robust approval advantage over Obama and Bush. “HELL FREEZES OVER!!!” conservative radio commentator Larry Elder posted on X in August. “’Fascist,’ ‘Racist,’ hated-by-media President Trump, at this point in his second term, has a HIGHER average approval rating than did [Bush] and [Obama] at the same point in their second term.”
Conservative social media influencer Bo Loudon shared the same sentiment over the summer.
“President Trump has a much higher approval rating at this point in his second term than Barack Obama or George W. Bush, per RealClearPolitics,” Loudon said. “Why? EASY… Because Trump isn’t part of the swamp… He’s DRAINING the swamp!”
Also worth noting, Trump’s composite approval rating as measured by RealClearPolitics may be dragged down by inaccurate or outright dishonest polls designed to hurt the President politically. As AMAC Newsline previously reported, the polling group InsiderAdvantage has consistently provided survey results showing that a majority of Americans approve of Trump’s performance as president. Each poll conducted by InsiderAdvantage has shown Trump with a positive approval rating since returning to office. The most recent in late September had the president with a 52 percent approval rating.
InsiderAdvantage has a proven track record of being one of the most accurate pollsters, especially during the 2024 presidential election. The group’s last polling data for Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, Georgia, and North Carolina showing Trump winning all those states was accurate, while other pollsters had Trump losing several of these states.
The polling group provided its most recent survey results as Senate Democrats blocked a House-passed funding bill in a move that eventually led to a record-breaking government shutdown that lasted 43 days. Florida’s Voice reporter Eric Daugherty said that InsiderAdvantage’s late September polling showed that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer lost the messaging battle over government funding before it started.
“President Trump’s approval rating was just found to be at +6 POINTS, 52%-46%, conducted among Americans while Democrats were barreling us toward a government shutdown, per InsiderAdvantage. Chuck LOST,” Daughterty said.
While post-shutdown polling won’t be available for at least a few more days, Trump may well receive another bump following the end of that debacle. Democrats’ historic unpopularity likewise continues to boost the President.
Alan Jamison is the pen name of a political writer with extensive experience writing for several notable politicians and news outlets.
We all know the old saying about lies, damn lies, and statistics (polls).
The only “polls” that count are voters acting their ballots. The rest are junk.
I feel pretty confident that unbiased media reporting by the big networks would generate even better ratings for President Trump, but that’s wishful thinking. Dan W put it correctly, votes are the only true poll, EXCEPT when the liberals cheat.
The democrats with TDS and their lies have finally been exposed. How Biden made everything political from the courts to FBI to DOJ to mandating everything in our lives. We had to accept vaccine, trans, biological males in women’s sport, locker-rooms and bathrooms, men can get pregnant and nobody on the left knew what is a woman. Their fallacies are not only a disaster they’re downright ridiculous. We have to accept 127 genders. Really now? Science has proven this? The democrats are a sad bunch of tyrants we should feel sorry for them but we shouldn’t because they would kill you for that. Their hatred is so deep they’re willing to destroy a country over one man and one movement. They should take a good look at themselves before they start pointing fingers at others. Taking parental rights away and mutilating children because a teacher has decided this child is trans, is disgusting. And yet the democrats let it go on. Even want to use tax money for the mutilations. I am surprised president Trump is not higher in the polls. We need to wake up more of the woke en the zombies to the real world.
I think President Trump is going down in history as a great president. If they didn’t stand in his way, he could accomplish so much more. Nasty Nancy Pelosi, Schumer, Clinton, etc. hateful bullies still trying to ruin things for the American people. I do believe Pelosi has lost her mind.
Think about these polls, 42% means that 42 out of every 100 people. I find it difficult to believe that 42 people out of every 100 approved of Biden. I just can’t get my head around that. Do we have that many brain dead people answering the phone?
This is absolute malarkey lol. Check the RCP averages, readers. This is propaganda. His approval is in the 30% range.
Biden showered with his young Daughter, you know, your hero who sniffs little girls heads…
Use a standard performance measure and TRUMP is off the charts of extraordinary.
This is obviously state sponsored media
He is great, total anathema to what left stands for, had he been cut from the same cloth of many colors as they are they would embrace, endorse and adore him, he is not, he attracts, they repel, thus the hate . The light is too bright, left prefers murky and obscure.
You should go to Mommy’s closet and borrow one of her hats
I am so interested in how these “polls” are arrived at. First I would love to know how Biden got 42%. Of course we now know that he actually did nothing, The circle around him were the ones who rated the 42%. So it makes me wonder how Obama and Bush did as well as they did, what with the Irak war and ACA..just a thought.
Worst President in history.
TWICE
AARP sucks
Finally…sanity back in tbe Whitehouse.
Trump clearly loves America and uses his best efforts to do good for America. By contrast, Obama hates America and acted against America’s interests. Bush was somewhat disconnected from the American people, somewhat elitist and aloof although better than his father.
Just don’t let The Left know. They’d dump their drawers, and blame everyone else….
I feel that President Trump is doing what needs to be done to repair the damage that the liberal,leftist,socialist almost marxist democrats have done to,not for AMERICA.
Amazing statistic based on the 90+ % of negative propaganda spewed by the lame stream media against Trump! Guess running a sound economy and not starting any wars must please NORMAL people!
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Notice the raised clenched fist? This gesture by Trump always bothers me greatly as it has been used by Communist since before the Russian revolution.
I wish he would use Churchill’s “V” sign instead.
REAL INFORMATION”A slight majority of registered voters approve of the job President-elect Trump is doing leading up to his second White House administration, according to a new poll.
A Harvard CAPS/Harris poll found 54 percent of respondents said they approve of Trump’s performance, compared to 40 percent who said they disapprove”
I might be wrong, but ratings below 50% are not good as it means over half do not like the direction the USA is headed at this time.
I think a 3rd term would just set those Democrats into a tizzy….lol.
I blame the Simpsons show years ago for making men look stupid.
I blame the Sesame Street and the muppets for not showing that there is more to life than living in back Alley streets in garbage cans and never mention a culture and Tradition! Using animals to get the idea thru innocent young minds, their ideology
the supporters and creators of these two series are to blame, these are the people who voted for Biden and today’s DEVILCRATS
I must admit I am disheartened at times. I thought the sanctions were going to improve the economy by now. I’m worried about the midterms. But– I also realize that God is in control. ????????
YES by far since Deep State messed up first term alone
Are you sure Obama’s approval rate wasn’t 17.4%. Don’t even know who voted for him in the first place….probably only people that also were not citizens of the United States. He could hardly lift his hand over his heart for the Pledge of Allegiance! But, he is probably still sitting in his mansion he built with tax-payer money he stole in Washington and still trying to run the nation from his hidden library filled with pictures of himself. What a total joke he is and was. And all those supposedly inept Americans that voted for him are still voting Democratic because they only have a 4th grade education. They proceeded to vote for Killary (love that someone gave her that suitable name) and Kukumela Harris too. Luckily most of them still live in NY where they just voted in an illegal criminal to the City.
IT’S SIMPLY THE NEVER ENDING BATTLE BETWEEN GOOD and EVIL. BELOW ARE SOME FACTUAL EXAMPLES (With just a few exceptions):