A majority of Americans said they disapprove of President Donald Trump’s second term — with even some Republicans hitting the president — as immigration remains his strongest policy issue.
A new NBC News Decision Desk Poll, conducted along with SurveyMonkey, found that 45% of Americans approve of the way Trump is handling his job as president, while 55% disapprove. Those figures remain unchanged from an NBC News survey in April.
Trump’s rating differs along party lines.
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Among Republicans, 89% approve of the president’s second term in office, compared to 8% of Democrats and 35% of independents. Approximately 12% of Republicans said they disapprove of the president’s job, compared to 92% of Democrats and 65% of independents.
Republicans were five percentage points less likely to report that they strongly support the president’s administration compared to the survey results from April.
Much of that shift came from respondents who said they identify as part of the president’s “Make America Great Again,” aka MAGA, movement.
The latest survey was conducted among 19,410 adults nationwide between May 30 and June 10. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.1 percentage points.
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Latest Trump approval ratings
According to Rasmussen Reports national polling, Trump has dropped 1 percentage point to 52% approval rating as of June 16 compared to the previous week. His approval ratings this month have hovered between 50% and 53%.
The latest Quantus Insights poll shows Trump’s job approval at 48%, roughly the same as earlier this month, versus a 49% disapproval rate which is up 1 percentage point among 1,000 registered voters surveyed. The president is underwater on economic topics, with 42% of voters believing the country is moving in the right direction and Trump is handling the economy well, while 53% disagree on those points.
RealClear Polling, which encompasses the average of 15 different pollsters, including all of those mentioned above, shows that Trump’s overall favorability is 46.5% with 50.5% who disapprove. These numbers have improved since his lows at the end of April, when it reached a 52.4% disapproval rating and 45.1% favorable approval rating.
Trump’s approval ratings in PA
According to the most recent Civiqs polls, updated as of June 13, Trump’s approval ratings remained below water in the Keystone State with 52% disapproving of the president compared with 45% who approve. An additional 4% were “unsure.”
The ratings are roughly the same as they were as of May 15 when the spread was 52% disapproving and 44% approving of the president.
Trump approval ratings on immigration
Trump has focused much of his presidency on advancing his immigration agenda, including deporting thousands of migrants to countries such as Colombia, Mexico and El Salvador. During his 2024 campaign, the sweeping deportations became his signature promise to voters.
Now, Trump is leading on the issue.
According to the survey, 51% of Americans approve Trump’s handling of border security and immigration, while 49% disapprove. The latest Quantus Insights survey showed that 52% of 1,000 voters surveyed approve of Trumps immigration actions including deportations, while 46% disapprove.
The survey was conducted as Trump sent National Guard troops to quell protests against immigration enforcement in the Los Angeles area against the wishes of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat. Additional protests against the Trump administration’s immigration actions have broken out across the country.
On the economy, approximately 45% of Americans reported that “their personal financial situation” is about the same as it was last year, and 34% said it has gotten worse. Approximately 21% said their finances have improved over the last year, results that didn’t see a major shift from NBC’s survey in April.
Jo Ciavaglia of phillyburbs.com and the Bucks County Courier Times contributed to this story.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Majority disapproves of Trump, but he leads on immigration: new poll