Friday, May 23, 2025

New Marquette Law School Poll national survey

Partisan divides on Trump's job performance and on individual issues remain very large

42% say U.S. is headed in the right direction, 58% say it is on the wrong track

Public reports being concerned about federal deficit, yet majorities favor tax cuts and oppose most spending cuts

Majorities favor executive order supporting two-sexes, oppose acquiring Greenland, say landing on Mars should not be a priority

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More from the poll ...

... A new Marquette Law School Poll national survey finds wide variation in approval of President Donald Trump's handling of a variety of issues. Overall, 46% approve of the job he is doing as president and 54% disapprove. This is unchanged from the Marquette national poll in March.

Across seven specific issues, approval of the president's job performance ranges from a high of 56% on border security to a low of 34% on inflation and the cost of living. Net approval"the percent approving minus the percent disapproving"ranges from +12 percentage points to -32 percentage points.

Overall, approval and approval on specific issues are shown in Table 1. After border security, the second highest approval is for Trump's handling of immigration, with a net of 0, resulting from a 50%-50% split. His overall approval is -8, followed, with lower net negative results, by opinion on foreign policy, the economy, and handling of the Russia-Ukraine war. Net approval of Trump's handling of tariffs is -26, followed by inflation and cost of living at -32. ...




#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-23 12:13 AM

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