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November 21, 2017
Trump Overall Job Approval Holds Steady
A total of 35% of Americans say they approve of
the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president and 61% say they
disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job according to the latest
survey from the American Research Group. In October, 34% approved and 61% disapproved. When
it comes to Trump's handling of the economy, 36% of Americans approve
and 56% disapprove. In October, 34% approved and 57% disapproved.
Among Americans registered to vote, 36% approve
of the way Trump is handling his job as president and 60% disapprove.
On Trump's handling of the economy, 38% of registered voters approve
and 55% disapprove. A
total of 58% of Americans say the financial situations in their
households are staying the same and 42% say they expect the
financial situations in their households to be the same a year from now.
The results presented here are based on 1,100
completed interviews conducted among a nationwide random sample of
adults 18 years and older (see methodology
for details). The interviews were completed November 17 through 20, 2017.
The theoretical margin of error for the total sample is plus or minus
3 percentage points, 95% of the time, on questions where opinion is
evenly split.
Overall, 35% of Americans say that they approve of
the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president, 61% disapprove,
and 4% are undecided.
| Trump job
approval |
Approve |
Disapprove |
Undecided |
|
| Nov 2017 |
35% |
61% |
4% |
| Oct 2017 |
34% |
61% |
5% |
| Sep 2017 |
35% |
59% |
6% |
| Aug 2017 |
33% |
62% |
5% |
| Jul 2017 |
35% |
57% |
8% |
| Jun 2017 |
37% |
59% |
4% |
| May 2017 |
39% |
56% |
5% |
| Apr 2017 |
39% |
56% |
5% |
| Mar 2017 |
41% |
54% |
5% |
| Feb 2017 |
43% |
51% |
6% |
| Barack Obama: |
| Jan 2017 |
54% |
40% |
6% |
| Dec 2016 |
53% |
42% |
5% |
| Nov 2016 |
53% |
42% |
5% |
Among Republicans (28% of adults registered to
vote in the survey and 25% of all adults in the survey), 84% approve of
the way Trump is handling his job and 13% disapprove. Among Democrats
(35% of adults registered to vote in the survey and 32% of all adults
in the survey), 8% approve and 88% disapprove of the way Trump is
handling his job. Among independents (37% of adults registered to vote
in the survey and 33% of all adults in the survey), 27% approve and 69%
disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job as president.
Overall, 36% of Americans say that they approve of
the way Donald Trump is handling the economy, 56% disapprove, and 8%
are undecided. Among registered voters, 38% approve and 55% disapprove
of the way Trump is handling the economy.
| Trump handling
the economy |
Approve |
Disapprove |
Undecided |
|
| Nov 2017 |
36% |
56% |
8% |
| Oct 2017 |
34% |
57% |
9% |
| Sep 2017 |
37% |
57% |
6% |
| Aug 2017 |
36% |
58% |
6% |
| Jul 2017 |
41% |
53% |
6% |
| Jun 2017 |
40% |
55% |
5% |
| May 2017 |
42% |
54% |
4% |
| Apr 2017 |
43% |
53% |
4% |
| Mar 2017 |
42% |
53% |
5% |
| Feb 2017 |
43% |
50% |
7% |
| Barack Obama: |
| Jan 2017 |
49% |
45% |
6% |
| Dec 2016 |
50% |
45% |
5% |
| Nov 2016 |
50% |
46% |
4% |
Among Republicans, 87% approve of the way Trump is
handling the economy and 7% disapprove. Among Democrats, 7% approve
of the way Trump is handling the economy and 85% disapprove. Among
independents, 29% approve and 63% disapprove of the way Trump is
handling the economy.
A total of 32% of Americans say that the national
economy is getting
better, 41% say it is staying the same, and 23% say the national
economy is getting worse.
|
National economy
|
Getting better
|
Staying the
same
|
Getting worse
|
Undecided
|
|
| Nov 2017 |
32% |
41% |
23% |
4% |
| Oct 2017 |
33% |
40% |
23% |
4% |
| Sep 2017 |
37% |
41% |
20% |
2% |
| Aug 2017 |
35% |
38% |
23% |
4% |
| Jul 2017 |
40% |
34% |
22% |
4% |
| Jun 2017 |
37% |
40% |
16% |
7% |
| May 2017 |
40% |
40% |
15% |
5% |
| Apr 2017 |
43% |
41% |
14% |
2% |
| Mar 2017 |
47% |
38% |
13% |
2% |
| Feb 2017 |
31% |
33% |
34% |
2% |
| Jan 2017 |
33% |
35% |
30% |
2% |
| Dec 2016 |
33% |
36% |
30% |
1% |
| Nov 2016 |
32% |
34% |
33% |
1% |
Among those saying they approve of the way Trump
is handling his job, 96% say getting better, 2% say staying the same,
and less than 1% say getting worse. Of those saying they disapprove of
the way Trump is handling his job, 1% say getting
better, 61%
say staying the same, and 31% say getting worse.
A total of 42% of Americans say they believe the
national economy will be better a year from now, 18% say it will be the
same, and 31% say it will be worse.
|
National economy a year from now
|
Better than
today
|
The same as
today
|
Worse than
today
|
Undecided
|
|
| Nov 2017 |
42% |
18% |
31% |
9% |
| Oct 2017 |
38% |
14% |
41% |
7% |
| Sep 2017 |
41% |
9% |
46% |
4% |
| Aug 2017 |
38% |
2% |
55% |
5% |
| Jul 2017 |
40% |
12% |
39% |
9% |
| Jun 2017 |
37% |
17% |
37% |
9% |
| May 2017 |
40% |
19% |
35% |
6% |
| Apr 2017 |
42% |
20% |
36% |
2% |
| Mar 2017 |
39% |
26% |
32% |
3% |
| Feb 2017 |
47% |
20% |
19% |
14% |
| Jan 2017 |
41% |
25% |
18% |
16% |
| Dec 2016 |
44% |
22% |
18% |
16% |
| Nov 2016 |
42% |
28% |
16% |
14% |
Among those saying they approve of the way Trump
is handling
his job, 97% say better, 3% say the same as today, and less than 1% say worse
than today. Among those saying they disapprove of the way Trump is
handling his job as president, 13% say better, 28% say the same, and 47%
say worse.
Overall, 22% of Americans say they believe that
the national economy is in a recession, 57% say they do not believe the
economy is in a recession, and 21% are undecided.
| National
economy in a recession |
Yes
|
No
|
Undecided
|
|
| Nov 2017 |
22% |
57% |
21% |
| Oct 2017 |
21% |
56% |
23% |
| Sep 2017 |
22% |
60% |
18% |
| Aug 2017 |
19% |
71% |
10% |
| Jul 2017 |
12% |
81% |
7% |
| Jun 2017 |
8% |
80% |
12% |
| May 2017 |
9% |
76% |
15% |
| Apr 2017 |
12% |
70% |
18% |
| Mar 2017 |
11% |
63% |
26% |
| Feb 2017 |
23% |
53% |
24% |
| Jan 2017 |
20% |
60% |
20% |
| Dec 2016 |
18% |
62% |
20% |
| Nov 2016 |
22% |
59% |
19% |
Among those saying they approve of the way Trump
is handling his job, 9% say the national economy is in a recession, 82%
say the national economy is not in a recession, and 9% are undecided.
Of those saying they disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job,
31% say the national economy is in a recession, 47% say the national
economy is not in a recession, and 22% are undecided.
A total of 74% of Americans rate the national
economy as excellent, very good, or good and 25% rate it as bad, very
bad, or terrible.
|
National economy
|
Excellent
|
Very good
|
Good
|
Bad
|
Very bad
|
Terrible
|
Undecided
|
|
| Nov 2017 |
7% |
20% |
47% |
15% |
4% |
6% |
1% |
| Oct 2017 |
7% |
20% |
49% |
13% |
2% |
4% |
5% |
| Sep 2017 |
5% |
19% |
47% |
18% |
2% |
3% |
6% |
| Aug 2017 |
8% |
16% |
50% |
12% |
4% |
4% |
6% |
| Jul 2017 |
6% |
21% |
50% |
12% |
6% |
4% |
1% |
| Jun 2017 |
10% |
25% |
39% |
18% |
4% |
3% |
1% |
| May 2017 |
8% |
21% |
40% |
22% |
4% |
4% |
1% |
| Apr 2017 |
9% |
18% |
39% |
29% |
1% |
2% |
2% |
| Mar 2017 |
9% |
11% |
46% |
22% |
4% |
7% |
1% |
| Feb 2017 |
4% |
12% |
37% |
35% |
4% |
6% |
2% |
| Jan 2017 |
10% |
18% |
39% |
23% |
4% |
5% |
1% |
| Dec 2016 |
10% |
20% |
34% |
27% |
3% |
5% |
1% |
| Nov 2016 |
12% |
17% |
35% |
25% |
3% |
7% |
1% |
Among those saying they approve of the way Trump
is handling his job, 92% say very good, or good and 2% say bad, very
bad, or terrible. Among those saying they disapprove of the way Trump
is handling his job, 59% say very good, or good and 40% say bad, very
bad, or terrible.
When it comes to rating their household financial
situations, 79% of Americans give an excellent, very good, or good
rating and 20% give a bad, very bad, or terrible rating.
|
Household financial situation
|
Excellent
|
Very good
|
Good
|
Bad
|
Very bad
|
Terrible
|
Undecided
|
|
| Nov 2017 |
10% |
15% |
54% |
12% |
7% |
1% |
1% |
| Oct 2017 |
10% |
17% |
51% |
105 |
6% |
2% |
4% |
| Sep 2017 |
16% |
18% |
46% |
9% |
6% |
2% |
3% |
| Aug 2017 |
17% |
20% |
46% |
9% |
2% |
4% |
2% |
| Jul 2017 |
16% |
26% |
46% |
7% |
2% |
1% |
2% |
| Jun 2017 |
7% |
31% |
43% |
13% |
1% |
2% |
3% |
| May 2017 |
5% |
31% |
46% |
11% |
1% |
2% |
3% |
| Apr 2017 |
6% |
25% |
48% |
16% |
1% |
1% |
3% |
| Mar 2017 |
5% |
20% |
59% |
10% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
| Feb 2017 |
3% |
20% |
40% |
19% |
6% |
4% |
8% |
| Jan 2017 |
9% |
21% |
38% |
14% |
6% |
4% |
8% |
| Dec 2016 |
10% |
20% |
36% |
16% |
5% |
6% |
7% |
| Nov 2016 |
8% |
19% |
41% |
15% |
5% |
4% |
8% |
Among those saying they approve of the way Trump
is handling his job, 93% say excellent, very good, or good and 6% say
bad, very bad, or terrible. Among those saying they disapprove of the
way Trump is handling his job, 71% say very good, or good and 28% say
bad, very bad, or terrible.
A total of 18% of Americans say
they
think the financial situations in their households are getting better, 58% say staying the same, and 21% say getting worse.
|
Household financial situation
|
Getting better
|
Staying the
same
|
Getting worse
|
Undecided
|
|
| Nov 2017 |
18% |
58% |
21% |
3% |
| Oct 2017 |
19% |
56% |
24% |
1% |
| Sep 2017 |
23% |
56% |
18% |
3% |
| Aug 2017 |
24% |
54% |
20% |
2% |
| Jul 2017 |
26% |
55% |
16% |
3% |
| Jun 2017 |
17% |
56% |
24% |
3% |
| May 2017 |
16% |
56% |
25% |
3% |
| Apr 2017 |
13% |
65% |
20% |
2% |
| Mar 2017 |
5% |
72% |
22% |
1% |
| Feb 2017 |
10% |
57% |
31% |
2% |
| Jan 2017 |
8% |
63% |
28% |
1% |
| Dec 2016 |
8% |
61% |
27% |
4% |
| Nov 2016 |
10% |
58% |
28% |
4% |
Among those saying they approve of the way Trump
is handling his job, 30% say getting better, 58% say staying the same,
and 11% say getting worse. Among those saying they disapprove
of the way Trump is handling his job, 13% say getting
better, 59% say staying the same, and 25% say getting worse.
Looking to a year from now, 27% of Americans say
that they think their household financial situations will be better
than today, 42% say the same as today, and 29% say worse than today.
|
Household financial situation a
year from now
|
Better than
today
|
The same as
today
|
Worse than
today
|
Undecided
|
|
| Nov 2017 |
27% |
42% |
29% |
2% |
| Oct 2017 |
26% |
36% |
33% |
5% |
| Sep 2017 |
30% |
37% |
29% |
4% |
| Aug 2017 |
29% |
38% |
30% |
3% |
| Jul 2017 |
33% |
44% |
19% |
4% |
| Jun 2017 |
31% |
36% |
29% |
4% |
| May 2017 |
29% |
36% |
31% |
4% |
| Apr 2017 |
32% |
36% |
31% |
1% |
| Mar 2017 |
25% |
40% |
34% |
1% |
| Feb 2017 |
41% |
37% |
17% |
5% |
| Jan 2017 |
29% |
47% |
20% |
4% |
| Dec 2016 |
31% |
40% |
24% |
5% |
| Nov 2016 |
29% |
44% |
22% |
5% |
Among those saying they approve of the way Trump
is handling his job, 55% say better than today, 39% say the same as
today, and 5% say worse than today. Among those saying they disapprove
of the way Trump is handling his job, 13% say better than today, 47%
say the same as today, and 39% say worse than today.
About this Survey -
Survey Sponsor: American Research Group, Inc.
The American Research Group has been conducting
national surveys of consumers since 1985.
Sample Size: 1,100 completed interviews among a
random sample of all adults age 18 and older living in households in
the continental United States (see methodology
for details).
Sample Dates: November 17-20, 2017
Margin of Error: � 3 percentage points, 95% of the
time, on questions where opinion is evenly split.
Question Wording and Order:
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling the economy?
How do you rate the condition of the national
economy these days - would you say it is excellent, very good, good,
bad, very bad, or terrible?
Do you think the national economy is getting
better, staying the same, or getting worse?
Would you say that the national economy is in a
recession, or not?
A year from now, do you expect the national
economy to be better than it is today, the same as it is today, or
worse than it is today?
How do you rate the condition of the financial
situation in your household - would you say it is excellent, very good,
good, bad, very bad, or terrible?
Do you think the financial situation in your
household is getting better, staying the same, or getting worse?
A year from now, do you expect the financial
situation in your household to be better than it is today, the same as
it is today, or worse than it is today?
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