Four Weeks In: Trump and DOGE Approval Ratings Remain High
By Jonathan DraegerPublished On: 02/14/2025Last updated 02/14/2025, 10:49 AM ET
AP
The sun is setting on the fourth week of the Trump administration, and if nothing else, the first four weeks have been full of action. Despite some early criticism, President Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency maintain high approval ratings, and Americans are increasingly optimistic about the country's future.
In the latest Trafalgar poll, conducted Feb. 7-9 with 1,321 American voters, Trump showed a 54% approval rating and 45% disapproval. Other polls reported slightly lower approval ratings, resulting in a RealClearPolitics Average of 48.7% approval and 46.1% disapproval for President Trump’s Job Approval.
This is still much higher than Trump’s job approval in his first administration. “Trump is enjoying much stronger support from Republicans, Independents, and even Democrats than at this point in his first term,” Robert Cahaly and Matt Towery of Trafalgar Group said in the analysis of their poll. In the RCP Average during Trump’s first term, he never had a positive approval rating, and his net approval even sank to -21% in late 2017.
DOGE has been one of the main programs drawing support and criticism in the early weeks of Trump’s term, with critics concerned about how much access Elon Musk and his team have to Americans’ personal data, as well as spending cuts that will affect Americans and people around the world.
Despite the criticism, according to the Trafalgar poll, 49% approve of Musk and his efforts with DOGE, while 44% disapprove.
