President Donald Trump arrives for the premiere of First Lady Melania Trump’s film “Melania” at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Thursday, January 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Alison Robert)
president Donald Trump This week, a polling firm generally considered more favorable to the president came out with some very negative numbers.
Fifty-six percent of likely U.S. voters disapprove of Trump’s performance in the White House so far, according to a Rasmussen survey released Tuesday. The numbers have gotten worse since then, especially when his performance is compared to that of the former president Joe Biden.
When asked who would do better as president, 48% said Biden and 40% said Trump. Another 8% said they performed about the same. The survey was conducted among more than 1,000 likely voters between February 2 and 4. Its margin of error is 3%.
Rasmussen is widely regarded as a conservative pollster that favors the president, and he often cites them to boost his support among voters. Rasmussen’s social media accounts often promote conservative talking points and culture war issues while blasting Democrats and the left as being out of touch.
The latest data shows that 29% of people strongly approve of Trump’s job performance, while 46% strongly disapprove.
Trump critics on social media were shocked by President Rasmussen’s numbers.
“Even Rasmussen, Trump’s favorite pollster, dropped the numbers significantly,” political strategist Chris D. Jackson wrote.
Others also saw the numbers and their polling sources as a victory for the former president.
Rasmussen also released survey data showing that 58% of potential American voters do not believe they are living in Trump’s “golden age,” as he promised when he took office. Only 27% believed they lived in that era, and 15% were unsure. In January 2025, a poll found that 52% agreed with Trump’s vow that a new “golden age” for the United States was coming.
Rasmussen Reports chief pollster Mark Mitchell Thought he might disagree with the voters who chose Biden over Trump today, the numbers are undeniable.
“If the election were held today between Trump and Biden, Biden would win,” he wrote on X on Tuesday. “You could make a million valid arguments as to why this is retarded and I would agree with most of them. But that doesn’t change the fact that Biden is going to win.”
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