Pope Leo XIV Tops Trump by 54 Points in New Favorability Poll
The poll signals that voters have lost confidence in Trump’s handling of the Iran war, undermining his standing as a moral and political leader.
Overview
- The Economist/YouGov survey of roughly 1,600 U.S. adults released Tuesday found Pope Leo XIV at a net favorability of +37 and President Trump at -17, a 54-point gap.
- YouGov reported a net job approval for Trump of -26 with 61% of respondents saying they disapprove of how he is performing as president, the lowest level in either of his terms.
- Sixty-four percent of respondents said they disapprove of how Trump is handling the war in Iran, linking public concern over that policy to his broader popularity decline.
- The poll placed other public figures ahead of the president, with Jon Stewart at +14 and Senator Mark Kelly at +10, while Tucker Carlson (-36) and Donald Trump Jr. (-27) ranked below Trump.
- The numbers follow months of public clashes between Trump and the American-born pope, including Trump’s social-media attacks and an April AI image of Trump in religious garb that earlier polls showed provoked strong backlash.