Overview
- A new InsiderAdvantage survey of likely voters finds Trump at 50% approval and 49% disapproval after a dip following the Minneapolis shooting, even as most trackers still show him underwater.
- Nate Silver’s approval average sits near a net −14, with analysts cautioning that fully post‑incident polling could drive further erosion.
- The Harvard CAPS/Harris late‑January poll reports 53% say the economy is worse under Trump than under Biden and 51% say he is doing a worse job overall, with job approval at 45%.
- That survey also records declines across the economy, immigration and foreign affairs, widespread concern about immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, and 51% approval for Trump’s handling of anti‑ICE protests.
- Other polls echo the pressure—The Economist/YouGov puts approval at 40% with 54% disapproving—while Trump publicly rejects unfavorable surveys, blames poor public relations, and acknowledged his numbers are “not great” in an NBC interview.