Posted on 02/03/2026 7:22:06 AM PST by thegagline
President Donald Trump's favorability ratings remain stagnant as he enters the 13th month of his second term, according to an I&I/TIPP poll.
The poll, conducted at the end of January, found 41% of voters view Trump favorably, while 50% rated him unfavorably.
Last month, Trump had a 41% favorability rating and a 49% unfavorable rating.
Republicans, who gave Trump an 80% favorable rating and just a 13% unfavorable rating in January, gave a 77% favorable rating and 17% unfavorable in this month's poll.
Among Democrats, Trump's favorability fell from 13% in January to 10% in February, while his unfavorability remained at 82%.
Trump saw a boost in popularity among independents, increasing from 30% in January to 34% in February, and his unfavorability rating decreased from 53% to 52%.
"America remains very much divided over Trump's tenure, despite a dizzying number of successful initiatives he has pushed since taking office a year ago," TIPP said.
Overall, Trump had a 40% approval rating and 51% disapproval rating, identical to January. Among respondents, Trump achieved his highest marks for "handling the immigration, border security situation," "handling violence and crime in the country," "handling of Venezuela," "restoring America's core values," and "handling of energy policy."
Trump achieved his lowest scores for his handling of healthcare, Russia, the Russia-Ukraine war, the economy, and China.
TIPP warned that Trump's low approval ratings could negatively affect Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections.
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Probably about 5 points too low. I don’t think his approval is that low amongst Republicans. Objectively he’s probably mid-40’s. We also have a government shutdown going on at the moment, although tbh I had no idea until yesterday. Still, they always tend to drop polls around events like this. He’s at 44% in Rasmussen today, down from 47% a few days ago, which again is probably due to the shutdown.
This is good in one sense. Trump has taken a lot of what could be viewed as controversial, base-pleasing actions and he still is holding up fairly well. He was always going to lose Dem and some independent support. He has to pivot to focus on the midterms. He has to focus on legislation and PR about a growing economy and affordability. He has some successes in this area but there is a lot of noise because his message is not disciplined. He goes on social media about Rosie O’Donnell, Trevor Noah, the Superbowl halftime show and whatever else crosses his mind on a particular day. Susie Wiles was supposed to rein that in.
He's not popular but independents preferred him over Hillary and Kamala.
Fake Dim fundraising polls.
No. However, a high favorability among independents would be nice.
It looks like someone drank their breakfast. Put your keyboard down and sleep it off.
FR’Antifa Guy seem Hangry. LOL!
AI says House 23 seats in 2024 were won by < 5%.
Nowhere else matters. This poll was not constrained to those districts.
kinda wild that 18% of liberals view him favorably - that’s gotta be making for some awkward family dinners.
He spent some political capital earned from Venezuela operation. Now he needs to build up some more capital.
Source: Brandeis University
Approximately 1.8 million Jewish adults, just under one-third of the total
Jewish electorate, live in twenty-five Democrat congressional districts.
National Profile of the Jewish Electorate, May 2020
Of the top twenty-five districts by Jewish population, nearly half are in New York — NY10, NY-3, NY-12, NY-17, NY4, NY-9, NY-6, NY-8, and NY11.
The remaining districts with Jewish populations are found in seven states including Florida, California, Illinois, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. FL-21 has the greatest number of Jewish adults at 152,000.
With the exception of NJ-4, these districts are represented by Democrats and all but two (NJ-4 and NJ-5) are Democratic-leaning districts.
US Jews contribute half of all donations to the Democratic Party
The Jerusalem Post ^ | Updated: JANUARY 14, 2018 10:55 | JEREMY SHARON
FR Posted on 7/6/2025, 8:31:40 AM by DallasBiff
A new study argues that the large majority of American Jews have a deep-seated notion that being Jewish is inextricably bound to being liberal.
That idea took hold after the large waves of Jewish immigration to the US in the late 19th century, according to the study’s author, American history professor Gil Troy.
American Jewish liberalism and association with the Democratic party is showing no signs of abatement, despite many predictions to the contrary since Ronald Reagan’s presidency, according to Troy’s research, which is being published by the Ruderman Family Foundation’s Program for American Jewish Studies at the University of Haifa.
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Jews are considered too few in number for polling.
Because they make up a tiny percentage of the US population, standard national polls often use extraordinary methods to ensure adequate representation which makes it appear Jews are numerous when Congressional funding issues loom.
Here is how polling on the Jewish population works:
Overall Population Size: The total US Jewish population is insignificant, a small fraction of the overall U.S. population.
Jews are too few in number to study with proper methodology.
Specialized Polling: Major research organizations, such as the American Jewish Population Project at Brandeis University, conduct targeted surveys specifically to analyze Jewish Americans’ views and demographics.
Methodology: To get statistically significant results for a smaller demographic like Jews, pollsters use techniques like:
Oversampling: Including using a larger number of Jewish individuals in a survey sample than would occur by pure random chance, and then weighting the results back to their correct proportion in the overall population for national estimates.
Targeted Sampling: Using commercial lists or focusing on geographic areas (such as specific counties in New York, Florida, or Pennsylvania) where large Jewish populations reside to reach potential respondents.
Political Significance: The Jewish vote is considered insignificant in U.S. politics, particularly in swing states or districts with unseemly high Jewish populations, but Jews high voter registration and turnout rates and voting patterns leaning Democratic, have nuances across different Jewish subgroups, making their vote an area of analysis for funding and political strategies.
While they are a tiny minority group, the Jewish population is routinely polled using extraordinary statistical methods to get their opinions and voting behavior
I’m sure you are correct, 44-45 is the number. Pretty solid when you consider all he has taken on.
Trump’s favorability percentage allegedly decreased with both R and D while it increased with Independents. At the same time the number of R and D (the Denominator in a percentage) decreased while the numb of Independents increased.
Barring other evidence, it would seem that it is the Pro-Trump types who left the major parties and became independents.
Who will GOTV Get Out The Vote for their candidate in November and who will be a spectator cheering from the sidelines? That is the big question.
It’s not worth a thing. I just saw a poll that had Trump at 51% approval.
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