NBC News releases first national poll since President Trump took office

(NBC, KYMA/KECY) - A new NBC News poll shows President Donald Trump with a job approval rating as high as he's ever had. But doubts loom in voters' minds, especially over the economy and government cuts.

The poll shows President Trump with a 47% approval rating, higher than when he first took office in 2017, but lower than past presidents at this point in the presidencies.

As far as the direction of the country, more registered voters see the U.S. as heading in the right direction than at any point since early 2004 at 44%, though a majority 54% still say the country is on the wrong track.

Trump is viewed as very positive among Republican voters at 74%, yet Trump has the largest gap of any president in the last 80 years, between his approval rating among members of his own party and his approval rating from the opposing party, according to an analysis of three decades of NBC News polling and earlier data from Gallup.

When it comes to the issues, it's up and down; 82% of voters view the state of the economy as fair or poor.

As for how trump is handling the issues, 55% approve of Trump's handling of the border.

Meanwhile, the majority of voters disapprove of how he's handling the economy, inflation and the cost of living, which is a new development for Trump as he confronts jitery markets and businesses amid his early moves to put tariffs on U.S. neighbors and allies.

When it comes to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, voters are narrowly open to an effort to tackle inefficiencies, but they are concerned by how Musk is executing those cuts.

Asked whether DOGE was a good idea or bad idea, 46% say the idea good and 40% said it was bad, with 13% having no opinion. Voters have mixed feelings on the future of DOGE, but a majority view Musk negatively at 51%.

Finally, the NBC News poll finds that the democratic party has reached an all-time low in popularity as it searches for a path forward. The slump is partially driven by fed-up Democrats after they watched their party lose to Trump in 2024.

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