President Donald Trump is returning to his home state of Florida this weekend, arriving at Mar-a-Lago on October 17. in the evening
Florida’s leadership has long been friendly with Trump and has sought to be at the forefront of some of Trump’s initiatives, such as a crackdown on immigration. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state cabinet recently earmarked a 2.63-acre site in Miami-Dade County for Donald J. Trump’s presidential library, but it has been challenged in court over alleged violations of government transparency, according to the New York Times.
Trump will also return to Palm Beach over the weekend for the second of a series of No Kings protests across the country, where people across the country will demonstrate their disapproval of the administration’s policies. One such protest will take place near his private club.
So how are Floridians responding to a Trump presidency? One survey of state approval ratings gives us some insight:
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What is Trump’s approval rating in Florida?
Trump has a favorable rating in 24 states, according to Morning Consult, a three-month survey that looks at state-level data among registered voters. October 14 the update shows that two states have achieved net negative approval since the September update. Georgia previously gave Trump a positive approval rating, while Arizona was evenly split; Morning Consult results are now negative.
Morning consult notes that this is the first time his approval rating has been negative in every year of 2024. in a state of oscillation.
According to Morning Consult, in Florida, 51 percent approve of Trump’s work, and 45 percent does not approve. The approval was down one point from September. update, but it has remained relatively unchanged since March. It also outperformed the national average during that time.
What is Trump’s overall approval rating?
Averages based on aggregators from RealClearPolitics and the New York Times show Trump’s approval rating is net negative but relatively stable over the past few months.
January 27 approved at 50.5 percent, and Trump had a net favorable rating until March 13, when he turned negative at 47.8 percent, compared to 48.5 percent. disapproval, according to a RealClearPolitics graphic. April 29 approval rating hit an all-time low of 45.1% approval, falling just short of Trump’s 100-day mark. It hit a new low on Sept. 30, the day before the government shutdown began, with 44.8 percent approval.
A New York Times aggregate showed Trump’s approval rating dropping from 52 percent. January up to 44 percent in April and has remained mostly unchanged since then. According to The Times, Trump’s low is 43 percent. approval, which he first achieved on August 21, about 10 days after Trump’s federal takeover of Washington.
According to RealClearPolitics, Oct. 16 Trump’s average approval rating is 45.4 percent, compared to an average of 43 percent, according to the New York Times.
Trump’s approval rating is low compared to other presidents
In a September 2-16 Gallup survey, 40 percent approved of Trump’s job performance, unchanged from last month.
Gallup’s historical analysis shows that Trump’s approval ratings in September of his first year in office, both as the 45th and 47th president, are lower than those of any other modern president at the same time in their administrations. Here’s how his September approval compares to other presidents’ Septembers in their first years in office, according to Gallup:
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Trump (September 2017) – 37% approve
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Barack Obama (September 2009) – 52% approve
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George W. Bush (September 2001) – 76% approve
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Bill Clinton (September 1993) – 50% approval
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George HW Bush (September 1989) – 70% approval rating
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Ronald Reagan (September 1981) – 52% approval
Contributing to: Reuters; Antonio Finsas, Jennifer Bangit, Ca Bridges, Lina Norman, USA Today Network
Kinsey Crowley is a Trump Connect reporter for the USA TODAY Network. Reach her at kcrowley@gannett.com. Follow her on X and TikTok @kinseycrowley or Bluesky at @kinseycrowley.bsky.social.
This article originally appeared in the Palm Beach Post: Trump’s approval rating in Florida tops US average