President Trump's popularity is at the highest high as the largest share of Americans in decades believes the country is on the right track, according to new voting data.
The president's current pure favor rating is negative, but -4% – he is steadily progressing in the right direction. A tally poll compiled by CNN analyst Harry Enten said he had a -10-point rating and a -7-point rating given by Americans after the November election.
Enten gave the network's left-handed audience a “reality check” this week with new polls.
“All we're talking about is how unpopular Donald Trump is,” Enten began. “But in reality, he's basically more popular than any point in Term 1 and more popular than when he won the election in November 2024.”
“So when you compare Trump to himself, he's actually closer to the top than the bottom of the trough,” CNN analyst explained. “And of course, historically speaking, that's very important because Donald Trump underestimated his numbers.”
“I think it's very important to compare. [Trump] To himself, it is to understand that he is actually more popular than when he won, or certainly where he was at this point in his first term. ”
To help viewers understand how popular Trump is at this point, Enten has erupted a poll showing the percentage of Americans showing the country is on the right track.
CNN analysts pointed to a recent Marist survey showing that 45% of Americans show that America is on the right track. This shows the second highest percentage measured by pollsters since 2009.
“The bottom line is that the percentage of Americans who say we're on the right track is going through the roof,” Enten argued.
“And if you compare it to when the president was historically re-elected, of course, Trump cannot qualify for re-election, but I think it's kind of a view.
Enten said he said he had only said about 27% to 28% of the country, just before Democrats lost their Senate majority after losing to Trump.
“The bottom row says that a much higher percentage of the country now says we're on the right track.”
This portends good for Republicans in Congress in the 2026 midterm elections, according to Enten, who described it as a “general Congressional vote” in the 2026 poll.
