Surprising new poll numbers released on Trump's performance so far in the White House

Three new national polls released indicate President Donald Trump's approval ratings are edging down slightly since taking over in the White House one month ago

President Donald Trump speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025.  (Pool via AP)

And according to a Reuters/Ipsos national survey also released on Wednesday, the president stood at 44% approval and 51% disapproval. Trump registered at 45%-46% approval/disapproval in the previous poll by Reuters/Ipsos, which was conducted late last month during the first week of the president's second administration.

The latest Quinnipiac poll was conducted Feb. 13-17, with Gallup in the field Feb. 3-16, and Reuters/Ipsos conducting their survey Feb. 13-18.

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Recent surveys from other polling organizations indicate Trump's approval ratings remain above water.

Trump has kept up a frenetic pace during his opening weeks back in the White House, with an avalanche of executive orders and actions. His moves not only fulfilled some of his major campaign trail promises, but also allowed the returning president to flex his executive muscles, quickly put his stamp on the federal government, take a meat cleaver to the federal workforce, and also settle some longstanding grievances.

Former President Joe Biden speaks about his administration's accomplishments during a speech on Dec. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

However, Biden's numbers sank into negative territory in the late summer and autumn of 2021, in the wake of his much-criticized handling of the turbulent U.S. exit from Afghanistan and amid soaring inflation and a surge of migrants crossing into the U.S. along the nation's southern border with Mexico.

Biden's approval ratings stayed underwater throughout the rest of his presidency.

The new polls indicate a massive partisan divide over Trump's performance.

Nine in 10 Republicans questioned in the Quinnipiac survey gave Trump a thumbs-up. But his approval dropped to 43% among independents and just 4% among Democrats.

President Donald Trump arrives prior to his inauguration at the United States Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Melina Mara/Pool/Getty Images)

It was a similar story in the Gallup poll.

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"Ninety-three percent of Republicans, 37% of independents and 4% of Democrats approve of Trump’s job performance overall," the release from Gallup highlighted.

Meanwhile, the Gallup poll noted that while Trump's ratings have edged down, Americans' approval of Congress has surged 12 points since early January, to 29% in their latest survey. That's the highest approval rating for Congress in Gallup polling since May 2021.

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