Tracking Trump - The President's approval for January 12th:
Bottom Line: This is one of two weekly tracking stories to get a reality/temperature check with regard to what's really going on with public opinion of the President. In this series we'll track the high point, low point and current ratings...
Trump's lowest ratings: 37% approval and 59% disapprove: -22% (8/4/17)
Trump highest approval ratings were an average 45% approval and 43% disapproval +2% (1/27/17):
Trump's current ratings: 40% approval and 56% disapprove: -16%
After the best approval ratings for the President since last spring recently... A surge in new year polling rolled in over the past week showing a less rosy picture of Trump's overall approval. Despite continued improvement on our view of the direction of the country - it appears as though the initial, rabid, reporting on the President in the wake of Michael Wolff's discredited book - Fire and Fury managed to and an impact - with those that are generally the least informed anyway.
As I've been tracking for several months now...The more likely someone is to vote, the higher the President's overall approval rating.
With adult only samples his rating over the past week averaged: 38%
Registered voters: 39%
Likely voters: 44%
That's a significant story - especially as we're entering the mid-term election cycle. The more informed/engaged you are politically, the more likely you are to approve of the President's performance. It also demonstrates that the most informed adults weren't persuaded by the tale tales in Wolff's book.
The range was Rasmussen –11% to Quinnipiac -23%