Trump Gets An "F" Grade For The First 100 Days

 

The chart above is from the NPR / PBS NewsHour / Marist Poll -- done between April 21st and 23rd of a nationwide sample of 1,439 adults, with a 3.3 point margin of error.

The Public Grades Trump (And The Grades Are Not Good)

The chart above is from the Morning Consult Poll. They questioned 1,996 registered voters between January 10th and 12th, and the poll has a margin of error of only 2 points.

They asked voters to grade. Trump on his performance in office. About 49% gave him a D or F, while only 38% gave him an A or B.

The Voters Grade Trump On His First Year In Office

This chart uses information contained in a new Politico / Morning Consult Poll -- done on January 4th and 5th of a random national sample of 1,988 registered voters, with a 2 point margin of error. Those voters were asked to grade Trump on how well he did in his first year in office -- with "A" being excellent and "F" being a failing grade.

All voters gave Trump the following:
A = 18%
B = 17%
C = 14%
D = 11%
F = 35%

The demographic breakdown is shown in the chart above -- with A/B (good grades), C (average), or D/F (poor grades).

Trump's Poll Numbers Are Bad (And Not Improving)

The charts above and below are from a new Quinnipiac University Poll -- done between January 5th and 9th of a random national sample of 1,106 voters, with a margin of error of 3.6 points.

It shows that Trump's numbers remain upside down, and are showing no sign of any improvement. The public disapproves of the job he is doing by a 23 point margin, thinks he is dishonest by a 29 point margin, and says he doesn't care about average Americans by a 21 point margin.

Quinnipiac also asked the poll respondents to grade Trump on his first year in office. About 32% gave him a grade of A or B, but a majority of 56% gave him a poor grade of D or F. Obviously, people don't think he's done a very good job in the last year.

They also think Trump has damaged the reputation of the United States in the world rather than repaired it -- by a whopping 40 point margin.

But the chart on the bottom will probably bother Trump the most. He quoted this poll as saying 66% are saying the economy right now is good. That is true -- the poll did say that. But he inferred that he is responsible for that. That ignores the next question the poll asked -- who is most responsible for that good economy? The public gave Obama more credit for it than Trump -- by a 9 point margin.

Trump has been unable to win over a majority of the public in his first year -- far from it. That tells me that he will have no coattails to help Republicans next November.

Presidential Grades After 100 Days In Office

I just thought this was interesting. The Economist / YouGov Poll (done between April 29th and May 2nd of a random national sample of 1,500 adults, with a 3.1 point margin of error) asked Americans to grade Donald Trump on his first 100 days in office -- and then compared his grades to those of past presidents after 100 days.

Trump didn't fare so well. He led the pack in poor grades (D's and F's) -- far behind Obama, Reagan, and Roosevelt (the leaders in good grades (A's and B's).