Approval of President Trump varies notably by state. Vermont has the highest disapproval at 64%, up from 62% in March; Massachusetts follows at 62%, up from 58%. New England disapproval exceeds 50%: Connecticut 58%, Rhode Island 56%, Maine 56%, New Hampshire 55%. Wyoming shows the highest approval at 66%, down from 76% in March. National approval is 47% as of Aug. 18, up from 45% two weeks earlier but down from 52% at the start of the second term. Approval is above 50% in 27 states, including Nevada, Georgia, and North Carolina. Arizona is nearly split at 49% approval and 48% disapproval. Data derive from three months of daily surveys with margins of error of about 6% in less populous states and 1% in more populous states.
In Vermont, the state where Trump fared the worst, 64% of voters disapprove of him, which is up from 62% in March. Sixty-two percent of voters in Massachusetts disapprove of the president, making the Bay State second on the list of states where he's most unpopular. That's up from 58% in March. Across New England, disapproval of Trump runs steadily over 50%: Connecticut at 58%, Rhode Island and Maine at 56%, and New Hampshire at 55%.
On the flip side, Trump is most popular in Wyoming, with a 66% approval rating. However, popularity in Wyoming has fallen from 76% in March. Trump's overall approval rating is 47% amongst all voters in the nation as of Aug. 18, up from 45% in the two weeks prior, according to Morning Consult. The president's overall rating is down from 52% at the start of his second term.
Throughout the country, Trump's approval rating is above 50% in 27 states, including in 2024 swing states Nevada, Georgia, and North Carolina, Morning Consult reported. Trump's approval is split almost even in Arizona, with 49% of voters approving of his job performance and 48% not. Virginia and New Jersey will have gubernatorial elections this fall, and both states disapprove of Trump with rates at 52% and 53% respectively, the report states.
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