approval rating
noun
: a rating based on a percentage of people (as voters) who think someone (as a politician) is doing a good job
The governor's approval rating is going up.
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President Donald Trump's approval rating has declined, according to a new poll.
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Trump’s approval rating for handling the economy has fallen well below 50 percent in most polls, aggravating Republicans even though there is more than a year to go before the midterm elections.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 9 May 2025
As of this last week, Trump’s approval rating among 1,500 American adults (not all voters, necessarily) was deemed to be 41%.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2025
Politics Trump’s popularity in a slump in California amid abuse-of-power concerns
May 6, 2025
The governor’s approval rating this time was 15 points lower than former Gov. Jerry Brown’s in a 2017 Berkeley IGS poll conducted at a similar point in his second term, DiCamillo said.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Trump’s approval rating for handling the economy has fallen well below 50 percent in most polls, aggravating Republicans even though there is more than a year to go before the midterm elections.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 9 May 2025
As of this last week, Trump’s approval rating among 1,500 American adults (not all voters, necessarily) was deemed to be 41%.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2025
Politics Trump’s popularity in a slump in California amid abuse-of-power concerns
May 6, 2025
The governor’s approval rating this time was 15 points lower than former Gov. Jerry Brown’s in a 2017 Berkeley IGS poll conducted at a similar point in his second term, DiCamillo said.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
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“Approval rating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/approval%20rating. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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