President Donald Trump and the GOP Congress are seeing no signs of increased voter dissatisfaction despite the growing screech of attacks from Washington leftists and violence aimed at top Trump ally Elon Musk.
While key Democratic experts such as James Carville have predicted that support would crater as the new president’s agenda began to weigh on the economy, both Trump and the Republican Congress are holding their support.
Even pollsters who have tracked support for Trump are expressing surprise.
“I really thought Trump’s approval might break below 50 today,” said Rasmussen Reports pollster Mark Mitchell, who is alone in taking and publishing daily approval numbers for the president.
I really thought Trump approval might break below 50 today.
Back up to 51.
— Mark Mitchell, Rasmussen Reports (@honestpollster) March 21, 2025
Four days of recording support at 50% and after the president hit a near high of 52%, he said that Trump’s approval today is “back up to 51%.”
Asked why he thought support hadn’t gone down, Miller said simply, “He’s doing what he promised to do. Hence the approval.”
As with Trump, voters also seem to like the Republicans. Rasmussen on Friday said that the party has a 50% approval rating while the Democrats are stuck at 44%.
Just to be clear about the moment we’re in:@BernieSanders biggest crowd in Phoenix previously was 11,300 in 2015 when he was *running for president.*
Tonight, in a non-campaign year, when he is running for nothing, **15,000** Arizonans turned out.
This is a big deal. pic.twitter.com/DTGF7P3P4r
— Anna Bahr (@anna_bahr) March 21, 2025
“One crucial difference is that 83% of Republican voters have a favorable opinion of the GOP, compared to 72% of Democrats with a favorable impression of the Democratic Party. Twenty-six percent (26%) of Democrats have an unfavorable view of their own party, compared to just 16% of Republican voters who feel the same about the GOP,” said the new poll analysis.
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Rasmussen acknowledged the “hatred” among voters for their political foes is playing a role in polls.
“Hatred of the opposing party appears to be an important factor in presidential elections. Among those who voted for Donald Trump in last year’s election, 66% have a ‘Very Unfavorable’ opinion of the Democratic Party, while among [former Vice President] Kamala Harris voters, 70% have a ‘Very Unfavorable’ view of the Republican Party,” said the analysis.
