--- description: President Donald Trump, who entered the White House with historically low approval ratings, continues to receive record high disapproval title: Another Poll Found President Trump's Approval Rating Is Historically Low image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt39f0c65d24470857/6988b8c72dce01534f9ec259/donald-trumpwhite-house.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Donald Trump](/tag/donald-trump/) ## Donald Trump Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Another Poll Found President Trump's Approval Rating Is Historically Low  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 3, 2017 10:35 PM CUT  President Donald Trump speaks during the swearing-in ceremony for the new Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Feb. 1, 2017. President Donald Trump speaks during the swearing-in ceremony for the new Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Feb. 1, 2017.Carlos Barria—Reuters  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 3, 2017 10:35 PM CUT President Donald Trump, who entered the White House with [historically low approval ratings](http://time.com/4636142/donald-trump-inauguration-polls-approval-ratings/?iid=sr-link3 "undefined"), continues to receive [record high disapproval ratings](http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/03/politics/donald-trump-approval-rating/index.html "undefined") compared to his predecessors. Two weeks into Trump’s presidency, a majority of people (53%) disapprove of how he is handling the job, while just 44% approve, according to a [CNN/ORC poll](http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/03/politics/donald-trump-approval-rating/index.html "undefined") released Friday. Those numbers reflect the highest disapproval rating for a newly elected president since such figures were first tracked, according to CNN. By comparison, former President Ronald Reagan’s initial approval rating of 51% was only slightly higher than Trump’s, but his disapproval rating (13%) was not nearly as high. The poll results were sharply divided along partisan lines, with 90% of Republicans voicing approval for Trump and just 10% of Democrats saying the same. CNN’s survey echoes the [results of a recent Gallup poll](http://fortune.com/2017/01/24/donald-trump-approval-ratings/ "undefined"), which found Trump to be the first president in the history of Gallup surveys with an initial job approval rating below 50%. Since his [inauguration](http://time.com/4641891/trump-inauguration-event-spectacle/ "undefined"), Trump has faced several [high-profile protests](http://time.com/4649891/protest-donald-trump/?xid=time%5Fsocialflow%5Ftwitter "undefined"), including a [swift backlash](http://time.com/4652877/donald-trump-immigration-ban-muslim/ "undefined") to his immigration order last week. Americans surveyed by CNN were divided in their views on the immigration ban. While a majority (53%) said they oppose the order, 47% said they favor it. 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