--- description: White men's support for President Trump is eroding, according to polls taken over the last few weeks title: Less Than Half of White Men Now Support President Trump, Polls Find image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt138a170f5bd87e9e/6988c1be86f68e79976e425b/trump-supporters-flag.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [politics](/tag/politics/) ## politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Less Than Half of White Men Now Support President Trump, Polls Find by [Josh Sanburn](/author/josh-sanburn/) ## Josh Sanburn Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 6, 2017 6:48 PM CUT  A supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump move a cardboard cut out of President Trump out of the rain during a rally in favor of the "America First" agenda on February 27, 2017 in Brea, California. A supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump move a cardboard cut out of President Trump out of the rain during a rally in favor of the "America First" agenda on February 27, 2017 in Brea, California.Justin Sullivan—Getty Images by [Josh Sanburn](/author/josh-sanburn/) ## Josh Sanburn Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 6, 2017 6:48 PM CUT The challenging start to [President Trump](http://time.com/4710614/donald-trump-fbi-surveillance-house-intelligence-committee/ "undefined")’s term in office appears to be taking a toll on the very voters who helped elect him: white men. According to [polls](http://time.com/4725494/president-donald-trump-approval-rating/ "undefined") taken over the last few weeks, support for the President among white men is eroding. Since March, the percentage of white males who say they back the President has dropped from [58%](https://poll.qu.edu/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=2436 "undefined") to [47%](https://poll.qu.edu/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=2448 "undefined"), according to polling by [Quinnipiac University](https://poll.qu.edu/ "undefined"). Similarly, an [IBD/TIPP poll](http://www.investors.com/politics/trump-approval-plunges-amid-russia-inquiry-obamacare-repeal-failure-ibdtipp-poll/ "undefined") conducted in March and released earlier this week showed that the President’s support among white men fell from 58% earlier in March to 49%. That [poll](http://www.investors.com/politics/trump-approval-plunges-amid-russia-inquiry-obamacare-repeal-failure-ibdtipp-poll/ "undefined") also showed a decline in support among rural Americans from 56% earlier in March to 41%. Those figures come as the Trump’s overall approval ratings remain in the 30s, [historic lows](http://time.com/4660227/donald-trump-low-approval-ratings/ "undefined") for a new president. Declining public support could hinder the President as he attempts to usher in sweeping tax reform and a potential $1 trillion infrastructure bill. The first few months of Trump’s administration have largely been defined by infighting at the White House, allegations of [Russian meddling in the 2016 election](http://time.com/4722229/nikki-haley-thinks-russia-involved-in-election/ "undefined"), and a health care bill that failed to pass Congress, all of which could be weakening support among Trump’s most ardent backers. “It could be that a candidate who built himself as a winner took a huge loss \[on health care\],” says Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac poll. “It could be that a candidate who built himself as a leader is presiding over a White House that to the minds of a lot of people is in chaos.” For many of Trump’s supporters, the President’s election victory came in part because they saw him as a “winner and in their minds tough and a closer,” Malloy says. “And Americans have not seen that side of Donald Trump and not any kind of victory lap yet.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4729480/donald-trump-approval-rating-white-men/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4729480/donald-trump-approval-rating-white-men/"},"headline":"Less Than Half of White Men Now Support President Trump, Polls Find","datePublished":"2017-04-06T18:48:48.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T04:16:22.373Z","description":"His support among white men has dropped 11 points in a month","url":"https://time.com/4729480/donald-trump-approval-rating-white-men/","keywords":["politics","Infrastructure","Healthcare","Polls","Election","Donald Trump","onetime","president trump"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt138a170f5bd87e9e/6988c1be86f68e79976e425b/trump-supporters-flag.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Josh Sanburn","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/josh-sanburn/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt138a170f5bd87e9e/6988c1be86f68e79976e425b/trump-supporters-flag.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"170406_Trump supporters","caption":"Trump Supporters Rally In Favor Of \"America First\" Agenda","creditText":"Justin Sullivan—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/politics/","name":"politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4729480/donald-trump-approval-rating-white-men/","name":"Less Than Half of White Men Now Support President Trump, Polls Find"}}]}] ```