--- title: Donald Trump Approval Ratings: Paul Ryan's Are Even Lower description: President Donald Trump has a higher approval rating than House Speaker Paul Ryan, according to a new poll canonical: https://time.com/4742454/paul-ryan-approval-rating-donald-trump/ author: Jennifer Calfas article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-04-17T16:00:00.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T04:26:46.525Z article:section: Politics og:title: This Republican Leader Has a Lower Approval Rating Than President Trump og:description: House Speaker Paul Ryan's approval ratings are much lower than his predecessor's og:url: https://time.com/4742454/paul-ryan-approval-rating-donald-trump/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3c8a47b4b53bf047/6988c31acd1bba77ca704c00/paul-ryan-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3722 og:image:height: 2094 og:image:alt: TOPSHOT-US-POLITICS-TRUMP-SIGNING og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Republican Leader Has a Lower Approval Rating Than President Trump twitter:description: House Speaker Paul Ryan's approval ratings are much lower than his predecessor's twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3c8a47b4b53bf047/6988c31acd1bba77ca704c00/paul-ryan-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Paul Ryan Has a Lower Approval Rating Than Donald Trump > Sponsored content. 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US President Donald Trump speaks to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan after signing House Joint Resolution 41, which removes some Dodd-Frank regulations on oil and gas companies, during a bill signing ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 14, 2017. SAUL LOEB, AFP/Getty Images by [Jennifer Calfas](https://time.com/author/jennifer-calfas/) ## Jennifer Calfas Apr 17, 2017 4:00 PM UTC [President Donald Trump](http://time.com/4742212/donald-trump-twitter-democrats-book/) is not the most unpopular [Republican](http://time.com/4728558/neil-gorsuch-filibuster-senate-confirmation-vote/) in Washington, D.C. [House Speaker Paul Ryan](http://time.com/4621297/paul-ryan-speaker-of-the-house/) has the president beat in that category. According to a new Pew Research study, 29% of Americans approve of Ryan’s performance, while 39% approve of Trump’s performance — a rating that has fluctuated since Trump took office, but has remained at [historically low levels](http://time.com/4637388/what-donald-trumps-approval-rating-means/) for a new president. Ryan’s ratings are also a drop compared with those for House speakers before him. Rated at a similar time during his tenure, [former House Speaker John Boehner](http://time.com/4594332/john-boehner-presidential-election/) had a 36% approval rating. [House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi](http://time.com/4688181/nancy-pelosi-jeff-sessions-russia-resign/), then-House speaker, had a 35% approval rating, and [former House speaker Newt Gingrich](http://time.com/4700494/newt-gingrich-congressional-budget-office-abolished/) scored 43%. Democratic opposition to Ryan is also stronger than that for previous Republican House speakers. In fact, 75% of Democrats disapprove of Ryan’s job performance. Less than half of Democrats — 49% — disapproved of Boehner’s, and 61% disapproved of Gingrich’s. And Ryan still faces some opposition on his side of the aisle. Thirty-one percent of Republicans disapprove of Ryan’s performance, while more than 19% had disapproved of Boehner’s and 23% had disapproved of Gingrich’s. Ryan’s approval ratings come after Republican lawmakers’ [failed attempt](http://time.com/4712883/ahca-paul-ryan-donald-trump-no-vote-obamacare/?iid=sr-link10) to replace the Affordable Care Act. American voters blamed Ryan for the bill’s failure more than Trump, according to [a March poll from Public Policy Polling](http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/paul-ryan/). Ahead of Trump’s inauguration in January, Ryan was [re-elected](http://time.com/4621297/paul-ryan-speaker-of-the-house/) to the top seat in the House by his colleagues. Consistent with previous years, the majority of Americans view Congress unfavorably, with only 34% approval, the study shows. 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