--- title: Trump 100 Days: Polls Show Historically Low Approval Ratings description: Two new polls show Doanld Trump has historically low approval ratings as he approaches his 100th day as president canonical: https://time.com/4751730/donald-trump-100-days-approval-ratings/ author: Alana Abramson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-04-23T14:25:34.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:54:23.502Z article:section: Politics og:title: President Trump Has Historically Low Approval Ratings og:description: Trump has a 40% approval rating og:url: https://time.com/4751730/donald-trump-100-days-approval-ratings/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf7cb0b6a16237655/6988c406cd1bbab0b0704da8/donald-trump-health-care-bill-downplay.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5568 og:image:height: 3132 og:image:alt: US-POLITICS-TRUMP-MNUCHIN og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: President Trump Has Historically Low Approval Ratings twitter:description: Trump has a 40% approval rating twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf7cb0b6a16237655/6988c406cd1bbab0b0704da8/donald-trump-health-care-bill-downplay.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # President Trump Has Historically Low Approval Ratings As He Nears 100-Day Mark > Sponsored content. 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President Donald Trump reversed course on several policy matters this week, from the status of the Federal Reserve Chairwoman to whether he believes China is a currency manipulator._  by [Alana Abramson](https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Apr 23, 2017 2:25 PM UTC  US President Donald Trump looks on before signing finical services executive orders and memorandums at the US Treasury Department in Washington, DC, April 21, 2017. US President Donald Trump looks on before signing finical services executive orders and memorandums at the US Treasury Department in Washington, DC, April 21, 2017.JIM WATSON—AFP/Getty Images  by [Alana Abramson](https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Apr 23, 2017 2:25 PM UTC As [President Trump](http://time.com/4751484/donald-trump-dreamers-administration/) nears his [100th day](http://time.com/4750181/trump-100-days-ridiculous-standard/) as president, his approval ratings are at a historical low, according to two new polls. Trump’s approval rating sunk down to 40% in an[ NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll](http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/TODAY/z%5FCreative/NBCWSJ%5FApril%5FPoll.pdf) released Sunday — as his disapproval rating shot up to 54%. Back in February, the same poll had Trump’s approval rating at 44% and his disapproval rating at just below half, with 48%. Of the 900 people surveyed for the poll, which was conducted from April 17 to 20, 35% think Trump’s presidency has gotten off to either a good or great start while 45% think it has had a poor start. Comparatively, the same poll conducted for [former President Barack Obama](http://time.com/4750637/barack-obama-chicago-speech/) in 2009 showed that 54% thought his presidency started off in a good spot and 21% thought he was off to a poor start. The poll also shows that Trump, who ran on a campaign mantra of [“draining the swamp”](http://time.com/donald-trump-drain-swamp/) in Washington D.C., is losing support as an agent for change. Only 25% think he has been “very good” at changing business in the nation’s Capitol, down from 33% in February. Another poll released Saturday, from [ABC News and the Washington Post](http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-trump-100-days-honeymoon-regrets-poll/story?id=46943338), found that Trump only has a 42% approval rating — the lowest of any president polled since 1945\. But he did still retain strong support among his base, with 96% of those polled who voted for him in November saying they would vote for him again. 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