Public Opinion on President Donald Trump's Policies
Recent Harvard-Harris survey shows strong majority support for most of President Donald Trump's policies, including deporting criminals, eliminating fraud and waste in government, and closing the border with added security. Partisan agreement exists across Republicans, independents, and Democrats on various policies.
Key Points
- Deporting immigrants who have committed crimes enjoys 81% support
- 76% support for finding and eliminating fraud and waste in government expenditures
- 76% support for closing the border with added security
- 69% support for banning men who have transitioned from girls' sports
- 65% support for eliminating racial preferences in hiring and awarding government contracts
- 63% support for freezing and re-evaluating foreign aid expenditures
- 61% support for reciprocal tariffs on countries with tariffs on US goods
- 59% support for cutting government expenditures already allocated by Congress
- 57% support for ending bans on offshore drilling
- Only 39% support for renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America
Pros
- Strong majority support for various Trump policies
- Partisan agreement on certain initiatives
- Popular initiatives such as deporting criminals and eliminating fraud and waste in government
Cons
- Renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America received little support