HAMDEN – President Donald Trump is at or below 40% approval in how he handles his job and his favorability as the GOP tax and spending bill backed by the President is opposed by 53% of registered voters in the latest Quinnipiac University poll.
The poll, which was released this afternoon, includes the opinions of 1,265 self-identified registered voters nationwide who were surveyed from June 5-9 with a margin of error of +/- 2.8 percentage points. Thirty-eight percent of voters approve of the way the President is handling his job, while 54% disapprove. In Quinnipiac University’s April 9 poll, 41% approved, while 53% disapproved.
The President’s favorability fell to 40%, while 53% have an unfavorable opinion of him, and 4% haven’t heard enough about him.
Tax and spending bill
While a majority of registered voters oppose the GOP tax and spending bill, only 67% of Republicans support the bill with 22% not offering an opinion. As for Democrats, 89% oppose the bill with 10% not offering an opinion. Fifty-seven percent of independents oppose the bill with 23% not offering an opinion.
Nearly half of voters (47%) think federal funding for Medicaid should increase, 40% think it should stay about the same, and 10% think federal funding for Medicaid should decrease. It is worth noting that among independents, 47% think federal funding for Medicaid should increase, 39% think it should stay about the same, and 11% think it should decrease.
“With Medicaid’s future as a healthcare safety net for millions suddenly uncertain, voters make it clear they want the 60-year-old program for those in need to be handled with care,” said Quinnipiac University Polling Analyst Tim Malloy.
International students
More than 7 out of 10 voters (74%) think international students coming to the United States to study at colleges and universities is a good thing for the United States, while 17% think it is a bad thing for the United States.
Democrats (96%-3%), independents (75%-14%), and Republicans (49%-37%) think it is a good thing for the United States.
Trump handling of issues
Voters were asked about Trump’s handling of seven issues:
- Immigration: 43% approve, 54% disapprove, 3% no opinion
- Deportations: 40% approve, 56% disapprove, 4% no opinion
- Economy: 40% approve, 56% disapprove, 4% no opinion
- Trade: 38Z% approve, 57% disapprove, 6% no opinion
- Universities: 37% approve, 54% disapprove, 9% no opinion
- Israel-Hamas conflict: 35% approve, 52% disapprove, 13% no opinion
- Russia-Ukraine war: 34% approve, 57% disapprove, 10% no opinion.
Congress
Twenty-one percent of voters approve of the way Democrats in Congress are handling their job, while 70% disapprove. This compares to Quinnipiac University’s Feb. 19 poll when 21% of voters approved and 68% disapproved, an all-time low since Quinnipiac University first asked this question of registered voters in March 2009.
In today’s poll, 41% of Democrats approve of the way Democrats in Congress are handling their job, while 53% disapprove.
Thirty-two percent of voters approve of the way Republicans in Congress are handling their job, while 61% disapprove. This compares to Quinnipiac University’s Feb. 19 poll when 40% approved and 52% disapproved, which was an all-time high since Quinnipiac University first asked this question of registered voters in March 2009.
In today’s poll, 79% of Republicans approve of the way Republicans in Congress are handling their job, while 13% disapprove.
For poll results on other issues and people, such as former DOGE head Elon Musk, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, antisemitism, read the full poll results.
The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Doug Schwartz, Ph.D. since 1994, conducts independent, non-partisan national and state polls on politics and issues. Surveys adhere to industry best practices and are based on probability-based samples using random digit dialing with live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones.
