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By Ewan Palmer
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President Donald Trump is receiving a mix of net negative and positive approval ratings ahead of the Republican's first major speech to Congress of his second term, according to polls.
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Why It Matters
Trump's first joint congressional address of his second presidency comes after weeks of his administration carrying out an agenda that includes imposing tariffs on imports, cutting federal government spending and seeking to end conflicts in Europe and the Middle East.
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What to Know
Polls suggest the American public is divided on Trump's job performance during his second term.
Trump's average approval rating is slightly positive as of Tuesday morning, with 47.8 percent saying they approve of the president and 47.7 percent saying they disapprove as of Monday, according to 538's live polling tracker.
Ahead of Trump's address, a Marist Poll survey of 1,694 adults found that 49 percent disapprove of Trump's job performance, while 45 percent approve.
The polling company noted that opinions on Trump remained strong. More than a third (36 percent) said they "strongly" approve of him, while 44 percent said they "strongly" disapprove.
The Marist poll was conducted February 24-26 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.8 percentage points.
A TIPP Insights survey released Monday found that 46 percent of respondents approve of Trump's job performance, compared to 43 percent who disapprove.
The national online poll was conducted among 1,434 adults from March 26-28, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.6 percentage points.
Emerson College also released a poll Monday ahead of Trump's address to Congress.
The survey found that 48 percent approve of Trump's job performance, while 43 percent disapprove.
While Trump's approval rating remained unchanged from Emerson's February poll, his disapproval rating increased by one percentage point.
The Emerson College Polling national survey was conducted March 2-3 among 1,000 registered voters. The margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points.
A Morning Consult poll of 2,229 registered voters found that slightly more approved than disapproved of Trump's job performance (49 percent to 48 percent). The poll was conducted February 28 to March 2. The results have a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.
On Sunday, a CNN/SSRS poll showed that more than half (52 percent) of Americans disapprove of Trump's job performance since his return to office, while 48 percent approve.
The CNN poll was conducted February 24-28 among 2,212 adults and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.4 percentage points.
What People Are Saying
Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, analyzed his survey results: "Perception of Trump's handling of the Russia-Ukraine war reveals a stark partisan divide: 73 percent of Republicans approve of the president's handling of the war, while 76 percent of Democrats disapprove. Independents are more divided, with 46 percent disapproving and 35 percent approving."
Terry Jones, editor of Issues & Insights, wrote about TIPP Insights' poll results: "Republicans overwhelmingly approve of the job Trump is doing, 82 percent approve to 9 percent disapprove, while Dems flipped those numbers at 17 percent approve and 78 percent disapprove. Indie voters straddled the two mainstream parties, 38 percent to 46 percent disapprove. And there was one other big disparity: men and women. Men approved/disapproved of Trump by 49 percent to 34 percent; women came in at just 32 percent approval, vs. 47 percent disapproval, another flip."
Jennifer Agiesta, CNN's politics polling director, wrote of the network's latest survey: "Trump's 48 percent approval rating ahead of his initial address to Congress is higher than it was in 2017 before that year's speech at the Capitol. Trump's appearances before Congress during his first term did little to move the needle on his approval rating: None of his four speeches resulted in a change to his approval rating of more than three percentage points."
What Happens Next
Trump is scheduled to deliver his address to a joint session of Congress at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday.
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