What the polls say about the start of Trump's second term

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

71% : According to CNN polling, 56% of American adults say they expect Trump to be a very good or fairly good president, while 43% expect him to be fairly poor or very poor.
53% : Now, Fox News’ most recent poll showed Trump with a 50% positive rating among registered voters and a 50% unfavorable rating.
46% : So far, the early polling shows Trump starting with more backing from voters — and more wiggle room — than he had going into his first term in the White House.
46% : The polls also show that public support for Trump’s actions falls off when voters consider the potential outcomes if (or when)
43% : (CNN’s preinaugural poll in January 2021 found slightly higher expectations ahead of Joe Biden's term, while its polling in January 2017 found adults split on their expectations for Trump, with 48% saying they think he’d be very or fairly good and 48% saying he’d be very or fairly poor.)
42% : Both polls were conducted before Trump took office.
41% : Meanwhile, when it comes to some of the key issues Trump has pursued in the earliest days of his second term, the polling shows both opportunity and peril for his presidency.
29% : Polling is split on Americans’ expectations for Trump.
28% : (Trump ended up pardoning virtually all who faced federal charges, including those convicted of violent offenses.
23% : But many of the headlines Trump has made so far center around issues like immigration and pardons, particularly his decision to issue a sweeping pardon for those convicted over their conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
23% : Trump takes the hardest line on those issues.

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