A majority of Americans now view first lady Melania Trump favorably, a 17-point jump for her since January, according to the latest Gallup News poll.
The results, according to Gallup's survey:
- 54 percent view Melania favorably, up from 37 percent in January.
- 33 percent view Melania unfavorably, down 4 points since January.
- 13 percent have no opinion, down 13 points since January.
- 84 percent of Republicans view Melania favorably.
- 57 percent of men view Melania favorably.
- 51 percent of women view her favorably.
Despite the bump, Melania still is viewed less favorably than her three predecessors at the same point of their husbands' first terms:
- Michelle Obama: 61 percent.
- Laura Bush: 77 percent.
- Hillary Clinton: 58 percent.
However, Melania is outpacing her husband, President Donald Trump, also in line with her predecessors.
President Donald Trump's favorable rating is at 41 percent, up 1 point since January.
Results for this Gallup poll are based on telephone interviews conducted Dec. 4-11 with a random sample of 1,049 adults, aged 18 and older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. The margin of sampling error is 4 percentage points at the 95 percent confidence level.
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