LA Times Poll: Trump Job Approval at 32 Percent

As President Donald Trump gets set to mark his first year in office, just 32 percent of Americans approve of his job performance, while 55 percent disapprove, a new USC-Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll reveals.

Here are highlights from the survey:

• 27 percent of those living in the Northeast approve of his job performance, compared to 59 percent who disapprove
• 37 percent of those in the Midwest approve, while 47 percent disapprove
• 32 percent of those in the South approve, compared to 54 who disapprove
• 30 percent of those in the West approve, while 60 percent do not
• 75 percent of Republicans approve of Trump’s job performance, compared to 16 percent who disapprove
• 5 percent of Democrats approve, while 86 percent do not
• 24 percent of independents approve, compared to 55, who do not
• 51 percent of all those polled said they would favor Democrats if congressional elections were being held today, compared to 40 percent who supported Republicans

The poll, conducted Dec. 15-Jan. 15, sampled 3,862 people. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.

The poll previously forecasted a Trump victory in 2016.

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