President Trump’s approval rating starts out at 49 percent in the first Emerson College Polling survey of his administration. The poll, released Thursday, showed Trump’s approval rating is

Some polls have also shown the president gaining ground among groups that have not traditionally voted Republican.

President Donald Trump’s first term starts with an approval rating just below 50%, according to the latest poll. Massachusetts-based Emerson College’s national poll shows Trump with a January approval rating of 49% compared to 41% disapproval and 10% who said they were neutral.

The 47th president is more popular than he’s been for most of his political career. But it won’t take much to bring back bad vibes.

President Donald Trump's rating at the beginning of his second term is at 47%, the lowest of his predecessors since 1953.