Archive · 24 Sep 2025
Americans Grade Trump's Policies on Immigration and Tariffs
A new poll shows how Americans feel about some of Trump's biggest actions.
Overall, almost half of people don't like his work.
Among his supporters, the immigration crackdown is most popular.
A lot of people like how he's handled deportations.
Critics have mixed feelings: some dislike the tariffs, some feel he's hurt democracy, and some can't find anything they like.
The poll measured opinions on key issues like immigration, tariffs, and government spending.
41% of Americans support President Trump.
55% of Trump supporters approve of his immigration crackdown.
20% of his critics disapprove of the immigration policies.
13% of critics dislike his handling of tariffs.
The poll included 2,513 adults with a 2% margin of error.
- Who
- Americans and Donald Trump
- What
- Americans rated Trump's policies, including those on immigration and tariffs.
- When
- Survey conducted from September 11-15
- Where
- United States
- Why
- To gauge public opinion on the Trump administration's key policies.
- Poll Conducted By
- The Washington Post and Ipsos
- Poll Size
- 2,513 US adults
- Margin of Error
- plus or minus 2 percentage points
- Overall Approval
- 41%
- Support for Immigration Crackdown
- 55%
- Disapproval for Tariff Handling
- 13%
