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President Donald Trump’s approval rating has increased to 55 percent, according to a new poll.
The Napolitan News and RMG Research poll, conducted among 3,000 registered voters, showed just 43 percent disapproved of the president’s job performance.
“Since winning the election last November, approval of Donald Trump’s performance has stayed within two points of 53% every single week but one (he bounced to 57% during his inauguration week),” Napolitan News Service said in a statement alongside the poll results.
The total also included 34 percent who strongly approved of Trump’s job performance.
Overall approval numbers have increased each week during the president’s second term except for his inauguration week when he experienced a 57 percent approval rating.
Scott Rasmussen conducted the online poll on behalf of the news service between February 10-14, with a margin of error of +/- 1.8.
The poll results follow a recent CBS News poll that also showed Trump’s approval rating at 53 percent, with 70 percent of voters believing he is keeping his campaign promises.
Voters overwhelmingly supported the president’s agenda in the poll, though many are still waiting for the economy to improve, according to the poll conducted Feb. 5-7.
In addition to positive approval numbers overall, 59 percent approved of the Trump administration’s program to deport illegal immigrants. That number included 64 percent who approved of Trump sending U.S. troops to the southern border.
More division existed when those in the poll were asked whether large detention centers should be used while determining who should be deported, with only 48 percent favoring and 52 percent opposing the idea.
In foreign policy, 54 percent approve of Trump’s current handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict. However, only 13 percent believe that the U.S. taking over Gaza would be a good idea.
Trump received widespread support on nearly all actions in the CBS News poll, except for the economy. A total of 66 percent said that Trump’s focus on lowering prices is not enough.
Trump has been in office less than one month, with the administration claiming that economic changes will likely take several months for many Americans to feel the impact.