Posted on Friday, November 14, 2025
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by Alan Jamison
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President Donald Trump is more popular than both Barack Obama and George W. Bush at the same time during their second terms according to an overall average of current polling from RealClearPolitics.
The average approval rating of presidents since the turn of the century typically hovers between 40 percent and 45 percent for the first year or two of their second term. At this point in his second term, Obama had an approval rating of 41.7 percent. Bush was even lower at 38.2 percent. Trump, meanwhile, is sitting at 42.4 percent.
Although Joe Biden only had one term, his approval rating was slightly lower at 42.0 percent at this time in 2021. Biden’s approval rating eventually dropped to 37.2 percent by July of the next year and failed to recover. He left office as one of the least popular presidents in history.
Trump has consistently polled above his two most recent second-term predecessors since taking office again in January – a noteworthy accomplishment given the relentless smear campaign he has faced from the corporate media and elected Democrats. While Obama enjoyed nonstop positive coverage from the press, he was still less popular at this point than Trump, who has endured an unending media onslaught.
Several conservative commentators have noted the significance of Trump’s robust approval advantage over Obama and Bush. “HELL FREEZES OVER!!!” conservative radio commentator Larry Elder posted on X in August. “’Fascist,’ ‘Racist,’ hated-by-media President Trump, at this point in his second term, has a HIGHER average approval rating than did [Bush] and [Obama] at the same point in their second term.”
Conservative social media influencer Bo Loudon shared the same sentiment over the summer.
“President Trump has a much higher approval rating at this point in his second term than Barack Obama or George W. Bush, per RealClearPolitics,” Loudon said. “Why? EASY… Because Trump isn’t part of the swamp… He’s DRAINING the swamp!”
Also worth noting, Trump’s composite approval rating as measured by RealClearPolitics may be dragged down by inaccurate or outright dishonest polls designed to hurt the President politically. As AMAC Newsline previously reported, the polling group InsiderAdvantage has consistently provided survey results showing that a majority of Americans approve of Trump’s performance as president. Each poll conducted by InsiderAdvantage has shown Trump with a positive approval rating since returning to office. The most recent in late September had the president with a 52 percent approval rating.
InsiderAdvantage has a proven track record of being one of the most accurate pollsters, especially during the 2024 presidential election. The group’s last polling data for Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, Georgia, and North Carolina showing Trump winning all those states was accurate, while other pollsters had Trump losing several of these states.
The polling group provided its most recent survey results as Senate Democrats blocked a House-passed funding bill in a move that eventually led to a record-breaking government shutdown that lasted 43 days. Florida’s Voice reporter Eric Daugherty said that InsiderAdvantage’s late September polling showed that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer lost the messaging battle over government funding before it started.
“President Trump’s approval rating was just found to be at +6 POINTS, 52%-46%, conducted among Americans while Democrats were barreling us toward a government shutdown, per InsiderAdvantage. Chuck LOST,” Daughterty said.
While post-shutdown polling won’t be available for at least a few more days, Trump may well receive another bump following the end of that debacle. Democrats’ historic unpopularity likewise continues to boost the President.
Alan Jamison is the pen name of a political writer with extensive experience writing for several notable politicians and news outlets.
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