Trump Mostly Performing to Americans' Expectations

56% say Trump is performing about as they expected
Nearly one in four say he is doing worse than they expected
More think he will improve than worsen on the job

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As President Donald Trump nears his 100th day in office, a slight majority of Americans (56%) say his performance in office so far has been about what they expected. The rest are closely split between saying he has done worse (23%) versus better (19%) than they expected.

Majority in U.S. Say Trump Performing About as They Expected

Overall, has Donald Trump done better than you expected as president, worse than you expected or about as you expected?

Better than expected
Worse than expected
As expected
Other/No opinion

%
%
%
%

U.S. adults
19
23
56
3

Republicans
37
5
57
1

Independents
18
25
53
4

Democrats
4
38
57
1

Gallup, April 21-22, 2017

Majorities of Republicans, Democrats and independents say that Trump is meeting their expectations — although that is clearly not a positive statement from Democrats, most of whom disapprove of the job Trump is doing.

There is a strong relationship between Americans’ views of Trump’s overall job performance as president and whether he is meeting their expectations.