According to a Morning Consult poll Thursday, half of voters have a positive view of Trump, compared with 47% who view him unfavorably, while more Americans viewed him negatively than positively at this point after the 2016 election.

Trump’s popularity – the highest since April 2017 – comes as the share of both Democrats and independents who view him unfavorably has fallen, from 87% among Democrats in November to 81% and from 57% to 50% at the independents on Morning Consult.

A majority of respondents to a CNN/SSRS poll released Wednesday said they believe Trump will do a good job when he returns to the White House next month (54%) and that they approve of how he is doing it has mastered the transition so far (55%). lower than the four previous presidents.

In comparison, President Joe Biden received a 66% approval rating for his transition process, while former President Barack Obama received a 79% approval rating for his first transition, 65% for former President George W. Bush’s first transition and 62% for former President Bill Clinton.

And while less than half (48%) believe Trump will bring positive change to the country, the share of respondents who say things are going “very badly” in America is at its lowest level (15%). since May 2018, and the share of those saying things are going “very badly” in America is at its lowest level (15%) since May 2018. Those saying things are going well (38%) , are at their highest level since December 2021, although 61% still say things are going badly.

Trump also gets higher marks than during his transition in 2016: 48% said he would bring about change for the better, compared to 43% who said the same in 2016 – a shift the poll attributes to stronger support among demographics , who are typically lean Democrats, including women (the share of whom said they expect positive changes from Trump rose 10 points), people of color (up 11 points) and people under 45 years (increase of 8 points).

More Americans have “a lot” of trust in Trump to handle the economy (39%) than any other issue the poll asked about, and Trump scores higher in polls when it comes to trust Respondents think his ability to handle the economy is better than that of former Presidents George W. Bush (29%), Bill Clinton (20%) and Ronald Reagan (26%) during their transitions.