Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE’s favorability rating is up 8 points since becoming the president-elect, according to a new poll.
Forty-two percent of U.S. adults in the Gallup survey released Thursday view Trump positively after last week’s White House win.
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Trump’s favorability stood at 34 percent before his stunning upset of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE.
Gallup said Trump’s rating is his highest since March 2011, when 43 percent viewed the billionaire positively.
His current favorability rating is lower than three past presidents-elect, however.
Sixty-eight percent saw President Obama favorably after his first election victory in 2008; 59 percent viewed former President George W. Bush favorably in 2000; and former President Bill ClintonWilliam (Bill) Jefferson ClintonWill the ‘law and order’ president pardon Roger Stone? Five ways America would take a hard left under Joe Biden The sad spectacle of Trump’s enablers MORE scored a 58 percent favorability rating in 1992.
Trump and Hillary Clinton engaged in one of the longest and most bitter presidential campaigns in recent memory.
Clinton frequently argued Trump’s rhetoric bordered on bigotry and misogyny, adding the businessman’s temperament rendered him unfit for the Oval Office.
Trump countered by frequently calling her “crooked” and a symbol of the corrupt political establishment he hoped to defeat.
The pair have since softened their stances, with Clinton formally conceding the 2016 race and Trump praising her graceful exit in return.
Gallup conducted its latest survey of 1,019 U.S. adults Nov. 9–13. It has a margin of error of 4 percentage points.