Former President Donald Trump’s favorability rating is higher than challenger Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a recent Gallup poll.
Forty-six percent of U.S. adults had a favorable opinion of Trump compared to 44% who viewed Harris favorably. Both candidates are upside down in favorability, however, with more respondents saying they dislike than like the candidates. Trump’s unfavorable rating is 7 percentage points higher than his favorability score, Gallup said. Harris’ unfavorability rating is 10 points higher than her favorable score.
“Harris’ bump in favorability after her unexpected nomination as the Democratic presidential nominee has moderated somewhat, while Trump’s favorability is up five points since last month, returning to the level he was at in June,” pollsters said.
Trump is currently viewed better than he was at similar points in 2020 and 2016 campaigns, Gallup said, while Harris’ positive ratings are on par with that of President Joe Biden’s in 2020 but well above Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in 2016. Other than Trump, Biden and Clinton, only George H.W. Bush in 1992 and Mitt Romney in 2012 earned a favorability score of less than 50%.
Both candidates enjoy almost unanimous positive ratings from their own parties. The majority of independents view Harris and Trump unfavorably though the Republican nominee holds a favorability edge over the Democratic nominee with the group – 44% to 35%, respectively.
The Gallup poll surveyed 1,007 Americans from Sept. 3-15. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
