The president of the United States, Donald Trump, observes while signing executive orders during press availability at the Oval Office of the White House on September 5, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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The opinions of Americans on the work performance of President Donald Trump are still negative in the midst of a great activity of his administration on tariffs, immigration and public health, according to the latest survey of the NBC News decision table promoted by Surveymonkey.
In particular, the survey shows US adults who express strong bipartisan support to Vaccines, since Trump's Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has moved to limit certain shots. The survey was conducted before the Democratic and Republican senators who faced Kennedy for access to the vaccine during a contentious audience of the Congress last week.
Respondents said they prefer leadership with political experience about strangers who will shake things, in the middle of a second Trump presidency defined by a change of sweep and fast.
Just over 4 out of 10 Americans, 43%, approve of Trump's work performance in the survey, similar to its position in June, while 57% disapprove. Trump's weakest qualifications are in economic matters, with a 39% approval of their inflation management and 41% approval of their trade and tariff management.
Americans continue to give the president stronger grades about their immigration management. The survey requested a slightly different writing to different halves of respondents. Those who asked if they approve the management of Trump of “border security and immigration” give Trump an approval index of 47% on the subject.
But those asked if they approve the management of Trump of “deportations and border security” in the middle of the aggressive deportation program of their administration give Trump an approval index of 43% slightly lower on the subject.
The NBC News Decision Survey Description driven by Surveymonkey surveyed 30,196 adults online from August 13 to September. 1 and has a margin of error of more or less 1.9 percentage points.
In its management of different issues and in the presidential approval in general, the survey shows not only general feelings that rely against Trump but also the intensity of those feelings.
The enthusiasm of the voters will be critical in the elections at the end of this year and in the mid -period elections in 14 months. The survey asked Americans to describe their feelings about Trump's presidency.
Almost half of the Democrats (49%) report that they are “furious” about the actions of the Trump administration, the most extreme negative response option. On the other hand, 27% of Republicans say they are “excited” with the actions of the administration, the stronger positive response. And 18% say they are “happy” and 28% more say they are “satisfied.” The results are similar to the previous survey of the NBC news decision desk in June.
Only 8% of independents report positive feelings about the actions of the Trump administration, much lower than 56% that reports negative feelings. And more than two thirds of the independents were grouped around the two options in or near the medium, “dissatisfied” and “neutral”, while the Democrats and the Republicans are grouped to both sides.
Americans prefer political information
As the headlines in Washington and possible challengers begin to look towards the primary and general elections of 2026, most Americans say they prefer a politician who is “a source with the necessary experience to do things.”
Fifty -eight percent of all adults say they prefer a source, compared to 42% who say they would prefer a “strange politician who wants to shake things and change the system.”
As Trump has positioned himself throughout his political career as the last stranger, 6 out of 10 Republicans said they prefer a politician who is a stranger.
Meanwhile, three quarters of the Democrats say they prefer a source, even in the midst of a continuous struggle for the generational change and the effectiveness of party leaders following the electoral loss of Democrats 2024. Independents are more in line with the Democrats, since 6 out of 10 say that they prefer a politician who is an intern with experience.
This partisan division offers a different perspective from the results of the survey of the writing of New NBC News of April, in which most of the Americans, in general and in all the lines of the party, said that “nothing in the country will change until we chose a new generation of leaders for Washington.” (That question was not tracked in this last survey).
Republicans increasingly prioritize crime and security
The most important problems for Americans in general remain the economy and threats to democracy, followed by medical care, crime and security.
With the recent deployment of Trump of the National Guard troops to Washington, DC, the administration has put more crime and security in the news, and the Republicans have responded, and more of them say they prioritize the problem now than in June.
Among Republicans, 18% classify crime and security as the issue that matters most, only to the economy. That is 5 higher percentage points than in June. Democrats and independent remain unchanged on how they see the importance of crime and security.
Inflation and growing cost of living other economic issues dominate
Inflation was one of the pilots who encouraged Trump's victory in 2024, and remains a great concern for Americans.
Forty -five percent of American adults say that inflation and growing cost of living is the most important economic issue for them and their family at this time, more than 30 points ahead of the closest economic problems, such as medical care costs, taxes and home salary, interest rates and the affordability of housing.
When it comes to their personal financial situation, approximately a quarter of respondents say they are better today than a year ago. A third says that they are worse today and approximately 4 out of 10 say they are in the same financial position compared to a year ago.
While Americans in general are not optimistic about their personal finances, approximately 4 out of 10 Republicans say their finances are better today than a year ago. The survey also finds a positive June change between independents and women under 30, who had 4 and 5 more probable points, respectively, to say that their finances are better today.
Strong support for vaccines, with independent views slightly
An overwhelming majority of Americans support the use of vaccines for disease prevention, including 49% that supports it firmly and 78% who support it strongly or somehow. The question asked about vaccines in general, not on individual types of shots.
In all the lines of the party, the major majority of the Democrats (93%), the independents (72%) and the Republicans (67%) say they support the use of vaccines. However, a third of Republicans and around 3 out of 10 independent oppose the use of disease prevention vaccines.
Independents are more closely aligned with Republicans than Democrats on this subject. In particular, that group has changed 5 more points towards the opposition since June.
While the survey was administered in the field, the Food and Drug Administration approved a COVID shot, but with more limited access than in the past, and Trump dismissed the disease control centers and the prevention director after he faced Kennedy.
The survey results also illustrate the possible political danger of Kennedy's rhetoric and political movements in vaccines, which have generated the rejection of the members of Congress in both parties.
The NBC News Decision Survey Description driven by Surveymonkey surveyed 30,196 adults online from August 13 to September 1 and has a margin of error of more or less 1.9 percentage points.
