Here’s a quick summary of the latest Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll, based on data released today, February 24, 2025, from their February survey conducted February 19-20 among 2,443 registered voters. I’ll include the essence of their abstract since it’s the most direct way to capture their findings.
Trump’s approval rating sits at 52%, with 43% disapproving—a net +9—marking his first month in office for his second term. A solid 58% of voters say he’s outperforming Biden’s tenure, reflecting a shift in sentiment since January. Optimism’s up too: 42% now think the country’s on the right track, a 14-point jump from last month.
His policies are hitting big—81% back deporting criminal aliens, 76% support slashing government waste, 76% want the border closed, 70% favor merit-based hiring over DEI, and 61% approve his overall approach.
Meanwhile, the Democratic Party’s approval tanked to 36%, a record low, while Republicans hold steady at 49%. On the flip side, 67% see federal debt as unsustainable, with 83% pushing cuts over tax hikes.
Trump’s got majority backing on immigration, government efficiency, and “American values,” but his foreign policy—tariffs, Israel-Hamas, Ukraine—has voters split or skeptical.
New Harvard/Harris poll shows that President Trump’s policies are all wildly popular pic.twitter.com/c6SB6RCmPb
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) February 24, 2025
— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) February 24, 2025
President Trump Job Approval
Approve: 52% (+9)
Disapprove: 43%
Harvard/Harris | 2/19-20 | 2,443 RV | ±2% pic.twitter.com/OXiUg5IheB
President Trump on recent polling that shows more Americans think the country is on the right track, exceeding the number of Americans who think it’s headed in the wrong direction for the first time in 20 years:
— Conservative War Machine (@WarMachineRR) February 19, 2025
“Nobody’s ever seen anything like that one!” pic.twitter.com/1hjeE9Q7pv