President Donald Trump received a boost from a new poll that appears to undercut the Democratic Party’s post-election “buyer’s remorse” narrative. Since the 2024 election, Democrats have attempted to suggest that many Trump voters regret their decision, but the latest numbers tell a different story.
According to a Trafalgar Group poll conducted from May 30 to June 1, Trump’s approval rating stands at 53.7 percent, reflecting an upward trend since his election. His disapproval rating has declined to 45.6 percent. The survey polled 1,098 likely voters.
While some critics on the left have questioned the poll’s reliability, Trafalgar Group holds a B+ rating for accuracy from FiveThirtyEight and is considered one of the more consistently accurate pollsters, particularly in identifying sentiment among voters often missed by mainstream polling.
Trafalgar’s polling accuracy is largely attributed to its methodology, which includes a model designed to account for so-called “shy voters.” These are typically conservative voters who may be less willing to share their views in traditional surveys. Trafalgar’s approach aims to capture these perspectives to provide a more accurate reflection of the electorate.
Trump’s latest approval numbers reflect growing voter satisfaction with the policies his administration is implementing. Significant cuts to wasteful government spending have resulted in substantial savings for taxpayers. At the same time, gas prices are declining, and the cost of groceries continues to drop, offering relief to households across the country.
A report from Newsweek made the claim that Trump supporters are beginning to have buyer’s remorse, but there is no indication this is true, according to the latest Trafalgar survey and other recent polling showing Trump remaining popular with voters.
The piece, published on May 20, 2025, says, “A slew of polls marked the first 100 days of the second Trump presidency. All the major ones showed increasing disapproval of Donald Trump’s handling of his job during his second term. In fact, the numbers are the lowest since national polling on the question began in the early 1950s.”
“Like the NBC News, CNN/SSRS and CBS/YouGOV polls—all of which had Trump’s approval rating in the 41 percent to 45 percent range and disapproval ratings in the 55 percent to 59 percent range—the Emerson College poll found that among independents, Trump was underwater on issues ranging from tariff policy to the economy to deportations to handling of the Russian/Ukraine war and the Israel/Hamas wars,” the article claimed.
