{"id":3460,"date":"2026-06-24T00:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T05:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/poll\/?p=3460"},"modified":"2026-06-24T00:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T05:00:17","slug":"marquette-law-school-poll-national-survey-finds-the-250th-anniversary-of-the-declaration-of-independence-draws-limited-attention-from-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/poll\/2026\/06\/24\/marquette-law-school-poll-national-survey-finds-the-250th-anniversary-of-the-declaration-of-independence-draws-limited-attention-from-americans\/","title":{"rendered":"Marquette Law School Poll national survey finds the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence draws limited attention from Americans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Sharp partisan differences in interest in Semiquincentennial contrast with little partisan difference during the 1976 Bicentennial<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Also:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A quarter or less are paying a lot of attention to the landmark anniversary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two-thirds are proud of the country and more say the country has succeeded at least a fair amount in achieving the ideals of the founding; three-quarters say the U.S. is better than most countries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Optimism for the future as a democracy is evenly divided<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Benjamin Franklin seen most favorably among the founders, followed by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson; Benedict Arnold remains in ill repute<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trump\u2019s job approval remains at 38%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There has been a notable decline in approval of Trump\u2019s job performance in rural areas of the country, as well as among other groups, across his second term<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MILWAUKEE \u2014 A new Marquette Law School Poll national survey finds that only 26% of Americans have read or heard a lot about the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence coming on July 4. Another 57% say they have heard some about the Semiquincentennial, while 17% have heard nothing at all about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This modest size of the group most engaged, accompanied by a larger share who are moderately engaged, is a theme running through the findings of this poll of how Americans feel about their country on this commemoration of the nation\u2019s birth. Relatively small percentages are the most involved with, most proud of, and most optimistic about the country, while a considerably larger share are positive in their feelings but not strongly so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A consistent minority express relatively negative views of the current state of the nation and its future prospects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This pattern was also found 50 years ago on the 200th anniversary of the Declaration. In a Roper Organization poll conducted June 12-19, 1976, 28% said they were following news about the Bicentennial closely, with 50% following casually and 22% paying no attention. Raw data from the 1976 survey were provided by the Roper Center data archive at Cornell University, with analysis conducted by Marquette Law School Poll staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interest in the 250th commemoration is also mixed, with just 17% who say they are very interested and another 39% who are fairly interested, while 31% are not too interested and 13% are not at all interested. Here, too, the similarity to 1976 is striking. In the Roper poll, 18% were very interested, 43% fairly interested, 26% not too interested, and 11% not at all interested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new Marquette Law survey was conducted June 9-15, 2026, interviewing 1,514 adults nationwide, with a margin of error of +\/-2.7 percentage points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One substantial difference from 50 years ago is found in the partisan patterns of interest and attention to the Declaration\u2019s anniversary. President Donald Trump has emphasized the 250th anniversary and assumed control of some related celebrations, recently declaring it will be the \u201cmost spectacular TRUMP RALLY of them all\u201d on his Truth Social account. This association of the July 4 events with the president is reflected in more substantial interest in the event among Republicans and Trump supporters and much less interest among Democrats and those who disapprove of the president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those who strongly approve of Trump are most likely to say they are very or fairly interested in the 250th celebrations, while interest declines as approval declines, as shown in Table 1. (All results in the tables are stated as percentages.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Table <\/strong><strong>1<\/strong><strong>: Interest in 250th anniversary, by Trump approval<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among adults<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Trump approval<\/strong><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Interest in 250th<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Very\/fairly interested<\/td><td>Not too\/not at all interested<\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Among all adults<\/td><td>57<\/td><td>43<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Strongly approve<\/td><td>88<\/td><td>12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Somewhat approve<\/td><td>71<\/td><td>29<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Somewhat disapprove<\/td><td>58<\/td><td>42<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Strongly disapprove<\/td><td>39<\/td><td>61<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\">Marquette Law School Poll, national survey June 9-15, 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\">Question: How interested are you personally in the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This pattern is also clear by partisanship, with Republicans much more interested than independents or Democrats. In contrast, in 1976 there was very little difference across partisan categories, as shown in Table 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Table <\/strong><strong>2<\/strong><strong>: Interest in Semiquincentennial and Bicentennial, by party identification<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among adults<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Party ID<\/strong><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Interest<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Very\/fairly interested<\/td><td>Not too\/not at all interested<\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"3\">Semiquincentennial<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Among all adults<\/td><td>57<\/td><td>43<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Republican<\/td><td>76<\/td><td>24<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Independent<\/td><td>50<\/td><td>49<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Democrat<\/td><td>43<\/td><td>57<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\">Bicentennial<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Among all adults<\/td><td>61<\/td><td>38<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Republican<\/td><td>66<\/td><td>33<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Independent<\/td><td>56<\/td><td>44<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Democrat<\/td><td>63<\/td><td>35<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\">Marquette Law School Poll, national survey June 9-15, 2026. Roper Organization national survey, June 12-19, 1976<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\">Question: Marquette 2026: How interested are you personally in the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\">Question: Roper 1976: How interested are you personally in the Bicentennial Celebration?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond general interest, 20% say they have recently watched a television show or a movie about the American Revolution, and 18% have recently read a book or an article about it. Unlike general interest in the anniversary, there is little partisan difference in viewing shows or reading about the revolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Views of the country<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A majority of adults have positive views of the country, but more are moderately positive rather than strongly so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A sizable 75% either strongly or somewhat agree that America is a better country than most other countries. This positive view is about evenly divided, with 35% who strongly agree and 40% who somewhat agree. Only 7% strongly disagree, with 19% who somewhat disagree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A similar view holds of how well the country has succeeded in achieving the ideals of the founding, with 71% saying a great deal or a fair amount, but with more saying a fair amount, 53% rather than a great deal, 18%. Among those saying we have fallen short of the revolution\u2019s ideals, 24% say we have \u201cnot very much\u201d achieved the ideals, while 5% that those ideals have been not at all achieved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sixty-six percent are very or somewhat proud of who we are as a country, with 28% very proud and 38% somewhat proud. Almost a quarter, 24%, are not very proud and 10% are not at all proud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Americans are evenly divided on the country\u2019s future as a democracy, with 52% who are very or somewhat optimistic. Here, limited optimism is much greater, with 41% who are somewhat optimistic and only 11% very optimistic. A sizable 36% are not very optimistic, and 12% are not at all optimistic about the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are significant differences across partisan and generational lines in these views, with more modest differences by race. Republicans and older adults are more positive than are Democrats and younger people, though majorities remain positive on these topics except pride in the country and optimism for the future, where some groups fall short of a positive majority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Majorities of each partisan, age, and racial or ethnic group strongly or somewhat agree that America is better than most other countries. Racial and ethnic groups are generally similar in their positive views, while partisan gaps are large, as are differences by age. These comparisons are shown in Table 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Table <\/strong><strong>3<\/strong><strong>: America is better than most countries, by party identification, age, and race\/ethnicity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among adults<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td rowspan=\"2\">&nbsp;<\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><strong>America is better<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Strongly\/somewhat agree<\/td><td>Strongly\/somewhat disagree<\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"3\">Party ID<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Republican<\/td><td>93<\/td><td>7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Independent<\/td><td>59<\/td><td>41<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Democrat<\/td><td>62<\/td><td>38<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\">Age<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18-29<\/td><td>58<\/td><td>42<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>30-44<\/td><td>70<\/td><td>30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>45-59<\/td><td>79<\/td><td>21<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>60+<\/td><td>85<\/td><td>15<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\">Race\/ethnicity<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>White<\/td><td>77<\/td><td>23<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Black<\/td><td>65<\/td><td>35<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hispanic<\/td><td>70<\/td><td>30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Other\/Multiple<\/td><td>80<\/td><td>20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\">Marquette Law School Poll, national survey June 9-15, 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\">Question: How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Generally speaking, America is a better country than most other countries?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Opinion of how well the country has achieved the ideals of the American Revolution show majorities saying we\u2019ve achieved a great deal or a fair amount of those ideals, but with differences across groups in the size of that majority. Black adults and independents make up the smallest majorities saying these ideals have been achieved. These results are in Table 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Table <\/strong><strong>4<\/strong><strong>: How much of the ideals of the revolution have been achieved, by party identification, age, and race\/ethnicity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among adults<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td rowspan=\"2\">&nbsp;<\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Achieved how much of the ideals<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Great deal\/fair amount<\/td><td>Not very much\/not at all<\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"3\">Party ID<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Republican<\/td><td>83<\/td><td>17<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Independent<\/td><td>56<\/td><td>44<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Democrat<\/td><td>63<\/td><td>37<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\">Age<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18-29<\/td><td>61<\/td><td>39<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>30-44<\/td><td>66<\/td><td>34<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>45-59<\/td><td>74<\/td><td>26<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>60+<\/td><td>78<\/td><td>22<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\">Race\/ethnicity<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>White<\/td><td>74<\/td><td>26<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Black<\/td><td>57<\/td><td>42<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hispanic<\/td><td>67<\/td><td>33<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Other\/Multiple<\/td><td>73<\/td><td>27<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\">Marquette Law School Poll, national survey June 9-15, 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\">Question: Looking at America, how much do you think we have succeeded over these 250 years in achieving the ideals for which this country was founded, as you understand them?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A related question was asked in the 1976 Roper survey. In 1976, 18% said the country still represented the ideals of the founding, while 46% said it had moved somewhat away from those ideals and 30% thought the country had moved far away from the founding ideals. With the difference in wording, these percentages are not directly comparable to the question of how much the country has achieved the ideals of the founding in the current survey. But this comparison over 50 years does show that, in 1976, the views about shifting ideals were barely related to partisanship, age, or race, whereas there are larger gaps across each of these three groups in 2026. The results for 1976 are shown in Table 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Table <\/strong><strong>5<\/strong><strong>: Country still represents ideals of the founding, by party identification, age and race, 1976<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among adults<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td rowspan=\"2\">&nbsp;<\/td><td colspan=\"3\"><strong>Represents ideals<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Still represents ideals<\/td><td>Moved somewhat away<\/td><td>Moved far away<\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"4\">Party ID<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Republican<\/td><td>22<\/td><td>47<\/td><td>26<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Independent<\/td><td>14<\/td><td>46<\/td><td>34<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Democrat<\/td><td>17<\/td><td>45<\/td><td>31<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"4\">Age<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18-29<\/td><td>16<\/td><td>48<\/td><td>29<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>30-44<\/td><td>18<\/td><td>49<\/td><td>26<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>45-59<\/td><td>17<\/td><td>46<\/td><td>31<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>60+<\/td><td>18<\/td><td>39<\/td><td>34<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"4\">Race<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>White<\/td><td>17<\/td><td>48<\/td><td>31<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Black<\/td><td>24<\/td><td>35<\/td><td>26<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Other race<\/td><td>30<\/td><td>30<\/td><td>22<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"4\">Roper Organization, national survey, June 12-19, 1976<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"4\">Question: Thinking of the principles and ideals on which our country was founded, do you think 200 years later that this country pretty much still represents those principles and ideals, or that we have moved somewhat away from them, or that we have moved far away from those principles and ideals?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pride in who we are as a country is somewhat more muted than positive opinion on the previous topics, as the numbers of Democrats, 18-29 year olds, and Black respondents slip just under 50% saying they are proud, while majorities of other groups are very or somewhat proud, as shown in Table 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Table <\/strong><strong>6<\/strong><strong>: Pride in who we are as a country, by party identification, age, and race\/ethnicity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among adults<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td rowspan=\"2\">&nbsp;<\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Proud of who we are<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Very\/somewhat proud<\/td><td>Not very\/not at all proud<\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"3\">Party ID<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Republican<\/td><td>88<\/td><td>12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Independent<\/td><td>56<\/td><td>44<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Democrat<\/td><td>49<\/td><td>51<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\">Age<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18-29<\/td><td>48<\/td><td>52<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>30-44<\/td><td>62<\/td><td>38<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>45-59<\/td><td>73<\/td><td>27<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>60+<\/td><td>76<\/td><td>24<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\">Race\/ethnicity<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>White<\/td><td>70<\/td><td>30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Black<\/td><td>48<\/td><td>52<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hispanic<\/td><td>66<\/td><td>34<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Other\/Multiple<\/td><td>71<\/td><td>29<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\">Marquette Law School Poll, national survey June 9-15, 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\">Question: How proud are you of who we are as a country?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Optimism about the country\u2019s future as a democracy is more divided, with majorities of several groups falling at or below 50% expressing optimism. Divisions by party and by age remain larger than divisions across racial and ethnic lines, as shown in Table 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Table <\/strong><strong>7<\/strong><strong>: Optimism about future as a democracy, by party identification, age, and race\/ethnicity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among adults<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td rowspan=\"2\">&nbsp;<\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Future as a democracy<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Very\/somewhat optimistic<\/td><td>Not very\/not at all optimistic<\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"3\">Party ID<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Republican<\/td><td>66<\/td><td>34<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Independent<\/td><td>43<\/td><td>57<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Democrat<\/td><td>41<\/td><td>59<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\">Age<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18-29<\/td><td>44<\/td><td>56<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>30-44<\/td><td>46<\/td><td>54<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>45-59<\/td><td>55<\/td><td>45<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>60+<\/td><td>60<\/td><td>40<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\">Race\/ethnicity<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>White<\/td><td>54<\/td><td>46<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Black<\/td><td>42<\/td><td>58<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hispanic<\/td><td>50<\/td><td>50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Other\/Multiple<\/td><td>54<\/td><td>46<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\">Marquette Law School Poll, national survey June 9-15, 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\">Question: How optimistic are you about our country\u2019s future as a democracy?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Opinions of the founders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taking a modern tool of public opinion back to the 18th century, respondents were asked how favorable or unfavorable their opinions were on eight prominent figures from the founding era. Six founders are all rated quite positively, though with variation in how many people are unfamiliar with them and modest variation in unfavorable opinion. Two other figures from the era are viewed negatively, but are also less well known.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Benjamin Franklin has the highest net favorability rating and is almost as well known as George Washington, who has the second-highest net favorability. Thomas Jefferson, principal author of the Declaration of Independence, has the third-highest rating and is also well known. These three stand together, although there is a 15-point gap in net favorability between Franklin and Jefferson, much more than the 2-point gap in their name recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A second group of founders includes John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison, each with net favorability close to 50 points, but with 21% to 28% saying they don\u2019t know enough to have an opinion. Despite the popularity of the musical Hamilton, the author of much of the Federalist Papers falls below the top three figures in visibility. Each of these three, as with Washington and Jefferson, receives unfavorable ratings in the mid-teens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One less-popular figure is Aaron Burr, eventual vice president and winner of a duel with Hamilton. Burr was also featured prominently in the Hamilton musical. He has a net -7 point favorability. Almost half of respondents say they haven\u2019t heard enough about Burr to rate him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Benedict Arnold, who fought with distinction for the Continental Army early in the revolution before defecting to the British in 1780 and leading British forces against the Americans, retains a strongly negative favorability rating after some 250 years. A third of respondents say they are unfamiliar with him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ratings of all these figures are shown in Table 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Table <\/strong><strong>8<\/strong><strong>: Favorability to figures from the founding era<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among adults, ordered by net favorable<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Who<\/strong><\/td><td colspan=\"4\"><strong>Favorability<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Net favorable minus unfavorable<\/td><td>Favorable<\/td><td>Unfavorable<\/td><td>Haven&#8217;t heard enough<\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Benjamin Franklin<\/td><td>75<\/td><td>84<\/td><td>9<\/td><td>7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>George Washington<\/td><td>68<\/td><td>81<\/td><td>13<\/td><td>6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Thomas Jefferson<\/td><td>60<\/td><td>76<\/td><td>16<\/td><td>9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>John Adams<\/td><td>53<\/td><td>66<\/td><td>13<\/td><td>21<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Alexander Hamilton<\/td><td>50<\/td><td>64<\/td><td>14<\/td><td>22<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>James Madison<\/td><td>46<\/td><td>59<\/td><td>13<\/td><td>28<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aaron Burr<\/td><td>-7<\/td><td>22<\/td><td>29<\/td><td>49<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Benedict Arnold<\/td><td>-38<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>53<\/td><td>32<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Marquette Law School Poll, national survey June 9-15, 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Question: Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people or haven\u2019t you heard enough yet to have an opinion?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Modern political ideology has some influence on how we view the revolutionary-era figures. The ordering by net favorability is very similar regardless of ideology, but conservatives are more favorable to each of the six founders, as identified above (Franklin, Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Hamilton, and Madison), and liberals least favorable, with moderates falling in between. Unfavorable views of Washington and Jefferson, in particular, reach 19% and 27% respectively among liberals, while less than 10% among conservatives hold unfavorable opinions of them. The differences in net favorability between conservatives and liberals are rather large for Washington, Jefferson, Adams, and Madison, while somewhat smaller for Hamilton and Franklin. Moderates are also somewhat more likely to lack an opinion than are either conservatives or liberals. The full set of comparisons are shown in Table 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Table <\/strong><strong>9<\/strong><strong>: Favorability to figures from the founding era, by ideology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among adults<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Who<\/strong><\/td><td colspan=\"4\"><strong>Favorability<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Net favorable minus unfavorable<\/td><td>Favorable<\/td><td>Unfavorable<\/td><td>Haven&#8217;t heard enough<\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Benjamin Franklin<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Conservative<\/td><td>83<\/td><td>89<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Moderate<\/td><td>73<\/td><td>82<\/td><td>9<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Liberal<\/td><td>70<\/td><td>81<\/td><td>11<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">George Washington<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Conservative<\/td><td>80<\/td><td>88<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Moderate<\/td><td>62<\/td><td>77<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Liberal<\/td><td>55<\/td><td>74<\/td><td>19<\/td><td>7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Thomas Jefferson<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Conservative<\/td><td>77<\/td><td>85<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Moderate<\/td><td>57<\/td><td>73<\/td><td>16<\/td><td>11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Liberal<\/td><td>38<\/td><td>65<\/td><td>27<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">John Adams<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Conservative<\/td><td>70<\/td><td>77<\/td><td>7<\/td><td>16<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Moderate<\/td><td>46<\/td><td>59<\/td><td>13<\/td><td>27<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Liberal<\/td><td>40<\/td><td>60<\/td><td>20<\/td><td>20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Alexander Hamilton<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Conservative<\/td><td>56<\/td><td>68<\/td><td>12<\/td><td>19<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Moderate<\/td><td>47<\/td><td>59<\/td><td>12<\/td><td>29<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Liberal<\/td><td>47<\/td><td>65<\/td><td>18<\/td><td>18<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">James Madison<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Conservative<\/td><td>60<\/td><td>69<\/td><td>9<\/td><td>21<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Moderate<\/td><td>39<\/td><td>51<\/td><td>12<\/td><td>37<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Liberal<\/td><td>37<\/td><td>55<\/td><td>18<\/td><td>26<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Aaron Burr<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Conservative<\/td><td>-2<\/td><td>25<\/td><td>27<\/td><td>47<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Moderate<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>21<\/td><td>21<\/td><td>58<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Liberal<\/td><td>-24<\/td><td>18<\/td><td>42<\/td><td>40<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Benedict Arnold<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Conservative<\/td><td>-38<\/td><td>18<\/td><td>56<\/td><td>26<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Moderate<\/td><td>-28<\/td><td>17<\/td><td>45<\/td><td>38<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Liberal<\/td><td>-50<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>60<\/td><td>30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Marquette Law School Poll, national survey June 9-15, 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Question: Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the following people or haven\u2019t you heard enough yet to have an opinion?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Presidential approval<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Returning to the present, President Trump\u2019s job approval rating is unchanged from May, with 38% approving and 62% disapproving. Approval has declined from poll to poll by small amounts, or remained steady, throughout Trump\u2019s second term. In early February 2025, 48% approved and 52% disapproved. The trend of regular decline is shown for all Marquette Law School Poll national surveys is shown in Table 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Table <\/strong><strong>10<\/strong><strong>: Trump job approval in second term<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among adults<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td>Poll dates<\/td><td>Net approve minus disapprove<\/td><td>Approve<\/td><td>Disapprove<\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>6\/9-15\/26<\/td><td>-24<\/td><td>38<\/td><td>62<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5\/20-26\/26<\/td><td>-24<\/td><td>38<\/td><td>62<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4\/8-16\/26<\/td><td>-21<\/td><td>39<\/td><td>60<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1\/21-28\/26<\/td><td>-16<\/td><td>42<\/td><td>58<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11\/5-12\/25<\/td><td>-14<\/td><td>43<\/td><td>57<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9\/15-24\/25<\/td><td>-14<\/td><td>43<\/td><td>57<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7\/7-16\/25<\/td><td>-10<\/td><td>45<\/td><td>55<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5\/5-15\/25<\/td><td>-8<\/td><td>46<\/td><td>54<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3\/17-27\/25<\/td><td>-8<\/td><td>46<\/td><td>54<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1\/27-2\/6\/25<\/td><td>-4<\/td><td>48<\/td><td>52<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"4\">Marquette Law School Poll, national surveys, latest: June 9-15, 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"4\">Question: Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the second term, the intensity of support has declined notably and strong opposition has increased, with strong approval falling from 29% in February 2025 to 16% in this poll and strong disapproval rising from 40% to 47% over that time. This is shown in Table 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Table <\/strong><strong>11<\/strong><strong>: Strength of Trump job approval in second term<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among adults<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td>Poll dates<\/td><td>Strongly approve<\/td><td>Somewhat approve<\/td><td>Somewhat disapprove<\/td><td>Strongly disapprove<\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>6\/9-15\/26<\/td><td>16<\/td><td>22<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>47<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5\/20-26\/26<\/td><td>16<\/td><td>22<\/td><td>17<\/td><td>45<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4\/8-16\/26<\/td><td>17<\/td><td>22<\/td><td>12<\/td><td>48<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1\/21-28\/26<\/td><td>19<\/td><td>23<\/td><td>14<\/td><td>44<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11\/5-12\/25<\/td><td>21<\/td><td>22<\/td><td>13<\/td><td>44<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9\/15-24\/25<\/td><td>23<\/td><td>20<\/td><td>16<\/td><td>40<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7\/7-16\/25<\/td><td>23<\/td><td>22<\/td><td>11<\/td><td>44<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5\/5-15\/25<\/td><td>24<\/td><td>22<\/td><td>13<\/td><td>41<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3\/17-27\/25<\/td><td>26<\/td><td>20<\/td><td>13<\/td><td>41<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1\/27-2\/6\/25<\/td><td>29<\/td><td>19<\/td><td>12<\/td><td>40<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Marquette Law School Poll, national surveys, latest: June 9-15, 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Question: Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Approval by party has declined across all partisan groups since February 2025, with smaller decreases among Republicans and larger decreases among independents. Republican approval has declined from 89% to 77%, while approval among independents has fallen from 37% to 20%, though that is up slightly from 16% among independents in May. Democratic approval has remained quite low throughout the second term, as shown in Table 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Table <\/strong><strong>12<\/strong><strong>: Trump job approval in second term, by party identification<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among adults<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td>Poll dates<\/td><td>Republican<\/td><td>Independent<\/td><td>Democrat<\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>6\/9-15\/26<\/td><td>77<\/td><td>20<\/td><td>6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5\/20-26\/26<\/td><td>77<\/td><td>16<\/td><td>7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4\/8-16\/26<\/td><td>78<\/td><td>20<\/td><td>6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1\/21-28\/26<\/td><td>83<\/td><td>24<\/td><td>6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11\/5-12\/25<\/td><td>85<\/td><td>25<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9\/15-24\/25<\/td><td>81<\/td><td>27<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7\/7-16\/25<\/td><td>86<\/td><td>38<\/td><td>7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5\/5-15\/25<\/td><td>87<\/td><td>31<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3\/17-27\/25<\/td><td>87<\/td><td>32<\/td><td>10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1\/27-2\/6\/25<\/td><td>89<\/td><td>37<\/td><td>9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"4\">Marquette Law School Poll, national surveys, latest: June 9-15, 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"4\">Question: Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As with Republicans, approval among 2024 Trump voters has declined, from 94% shortly after the inauguration to 80% now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There have been declines in support for Trump among groups that were important supporters in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Approval of Trump has fallen substantially among residents of the nation\u2019s rural areas, with moderate declines in metropolitan areas and suburbs. In February 2025, 63% of rural residents approved of Trump\u2019s handling of his job, but that has fallen to 44% as of June. Republican strength in rural America has been a hallmark of elections in recent years, so this decline in support is notable. Declines in support in central cities and counties that contain central cities have been smaller, by 9 percentage points in each. Approval is lower in the central cities at 31% than the 39% approval in the surrounding counties. Suburbs have seen a small decline, from 51% approval to 46%. Table 13 shows these results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Table <\/strong><strong>13<\/strong><strong>: Trump job approval in second term, by urban-rural residence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among adults<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td>Poll dates<\/td><td>Urbanicity: Center city<\/td><td>Urbanicity: County of center city<\/td><td>Urbanicity: Suburban<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">Urbanicity: Rural<\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>6\/9-15\/26<\/td><td>31<\/td><td>39<\/td><td>46<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">44<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5\/20-26\/26<\/td><td>31<\/td><td>36<\/td><td>44<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">52<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4\/8-16\/26<\/td><td>34<\/td><td>40<\/td><td>46<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">41<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1\/21-28\/26<\/td><td>31<\/td><td>44<\/td><td>50<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">51<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11\/5-12\/25<\/td><td>31<\/td><td>47<\/td><td>48<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">53<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9\/15-24\/25<\/td><td>34<\/td><td>46<\/td><td>47<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">56<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7\/7-16\/25<\/td><td>37<\/td><td>41<\/td><td>58<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">62<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5\/5-15\/25<\/td><td>36<\/td><td>48<\/td><td>50<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">60<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3\/17-27\/25<\/td><td>35<\/td><td>48<\/td><td>57<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">61<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1\/27-2\/6\/25<\/td><td>40<\/td><td>48<\/td><td>51<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">63<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Marquette Law School Poll, national surveys, latest: June 9-15, 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Question: Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White adults without a college degree were quite positive about Trump at the start of the second term, there has been a decline in approval among white, non-college men, together with a larger decline among white, non-college women, who are now below 50% approval at 45%. Among white adults with a college degree, approval has also declined by 8 or 9 points for both women and men. Among non-white adults, approval has declined from 36% in early 2025 to 29% now. These results appear in Table 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Table 14: Trump job approval in second term, by race, education and gender<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among adults<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td>Poll dates<\/td><td>White, non-college,<br \/>men<\/td><td>White, non-college, women<\/td><td>White, college,<br \/>men<\/td><td>White, college, women<\/td><td>Non-white<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>6\/9-15\/26<\/td><td>60<\/td><td>45<\/td><td>33<\/td><td>32<\/td><td>29<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5\/20-26\/26<\/td><td>55<\/td><td>48<\/td><td>41<\/td><td>37<\/td><td>25<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4\/8-16\/26<\/td><td>60<\/td><td>52<\/td><td>45<\/td><td>35<\/td><td>24<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1\/21-28\/26<\/td><td>63<\/td><td>49<\/td><td>47<\/td><td>34<\/td><td>29<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11\/5-12\/25<\/td><td>63<\/td><td>57<\/td><td>46<\/td><td>36<\/td><td>28<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9\/15-24\/25<\/td><td>60<\/td><td>60<\/td><td>45<\/td><td>46<\/td><td>26<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7\/7-16\/25<\/td><td>70<\/td><td>58<\/td><td>41<\/td><td>38<\/td><td>30<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5\/5-15\/25<\/td><td>60<\/td><td>60<\/td><td>39<\/td><td>39<\/td><td>36<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3\/17-27\/25<\/td><td>68<\/td><td>59<\/td><td>43<\/td><td>37<\/td><td>34<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1\/27-2\/6\/25<\/td><td>66<\/td><td>62<\/td><td>42<\/td><td>40<\/td><td>36<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"7\">Marquette Law School Poll, national surveys, latest: June 9-15, 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"7\">Question: Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2024, Trump made gains in votes from younger voters. During the second term, he has suffered larger declines in approval among those between the ages of 18-29 and 30-45, while facing smaller declines with those 45 and older. The youngest group provided a sizable 40% approval rating at the beginning of the second term, but that fell quickly in the early months and has held below 30% throughout 2026. Opinion among 30-44 year olds has declined more steadily, falling from 47% approval initially to 32% now. Older groups have declined by 7 points for both those 45-59 and those over 60. These results are shown in Table 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Table <\/strong><strong>15<\/strong><strong>: Trump job approval in second term, by age<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among adults<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td>Poll dates<\/td><td>18-29<\/td><td>30-44<\/td><td>45-59<\/td><td>60+<\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>6\/9-15\/26<\/td><td>28<\/td><td>32<\/td><td>45<\/td><td>44<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5\/20-26\/26<\/td><td>22<\/td><td>35<\/td><td>41<\/td><td>47<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4\/8-16\/26<\/td><td>19<\/td><td>39<\/td><td>42<\/td><td>48<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1\/21-28\/26<\/td><td>28<\/td><td>40<\/td><td>42<\/td><td>51<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11\/5-12\/25<\/td><td>30<\/td><td>38<\/td><td>45<\/td><td>52<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9\/15-24\/25<\/td><td>26<\/td><td>41<\/td><td>44<\/td><td>54<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7\/7-16\/25<\/td><td>34<\/td><td>41<\/td><td>53<\/td><td>50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5\/5-15\/25<\/td><td>35<\/td><td>43<\/td><td>51<\/td><td>50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3\/17-27\/25<\/td><td>30<\/td><td>43<\/td><td>57<\/td><td>50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1\/27-2\/6\/25<\/td><td>40<\/td><td>47<\/td><td>52<\/td><td>51<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Marquette Law School Poll, national surveys, latest: June 9-15, 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"5\">Question: Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>News sources and Trump approval<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is variation in approval by news source. Because people select news sources they find agreeable, this does not mean the news content is solely responsible for these differences. However, it is noteworthy that, for example, 46% of Republicans say they watch Fox News, versus 11% of Democrats, or 31% of Democrats say they watch CNN, compared to 12% of Republicans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Fox News audience is far more positive to Trump than other audiences, though those who listen to podcasts for political news are also much more positive than are adults as a whole. All other audiences are more disapproving than approving. Listeners to local radio stations are less negative than the average American, and the audience for local TV news is identical in approval to the population as a whole. Those who get news from social media, a very diverse set of sources, are slightly more disapproving than the general population. People who rely on traditional news sources of local newspapers, the three historical broadcast networks, national newspapers, and CNN are increasingly negative to Trump\u2019s handling of his job. These comparisons are presented in Table 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Table <\/strong><strong>16<\/strong><strong>: Trump approval, by news source<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among adults<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>News source<\/strong><\/td><td colspan=\"3\"><strong>Approval<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Net approval minus disapproval<\/td><td>Approve<\/td><td>Disapprove<\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Among all adults<\/td><td>-24<\/td><td>38<\/td><td>62<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fox news<\/td><td>32<\/td><td>66<\/td><td>34<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Podcasts<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>54<\/td><td>46<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Local radio station<\/td><td>-14<\/td><td>43<\/td><td>57<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Local TV news<\/td><td>-24<\/td><td>38<\/td><td>62<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Social media<\/td><td>-28<\/td><td>36<\/td><td>64<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Local newspaper<\/td><td>-34<\/td><td>33<\/td><td>67<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CBS News<\/td><td>-42<\/td><td>29<\/td><td>71<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ABC News<\/td><td>-46<\/td><td>27<\/td><td>73<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>NBC News<\/td><td>-52<\/td><td>24<\/td><td>76<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>National newspapers<\/td><td>-58<\/td><td>21<\/td><td>79<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CNN<\/td><td>-62<\/td><td>19<\/td><td>81<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"4\">Marquette Law School Poll, national survey June 9-15, 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"4\">Question: Overall, how much do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"4\">Question: Which of the following, if any, have you read, watched, or listened to in the past month for information about political news and current affairs?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About the Marquette Law School Poll<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey was conducted June 9-15, 2026, interviewing 1,514 adults nationwide, with a margin of error of +\/-2.7 percentage points. The poll conducted by the Roper Organization, cited above, was conducted June 12-19, 1976, and interviewed 2,004 adults nationally with a margin of error of +\/-2.2 percentage points. The Roper Organization poll raw data were provided by the Roper Center data archive at Cornell University, with all analysis conducted by Marquette Law School Poll staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interviews were conducted using the SSRS Opinion Panel, a national probability sample with interviews conducted online. Certain other data from this survey are held for <a href=\"https:\/\/today.marquette.edu\/2026\/06\/marquette-law-school-poll-to-release-national-polls-between-june-24-july-9-with-special-topics-capturing-american-life-at-the-250th-anniversary\/\">future release<\/a>. The detailed methodology statement, survey instrument, topline results, and crosstabs for this release are available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/poll\/category\/results-and-data\/\">Marquette Law Poll website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sharp partisan differences in interest in Semiquincentennial contrast with little partisan difference during the 1976 Bicentennial Also: MILWAUKEE \u2014 A new Marquette Law School Poll national survey finds that only 26% of Americans have read or heard a lot about the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence coming on July 4. Another 57% say [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"","ocean_second_sidebar":"","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"","ocean_custom_header_template":"","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"","ocean_post_oembed":"","ocean_post_self_hosted_media":"","ocean_post_video_embed":"","ocean_link_format":"","ocean_link_format_target":"self","ocean_quote_format":"","ocean_quote_format_link":"post","ocean_gallery_link_images":"on","ocean_gallery_id":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[19],"class_list":["post-3460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poll-release","tag-poll-release","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/poll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/poll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/poll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/poll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/poll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3460"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/poll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3461,"href":"https:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/poll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3460\/revisions\/3461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/poll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/poll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/poll\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}