(White House Press Release, February 24, 2025)
New Poll Shows Massive Support for President Trump and His Agenda
A new poll by Harvard CAPS-Harris reveals the majority of the country backs President Donald J. Trump and his actions to bring much-needed reforms that are making America great again.
Americans overwhelmingly support President Trump’s agenda.
- 81% support deporting criminal illegal immigrants.
- 76% support a “full-scale effort to find and eliminate fraud and waste in government.”
- 76% support closing the border with additional security and policies.
- 69% support keeping men out of women’s sports.
- 68% support government declaring there are only two genders.
- 65% support ending race-based hiring in government.
- 63% support “freezing and re-evaluating all foreign aid expenditures and the department that handled them.”
- 61% support reciprocal tariffs.
- 60% support direct U.S. negotiations with Russia to end the war in Ukraine.
- 59% support cutting government spending already approved by Congress.
- 57% support ending the ban on new offshore drilling.
Most Americans approve of President Trump’s job performance — including pluralities of men, women, independents, and Americans who live in urban, suburban, and rural areas — while almost six-in-ten say he’s doing a better job than President Biden.
Almost half of Americans believe the U.S. economy is “strong” under President Trump — the highest number since 2021 — while a plurality say his policies will make them “financially better off.”
Americans are significantly more optimistic about the direction of the country, with those who say we’re on the right track up 14 points over last month.
Americans strongly support President Trump’s effort to root out waste, fraud, and abuse in government.
- 77% support a “full examination of all government expenditures.”
- 72% agree there should be a government agency “focused on efficiency.”
- 70% say government is “filled with waste, fraud, and inefficiency.”
- Two-thirds say Congress should join the “effort to reduce government expenditures.”
- 60% believe the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is “helping make major cuts in government expenditures.”
Americans back President Trump’s action to protect American workers.
- 61% support reciprocal tariffs.
- 57% say tariffs are an “effective foreign and economic policy tool.”
- 54% say tariffs will help get “concessions from other countries.”
President Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, and Attorney General Pam Bondi all enjoy net positive favorability.
