Americans voted for Trump, but don’t support his agenda

Americans voted for Trump, but don’t support his agenda
Our look at nearly 300 poll questions finds Trump is more popular than Trumpism.
By G. Elliott Morris via five thirty eight, February 25, 2025, 11:31 AM 33:45

What Americans think about Trump’s plans | 538 Politics Podcast

What do Americans want from Trump’s second term? The crew delves into this question, exploring thermostatic public opinion and Trump’s strategy of testing the waters on key issues. In a press conference in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump last week, Elon Musk, the tech billionaire and the president’s senior adviser, was asked whether the administration’s sweeping cuts to government programs reflected the will of the voters.

Musk insisted that the American people had “voted for major reform” and that the administration was simply delivering on that “mandate.”

But with the severity and scope of the administration’s actions rapidly ramping up — including looming mass federal firings and a tariff war that threatens price hikes for key goods such as groceries, cars and electronics — it’s worth asking how much the public actually supports what the White House is doing.

Looking at all the polls that have been released since Trump took office, we find that while Americans express support for some of Trump’s immigration policy and broad government reform in principle, they oppose most of what he has done in his first month as president.

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