Unofficial vote counts indicate Donald Trump has become the fourth U.S. incumbent president defeated for reelection in the Gallup polling era. Gallup will release its first postelection approval rating on Trump in the coming days. His final preelection approval rating was 46%, which ranks as the highest for a defeated presidential candidate. …
Two of the three incumbents defeated for reelection — Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush — enjoyed increases in their job approval ratings during their “lame duck” periods. The third, Jimmy Carter, had lower approval ratings after being defeated than he had before the election. CONTINUED
Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup