In the wake of President Donald Trump’s defeat in the 2020 presidential election and his refusal to concede, Americans’ views of the president have not shifted meaningfully. Less than four in ten Americans (37%) hold favorable views of Trump, while 62% hold unfavorable views of him, including a 44% plurality of Americans who hold very unfavorable views of him. This continues the pattern of remarkable rating stability across Trump’s presidency, although his unfavorable numbers have trended slightly upward in the latter half of 2020. …
Compared to Trump’s relatively flat favorability ratings in the leadup and aftermath of the presidential election, Americans’ impressions of Democratic President-elect Joe Biden have improved since September. In September, less than half of Americans held favorable views of Biden (46%). This share grew to a solid majority in October (57%) and stayed at a similar level after the election (59%). CONTINUED
Ian Huff, Public Religion Research Institute
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