Trump's approval ratings are also particularly polarized, especially when compared to polarization of approval ratings in the past.
The average job approval for Trump during his first six months in office makes up some 40 percent, the pollster concluded, adding that not a single rating has managed to climb above 50 percent.
Eighty-five percent of Republicans approve of Trump's second quarter, compared to only 8 percent of Democrats and 34 percent of independents, the poll showed. The average approval rating for that time is 62%. Both Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush had approval ratings in the 40s from Democrats in their second quarters, Gallup said.
As of July 19, one day before official hitting the six month mark, Trump's approval ratings were at 36% and his disapproval ratings were at 59%, according to the Gallup Daily Tracking Poll.
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Trump did, however, set a record for the worst second quarter approval rating of any president, averaging 38.8 percent, according to Gallup.
By comparison, Barack Obama averaged a 59% approval rating during roughly the same portion of his first term.
During the early part of his second quarter in late April and early May, Trump's approval ratings in Gallup Daily tracking mostly stayed in the low 40% range. Since then, his approval rating has mainly been in the high 30% range, apart from a 41% average the week of May 22-28 after a major terrorist attack at a Manchester, England, concert venue where American artist Ariana Grande was performing.
This quarter of Trump's presidency ranks 250th out of the 287 presidential quarters of which Gallup has assessed job approval since 1945 - only about 12% of all presidential quarters since 1945 have been worse than Trump's second quarter. While polarization is nothing new, it's reaching new heights with Trump when compared to past presidents. George W. Bush averaged 56%. The poll's margin of error is three percentage points.
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