Would Americans change their vote for president if they could? What poll found (2025)

It’s been 100 days of record-breaking executive orders, stock market fluctuations and constitutional questions during the start of President Donald Trump’s second term.

For some voters, this is Trump delivering on his campaign promises. Others see the country moving in the wrong direction.

When asked if they would change their vote, if they could, in the 2024 presidential election now that they’ve witnessed the first 14 weeks of Trump’s second term, a super majority of voters stayed steadfast in their pick.

The poll found that 93% of voters for former Vice President Kamala Harris and 94% of Trump voters said they “would still vote for the candidate they voted for” during the 2024 election, a new Emerson College poll released April 30 found.

The poll was conducted between April 25 and 28. It sampled 1,000 active and registered voters across the United States and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

“Despite several unpopular domestic and foreign policies, President Trump still holds an entrenched base of voters who, if given the chance, say they would vote for him again,” Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, said in a statement.

Trump’s job approval is on the decline as he progresses into his term, according to the poll. His approval rating has dropped 2 points in 50 days, from 47% to 45%, according to Emerson College.

The president’s approval rating is down 4 percentage points since he took office in January, the poll found. His disapproval rating has stayed the same at 45% in the last 50 days and increased from 41 percent since he took office, according to the poll.

This comes as 51% of the 1,000 respondents said they disapprove of Trump’s tariff policy, which sent Wall Street into a spiral as the White House announced its plans.

The uncertainty about the country’s trade policy caused the country’s three major stock markets to fall on April 3, creating their worst day since the COVID-19 pandemic in June 2020, according to the Guardian.

While the markets have largely recovered, there could be longer-term economic impacts as a result of Trump’s tariff policy, The New York Times reported. U.S. gross domestic product declined by 0.3% in the first quarter of 2025, the Commerce Department told the Times.

Overall, 49% of voters disapprove of Trump’s handling of the economy in his first 100 days, while 37% approve, the poll said.

Trump received the most approval from voters on his handling of higher education and immigration, with 45% of respondents approving of his policies, according to the poll.

Trump’s threats and funding cuts to colleges and universities and overhaul of the Department of Education have received the most support from voters, with 45% approving of his handling of higher education while 36% disapprove, the poll found.

His immigration policies, which also have a 45% approval rating and a 44% disapproval rating, received the most support as the White House carries out an overhaul of the U.S. immigration system.

The president’s handling of the war between Russia and Ukraine has also dropped in approval in the last 50 days, according to the poll. Fifty-two percent disapprove of his handling of the war while 27% approve. At the 50-day mark, 45% disapproved of how he has handled the war, and 41% approved, according to previous polling.

Similarly, 46% disapprove of Trump’s handling of the Israel/Hamas war, while 30% approve, the poll found.