What percent of Americans approve of what trump is doing in Minnesota
Executive summary
Multiple national polls taken in the wake of the ICE shooting and subsequent federal deployments to Minnesota show that roughly four in ten Americans approve of President Trump’s handling of the Minnesota situation and immigration more broadly, with the best direct estimate at about 40–42% approval and wide partisan polarization behind those numbers [1] [2] [3].
1. What the polls asked and the clearest single headline figure
A Reuters/Ipsos national survey conducted after the Minneapolis shooting and protests measured Americans’ approval of Trump’s approach to immigration and found it at a second‑term low — about 40% approval — while his overall job approval in that poll sat near 41% [1]. That Reuters/Ipsos finding is the most direct published measure of national sentiment tied to the Minnesota events referenced in reporting, and it therefore serves as the clearest single figure for “Americans approve of what Trump is doing in Minnesota”: roughly 40% approve [1].
2. State vs. national measurements — Minnesota voters’ view
State polling in Minnesota shows similar but not identical results: a KSTP/SurveyUSA poll of Minnesotans reported a 42% approval rating for the president in the state and 55% disapproval — a stronger tilt against him in‑state than his national averages in some polls [2] [4]. That Minnesota figure measures how Minnesotans view Trump generally and in the context of the local conflict with Gov. Walz, and while it aligns with the national Reuters/Ipsos approval of his immigration actions, it does not replace a national measure of approval for the specific federal actions in Minnesota [2].
3. Partisan fault lines: near‑universal Republican support, deep Democratic opposition
The national polling shows sharp partisan splits: Reuters/Ipsos found overwhelming Republican approval for the administration’s immigration approach — reported as as high as 95% among Republicans — even as national approval fell to roughly 40–41% overall [1]. State polling similarly records that Trump retains near‑unanimous backing among Republicans in Minnesota while independents and Democrats tilt strongly toward disapproval [2]. Those splits mean the headline “40% approve” masks very different views depending on party identity [1] [2].
4. Polling variation and context: different surveys, different snapshots
Different pollsters produced a range of estimates around the same period: Ipsos national figures showed approval around 42% in one release, some aggregators and trackers put national approval in the low‑to‑mid 40s [3] [5] [6], while Gallup at one point reported a lower single‑poll estimate near 36% [7]. Nate Silver’s tracking and other aggregators indicate daily movement and a net approval in the low‑40s or slightly negative net territory, reflecting both methodological differences and fast‑moving news surrounding the Minnesota events [8] [9]. These variations underscore that “about 40%” is a reasonable summary but not a precise immutable figure [8] [5].
5. What this number does — and doesn’t — prove
Saying “about 40% of Americans approve” accurately summarizes multiple contemporaneous national polls about Trump’s immigration approach and his handling of the Minnesota unrest, but it does not reveal motivations behind approval, nor does it prove support for any single policy detail [1] [2]. Polls show who approves (predominantly Republicans) and that independents and Democrats largely disapprove, and data sources caution that state and national samples and question wording materially affect results [1] [2] [8]. Where sources do not provide a direct national question framed only around the Minnesota deployments, the Reuters/Ipsos measure of approval for Trump’s immigration approach provides the closest available national proxy at roughly 40% [1].