What percentage of Trump voters still support his deportation policy
Executive summary
Most polling shows that support for the Trump administration’s deportation policies is concentrated among Republicans; a June 2025 Pew survey found 42% of adults approved of the administration’s overall immigration approach while 47% disapproved, with views splitting sharply along party lines [1]. Pew’s more detailed questions show Republicans broadly support aggressive enforcement (majorities in many questions), while the general public is mixed or negative on specific measures such as deporting migrants to foreign prisons (61% disapprove vs. 37% approve) [2].
1. Who “Trump voters” are — and why that matters
Polls that report the views of “Trump voters” usually mean people who supported or identify with Donald Trump; Pew specifically notes that evaluations of Trump’s immigration approach “largely split along partisan lines, with Republicans broadly supportive and Democrats opposed,” which makes extrapolating a single percentage for all Trump voters sensitive to question wording and timing [1]. Available sources do not mention a single, uniform percentage labeled “Trump voters who still support his deportation policy”; instead they report party breaks and question-by-question support [1].
2. What national surveys actually show about support
Pew’s June 2025 survey of 5,044 U.S. adults found 42% approve of the administration’s immigration approach and 47% disapprove, with Republicans much more likely to approve — the report frames its findings as partisan splits rather than a single “Trump voter” percentage [1]. On specific policies, Pew reports substantial public disagreement: for example, 61% of all Americans disapproved of deporting some immigrants to a prison in El Salvador while 37% approved — again, those totals mask large differences by party and race [2].
3. Administration claims, official messaging and polling from allies
The Department of Homeland Security and White House releases claim strong public backing and cite polls showing majority support for deportations — DHS even released a statement saying polls show Americans “overwhelmingly support” mass deportations and pointed to results like 78% support for deporting “criminal illegal aliens” [3]. That messaging aims to translate general public concern about crime into mandate for tough enforcement; independent polling and analysis (like Pew) give a more nuanced picture [1].
4. Conflicting numbers and the role of question wording
Different surveys and official statements produce conflicting toplines because of question wording and the policy described. Axios and other analysts note administration figures on removals and “self‑deportations” are contested, and many experts call official estimates (like DHS claims of 1.6 million voluntary departures or hundreds of thousands removed) “shaky” without transparent methodology [4] [5]. Pew’s testing of specific deportation measures shows the public splits depending on the concrete scenario — a prison in El Salvador drew much more opposition than generic language about deporting “illegal immigrants” [2].
5. Why a single percentage for “Trump voters” is misleading
Pew’s reporting demonstrates that support for deportation policies varies by the subgroup within the pro‑Trump constituency (e.g., White vs. Hispanic Republicans differ substantially on support for increasing federal deportation staff and ICE raids: 84% vs. 55% and 82% vs. 58%, respectively) — so a single “percentage of Trump voters” masks important racial and age variation [2]. Available sources do not provide one clear figure labeled “percentage of Trump voters who still support his deportation policy”; they provide disaggregated results showing strong Republican backing but meaningful intra‑party divisions [2] [1].
6. Legal and operational context that shapes public views
Legal setbacks in courts and contested implementation affect perceptions: press coverage shows judges pushing back on mass detention plans (at least 225 judges ordering release or bond hearings), and investigative reporting questions the administration’s numbers on removals, which complicates the public’s ability to assess policy success versus rhetoric [6] [7]. These developments feed both support and skepticism among different voter groups [6] [7].
7. Bottom line for the question asked
There is robust Republican (and thus “Trump-supporting”) backing for many aggressive deportation measures, but no single, authoritative source in the provided reporting gives a lone percentage labeled “Trump voters who still support his deportation policy.” Pew’s data show Republicans broadly supportive while the public overall is split or negative on many specific actions, and DHS/White House messaging claims higher majorities in friendly polls [1] [2] [3]. Available sources do not mention a definitive single‑number answer to your original phrasing.