People in 17 states gave President Donald Trump approval ratings of 50 percent or higher for 2018, with people in 16 other states rating him at below 40 percent, according to a new Gallup Poll released Friday.
Trump gained the most approval in states in the South and Mountain West and the least approval in New England and on the West Coast. His highest rankings came in West Virginia, at 62 percent, and Wyoming, 61 percent, marking the only two states with rankings above 60 percent.
Nationwide, Trump's approval ratings were at 40 percent for 2018, compared to 38 percent in 2017, marking a slight increase.
Trump's ratings were highest in:
- West Virginia, 62 percent
- Wyoming, 61 percent
- South Dakota, 58 percent
- North Dakota, 58 percent
- Alaska, 56 percent
- Mississippi, 56 percent
- Alabama, 55 percent
- Tennessee, 54 percent
- Kentucky, 53 percent
- Arkansas, 53 percent
Trump's job approval ratings were in line with his 2016 presidential race, with the highest ranked states also voting for him at that time.
His ratings were lowest in:
- Hawaii, 26 percent
- Vermont, 28 percent
- California, 29 percent
- Massachusetts, 29 percent
- Maryland, 31 percent
- New York, 32 percent
- Illinois, 35 percent
- New Jersey, 35 percent
- New Hampshire, 35 percent
- Rhode Island, 36 percent
- Connecticut, 36 percent
- Washington, 36 percent
The poll included combined data from the 2018 Gallup tracking poll, including interviews with more than 73,000 adults nationwide, including 500 or more in 38 states and 1,000 or more in 27 states.