The US president-elect’s key campaign promises on illegal immigration and transgender issues resonated with respondents
Most Americans support Donald Trump’s policies, despite the president-elect’s approval rating hovering around 50%, according to a New York Times and Ipsos poll published on Saturday.
The poll, which surveyed 2,128 adults from January 2 to 10, indicated strong backing for several of Trump’s key policy priorities, such as reducing illegal immigration and implementing protectionist measures against Chinese imports.
More than two-thirds of respondents oppose offering ‘gender-affirming care’ to children, another major agenda item for Trump. Around 71% of Americans believe that no minors should be prescribed puberty-blocking drugs or hormones.
Last month, Trump vowed to end “transgender lunacy,” promising to prohibit sex change surgeries for minors and keep trans athletes out of women’s sports. Nearly four in five respondents agree that athletes ‘assigned male’ at birth but who have transitioned should not be allowed to compete against women.
The vast majority of respondents (87%) support deporting illegal immigrants with criminal records, one of Trump’s central talking points during his reelection campaign. More than half of the respondents either strongly or somewhat support the deportation of all illegal immigrants in the US, according to the poll.
Nearly two-thirds of the respondents – including 54% of Hispanics and 44% of Democrats – favor deporting undocumented migrants who entered the US during President Joe Biden’s last four years in office. The Biden administration reversed several immigration restrictions set by Trump during his first term in office, contributing to a spike in illegal immigration.
Support for Trump’s promises to impose heavier tariffs on Chinese and Mexican imports is nearly evenly split, but slightly leaning toward opposition. Approximately 46% support raising tariffs on goods imported from China and Mexico, while 50% oppose these measures.
Trump’s favorability rating remains just below 50%, according to data posted by poll aggregator website FiveThirtyEight on Friday.
More than half of Americans view the entire US political system as broken, according to the NYT/Ipsos poll. Around 57% of Democrats and 63% of Republicans believe that the political system has been broken for decades.
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19 January 2025, 08:15 
