New poll shows stark partisan divide on American views of Trump's legacy

• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
• Date: 30 March 2021
• Published date: 30 March 2021
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

The poll found that while 38% of Americans say Trump made progress toward solving major issues, an almost identical 37% say he exacerbated the country's major problems. Some 15% said he tried, but failed, to address the problems, while 10% said he did not address them at all.

When looking at his legacy along party lines, 77% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents said Trump made progress in addressing major issues, compared with only 7% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents.

On the other hand, 64% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents were among those who answered that Trump made the country's problems worse, an answer given by only 5% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents.

Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents were also five times more likely (16%) to say that he did not address the country's major problems, an answer given by only a small minority of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents.

The poll also found that more than half (53%) of Americans rate Trump's performance during his presidency as "below average," 41% of whom say he was a "terrible president." This contrasts with the 35% of Americans which...