Who is the most popular politician in the US? It's not Donald Trump, poll shows
BySumanti Sen
Mar 27, 2025 12:22 PM IST
An American journalist has put together data that has revealed who the most popular politician in the United States is, and it’s not Donald Trump.
An American journalist has put together data that has revealed who the most popular politician in the United States is, and it’s not Donald Trump. G. Elliott Morris shared on his website that he found the answer by collecting all the questions of YouGov/Economist polls in the last three months that ask voters to reveal how favourably they view prominent political figures or possible 2028 candidates.
Who is the most popular politician in the US? It's not Donald Trump, poll shows (AP/PTI) (AP03_27_2025_000005B)(AP)
Who is the most popular politician in the US? It's not Donald Trump, poll shows (AP/PTI) (AP03_27_2025_000005B)(AP)
“Then I picked out notable figures, and graphed their net favorability rating (the share of adults saying they viewed the person/party favorably minus share saying they viewed the person/party unfavorably) in the most recent result,” said Morris, known for his work on election polling and predictive analytics.
Who is the most popular politician in the US?
The analysis found that Senator Bernie Sanders, and not President Trump, got the #1 spot. 46% of adults said they view Sanders favourably and 39% unfavourably. In fact, Sanders is also net favourable with young people (by nearly 20 points), lower-income voters, moderates, independents, Hispanics, Black voters, and men. He happens to be just two points underwater with white voters.
(Source: gelliottmorris.substack.com)
(Source: gelliottmorris.substack.com)
Morris wrote on his website, “One theory for Sanders’ relative crossover appeal is his emphasis on criticism of the system — something young men in particular shared with him in 2016, and which left them open to the appeal of Trumpism in 2024 (especially post inflation in 2022-2023). Sanders’s campaigning against the neoliberal consensus is persuasive with the many voters (and again, especially young people) that believe has left them behind. Trump was the voice for this cohort in 2024, as Sanders was in the 2016 primary (and to a certain extent in the 2016 general). Maybe Democrats can learn something from that.”
(The Economist/YouGov Poll)
(The Economist/YouGov Poll)
The analysis found that Elon Musk is the most unpopular GOP-aligned major official, and that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Pete Buttigieg are more popular than Trump and JD Vance.
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