President Donald Trump's approval ratings among independent voters has dropped several points as Democrats move forward on their push to impeach him, a Hill-HarrisX poll released Tuesday shows.
According to the survey of 1,000 registered voters across the country between Dec. 8-9, 56% of independent voters said they disapprove of the president's job performance, with 39% saying they approve, reports The Hill. The new numbers mark a sharp drop from early November when Trump's approval rating among independents was at 44%.
Trump's job approval dropped slightly among Republicans as well, by 3 percentage points to 85%.
In overall numbers:
- 46% said they approve of Trump's performance.
- 54% said they disapprove.
- 26% said they strongly approve.
- 20% said they somewhat approve.
- 13% said they somewhat disapprove.
- 41% strongly disapprove.
The poll's margin of error was plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
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