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A groundbreaking Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll reveals the majority of Americans back President Trump’s sweeping reforms to government operations and spending policies. The comprehensive survey demonstrates unprecedented support across demographic groups for the administration’s key initiatives.
Let’s look at the findings:
Trump’s agenda
81% support deporting criminal illegal immigrants.
76% support a “full-scale effort to find and eliminate fraud and waste in government.”
76% support closing the border with additional security and policies.
69% support keeping men out of women’s sports.
68% support government declaring there are only two genders.
65% support ending race-based hiring in government.
63% support “freezing and re-evaluating all foreign aid expenditures and the department that handled them.”
61% support reciprocal tariffs.
60% support direct U.S. negotiations with Russia to end the war in Ukraine.
59% support cutting government spending already approved by Congress.
57% support ending the ban on new offshore drilling.
Most Americans approve of President Trump’s job performance — including pluralities of men, women, independents, and Americans who live in urban, suburban, and rural areas — while almost six-in-ten say he’s doing a better job than President Biden.
The latest economic indicators show almost half of Americans believe the U.S. economy is “strong” under President Trump — the highest number since 2021 — while a plurality say his policies will make them “financially better off.”
Americans are significantly more optimistic about the direction of the country, with those who say we’re on the right track up 14 points over last month.
Government efficiency initiatives:
77% support a “full examination of all government expenditures.”
72% agree there should be a government agency “focused on efficiency.”
70% say government is “filled with waste, fraud, and inefficiency.”
Two-thirds say Congress should join the “effort to reduce government expenditures.”
60% believe the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is “helping make major cuts in government expenditures.”
Equalizing Tariffs
61% support reciprocal tariffs.
57% say tariffs are an “effective foreign and economic policy tool.”
54% say tariffs will help get “concessions from other countries.”
Leadership roles
Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, and Attorney General Pam Bondi all enjoy net positive favorability.
Political scientists say the greatest speed that any new president can act is in the first 100 days of an administration. Democrats last week voiced frustration with their inability to respond as well as the sense they are on the wrong side of history in opposing many of the administration’s goals.
Democrat Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is one of them. “[Republicans] control the House, the Senate, and the presidency. It’s their government. What leverage do we have? We are going to try to find bipartisan common ground on any issue,” he said, criticizing other Democrats who want to fight the changes.
Recent polling analysis suggests that, with widespread public support, Trump may enjoy a honeymoon that lasts well into spring or even summer.
–Dwight Widaman | Metro Voice
