Trump approval

A majority of Florida registered voters don’t approve of President Donald Trump’s performance.

His handling of the presidency is disapproved by 51 percent, with 44 percent expressing approval, which is a net negative of 7 points.

That’s fairly close to Trump’s nationwide numbers. The RealClearPolitics average of nine recent polls shows 49.1 percent disapproval nationwide and 44.9 percent approval, for a net negative of 4.2 points.

The Florida poll shows a big partisan split over presidential performance. Among Democrats, 82 percent disapprove and just 15 percent approve. Among Republicans 78 percent approve and 18 percent disapprove. The gap isn't as large among no party affiliation/independent voters, with 41 percent approving and 54 percent disapproving.

There’s also a notable gender gap. Florida men approve of Trump’s performance, 51 percent to 45 percent, which is a positive 6 points. Women feel differently, with 39 percent approving and 57 percent disapproving, which is a negative 18 points.

“Trump’s soft job-approval numbers could have huge implications during the midterm races, just ask all the Democrats that lost in 2010 when Obama’s numbers were the lowest they had been to that point, and Republicans that ran in 2006, when [President George W.] Bush’s popularity was plummeting,” Binder said. a large percentage – 29 percent – said they didn’t know enough about Nelson to form an opinion. By comparison, just 12 percent don’t have an opinion about Rubio and 14 percent uncertain about Scott