Elon Musk is underwater in public opinion, in line with polls printed Wednesday.
The surveys by Quinnipiac College and Pew Analysis Middle present {that a} majority of People have an unfavorable view of President Donald Trump’s senior adviser — and the richest man on this planet.
Pew’s findings put Musk 12 points under, with 54 p.c of respondents reporting an unfavorable view of the pinnacle of the Division of Authorities Effectivity, in comparison with 42 p.c with a positive view. Extra particularly, 36 p.c reported a very unfavorable view of Musk, and 11% reported a very favorable opinion.
Damaged down by occasion strains, Musk was well-regarded amongst Republicans and Republican-leaning independents at 73 p.c favorability. However much more Democrats disapprove than Republicans, with 85 p.c reporting an unfavorable view. Pew didn’t do a breakdown of solely impartial voters.
Quinnipiac’s poll results Monday paint an identical image, however with completely different questions. 55 p.c of voters polled imagine Musk has too large a task within the authorities, in comparison with 36 p.c who suppose he’s received simply sufficient energy and a small minority of three p.c who stated they suppose he has too little energy. This additionally breaks down by occasion strains, with 78 p.c of Republicans surveyed saying Musk’s energy is good versus 96 p.c of Democrats who stated they suppose he has an excessive amount of.
Of the impartial voters polled, 56 p.c stated they thought Musk has an excessive amount of energy, versus 33 p.c who stated he has the correct quantity and 4 p.c who suppose he wants extra.
The ballot reported a web disapproval of Musk’s position in Trump’s administration, with 54 p.c disapproving and 42 p.c approving. It is a very slight enhance from the final time they polled on Musk again in January, when he had 53 p.c disapproval amongst voters.
These numbers come simply after Trump and Musk had been interviewed collectively by Fox Information’ Sean Hannity, the place Trump referred to as Musk a “nice man” who “actually cares for the nation.” Musk has emerged as a firebrand member of the administration and one of many essential targets for the Democrats’ pushback to Trump’s plans to restructure departments and minimize funding throughout the federal government.
Pew spoke with 5,086 voters from Jan. 27 to Feb. 2 which are a part of the Middle’s American Tendencies Panel of randomly chosen adults in america. The American Tendencies Panel survey reported a margin of error of plus or minus 1.6 share factors. Quinnipiac polled 1,039 self-identified registered voters from Feb. 13 to Feb. 17 and reported a margin of error of plus or minus 3 p.c.
