MULawPoll

Favorability to Donald Trump has varied only slightly since his return to office in January. In July, 43% have a favorable opinion and 56% have an unfavorable opinion. #mulawpoll

Opinion on Pope Leo XIV is 36% favorable and 9% unfavorable, with 55% saying they haven’t heard enough. The Pope is seen very favorably among Catholics, with 57% favorable and 5% unfavorable. #mulawpoll

Full results on these questions are available at law.marquette.edu/poll. Results on questions focusing on the US Supreme Court will be released on July 24. #mulawpoll

Family financial situations have remained stable since January with only slight month-to-month changes. In July, 35% say they are living comfortably, 47% are just getting by, and 18% say they are struggling. #mulawpoll

The percentage saying the country is headed in the right direction ticked down in July to 40%, with 60% saying it is off on the wrong track. In May, 42% said right direction and 58% said wrong track. #mulawpoll

Vice President JD Vance’s favorability rating has remained stable since January. In July, 38% view him favorably and 49% unfavorably. #mulawpoll

Among those who have unfavorable feelings to both the Democratic and Republican parties, support for the America Party hardly differs from overall support, with 8% very likely, 32% somewhat likely, and 60% not likely. #mulawpoll

Elon Musk has said he will support the creation of a new third party, the America Party. When asked how likely they would be to support the America Party in a state or congressional race, 7% say very likely, 31% somewhat likely, and 62% say not likely. #mulawpoll

6% have favorable views of both parties, 27% are favorable to the Democrats and unfavorable to Republicans, 34% are unfavorable to the Democrats and favorable to Republicans, and 28% are unfavorable to both parties. #mulawpoll

Republican approval of Republican job performance in Congress is 80%, while approval among Democrats of the way congressional Democrats are handling their job is much lower, 56%. #mulawpoll

Approval of how Democrats in Congress are doing their job is substantially lower at 34%, with disapproval at 66%. This is an increase in approval of Democrats from 29% in May. #mulawpoll

Approval of the way Republicans in Congress are handing their job stands at 42%, with disapproval at 58%. This is virtually unchanged from May, when 43% approved and 57% disapproved. #mulawpoll

There are sharp differences across parties in how much people trust Trump to make the right decisions. A majority of Republicans completely or mostly trust the president, while majorities of independents and Democrats mostly or completely do not trust him. #mulawpoll

The poll asked: Regardless of specific policies, how much do you trust Donald Trump to make the right decisions for the country? 18% completely trust Trump, 27% mostly trust him, 14% mostly do not trust him, and 41% completely do not trust him. #mulawpoll

Democrats are extremely negative of Trump’s handling of all issues. #mulawpoll

A majority of independents disapprove of Trump’s handing of each issue, with border security as the best net approval and inflation worst. #mulawpoll

More than two-thirds of Republicans approve of his handling of each issue. Nonetheless, even among Republicans, there is variation across issues, with border security as the highest net approval and inflation and cost of living as the lowest net approval. #mulawpoll

Approval of specific actions by Trump: 35% approve and 65% disapprove of his handling of inflation and the cost of living. 35% approve and 65% disapprove of his handling of tariffs. #mulawpoll

Approval of specific actions by Trump: 43% approve and 57% disapprove of his handling of the economy. 43% approve and 57% disapprove of his handling of foreign policy. #mulawpoll

Approval of specific actions by Trump: 54% approve and 46% disapprove of his border policies. 47% approve and 53% disapprove of his actions on immigration. 44% approve and 56% disapprove of his actions on wars involving Israel and Iran. #mulawpoll