AJC exclusive poll: Majority of Georgia voters disapprove of Trump's 1st 100 days in office
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A majority of registered Georgia voters say they disapprove of President Trump's policies on the economy, tariffs, NATO and DEI programs, according to a new Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll.
Why it matters: Georgia played a key role in Trump's campaign, and his clear victory over Kamala Harris emboldened him and Georgia lawmakers to pursue a MAGA agenda.
State of play: 55% of people polled said they disapproved of Trump's decisions during his first 100 days in office, while only 43.1% said they strongly or somewhat approve of his job thus far.
- The results are according to the poll conducted by the School of Public and International Affairs Survey Research Center at the University of Georgia.
- Broken down by party, however, the poll results reveal a polarized electorate. Among Republicans, 85.4% approve, while 96.6% of Democrats disapprove.
Zoom in: Respondents of the poll by and large opposed the Trump administration's policies.
- Tariffs: 52.3% said they somewhat or strongly oppose tariffs being placed on foreign goods.
- Immigration: 51.9% somewhat or strongly oppose the Trump administration's actions related to immigration policy.
- Elon Musk: 56.1% somewhat or strongly disapprove of Elon Musk playing a prominent role in the Trump administration.
- DOGE: 51.5% somewhat or strongly disapprove of the efforts of the Department of Government Efficiency to shrink the size of the federal government.
- DEI: 56.9% somewhat or strongly disapprove of the Trump administration's effort to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs from institutions that receive federal funding.
- NATO: 55.7% somewhat or strongly disapprove of Trump's efforts to distance the United States from the NATO security alliance.
Stunning stat: An overwhelming majority of respondents — 80.8% — said that they believe Trump should obey federal court orders, even if he disagrees with them or believes they are illegal.
Context: After losing the state to Joe Biden in 2020, Trump won Georgia in 2024 with a 50.7% to 48.5% victory over Democratic candidate Harris.
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The intrigue: Gov. Brian Kemp leads Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Atlanta) by roughly 3.3 percentage points in a hypothetical match-up for the 2026 Senate seat.
- Though the two are statistically tied — that difference is just barely above the poll's margin of error — the finding underscores the fact that Kemp, whose name has also been floated for a 2028 presidential run, has a political future beyond his term's end in January 2027.
- Ossoff fared better than all other hypothetical GOP competitors in the poll, including U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Green (16.9 percentage points behind), Kelvin King (12.7) and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (9.6).
Methodology: The pollster conducted live telephone surveys of 1,000 registered Georgia voters April 15-24. The margin of error is +/-3.1 points at the 95% confidence level.
- Of the respondents, 39.4% were Republican, 37.7% were Democrat, and 23% independent.