By Kate PlummerShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberU.S. President Donald Trump has been hit with negative polling in Utah, a solid Republican state.
According to a new Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll a slim majority, 52 percent of Utahns, think Trump is exercising too much power in his administration.
Newsweek reached out to the White House and the Utah Republican Party to comment on this story outside of normal business hours.
Why It Matters
Utah is a staunch Republican state and has not voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since 1964. Trump won the Beehive state in 2024 with 59.4 percent of the vote, slightly increasing his 2020 58.2 percent lead.
...But earlier this month a judge in Utah adopted a congressional map that boosts the Democratic Party's chances of winning a congressional seat in the deep red state. A Republican map was blocked because it failed to comply with state laws. Republican Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz said it was difficult to appeal the ruling because of the judge's timing on the ruling.
If Trump is losing the support of Utahns, it may affect the GOP's chances in the 2026 midterm elections. Republicans have a narrow majority of 219 to 214 in the House of Representatives, so even losing a handful of seats could cost them their majority and impact the GOP's ability to push through its agenda.
What To Know
The poll found that the 52 percent of Utah voters who believe the President is exercising too much power is one percent higher than the 51 percent of Americans more generally who hold that view. Another 31 percent of Utahns said Trump is exercising the right amount of power and 9 percent said he was not exercising enough power.
The survey also found that 29 percent of Utah Republicans said the president is exercising too much power while nationally, 21 percent of Republicans held that view.
The polling of 607 registered Utah voters was conducted between November 8 and 12. It had a margin of error of +/- 4 percentage points.
Trump has , since returning to the White House this January, expanded the use of executive power. He has sent federal troops to several states including Washington D.C. and has signed dozens of executive orders spanning policy areas from immigration to federal funding of government departments. Some of these actions have sparked legal challenges though his base have signaled their support for his policies.
Meanwhile, the polling comes amid other broader negative polling about the president. A recent poll by The Economist/YouGov found Trump’s approval rating at its lowest level since he returned to office in January, 39 percent of people approving of the job he is doing, and 58 percent disapproving, a net approval rating of -19 points.
A Fox News poll found this week that 76 percent of voters view the economy negatively. This makes Trump less popular on the economy than former President Joe Biden. At the end of his presidency in 2024, Fox News polling showed that 70 percent of people viewed the economy negatively.
And the proportion of people who disapprove of U.S. President Donald Trump is higher now (55.9 percent) than it was at a comparable point of his first term (54.9 percent), pollster Nate Silver has said.
What People Are Saying
President Donald Trump said on his social media platform Truth Social earlier this month: "So many Fake Polls are being shown by the Radical Left Media, all slanted heavily toward Democrats and Far Left Wingers…Fake News will never change, they are evil and corrupt but, as I look around my beautiful surroundings, I say to myself, 'Oh, look, I’m sitting in the Oval Office!'"
Utah Judge Dianna Gibson’s ruling: "The Court finds that Map C was drawn with the purpose to favor Republicans—a conclusion that follows from even S.B. 1011’s metric for partisan intent—and it unduly favors Republicans and disfavors Democrats. In short, Map C does not comply with Utah law."
What Happens Next
As his presidency continues, Trump's popularity will likely fluctuate across all states in America, including in Utah.
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