Poll: Key Trump Policies See Majority Support

Most Americans actually approve of key policies of President Donald Trump, a Harvard-Harris survey found.
The survey examined a variety of issues — from the deportation of illegal aliens to banning biological men from competing in women’s sports. It identified the top ten policies supported by a majority.
Lowering prescription drug prices for Medicare recipients and low-income patients reigned as the issue with the most support — 85 percent — with strong agreement across the political spectrum.
Perhaps surprisingly, 80 percent across the board support deporting immigrants who are here illegally and who committed additional crimes, and 78 percent support “undertaking a full-scale effort to find and eliminate fraud and waste in government expenditures.”
The remaining issues include:
There is majority support for other Trump policies as well, although they are considered more divisive. For instance, 63 percent agree with “declaring that there are only two genders male and female in all government forms and programs,” while 37 percent disagree. Notably, only 41 percent of Democrats agree with this view.
Majorities, albeit smaller ones, also support using the U.S. military to target cartel drug smugglers in Latin America (62 percent), placing reciprocal tariffs on countries that have tariffs on U.S. goods (61 percent), tightening voter ID requirements for the 2026 Congressional midterm elections (59 percent), deporting all immigrants who are here illegally (56 percent), and more.
A slight majority disapprove of hiring additional border patrol and ICE agents to conduct immigration raids, as well as making cuts to Medicaid programs by adding work requirements for those ages 64 and up.
The survey was taken May 29-31, 2026, among 1,725 registered voters. It has a +/- 2.4 percent margin of error.