Donald Trump's Popularity Rises After Election

President-elect Donald Trump's honeymoon has begun as a new poll shows that his popularity is rising in the days since he was elected to the White House.

Voters are now split on how they view Trump with 46 percent of voters holding a very favorable or somewhat favorable opinion of the president-elect, while 46 percent have a somewhat unfavorable opinion or very unfavorable opinion of him, according to a Politico/Morning Consult poll released Monday.

However, breaking even is an improvement for the New York businessman. Trump’s favorability has grown 9 points — 37 percent to 46 percent — from the same poll right before the election. His unfavorability numbers have also dropped 15 points, from 61 percent to 46 percent.

"Trump’s favorability among voters has reached new highs since he became president-elect,” said Morning Consult co-founder and Chief Research Officer Kyle Dropp. "This honeymoon phase in common for new presidents. For example, Obama saw about a 20 point swing in his favor following the 2008 election."

As he prepares to leave office, President Obama’s approval rating is also up. Since the election, 54 percent of voters approve of Obama's job performance, while 43 percent disapprove. That rating is up from already improving numbers before the election, in which 50 percent approved and 48 percent disapproved of his job performance.

Voters also believe Trump is running his transition effort well. Nineteen percent of those polled believe it is more organized than past efforts and another 34 percent believe the transition is about the same,

The Politico/Morning Consult poll surveyed 1,885 registered voters and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points. Among those surveyed, 33 percent of likely voters self-identified as Democrats, 32 percent as independents and 33 percent as Republicans.

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