Americans’ reactions to the re-election of donald trump in the 2024 elections differ markedlyaccording to the analysis of a Gallup poll published on Monday.
Overall, no more than half of American adults describe their reaction to the election using any of the eight emotions included in the Gallup poll, which was conducted Nov. 6-20, 2024, the two-week period after the election. Trump’s victory.
- Most Americans will accept Trump as legitimate president
- Trump has a more favorable opinion than Harris and Biden
- The Republican Party is seen better than the Democratic Party after the election
A large majority of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents describe their reaction to Donald Trump’s victory as optimistic (86%), relieved (85%), excited (76%) and proud (72%).
In contrast, most Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents say they feel scared (76%), angry (68%) and devastated (61%) by the election result.
Democrats are more than twice as likely as Republicans to say they are surprised by the election outcome (59% vs. 27%, respectively).
Very few Democrats express positive emotions and very few Republicans express negative emotions.
50% of American adults say they feel optimistic about the election results, and 40% to 46% feel relieved, excited or proud.
A smaller percentage (between 29% and 38%) of Americans say they feel scared, angry or devastated.
Most Americans will accept Trump as legitimate president
More than nine in ten Americans say they will accept Trump as legitimate presidentincluding 99% of Republicans and Republican-leaning and 84% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning.
Gallup last asked this question after Trump’s surprising victory in the 2016 election, in which he won the Electoral College but not the popular vote.
At the time, fewer Americans (84%) and Democrats (77%) said they would accept Trump than they did now.
Trump has a more favorable opinion than Harris and Biden
Trump’s favorable rating has risen four points up to 48% since the second half of October, while 48% of Americans view it unfavorably.
In contrast, Kamala Harris’ favorable rating has fallen seven points over the same period, up 42%, and 53% of Americans rate it unfavorably.
Both presidential candidates enjoy similar favorable ratings from their loyal supporters and independents who lean toward their party.
President Joe Biden’s favorable rating has also dropped slightlyfrom 43% to 40%, since its last pre-election reading. His rating among Democrats and those who lean Democratic remains lower than Harris’s.
The Republican Party is seen better than the Democratic Party after the election
Although Trump’s favorable rating has improved slightly since the Republican Party won control of the presidency, the Senate and the US House of Representatives, the Republican Party’s favorable rating remains unchanged at 44%.
At the same time, Americans’ favorable rating of the Democratic Party has dropped five points to 38% since Gallup’s final pre-election reading in October.
The Republican Party’s current rating matches its average, which dates back to 1992, while the Democratic Party’s latest favorable rating is 11 points below its average.
However, the gap in favorability is due to a drop in favorable opinions of the Democratic Party in November, rather than an increase in favorable opinions of the Republican Party after the election.
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