Fact check: Is Trump's job approval among Republicans highest since September 2025?

WASHINGTON, DC: Since taking office for his second run as the President of the United States, Donald Trump's approval among Republicans during the first year of his term has usually remained on the higher side.

Recently, several social media users posted that, as per the new CBS poll, Trump's job approval among Republicans was at 90%, the highest since September 2025. But is there any truth to this? Let us find out below.

Claim: Trump's job approval among Republicans highest since September 2025

An X user posted on Sunday, January 18, "Donald Trump Approval Rating Among Republicans: Approve: 90% (+4), Disapprove: 10% (-4)."

Similarly, another X user wrote, "BREAKING: PRESIDENT TRUMP’S APPROVAL RATING AMONG REPUBLICANS JUST SURGED 8 POINTS TO A MASSIVE 90%!!!"

"Trump's highest net approval among Republicans since September 2025", wrote another X user.

Fact Check: CBS Poll shows 90% Republicans approve

A CBS poll, conducted between January 14-16, showed that 90% Republicans approved the way Donald Trump is handling his job as the POTUS.

As per the poll, 59% of Republicans strongly approved of Trump, whereas 31% somewhat approved. Meanwhile, 7% and 3% of Republicans somewhat and strongly disapproved.

The Poll also showed that 97% of Democrats disapproved while 3% approved of the way Trump is handling his job as the 47th President.

Interestingly, the same poll was conducted between December 17-19, 2025, which showed 86% approved of Trump, whereas 14% disapproved, making the January 2026 poll numbers better than the last one. 

Meanwhile, the CBS poll also showed that Americans are generally mixed on how much Trump has done in the first year of his second term. According to the poll, most in his party feel he's done more than expected. Americans overall say he's either done more or about what they'd thought.

However, Trump's overall approval hasn't changed substantially in recent months and has been steady in recent weeks.

However, over the course of last year, the POTUS has also seen declines among independents and younger people, among others, which has coincided with the declines in views on his handling of the economy and inflation that took place in 2025.

The CBS News/YouGov survey was conducted with a nationally representative sample of 2,523 US adults interviewed between January 14-16, 2026, the outlet reported.