President Donald Trump's average approval rating didn't show much change in response to the war with Iran, polling expert Eli McKown-Dawson wrote in the latest edition of Nate Silver's Silver Bulletin blog published on Monday (March 9).

Trump is reported to have a -13 net approval rating, which is a slight increase from the -15 reported in mid-February, the lowest of his second term in office.

"We saw a bunch of new presidential approval polls released over the weekend, many of which were conducted in response to the war with Iran. Those polls didn’t show much of a change in Donald Trump’s approval rating, at least compared to the next most-recent releases from the same firm. Reuters/Ipsos showed Trump’s net approval down by four points, but it was up by two points according to CBS/YouGov and unchanged according to RMG Research.

Last week, a FOX News poll showed that Trump had an 87% approval rating among Republicans, though his support varies among 'Make America Great Again' and 'non-MAGA Republicans'. Trump had a 98% approval rating among respondents who identified themselves as "MAGA Republicans, but only a 63% approval among those who describe themselves as 'non-MAGA Republicans.'

Additionally, 95% of MAGA respondents said the president was focused on the right issues while 57% of non-MAGA Republicans believed the same, totaling 83% among both groups. Trump's overall approval rating was reported to be at 43% and his disapproval rating was at 57% for a -14% net approval rating. A majority 60% of respondents said the president was focused on the wrong issues while 40% said he was focused on the correct ones.

The FOX News poll nearly matched Trump's average 43.4% approval and 54.6% disapproval rating, according to Real Clear Polling, which included its poll as well as Rasmussen Reports, the Daily Mail, CBS News, CNN, Reuters/Ipsos, the Economist/YouGov and others conducted between February 17 and March 5.

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