{"id":2571558,"date":"2026-02-19T17:33:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T22:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pollster-that-accurately-predicted-trumps-swing-state-sweep-finds-his-approval-exceeds-2024-margin-of-victory\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T17:35:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T22:35:53","slug":"pollster-that-accurately-predicted-trumps-swing-state-sweep-finds-his-approval-exceeds-2024-margin-of-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pollster-that-accurately-predicted-trumps-swing-state-sweep-finds-his-approval-exceeds-2024-margin-of-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Pollster That Accurately Predicted Trump&#8217;s Swing-State Sweep Finds His Approval Exceeds 2024 Margin of Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpollster-that-accurately-predicted-trumps-swing-state-sweep-finds-his-approval-exceeds-2024-margin-of-victory%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2571558&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Polling on President Trump\u2019s approval in February 2026 shows a divided landscape.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Insider Advantage (Feb. 17\u201318, 2026) found 50% of 800 likely voters approve of Trump and 46% disapprove, with a margin of error around 3.5%. The poll\u2019s chief, Matt Towery, notes the result returns Trump to levels near his 2024 victory margin, a trend other firms have also observed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The piece argues the uptick may reflect factors such as more orderly ICE raids and an improving economy,which are claimed to be turning Trump\u2019s numbers positive after a period of weakness. A White House response via Breitbart emphasizes actions aimed at affordability, energy, and housing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; By contrast,other polls cited in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stunning-hypocrisy-demon-nancy-pelosi-cheers-national-guard-troops-in-dc-today-after-she-attacked-trump-for-sending-in-national-guard-during-dc-blm-riots\/\" title=\"STUNNING HYPOCRISY: Demon Nancy Pelosi Cheers National Guard Troops in DC Today After She Attacked ... For Sending in National Guard During DC BLM Riots\">article show<\/a> more negative or mixed views: Reuters\/Ipsos at 38% approval; Economist\/YouGov and Morning consult around 43% approval.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Rasmussen\u2019s daily tracking shows 47% approval and 52% disapproval, up from a low earlier in the month.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The article revisits Insider Advantage\u2019s track record, noting that IA correctly predicted Trump\u2019s 2024 victory in several swing states (Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Arizona, Georgia) but often appeared to underpoll Trump compared with some other firms that showed Harris leading in the general election.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The overall takeaway is that Trump\u2019s current job approval appears closer to Insider Advantage\u2019s numbers than to other pollsters\u2019 readings, reflecting a contentious and fluctuating polling environment.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>While most surveys are showing President Donald Trump&rsquo;s approval rating far underwater, the pollster that accurately predicted his victory in 2024 has him back in positive territory.<\/p>\n<p>An Insider Advantage poll <a href=\"https:\/\/insideradvantage.com\/trump-approval-exceeds-election-victory-margin-in-new-insideradvantage-national-survey-approve-50-disapprove-46\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conducted<\/a> Feb. 17-18 showed the president with 50 percent approval and 46 percent disapproval. The firm surveyed 800 likely voters, and the poll&rsquo;s margin of error was 3.46 percent.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After a period of weakness in his approval ratings, President Trump has come back to the 50% level, near to or exceeding his margin of victory against Kamala Harris in 2024. Other pollsters who also have correctly polled Trump in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-who-are-fox-news-moderators-bret-baier-and-martha-maccallum\/\" title=\"Who are the Fox News moderators of the Republican debate, Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum?\">past election cycles<\/a> are showing the same upward trend. Rasmussen Reports&rsquo; approval shows Trump&rsquo;s approval on the rise as well,&rdquo; Insider Advantage pollster Matt Towery said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/insideradvantage.com\/trump-approval-exceeds-election-victory-margin-in-new-insideradvantage-national-survey-approve-50-disapprove-46\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Basically it is a combination of ICE raids becoming orderly and strategic and obvious evidence that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-economy-just-took-wrecking-ball-bidens-mom-work-3-jobs-nightmare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">economy<\/a> is actually turning to the positive. While the last government shutdown appeared to hurt Trump&rsquo;s ratings, this one appears to be actually helping his numbers,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">New &ndash; Trump approval poll<\/p>\n<p>&#128994; Approve 50%<br \/> &#128996; Disapprove 46%<\/p>\n<p>Insider advantage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/A?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#A<\/a> &ndash; LV &ndash; 2\/18<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Political Polls (@PpollingNumbers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PpollingNumbers\/status\/2024470705627124023?\">February 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers responded to Insider Advantage poll in with a statement, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2026\/02\/19\/nolte-one-of-2024s-most-accurate-pollsters-puts-trump-at-50-percent-approval\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">saying<\/a>, according to Breitbart, &ldquo;President Trump is fighting hard every single day to make life affordable for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-gives-supporters-one-final-word-salad\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris gives supporters one final word salad\">working people &#038;mdash<\/a>; from delivering the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >largest middle class working tax cuts<\/a> in history, directing executive actions that made housing affordability hit a four-year high, and unleashing American energy dominance to bring the national average for a gallon of gas below $3.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In contrast to Insider Advantage, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/approval\/donald-trump\/approval-rating\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">other recent polls<\/a> show <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-beaten-obamas-approval-ratings-every-single-day-last-month-96-percent-time-since-july-20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump&rsquo;s job approval<\/a> in negative territory, with Reuters\/Ipsos at 38 percent approval, and Economist\/YouGov, as well as Morning Consult, both at 43 percent.<\/p>\n<p>CNN data analyst <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnns-harry-enten-says-democrats-will-tough-time-taking-back-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harry Enten<\/a>, earlier this week, highlighted some of Trump&rsquo;s worst recent polling, pulling some from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/approval\/donald-trump\/approval-rating\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">weeks ago<\/a>, like NBC, Quinnipiac, and AP\/NORC.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Some talk about Trump&rsquo;s floor of support&hellip; I&rsquo;m not sure he has a floor!<\/p>\n<p>His net approval is at a term 2 low across a number of pollsters.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s now in worse shape than he was at this point in term 1 or where Biden was at this point in his one term.<\/p>\n<p>He&rsquo;s way underwater. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/djVTFzztSq\">pic.twitter.com\/djVTFzztSq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ForecasterEnten\/status\/2023447922319519789?\">February 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, Rasmussen&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-approval-ratings-continue-to-plummet-as-holidays-approach\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s ...s Continue To Plummet As Holidays Approach\">daily tracking poll<\/a> has the president with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/public_content\/politics\/trump_administration_second_term\/trump_approval_index_history_second_term\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">47 percent approval<\/a> and 52 percent disapproval, which is up from a recent low earlier this month of 41 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Rasmussen, like Insider Advantage, was a firm that accurately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/trump-vs-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">predicted a Trump<\/a> win in 2024, while Ipsos and Morning Consult had Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/trump-vs-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">taking the prize<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It does not appear that Insider Advantage conducted nationwide polling that election year, but its swing-state surveys all suggested a likely Trump sweep over the then-vice president.<\/p>\n<p>The polling firm had him ahead by 1 percent in Wisconsin, and he won it by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/wisconsin\/trump-vs-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">0.9 percent<\/a>. In Pennsylvania, Insider Advantage also showed him up by 1 percent, and he carried it by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/pennsylvania\/trump-vs-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1.7 percent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In North Carolina, IA had him winning by 2 percent, and he won by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/north-carolina\/trump-vs-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> 3.3 percent<\/a>. In Arizona, Trump led by 3 percent, according to IA, and he took it by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/arizona\/trump-vs-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5.5 percent<\/a>. In Georgia, Trump was ahead by 1 percent and won by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/georgia\/trump-vs-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2.2 percent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>IA only showed Trump tied in Michigan going into the election. while others like Atlas Intel and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/results-released-battleground-poll-conducted-immediately-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trafalgar Group<\/a> had him ahead. Trump won by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/michigan\/trump-vs-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1.4 percent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The pattern appears to be that IA, in most instances, underpolled Trump&rsquo;s standing slightly in 2024, while many other polling firms found Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/trump-vs-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leading<\/a> in the contest.<\/p>\n<p>So it is reasonable to conclude that Trump&rsquo;s job approval is closer to Insider Advantage numbers now than those reported by other polling firms.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The poll\u2019s author said Trump had rebounded to the 50% level after a period of weakness and noted that other polls (including Rasmussen) show a similar uptick. The poll attributes part of the rise to a calmer, more organized ICE enforcement situation and signs the economy may be turning positive; the previous government shutdown had hurt him, but this one appears to help.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; A White House spokesperson, via Breitbart, framed the Trump administration as fighting to keep life affordable for working people\u2014citing large middle-class tax cuts, housing affordability improvements, energy dominance, and gasoline prices dipping below $3 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; By contrast, several other recent polls show Trump at lower levels: Reuters\/Ipsos at 38% approval, and Economist\/YouGov and Morning Consult around 43%.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Political analyst Harry Enten commented that Trump\u2019s \u201cfloor\u201d of support is unclear and that his net approval is at a two-term low across multiple polls, suggesting he is more underwater than at comparable points in his first term or where Biden stood at a similar time in his term.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Rasmussen\u2019s daily tracking currently shows 47% approval and 52% disapproval, up from a recent low of 41%.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Insider Advantage had previously been one of the firms that correctly predicted Trump\u2019s 2024 victory in swing-state surveys, though it did not appear to conduct nationwide polling that year. In 2024 IA\u2019s state-by-state results showed Trump ahead in several key states (Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Arizona, Georgia) with margins that were sometimes smaller than the actual results, and Michigan was tied. Other firms (Ipsos, Morning Consult) had Harris ahead nationally. The takeaway is that IA\u2019s forecasts in 2024 tended to understate Trump\u2019s standing a bit, while many other firms showed Harris ahead; this has led some to suggest Trump\u2019s current job-approval level may be closer to IA\u2019s numbers than to the other pollsters\u2019 readings.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like, I can also produce a shorter one-paragraph version or tailor the paraphrase for a specific audience<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2571559,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Trump-thumbs-up-poll.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[73472,28314,25081,3634],"class_list":["post-2571558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-approval-rating-2","tag-pollster","tag-swing-state","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Trump-thumbs-up-poll.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2571558"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571558\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2571563,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571558\/revisions\/2571563"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2571559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2571558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2571558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2571558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}