Poll: Trump, DOGE policies see strong support among likely North Dakota voters

(By: Michael Standaert, North Dakota News Cooperative) – North Dakotans strongly support the job President Donald Trump has done in his first month of office but are less enthusiastic about early efforts closer to home from state lawmakers, according to a new statewide poll.

The poll of 500 likely voters across North Dakota showed a majority of 52% approved of the work the Trump administration is doing, while 32% disapproved. The largest proportion, at 42%, strongly approved of the president’s handling of the top issues facing the country over the past month.

Likewise, 56% said the 47th president’s executive orders and policy decisions during his first month in office were either excellent or good. Another 36% thought his decisions were either not good or poor.

Likely voters also overwhelmingly approve of the work the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Tesla and SpaceX mogul Elon Musk, is doing in auditing federal government agencies.