Despite being absent from Washington for half a year, Elon Musk continues to occupy the position of one of the most disliked political figures in the United States.
According to the latest survey conducted by JL Partners for the Daily Mail, the former chief of the Department of Government Efficiency ranks lower in popularity than both the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency and the major political parties.
The poll reveals that twice as many voters have a very unfavorable opinion of Musk compared to those who view him very favorably.
In detail, 34% of respondents expressed a very unfavorable stance towards the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, while 15% held a somewhat unfavorable opinion. Conversely, 17% had a very favorable view of the former DOGE leader, with 21% expressing a somewhat favorable opinion.
This results in Musk having a net approval rating of -11.
Throughout the polling process, he has consistently emerged as the least favored political figure.
In June, amid his nasty political divorce from President Donald Trump, his net rating was -22.
Now that the dust has settled, Musk does better with Republicans than Democrats, who had largely disavowed him for helping finance Trump’s 2024 reelection win.
While Elon Musk, the former head of the Department of Government Efficiency, stepped away from Washington, D.C. five months ago, he remains the most despised political figure, the Daily Mail’s most recent poll found
A Daily Mail poll conducted last week by J.L. Partners found First Lady Melania Trump is the most popular political figure, while Elon Musk and Donald Trump Jr. were at the bottom
Thirty-two percent of Republican respondents still view Musk very favorably, compared with 10 percent of Democrats and independents who agree with that assessment.
Among those who have a very unfavorable opinion of Musk, 52 percent are Democrats, while only 12 percent of Republicans hold that view.
Polling found that after Musk, Donald Trump Jr. – the president’s eldest son – had the lowest ratings.
Trump Jr.’s net rating came in at -9, with 38 percent of respondents holding a very unfavorable view of the first son, a higher percentage than Musk’s 34 percent.
Coming just above Trump Jr. was ICE – as the agency carries out the president’s controversial mass deportation policy.
Thirty-five percent viewed ICE very unfavorably, while 23 percent viewed ICE very favorably, a net -6 rating.
Eric Trump’s popularity was also near the bottom, with 33 percent viewing the middle Trump son very unfavorably.
He received a net -5 rating.
Polling found that after Musk, Donald Trump Jr., the president’s eldest son, was the least popular political figure
Second from the bottom in the new poll was Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency that has been tasked with carrying out President Donald Trump’s controversial mass deportation policy
The poll found that the Democratic Party faired one point better than the Republican Party, but within the survey’s margin of error. Former President Joe Biden (left) speaks at a news conference, while House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (center right) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (right) speak to reporters outside the White House
First Lady Melania Trump was viewed the most favorably of the political figures surveyed, netting a +7 rating, with 25 percent of voters viewing her very favorably and another 19 percent viewing her somewhat favorably
The most popular member of the Trump family was First Lady Melania Trump, who scored a +7 rating, with 25 percent of voters rating her very favorably and another 19 percent rating her somewhat favorably.
Another 26 percent of voters rated the first lady very unfavorably, while 11 percent viewed her somewhat unfavorably.
After Melania Trump, former Vice President Kamala Harris, the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee, was viewed the most favorably by the American public, with a +5 rating.
Twenty-five percent viewed her very favorably, with another 22 percent viewing her somewhat favorably.
Her negatives were higher than the first lady’s, with 33 percent viewing Harris very unfavorably and 10 percent viewing her somewhat unfavorably.
The president had a +0 net rating, with his popularity situated in the middle of the pack.
The poll found that 27 percent viewed the president very favorably, while 20 percent viewed him somewhat favorably.
At the same time, the percentage of voters who viewed Trump very unfavorably – 39 percent – was higher than anyone else polled.
Just 8 percent viewed Trump somewhat unfavorably.
Despite being in the political wilderness, the Democrats were rated more favorably than the Republican Party by one point – within the survey’s margin of error.
The poll consisted of 1,004 registered voters and was conducted on Tuesday and Wednesday, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percent.
