# Harry Enten's Obama-Trump Popularity Gap

> Harry Enten reveals Obama's +20 net favorability vs Trump's -18.
- Title: Harry Enten's Obama-Trump Popularity Gap · HuffPost | Shortify
- Summary: Harry Enten reveals Obama's +20 net favorability vs Trump's -18. Obama leads Trump by 20 percentage points in net favorability ratings.
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- Source: HuffPost — https://huffpost.com/entry/harry-enten-donald-trump-barack-obama_n_6ae03f99e4b059999c629af4
- Published: 2026-10-27T10:16:58+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: harry enten, barack obama, donald trump, net favorability, polling, cnn, news, politics
## Harry Enten's Analysis
Harry Enten notes Barack Obama is more popular with Americans than Donald Trump.

> My goodness gracious
## Net Favorability Ratings
Obama's net favorability is +20 percentage points while Trump's is -18.
## Independent Voters Gap
Obama leads independent voters by +19 percentage points versus Trump's -38.
## Key takeaway

Obama leads Trump by 20 percentage points in net favorability ratings.