White men and Republicans are the only Americans who think Trump is handling race relations well, poll reveals

The majority of Americans disapprove of the president's handling of race relations across demographics, a new poll shows

A new poll reveals the majority of Americans are in agreement in their disapproval surrounding Donald Trump's handling of race relations, except for two key demographics: Republican voters and white men.

Nearly 60 per cent of those surveyed said they did not approve of the president’s handling of race relations, with stark comparisons between Republicans and Democrats on the issue.

While 76 per cent of Republicans said they supported Mr Trump when it comes to race relations, just four per cent of Democrats agreed. More than 90 per cent of black people disapproved of the president on race relations, along with 82 per cent of Hispanics and 93 per cent of Democrats.

The only majorities of Americans who approve of Mr Trump’s handling of race relations are Republicans and white men — 50 per cent of which approved of the president on the issue across party affiliations.

Americans have remained largely consistent in their disapproval of the president on the issue throughout his tenure in the Oval Office, with his highest level of disapproval — 63 per cent — reported shortly after the deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, North Carolina in August of last year.

The new Quinnipiac poll — one of the first of its kind since the 2018 midterms — also showed a majority (53 per cent) of Americans approve of Mr Trump’s handling of the economy.

However, the poll appeared to be troubling for the president, as the majority of Americans disapproved of Mr Trump’s handling of foreign policy (53 per cent), immigration (56 per cent), gun policy (52 per cent) and the California wildfires (51 per cent).

The largest majority of Americans disapproved of his handling of race relations, according to the poll.

Mr Trump has stirred racial controversies throughout the entirety of his 2016 campaign and presidency, kicking off his bid for the White House by claiming Mexican migrants were “criminals” and repeatedly warning of a migrant caravan’s imminent arrival ahead of the midterm elections.

The president has since threatened to revoke the amendment-protected practice of birthright citizenship and began referring to himself as a “nationalist”.