Despite a first month characterized as a continual series of crises , Donald Trump s presidential job approval has been mostly stable in recent weeks.

And in spite of the reported chaos enveloping his administration, perceptions of the presidents competence remain essentially unchanged, although Trump supporters may be feeling less enthusiastic about his ability to get things done.

Americans remain divided over Trumps performance, with slightly more expressing disapproval than approval in SurveyMonkeys ongoing national tracking. Our presidential approval number has varied only slightly (between 43 and 46 percent) in surveys conducted over the past month, with roughly 90 percent of Republicans expressing approval and roughly the same proportion of Democrats expressing disapproval each week.

Perceptions of Trump on more specific measures have also remained mostly unchanged. This past week, for example, we again provided respondents with a list of characteristics and qualities and asked them to select those that best apply to President Trump. While all selections are down slightly from earlier in the month, fundamental perceptions of Trump remain unchanged, as reflected in the nearly identical rank order of results.