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But he gets poor marks for his handling of health care, the national debt and foreign relations. Overall, 35 percent who would give him an “F” — slightly more than the 34 percent of voters who would give Trump an “A” or “B” grade for his first year. The remaining voters give him a “C” (14 percent) or a barely-passing “D” (11 percent), and 5 percent have no opinion. Men are more positive toward Trump’s performance thus far: 38 percent give him an “A” or “B,” while 42 percent give him a “D” or “F.” Among female voters, fewer than a third, 31 percent, give Trump an “A” or “B,” while half, 50 percent, think he should get a “D” or “F.” Perceptions of Trump’s performance also break sharply along partisan lines. Just 27 percent would give Trump high marks — an “A” or “B” — while roughly twice as many, 45 percent, would give him a “D” or “F.” Trump’s overall marks were higher the last time the POLITICO/Morning Consult poll asked voters to fill out his report card — as he approached the 100-day mark in April of last year. At that point in his presidency, 39 percent of voters gave him an “A” or “B,” while only 37 percent gave him a “D” or “F.” But while his overall grades have declined markedly between day-100 and day-365, Republican voters are happier with his performance now, the poll shows. "Despite a tumultuous first year in office, our polling shows an uptick in Republican voters who think Trump is doing an excellent job as President,” said Morning Consult co-founder and Chief Research Officer Kyle Dropp. “In mid-April, 33 percent of Republicans said they would grade Trump’s presidency an ‘A,’ compared to 43 percent of Republicans who said they would give him the same grade today.” Trump’s best subject, per his report card, are the economy, jobs and fighting terrorism. Roughly half of voters (49 percent) give him a “D” or “F,” while only a quarter (24 percent) give Trump an “A” or “B.” In what might be a warning sign, Trump earns low marks on some core Republican issues. Only 33 percent give him an “A” or “B” thus far on international trade, compared to 40 percent who give him a “D” or “F.” Few voters think Trump has changed the culture of the nation’s capital: Only 22 percent give him an “A” or “B” on “draining the swamp,” while nearly twice as many (42 percent) think he deserves a “D” or an “F.” Trump is only a quarter of the way into his term as president, and voters are divided along partisan lines about his remaining time in office.