poster="http://v.politico.com/images/1155968404/201611/222/1155968404_5219317361001_5219269220001-vs.jpg?pubId=1155968404" true Poll: Trump's popularity soars after election 
 
 Donald Trump’s popularity is rising in the days since his election, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll of registered voters. 
 
 Forty-six percent of voters now have a very favorable or somewhat favorable opinion of the president-elect. Twelve percent have a somewhat unfavorable opinion and 34 percent have a very unfavorable opinion of him. 
 
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 It’s a dramatic uptick since the election. Trump’s favorability has grown 9 points, 37 percent to 46 percent, compared to a Morning Consult poll right before the election -- while his unfavorability has dropped 15 points, from 61 percent to 46 percent. 
 
 President Barack Obama’s approval rating is also up. Fifty-four percent of voters approve of the job Obama is doing, while 43 percent disapprove. That’s up from 50 percent approving and 48 percent disapproving of Obama before the election. 
 
 "Trump’s favorability among voters has reached new highs since he became president-elect,” said Morning Consult cofounder and Chief Research Officer Kyle Dropp. "This honeymoon phase is common for new presidents. For example, Obama saw about a 20 point swing in his favor following the 2008 election." 
 
 Trump is also getting high marks for his transition effort. Nineteen percent of those polled believe it is more organized than past efforts and another 34 percent believe the transition is about the same, according to the poll that Morning Consult conducted Nov. 16-18. 
 
 "About half say Donald Trump's presidential transition is as organized or more organized than previous administrations, whereas about one in three describe it as less organized than past transitions,' said Dropp, though he noted that “many of the initial transition picks including Reince Priebus, Steve Bannon and Jeff Sessions are still largely unknown to Americans." 
 
 More than half of the respondents had never heard of, or had no opinion, about Trump’s chief of staff Priebus, chief strategist Bannon or Sessions, the Alabama senator who is Trump’s pick for attorney general. 
 
 Still, three in 10 believe that Priebus was a strong choice as chief of staff (27 percent say it was weak). Only two in 10 believe Bannon was a strong choice (34 percent say it was weak). 
 
 The POLITICO/Morning Consult poll surveyed 1,885 registered voters and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points. Thirty-three percent of likely voters self-identified as Democrats, 32 percent as independents and 33 percent as Republicans. 
 
 Morning Consult is a nonpartisan media and technology company that provides data-driven research and insights on politics, policy and business strategy. 
 
 More details on the poll and its methodology can be found in these two documents — Toplines: http://politi.co/2fikPpd | Crosstabs: http://politi.co/2fJbl7c 

 Sessions, Priebus and Bannon unknown to most voters 
 
 Donald Trump’s favorable rating up 9 points, unfavorable rating down 15 points since election 
 
 Most voters say Donald Trump’s children should be involved in running the Trump Organization, not his administration, according to a new Morning Consult/POLITICO poll. 
 
 The national survey, conducted from Nov. 16-18, shows that 62 percent of voters say Trump’s children should have a role running their father’s business while he is president. By contrast, nearly six of 10 voters (59 percent) say they should not be closely involved in the Trump administration. 
 
 There is speculation that Trump’s eldest children and his son-in-law Jared Kushner could be tapped for senior roles in his administration. Furthermore, there were reports that Trump is seeking top security clearances for certain family members. A majority of voters oppose that idea, with 59 percent saying Trump family members should not get top security clearances for certain family members. Twenty-four percent of voters said they should. 
 
 Sessions, Priebus and Bannon unknown to most voters 
 
 Most voters said they have not heard of or have no opinion of Jeff Sessions, the Alabama senator who President-elect Donald Trump selected Friday to serve as his attorney general. 
 
 Sessions is unknown to 39 percent of registered voters, and another 23 percent said they know of him but have no opinion. Only 18 percent of respondents said they view Sessions favorably, while 20 percent said they have an unfavorable opinion of him. 
 
 The poll also shows that most voters (52 percent) have not heard of Trump’s choice for chief of staff, Reince Priebus, or his pick for chief strategist, Steve Bannon. 
 
 Voters were less favorable of Bannon’s appointment. 
 
 Nineteen percent of voters said the selection of Bannon, the chairman of the website Breitbart, is a strong choice, while 34 percent said it is a weak pick. Bannon’s selection has been highly controversial, with Democrats and some Republicans raising concerns about his nationalist views. 
 
 Thirty percent of respondents said Priebus, the Republican National Committee chairman, is a strong choice for chief of staff, while 27 percent said he is a weak choice. 
 
 Voters were also asked about Rudy Giuliani, who is reportedly in the running for secretary of state. The former New York Mayor, who was in office during the 9/11 attacks, is unknown to only 9 percent of voters. Forty percent of voters said he would be a strong choice for secretary of state, while 36 percent said he would be a weak choice. 
 
 Donald Trump’s favorability reaches new highs 
 
 Trump’s popularity has increased since he was elected president. In a Morning Consult/POLITICO poll just before the election, 37 percent of voters said they had a favorable view of Trump, while 61 percent reported an unfavorable view of the then-candidate. After the election, the number of people reporting an unfavorable view of Trump dropped 15 points, to 46 percent. Trump also saw a nine point increase in voters saying they had a favorable view of him, also to 46 percent.
– Twitter wars apparently aren't putting a dent in voters' opinion of Donald Trump. His popularity has soared since the election, according to a poll from Politico and Morning Consult. The national survey conducted Wednesday to Friday shows 46% of voters have a favorable opinion of Trump with a 2-point margin of error, compared to 37% before Election Day. Another 46% say they have an unfavorable opinion of the president-elect, down from 61%. However, Morning Consult's co-founder says "this honeymoon phase is common for new presidents," noting President Obama saw "about a 20 point swing" following his win in 2008. (Here's what voters think about Trump's appointments.)