Bad Bunny Tops Trump Poll
Bad Bunny achieved a 42% favorability rating versus Donald Trump's 39% among U.S. adults in a Yahoo!/YouGov poll following his Super Bowl halftime performance. The Puerto Rican artist also secured two albums in the Billboard 200 top 10 post-Super Bowl, a first for the reggaeton star.
- The Yahoo!/YouGov poll surveyed 1,704 U.S. adults between February 9 and 12, 2026, and had a margin of error of ±3%. When asked "Who better represents America?", 46% of independents chose Bad Bunny, compared to 27% for Trump. - Bad Bunny's halftime performance was the first in Super Bowl history to be performed entirely in Spanish. It featured guest appearances by Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin and included numerous tributes to Puerto Rican culture, such as depictions of traditional farmers and San Juan architecture. - Following the performance, Bad Bunny's U.S. streams surged by 175%, accumulating 99.6 million streams in a single day, according to analytics firm Luminate. Spotify reported a 470% increase in his U.S. streams in the hours immediately after the show. - The halftime show contained messages of unity; Bad Bunny spiked a football that read "Together, We Are America," and a billboard in the background displayed the message, "The Only Thing More Powerful than Hate Is Love." - In the days leading up to the poll, other surveys placed Donald Trump's job approval rating between 36% and 46% among U.S. adults and likely voters. A Pew Research Center poll in late January 2026 reported his approval rating at 37%. - Donald Trump publicly criticized the halftime show, calling it "one of the worst, EVER!". - Following the Super Bowl, Bad Bunny dominated the Apple Music Daily Top 100 Global chart, with 23 songs in the Top 100. His album "Debí Tirar Más Fotos" appeared on album charts in 155 countries.