DONALD Trump's approval rating has hit 51 percent – which is seven points higher than former president Barack Obama at the same point in 2012.

The president's figures are up by one percent since Friday, and five percent compared to Wednesday.

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Trump is currently witnessing the highest Rasmussen rating he has obtained since February.

On Wednesday, a survey conducted by the polling company found that rival Joe Biden has "48 percent support among likely US voters to Trump's 42 percent."

"Five percent prefer some other candidate, while four percent are undecided," it said.

The Democrat leads in most polls – but so did Hillary Clinton in 2016 before Trump swept to victory and into the White House.

Republicans are hoping their man can pull off another dramatic win, while Democrats are looking to the former Vice President to make Trump a one-term president and turn Congress blue.

The coronavirus pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests have added to the uncertainty of a political race that sharply divides the country.

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