Rubio, Machado, and Trump ranked as three most popular figures among Venezuelans: Poll

Published February 26, 2026 6:05pm ET



Secretary of State Marco Rubio, President Donald Trump, and Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado were ranked the three most popular figures among Venezuelan adults in a new poll.

An AtlasIntel-Bloomberg poll, surveying 2,336 Venezuelan adults from Feb. 19-25, found good news for Washington in the popularity of its leaders. Rubio was ranked the most popular figure among Venezuelans, with 57% holding a positive opinion, and only 22% negative. Trump and Machado both had a plus-28 favorability rating: Trump at 53% positive and 25% negative, and Machado at 56% positive and 28% negative.

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