A majority of people think President Donald Trump will do a good job making the country prosperous, according to a new Gallup poll.

Fifty-four percent said they thought Trump would make America prosperous, while 41 percent disagreed. Trump's numbers are behind those of two former presidents at the same points in their administrations: Barack Obama in 2009 (61 percent) and George W. Bush in 2001 (66 percent).

Americans were less optimistic on how they thought President Trump would handle two other major issues: the environment and energy policies.

Only 36 percent said they believed Trump would improve the nation's environment, compared to 57 percent who said he wouldn't. The president's numbers are far behind both Obama and Bush, who polled at 79 percent and 51 percent, respectively.

Trump's numbers related to energy policies were similar. Forty-six percent of those polled said they thought the president would improve the nation's energy policies, compared to 72 percent who said the same for Obama and 58 percent for Bush at the same points in their administrations.

The high numbers didn't last for Obama or Bush, however.

By the final years of Obama's administration, 45 percent said they thought he was making America prosperous; 54 percent said he was protecting the environment; and 48 percent said he was improving the nation's energy policies. For Bush, the numbers fell to 45 percent for prosperity; 31 percent for the environment; and 23 percent for energy policies.

The confidence in Trump falls strictly along partisan lines.

Among Republicans, 89 percent said Trump would improve the economy compared to 24 percent of Democrats. Sixty-six percent of Republicans thought Trump would protect the nation's environment; only 11 percent of Democrats agreed. Eighty percent of Republicans had faith in the president's energy policies; 18 percent of Democrats said the same.

The Gallup poll was conducted March 1-5 among 1,018 adults. The margin of error is 4 percentage points.