national

Donald Trump: Job Approval

registered voters

January 20, 2017—January 20, 2021: 510,295 Responses

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?

Refined by:

age:

18-34

education:

Non-College Graduate

100% - Approve

100% - Disapprove

100% - Neither approve nor disapprove

100% - Net Approve

2021-01-20

Uncertainty Range

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All Respondents

January 20, 2021

100% of population

Total

Approve40%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

Subgroups

Refined by:

age:

18-34

education:

Non-College Graduate

19% of population

Total

Approve30%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

gender: Male

Approve35%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

gender: Female

Approve24%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve2%

Disapprove97%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

party: Republican

Approve81%

Disapprove13%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

party: Independent

Approve30%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

race: White

Approve40%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: Black or African-American

Approve4%

Disapprove94%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve18%

Disapprove79%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Other

Approve23%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alabama

Approve46%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alaska

Approve37%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arizona

Approve26%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arkansas

Approve50%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: California

Approve17%

Disapprove79%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Colorado

Approve27%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Connecticut

Approve29%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Delaware

Approve29%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Florida

Approve30%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Georgia

Approve31%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Hawaii

Approve24%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Idaho

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Illinois

Approve24%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Indiana

Approve36%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Iowa

Approve37%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Kansas

Approve35%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kentucky

Approve46%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Louisiana

Approve41%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maine

Approve31%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Maryland

Approve22%

Disapprove74%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Massachusetts

Approve19%

Disapprove78%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Michigan

Approve25%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve28%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Mississippi

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Missouri

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Montana

Approve32%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nebraska

Approve42%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Nevada

Approve23%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Hampshire

Approve21%

Disapprove74%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Jersey

Approve26%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Mexico

Approve33%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New York

Approve23%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: North Carolina

Approve35%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: North Dakota

Approve43%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Ohio

Approve33%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oklahoma

Approve44%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Oregon

Approve24%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve29%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Rhode Island

Approve25%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Carolina

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Dakota

Approve53%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Tennessee

Approve37%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Texas

Approve35%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Utah

Approve38%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Vermont

Approve21%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Virginia

Approve28%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Washington

Approve26%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: West Virginia

Approve57%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Wisconsin

Approve27%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Wyoming

Approve50%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

age:

18-34

education:

Non-College Graduate

19% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

30%

66%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

35%

59%

Female

24%

73%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

97%

Republican

81%

13%

Independent

30%

63%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

40%

55%

Black or African-American

94%

Hispanic/Latino

18%

79%

Other

23%

73%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

46%

50%

Alaska

37%

59%

Arizona

26%

70%

Arkansas

50%

46%

California

17%

79%

Colorado

27%

69%

Connecticut

29%

67%

Delaware

29%

68%

Florida

30%

66%

Georgia

31%

65%

Hawaii

24%

73%

Idaho

48%

Illinois

24%

73%

Indiana

36%

57%

Iowa

37%

58%

Kansas

35%

61%

Kentucky

46%

49%

Louisiana

41%

55%

Maine

31%

64%

Maryland

22%

74%

Massachusetts

19%

78%

Michigan

25%

71%

Minnesota

28%

69%

Mississippi

45%

52%

Missouri

39%

57%

Montana

32%

65%

Nebraska

42%

51%

Nevada

23%

72%

New Hampshire

21%

74%

New Jersey

26%

70%

New Mexico

33%

63%

New York

23%

73%

North Carolina

35%

61%

North Dakota

43%

55%

Ohio

33%

62%

Oklahoma

44%

51%

Oregon

24%

72%

Pennsylvania

29%

66%

Rhode Island

25%

72%

South Carolina

35%

62%

South Dakota

53%

42%

Tennessee

37%

59%

Texas

35%

61%

Utah

38%

57%

Vermont

21%

75%

Virginia

28%

68%

Washington

26%

70%

West Virginia

57%

38%

Wisconsin

27%

71%

Wyoming

50%

43%

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