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

gender:

Female

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

gender:

Female

13% of population

Total

Approve24%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve24%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: College Graduate

Approve24%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: Postgraduate

Approve18%

Disapprove79%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve2%

Disapprove98%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve81%

Disapprove14%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

party: Independent

Approve25%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: White

Approve32%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: Black or African-American

Approve3%

Disapprove96%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve15%

Disapprove83%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

race: Other

Approve17%

Disapprove80%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alabama

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alaska

Approve29%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arizona

Approve23%

Disapprove74%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arkansas

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: California

Approve13%

Disapprove84%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Colorado

Approve21%

Disapprove76%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Connecticut

Approve21%

Disapprove76%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Delaware

Approve22%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Florida

Approve27%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Georgia

Approve26%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve19%

Disapprove78%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Idaho

Approve38%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Illinois

Approve17%

Disapprove81%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Indiana

Approve27%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Iowa

Approve31%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kansas

Approve27%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kentucky

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Louisiana

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maine

Approve21%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maryland

Approve16%

Disapprove81%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Massachusetts

Approve13%

Disapprove84%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Michigan

Approve19%

Disapprove79%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve21%

Disapprove77%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Mississippi

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Missouri

Approve32%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Montana

Approve23%

Disapprove74%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Nebraska

Approve35%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Nevada

Approve20%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Hampshire

Approve16%

Disapprove80%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Jersey

Approve20%

Disapprove76%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Mexico

Approve27%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New York

Approve18%

Disapprove79%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Carolina

Approve29%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Dakota

Approve32%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Ohio

Approve27%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oklahoma

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Oregon

Approve18%

Disapprove80%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve23%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Rhode Island

Approve22%

Disapprove76%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Carolina

Approve30%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Dakota

Approve41%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Tennessee

Approve33%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Texas

Approve28%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Utah

Approve31%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Vermont

Approve10%

Disapprove88%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Virginia

Approve20%

Disapprove77%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Washington

Approve17%

Disapprove80%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: West Virginia

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Wisconsin

Approve20%

Disapprove78%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Wyoming

Approve47%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

age:

18-34

gender:

Female

13% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

24%

73%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

24%

73%

College Graduate

24%

73%

Postgraduate

18%

79%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

98%

<1%

Republican

81%

14%

Independent

25%

70%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

32%

65%

Black or African-American

96%

Hispanic/Latino

15%

83%

Other

17%

80%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

38%

58%

Alaska

29%

67%

Arizona

23%

74%

Arkansas

41%

56%

California

13%

84%

Colorado

21%

76%

Connecticut

21%

76%

Delaware

22%

75%

Florida

27%

70%

Georgia

26%

71%

Hawaii

19%

78%

Idaho

38%

57%

Illinois

17%

81%

Indiana

27%

68%

Iowa

31%

65%

Kansas

27%

69%

Kentucky

40%

56%

Louisiana

35%

62%

Maine

21%

75%

Maryland

16%

81%

Massachusetts

13%

84%

Michigan

19%

79%

Minnesota

21%

77%

Mississippi

39%

57%

Missouri

32%

65%

Montana

23%

74%

Nebraska

35%

60%

Nevada

20%

75%

New Hampshire

16%

80%

New Jersey

20%

76%

New Mexico

27%

70%

New York

18%

79%

North Carolina

29%

68%

North Dakota

32%

65%

Ohio

27%

70%

Oklahoma

40%

56%

Oregon

18%

80%

Pennsylvania

23%

73%

Rhode Island

22%

76%

South Carolina

30%

68%

South Dakota

41%

55%

Tennessee

33%

63%

Texas

28%

68%

Utah

31%

66%

Vermont

10%

88%

Virginia

20%

77%

Washington

17%

80%

West Virginia

47%

49%

Wisconsin

20%

78%

Wyoming

47%

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