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:

Male

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:

Male

12% of population

Total

Approve34%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve35%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

education: College Graduate

Approve32%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

education: Postgraduate

Approve23%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

party: Democrat

Approve3%

Disapprove96%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

party: Republican

Approve75%

Disapprove17%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

party: Independent

Approve32%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

race: White

Approve42%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

race: Black or African-American

Approve6%

Disapprove92%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve22%

Disapprove74%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: Other

Approve26%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alabama

Approve52%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alaska

Approve45%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arizona

Approve31%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arkansas

Approve57%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: California

Approve20%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Colorado

Approve30%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Connecticut

Approve35%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Delaware

Approve31%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Florida

Approve34%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Georgia

Approve37%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Hawaii

Approve28%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Idaho

Approve54%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Illinois

Approve28%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Indiana

Approve44%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Iowa

Approve41%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Kansas

Approve39%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Kentucky

Approve50%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Louisiana

Approve51%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Maine

Approve35%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Maryland

Approve24%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Massachusetts

Approve21%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Michigan

Approve31%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Minnesota

Approve31%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Mississippi

Approve53%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Missouri

Approve43%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Montana

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nebraska

Approve46%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove9%

state: Nevada

Approve28%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Hampshire

Approve24%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: New Jersey

Approve30%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Mexico

Approve39%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New York

Approve25%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: North Carolina

Approve41%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: North Dakota

Approve51%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Ohio

Approve37%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Oklahoma

Approve49%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Oregon

Approve26%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve32%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Rhode Island

Approve27%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: South Dakota

Approve58%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Tennessee

Approve39%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Texas

Approve41%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Utah

Approve40%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Vermont

Approve26%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Virginia

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Washington

Approve30%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: West Virginia

Approve63%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Wisconsin

Approve32%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wyoming

Approve46%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove10%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

age:

18-34

gender:

Male

12% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

34%

61%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

35%

59%

College Graduate

32%

63%

Postgraduate

23%

72%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

96%

Republican

75%

17%

Independent

32%

60%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

42%

52%

Black or African-American

92%

Hispanic/Latino

22%

74%

Other

26%

70%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

52%

43%

Alaska

45%

51%

Arizona

31%

65%

Arkansas

57%

38%

California

20%

75%

Colorado

30%

64%

Connecticut

35%

60%

Delaware

31%

64%

Florida

34%

61%

Georgia

37%

58%

Hawaii

28%

67%

Idaho

54%

40%

Illinois

28%

68%

Indiana

44%

48%

Iowa

41%

53%

Kansas

39%

56%

Kentucky

50%

43%

Louisiana

51%

45%

Maine

35%

58%

Maryland

24%

70%

Massachusetts

21%

75%

Michigan

31%

64%

Minnesota

31%

65%

Mississippi

53%

44%

Missouri

43%

51%

Montana

38%

58%

Nebraska

46%

45%

Nevada

28%

67%

New Hampshire

24%

70%

New Jersey

30%

64%

New Mexico

39%

56%

New York

25%

69%

North Carolina

41%

54%

North Dakota

51%

45%

Ohio

37%

58%

Oklahoma

49%

44%

Oregon

26%

70%

Pennsylvania

32%

62%

Rhode Island

27%

69%

South Carolina

40%

56%

South Dakota

58%

36%

Tennessee

39%

56%

Texas

41%

54%

Utah

40%

54%

Vermont

26%

69%

Virginia

33%

64%

Washington

30%

65%

West Virginia

63%

30%

Wisconsin

32%

65%

Wyoming

46%

45%

10%

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