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

party:

Independent

100% - Approve

100% - Disapprove

100% - Neither approve nor disapprove

100% - Net Approve

2021-01-20

Uncertainty Range

News & Events

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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

party:

Independent

5% of population

Total

Approve32%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve35%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

education: College Graduate

Approve29%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

education: Postgraduate

Approve21%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

race: White

Approve34%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

race: Black or African-American

Approve12%

Disapprove83%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve35%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

race: Other

Approve34%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Alabama

Approve45%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Alaska

Approve42%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Arizona

Approve27%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Arkansas

Approve41%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: California

Approve29%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Colorado

Approve30%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Connecticut

Approve46%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Delaware

Approve32%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Florida

Approve30%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Georgia

Approve32%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Hawaii

Approve31%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Idaho

Approve54%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Illinois

Approve29%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Indiana

Approve38%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove11%

state: Iowa

Approve31%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Kansas

Approve29%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Kentucky

Approve35%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove10%

state: Louisiana

Approve32%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Maine

Approve32%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Maryland

Approve27%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Massachusetts

Approve28%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Michigan

Approve35%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove9%

state: Minnesota

Approve33%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Mississippi

Approve42%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Missouri

Approve37%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Montana

Approve35%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Nebraska

Approve30%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove12%

state: Nevada

Approve30%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: New Hampshire

Approve25%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove9%

state: New Jersey

Approve37%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: New Mexico

Approve35%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: New York

Approve31%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove9%

state: North Carolina

Approve36%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: North Dakota

Approve43%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Ohio

Approve32%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Oklahoma

Approve31%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Oregon

Approve30%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve27%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove9%

state: Rhode Island

Approve28%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: South Carolina

Approve33%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: South Dakota

Approve49%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Tennessee

Approve25%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Texas

Approve33%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Utah

Approve35%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove9%

state: Vermont

Approve29%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove9%

state: Virginia

Approve36%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Washington

Approve35%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove9%

state: West Virginia

Approve46%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Wisconsin

Approve35%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Wyoming

Approve33%

Disapprove60%

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

gender:

Male

party:

Independent

5% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

32%

60%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

35%

58%

College Graduate

29%

64%

Postgraduate

21%

73%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

34%

59%

Black or African-American

12%

83%

Hispanic/Latino

35%

58%

Other

34%

60%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

45%

48%

Alaska

42%

52%

Arizona

27%

67%

Arkansas

41%

52%

California

29%

63%

Colorado

30%

62%

Connecticut

46%

Delaware

32%

61%

Florida

30%

63%

Georgia

32%

64%

Hawaii

31%

62%

Idaho

54%

37%

Illinois

29%

62%

Indiana

38%

51%

11%

Iowa

31%

60%

Kansas

29%

65%

Kentucky

35%

55%

10%

Louisiana

32%

63%

Maine

32%

60%

Maryland

27%

65%

Massachusetts

28%

65%

Michigan

35%

57%

Minnesota

33%

61%

Mississippi

42%

52%

Missouri

37%

56%

Montana

35%

59%

Nebraska

30%

58%

12%

Nevada

30%

63%

New Hampshire

25%

66%

New Jersey

37%

56%

New Mexico

35%

59%

New York

31%

61%

North Carolina

36%

58%

North Dakota

43%

52%

Ohio

32%

61%

Oklahoma

31%

61%

Oregon

30%

65%

Pennsylvania

27%

65%

Rhode Island

28%

67%

South Carolina

33%

62%

South Dakota

49%

44%

Tennessee

25%

70%

Texas

33%

61%

Utah

35%

56%

Vermont

29%

62%

Virginia

36%

59%

Washington

35%

56%

West Virginia

46%

Wisconsin

35%

60%

Wyoming

33%

60%

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