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:

35-49

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:

35-49

25% of population

Total

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve40%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: College Graduate

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: Postgraduate

Approve30%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

gender: Male

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

gender: Female

Approve33%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve3%

Disapprove96%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve86%

Disapprove11%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Independent

Approve39%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: White

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Black or African-American

Approve5%

Disapprove93%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve22%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

race: Other

Approve31%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alabama

Approve56%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Alaska

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arkansas

Approve62%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: California

Approve23%

Disapprove74%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Colorado

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Connecticut

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Delaware

Approve32%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Florida

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Georgia

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Hawaii

Approve31%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Idaho

Approve52%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Illinois

Approve31%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Indiana

Approve52%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Iowa

Approve43%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kansas

Approve45%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve54%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Louisiana

Approve51%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Maine

Approve36%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maryland

Approve24%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Massachusetts

Approve27%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Michigan

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve39%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Mississippi

Approve51%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Missouri

Approve53%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Montana

Approve45%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Nebraska

Approve56%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nevada

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Hampshire

Approve31%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Jersey

Approve32%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Mexico

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New York

Approve27%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Carolina

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: North Dakota

Approve60%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Ohio

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oklahoma

Approve57%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oregon

Approve31%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Rhode Island

Approve37%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Carolina

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Dakota

Approve65%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Tennessee

Approve53%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Texas

Approve44%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Utah

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Vermont

Approve18%

Disapprove78%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Virginia

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Washington

Approve27%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: West Virginia

Approve68%

Disapprove29%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wisconsin

Approve38%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Wyoming

Approve73%

Disapprove23%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

age:

35-49

25% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

39%

58%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

40%

57%

College Graduate

39%

58%

Postgraduate

30%

67%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

46%

51%

Female

33%

65%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

96%

<1%

Republican

86%

11%

Independent

39%

56%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

49%

48%

Black or African-American

93%

Hispanic/Latino

22%

75%

Other

31%

66%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

56%

42%

Alaska

46%

51%

Arizona

39%

58%

Arkansas

62%

36%

California

23%

74%

Colorado

36%

61%

Connecticut

35%

62%

Delaware

32%

66%

Florida

39%

58%

Georgia

39%

58%

Hawaii

31%

66%

Idaho

52%

44%

Illinois

31%

66%

Indiana

52%

44%

Iowa

43%

54%

Kansas

45%

51%

Kentucky

54%

42%

Louisiana

51%

47%

Maine

36%

62%

Maryland

24%

73%

Massachusetts

27%

71%

Michigan

41%

56%

Minnesota

39%

59%

Mississippi

51%

47%

Missouri

53%

44%

Montana

45%

53%

Nebraska

56%

41%

Nevada

39%

57%

New Hampshire

31%

65%

New Jersey

32%

66%

New Mexico

42%

55%

New York

27%

70%

North Carolina

45%

52%

North Dakota

60%

38%

Ohio

45%

52%

Oklahoma

57%

40%

Oregon

31%

66%

Pennsylvania

40%

56%

Rhode Island

37%

61%

South Carolina

46%

51%

South Dakota

65%

33%

Tennessee

53%

45%

Texas

44%

53%

Utah

47%

49%

Vermont

18%

78%

Virginia

37%

60%

Washington

27%

70%

West Virginia

68%

29%

Wisconsin

38%

60%

Wyoming

73%

23%

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