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

education:

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:

35-49

education:

College Graduate

6% of population

Total

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

gender: Male

Approve45%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

gender: Female

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve3%

Disapprove97%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve84%

Disapprove13%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Independent

Approve37%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: White

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Black or African-American

Approve6%

Disapprove93%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve24%

Disapprove74%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

race: Other

Approve30%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alabama

Approve59%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alaska

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arkansas

Approve62%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: California

Approve24%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Colorado

Approve34%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Connecticut

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Delaware

Approve25%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Florida

Approve38%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Georgia

Approve43%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve31%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Idaho

Approve49%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Illinois

Approve30%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Indiana

Approve53%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Iowa

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kansas

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve50%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Louisiana

Approve57%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Maine

Approve31%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Maryland

Approve23%

Disapprove74%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Massachusetts

Approve26%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Michigan

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Mississippi

Approve55%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Missouri

Approve53%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Montana

Approve44%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Nebraska

Approve56%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nevada

Approve43%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Hampshire

Approve30%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Jersey

Approve34%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Mexico

Approve43%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: New York

Approve26%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Carolina

Approve45%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Dakota

Approve58%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Ohio

Approve44%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oklahoma

Approve57%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oregon

Approve25%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Rhode Island

Approve34%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Carolina

Approve50%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Dakota

Approve63%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve55%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Texas

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Utah

Approve46%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Vermont

Approve14%

Disapprove83%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Virginia

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Washington

Approve25%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: West Virginia

Approve62%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Wisconsin

Approve39%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Wyoming

Approve66%

Disapprove29%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

age:

35-49

education:

College Graduate

6% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

39%

58%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

45%

51%

Female

33%

64%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

97%

<1%

Republican

84%

13%

Independent

37%

58%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

45%

52%

Black or African-American

93%

Hispanic/Latino

24%

74%

Other

30%

66%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

59%

39%

Alaska

46%

51%

Arizona

41%

56%

Arkansas

62%

35%

California

24%

73%

Colorado

34%

63%

Connecticut

33%

64%

Delaware

25%

73%

Florida

38%

59%

Georgia

43%

55%

Hawaii

31%

66%

Idaho

49%

47%

Illinois

30%

66%

Indiana

53%

44%

Iowa

45%

52%

Kansas

48%

49%

Kentucky

50%

46%

Louisiana

57%

40%

Maine

31%

66%

Maryland

23%

74%

Massachusetts

26%

72%

Michigan

42%

55%

Minnesota

36%

61%

Mississippi

55%

43%

Missouri

53%

44%

Montana

44%

54%

Nebraska

56%

41%

Nevada

43%

54%

New Hampshire

30%

66%

New Jersey

34%

63%

New Mexico

43%

54%

New York

26%

71%

North Carolina

45%

53%

North Dakota

58%

40%

Ohio

44%

53%

Oklahoma

57%

39%

Oregon

25%

72%

Pennsylvania

38%

58%

Rhode Island

34%

63%

South Carolina

50%

48%

South Dakota

63%

35%

Tennessee

55%

43%

Texas

47%

50%

Utah

46%

50%

Vermont

14%

83%

Virginia

35%

62%

Washington

25%

72%

West Virginia

62%

35%

Wisconsin

39%

59%

Wyoming

66%

29%

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