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:

Postgraduate

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:

Postgraduate

3% of population

Total

Approve30%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

gender: Male

Approve34%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

gender: Female

Approve26%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve2%

Disapprove98%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve72%

Disapprove23%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

party: Independent

Approve27%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: White

Approve34%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: Black or African-American

Approve5%

Disapprove94%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve23%

Disapprove74%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

race: Other

Approve24%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alabama

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alaska

Approve37%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arizona

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arkansas

Approve55%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: California

Approve18%

Disapprove79%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Colorado

Approve28%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Connecticut

Approve29%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Delaware

Approve25%

Disapprove74%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Florida

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Georgia

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve33%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Idaho

Approve33%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Illinois

Approve21%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Indiana

Approve36%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Iowa

Approve34%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Kansas

Approve36%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kentucky

Approve45%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Louisiana

Approve52%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maine

Approve26%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maryland

Approve17%

Disapprove80%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Massachusetts

Approve18%

Disapprove80%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Michigan

Approve32%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve25%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Mississippi

Approve51%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Missouri

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Montana

Approve37%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Nebraska

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nevada

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Hampshire

Approve24%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Jersey

Approve28%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Mexico

Approve41%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: New York

Approve20%

Disapprove76%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: North Carolina

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Dakota

Approve42%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Ohio

Approve36%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oklahoma

Approve57%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oregon

Approve17%

Disapprove81%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Rhode Island

Approve28%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Carolina

Approve40%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Dakota

Approve40%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Texas

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Utah

Approve32%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Vermont

Approve9%

Disapprove89%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Virginia

Approve26%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Washington

Approve19%

Disapprove78%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: West Virginia

Approve54%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Wisconsin

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wyoming

Approve57%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

age:

35-49

education:

Postgraduate

3% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

30%

67%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

34%

63%

Female

26%

71%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

98%

<1%

Republican

72%

23%

Independent

27%

68%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

34%

62%

Black or African-American

94%

Hispanic/Latino

23%

74%

Other

24%

72%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

50%

47%

Alaska

37%

59%

Arizona

33%

64%

Arkansas

55%

41%

California

18%

79%

Colorado

28%

69%

Connecticut

29%

68%

Delaware

25%

74%

Florida

39%

57%

Georgia

36%

61%

Hawaii

33%

65%

Idaho

33%

61%

Illinois

21%

75%

Indiana

36%

60%

Iowa

34%

61%

Kansas

36%

60%

Kentucky

45%

50%

Louisiana

52%

45%

Maine

26%

71%

Maryland

17%

80%

Massachusetts

18%

80%

Michigan

32%

65%

Minnesota

25%

72%

Mississippi

51%

46%

Missouri

38%

58%

Montana

37%

61%

Nebraska

48%

49%

Nevada

40%

56%

New Hampshire

24%

73%

New Jersey

28%

68%

New Mexico

41%

57%

New York

20%

76%

North Carolina

41%

56%

North Dakota

42%

54%

Ohio

36%

60%

Oklahoma

57%

40%

Oregon

17%

81%

Pennsylvania

35%

62%

Rhode Island

28%

70%

South Carolina

40%

57%

South Dakota

40%

57%

Tennessee

42%

55%

Texas

39%

58%

Utah

32%

64%

Vermont

89%

Virginia

26%

72%

Washington

19%

78%

West Virginia

54%

41%

Wisconsin

33%

64%

Wyoming

57%

38%

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