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

gender:

Female

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

gender:

Female

13% of population

Total

Approve33%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

education: College Graduate

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: Postgraduate

Approve26%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve2%

Disapprove97%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve86%

Disapprove10%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Independent

Approve34%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: White

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Black or African-American

Approve4%

Disapprove95%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve18%

Disapprove80%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

race: Other

Approve25%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alabama

Approve49%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Alaska

Approve38%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve33%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Arkansas

Approve54%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: California

Approve19%

Disapprove78%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Colorado

Approve30%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Connecticut

Approve26%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Delaware

Approve28%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Florida

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Georgia

Approve32%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Hawaii

Approve25%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Idaho

Approve46%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Illinois

Approve26%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Indiana

Approve44%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Iowa

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kansas

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Louisiana

Approve43%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Maine

Approve27%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Maryland

Approve17%

Disapprove80%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Massachusetts

Approve23%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Michigan

Approve35%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Minnesota

Approve30%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Mississippi

Approve45%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Missouri

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Montana

Approve37%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Nebraska

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nevada

Approve32%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Hampshire

Approve25%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Jersey

Approve26%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Mexico

Approve34%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: New York

Approve20%

Disapprove77%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Carolina

Approve38%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: North Dakota

Approve50%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Ohio

Approve39%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oklahoma

Approve51%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oregon

Approve27%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Rhode Island

Approve33%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Carolina

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Dakota

Approve56%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Texas

Approve37%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Utah

Approve43%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Vermont

Approve11%

Disapprove87%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Virginia

Approve30%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Washington

Approve22%

Disapprove76%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: West Virginia

Approve60%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wisconsin

Approve31%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Wyoming

Approve72%

Disapprove24%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

age:

35-49

gender:

Female

13% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

33%

65%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

33%

64%

College Graduate

33%

64%

Postgraduate

26%

71%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

97%

<1%

Republican

86%

10%

Independent

34%

62%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

42%

55%

Black or African-American

95%

Hispanic/Latino

18%

80%

Other

25%

72%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

49%

Alaska

38%

59%

Arizona

33%

65%

Arkansas

54%

44%

California

19%

78%

Colorado

30%

68%

Connecticut

26%

72%

Delaware

28%

70%

Florida

35%

62%

Georgia

32%

65%

Hawaii

25%

73%

Idaho

46%

50%

Illinois

26%

72%

Indiana

44%

53%

Iowa

36%

61%

Kansas

36%

61%

Kentucky

50%

47%

Louisiana

43%

55%

Maine

27%

71%

Maryland

17%

80%

Massachusetts

23%

75%

Michigan

35%

63%

Minnesota

30%

68%

Mississippi

45%

53%

Missouri

47%

50%

Montana

37%

61%

Nebraska

48%

Nevada

32%

64%

New Hampshire

25%

71%

New Jersey

26%

71%

New Mexico

34%

64%

New York

20%

77%

North Carolina

38%

60%

North Dakota

50%

48%

Ohio

39%

59%

Oklahoma

51%

46%

Oregon

27%

71%

Pennsylvania

35%

62%

Rhode Island

33%

65%

South Carolina

39%

58%

South Dakota

56%

41%

Tennessee

47%

50%

Texas

37%

61%

Utah

43%

54%

Vermont

11%

87%

Virginia

30%

67%

Washington

22%

76%

West Virginia

60%

37%

Wisconsin

31%

67%

Wyoming

72%

24%

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