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:

Male

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:

Male

12% of population

Total

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: College Graduate

Approve45%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: Postgraduate

Approve34%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

party: Democrat

Approve4%

Disapprove95%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve85%

Disapprove12%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Independent

Approve45%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: White

Approve55%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Black or African-American

Approve8%

Disapprove90%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve28%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Other

Approve37%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alabama

Approve64%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alaska

Approve54%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arkansas

Approve71%

Disapprove27%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: California

Approve27%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Colorado

Approve41%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Connecticut

Approve47%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Delaware

Approve36%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Florida

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Georgia

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve38%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Idaho

Approve59%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Illinois

Approve37%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Indiana

Approve61%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Iowa

Approve51%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kansas

Approve56%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve59%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Louisiana

Approve61%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Maine

Approve44%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maryland

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Massachusetts

Approve31%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Michigan

Approve48%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Mississippi

Approve59%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Missouri

Approve60%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Montana

Approve52%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Nebraska

Approve63%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nevada

Approve46%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Hampshire

Approve37%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Jersey

Approve39%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Mexico

Approve51%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New York

Approve34%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: North Carolina

Approve54%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Dakota

Approve70%

Disapprove28%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Ohio

Approve51%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oklahoma

Approve64%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oregon

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve46%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Rhode Island

Approve41%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Carolina

Approve54%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Dakota

Approve74%

Disapprove24%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Tennessee

Approve60%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Texas

Approve52%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Utah

Approve52%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Vermont

Approve26%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Virginia

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Washington

Approve32%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: West Virginia

Approve76%

Disapprove21%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wisconsin

Approve46%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Wyoming

Approve73%

Disapprove22%

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

gender:

Male

12% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

46%

51%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

48%

49%

College Graduate

45%

51%

Postgraduate

34%

63%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

95%

<1%

Republican

85%

12%

Independent

45%

50%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

55%

41%

Black or African-American

90%

Hispanic/Latino

28%

70%

Other

37%

59%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

64%

33%

Alaska

54%

43%

Arizona

45%

52%

Arkansas

71%

27%

California

27%

69%

Colorado

41%

55%

Connecticut

47%

51%

Delaware

36%

62%

Florida

44%

52%

Georgia

47%

50%

Hawaii

38%

59%

Idaho

59%

37%

Illinois

37%

59%

Indiana

61%

34%

Iowa

51%

45%

Kansas

56%

41%

Kentucky

59%

36%

Louisiana

61%

37%

Maine

44%

53%

Maryland

33%

64%

Massachusetts

31%

66%

Michigan

48%

50%

Minnesota

47%

50%

Mississippi

59%

39%

Missouri

60%

38%

Montana

52%

45%

Nebraska

63%

33%

Nevada

46%

49%

New Hampshire

37%

57%

New Jersey

39%

59%

New Mexico

51%

46%

New York

34%

62%

North Carolina

54%

43%

North Dakota

70%

28%

Ohio

51%

45%

Oklahoma

64%

33%

Oregon

35%

62%

Pennsylvania

46%

50%

Rhode Island

41%

57%

South Carolina

54%

43%

South Dakota

74%

24%

Tennessee

60%

38%

Texas

52%

45%

Utah

52%

43%

Vermont

26%

69%

Virginia

45%

52%

Washington

32%

64%

West Virginia

76%

21%

Wisconsin

46%

52%

Wyoming

73%

22%

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