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

party:

Independent

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

party:

Independent

9% of population

Total

Approve39%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve42%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

education: College Graduate

Approve37%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

education: Postgraduate

Approve27%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

gender: Male

Approve45%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

gender: Female

Approve34%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: White

Approve42%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: Black or African-American

Approve12%

Disapprove84%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve36%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: Other

Approve41%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Alabama

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alaska

Approve35%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Arizona

Approve33%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arkansas

Approve53%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: California

Approve32%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Colorado

Approve37%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Connecticut

Approve46%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Delaware

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Florida

Approve39%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Georgia

Approve34%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve41%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Idaho

Approve38%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Illinois

Approve35%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Indiana

Approve48%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Iowa

Approve35%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Kansas

Approve34%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kentucky

Approve39%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Louisiana

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maine

Approve28%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maryland

Approve31%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Massachusetts

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Michigan

Approve47%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Minnesota

Approve37%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Mississippi

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Missouri

Approve49%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Montana

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nebraska

Approve41%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Nevada

Approve44%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: New Hampshire

Approve34%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: New Jersey

Approve37%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Mexico

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New York

Approve35%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: North Carolina

Approve45%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Dakota

Approve51%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Ohio

Approve43%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Oklahoma

Approve37%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oregon

Approve35%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve39%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Rhode Island

Approve55%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: South Dakota

Approve61%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Tennessee

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Texas

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Utah

Approve36%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Vermont

Approve19%

Disapprove74%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Virginia

Approve45%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Washington

Approve31%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: West Virginia

Approve53%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Wisconsin

Approve34%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wyoming

Approve68%

Disapprove28%

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

party:

Independent

9% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

39%

56%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

42%

53%

College Graduate

37%

58%

Postgraduate

27%

68%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

45%

50%

Female

34%

62%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

42%

53%

Black or African-American

12%

84%

Hispanic/Latino

36%

60%

Other

41%

53%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

47%

50%

Alaska

35%

60%

Arizona

33%

63%

Arkansas

53%

44%

California

32%

63%

Colorado

37%

59%

Connecticut

46%

50%

Delaware

33%

64%

Florida

39%

56%

Georgia

34%

63%

Hawaii

41%

54%

Idaho

38%

57%

Illinois

35%

59%

Indiana

48%

46%

Iowa

35%

60%

Kansas

34%

61%

Kentucky

39%

55%

Louisiana

33%

64%

Maine

28%

68%

Maryland

31%

64%

Massachusetts

40%

56%

Michigan

47%

48%

Minnesota

37%

59%

Mississippi

43%

53%

Missouri

49%

46%

Montana

36%

61%

Nebraska

41%

52%

Nevada

44%

50%

New Hampshire

34%

59%

New Jersey

37%

58%

New Mexico

39%

57%

New York

35%

58%

North Carolina

45%

51%

North Dakota

51%

45%

Ohio

43%

52%

Oklahoma

37%

59%

Oregon

35%

60%

Pennsylvania

39%

56%

Rhode Island

55%

42%

South Carolina

39%

57%

South Dakota

61%

35%

Tennessee

44%

52%

Texas

40%

56%

Utah

36%

59%

Vermont

19%

74%

Virginia

45%

50%

Washington

31%

62%

West Virginia

53%

43%

Wisconsin

34%

63%

Wyoming

68%

28%

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