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

race:

Other

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

race:

Other

1% of population

Total

Approve31%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve33%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

education: College Graduate

Approve30%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: Postgraduate

Approve24%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

gender: Male

Approve37%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

gender: Female

Approve25%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

party: Democrat

Approve5%

Disapprove93%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

party: Republican

Approve83%

Disapprove13%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

party: Independent

Approve41%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Alabama

Approve43%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alaska

Approve37%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Arizona

Approve37%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arkansas

Approve46%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: California

Approve21%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Colorado

Approve32%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Connecticut

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Delaware

Approve34%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Florida

Approve42%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Georgia

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve27%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Idaho

Approve39%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Illinois

Approve23%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Indiana

Approve52%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Iowa

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kansas

Approve51%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Kentucky

Approve48%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Louisiana

Approve54%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maine

Approve28%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maryland

Approve17%

Disapprove80%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Massachusetts

Approve24%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Michigan

Approve29%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve17%

Disapprove81%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Mississippi

Approve68%

Disapprove28%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Missouri

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Montana

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nebraska

Approve55%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nevada

Approve49%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: New Hampshire

Approve34%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Jersey

Approve25%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Mexico

Approve55%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New York

Approve21%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: North Carolina

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Dakota

Approve40%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Ohio

Approve40%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oklahoma

Approve58%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oregon

Approve28%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve36%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Rhode Island

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve35%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: South Dakota

Approve52%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve44%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Texas

Approve45%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Utah

Approve24%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Vermont

Approve25%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Virginia

Approve28%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Washington

Approve23%

Disapprove74%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: West Virginia

Approve54%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Wisconsin

Approve19%

Disapprove79%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Wyoming

Approve56%

Disapprove39%

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

race:

Other

1% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

31%

66%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

33%

63%

College Graduate

30%

66%

Postgraduate

24%

72%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

37%

59%

Female

25%

72%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

93%

Republican

83%

13%

Independent

41%

53%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

43%

52%

Alaska

37%

58%

Arizona

37%

59%

Arkansas

46%

52%

California

21%

75%

Colorado

32%

63%

Connecticut

47%

50%

Delaware

34%

62%

Florida

42%

52%

Georgia

43%

53%

Hawaii

27%

71%

Idaho

39%

56%

Illinois

23%

73%

Indiana

52%

43%

Iowa

38%

58%

Kansas

51%

44%

Kentucky

48%

47%

Louisiana

54%

42%

Maine

28%

68%

Maryland

17%

80%

Massachusetts

24%

72%

Michigan

29%

68%

Minnesota

17%

81%

Mississippi

68%

28%

Missouri

36%

61%

Montana

36%

61%

Nebraska

55%

41%

Nevada

49%

45%

New Hampshire

34%

61%

New Jersey

25%

71%

New Mexico

55%

41%

New York

21%

75%

North Carolina

50%

47%

North Dakota

40%

57%

Ohio

40%

57%

Oklahoma

58%

38%

Oregon

28%

68%

Pennsylvania

36%

60%

Rhode Island

36%

61%

South Carolina

35%

59%

South Dakota

52%

44%

Tennessee

44%

53%

Texas

45%

51%

Utah

24%

72%

Vermont

25%

70%

Virginia

28%

68%

Washington

23%

74%

West Virginia

54%

42%

Wisconsin

19%

79%

Wyoming

56%

39%

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