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:

White

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:

White

17% of population

Total

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve53%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: College Graduate

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: Postgraduate

Approve34%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

gender: Male

Approve55%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

gender: Female

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve3%

Disapprove96%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve86%

Disapprove11%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Independent

Approve42%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alabama

Approve79%

Disapprove18%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alaska

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve48%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arkansas

Approve73%

Disapprove25%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: California

Approve30%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Colorado

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Connecticut

Approve40%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Delaware

Approve40%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Florida

Approve52%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Georgia

Approve62%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve43%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Idaho

Approve54%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Illinois

Approve41%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Indiana

Approve58%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Iowa

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kansas

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve58%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Louisiana

Approve75%

Disapprove23%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Maine

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maryland

Approve37%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Massachusetts

Approve30%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Michigan

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve43%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Mississippi

Approve78%

Disapprove20%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Missouri

Approve60%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Montana

Approve46%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Nebraska

Approve59%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nevada

Approve45%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Hampshire

Approve31%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Jersey

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Mexico

Approve49%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: New York

Approve37%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: North Carolina

Approve60%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Dakota

Approve61%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Ohio

Approve52%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oklahoma

Approve61%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oregon

Approve32%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve46%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Rhode Island

Approve43%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Carolina

Approve66%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Dakota

Approve66%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Tennessee

Approve63%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Texas

Approve60%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Utah

Approve50%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Vermont

Approve18%

Disapprove79%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Virginia

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Washington

Approve28%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: West Virginia

Approve70%

Disapprove27%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wisconsin

Approve43%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Wyoming

Approve75%

Disapprove21%

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

race:

White

17% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

49%

48%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

53%

44%

College Graduate

45%

52%

Postgraduate

34%

62%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

55%

41%

Female

42%

55%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

96%

<1%

Republican

86%

11%

Independent

42%

53%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

79%

18%

Alaska

50%

47%

Arizona

48%

50%

Arkansas

73%

25%

California

30%

67%

Colorado

39%

58%

Connecticut

40%

57%

Delaware

40%

58%

Florida

52%

45%

Georgia

62%

35%

Hawaii

43%

54%

Idaho

54%

43%

Illinois

41%

55%

Indiana

58%

38%

Iowa

45%

52%

Kansas

48%

49%

Kentucky

58%

38%

Louisiana

75%

23%

Maine

36%

61%

Maryland

37%

59%

Massachusetts

30%

68%

Michigan

49%

48%

Minnesota

43%

55%

Mississippi

78%

20%

Missouri

60%

37%

Montana

46%

52%

Nebraska

59%

37%

Nevada

45%

51%

New Hampshire

31%

64%

New Jersey

41%

56%

New Mexico

49%

New York

37%

59%

North Carolina

60%

37%

North Dakota

61%

36%

Ohio

52%

45%

Oklahoma

61%

35%

Oregon

32%

65%

Pennsylvania

46%

50%

Rhode Island

43%

55%

South Carolina

66%

31%

South Dakota

66%

32%

Tennessee

63%

35%

Texas

60%

38%

Utah

50%

46%

Vermont

18%

79%

Virginia

48%

49%

Washington

28%

68%

West Virginia

70%

27%

Wisconsin

43%

55%

Wyoming

75%

21%

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