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

education:

College Graduate

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

education:

College Graduate

gender:

Male

3% of population

Total

Approve45%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve4%

Disapprove96%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve83%

Disapprove13%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

party: Independent

Approve44%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: White

Approve51%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Black or African-American

Approve9%

Disapprove90%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve30%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

race: Other

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alabama

Approve68%

Disapprove29%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alaska

Approve54%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arkansas

Approve71%

Disapprove27%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: California

Approve28%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Colorado

Approve38%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Connecticut

Approve44%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Delaware

Approve26%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Florida

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Georgia

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Idaho

Approve55%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Illinois

Approve35%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Indiana

Approve61%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Iowa

Approve54%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kansas

Approve58%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve54%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Louisiana

Approve66%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Maine

Approve39%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maryland

Approve32%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Massachusetts

Approve30%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Michigan

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Mississippi

Approve64%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Missouri

Approve58%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Montana

Approve51%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nebraska

Approve63%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nevada

Approve50%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Hampshire

Approve36%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Jersey

Approve40%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Mexico

Approve52%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: New York

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: North Carolina

Approve52%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Dakota

Approve68%

Disapprove29%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Ohio

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oklahoma

Approve62%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oregon

Approve28%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Rhode Island

Approve38%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve59%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Dakota

Approve71%

Disapprove26%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Tennessee

Approve62%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Texas

Approve54%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Utah

Approve49%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Vermont

Approve19%

Disapprove76%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Virginia

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Washington

Approve29%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: West Virginia

Approve68%

Disapprove27%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Wisconsin

Approve47%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Wyoming

Approve64%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

age:

35-49

education:

College Graduate

gender:

Male

3% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

45%

51%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

96%

<1%

Republican

83%

13%

Independent

44%

51%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

51%

45%

Black or African-American

90%

Hispanic/Latino

30%

68%

Other

37%

60%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

68%

29%

Alaska

54%

43%

Arizona

49%

48%

Arkansas

71%

27%

California

28%

69%

Colorado

38%

59%

Connecticut

44%

54%

Delaware

26%

72%

Florida

43%

53%

Georgia

50%

47%

Hawaii

39%

58%

Idaho

55%

41%

Illinois

35%

61%

Indiana

61%

35%

Iowa

54%

44%

Kansas

58%

39%

Kentucky

54%

41%

Louisiana

66%

32%

Maine

39%

59%

Maryland

32%

64%

Massachusetts

30%

68%

Michigan

48%

49%

Minnesota

45%

52%

Mississippi

64%

34%

Missouri

58%

38%

Montana

51%

46%

Nebraska

63%

33%

Nevada

50%

46%

New Hampshire

36%

59%

New Jersey

40%

57%

New Mexico

52%

46%

New York

33%

64%

North Carolina

52%

45%

North Dakota

68%

29%

Ohio

50%

47%

Oklahoma

62%

34%

Oregon

28%

69%

Pennsylvania

43%

53%

Rhode Island

38%

59%

South Carolina

59%

39%

South Dakota

71%

26%

Tennessee

62%

36%

Texas

54%

42%

Utah

49%

46%

Vermont

19%

76%

Virginia

41%

56%

Washington

29%

67%

West Virginia

68%

27%

Wisconsin

47%

51%

Wyoming

64%

30%

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