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:

Non-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:

Non-College Graduate

gender:

Male

8% of population

Total

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve5%

Disapprove95%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve89%

Disapprove9%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Independent

Approve49%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: White

Approve61%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Black or African-American

Approve8%

Disapprove90%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve27%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Other

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alabama

Approve64%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Alaska

Approve55%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arkansas

Approve73%

Disapprove26%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: California

Approve28%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Colorado

Approve45%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Connecticut

Approve51%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Delaware

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Florida

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Georgia

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve37%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Idaho

Approve63%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Illinois

Approve41%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Indiana

Approve64%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Iowa

Approve52%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kansas

Approve57%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve62%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Louisiana

Approve59%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Maine

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maryland

Approve35%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Massachusetts

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Michigan

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Minnesota

Approve51%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Mississippi

Approve58%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Missouri

Approve63%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Montana

Approve55%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Nebraska

Approve65%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Nevada

Approve45%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Hampshire

Approve40%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: New Jersey

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: New Mexico

Approve52%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New York

Approve37%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: North Carolina

Approve56%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Dakota

Approve73%

Disapprove25%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Ohio

Approve54%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oklahoma

Approve65%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oregon

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve48%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Rhode Island

Approve43%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Carolina

Approve54%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Dakota

Approve79%

Disapprove19%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Tennessee

Approve61%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Texas

Approve53%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Utah

Approve55%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Vermont

Approve32%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Virginia

Approve51%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Washington

Approve34%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: West Virginia

Approve80%

Disapprove18%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wisconsin

Approve47%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Wyoming

Approve79%

Disapprove17%

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

education:

Non-College Graduate

gender:

Male

8% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

48%

49%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

95%

<1%

Republican

89%

Independent

49%

47%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

61%

36%

Black or African-American

90%

Hispanic/Latino

27%

70%

Other

40%

56%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

64%

33%

Alaska

55%

42%

Arizona

45%

52%

Arkansas

73%

26%

California

28%

68%

Colorado

45%

51%

Connecticut

51%

47%

Delaware

41%

56%

Florida

44%

52%

Georgia

47%

50%

Hawaii

37%

59%

Idaho

63%

33%

Illinois

41%

55%

Indiana

64%

31%

Iowa

52%

45%

Kansas

57%

40%

Kentucky

62%

34%

Louisiana

59%

39%

Maine

49%

48%

Maryland

35%

61%

Massachusetts

35%

62%

Michigan

49%

48%

Minnesota

51%

47%

Mississippi

58%

40%

Missouri

63%

34%

Montana

55%

43%

Nebraska

65%

31%

Nevada

45%

50%

New Hampshire

40%

54%

New Jersey

39%

58%

New Mexico

52%

45%

New York

37%

59%

North Carolina

56%

42%

North Dakota

73%

25%

Ohio

54%

42%

Oklahoma

65%

32%

Oregon

39%

57%

Pennsylvania

48%

47%

Rhode Island

43%

55%

South Carolina

54%

43%

South Dakota

79%

19%

Tennessee

61%

37%

Texas

53%

44%

Utah

55%

40%

Vermont

32%

62%

Virginia

51%

46%

Washington

34%

61%

West Virginia

80%

18%

Wisconsin

47%

51%

Wyoming

79%

17%

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