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:

Postgraduate

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:

Postgraduate

gender:

Male

1% of population

Total

Approve34%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

party: Democrat

Approve2%

Disapprove97%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve69%

Disapprove26%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

party: Independent

Approve31%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: White

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: Black or African-American

Approve7%

Disapprove92%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve27%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

race: Other

Approve29%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alabama

Approve57%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alaska

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arizona

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arkansas

Approve61%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: California

Approve20%

Disapprove77%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Colorado

Approve30%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Connecticut

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Delaware

Approve27%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Florida

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Georgia

Approve44%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Hawaii

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Idaho

Approve37%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Illinois

Approve23%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Indiana

Approve41%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Iowa

Approve40%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Kansas

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kentucky

Approve48%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Louisiana

Approve61%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maine

Approve30%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maryland

Approve23%

Disapprove74%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Massachusetts

Approve21%

Disapprove77%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Michigan

Approve33%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Minnesota

Approve30%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Mississippi

Approve58%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Missouri

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Montana

Approve42%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nebraska

Approve53%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nevada

Approve47%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Hampshire

Approve29%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Jersey

Approve33%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Mexico

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New York

Approve24%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: North Carolina

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Dakota

Approve50%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Ohio

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oklahoma

Approve63%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oregon

Approve17%

Disapprove81%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Rhode Island

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: South Dakota

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve47%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Texas

Approve44%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Utah

Approve35%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Vermont

Approve12%

Disapprove84%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Virginia

Approve29%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Washington

Approve23%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: West Virginia

Approve63%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Wisconsin

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wyoming

Approve55%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

age:

35-49

education:

Postgraduate

gender:

Male

1% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

34%

63%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

97%

<1%

Republican

69%

26%

Independent

31%

64%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

38%

58%

Black or African-American

92%

Hispanic/Latino

27%

70%

Other

29%

67%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

57%

40%

Alaska

43%

53%

Arizona

37%

60%

Arkansas

61%

35%

California

20%

77%

Colorado

30%

67%

Connecticut

37%

60%

Delaware

27%

72%

Florida

44%

52%

Georgia

44%

53%

Hawaii

39%

58%

Idaho

37%

56%

Illinois

23%

71%

Indiana

41%

54%

Iowa

40%

55%

Kansas

44%

52%

Kentucky

48%

46%

Louisiana

61%

36%

Maine

30%

66%

Maryland

23%

74%

Massachusetts

21%

77%

Michigan

33%

63%

Minnesota

30%

67%

Mississippi

58%

39%

Missouri

40%

56%

Montana

42%

56%

Nebraska

53%

44%

Nevada

47%

48%

New Hampshire

29%

67%

New Jersey

33%

63%

New Mexico

49%

48%

New York

24%

70%

North Carolina

49%

48%

North Dakota

50%

45%

Ohio

38%

58%

Oklahoma

63%

34%

Oregon

17%

81%

Pennsylvania

41%

56%

Rhode Island

33%

64%

South Carolina

44%

52%

South Dakota

45%

52%

Tennessee

47%

51%

Texas

44%

53%

Utah

35%

60%

Vermont

12%

84%

Virginia

29%

69%

Washington

23%

73%

West Virginia

63%

32%

Wisconsin

40%

56%

Wyoming

55%

38%

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