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

gender:

Male

party:

Independent

100% - Approve

100% - Disapprove

100% - Neither approve nor disapprove

100% - Net Approve

2021-01-20

Uncertainty Range

News & Events

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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

gender:

Male

party:

Independent

4% of population

Total

Approve45%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve49%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

education: College Graduate

Approve44%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

education: Postgraduate

Approve31%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: White

Approve49%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: Black or African-American

Approve15%

Disapprove81%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve39%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: Other

Approve47%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Alabama

Approve54%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alaska

Approve44%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Arizona

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arkansas

Approve60%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: California

Approve36%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Colorado

Approve43%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Connecticut

Approve59%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Delaware

Approve34%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Florida

Approve42%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Georgia

Approve40%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve44%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Idaho

Approve48%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Illinois

Approve39%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Indiana

Approve58%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Iowa

Approve43%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Kansas

Approve45%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Kentucky

Approve44%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Louisiana

Approve42%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maine

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maryland

Approve41%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Massachusetts

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Michigan

Approve51%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Minnesota

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Mississippi

Approve46%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Missouri

Approve52%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Montana

Approve42%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nebraska

Approve51%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Nevada

Approve49%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: New Hampshire

Approve39%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: New Jersey

Approve43%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Mexico

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New York

Approve41%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: North Carolina

Approve55%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: North Dakota

Approve60%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Ohio

Approve47%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Oklahoma

Approve47%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Oregon

Approve38%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve43%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Rhode Island

Approve54%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve46%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: South Dakota

Approve74%

Disapprove22%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Texas

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Utah

Approve42%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Vermont

Approve26%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Virginia

Approve50%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Washington

Approve34%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: West Virginia

Approve63%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Wisconsin

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wyoming

Approve66%

Disapprove29%

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

gender:

Male

party:

Independent

4% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

45%

50%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

49%

47%

College Graduate

44%

51%

Postgraduate

31%

64%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

49%

46%

Black or African-American

15%

81%

Hispanic/Latino

39%

56%

Other

47%

48%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

54%

42%

Alaska

44%

51%

Arizona

38%

58%

Arkansas

60%

37%

California

36%

59%

Colorado

43%

52%

Connecticut

59%

37%

Delaware

34%

63%

Florida

42%

52%

Georgia

40%

57%

Hawaii

44%

50%

Idaho

48%

46%

Illinois

39%

54%

Indiana

58%

34%

Iowa

43%

51%

Kansas

45%

50%

Kentucky

44%

48%

Louisiana

42%

54%

Maine

39%

57%

Maryland

41%

54%

Massachusetts

43%

53%

Michigan

51%

43%

Minnesota

44%

52%

Mississippi

46%

50%

Missouri

52%

43%

Montana

42%

54%

Nebraska

51%

41%

Nevada

49%

44%

New Hampshire

39%

53%

New Jersey

43%

52%

New Mexico

48%

New York

41%

52%

North Carolina

55%

41%

North Dakota

60%

36%

Ohio

47%

Oklahoma

47%

48%

Oregon

38%

57%

Pennsylvania

43%

50%

Rhode Island

54%

43%

South Carolina

46%

49%

South Dakota

74%

22%

Tennessee

45%

52%

Texas

47%

49%

Utah

42%

50%

Vermont

26%

66%

Virginia

50%

45%

Washington

34%

58%

West Virginia

63%

33%

Wisconsin

39%

57%

Wyoming

66%

29%

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