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:

50-64

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:

50-64

26% of population

Total

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: College Graduate

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: Postgraduate

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

gender: Male

Approve52%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

gender: Female

Approve40%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve2%

Disapprove97%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve87%

Disapprove9%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

party: Independent

Approve43%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: White

Approve56%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Black or African-American

Approve5%

Disapprove94%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve23%

Disapprove74%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Other

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alabama

Approve62%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alaska

Approve52%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve49%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Arkansas

Approve64%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: California

Approve29%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Colorado

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Connecticut

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Delaware

Approve36%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Florida

Approve49%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Georgia

Approve52%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve25%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Idaho

Approve67%

Disapprove29%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Illinois

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Indiana

Approve58%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Iowa

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kansas

Approve57%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve56%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Louisiana

Approve55%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maine

Approve39%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Maryland

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Massachusetts

Approve33%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Michigan

Approve50%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Minnesota

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Mississippi

Approve55%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Missouri

Approve58%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Montana

Approve55%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nebraska

Approve58%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nevada

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Hampshire

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Jersey

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Mexico

Approve42%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New York

Approve34%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Carolina

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: North Dakota

Approve66%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Ohio

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oklahoma

Approve58%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oregon

Approve38%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Rhode Island

Approve35%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve53%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Dakota

Approve53%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve65%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Texas

Approve51%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Utah

Approve53%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Vermont

Approve24%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Virginia

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Washington

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: West Virginia

Approve66%

Disapprove29%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Wisconsin

Approve47%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wyoming

Approve60%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

age:

50-64

26% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

46%

51%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

46%

51%

College Graduate

48%

Postgraduate

39%

57%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

52%

45%

Female

40%

57%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

97%

<1%

Republican

87%

Independent

43%

52%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

56%

41%

Black or African-American

94%

Hispanic/Latino

23%

74%

Other

37%

60%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

62%

35%

Alaska

52%

45%

Arizona

49%

Arkansas

64%

33%

California

29%

68%

Colorado

47%

50%

Connecticut

41%

56%

Delaware

36%

62%

Florida

49%

Georgia

52%

46%

Hawaii

25%

72%

Idaho

67%

29%

Illinois

42%

55%

Indiana

58%

39%

Iowa

50%

47%

Kansas

57%

40%

Kentucky

56%

41%

Louisiana

55%

42%

Maine

39%

56%

Maryland

33%

64%

Massachusetts

33%

63%

Michigan

50%

48%

Minnesota

46%

51%

Mississippi

55%

43%

Missouri

58%

39%

Montana

55%

42%

Nebraska

58%

38%

Nevada

42%

55%

New Hampshire

38%

58%

New Jersey

35%

62%

New Mexico

42%

54%

New York

34%

63%

North Carolina

50%

47%

North Dakota

66%

32%

Ohio

49%

48%

Oklahoma

58%

38%

Oregon

38%

59%

Pennsylvania

49%

48%

Rhode Island

35%

63%

South Carolina

53%

45%

South Dakota

53%

43%

Tennessee

65%

32%

Texas

51%

46%

Utah

53%

43%

Vermont

24%

73%

Virginia

45%

52%

Washington

36%

61%

West Virginia

66%

29%

Wisconsin

47%

51%

Wyoming

60%

34%

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