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

education:

College Graduate

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

education:

College Graduate

6% of population

Total

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

gender: Male

Approve55%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

gender: Female

Approve43%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve2%

Disapprove97%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve87%

Disapprove9%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

party: Independent

Approve44%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: White

Approve56%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: Black or African-American

Approve6%

Disapprove93%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve27%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Other

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alabama

Approve66%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alaska

Approve51%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve53%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Arkansas

Approve64%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: California

Approve33%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Colorado

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Connecticut

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Delaware

Approve32%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Florida

Approve51%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Georgia

Approve56%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve25%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Idaho

Approve67%

Disapprove29%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Illinois

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Indiana

Approve61%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Iowa

Approve53%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kansas

Approve59%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve57%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Louisiana

Approve59%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maine

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maryland

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Massachusetts

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Michigan

Approve54%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Mississippi

Approve58%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Missouri

Approve61%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Montana

Approve57%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nebraska

Approve59%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nevada

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Hampshire

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Jersey

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Mexico

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New York

Approve38%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: North Carolina

Approve53%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: North Dakota

Approve67%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Ohio

Approve54%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oklahoma

Approve60%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oregon

Approve35%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve51%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Rhode Island

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve58%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Dakota

Approve55%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve69%

Disapprove28%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Texas

Approve57%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Utah

Approve51%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Vermont

Approve21%

Disapprove76%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Virginia

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Washington

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: West Virginia

Approve62%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Wisconsin

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wyoming

Approve58%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

age:

50-64

education:

College Graduate

6% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

48%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

55%

41%

Female

43%

54%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

97%

<1%

Republican

87%

Independent

44%

51%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

56%

41%

Black or African-American

93%

Hispanic/Latino

27%

70%

Other

39%

57%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

66%

32%

Alaska

51%

46%

Arizona

53%

45%

Arkansas

64%

33%

California

33%

63%

Colorado

48%

Connecticut

44%

52%

Delaware

32%

65%

Florida

51%

46%

Georgia

56%

41%

Hawaii

25%

73%

Idaho

67%

29%

Illinois

48%

49%

Indiana

61%

36%

Iowa

53%

45%

Kansas

59%

38%

Kentucky

57%

39%

Louisiana

59%

38%

Maine

38%

58%

Maryland

35%

62%

Massachusetts

37%

60%

Michigan

54%

43%

Minnesota

47%

50%

Mississippi

58%

40%

Missouri

61%

36%

Montana

57%

40%

Nebraska

59%

37%

Nevada

46%

51%

New Hampshire

41%

56%

New Jersey

39%

57%

New Mexico

45%

52%

New York

38%

60%

North Carolina

53%

44%

North Dakota

67%

30%

Ohio

54%

43%

Oklahoma

60%

36%

Oregon

35%

63%

Pennsylvania

51%

46%

Rhode Island

37%

60%

South Carolina

58%

40%

South Dakota

55%

42%

Tennessee

69%

28%

Texas

57%

40%

Utah

51%

45%

Vermont

21%

76%

Virginia

46%

51%

Washington

35%

62%

West Virginia

62%

32%

Wisconsin

46%

51%

Wyoming

58%

36%

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