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:

Non-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:

Non-College Graduate

17% of population

Total

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

gender: Male

Approve53%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

gender: Female

Approve40%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve3%

Disapprove97%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve90%

Disapprove7%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Independent

Approve45%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: White

Approve59%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Black or African-American

Approve5%

Disapprove94%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve22%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Other

Approve38%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alabama

Approve61%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Alaska

Approve54%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Arkansas

Approve65%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: California

Approve29%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Colorado

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Connecticut

Approve41%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Delaware

Approve38%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Florida

Approve49%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Georgia

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve26%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Idaho

Approve70%

Disapprove27%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Illinois

Approve41%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Indiana

Approve59%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Iowa

Approve50%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kansas

Approve59%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve57%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Louisiana

Approve54%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Maine

Approve42%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Maryland

Approve34%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Massachusetts

Approve34%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Michigan

Approve48%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Minnesota

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Mississippi

Approve54%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Missouri

Approve58%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Montana

Approve56%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nebraska

Approve58%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nevada

Approve40%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Hampshire

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Jersey

Approve34%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Mexico

Approve41%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New York

Approve34%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Carolina

Approve50%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: North Dakota

Approve68%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Ohio

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oklahoma

Approve58%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oregon

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Rhode Island

Approve35%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Carolina

Approve51%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

state: South Dakota

Approve56%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve65%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Texas

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Utah

Approve57%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Vermont

Approve30%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Virginia

Approve48%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Washington

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: West Virginia

Approve69%

Disapprove26%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Wisconsin

Approve48%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Wyoming

Approve65%

Disapprove30%

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

education:

Non-College Graduate

17% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

46%

51%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

53%

44%

Female

40%

58%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

97%

<1%

Republican

90%

Independent

45%

50%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

59%

38%

Black or African-American

94%

Hispanic/Latino

22%

75%

Other

38%

59%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

61%

36%

Alaska

54%

43%

Arizona

48%

49%

Arkansas

65%

33%

California

29%

69%

Colorado

50%

47%

Connecticut

41%

57%

Delaware

38%

60%

Florida

49%

Georgia

50%

47%

Hawaii

26%

71%

Idaho

70%

27%

Illinois

41%

57%

Indiana

59%

38%

Iowa

50%

46%

Kansas

59%

39%

Kentucky

57%

40%

Louisiana

54%

44%

Maine

42%

54%

Maryland

34%

63%

Massachusetts

34%

62%

Michigan

48%

50%

Minnesota

49%

48%

Mississippi

54%

45%

Missouri

58%

39%

Montana

56%

42%

Nebraska

58%

37%

Nevada

40%

57%

New Hampshire

39%

57%

New Jersey

34%

63%

New Mexico

41%

55%

New York

34%

63%

North Carolina

50%

48%

North Dakota

68%

30%

Ohio

48%

49%

Oklahoma

58%

38%

Oregon

42%

55%

Pennsylvania

49%

48%

Rhode Island

35%

63%

South Carolina

51%

48%

South Dakota

56%

41%

Tennessee

65%

32%

Texas

50%

47%

Utah

57%

40%

Vermont

30%

68%

Virginia

48%

50%

Washington

38%

58%

West Virginia

69%

26%

Wisconsin

48%

50%

Wyoming

65%

30%

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