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:

Postgraduate

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:

Postgraduate

4% of population

Total

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

gender: Male

Approve43%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

gender: Female

Approve34%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve1%

Disapprove98%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve77%

Disapprove17%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

party: Independent

Approve33%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: White

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: Black or African-American

Approve5%

Disapprove94%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve27%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Other

Approve32%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alabama

Approve58%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alaska

Approve39%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Arizona

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arkansas

Approve56%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: California

Approve24%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Colorado

Approve37%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Connecticut

Approve36%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Delaware

Approve34%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Florida

Approve44%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Georgia

Approve50%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve22%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Idaho

Approve55%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Illinois

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Indiana

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Iowa

Approve41%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Kansas

Approve44%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Kentucky

Approve50%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Louisiana

Approve54%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maine

Approve27%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Maryland

Approve26%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Massachusetts

Approve24%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Michigan

Approve50%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Minnesota

Approve30%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Mississippi

Approve59%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Missouri

Approve49%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Montana

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nebraska

Approve53%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nevada

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Hampshire

Approve30%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Jersey

Approve29%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: New Mexico

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New York

Approve29%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: North Carolina

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: North Dakota

Approve49%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Ohio

Approve45%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Oklahoma

Approve58%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oregon

Approve26%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Rhode Island

Approve31%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: South Carolina

Approve56%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Dakota

Approve33%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Tennessee

Approve58%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Texas

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Utah

Approve42%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Vermont

Approve11%

Disapprove86%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Virginia

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Washington

Approve25%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: West Virginia

Approve51%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Wisconsin

Approve41%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Wyoming

Approve39%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

age:

50-64

education:

Postgraduate

4% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

39%

57%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

43%

52%

Female

34%

62%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

98%

<1%

Republican

77%

17%

Independent

33%

62%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

43%

53%

Black or African-American

94%

Hispanic/Latino

27%

70%

Other

32%

64%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

58%

37%

Alaska

39%

56%

Arizona

47%

50%

Arkansas

56%

37%

California

24%

72%

Colorado

37%

59%

Connecticut

36%

60%

Delaware

34%

63%

Florida

44%

53%

Georgia

50%

46%

Hawaii

22%

75%

Idaho

55%

39%

Illinois

38%

58%

Indiana

44%

52%

Iowa

41%

54%

Kansas

44%

51%

Kentucky

50%

46%

Louisiana

54%

42%

Maine

27%

67%

Maryland

26%

70%

Massachusetts

24%

72%

Michigan

50%

46%

Minnesota

30%

66%

Mississippi

59%

39%

Missouri

49%

45%

Montana

46%

51%

Nebraska

53%

43%

Nevada

47%

49%

New Hampshire

30%

66%

New Jersey

29%

65%

New Mexico

45%

52%

New York

29%

67%

North Carolina

47%

50%

North Dakota

49%

45%

Ohio

45%

51%

Oklahoma

58%

38%

Oregon

26%

73%

Pennsylvania

45%

52%

Rhode Island

31%

65%

South Carolina

56%

42%

South Dakota

33%

62%

Tennessee

58%

37%

Texas

47%

49%

Utah

42%

51%

Vermont

11%

86%

Virginia

37%

60%

Washington

25%

71%

West Virginia

51%

40%

Wisconsin

41%

55%

Wyoming

39%

53%

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