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

gender:

Female

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

gender:

Female

14% of population

Total

Approve40%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve40%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: College Graduate

Approve43%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: Postgraduate

Approve34%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve2%

Disapprove98%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve88%

Disapprove8%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

party: Independent

Approve38%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: White

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Black or African-American

Approve3%

Disapprove96%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve19%

Disapprove79%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

race: Other

Approve31%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alabama

Approve56%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alaska

Approve43%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arizona

Approve43%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arkansas

Approve58%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: California

Approve25%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Colorado

Approve43%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Connecticut

Approve32%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Delaware

Approve33%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Florida

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Georgia

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Hawaii

Approve18%

Disapprove80%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Idaho

Approve62%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Illinois

Approve37%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Indiana

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Iowa

Approve44%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kansas

Approve50%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Louisiana

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maine

Approve30%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maryland

Approve27%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Massachusetts

Approve26%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Michigan

Approve40%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Minnesota

Approve39%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Mississippi

Approve50%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Missouri

Approve53%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Montana

Approve46%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nebraska

Approve53%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nevada

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Hampshire

Approve32%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Jersey

Approve30%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Mexico

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New York

Approve29%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Carolina

Approve46%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: North Dakota

Approve57%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Ohio

Approve43%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oklahoma

Approve53%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oregon

Approve33%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve44%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Rhode Island

Approve30%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Carolina

Approve49%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

state: South Dakota

Approve47%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve61%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Texas

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Utah

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Vermont

Approve16%

Disapprove82%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Virginia

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Washington

Approve28%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: West Virginia

Approve61%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Wisconsin

Approve38%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Wyoming

Approve61%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

age:

50-64

gender:

Female

14% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

40%

58%

College Graduate

43%

54%

Postgraduate

34%

62%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

98%

<1%

Republican

88%

Independent

38%

57%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

50%

47%

Black or African-American

96%

Hispanic/Latino

19%

79%

Other

31%

66%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

56%

41%

Alaska

43%

54%

Arizona

43%

55%

Arkansas

58%

40%

California

25%

72%

Colorado

43%

55%

Connecticut

32%

65%

Delaware

33%

65%

Florida

45%

52%

Georgia

47%

50%

Hawaii

18%

80%

Idaho

62%

35%

Illinois

37%

61%

Indiana

50%

47%

Iowa

44%

53%

Kansas

50%

46%

Kentucky

49%

48%

Louisiana

49%

48%

Maine

30%

66%

Maryland

27%

71%

Massachusetts

26%

71%

Michigan

40%

57%

Minnesota

39%

59%

Mississippi

50%

48%

Missouri

53%

45%

Montana

46%

52%

Nebraska

53%

44%

Nevada

39%

58%

New Hampshire

32%

65%

New Jersey

30%

67%

New Mexico

37%

60%

New York

29%

68%

North Carolina

46%

52%

North Dakota

57%

40%

Ohio

43%

54%

Oklahoma

53%

43%

Oregon

33%

65%

Pennsylvania

44%

54%

Rhode Island

30%

68%

South Carolina

49%

South Dakota

47%

51%

Tennessee

61%

36%

Texas

47%

50%

Utah

49%

48%

Vermont

16%

82%

Virginia

37%

60%

Washington

28%

69%

West Virginia

61%

36%

Wisconsin

38%

59%

Wyoming

61%

35%

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