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:

Male

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:

Male

13% of population

Total

Approve52%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve53%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: College Graduate

Approve55%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

education: Postgraduate

Approve43%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

party: Democrat

Approve3%

Disapprove96%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve87%

Disapprove9%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

party: Independent

Approve49%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: White

Approve62%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: Black or African-American

Approve7%

Disapprove92%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve28%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Other

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alabama

Approve69%

Disapprove29%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alaska

Approve60%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve56%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Arkansas

Approve71%

Disapprove26%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: California

Approve33%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Colorado

Approve52%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Connecticut

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Delaware

Approve40%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Florida

Approve52%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Georgia

Approve56%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve32%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Idaho

Approve73%

Disapprove23%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Illinois

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Indiana

Approve66%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Iowa

Approve56%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kansas

Approve63%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve64%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Louisiana

Approve62%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maine

Approve49%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Maryland

Approve40%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Massachusetts

Approve41%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Michigan

Approve60%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve53%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Mississippi

Approve60%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Missouri

Approve63%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Montana

Approve65%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nebraska

Approve63%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Nevada

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Hampshire

Approve44%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Jersey

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Mexico

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New York

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Carolina

Approve56%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: North Dakota

Approve75%

Disapprove23%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Ohio

Approve56%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oklahoma

Approve64%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Oregon

Approve44%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve54%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Rhode Island

Approve40%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve57%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Dakota

Approve60%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Tennessee

Approve70%

Disapprove27%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Texas

Approve56%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Utah

Approve57%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Vermont

Approve34%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Virginia

Approve55%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Washington

Approve43%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: West Virginia

Approve73%

Disapprove21%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Wisconsin

Approve55%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wyoming

Approve60%

Disapprove34%

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

gender:

Male

13% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

52%

45%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

53%

44%

College Graduate

55%

41%

Postgraduate

43%

52%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

96%

<1%

Republican

87%

Independent

49%

46%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

62%

34%

Black or African-American

92%

Hispanic/Latino

28%

69%

Other

43%

53%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

69%

29%

Alaska

60%

37%

Arizona

56%

42%

Arkansas

71%

26%

California

33%

63%

Colorado

52%

44%

Connecticut

50%

47%

Delaware

40%

58%

Florida

52%

45%

Georgia

56%

40%

Hawaii

32%

64%

Idaho

73%

23%

Illinois

48%

Indiana

66%

31%

Iowa

56%

40%

Kansas

63%

34%

Kentucky

64%

32%

Louisiana

62%

35%

Maine

49%

45%

Maryland

40%

57%

Massachusetts

41%

54%

Michigan

60%

38%

Minnesota

53%

43%

Mississippi

60%

39%

Missouri

63%

33%

Montana

65%

32%

Nebraska

63%

32%

Nevada

46%

51%

New Hampshire

44%

51%

New Jersey

40%

56%

New Mexico

48%

New York

40%

56%

North Carolina

56%

42%

North Dakota

75%

23%

Ohio

56%

41%

Oklahoma

64%

32%

Oregon

44%

53%

Pennsylvania

54%

42%

Rhode Island

40%

57%

South Carolina

57%

41%

South Dakota

60%

36%

Tennessee

70%

27%

Texas

56%

41%

Utah

57%

37%

Vermont

34%

62%

Virginia

55%

43%

Washington

43%

52%

West Virginia

73%

21%

Wisconsin

55%

42%

Wyoming

60%

34%

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