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

party:

Independent

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

party:

Independent

8% of population

Total

Approve43%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve45%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

education: College Graduate

Approve44%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

education: Postgraduate

Approve33%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

gender: Male

Approve49%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

gender: Female

Approve38%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: White

Approve47%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: Black or African-American

Approve11%

Disapprove86%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve34%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: Other

Approve47%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alabama

Approve49%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alaska

Approve46%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arizona

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arkansas

Approve54%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: California

Approve33%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Colorado

Approve49%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Connecticut

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Delaware

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Florida

Approve48%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Georgia

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve37%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Idaho

Approve61%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Illinois

Approve46%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Indiana

Approve54%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Iowa

Approve41%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Kansas

Approve42%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kentucky

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Louisiana

Approve43%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maine

Approve30%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Maryland

Approve34%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Massachusetts

Approve42%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Michigan

Approve49%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Minnesota

Approve44%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Mississippi

Approve44%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Missouri

Approve51%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Montana

Approve41%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nebraska

Approve40%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Nevada

Approve39%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Hampshire

Approve40%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Jersey

Approve40%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: New Mexico

Approve36%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New York

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: North Carolina

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Dakota

Approve51%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Ohio

Approve42%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Oklahoma

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Oregon

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve51%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Rhode Island

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: South Carolina

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Dakota

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Tennessee

Approve66%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Texas

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Utah

Approve41%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Vermont

Approve22%

Disapprove74%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Virginia

Approve46%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Washington

Approve35%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: West Virginia

Approve61%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Wisconsin

Approve34%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wyoming

Approve41%

Disapprove55%

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

party:

Independent

8% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

43%

52%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

45%

50%

College Graduate

44%

51%

Postgraduate

33%

62%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

49%

46%

Female

38%

57%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

47%

48%

Black or African-American

11%

86%

Hispanic/Latino

34%

61%

Other

47%

48%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

49%

47%

Alaska

46%

49%

Arizona

39%

58%

Arkansas

54%

42%

California

33%

62%

Colorado

49%

47%

Connecticut

47%

49%

Delaware

37%

60%

Florida

48%

47%

Georgia

47%

50%

Hawaii

37%

58%

Idaho

61%

34%

Illinois

46%

48%

Indiana

54%

41%

Iowa

41%

53%

Kansas

42%

53%

Kentucky

38%

58%

Louisiana

43%

54%

Maine

30%

65%

Maryland

34%

61%

Massachusetts

42%

52%

Michigan

49%

46%

Minnesota

44%

53%

Mississippi

44%

53%

Missouri

51%

44%

Montana

41%

55%

Nebraska

40%

53%

Nevada

39%

56%

New Hampshire

40%

55%

New Jersey

40%

54%

New Mexico

36%

59%

New York

39%

57%

North Carolina

46%

51%

North Dakota

51%

45%

Ohio

42%

52%

Oklahoma

39%

57%

Oregon

37%

60%

Pennsylvania

51%

44%

Rhode Island

39%

57%

South Carolina

41%

56%

South Dakota

33%

64%

Tennessee

66%

30%

Texas

43%

53%

Utah

41%

54%

Vermont

22%

74%

Virginia

46%

50%

Washington

35%

58%

West Virginia

61%

35%

Wisconsin

34%

62%

Wyoming

41%

55%

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