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

race:

Other

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

race:

Other

1% of population

Total

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve38%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

education: College Graduate

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: Postgraduate

Approve32%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

gender: Male

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

gender: Female

Approve31%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve5%

Disapprove94%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

party: Republican

Approve86%

Disapprove10%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

party: Independent

Approve47%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alabama

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alaska

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arizona

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arkansas

Approve63%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: California

Approve30%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Colorado

Approve45%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Connecticut

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Delaware

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Florida

Approve49%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Georgia

Approve59%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve17%

Disapprove80%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Idaho

Approve54%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Illinois

Approve37%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Indiana

Approve64%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Iowa

Approve42%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kansas

Approve56%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kentucky

Approve60%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Louisiana

Approve61%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maine

Approve35%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Maryland

Approve23%

Disapprove74%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Massachusetts

Approve22%

Disapprove74%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Michigan

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve19%

Disapprove79%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Mississippi

Approve70%

Disapprove26%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Missouri

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Montana

Approve34%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nebraska

Approve55%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Nevada

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Hampshire

Approve40%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Jersey

Approve28%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Mexico

Approve51%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New York

Approve23%

Disapprove74%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Carolina

Approve49%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Dakota

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Ohio

Approve52%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oklahoma

Approve56%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Oregon

Approve31%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Rhode Island

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve42%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: South Dakota

Approve44%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Tennessee

Approve65%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Texas

Approve53%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Utah

Approve34%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Vermont

Approve26%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Virginia

Approve34%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Washington

Approve19%

Disapprove79%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: West Virginia

Approve60%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Wisconsin

Approve23%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Wyoming

Approve42%

Disapprove53%

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

race:

Other

1% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

37%

60%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

38%

59%

College Graduate

39%

57%

Postgraduate

32%

64%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

43%

53%

Female

31%

66%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

94%

Republican

86%

10%

Independent

47%

48%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

48%

Alaska

37%

60%

Arizona

49%

48%

Arkansas

63%

34%

California

30%

66%

Colorado

45%

51%

Connecticut

50%

47%

Delaware

40%

56%

Florida

49%

47%

Georgia

59%

38%

Hawaii

17%

80%

Idaho

54%

42%

Illinois

37%

58%

Indiana

64%

32%

Iowa

42%

54%

Kansas

56%

40%

Kentucky

60%

37%

Louisiana

61%

35%

Maine

35%

60%

Maryland

23%

74%

Massachusetts

22%

74%

Michigan

45%

52%

Minnesota

19%

79%

Mississippi

70%

26%

Missouri

42%

55%

Montana

34%

63%

Nebraska

55%

40%

Nevada

44%

52%

New Hampshire

40%

58%

New Jersey

28%

68%

New Mexico

51%

44%

New York

23%

74%

North Carolina

49%

North Dakota

39%

58%

Ohio

52%

45%

Oklahoma

56%

39%

Oregon

31%

66%

Pennsylvania

43%

53%

Rhode Island

36%

61%

South Carolina

42%

54%

South Dakota

44%

53%

Tennessee

65%

31%

Texas

53%

42%

Utah

34%

62%

Vermont

26%

70%

Virginia

34%

62%

Washington

19%

79%

West Virginia

60%

36%

Wisconsin

23%

75%

Wyoming

42%

53%

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