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:

White

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:

White

19% of population

Total

Approve56%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve59%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: College Graduate

Approve56%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

education: Postgraduate

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

gender: Male

Approve62%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

gender: Female

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve3%

Disapprove97%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve88%

Disapprove8%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

party: Independent

Approve47%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alabama

Approve84%

Disapprove13%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alaska

Approve58%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve58%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Arkansas

Approve75%

Disapprove22%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: California

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Colorado

Approve51%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Connecticut

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Delaware

Approve44%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Florida

Approve60%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Georgia

Approve76%

Disapprove20%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Hawaii

Approve41%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Idaho

Approve69%

Disapprove27%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Illinois

Approve53%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Indiana

Approve63%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Iowa

Approve51%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kansas

Approve60%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve60%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Louisiana

Approve79%

Disapprove18%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maine

Approve39%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Maryland

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Massachusetts

Approve36%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Michigan

Approve57%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Mississippi

Approve82%

Disapprove16%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Missouri

Approve65%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Montana

Approve56%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nebraska

Approve62%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nevada

Approve52%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Hampshire

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Jersey

Approve43%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Mexico

Approve50%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New York

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: North Carolina

Approve67%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: North Dakota

Approve67%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Ohio

Approve56%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oklahoma

Approve63%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oregon

Approve40%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve56%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Rhode Island

Approve40%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve74%

Disapprove24%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Dakota

Approve54%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve76%

Disapprove21%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Texas

Approve68%

Disapprove29%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Utah

Approve56%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Vermont

Approve24%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Virginia

Approve57%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Washington

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: West Virginia

Approve68%

Disapprove27%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Wisconsin

Approve51%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wyoming

Approve62%

Disapprove32%

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

race:

White

19% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

56%

41%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

59%

38%

College Graduate

56%

41%

Postgraduate

43%

53%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

62%

34%

Female

50%

47%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

97%

<1%

Republican

88%

Independent

47%

48%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

84%

13%

Alaska

58%

39%

Arizona

58%

40%

Arkansas

75%

22%

California

37%

60%

Colorado

51%

46%

Connecticut

45%

52%

Delaware

44%

54%

Florida

60%

38%

Georgia

76%

20%

Hawaii

41%

55%

Idaho

69%

27%

Illinois

53%

43%

Indiana

63%

34%

Iowa

51%

45%

Kansas

60%

37%

Kentucky

60%

37%

Louisiana

79%

18%

Maine

39%

56%

Maryland

48%

Massachusetts

36%

60%

Michigan

57%

40%

Minnesota

50%

47%

Mississippi

82%

16%

Missouri

65%

31%

Montana

56%

41%

Nebraska

62%

34%

Nevada

52%

45%

New Hampshire

39%

58%

New Jersey

43%

52%

New Mexico

50%

46%

New York

47%

49%

North Carolina

67%

31%

North Dakota

67%

30%

Ohio

56%

41%

Oklahoma

63%

32%

Oregon

40%

58%

Pennsylvania

56%

41%

Rhode Island

40%

58%

South Carolina

74%

24%

South Dakota

54%

42%

Tennessee

76%

21%

Texas

68%

29%

Utah

56%

40%

Vermont

24%

73%

Virginia

57%

40%

Washington

39%

57%

West Virginia

68%

27%

Wisconsin

51%

46%

Wyoming

62%

32%

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