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

education:

College Graduate

gender:

Male

100% - Approve

100% - Disapprove

100% - Neither approve nor disapprove

100% - Net Approve

2021-01-20

Uncertainty Range

News & Events

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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

education:

College Graduate

gender:

Male

3% of population

Total

Approve55%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

party: Democrat

Approve4%

Disapprove96%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve86%

Disapprove9%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

party: Independent

Approve51%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: White

Approve62%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: Black or African-American

Approve8%

Disapprove90%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve32%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Other

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alabama

Approve73%

Disapprove24%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alaska

Approve59%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve61%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Arkansas

Approve71%

Disapprove25%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: California

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Colorado

Approve52%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Connecticut

Approve54%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Delaware

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Florida

Approve56%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Georgia

Approve60%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Hawaii

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Idaho

Approve71%

Disapprove24%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Illinois

Approve53%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Indiana

Approve70%

Disapprove28%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Iowa

Approve60%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kansas

Approve67%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve65%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Louisiana

Approve66%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maine

Approve48%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Maryland

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Massachusetts

Approve46%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Michigan

Approve65%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve56%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Mississippi

Approve65%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Missouri

Approve66%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Montana

Approve67%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nebraska

Approve65%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Nevada

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Hampshire

Approve47%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Jersey

Approve45%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Mexico

Approve52%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New York

Approve44%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Carolina

Approve58%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Dakota

Approve78%

Disapprove20%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Ohio

Approve62%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oklahoma

Approve63%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Oregon

Approve40%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve56%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Rhode Island

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve63%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Dakota

Approve61%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Tennessee

Approve75%

Disapprove22%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Texas

Approve61%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Utah

Approve54%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Vermont

Approve28%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Virginia

Approve55%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Washington

Approve42%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: West Virginia

Approve67%

Disapprove25%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Wisconsin

Approve55%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wyoming

Approve55%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

age:

50-64

education:

College Graduate

gender:

Male

3% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

55%

41%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

96%

<1%

Republican

86%

Independent

51%

43%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

62%

34%

Black or African-American

90%

Hispanic/Latino

32%

66%

Other

47%

50%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

73%

24%

Alaska

59%

38%

Arizona

61%

36%

Arkansas

71%

25%

California

38%

58%

Colorado

52%

43%

Connecticut

54%

43%

Delaware

33%

64%

Florida

56%

41%

Georgia

60%

36%

Hawaii

33%

64%

Idaho

71%

24%

Illinois

53%

43%

Indiana

70%

28%

Iowa

60%

37%

Kansas

67%

30%

Kentucky

65%

31%

Louisiana

66%

31%

Maine

48%

47%

Maryland

43%

53%

Massachusetts

46%

49%

Michigan

65%

32%

Minnesota

56%

40%

Mississippi

65%

33%

Missouri

66%

30%

Montana

67%

30%

Nebraska

65%

30%

Nevada

50%

47%

New Hampshire

47%

48%

New Jersey

45%

51%

New Mexico

52%

45%

New York

44%

53%

North Carolina

58%

40%

North Dakota

78%

20%

Ohio

62%

35%

Oklahoma

63%

32%

Oregon

40%

57%

Pennsylvania

56%

41%

Rhode Island

43%

53%

South Carolina

63%

35%

South Dakota

61%

35%

Tennessee

75%

22%

Texas

61%

36%

Utah

54%

40%

Vermont

28%

68%

Virginia

55%

42%

Washington

42%

54%

West Virginia

67%

25%

Wisconsin

55%

42%

Wyoming

55%

38%

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