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:

Non-College Graduate

party:

Independent

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:

Non-College Graduate

party:

Independent

5% of population

Total

Approve45%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

gender: Male

Approve52%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

gender: Female

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: White

Approve50%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: Black or African-American

Approve10%

Disapprove86%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve33%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: Other

Approve49%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Alabama

Approve52%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alaska

Approve49%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arizona

Approve40%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arkansas

Approve56%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: California

Approve33%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Colorado

Approve53%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Connecticut

Approve51%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Delaware

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Florida

Approve49%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Georgia

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve37%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Idaho

Approve63%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Illinois

Approve46%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Indiana

Approve56%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Iowa

Approve43%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Kansas

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kentucky

Approve39%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Louisiana

Approve44%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maine

Approve32%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Maryland

Approve39%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Massachusetts

Approve47%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Michigan

Approve50%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Minnesota

Approve49%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Mississippi

Approve46%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Missouri

Approve51%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Montana

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nebraska

Approve43%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Nevada

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Hampshire

Approve41%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Jersey

Approve44%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: New Mexico

Approve34%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New York

Approve42%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: North Carolina

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Dakota

Approve56%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Ohio

Approve43%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Oklahoma

Approve37%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Oregon

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve54%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Rhode Island

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve42%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Dakota

Approve36%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Tennessee

Approve67%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Texas

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Utah

Approve44%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Vermont

Approve28%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Virginia

Approve51%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Washington

Approve37%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: West Virginia

Approve63%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Wisconsin

Approve37%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wyoming

Approve46%

Disapprove50%

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

education:

Non-College Graduate

party:

Independent

5% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

45%

50%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

52%

43%

Female

40%

56%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

50%

45%

Black or African-American

10%

86%

Hispanic/Latino

33%

62%

Other

49%

45%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

52%

44%

Alaska

49%

46%

Arizona

40%

57%

Arkansas

56%

40%

California

33%

62%

Colorado

53%

43%

Connecticut

51%

44%

Delaware

42%

55%

Florida

49%

47%

Georgia

46%

51%

Hawaii

37%

57%

Idaho

63%

33%

Illinois

46%

49%

Indiana

56%

39%

Iowa

43%

52%

Kansas

48%

Kentucky

39%

56%

Louisiana

44%

54%

Maine

32%

62%

Maryland

39%

56%

Massachusetts

47%

46%

Michigan

50%

46%

Minnesota

49%

47%

Mississippi

46%

52%

Missouri

51%

45%

Montana

39%

57%

Nebraska

43%

50%

Nevada

38%

58%

New Hampshire

41%

54%

New Jersey

44%

51%

New Mexico

34%

61%

New York

42%

53%

North Carolina

47%

50%

North Dakota

56%

41%

Ohio

43%

52%

Oklahoma

37%

58%

Oregon

40%

56%

Pennsylvania

54%

41%

Rhode Island

42%

55%

South Carolina

42%

56%

South Dakota

36%

60%

Tennessee

67%

30%

Texas

44%

52%

Utah

44%

51%

Vermont

28%

68%

Virginia

51%

44%

Washington

37%

56%

West Virginia

63%

33%

Wisconsin

37%

59%

Wyoming

46%

50%

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