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

gender:

Female

race:

Other

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

gender:

Female

race:

Other

<1% of population

Total

Approve31%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve31%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

education: College Graduate

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: Postgraduate

Approve27%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve4%

Disapprove95%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

party: Republican

Approve87%

Disapprove9%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

party: Independent

Approve41%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Alabama

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alaska

Approve26%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arizona

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arkansas

Approve57%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: California

Approve25%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Colorado

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Connecticut

Approve42%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Delaware

Approve36%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Florida

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Georgia

Approve55%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve13%

Disapprove85%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Idaho

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Illinois

Approve30%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Indiana

Approve56%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Iowa

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kansas

Approve50%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kentucky

Approve51%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Louisiana

Approve57%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maine

Approve30%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maryland

Approve19%

Disapprove78%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Massachusetts

Approve16%

Disapprove81%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Michigan

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve14%

Disapprove84%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Mississippi

Approve66%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Missouri

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Montana

Approve30%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Nebraska

Approve48%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Nevada

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Hampshire

Approve33%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Jersey

Approve25%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Mexico

Approve45%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New York

Approve17%

Disapprove80%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Carolina

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Dakota

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Ohio

Approve41%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oklahoma

Approve52%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Oregon

Approve27%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve38%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Rhode Island

Approve29%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve36%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: South Dakota

Approve42%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve61%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Texas

Approve49%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Utah

Approve29%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Vermont

Approve24%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Virginia

Approve28%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Washington

Approve14%

Disapprove84%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: West Virginia

Approve57%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Wisconsin

Approve16%

Disapprove82%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Wyoming

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

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

gender:

Female

race:

Other

<1% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

31%

66%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

31%

65%

College Graduate

33%

64%

Postgraduate

27%

70%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

95%

Republican

87%

Independent

41%

53%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

38%

58%

Alaska

26%

70%

Arizona

45%

52%

Arkansas

57%

41%

California

25%

72%

Colorado

42%

55%

Connecticut

42%

54%

Delaware

36%

62%

Florida

43%

53%

Georgia

55%

41%

Hawaii

13%

85%

Idaho

50%

47%

Illinois

30%

66%

Indiana

56%

40%

Iowa

37%

60%

Kansas

50%

46%

Kentucky

51%

47%

Louisiana

57%

39%

Maine

30%

66%

Maryland

19%

78%

Massachusetts

16%

81%

Michigan

37%

60%

Minnesota

14%

84%

Mississippi

66%

30%

Missouri

33%

64%

Montana

30%

68%

Nebraska

48%

47%

Nevada

39%

57%

New Hampshire

33%

65%

New Jersey

25%

71%

New Mexico

45%

51%

New York

17%

80%

North Carolina

46%

51%

North Dakota

36%

61%

Ohio

41%

55%

Oklahoma

52%

43%

Oregon

27%

71%

Pennsylvania

38%

59%

Rhode Island

29%

67%

South Carolina

36%

60%

South Dakota

42%

54%

Tennessee

61%

34%

Texas

49%

47%

Utah

29%

68%

Vermont

24%

73%

Virginia

28%

69%

Washington

14%

84%

West Virginia

57%

39%

Wisconsin

16%

82%

Wyoming

44%

52%

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