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:

65+

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:

65+

24% of population

Total

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve49%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

education: College Graduate

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: Postgraduate

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

gender: Male

Approve52%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

gender: Female

Approve43%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

party: Democrat

Approve2%

Disapprove98%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve87%

Disapprove9%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

party: Independent

Approve50%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: White

Approve55%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Black or African-American

Approve4%

Disapprove95%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve25%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

race: Other

Approve36%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alabama

Approve67%

Disapprove29%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alaska

Approve43%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve52%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Arkansas

Approve69%

Disapprove28%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: California

Approve33%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Colorado

Approve44%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Connecticut

Approve36%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Delaware

Approve43%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Florida

Approve52%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Georgia

Approve55%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve23%

Disapprove74%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Idaho

Approve64%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Illinois

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Indiana

Approve58%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Iowa

Approve51%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kansas

Approve53%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve56%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Louisiana

Approve52%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Maine

Approve38%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maryland

Approve31%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Massachusetts

Approve29%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Michigan

Approve50%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve43%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Mississippi

Approve56%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Missouri

Approve57%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Montana

Approve56%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nebraska

Approve59%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nevada

Approve46%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Hampshire

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Jersey

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Mexico

Approve37%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: New York

Approve34%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: North Carolina

Approve48%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: North Dakota

Approve63%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Ohio

Approve49%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oklahoma

Approve63%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oregon

Approve40%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Rhode Island

Approve37%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Carolina

Approve61%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Dakota

Approve60%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve63%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Texas

Approve58%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Utah

Approve57%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Vermont

Approve28%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Virginia

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Washington

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: West Virginia

Approve65%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Wisconsin

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wyoming

Approve60%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

age:

65+

24% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

47%

50%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

49%

College Graduate

48%

49%

Postgraduate

41%

56%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

52%

44%

Female

43%

55%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

98%

<1%

Republican

87%

Independent

50%

46%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

55%

41%

Black or African-American

95%

<1%

Hispanic/Latino

25%

73%

Other

36%

62%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

67%

29%

Alaska

43%

54%

Arizona

52%

46%

Arkansas

69%

28%

California

33%

65%

Colorado

44%

53%

Connecticut

36%

60%

Delaware

43%

56%

Florida

52%

46%

Georgia

55%

41%

Hawaii

23%

74%

Idaho

64%

31%

Illinois

40%

56%

Indiana

58%

38%

Iowa

51%

46%

Kansas

53%

44%

Kentucky

56%

40%

Louisiana

52%

46%

Maine

38%

59%

Maryland

31%

66%

Massachusetts

29%

68%

Michigan

50%

48%

Minnesota

43%

54%

Mississippi

56%

41%

Missouri

57%

41%

Montana

56%

41%

Nebraska

59%

37%

Nevada

46%

50%

New Hampshire

39%

58%

New Jersey

41%

56%

New Mexico

37%

61%

New York

34%

62%

North Carolina

48%

51%

North Dakota

63%

35%

Ohio

49%

47%

Oklahoma

63%

33%

Oregon

40%

58%

Pennsylvania

45%

52%

Rhode Island

37%

61%

South Carolina

61%

37%

South Dakota

60%

37%

Tennessee

63%

33%

Texas

58%

39%

Utah

57%

40%

Vermont

28%

69%

Virginia

50%

47%

Washington

39%

58%

West Virginia

65%

31%

Wisconsin

49%

48%

Wyoming

60%

32%

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