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+

education:

College Graduate

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+

education:

College Graduate

6% of population

Total

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

gender: Male

Approve53%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

gender: Female

Approve43%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve2%

Disapprove98%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve86%

Disapprove10%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

party: Independent

Approve49%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: White

Approve54%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: Black or African-American

Approve4%

Disapprove95%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve28%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

race: Other

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alabama

Approve68%

Disapprove28%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alaska

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve56%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Arkansas

Approve68%

Disapprove29%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: California

Approve34%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Colorado

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Connecticut

Approve36%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Delaware

Approve38%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Florida

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Georgia

Approve58%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Hawaii

Approve22%

Disapprove76%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Idaho

Approve61%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Illinois

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Indiana

Approve61%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Iowa

Approve53%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kansas

Approve57%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve50%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Louisiana

Approve55%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Maine

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maryland

Approve30%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Massachusetts

Approve32%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Michigan

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Mississippi

Approve59%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Missouri

Approve54%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Montana

Approve56%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nebraska

Approve58%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Nevada

Approve46%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Hampshire

Approve38%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Jersey

Approve41%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Mexico

Approve37%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: New York

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Carolina

Approve49%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: North Dakota

Approve61%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Ohio

Approve53%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oklahoma

Approve63%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oregon

Approve36%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve44%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Rhode Island

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve64%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Dakota

Approve60%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve65%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Texas

Approve59%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Utah

Approve54%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Vermont

Approve24%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Virginia

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Washington

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: West Virginia

Approve57%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Wisconsin

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wyoming

Approve58%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove9%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

age:

65+

education:

College Graduate

6% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

48%

49%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

53%

43%

Female

43%

54%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

98%

<1%

Republican

86%

10%

Independent

49%

46%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

54%

42%

Black or African-American

95%

<1%

Hispanic/Latino

28%

70%

Other

36%

61%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

68%

28%

Alaska

45%

52%

Arizona

56%

42%

Arkansas

68%

29%

California

34%

63%

Colorado

46%

51%

Connecticut

36%

60%

Delaware

38%

60%

Florida

50%

47%

Georgia

58%

38%

Hawaii

22%

76%

Idaho

61%

33%

Illinois

36%

61%

Indiana

61%

35%

Iowa

53%

44%

Kansas

57%

40%

Kentucky

50%

46%

Louisiana

55%

43%

Maine

37%

60%

Maryland

30%

67%

Massachusetts

32%

65%

Michigan

50%

47%

Minnesota

40%

56%

Mississippi

59%

38%

Missouri

54%

43%

Montana

56%

40%

Nebraska

58%

37%

Nevada

46%

50%

New Hampshire

38%

59%

New Jersey

41%

55%

New Mexico

37%

61%

New York

38%

58%

North Carolina

49%

North Dakota

61%

37%

Ohio

53%

43%

Oklahoma

63%

33%

Oregon

36%

62%

Pennsylvania

44%

53%

Rhode Island

35%

62%

South Carolina

64%

34%

South Dakota

60%

36%

Tennessee

65%

31%

Texas

59%

37%

Utah

54%

42%

Vermont

24%

72%

Virginia

49%

48%

Washington

36%

61%

West Virginia

57%

38%

Wisconsin

45%

52%

Wyoming

58%

33%

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