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:

Non-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:

Non-College Graduate

15% of population

Total

Approve49%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

gender: Male

Approve55%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

gender: Female

Approve44%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

party: Democrat

Approve2%

Disapprove97%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve90%

Disapprove7%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Independent

Approve52%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: White

Approve59%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Black or African-American

Approve4%

Disapprove95%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve24%

Disapprove74%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

race: Other

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alabama

Approve68%

Disapprove29%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alaska

Approve44%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve52%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Arkansas

Approve71%

Disapprove27%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: California

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Colorado

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Connecticut

Approve39%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Delaware

Approve46%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Florida

Approve53%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Georgia

Approve55%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve23%

Disapprove74%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Idaho

Approve68%

Disapprove28%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Illinois

Approve45%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Indiana

Approve58%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Iowa

Approve52%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kansas

Approve55%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Kentucky

Approve59%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Louisiana

Approve51%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Maine

Approve41%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maryland

Approve34%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Massachusetts

Approve31%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Michigan

Approve51%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Minnesota

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Mississippi

Approve54%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Missouri

Approve61%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Montana

Approve59%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Nebraska

Approve61%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nevada

Approve46%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Hampshire

Approve42%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Jersey

Approve42%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Mexico

Approve37%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: New York

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: North Carolina

Approve48%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: North Dakota

Approve65%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Ohio

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oklahoma

Approve63%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oregon

Approve44%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Rhode Island

Approve40%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

state: South Carolina

Approve60%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Dakota

Approve64%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Tennessee

Approve65%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Texas

Approve57%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Utah

Approve61%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Vermont

Approve32%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Virginia

Approve53%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Washington

Approve43%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: West Virginia

Approve69%

Disapprove27%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wisconsin

Approve53%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Wyoming

Approve65%

Disapprove28%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

age:

65+

education:

Non-College Graduate

15% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

49%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

55%

43%

Female

44%

54%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

97%

<1%

Republican

90%

Independent

52%

44%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

59%

38%

Black or African-American

95%

<1%

Hispanic/Latino

24%

74%

Other

36%

61%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

68%

29%

Alaska

44%

53%

Arizona

52%

46%

Arkansas

71%

27%

California

33%

64%

Colorado

46%

51%

Connecticut

39%

59%

Delaware

46%

53%

Florida

53%

44%

Georgia

55%

42%

Hawaii

23%

74%

Idaho

68%

28%

Illinois

45%

53%

Indiana

58%

37%

Iowa

52%

45%

Kansas

55%

43%

Kentucky

59%

37%

Louisiana

51%

47%

Maine

41%

55%

Maryland

34%

64%

Massachusetts

31%

67%

Michigan

51%

47%

Minnesota

48%

49%

Mississippi

54%

43%

Missouri

61%

37%

Montana

59%

39%

Nebraska

61%

36%

Nevada

46%

50%

New Hampshire

42%

54%

New Jersey

42%

56%

New Mexico

37%

61%

New York

35%

62%

North Carolina

48%

50%

North Dakota

65%

33%

Ohio

48%

49%

Oklahoma

63%

33%

Oregon

44%

54%

Pennsylvania

47%

50%

Rhode Island

40%

59%

South Carolina

60%

38%

South Dakota

64%

33%

Tennessee

65%

33%

Texas

57%

40%

Utah

61%

37%

Vermont

32%

65%

Virginia

53%

45%

Washington

43%

54%

West Virginia

69%

27%

Wisconsin

53%

44%

Wyoming

65%

28%

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