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:

Postgraduate

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:

Postgraduate

4% of population

Total

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

gender: Male

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

gender: Female

Approve37%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve1%

Disapprove98%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve77%

Disapprove17%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

party: Independent

Approve41%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: White

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: Black or African-American

Approve5%

Disapprove95%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve32%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

race: Other

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alabama

Approve61%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Alaska

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arkansas

Approve61%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: California

Approve30%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Colorado

Approve38%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Connecticut

Approve30%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Delaware

Approve38%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Florida

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Georgia

Approve53%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Hawaii

Approve26%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Idaho

Approve53%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Illinois

Approve32%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Indiana

Approve49%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Iowa

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kansas

Approve42%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kentucky

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Louisiana

Approve54%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maine

Approve26%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maryland

Approve27%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Massachusetts

Approve22%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Michigan

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Minnesota

Approve25%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Mississippi

Approve64%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Missouri

Approve44%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Montana

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nebraska

Approve52%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nevada

Approve46%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Hampshire

Approve28%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: New Jersey

Approve38%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Mexico

Approve39%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: New York

Approve28%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: North Carolina

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Dakota

Approve49%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Ohio

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oklahoma

Approve60%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oregon

Approve28%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve40%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Rhode Island

Approve30%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve58%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Dakota

Approve40%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Tennessee

Approve55%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Texas

Approve57%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Utah

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Vermont

Approve19%

Disapprove78%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Virginia

Approve44%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Washington

Approve27%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: West Virginia

Approve51%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Wisconsin

Approve36%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Wyoming

Approve41%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove13%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

age:

65+

education:

Postgraduate

4% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

41%

56%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

44%

52%

Female

37%

61%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

98%

<1%

Republican

77%

17%

Independent

41%

54%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

44%

52%

Black or African-American

95%

<1%

Hispanic/Latino

32%

67%

Other

33%

64%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

61%

33%

Alaska

35%

62%

Arizona

47%

50%

Arkansas

61%

33%

California

30%

67%

Colorado

38%

59%

Connecticut

30%

66%

Delaware

38%

60%

Florida

48%

Georgia

53%

43%

Hawaii

26%

71%

Idaho

53%

39%

Illinois

32%

63%

Indiana

49%

45%

Iowa

44%

52%

Kansas

42%

54%

Kentucky

47%

49%

Louisiana

54%

44%

Maine

26%

69%

Maryland

27%

70%

Massachusetts

22%

75%

Michigan

43%

53%

Minnesota

25%

71%

Mississippi

64%

33%

Missouri

44%

53%

Montana

43%

53%

Nebraska

52%

44%

Nevada

46%

49%

New Hampshire

28%

69%

New Jersey

38%

57%

New Mexico

39%

60%

New York

28%

66%

North Carolina

42%

55%

North Dakota

49%

47%

Ohio

48%

Oklahoma

60%

36%

Oregon

28%

70%

Pennsylvania

40%

58%

Rhode Island

30%

66%

South Carolina

58%

39%

South Dakota

40%

55%

Tennessee

55%

39%

Texas

57%

38%

Utah

48%

Vermont

19%

78%

Virginia

44%

54%

Washington

27%

69%

West Virginia

51%

43%

Wisconsin

36%

60%

Wyoming

41%

47%

13%

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