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+

gender:

Female

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+

gender:

Female

13% of population

Total

Approve43%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve44%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

education: College Graduate

Approve43%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: Postgraduate

Approve37%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve1%

Disapprove98%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve89%

Disapprove8%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Independent

Approve46%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: White

Approve51%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Black or African-American

Approve3%

Disapprove96%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve22%

Disapprove77%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

race: Other

Approve31%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Alabama

Approve63%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alaska

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve46%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Arkansas

Approve65%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: California

Approve29%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Colorado

Approve40%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Connecticut

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Delaware

Approve36%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Florida

Approve47%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Georgia

Approve53%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve18%

Disapprove80%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Idaho

Approve59%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Illinois

Approve35%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Indiana

Approve53%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Iowa

Approve47%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kansas

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve54%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Louisiana

Approve45%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Maine

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maryland

Approve28%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Massachusetts

Approve23%

Disapprove74%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Michigan

Approve42%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Minnesota

Approve36%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Mississippi

Approve53%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Missouri

Approve52%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Montana

Approve48%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Nebraska

Approve55%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nevada

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Hampshire

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Jersey

Approve38%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Mexico

Approve32%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

state: New York

Approve32%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Carolina

Approve43%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: North Dakota

Approve54%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Ohio

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oklahoma

Approve59%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oregon

Approve36%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve40%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Rhode Island

Approve34%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Carolina

Approve57%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Dakota

Approve55%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve61%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Texas

Approve54%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Utah

Approve53%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Vermont

Approve19%

Disapprove79%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Virginia

Approve44%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Washington

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: West Virginia

Approve60%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wisconsin

Approve43%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Wyoming

Approve61%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

age:

65+

gender:

Female

13% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

43%

55%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

44%

54%

College Graduate

43%

54%

Postgraduate

37%

61%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

98%

<1%

Republican

89%

Independent

46%

50%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

51%

46%

Black or African-American

96%

<1%

Hispanic/Latino

22%

77%

Other

31%

66%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

63%

34%

Alaska

37%

60%

Arizona

46%

52%

Arkansas

65%

32%

California

29%

69%

Colorado

40%

58%

Connecticut

33%

64%

Delaware

36%

62%

Florida

47%

51%

Georgia

53%

45%

Hawaii

18%

80%

Idaho

59%

36%

Illinois

35%

63%

Indiana

53%

43%

Iowa

47%

51%

Kansas

47%

50%

Kentucky

54%

43%

Louisiana

45%

53%

Maine

35%

62%

Maryland

28%

70%

Massachusetts

23%

74%

Michigan

42%

56%

Minnesota

36%

62%

Mississippi

53%

45%

Missouri

52%

47%

Montana

48%

50%

Nebraska

55%

42%

Nevada

40%

56%

New Hampshire

35%

62%

New Jersey

38%

60%

New Mexico

32%

66%

New York

32%

65%

North Carolina

43%

55%

North Dakota

54%

44%

Ohio

46%

51%

Oklahoma

59%

37%

Oregon

36%

62%

Pennsylvania

40%

58%

Rhode Island

34%

65%

South Carolina

57%

41%

South Dakota

55%

42%

Tennessee

61%

36%

Texas

54%

43%

Utah

53%

44%

Vermont

19%

79%

Virginia

44%

54%

Washington

33%

64%

West Virginia

60%

37%

Wisconsin

43%

54%

Wyoming

61%

33%

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