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+

party:

Independent

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+

party:

Independent

7% of population

Total

Approve50%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve52%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

education: College Graduate

Approve49%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

education: Postgraduate

Approve41%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

gender: Male

Approve55%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

gender: Female

Approve46%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: White

Approve53%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: Black or African-American

Approve10%

Disapprove88%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: Other

Approve46%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alabama

Approve59%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alaska

Approve27%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arizona

Approve46%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arkansas

Approve71%

Disapprove25%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: California

Approve38%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Colorado

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Connecticut

Approve48%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Delaware

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Florida

Approve53%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Georgia

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Hawaii

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Idaho

Approve55%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Illinois

Approve41%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Indiana

Approve53%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Iowa

Approve49%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Kansas

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve50%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Louisiana

Approve43%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maine

Approve35%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maryland

Approve41%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Massachusetts

Approve44%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Michigan

Approve51%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Minnesota

Approve45%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Mississippi

Approve43%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Missouri

Approve51%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Montana

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nebraska

Approve50%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Nevada

Approve50%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: New Hampshire

Approve47%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Jersey

Approve56%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Mexico

Approve32%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: New York

Approve46%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: North Carolina

Approve48%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Dakota

Approve51%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Ohio

Approve49%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Oklahoma

Approve58%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Oregon

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve48%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Rhode Island

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve53%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Dakota

Approve63%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve62%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Texas

Approve53%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Utah

Approve46%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Vermont

Approve29%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Virginia

Approve57%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Washington

Approve41%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: West Virginia

Approve65%

Disapprove29%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Wisconsin

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Wyoming

Approve50%

Disapprove44%

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+

party:

Independent

7% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

50%

46%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

52%

44%

College Graduate

49%

46%

Postgraduate

41%

54%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

55%

40%

Female

46%

50%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

53%

43%

Black or African-American

10%

88%

Hispanic/Latino

44%

52%

Other

46%

50%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

59%

36%

Alaska

27%

69%

Arizona

46%

50%

Arkansas

71%

25%

California

38%

56%

Colorado

44%

52%

Connecticut

48%

46%

Delaware

46%

51%

Florida

53%

43%

Georgia

50%

47%

Hawaii

39%

57%

Idaho

55%

38%

Illinois

41%

54%

Indiana

53%

39%

Iowa

49%

45%

Kansas

47%

49%

Kentucky

50%

44%

Louisiana

43%

54%

Maine

35%

60%

Maryland

41%

54%

Massachusetts

44%

51%

Michigan

51%

45%

Minnesota

45%

50%

Mississippi

43%

54%

Missouri

51%

46%

Montana

49%

48%

Nebraska

50%

43%

Nevada

50%

44%

New Hampshire

47%

48%

New Jersey

56%

39%

New Mexico

32%

66%

New York

46%

48%

North Carolina

48%

50%

North Dakota

51%

45%

Ohio

49%

45%

Oklahoma

58%

37%

Oregon

43%

53%

Pennsylvania

48%

47%

Rhode Island

49%

48%

South Carolina

53%

43%

South Dakota

63%

34%

Tennessee

62%

34%

Texas

53%

43%

Utah

46%

49%

Vermont

29%

67%

Virginia

57%

39%

Washington

41%

52%

West Virginia

65%

29%

Wisconsin

48%

Wyoming

50%

44%

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