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+

race:

Other

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+

race:

Other

1% of population

Total

Approve36%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: College Graduate

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: Postgraduate

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

gender: Male

Approve40%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

gender: Female

Approve31%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

party: Democrat

Approve3%

Disapprove96%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve83%

Disapprove14%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

party: Independent

Approve46%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alabama

Approve48%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alaska

Approve32%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arizona

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arkansas

Approve60%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: California

Approve29%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Colorado

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Connecticut

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Delaware

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Florida

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Georgia

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Hawaii

Approve18%

Disapprove80%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Idaho

Approve47%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Illinois

Approve25%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Indiana

Approve55%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Iowa

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kansas

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Louisiana

Approve56%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maine

Approve28%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maryland

Approve26%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Massachusetts

Approve23%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Michigan

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve23%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Mississippi

Approve54%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Missouri

Approve44%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Montana

Approve41%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Nebraska

Approve57%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nevada

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Hampshire

Approve38%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Jersey

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Mexico

Approve46%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New York

Approve20%

Disapprove76%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Carolina

Approve47%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: North Dakota

Approve40%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Ohio

Approve38%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oklahoma

Approve57%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oregon

Approve38%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve38%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Rhode Island

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve52%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: South Dakota

Approve52%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Tennessee

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Texas

Approve57%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Utah

Approve37%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Vermont

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Virginia

Approve34%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Washington

Approve24%

Disapprove74%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: West Virginia

Approve55%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wisconsin

Approve30%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Wyoming

Approve44%

Disapprove50%

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+

race:

Other

1% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

36%

62%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

36%

61%

College Graduate

36%

61%

Postgraduate

33%

64%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

40%

57%

Female

31%

66%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

96%

<1%

Republican

83%

14%

Independent

46%

50%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

48%

47%

Alaska

32%

64%

Arizona

41%

56%

Arkansas

60%

38%

California

29%

67%

Colorado

38%

58%

Connecticut

46%

51%

Delaware

48%

49%

Florida

45%

52%

Georgia

47%

49%

Hawaii

18%

80%

Idaho

47%

48%

Illinois

25%

71%

Indiana

55%

41%

Iowa

42%

55%

Kansas

46%

51%

Kentucky

50%

47%

Louisiana

56%

41%

Maine

28%

67%

Maryland

26%

71%

Massachusetts

23%

75%

Michigan

36%

61%

Minnesota

23%

75%

Mississippi

54%

42%

Missouri

44%

54%

Montana

41%

57%

Nebraska

57%

39%

Nevada

48%

New Hampshire

38%

59%

New Jersey

36%

61%

New Mexico

46%

52%

New York

20%

76%

North Carolina

47%

51%

North Dakota

40%

59%

Ohio

38%

60%

Oklahoma

57%

40%

Oregon

38%

59%

Pennsylvania

38%

59%

Rhode Island

33%

64%

South Carolina

52%

45%

South Dakota

52%

45%

Tennessee

48%

49%

Texas

57%

40%

Utah

37%

61%

Vermont

36%

61%

Virginia

34%

63%

Washington

24%

74%

West Virginia

55%

42%

Wisconsin

30%

67%

Wyoming

44%

50%

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