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:

White

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:

White

19% of population

Total

Approve55%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve59%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: College Graduate

Approve54%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

education: Postgraduate

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

gender: Male

Approve60%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

gender: Female

Approve51%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve2%

Disapprove97%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve87%

Disapprove9%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

party: Independent

Approve53%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alabama

Approve84%

Disapprove11%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alaska

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve59%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Arkansas

Approve78%

Disapprove19%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: California

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Colorado

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Connecticut

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Delaware

Approve48%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Florida

Approve58%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Georgia

Approve74%

Disapprove21%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Hawaii

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Idaho

Approve66%

Disapprove29%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Illinois

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Indiana

Approve62%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Iowa

Approve52%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kansas

Approve56%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve59%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Louisiana

Approve70%

Disapprove28%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Maine

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maryland

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Massachusetts

Approve31%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Michigan

Approve56%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Mississippi

Approve82%

Disapprove15%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Missouri

Approve63%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Montana

Approve58%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nebraska

Approve62%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nevada

Approve51%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Hampshire

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Jersey

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Mexico

Approve45%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: New York

Approve46%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: North Carolina

Approve58%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: North Dakota

Approve65%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Ohio

Approve55%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oklahoma

Approve68%

Disapprove28%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oregon

Approve40%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Rhode Island

Approve41%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Carolina

Approve78%

Disapprove20%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Dakota

Approve62%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve72%

Disapprove24%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Texas

Approve72%

Disapprove24%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Utah

Approve59%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Vermont

Approve28%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Virginia

Approve61%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Washington

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: West Virginia

Approve67%

Disapprove29%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Wisconsin

Approve52%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wyoming

Approve63%

Disapprove28%

Neither approve nor disapprove9%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

age:

65+

race:

White

19% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

55%

41%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

59%

38%

College Graduate

54%

42%

Postgraduate

44%

52%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

60%

36%

Female

51%

46%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

97%

<1%

Republican

87%

Independent

53%

43%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

84%

11%

Alaska

48%

49%

Arizona

59%

39%

Arkansas

78%

19%

California

41%

56%

Colorado

48%

49%

Connecticut

39%

57%

Delaware

48%

50%

Florida

58%

39%

Georgia

74%

21%

Hawaii

35%

62%

Idaho

66%

29%

Illinois

50%

47%

Indiana

62%

33%

Iowa

52%

44%

Kansas

56%

41%

Kentucky

59%

37%

Louisiana

70%

28%

Maine

39%

58%

Maryland

43%

53%

Massachusetts

31%

66%

Michigan

56%

41%

Minnesota

45%

52%

Mississippi

82%

15%

Missouri

63%

34%

Montana

58%

39%

Nebraska

62%

34%

Nevada

51%

44%

New Hampshire

39%

58%

New Jersey

49%

48%

New Mexico

45%

53%

New York

46%

49%

North Carolina

58%

39%

North Dakota

65%

33%

Ohio

55%

41%

Oklahoma

68%

28%

Oregon

40%

58%

Pennsylvania

50%

47%

Rhode Island

41%

57%

South Carolina

78%

20%

South Dakota

62%

36%

Tennessee

72%

24%

Texas

72%

24%

Utah

59%

38%

Vermont

28%

70%

Virginia

61%

36%

Washington

41%

56%

West Virginia

67%

29%

Wisconsin

52%

45%

Wyoming

63%

28%

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