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:

College Graduate

gender:

Male

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:

College Graduate

gender:

Male

2% of population

Total

Approve53%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

party: Democrat

Approve3%

Disapprove97%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve84%

Disapprove11%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

party: Independent

Approve54%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

race: White

Approve59%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: Black or African-American

Approve6%

Disapprove93%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve32%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

race: Other

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alabama

Approve76%

Disapprove20%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alaska

Approve50%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve64%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Arkansas

Approve74%

Disapprove23%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: California

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Colorado

Approve51%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Connecticut

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Delaware

Approve43%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Florida

Approve56%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Georgia

Approve61%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Hawaii

Approve28%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Idaho

Approve67%

Disapprove26%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Illinois

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Indiana

Approve67%

Disapprove29%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Iowa

Approve60%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kansas

Approve65%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve53%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Louisiana

Approve64%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Maine

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maryland

Approve35%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Massachusetts

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Michigan

Approve61%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve49%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Mississippi

Approve65%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Missouri

Approve61%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Montana

Approve65%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nebraska

Approve63%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Nevada

Approve53%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Hampshire

Approve42%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Jersey

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Mexico

Approve42%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: New York

Approve42%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: North Carolina

Approve54%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Dakota

Approve72%

Disapprove26%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Ohio

Approve58%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oklahoma

Approve66%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oregon

Approve40%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve50%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Rhode Island

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve69%

Disapprove29%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Dakota

Approve66%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Tennessee

Approve70%

Disapprove27%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Texas

Approve63%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Utah

Approve57%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Vermont

Approve32%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Virginia

Approve57%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Washington

Approve42%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: West Virginia

Approve63%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Wisconsin

Approve52%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wyoming

Approve56%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove12%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

age:

65+

education:

College Graduate

gender:

Male

2% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

53%

43%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

97%

<1%

Republican

84%

11%

Independent

54%

40%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

59%

36%

Black or African-American

93%

Hispanic/Latino

32%

66%

Other

41%

56%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

76%

20%

Alaska

50%

46%

Arizona

64%

33%

Arkansas

74%

23%

California

39%

57%

Colorado

51%

45%

Connecticut

40%

56%

Delaware

43%

54%

Florida

56%

40%

Georgia

61%

34%

Hawaii

28%

69%

Idaho

67%

26%

Illinois

43%

53%

Indiana

67%

29%

Iowa

60%

37%

Kansas

65%

33%

Kentucky

53%

42%

Louisiana

64%

34%

Maine

40%

56%

Maryland

35%

61%

Massachusetts

40%

56%

Michigan

61%

36%

Minnesota

49%

46%

Mississippi

65%

32%

Missouri

61%

35%

Montana

65%

31%

Nebraska

63%

31%

Nevada

53%

42%

New Hampshire

42%

54%

New Jersey

44%

52%

New Mexico

42%

56%

New York

42%

53%

North Carolina

54%

43%

North Dakota

72%

26%

Ohio

58%

37%

Oklahoma

66%

30%

Oregon

40%

58%

Pennsylvania

50%

46%

Rhode Island

40%

56%

South Carolina

69%

29%

South Dakota

66%

30%

Tennessee

70%

27%

Texas

63%

33%

Utah

57%

38%

Vermont

32%

63%

Virginia

57%

40%

Washington

42%

54%

West Virginia

63%

31%

Wisconsin

52%

44%

Wyoming

56%

32%

12%

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