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

party:

Independent

100% - Approve

100% - Disapprove

100% - Neither approve nor disapprove

100% - Net Approve

2021-01-20

Uncertainty Range

News & Events

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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

party:

Independent

1% of population

Total

Approve49%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

gender: Male

Approve54%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

gender: Female

Approve44%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: White

Approve50%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: Black or African-American

Approve11%

Disapprove87%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: Other

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alabama

Approve54%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alaska

Approve32%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arizona

Approve49%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arkansas

Approve68%

Disapprove27%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: California

Approve37%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Colorado

Approve50%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Connecticut

Approve43%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Delaware

Approve31%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Florida

Approve47%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Georgia

Approve54%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Hawaii

Approve40%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Idaho

Approve50%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Illinois

Approve31%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Indiana

Approve59%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Iowa

Approve52%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Kansas

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kentucky

Approve40%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Louisiana

Approve46%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maine

Approve33%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maryland

Approve37%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Massachusetts

Approve47%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Michigan

Approve48%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Minnesota

Approve41%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Mississippi

Approve41%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Missouri

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Montana

Approve52%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nebraska

Approve45%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Nevada

Approve48%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Hampshire

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Jersey

Approve51%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Mexico

Approve28%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New York

Approve49%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: North Carolina

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Dakota

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Ohio

Approve54%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Oklahoma

Approve61%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Oregon

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve45%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Rhode Island

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: South Carolina

Approve50%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Dakota

Approve63%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Tennessee

Approve63%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Texas

Approve51%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Utah

Approve42%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Vermont

Approve22%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Virginia

Approve53%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Washington

Approve36%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: West Virginia

Approve57%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Wisconsin

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Wyoming

Approve45%

Disapprove48%

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+

education:

College Graduate

party:

Independent

1% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

49%

46%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

54%

40%

Female

44%

51%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

50%

44%

Black or African-American

11%

87%

Hispanic/Latino

48%

49%

Other

47%

49%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

54%

41%

Alaska

32%

64%

Arizona

49%

47%

Arkansas

68%

27%

California

37%

57%

Colorado

50%

46%

Connecticut

43%

50%

Delaware

31%

66%

Florida

47%

48%

Georgia

54%

42%

Hawaii

40%

57%

Idaho

50%

42%

Illinois

31%

64%

Indiana

59%

35%

Iowa

52%

42%

Kansas

47%

50%

Kentucky

40%

54%

Louisiana

46%

52%

Maine

33%

63%

Maryland

37%

57%

Massachusetts

47%

48%

Michigan

48%

47%

Minnesota

41%

54%

Mississippi

41%

55%

Missouri

47%

49%

Montana

52%

44%

Nebraska

45%

48%

Nevada

48%

46%

New Hampshire

47%

49%

New Jersey

51%

44%

New Mexico

28%

69%

New York

49%

45%

North Carolina

50%

47%

North Dakota

44%

52%

Ohio

54%

40%

Oklahoma

61%

34%

Oregon

37%

60%

Pennsylvania

45%

51%

Rhode Island

40%

56%

South Carolina

50%

46%

South Dakota

63%

34%

Tennessee

63%

31%

Texas

51%

44%

Utah

42%

52%

Vermont

22%

73%

Virginia

53%

42%

Washington

36%

57%

West Virginia

57%

36%

Wisconsin

39%

57%

Wyoming

45%

48%

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