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

race:

Hispanic/Latino

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

race:

Hispanic/Latino

<1% of population

Total

Approve28%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

gender: Male

Approve32%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

gender: Female

Approve25%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

party: Democrat

Approve2%

Disapprove97%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve84%

Disapprove13%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Independent

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alabama

Approve62%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alaska

Approve35%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve20%

Disapprove79%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

state: Arkansas

Approve67%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: California

Approve20%

Disapprove78%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

state: Colorado

Approve18%

Disapprove80%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Connecticut

Approve16%

Disapprove83%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

state: Delaware

Approve27%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

state: Florida

Approve47%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Georgia

Approve56%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Hawaii

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Idaho

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Illinois

Approve7%

Disapprove92%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

state: Indiana

Approve29%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

state: Iowa

Approve29%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Kansas

Approve33%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

state: Kentucky

Approve35%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Louisiana

Approve56%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Maine

Approve30%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Maryland

Approve14%

Disapprove84%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

state: Massachusetts

Approve17%

Disapprove82%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

state: Michigan

Approve22%

Disapprove76%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

state: Minnesota

Approve22%

Disapprove76%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Mississippi

Approve46%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Missouri

Approve23%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

state: Montana

Approve37%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Nebraska

Approve36%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nevada

Approve32%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: New Hampshire

Approve27%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: New Jersey

Approve20%

Disapprove79%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

state: New Mexico

Approve22%

Disapprove77%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

state: New York

Approve19%

Disapprove79%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: North Carolina

Approve33%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: North Dakota

Approve34%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Ohio

Approve17%

Disapprove82%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

state: Oklahoma

Approve54%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Oregon

Approve30%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve15%

Disapprove84%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

state: Rhode Island

Approve12%

Disapprove87%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

state: South Carolina

Approve44%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Dakota

Approve37%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Tennessee

Approve52%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Texas

Approve28%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Utah

Approve30%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

state: Vermont

Approve29%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Virginia

Approve23%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Washington

Approve24%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

state: West Virginia

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wisconsin

Approve10%

Disapprove89%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

state: Wyoming

Approve30%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

age:

65+

education:

College Graduate

race:

Hispanic/Latino

<1% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

28%

70%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

32%

66%

Female

25%

73%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

97%

<1%

Republican

84%

13%

Independent

48%

49%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

62%

36%

Alaska

35%

63%

Arizona

20%

79%

Arkansas

67%

32%

California

20%

78%

Colorado

18%

80%

Connecticut

16%

83%

Delaware

27%

72%

Florida

47%

51%

Georgia

56%

42%

Hawaii

41%

56%

Idaho

45%

52%

Illinois

92%

<1%

Indiana

29%

70%

Iowa

29%

69%

Kansas

33%

66%

Kentucky

35%

64%

Louisiana

56%

42%

Maine

30%

68%

Maryland

14%

84%

Massachusetts

17%

82%

Michigan

22%

76%

Minnesota

22%

76%

Mississippi

46%

52%

Missouri

23%

75%

Montana

37%

61%

Nebraska

36%

62%

Nevada

32%

66%

New Hampshire

27%

71%

New Jersey

20%

79%

New Mexico

22%

77%

New York

19%

79%

North Carolina

33%

66%

North Dakota

34%

65%

Ohio

17%

82%

Oklahoma

54%

44%

Oregon

30%

69%

Pennsylvania

15%

84%

Rhode Island

12%

87%

<1%

South Carolina

44%

54%

South Dakota

37%

61%

Tennessee

52%

46%

Texas

28%

70%

Utah

30%

68%

Vermont

29%

68%

Virginia

23%

75%

Washington

24%

75%

West Virginia

42%

55%

Wisconsin

10%

89%

<1%

Wyoming

30%

68%

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