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:

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+

education:

College Graduate

race:

White

5% of population

Total

Approve54%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

gender: Male

Approve59%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

gender: Female

Approve50%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve2%

Disapprove98%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve86%

Disapprove9%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

party: Independent

Approve50%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alabama

Approve82%

Disapprove13%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alaska

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve60%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Arkansas

Approve76%

Disapprove21%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: California

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Colorado

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Connecticut

Approve38%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Delaware

Approve42%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Florida

Approve55%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Georgia

Approve74%

Disapprove22%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Hawaii

Approve38%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Idaho

Approve62%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Illinois

Approve42%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Indiana

Approve65%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Iowa

Approve54%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kansas

Approve59%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve53%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Louisiana

Approve70%

Disapprove28%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Maine

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maryland

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Massachusetts

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Michigan

Approve56%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Mississippi

Approve80%

Disapprove16%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Missouri

Approve59%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Montana

Approve57%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nebraska

Approve60%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Nevada

Approve50%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Hampshire

Approve38%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Jersey

Approve46%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Mexico

Approve43%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: New York

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: North Carolina

Approve58%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Dakota

Approve63%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Ohio

Approve58%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oklahoma

Approve66%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oregon

Approve36%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Rhode Island

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve77%

Disapprove21%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Dakota

Approve61%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve73%

Disapprove23%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Texas

Approve71%

Disapprove25%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Utah

Approve55%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Vermont

Approve24%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Virginia

Approve58%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Washington

Approve38%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: West Virginia

Approve59%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Wisconsin

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wyoming

Approve61%

Disapprove29%

Neither approve nor disapprove10%

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:

White

5% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

54%

42%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

59%

36%

Female

50%

48%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

98%

<1%

Republican

86%

Independent

50%

44%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

82%

13%

Alaska

48%

49%

Arizona

60%

38%

Arkansas

76%

21%

California

39%

57%

Colorado

48%

Connecticut

38%

57%

Delaware

42%

56%

Florida

55%

42%

Georgia

74%

22%

Hawaii

38%

59%

Idaho

62%

32%

Illinois

42%

54%

Indiana

65%

31%

Iowa

54%

43%

Kansas

59%

38%

Kentucky

53%

43%

Louisiana

70%

28%

Maine

37%

60%

Maryland

39%

57%

Massachusetts

33%

64%

Michigan

56%

41%

Minnesota

42%

55%

Mississippi

80%

16%

Missouri

59%

38%

Montana

57%

39%

Nebraska

60%

35%

Nevada

50%

45%

New Hampshire

38%

59%

New Jersey

46%

50%

New Mexico

43%

55%

New York

47%

49%

North Carolina

58%

39%

North Dakota

63%

35%

Ohio

58%

38%

Oklahoma

66%

30%

Oregon

36%

62%

Pennsylvania

48%

49%

Rhode Island

37%

60%

South Carolina

77%

21%

South Dakota

61%

35%

Tennessee

73%

23%

Texas

71%

25%

Utah

55%

40%

Vermont

24%

73%

Virginia

58%

39%

Washington

38%

59%

West Virginia

59%

36%

Wisconsin

47%

50%

Wyoming

61%

29%

10%

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