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:

Non-College Graduate

gender:

Female

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:

Non-College Graduate

gender:

Female

8% of population

Total

Approve44%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

party: Democrat

Approve2%

Disapprove98%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve91%

Disapprove6%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Independent

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: White

Approve55%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

race: Black or African-American

Approve3%

Disapprove97%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve20%

Disapprove78%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

race: Other

Approve32%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Alabama

Approve64%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alaska

Approve38%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve47%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Arkansas

Approve67%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: California

Approve29%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Colorado

Approve41%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Connecticut

Approve34%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Delaware

Approve39%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

state: Florida

Approve49%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Georgia

Approve52%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve19%

Disapprove79%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Idaho

Approve63%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Illinois

Approve38%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Indiana

Approve53%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Iowa

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kansas

Approve49%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Kentucky

Approve57%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Louisiana

Approve44%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Maine

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maryland

Approve30%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Massachusetts

Approve25%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Michigan

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Minnesota

Approve41%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Mississippi

Approve51%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Missouri

Approve55%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Montana

Approve51%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Nebraska

Approve57%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nevada

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Hampshire

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Jersey

Approve38%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: New Mexico

Approve32%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

state: New York

Approve32%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Carolina

Approve44%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

state: North Dakota

Approve56%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Ohio

Approve45%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oklahoma

Approve60%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oregon

Approve40%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve42%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Rhode Island

Approve37%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

state: South Carolina

Approve56%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Dakota

Approve58%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Tennessee

Approve62%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Texas

Approve53%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Utah

Approve57%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Vermont

Approve21%

Disapprove77%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Virginia

Approve46%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Washington

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: West Virginia

Approve64%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wisconsin

Approve48%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Wyoming

Approve64%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

age:

65+

education:

Non-College Graduate

gender:

Female

8% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

44%

54%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

98%

<1%

Republican

91%

Independent

48%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

55%

43%

Black or African-American

97%

<1%

Hispanic/Latino

20%

78%

Other

32%

66%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

64%

33%

Alaska

38%

59%

Arizona

47%

51%

Arkansas

67%

31%

California

29%

69%

Colorado

41%

57%

Connecticut

34%

63%

Delaware

39%

60%

Florida

49%

Georgia

52%

45%

Hawaii

19%

79%

Idaho

63%

34%

Illinois

38%

60%

Indiana

53%

42%

Iowa

47%

50%

Kansas

49%

Kentucky

57%

40%

Louisiana

44%

55%

Maine

37%

60%

Maryland

30%

68%

Massachusetts

25%

73%

Michigan

42%

55%

Minnesota

41%

57%

Mississippi

51%

47%

Missouri

55%

43%

Montana

51%

47%

Nebraska

57%

40%

Nevada

41%

56%

New Hampshire

39%

58%

New Jersey

38%

60%

New Mexico

32%

66%

New York

32%

65%

North Carolina

44%

55%

North Dakota

56%

41%

Ohio

45%

53%

Oklahoma

60%

37%

Oregon

40%

58%

Pennsylvania

42%

56%

Rhode Island

37%

62%

South Carolina

56%

42%

South Dakota

58%

40%

Tennessee

62%

35%

Texas

53%

44%

Utah

57%

41%

Vermont

21%

77%

Virginia

46%

52%

Washington

37%

60%

West Virginia

64%

33%

Wisconsin

48%

50%

Wyoming

64%

31%

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