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:

Male

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:

Male

6% of population

Total

Approve55%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve3%

Disapprove96%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve89%

Disapprove7%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

party: Independent

Approve58%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: White

Approve65%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Black or African-American

Approve5%

Disapprove94%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve28%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

race: Other

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alabama

Approve73%

Disapprove24%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alaska

Approve49%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve58%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Arkansas

Approve76%

Disapprove22%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: California

Approve38%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Colorado

Approve52%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Connecticut

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Delaware

Approve54%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Florida

Approve58%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Georgia

Approve59%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Hawaii

Approve28%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Idaho

Approve74%

Disapprove22%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Illinois

Approve53%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Indiana

Approve65%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Iowa

Approve57%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kansas

Approve62%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Kentucky

Approve62%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Louisiana

Approve60%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Maine

Approve46%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maryland

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Massachusetts

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Michigan

Approve61%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve57%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Mississippi

Approve58%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Missouri

Approve68%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Montana

Approve67%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nebraska

Approve65%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Nevada

Approve52%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Hampshire

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Jersey

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Mexico

Approve43%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: New York

Approve38%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: North Carolina

Approve54%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: North Dakota

Approve76%

Disapprove23%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Ohio

Approve53%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oklahoma

Approve68%

Disapprove28%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oregon

Approve49%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve54%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Rhode Island

Approve44%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Carolina

Approve65%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Dakota

Approve72%

Disapprove26%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Tennessee

Approve68%

Disapprove29%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Texas

Approve62%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Utah

Approve66%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Vermont

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Virginia

Approve62%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Washington

Approve50%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: West Virginia

Approve76%

Disapprove20%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Wisconsin

Approve60%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Wyoming

Approve65%

Disapprove25%

Neither approve nor disapprove9%

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:

Male

6% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

55%

43%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

96%

<1%

Republican

89%

Independent

58%

37%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

65%

32%

Black or African-American

94%

Hispanic/Latino

28%

70%

Other

41%

56%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

73%

24%

Alaska

49%

47%

Arizona

58%

40%

Arkansas

76%

22%

California

38%

59%

Colorado

52%

45%

Connecticut

45%

52%

Delaware

54%

44%

Florida

58%

39%

Georgia

59%

37%

Hawaii

28%

68%

Idaho

74%

22%

Illinois

53%

45%

Indiana

65%

30%

Iowa

57%

39%

Kansas

62%

36%

Kentucky

62%

34%

Louisiana

60%

38%

Maine

46%

50%

Maryland

39%

58%

Massachusetts

39%

58%

Michigan

61%

36%

Minnesota

57%

40%

Mississippi

58%

40%

Missouri

68%

30%

Montana

67%

30%

Nebraska

65%

30%

Nevada

52%

43%

New Hampshire

47%

49%

New Jersey

46%

51%

New Mexico

43%

55%

New York

38%

57%

North Carolina

54%

44%

North Dakota

76%

23%

Ohio

53%

44%

Oklahoma

68%

28%

Oregon

49%

Pennsylvania

54%

43%

Rhode Island

44%

54%

South Carolina

65%

33%

South Dakota

72%

26%

Tennessee

68%

29%

Texas

62%

35%

Utah

66%

31%

Vermont

44%

52%

Virginia

62%

36%

Washington

50%

46%

West Virginia

76%

20%

Wisconsin

60%

38%

Wyoming

65%

25%

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