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

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:

Non-College Graduate

party:

Independent

4% of population

Total

Approve52%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

gender: Male

Approve58%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

gender: Female

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: White

Approve56%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: Black or African-American

Approve9%

Disapprove88%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: Other

Approve47%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alabama

Approve64%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alaska

Approve28%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arizona

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arkansas

Approve73%

Disapprove24%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: California

Approve42%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Colorado

Approve44%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Connecticut

Approve55%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Delaware

Approve53%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Florida

Approve56%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Georgia

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Hawaii

Approve37%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Idaho

Approve58%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Illinois

Approve49%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Indiana

Approve53%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove9%

state: Iowa

Approve49%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Kansas

Approve53%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve54%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Louisiana

Approve43%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Maine

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Maryland

Approve45%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Massachusetts

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Michigan

Approve53%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Minnesota

Approve51%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Mississippi

Approve42%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Missouri

Approve54%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Montana

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nebraska

Approve55%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Nevada

Approve50%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: New Hampshire

Approve50%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: New Jersey

Approve61%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Mexico

Approve33%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: New York

Approve47%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: North Carolina

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: North Dakota

Approve55%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Ohio

Approve46%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Oklahoma

Approve57%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Oregon

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve52%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Rhode Island

Approve56%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve57%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Dakota

Approve68%

Disapprove29%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve63%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Texas

Approve54%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Utah

Approve49%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Vermont

Approve33%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Virginia

Approve61%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Washington

Approve47%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: West Virginia

Approve69%

Disapprove26%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Wisconsin

Approve54%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Wyoming

Approve56%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

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

party:

Independent

4% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

52%

44%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

58%

37%

Female

48%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

56%

39%

Black or African-American

88%

Hispanic/Latino

43%

53%

Other

47%

48%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

64%

31%

Alaska

28%

68%

Arizona

47%

50%

Arkansas

73%

24%

California

42%

53%

Colorado

44%

51%

Connecticut

55%

40%

Delaware

53%

44%

Florida

56%

40%

Georgia

49%

48%

Hawaii

37%

57%

Idaho

58%

36%

Illinois

49%

46%

Indiana

53%

38%

Iowa

49%

44%

Kansas

53%

45%

Kentucky

54%

40%

Louisiana

43%

55%

Maine

39%

57%

Maryland

45%

50%

Massachusetts

47%

49%

Michigan

53%

43%

Minnesota

51%

44%

Mississippi

42%

54%

Missouri

54%

43%

Montana

49%

48%

Nebraska

55%

38%

Nevada

50%

43%

New Hampshire

50%

43%

New Jersey

61%

34%

New Mexico

33%

65%

New York

47%

46%

North Carolina

49%

48%

North Dakota

55%

42%

Ohio

46%

48%

Oklahoma

57%

38%

Oregon

48%

49%

Pennsylvania

52%

44%

Rhode Island

56%

41%

South Carolina

57%

40%

South Dakota

68%

29%

Tennessee

63%

33%

Texas

54%

42%

Utah

49%

47%

Vermont

33%

63%

Virginia

61%

35%

Washington

47%

46%

West Virginia

69%

26%

Wisconsin

54%

42%

Wyoming

56%

38%

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