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:

Postgraduate

gender:

Female

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:

Postgraduate

gender:

Female

2% of population

Total

Approve37%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve<1%

Disapprove99%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve82%

Disapprove14%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

party: Independent

Approve37%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: White

Approve41%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Black or African-American

Approve4%

Disapprove96%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve29%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

race: Other

Approve30%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Alabama

Approve54%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Alaska

Approve30%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arkansas

Approve57%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: California

Approve26%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Colorado

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Connecticut

Approve28%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Delaware

Approve30%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Florida

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Georgia

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve20%

Disapprove79%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Idaho

Approve48%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Illinois

Approve27%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Indiana

Approve45%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Iowa

Approve38%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kansas

Approve35%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kentucky

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Louisiana

Approve45%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Maine

Approve26%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maryland

Approve23%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Massachusetts

Approve16%

Disapprove82%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Michigan

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve20%

Disapprove78%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Mississippi

Approve59%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Missouri

Approve40%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Montana

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nebraska

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nevada

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Hampshire

Approve25%

Disapprove74%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: New Jersey

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Mexico

Approve33%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

state: New York

Approve28%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: North Carolina

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: North Dakota

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Ohio

Approve46%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oklahoma

Approve57%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oregon

Approve27%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve33%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Rhode Island

Approve24%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Carolina

Approve56%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Dakota

Approve35%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Tennessee

Approve53%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Texas

Approve55%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Utah

Approve44%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Vermont

Approve13%

Disapprove86%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

state: Virginia

Approve37%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Washington

Approve22%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: West Virginia

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Wisconsin

Approve28%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wyoming

Approve43%

Disapprove48%

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:

Postgraduate

gender:

Female

2% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

37%

61%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

<1%

99%

<1%

Republican

82%

14%

Independent

37%

59%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

41%

57%

Black or African-American

96%

<1%

Hispanic/Latino

29%

69%

Other

30%

68%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

54%

40%

Alaska

30%

68%

Arizona

39%

58%

Arkansas

57%

38%

California

26%

72%

Colorado

35%

62%

Connecticut

28%

68%

Delaware

30%

68%

Florida

42%

55%

Georgia

49%

48%

Hawaii

20%

79%

Idaho

48%

46%

Illinois

27%

70%

Indiana

45%

51%

Iowa

38%

59%

Kansas

35%

61%

Kentucky

45%

52%

Louisiana

45%

53%

Maine

26%

71%

Maryland

23%

75%

Massachusetts

16%

82%

Michigan

36%

61%

Minnesota

20%

78%

Mississippi

59%

38%

Missouri

40%

58%

Montana

35%

62%

Nebraska

47%

49%

Nevada

39%

58%

New Hampshire

25%

74%

New Jersey

36%

61%

New Mexico

33%

66%

New York

28%

69%

North Carolina

37%

60%

North Dakota

39%

58%

Ohio

46%

50%

Oklahoma

57%

40%

Oregon

27%

72%

Pennsylvania

33%

65%

Rhode Island

24%

73%

South Carolina

56%

42%

South Dakota

35%

61%

Tennessee

53%

42%

Texas

55%

42%

Utah

44%

53%

Vermont

13%

86%

Virginia

37%

61%

Washington

22%

75%

West Virginia

44%

52%

Wisconsin

28%

68%

Wyoming

43%

48%

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