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

race:

Other

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:

Postgraduate

race:

Other

<1% of population

Total

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

gender: Male

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

gender: Female

Approve30%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

party: Democrat

Approve2%

Disapprove97%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve75%

Disapprove21%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

party: Independent

Approve41%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alabama

Approve34%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alaska

Approve32%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve32%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arkansas

Approve53%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: California

Approve28%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Colorado

Approve32%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Connecticut

Approve44%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Delaware

Approve43%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Florida

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Georgia

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve22%

Disapprove76%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Idaho

Approve41%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Illinois

Approve25%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Indiana

Approve55%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Iowa

Approve41%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kansas

Approve36%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Louisiana

Approve57%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maine

Approve23%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Maryland

Approve25%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Massachusetts

Approve20%

Disapprove79%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Michigan

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve20%

Disapprove78%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Mississippi

Approve56%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Missouri

Approve37%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Montana

Approve42%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Nebraska

Approve55%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nevada

Approve52%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Hampshire

Approve30%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: New Jersey

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Mexico

Approve48%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: New York

Approve16%

Disapprove80%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: North Carolina

Approve40%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: North Dakota

Approve36%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Ohio

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oklahoma

Approve60%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Oregon

Approve33%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Rhode Island

Approve29%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: South Carolina

Approve51%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: South Dakota

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Texas

Approve49%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Utah

Approve38%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Vermont

Approve34%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Virginia

Approve35%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Washington

Approve19%

Disapprove79%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: West Virginia

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wisconsin

Approve30%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wyoming

Approve35%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

age:

65+

education:

Postgraduate

race:

Other

<1% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

33%

64%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

35%

62%

Female

30%

68%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

97%

<1%

Republican

75%

21%

Independent

41%

55%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

34%

62%

Alaska

32%

65%

Arizona

32%

65%

Arkansas

53%

45%

California

28%

69%

Colorado

32%

65%

Connecticut

44%

54%

Delaware

43%

54%

Florida

42%

55%

Georgia

39%

57%

Hawaii

22%

76%

Idaho

41%

53%

Illinois

25%

71%

Indiana

55%

41%

Iowa

41%

55%

Kansas

36%

62%

Kentucky

48%

49%

Louisiana

57%

40%

Maine

23%

70%

Maryland

25%

72%

Massachusetts

20%

79%

Michigan

35%

62%

Minnesota

20%

78%

Mississippi

56%

42%

Missouri

37%

61%

Montana

42%

56%

Nebraska

55%

41%

Nevada

52%

44%

New Hampshire

30%

68%

New Jersey

35%

62%

New Mexico

48%

50%

New York

16%

80%

North Carolina

40%

58%

North Dakota

36%

62%

Ohio

42%

55%

Oklahoma

60%

37%

Oregon

33%

65%

Pennsylvania

35%

62%

Rhode Island

29%

67%

South Carolina

51%

45%

South Dakota

36%

61%

Tennessee

47%

49%

Texas

49%

47%

Utah

38%

59%

Vermont

34%

63%

Virginia

35%

63%

Washington

19%

79%

West Virginia

50%

47%

Wisconsin

30%

67%

Wyoming

35%

58%

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