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+

gender:

Female

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+

gender:

Female

party:

Independent

4% of population

Total

Approve46%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

education: College Graduate

Approve44%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

education: Postgraduate

Approve37%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: White

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: Black or African-American

Approve7%

Disapprove91%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: Other

Approve41%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alabama

Approve56%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alaska

Approve21%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arizona

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arkansas

Approve69%

Disapprove28%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: California

Approve33%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Colorado

Approve38%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Connecticut

Approve43%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Delaware

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Florida

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Georgia

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Idaho

Approve47%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Illinois

Approve36%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Indiana

Approve47%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Iowa

Approve44%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Kansas

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve49%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Louisiana

Approve34%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Maine

Approve32%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maryland

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Massachusetts

Approve35%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Michigan

Approve42%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Minnesota

Approve41%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Mississippi

Approve43%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Missouri

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Montana

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nebraska

Approve43%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Nevada

Approve42%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: New Hampshire

Approve45%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Jersey

Approve53%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Mexico

Approve24%

Disapprove74%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: New York

Approve47%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: North Carolina

Approve43%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: North Dakota

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Ohio

Approve47%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Oklahoma

Approve53%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Oregon

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Rhode Island

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve51%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Dakota

Approve53%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve62%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Texas

Approve52%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Utah

Approve41%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Vermont

Approve17%

Disapprove81%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Virginia

Approve52%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Washington

Approve38%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: West Virginia

Approve59%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Wisconsin

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Wyoming

Approve51%

Disapprove44%

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+

gender:

Female

party:

Independent

4% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

46%

50%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

48%

College Graduate

44%

51%

Postgraduate

37%

59%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

48%

Black or African-American

91%

Hispanic/Latino

40%

56%

Other

41%

55%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

56%

39%

Alaska

21%

75%

Arizona

39%

58%

Arkansas

69%

28%

California

33%

62%

Colorado

38%

59%

Connecticut

43%

51%

Delaware

37%

60%

Florida

47%

49%

Georgia

50%

47%

Hawaii

35%

62%

Idaho

47%

Illinois

36%

60%

Indiana

47%

45%

Iowa

44%

51%

Kansas

41%

56%

Kentucky

49%

46%

Louisiana

34%

64%

Maine

32%

65%

Maryland

38%

58%

Massachusetts

35%

60%

Michigan

42%

54%

Minnesota

41%

55%

Mississippi

43%

54%

Missouri

48%

49%

Montana

42%

55%

Nebraska

43%

52%

Nevada

42%

52%

New Hampshire

45%

50%

New Jersey

53%

42%

New Mexico

24%

74%

New York

47%

48%

North Carolina

43%

54%

North Dakota

45%

52%

Ohio

47%

48%

Oklahoma

53%

43%

Oregon

41%

56%

Pennsylvania

41%

56%

Rhode Island

48%

49%

South Carolina

51%

46%

South Dakota

53%

44%

Tennessee

62%

33%

Texas

52%

44%

Utah

41%

55%

Vermont

17%

81%

Virginia

52%

45%

Washington

38%

57%

West Virginia

59%

36%

Wisconsin

43%

53%

Wyoming

51%

44%

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