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

race:

White

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

race:

White

10% of population

Total

Approve51%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve55%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

education: College Graduate

Approve50%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: Postgraduate

Approve41%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve2%

Disapprove98%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve89%

Disapprove8%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Independent

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alabama

Approve81%

Disapprove14%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alaska

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve53%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Arkansas

Approve75%

Disapprove22%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: California

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Colorado

Approve43%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Connecticut

Approve36%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Delaware

Approve42%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Florida

Approve54%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Georgia

Approve73%

Disapprove24%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve26%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Idaho

Approve61%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Illinois

Approve43%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Indiana

Approve57%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Iowa

Approve48%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kansas

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve58%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Louisiana

Approve62%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Maine

Approve36%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maryland

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Massachusetts

Approve26%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Michigan

Approve48%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve38%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Mississippi

Approve79%

Disapprove18%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Missouri

Approve58%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Montana

Approve50%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Nebraska

Approve58%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nevada

Approve45%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Hampshire

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Jersey

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Mexico

Approve40%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: New York

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: North Carolina

Approve54%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: North Dakota

Approve56%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Ohio

Approve52%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oklahoma

Approve65%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oregon

Approve37%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve45%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Rhode Island

Approve37%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Carolina

Approve75%

Disapprove23%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Dakota

Approve56%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve71%

Disapprove26%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Texas

Approve69%

Disapprove27%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Utah

Approve55%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Vermont

Approve19%

Disapprove79%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Virginia

Approve55%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Washington

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: West Virginia

Approve62%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wisconsin

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wyoming

Approve64%

Disapprove30%

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+

gender:

Female

race:

White

10% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

51%

46%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

55%

43%

College Graduate

50%

48%

Postgraduate

41%

57%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

98%

<1%

Republican

89%

Independent

48%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

81%

14%

Alaska

42%

55%

Arizona

53%

45%

Arkansas

75%

22%

California

37%

60%

Colorado

43%

54%

Connecticut

36%

60%

Delaware

42%

56%

Florida

54%

44%

Georgia

73%

24%

Hawaii

26%

71%

Idaho

61%

35%

Illinois

43%

54%

Indiana

57%

38%

Iowa

48%

50%

Kansas

50%

47%

Kentucky

58%

39%

Louisiana

62%

35%

Maine

36%

62%

Maryland

39%

58%

Massachusetts

26%

72%

Michigan

48%

50%

Minnesota

38%

60%

Mississippi

79%

18%

Missouri

58%

40%

Montana

50%

48%

Nebraska

58%

39%

Nevada

45%

50%

New Hampshire

36%

61%

New Jersey

46%

51%

New Mexico

40%

58%

New York

45%

52%

North Carolina

54%

44%

North Dakota

56%

42%

Ohio

52%

45%

Oklahoma

65%

32%

Oregon

37%

61%

Pennsylvania

45%

53%

Rhode Island

37%

62%

South Carolina

75%

23%

South Dakota

56%

41%

Tennessee

71%

26%

Texas

69%

27%

Utah

55%

42%

Vermont

19%

79%

Virginia

55%

43%

Washington

35%

62%

West Virginia

62%

35%

Wisconsin

46%

51%

Wyoming

64%

30%

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