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:

Male

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:

Male

party:

Independent

3% of population

Total

Approve55%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve58%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

education: College Graduate

Approve54%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

education: Postgraduate

Approve44%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

race: White

Approve58%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: Black or African-American

Approve12%

Disapprove85%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve47%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: Other

Approve50%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alabama

Approve65%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alaska

Approve33%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Arizona

Approve53%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arkansas

Approve75%

Disapprove21%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: California

Approve44%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Colorado

Approve50%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Connecticut

Approve54%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Delaware

Approve55%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Florida

Approve58%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Georgia

Approve49%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Hawaii

Approve41%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Idaho

Approve64%

Disapprove28%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Illinois

Approve48%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Indiana

Approve63%

Disapprove28%

Neither approve nor disapprove9%

state: Iowa

Approve55%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Kansas

Approve55%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kentucky

Approve52%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Louisiana

Approve55%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maine

Approve39%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Maryland

Approve44%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Massachusetts

Approve52%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Michigan

Approve62%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Minnesota

Approve49%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Mississippi

Approve42%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Missouri

Approve56%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Montana

Approve58%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nebraska

Approve59%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Nevada

Approve57%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: New Hampshire

Approve48%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: New Jersey

Approve58%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Mexico

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New York

Approve45%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: North Carolina

Approve53%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Dakota

Approve61%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Ohio

Approve52%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Oklahoma

Approve65%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Oregon

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve57%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Rhode Island

Approve50%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: South Carolina

Approve57%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: South Dakota

Approve74%

Disapprove22%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve60%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Texas

Approve54%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Utah

Approve52%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Vermont

Approve41%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Virginia

Approve63%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Washington

Approve45%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: West Virginia

Approve73%

Disapprove21%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Wisconsin

Approve54%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Wyoming

Approve49%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

age:

65+

gender:

Male

party:

Independent

3% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

55%

40%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

58%

37%

College Graduate

54%

40%

Postgraduate

44%

50%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

58%

36%

Black or African-American

12%

85%

Hispanic/Latino

47%

48%

Other

50%

45%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

65%

30%

Alaska

33%

63%

Arizona

53%

43%

Arkansas

75%

21%

California

44%

50%

Colorado

50%

45%

Connecticut

54%

40%

Delaware

55%

42%

Florida

58%

36%

Georgia

49%

47%

Hawaii

41%

53%

Idaho

64%

28%

Illinois

48%

45%

Indiana

63%

28%

Iowa

55%

38%

Kansas

55%

41%

Kentucky

52%

41%

Louisiana

55%

42%

Maine

39%

56%

Maryland

44%

50%

Massachusetts

52%

42%

Michigan

62%

32%

Minnesota

49%

45%

Mississippi

42%

54%

Missouri

56%

40%

Montana

58%

38%

Nebraska

59%

33%

Nevada

57%

37%

New Hampshire

48%

46%

New Jersey

58%

36%

New Mexico

39%

58%

New York

45%

47%

North Carolina

53%

44%

North Dakota

61%

36%

Ohio

52%

41%

Oklahoma

65%

30%

Oregon

46%

51%

Pennsylvania

57%

37%

Rhode Island

50%

46%

South Carolina

57%

39%

South Dakota

74%

22%

Tennessee

60%

36%

Texas

54%

41%

Utah

52%

42%

Vermont

41%

53%

Virginia

63%

33%

Washington

45%

47%

West Virginia

73%

21%

Wisconsin

54%

42%

Wyoming

49%

44%

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