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+

party:

Independent

race:

Hispanic/Latino

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+

party:

Independent

race:

Hispanic/Latino

<1% of population

Total

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

education: College Graduate

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

education: Postgraduate

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

gender: Male

Approve47%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

gender: Female

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alabama

Approve66%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alaska

Approve32%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Arizona

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arkansas

Approve75%

Disapprove23%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: California

Approve33%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Colorado

Approve37%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Connecticut

Approve60%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Delaware

Approve50%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Florida

Approve57%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Georgia

Approve53%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve43%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Idaho

Approve60%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Illinois

Approve20%

Disapprove76%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Indiana

Approve45%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Iowa

Approve47%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Kansas

Approve61%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Kentucky

Approve34%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Louisiana

Approve39%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Maine

Approve26%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maryland

Approve18%

Disapprove79%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Massachusetts

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Michigan

Approve58%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Minnesota

Approve60%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Mississippi

Approve21%

Disapprove77%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Missouri

Approve60%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Montana

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nebraska

Approve53%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Nevada

Approve51%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Hampshire

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Jersey

Approve54%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: New Mexico

Approve33%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: New York

Approve41%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: North Carolina

Approve35%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: North Dakota

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Ohio

Approve26%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Oklahoma

Approve51%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oregon

Approve57%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Rhode Island

Approve50%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Carolina

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Dakota

Approve56%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Tennessee

Approve65%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Texas

Approve42%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Utah

Approve44%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Vermont

Approve22%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Virginia

Approve50%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Washington

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: West Virginia

Approve58%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wisconsin

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wyoming

Approve56%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

age:

65+

party:

Independent

race:

Hispanic/Latino

<1% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

44%

52%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

43%

53%

College Graduate

48%

49%

Postgraduate

50%

47%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

47%

48%

Female

40%

56%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

66%

31%

Alaska

32%

63%

Arizona

33%

64%

Arkansas

75%

23%

California

33%

63%

Colorado

37%

58%

Connecticut

60%

37%

Delaware

50%

48%

Florida

57%

39%

Georgia

53%

44%

Hawaii

43%

52%

Idaho

60%

37%

Illinois

20%

76%

Indiana

45%

51%

Iowa

47%

48%

Kansas

61%

37%

Kentucky

34%

63%

Louisiana

39%

59%

Maine

26%

71%

Maryland

18%

79%

Massachusetts

47%

49%

Michigan

58%

39%

Minnesota

60%

37%

Mississippi

21%

77%

Missouri

60%

37%

Montana

48%

49%

Nebraska

53%

41%

Nevada

51%

44%

New Hampshire

37%

60%

New Jersey

54%

44%

New Mexico

33%

65%

New York

41%

55%

North Carolina

35%

63%

North Dakota

45%

52%

Ohio

26%

71%

Oklahoma

51%

46%

Oregon

57%

41%

Pennsylvania

37%

60%

Rhode Island

50%

48%

South Carolina

35%

62%

South Dakota

56%

42%

Tennessee

65%

33%

Texas

42%

54%

Utah

44%

55%

Vermont

22%

75%

Virginia

50%

46%

Washington

41%

56%

West Virginia

58%

38%

Wisconsin

41%

56%

Wyoming

56%

40%

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