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:

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+

party:

Independent

race:

Other

<1% of population

Total

Approve46%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve47%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

education: College Graduate

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

education: Postgraduate

Approve41%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

gender: Male

Approve50%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

gender: Female

Approve41%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alabama

Approve49%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alaska

Approve29%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Arizona

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Arkansas

Approve70%

Disapprove27%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: California

Approve34%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Colorado

Approve48%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Connecticut

Approve66%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Delaware

Approve52%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Florida

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Georgia

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Hawaii

Approve46%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Idaho

Approve50%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Illinois

Approve31%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Indiana

Approve61%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Iowa

Approve47%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Kansas

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve57%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Louisiana

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maine

Approve23%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Maryland

Approve26%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Massachusetts

Approve31%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Michigan

Approve51%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Minnesota

Approve50%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Mississippi

Approve50%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Missouri

Approve69%

Disapprove27%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Montana

Approve53%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nebraska

Approve64%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Nevada

Approve54%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: New Hampshire

Approve52%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Jersey

Approve50%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Mexico

Approve43%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New York

Approve28%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: North Carolina

Approve56%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Dakota

Approve57%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Ohio

Approve36%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oklahoma

Approve54%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oregon

Approve52%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve50%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Rhode Island

Approve34%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve49%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: South Dakota

Approve66%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve51%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Texas

Approve60%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Utah

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Vermont

Approve37%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Virginia

Approve42%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Washington

Approve33%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: West Virginia

Approve69%

Disapprove27%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Wisconsin

Approve56%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Wyoming

Approve40%

Disapprove52%

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+

party:

Independent

race:

Other

<1% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

46%

50%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

47%

48%

College Graduate

47%

49%

Postgraduate

41%

55%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

50%

45%

Female

41%

55%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

49%

46%

Alaska

29%

66%

Arizona

40%

56%

Arkansas

70%

27%

California

34%

59%

Colorado

48%

47%

Connecticut

66%

30%

Delaware

52%

44%

Florida

43%

53%

Georgia

44%

52%

Hawaii

46%

49%

Idaho

50%

44%

Illinois

31%

63%

Indiana

61%

33%

Iowa

47%

46%

Kansas

49%

48%

Kentucky

57%

38%

Louisiana

43%

53%

Maine

23%

73%

Maryland

26%

70%

Massachusetts

31%

66%

Michigan

51%

43%

Minnesota

50%

46%

Mississippi

50%

46%

Missouri

69%

27%

Montana

53%

44%

Nebraska

64%

30%

Nevada

54%

39%

New Hampshire

52%

44%

New Jersey

50%

46%

New Mexico

43%

54%

New York

28%

67%

North Carolina

56%

41%

North Dakota

57%

40%

Ohio

36%

60%

Oklahoma

54%

43%

Oregon

52%

45%

Pennsylvania

50%

45%

Rhode Island

34%

63%

South Carolina

49%

46%

South Dakota

66%

31%

Tennessee

51%

45%

Texas

60%

35%

Utah

40%

56%

Vermont

37%

58%

Virginia

42%

53%

Washington

33%

63%

West Virginia

69%

27%

Wisconsin

56%

39%

Wyoming

40%

52%

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