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:

education:

College Graduate

100% - Approve

100% - Disapprove

100% - Neither approve nor disapprove

100% - Net Approve

2021-01-20

Uncertainty Range

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All Respondents

January 20, 2021

100% of population

Total

Approve40%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

Subgroups

Refined by:

education:

College Graduate

21% of population

Total

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 18-34

Approve28%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

age: 35-49

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 50-64

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 65+

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

gender: Male

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

gender: Female

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve2%

Disapprove97%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve84%

Disapprove11%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

party: Independent

Approve39%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: White

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: Black or African-American

Approve5%

Disapprove94%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve25%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

race: Other

Approve31%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alabama

Approve61%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alaska

Approve46%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arkansas

Approve62%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: California

Approve28%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Colorado

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Connecticut

Approve36%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Delaware

Approve30%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Florida

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Georgia

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve24%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Idaho

Approve56%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Illinois

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Indiana

Approve55%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Iowa

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kansas

Approve51%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve51%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Louisiana

Approve55%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maine

Approve34%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maryland

Approve27%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Massachusetts

Approve29%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Michigan

Approve45%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Mississippi

Approve57%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Missouri

Approve53%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Montana

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nebraska

Approve55%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nevada

Approve43%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Hampshire

Approve35%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Jersey

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Mexico

Approve40%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New York

Approve31%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Carolina

Approve47%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Dakota

Approve61%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Ohio

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oklahoma

Approve58%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oregon

Approve29%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Rhode Island

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve55%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Dakota

Approve57%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve59%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Texas

Approve51%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Utah

Approve46%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Vermont

Approve19%

Disapprove78%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Virginia

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Washington

Approve29%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: West Virginia

Approve59%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Wisconsin

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wyoming

Approve59%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

education:

College Graduate

21% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

42%

55%

age

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

18-34

28%

68%

35-49

39%

58%

50-64

48%

65+

48%

49%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

48%

Female

37%

60%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

97%

<1%

Republican

84%

11%

Independent

39%

56%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

49%

48%

Black or African-American

94%

Hispanic/Latino

25%

72%

Other

31%

65%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

61%

35%

Alaska

46%

50%

Arizona

47%

50%

Arkansas

62%

34%

California

28%

69%

Colorado

38%

58%

Connecticut

36%

60%

Delaware

30%

67%

Florida

44%

52%

Georgia

48%

49%

Hawaii

24%

73%

Idaho

56%

39%

Illinois

35%

62%

Indiana

55%

42%

Iowa

48%

49%

Kansas

51%

46%

Kentucky

51%

45%

Louisiana

55%

42%

Maine

34%

63%

Maryland

27%

70%

Massachusetts

29%

68%

Michigan

45%

51%

Minnesota

39%

58%

Mississippi

57%

41%

Missouri

53%

44%

Montana

50%

47%

Nebraska

55%

41%

Nevada

43%

54%

New Hampshire

35%

61%

New Jersey

36%

61%

New Mexico

40%

57%

New York

31%

66%

North Carolina

47%

51%

North Dakota

61%

37%

Ohio

48%

49%

Oklahoma

58%

38%

Oregon

29%

68%

Pennsylvania

42%

55%

Rhode Island

33%

64%

South Carolina

55%

43%

South Dakota

57%

39%

Tennessee

59%

38%

Texas

51%

46%

Utah

46%

49%

Vermont

19%

78%

Virginia

39%

57%

Washington

29%

68%

West Virginia

59%

36%

Wisconsin

42%

55%

Wyoming

59%

34%

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