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

gender:

Male

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

gender:

Male

10% of population

Total

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

age: 18-34

Approve32%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

age: 35-49

Approve45%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 50-64

Approve55%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

age: 65+

Approve53%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

party: Democrat

Approve3%

Disapprove96%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve83%

Disapprove12%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

party: Independent

Approve45%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

race: White

Approve54%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: Black or African-American

Approve8%

Disapprove91%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve30%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Other

Approve38%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alabama

Approve69%

Disapprove27%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alaska

Approve54%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve54%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arkansas

Approve69%

Disapprove27%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: California

Approve32%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Colorado

Approve42%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Connecticut

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Delaware

Approve32%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Florida

Approve49%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Georgia

Approve52%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Hawaii

Approve32%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Idaho

Approve62%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Illinois

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Indiana

Approve62%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Iowa

Approve55%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kansas

Approve59%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve56%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Louisiana

Approve63%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maine

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maryland

Approve34%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Massachusetts

Approve35%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Michigan

Approve54%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Mississippi

Approve64%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Missouri

Approve58%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Montana

Approve58%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nebraska

Approve61%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Nevada

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Hampshire

Approve41%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Jersey

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Mexico

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New York

Approve36%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: North Carolina

Approve52%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Dakota

Approve71%

Disapprove26%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Ohio

Approve53%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oklahoma

Approve61%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Oregon

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve46%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Rhode Island

Approve38%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve60%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Dakota

Approve64%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Tennessee

Approve64%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Texas

Approve55%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Utah

Approve49%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Vermont

Approve25%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Virginia

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Washington

Approve35%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: West Virginia

Approve64%

Disapprove29%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Wisconsin

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wyoming

Approve56%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove9%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

education:

College Graduate

gender:

Male

10% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

48%

age

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

18-34

32%

63%

35-49

45%

51%

50-64

55%

41%

65+

53%

43%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

96%

<1%

Republican

83%

12%

Independent

45%

49%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

54%

42%

Black or African-American

91%

Hispanic/Latino

30%

68%

Other

38%

59%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

69%

27%

Alaska

54%

43%

Arizona

54%

43%

Arkansas

69%

27%

California

32%

64%

Colorado

42%

53%

Connecticut

43%

53%

Delaware

32%

65%

Florida

49%

46%

Georgia

52%

43%

Hawaii

32%

66%

Idaho

62%

32%

Illinois

40%

56%

Indiana

62%

34%

Iowa

55%

42%

Kansas

59%

38%

Kentucky

56%

39%

Louisiana

63%

34%

Maine

40%

56%

Maryland

34%

62%

Massachusetts

35%

61%

Michigan

54%

43%

Minnesota

47%

49%

Mississippi

64%

34%

Missouri

58%

38%

Montana

58%

38%

Nebraska

61%

34%

Nevada

48%

New Hampshire

41%

55%

New Jersey

40%

56%

New Mexico

46%

51%

New York

36%

60%

North Carolina

52%

45%

North Dakota

71%

26%

Ohio

53%

42%

Oklahoma

61%

35%

Oregon

33%

64%

Pennsylvania

46%

50%

Rhode Island

38%

59%

South Carolina

60%

37%

South Dakota

64%

32%

Tennessee

64%

33%

Texas

55%

41%

Utah

49%

45%

Vermont

25%

70%

Virginia

46%

51%

Washington

35%

61%

West Virginia

64%

29%

Wisconsin

50%

47%

Wyoming

56%

35%

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