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

race:

White

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

race:

White

16% of population

Total

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

age: 18-34

Approve32%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

age: 35-49

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 50-64

Approve56%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

age: 65+

Approve54%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

gender: Male

Approve54%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

gender: Female

Approve44%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve2%

Disapprove97%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve84%

Disapprove11%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

party: Independent

Approve41%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alabama

Approve78%

Disapprove18%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alaska

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve52%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arkansas

Approve70%

Disapprove26%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: California

Approve32%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Colorado

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Connecticut

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Delaware

Approve35%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Florida

Approve52%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Georgia

Approve65%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Hawaii

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Idaho

Approve57%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Illinois

Approve41%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Indiana

Approve59%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Iowa

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kansas

Approve52%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve54%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Louisiana

Approve72%

Disapprove25%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maine

Approve34%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maryland

Approve37%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Massachusetts

Approve31%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Michigan

Approve50%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Mississippi

Approve78%

Disapprove19%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Missouri

Approve58%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Montana

Approve51%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nebraska

Approve57%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Nevada

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Hampshire

Approve35%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Jersey

Approve41%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Mexico

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New York

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: North Carolina

Approve57%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Dakota

Approve62%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Ohio

Approve52%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oklahoma

Approve61%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oregon

Approve30%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve45%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Rhode Island

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve69%

Disapprove29%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Dakota

Approve58%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve67%

Disapprove29%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Texas

Approve62%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Utah

Approve48%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Vermont

Approve19%

Disapprove78%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Virginia

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Washington

Approve31%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: West Virginia

Approve60%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Wisconsin

Approve44%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wyoming

Approve61%

Disapprove32%

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

race:

White

16% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

49%

48%

age

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

18-34

32%

63%

35-49

45%

52%

50-64

56%

41%

65+

54%

42%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

54%

42%

Female

44%

53%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

97%

<1%

Republican

84%

11%

Independent

41%

54%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

78%

18%

Alaska

49%

48%

Arizona

52%

45%

Arkansas

70%

26%

California

32%

64%

Colorado

40%

56%

Connecticut

39%

58%

Delaware

35%

63%

Florida

52%

44%

Georgia

65%

31%

Hawaii

41%

56%

Idaho

57%

37%

Illinois

41%

55%

Indiana

59%

38%

Iowa

49%

48%

Kansas

52%

44%

Kentucky

54%

42%

Louisiana

72%

25%

Maine

34%

62%

Maryland

37%

59%

Massachusetts

31%

66%

Michigan

50%

46%

Minnesota

41%

56%

Mississippi

78%

19%

Missouri

58%

38%

Montana

51%

46%

Nebraska

57%

39%

Nevada

48%

New Hampshire

35%

61%

New Jersey

41%

55%

New Mexico

45%

52%

New York

39%

57%

North Carolina

57%

40%

North Dakota

62%

35%

Ohio

52%

44%

Oklahoma

61%

35%

Oregon

30%

68%

Pennsylvania

45%

51%

Rhode Island

36%

61%

South Carolina

69%

29%

South Dakota

58%

38%

Tennessee

67%

29%

Texas

62%

35%

Utah

48%

47%

Vermont

19%

78%

Virginia

47%

49%

Washington

31%

66%

West Virginia

60%

34%

Wisconsin

44%

53%

Wyoming

61%

32%

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