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:

Non-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:

Non-College Graduate

66% of population

Total

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 18-34

Approve30%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

age: 35-49

Approve40%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 50-64

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 65+

Approve49%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

gender: Male

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

gender: Female

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve3%

Disapprove97%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve88%

Disapprove8%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

party: Independent

Approve41%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: White

Approve53%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Black or African-American

Approve5%

Disapprove94%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve21%

Disapprove77%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Other

Approve32%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alabama

Approve57%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alaska

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arkansas

Approve62%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: California

Approve25%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Colorado

Approve38%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Connecticut

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Delaware

Approve37%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Florida

Approve43%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Georgia

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve26%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Idaho

Approve60%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Illinois

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Indiana

Approve51%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Iowa

Approve45%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kansas

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve54%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Louisiana

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maine

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maryland

Approve28%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Massachusetts

Approve28%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Michigan

Approve41%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve42%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Mississippi

Approve52%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Missouri

Approve54%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Montana

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Nebraska

Approve54%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Nevada

Approve36%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Hampshire

Approve36%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Jersey

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Mexico

Approve38%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New York

Approve30%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: North Carolina

Approve44%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: North Dakota

Approve62%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Ohio

Approve44%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oklahoma

Approve56%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oregon

Approve36%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Rhode Island

Approve34%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Carolina

Approve48%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Dakota

Approve61%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve54%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Texas

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Utah

Approve50%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Vermont

Approve27%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Virginia

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Washington

Approve33%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: West Virginia

Approve66%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Wisconsin

Approve44%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Wyoming

Approve66%

Disapprove29%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

education:

Non-College Graduate

66% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

41%

56%

age

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

18-34

30%

66%

35-49

40%

57%

50-64

46%

51%

65+

49%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

47%

49%

Female

35%

62%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

97%

<1%

Republican

88%

Independent

41%

54%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

53%

44%

Black or African-American

94%

Hispanic/Latino

21%

77%

Other

32%

65%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

57%

40%

Alaska

47%

50%

Arizona

41%

56%

Arkansas

62%

35%

California

25%

72%

Colorado

38%

59%

Connecticut

36%

61%

Delaware

37%

61%

Florida

43%

54%

Georgia

42%

55%

Hawaii

26%

71%

Idaho

60%

36%

Illinois

35%

62%

Indiana

51%

44%

Iowa

45%

51%

Kansas

48%

49%

Kentucky

54%

42%

Louisiana

48%

49%

Maine

39%

57%

Maryland

28%

69%

Massachusetts

28%

69%

Michigan

41%

57%

Minnesota

42%

56%

Mississippi

52%

46%

Missouri

54%

44%

Montana

49%

48%

Nebraska

54%

41%

Nevada

36%

60%

New Hampshire

36%

60%

New Jersey

33%

64%

New Mexico

38%

59%

New York

30%

66%

North Carolina

44%

54%

North Dakota

62%

36%

Ohio

44%

53%

Oklahoma

56%

40%

Oregon

36%

62%

Pennsylvania

42%

55%

Rhode Island

34%

64%

South Carolina

48%

50%

South Dakota

61%

36%

Tennessee

54%

43%

Texas

45%

52%

Utah

50%

46%

Vermont

27%

70%

Virginia

41%

56%

Washington

33%

63%

West Virginia

66%

30%

Wisconsin

44%

54%

Wyoming

66%

29%

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