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

gender:

Female

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

gender:

Female

35% of population

Total

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 18-34

Approve24%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 35-49

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

age: 50-64

Approve40%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 65+

Approve44%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

party: Democrat

Approve2%

Disapprove97%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve89%

Disapprove8%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Independent

Approve36%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: White

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Black or African-American

Approve3%

Disapprove96%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve17%

Disapprove81%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

race: Other

Approve26%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alabama

Approve52%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alaska

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Arkansas

Approve56%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: California

Approve21%

Disapprove77%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Colorado

Approve32%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Connecticut

Approve28%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Delaware

Approve32%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Florida

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Georgia

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve20%

Disapprove77%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Idaho

Approve54%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Illinois

Approve29%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Indiana

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Iowa

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kansas

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve49%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Louisiana

Approve41%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Maine

Approve31%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maryland

Approve23%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Massachusetts

Approve22%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Michigan

Approve33%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Minnesota

Approve35%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Mississippi

Approve47%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Missouri

Approve48%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Montana

Approve41%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Nebraska

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nevada

Approve31%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Hampshire

Approve31%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Jersey

Approve28%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Mexico

Approve32%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New York

Approve25%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Carolina

Approve38%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: North Dakota

Approve53%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Ohio

Approve38%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oklahoma

Approve50%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oregon

Approve31%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Rhode Island

Approve31%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Carolina

Approve43%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Dakota

Approve53%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Texas

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Utah

Approve46%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Vermont

Approve16%

Disapprove82%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Virginia

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Washington

Approve26%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: West Virginia

Approve59%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wisconsin

Approve37%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Wyoming

Approve65%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

education:

Non-College Graduate

gender:

Female

35% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

35%

62%

age

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

18-34

24%

73%

35-49

33%

64%

50-64

40%

58%

65+

44%

54%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

97%

<1%

Republican

89%

Independent

36%

59%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

47%

50%

Black or African-American

96%

Hispanic/Latino

17%

81%

Other

26%

70%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

52%

45%

Alaska

38%

58%

Arizona

36%

61%

Arkansas

56%

42%

California

21%

77%

Colorado

32%

65%

Connecticut

28%

70%

Delaware

32%

66%

Florida

39%

58%

Georgia

37%

60%

Hawaii

20%

77%

Idaho

54%

43%

Illinois

29%

69%

Indiana

43%

53%

Iowa

39%

57%

Kansas

41%

56%

Kentucky

49%

47%

Louisiana

41%

57%

Maine

31%

66%

Maryland

23%

75%

Massachusetts

22%

75%

Michigan

33%

65%

Minnesota

35%

63%

Mississippi

47%

51%

Missouri

48%

50%

Montana

41%

57%

Nebraska

49%

48%

Nevada

31%

65%

New Hampshire

31%

66%

New Jersey

28%

69%

New Mexico

32%

66%

New York

25%

72%

North Carolina

38%

60%

North Dakota

53%

45%

Ohio

38%

59%

Oklahoma

50%

46%

Oregon

31%

67%

Pennsylvania

36%

61%

Rhode Island

31%

68%

South Carolina

43%

56%

South Dakota

53%

45%

Tennessee

50%

47%

Texas

39%

58%

Utah

46%

52%

Vermont

16%

82%

Virginia

33%

64%

Washington

26%

70%

West Virginia

59%

37%

Wisconsin

37%

61%

Wyoming

65%

31%

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