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:

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:

Non-College Graduate

gender:

Male

31% of population

Total

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

age: 18-34

Approve35%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

age: 35-49

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 50-64

Approve53%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 65+

Approve55%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve4%

Disapprove96%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve87%

Disapprove9%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

party: Independent

Approve46%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

race: White

Approve59%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: Black or African-American

Approve7%

Disapprove92%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve25%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Other

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alabama

Approve64%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alaska

Approve55%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arkansas

Approve70%

Disapprove28%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: California

Approve29%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Colorado

Approve44%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Connecticut

Approve46%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Delaware

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Florida

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Georgia

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Hawaii

Approve31%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Idaho

Approve68%

Disapprove28%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Illinois

Approve42%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Indiana

Approve60%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Iowa

Approve51%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kansas

Approve56%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve60%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Louisiana

Approve58%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maine

Approve47%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Maryland

Approve35%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Massachusetts

Approve34%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Michigan

Approve50%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve49%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Mississippi

Approve57%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Missouri

Approve60%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Montana

Approve58%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nebraska

Approve60%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Nevada

Approve40%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Hampshire

Approve42%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Jersey

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Mexico

Approve45%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New York

Approve36%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: North Carolina

Approve51%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Dakota

Approve72%

Disapprove26%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Ohio

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oklahoma

Approve62%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Oregon

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Rhode Island

Approve38%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Carolina

Approve54%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Dakota

Approve70%

Disapprove27%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve59%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Texas

Approve51%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Utah

Approve55%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Vermont

Approve38%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Virginia

Approve50%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Washington

Approve40%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: West Virginia

Approve74%

Disapprove21%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Wisconsin

Approve52%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Wyoming

Approve67%

Disapprove26%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

education:

Non-College Graduate

gender:

Male

31% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

47%

49%

age

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

18-34

35%

59%

35-49

48%

49%

50-64

53%

44%

65+

55%

43%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

96%

<1%

Republican

87%

Independent

46%

48%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

59%

37%

Black or African-American

92%

Hispanic/Latino

25%

72%

Other

38%

58%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

64%

33%

Alaska

55%

42%

Arizona

46%

51%

Arkansas

70%

28%

California

29%

67%

Colorado

44%

51%

Connecticut

46%

50%

Delaware

42%

55%

Florida

47%

50%

Georgia

48%

Hawaii

31%

65%

Idaho

68%

28%

Illinois

42%

54%

Indiana

60%

35%

Iowa

51%

44%

Kansas

56%

41%

Kentucky

60%

35%

Louisiana

58%

40%

Maine

47%

48%

Maryland

35%

61%

Massachusetts

34%

62%

Michigan

50%

48%

Minnesota

49%

47%

Mississippi

57%

40%

Missouri

60%

37%

Montana

58%

39%

Nebraska

60%

34%

Nevada

40%

55%

New Hampshire

42%

53%

New Jersey

39%

57%

New Mexico

45%

51%

New York

36%

60%

North Carolina

51%

46%

North Dakota

72%

26%

Ohio

50%

47%

Oklahoma

62%

34%

Oregon

40%

56%

Pennsylvania

48%

Rhode Island

38%

60%

South Carolina

54%

44%

South Dakota

70%

27%

Tennessee

59%

38%

Texas

51%

45%

Utah

55%

40%

Vermont

38%

57%

Virginia

50%

46%

Washington

40%

55%

West Virginia

74%

21%

Wisconsin

52%

46%

Wyoming

67%

26%

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