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

race:

Other

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

race:

Other

3% of population

Total

Approve32%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

age: 18-34

Approve23%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

age: 35-49

Approve33%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

age: 50-64

Approve38%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

age: 65+

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

gender: Male

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

gender: Female

Approve26%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve5%

Disapprove94%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

party: Republican

Approve85%

Disapprove11%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

party: Independent

Approve42%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Alabama

Approve47%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alaska

Approve32%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arizona

Approve37%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arkansas

Approve56%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: California

Approve22%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Colorado

Approve33%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Connecticut

Approve44%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Delaware

Approve42%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Florida

Approve40%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Georgia

Approve45%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve21%

Disapprove77%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Idaho

Approve46%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Illinois

Approve27%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Indiana

Approve49%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Iowa

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kansas

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kentucky

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Louisiana

Approve52%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maine

Approve30%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maryland

Approve21%

Disapprove76%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Massachusetts

Approve21%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Michigan

Approve30%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve17%

Disapprove81%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Mississippi

Approve64%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Missouri

Approve40%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Montana

Approve34%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Nebraska

Approve51%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Nevada

Approve41%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Hampshire

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Jersey

Approve27%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Mexico

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New York

Approve19%

Disapprove78%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: North Carolina

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Dakota

Approve41%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Ohio

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oklahoma

Approve46%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oregon

Approve30%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Rhode Island

Approve31%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve36%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: South Dakota

Approve51%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Texas

Approve51%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Utah

Approve29%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Vermont

Approve32%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Virginia

Approve29%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Washington

Approve19%

Disapprove78%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: West Virginia

Approve57%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Wisconsin

Approve23%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Wyoming

Approve46%

Disapprove48%

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

race:

Other

3% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

32%

65%

age

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

18-34

23%

73%

35-49

33%

63%

50-64

38%

59%

65+

36%

61%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

38%

58%

Female

26%

70%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

94%

Republican

85%

11%

Independent

42%

52%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

47%

48%

Alaska

32%

64%

Arizona

37%

59%

Arkansas

56%

42%

California

22%

73%

Colorado

33%

62%

Connecticut

44%

53%

Delaware

42%

54%

Florida

40%

55%

Georgia

45%

51%

Hawaii

21%

77%

Idaho

46%

50%

Illinois

27%

70%

Indiana

49%

47%

Iowa

36%

61%

Kansas

48%

Kentucky

48%

Louisiana

52%

44%

Maine

30%

66%

Maryland

21%

76%

Massachusetts

21%

75%

Michigan

30%

67%

Minnesota

17%

81%

Mississippi

64%

32%

Missouri

40%

57%

Montana

34%

64%

Nebraska

51%

43%

Nevada

41%

54%

New Hampshire

39%

57%

New Jersey

27%

68%

New Mexico

48%

New York

19%

78%

North Carolina

49%

48%

North Dakota

41%

57%

Ohio

35%

62%

Oklahoma

46%

49%

Oregon

30%

66%

Pennsylvania

38%

58%

Rhode Island

31%

67%

South Carolina

36%

58%

South Dakota

51%

46%

Tennessee

43%

53%

Texas

51%

45%

Utah

29%

68%

Vermont

32%

64%

Virginia

29%

67%

Washington

19%

78%

West Virginia

57%

39%

Wisconsin

23%

75%

Wyoming

46%

48%

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