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:

Postgraduate

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:

Postgraduate

13% of population

Total

Approve34%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

age: 18-34

Approve21%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

age: 35-49

Approve30%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 50-64

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

age: 65+

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

gender: Male

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

gender: Female

Approve30%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve1%

Disapprove98%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve74%

Disapprove20%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

party: Independent

Approve30%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: White

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: Black or African-American

Approve5%

Disapprove94%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve25%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

race: Other

Approve27%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alabama

Approve52%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alaska

Approve36%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arizona

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arkansas

Approve54%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: California

Approve22%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Colorado

Approve31%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Connecticut

Approve30%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Delaware

Approve31%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Florida

Approve42%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Georgia

Approve42%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Hawaii

Approve26%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Idaho

Approve46%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Illinois

Approve28%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Indiana

Approve39%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Iowa

Approve37%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Kansas

Approve36%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Kentucky

Approve45%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Louisiana

Approve51%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maine

Approve25%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Maryland

Approve22%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Massachusetts

Approve19%

Disapprove78%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Michigan

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Minnesota

Approve24%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Mississippi

Approve57%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Missouri

Approve40%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Montana

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nebraska

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nevada

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Hampshire

Approve27%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Jersey

Approve29%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Mexico

Approve40%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New York

Approve24%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: North Carolina

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Dakota

Approve46%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Ohio

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oklahoma

Approve57%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oregon

Approve22%

Disapprove76%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve37%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Rhode Island

Approve28%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: South Carolina

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Dakota

Approve35%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Tennessee

Approve47%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Texas

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Utah

Approve38%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Vermont

Approve13%

Disapprove85%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Virginia

Approve32%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Washington

Approve22%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: West Virginia

Approve50%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Wisconsin

Approve35%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Wyoming

Approve42%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove10%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

education:

Postgraduate

13% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

34%

62%

age

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

18-34

21%

75%

35-49

30%

67%

50-64

39%

57%

65+

41%

56%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

38%

58%

Female

30%

67%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

98%

<1%

Republican

74%

20%

Independent

30%

65%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

38%

58%

Black or African-American

94%

Hispanic/Latino

25%

72%

Other

27%

70%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

52%

43%

Alaska

36%

60%

Arizona

40%

56%

Arkansas

54%

40%

California

22%

75%

Colorado

31%

66%

Connecticut

30%

66%

Delaware

31%

66%

Florida

42%

54%

Georgia

42%

54%

Hawaii

26%

72%

Idaho

46%

47%

Illinois

28%

68%

Indiana

39%

56%

Iowa

37%

59%

Kansas

36%

59%

Kentucky

45%

50%

Louisiana

51%

45%

Maine

25%

71%

Maryland

22%

75%

Massachusetts

19%

78%

Michigan

38%

58%

Minnesota

24%

72%

Mississippi

57%

40%

Missouri

40%

55%

Montana

39%

57%

Nebraska

47%

49%

Nevada

43%

53%

New Hampshire

27%

70%

New Jersey

29%

66%

New Mexico

40%

58%

New York

24%

72%

North Carolina

41%

56%

North Dakota

46%

50%

Ohio

40%

56%

Oklahoma

57%

39%

Oregon

22%

76%

Pennsylvania

37%

61%

Rhode Island

28%

69%

South Carolina

49%

48%

South Dakota

35%

60%

Tennessee

47%

48%

Texas

44%

52%

Utah

38%

57%

Vermont

13%

85%

Virginia

32%

66%

Washington

22%

75%

West Virginia

50%

43%

Wisconsin

35%

61%

Wyoming

42%

49%

10%

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