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

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:

Postgraduate

gender:

Female

6% of population

Total

Approve30%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 18-34

Approve18%

Disapprove79%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 35-49

Approve26%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 50-64

Approve34%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 65+

Approve37%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve1%

Disapprove98%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve78%

Disapprove17%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

party: Independent

Approve27%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: White

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Black or African-American

Approve3%

Disapprove96%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve22%

Disapprove76%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

race: Other

Approve23%

Disapprove74%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alabama

Approve46%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alaska

Approve29%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arizona

Approve35%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arkansas

Approve50%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: California

Approve19%

Disapprove78%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Colorado

Approve29%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Connecticut

Approve26%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Delaware

Approve27%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Florida

Approve38%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Georgia

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve19%

Disapprove79%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Idaho

Approve41%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Illinois

Approve24%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Indiana

Approve34%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Iowa

Approve32%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kansas

Approve30%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Kentucky

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Louisiana

Approve44%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maine

Approve22%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maryland

Approve17%

Disapprove80%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Massachusetts

Approve15%

Disapprove83%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Michigan

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve20%

Disapprove77%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Mississippi

Approve52%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Missouri

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Montana

Approve32%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nebraska

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nevada

Approve37%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Hampshire

Approve22%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: New Jersey

Approve26%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Mexico

Approve34%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: New York

Approve21%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Carolina

Approve36%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: North Dakota

Approve37%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Ohio

Approve37%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oklahoma

Approve53%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oregon

Approve20%

Disapprove78%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve31%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Rhode Island

Approve22%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Dakota

Approve32%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Texas

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Utah

Approve34%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Vermont

Approve8%

Disapprove90%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

state: Virginia

Approve27%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Washington

Approve17%

Disapprove80%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: West Virginia

Approve43%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Wisconsin

Approve28%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wyoming

Approve44%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

education:

Postgraduate

gender:

Female

6% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

30%

67%

age

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

18-34

18%

79%

35-49

26%

71%

50-64

34%

62%

65+

37%

61%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

98%

<1%

Republican

78%

17%

Independent

27%

69%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

35%

62%

Black or African-American

96%

<1%

Hispanic/Latino

22%

76%

Other

23%

74%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

46%

50%

Alaska

29%

67%

Arizona

35%

63%

Arkansas

50%

46%

California

19%

78%

Colorado

29%

68%

Connecticut

26%

71%

Delaware

27%

71%

Florida

38%

60%

Georgia

37%

60%

Hawaii

19%

79%

Idaho

41%

53%

Illinois

24%

73%

Indiana

34%

62%

Iowa

32%

65%

Kansas

30%

65%

Kentucky

42%

55%

Louisiana

44%

53%

Maine

22%

75%

Maryland

17%

80%

Massachusetts

15%

83%

Michigan

33%

64%

Minnesota

20%

77%

Mississippi

52%

45%

Missouri

38%

58%

Montana

32%

65%

Nebraska

43%

53%

Nevada

37%

59%

New Hampshire

22%

75%

New Jersey

26%

70%

New Mexico

34%

64%

New York

21%

75%

North Carolina

36%

62%

North Dakota

37%

59%

Ohio

37%

59%

Oklahoma

53%

44%

Oregon

20%

78%

Pennsylvania

31%

67%

Rhode Island

22%

75%

South Carolina

46%

51%

South Dakota

32%

65%

Tennessee

44%

52%

Texas

41%

56%

Utah

34%

62%

Vermont

90%

Virginia

27%

71%

Washington

17%

80%

West Virginia

43%

52%

Wisconsin

28%

70%

Wyoming

44%

49%

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