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:

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:

Postgraduate

gender:

Male

7% of population

Total

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

age: 18-34

Approve23%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

age: 35-49

Approve34%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

age: 50-64

Approve43%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

age: 65+

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

party: Democrat

Approve2%

Disapprove98%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve71%

Disapprove22%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

party: Independent

Approve33%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

race: White

Approve41%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: Black or African-American

Approve6%

Disapprove92%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve29%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Other

Approve31%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alabama

Approve58%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alaska

Approve42%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arizona

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arkansas

Approve58%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: California

Approve25%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Colorado

Approve32%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Connecticut

Approve34%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Delaware

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Florida

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Georgia

Approve47%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Hawaii

Approve31%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Idaho

Approve51%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove9%

state: Illinois

Approve31%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Indiana

Approve44%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Iowa

Approve41%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Kansas

Approve42%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Kentucky

Approve49%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Louisiana

Approve58%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maine

Approve28%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Maryland

Approve26%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Massachusetts

Approve24%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Michigan

Approve43%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Minnesota

Approve28%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Mississippi

Approve63%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Missouri

Approve43%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Montana

Approve46%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nebraska

Approve51%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Nevada

Approve47%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Hampshire

Approve31%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Jersey

Approve33%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: New Mexico

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New York

Approve26%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: North Carolina

Approve46%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: North Dakota

Approve54%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Ohio

Approve42%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Oklahoma

Approve61%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oregon

Approve23%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Rhode Island

Approve33%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: South Carolina

Approve51%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: South Dakota

Approve38%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Tennessee

Approve51%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Texas

Approve47%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Utah

Approve41%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Vermont

Approve16%

Disapprove80%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Virginia

Approve37%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Washington

Approve26%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: West Virginia

Approve56%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove9%

state: Wisconsin

Approve42%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Wyoming

Approve39%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove12%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

education:

Postgraduate

gender:

Male

7% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

38%

58%

age

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

18-34

23%

72%

35-49

34%

63%

50-64

43%

52%

65+

44%

52%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

98%

<1%

Republican

71%

22%

Independent

33%

61%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

41%

54%

Black or African-American

92%

Hispanic/Latino

29%

69%

Other

31%

66%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

58%

37%

Alaska

42%

54%

Arizona

46%

51%

Arkansas

58%

35%

California

25%

71%

Colorado

32%

63%

Connecticut

34%

62%

Delaware

35%

62%

Florida

47%

49%

Georgia

47%

48%

Hawaii

31%

65%

Idaho

51%

41%

Illinois

31%

63%

Indiana

44%

50%

Iowa

41%

53%

Kansas

42%

53%

Kentucky

49%

45%

Louisiana

58%

38%

Maine

28%

67%

Maryland

26%

70%

Massachusetts

24%

73%

Michigan

43%

52%

Minnesota

28%

67%

Mississippi

63%

35%

Missouri

43%

52%

Montana

46%

50%

Nebraska

51%

45%

Nevada

47%

48%

New Hampshire

31%

66%

New Jersey

33%

62%

New Mexico

45%

52%

New York

26%

68%

North Carolina

46%

50%

North Dakota

54%

41%

Ohio

42%

53%

Oklahoma

61%

35%

Oregon

23%

75%

Pennsylvania

42%

55%

Rhode Island

33%

63%

South Carolina

51%

45%

South Dakota

38%

56%

Tennessee

51%

45%

Texas

47%

48%

Utah

41%

53%

Vermont

16%

80%

Virginia

37%

61%

Washington

26%

69%

West Virginia

56%

35%

Wisconsin

42%

54%

Wyoming

39%

49%

12%

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