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:

gender:

Female

race:

White

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:

gender:

Female

race:

White

37% of population

Total

Approve45%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 18-34

Approve32%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

age: 35-49

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 50-64

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 65+

Approve51%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: College Graduate

Approve44%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: Postgraduate

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve2%

Disapprove98%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve87%

Disapprove9%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

party: Independent

Approve37%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alabama

Approve74%

Disapprove22%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alaska

Approve44%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arkansas

Approve66%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: California

Approve30%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Colorado

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Connecticut

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Delaware

Approve38%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Florida

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Georgia

Approve61%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve29%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Idaho

Approve54%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Illinois

Approve38%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Indiana

Approve49%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Iowa

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kansas

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve53%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Louisiana

Approve65%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maine

Approve30%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maryland

Approve33%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Massachusetts

Approve24%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Michigan

Approve40%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Mississippi

Approve76%

Disapprove21%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Missouri

Approve54%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Montana

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Nebraska

Approve52%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nevada

Approve41%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Hampshire

Approve30%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Jersey

Approve37%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Mexico

Approve40%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: New York

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: North Carolina

Approve53%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: North Dakota

Approve53%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Ohio

Approve45%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oklahoma

Approve57%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oregon

Approve30%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Rhode Island

Approve34%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Carolina

Approve64%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Dakota

Approve51%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve61%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Texas

Approve57%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Utah

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Vermont

Approve14%

Disapprove84%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Virginia

Approve42%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Washington

Approve27%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: West Virginia

Approve59%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Wisconsin

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Wyoming

Approve65%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

gender:

Female

race:

White

37% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

45%

53%

age

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

18-34

32%

65%

35-49

42%

55%

50-64

50%

47%

65+

51%

46%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

47%

50%

College Graduate

44%

53%

Postgraduate

35%

62%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

98%

<1%

Republican

87%

Independent

37%

58%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

74%

22%

Alaska

44%

53%

Arizona

45%

52%

Arkansas

66%

31%

California

30%

67%

Colorado

36%

61%

Connecticut

33%

64%

Delaware

38%

60%

Florida

50%

47%

Georgia

61%

36%

Hawaii

29%

69%

Idaho

54%

42%

Illinois

38%

59%

Indiana

49%

47%

Iowa

41%

56%

Kansas

43%

53%

Kentucky

53%

44%

Louisiana

65%

32%

Maine

30%

67%

Maryland

33%

63%

Massachusetts

24%

73%

Michigan

40%

57%

Minnesota

35%

62%

Mississippi

76%

21%

Missouri

54%

43%

Montana

41%

56%

Nebraska

52%

44%

Nevada

41%

55%

New Hampshire

30%

67%

New Jersey

37%

59%

New Mexico

40%

58%

New York

37%

60%

North Carolina

53%

44%

North Dakota

53%

45%

Ohio

45%

51%

Oklahoma

57%

39%

Oregon

30%

68%

Pennsylvania

42%

55%

Rhode Island

34%

64%

South Carolina

64%

33%

South Dakota

51%

46%

Tennessee

61%

35%

Texas

57%

40%

Utah

47%

50%

Vermont

14%

84%

Virginia

42%

54%

Washington

27%

69%

West Virginia

59%

38%

Wisconsin

39%

58%

Wyoming

65%

30%

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