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:

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:

gender:

Male

47% of population

Total

Approve46%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

age: 18-34

Approve34%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

age: 35-49

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 50-64

Approve52%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 65+

Approve52%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

education: College Graduate

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

education: Postgraduate

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

party: Democrat

Approve3%

Disapprove96%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve84%

Disapprove12%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

party: Independent

Approve44%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

race: White

Approve55%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: Black or African-American

Approve7%

Disapprove92%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve26%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

race: Other

Approve36%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alabama

Approve64%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alaska

Approve53%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arkansas

Approve69%

Disapprove28%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: California

Approve29%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Colorado

Approve42%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Connecticut

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Delaware

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Florida

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Georgia

Approve49%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Hawaii

Approve31%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Idaho

Approve64%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Illinois

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Indiana

Approve58%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Iowa

Approve51%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kansas

Approve54%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve58%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Louisiana

Approve59%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maine

Approve43%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Maryland

Approve33%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Massachusetts

Approve32%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Michigan

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Mississippi

Approve59%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Missouri

Approve58%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Montana

Approve56%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nebraska

Approve59%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Nevada

Approve42%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Hampshire

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Jersey

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Mexico

Approve45%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New York

Approve34%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: North Carolina

Approve51%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Dakota

Approve70%

Disapprove27%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Ohio

Approve50%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oklahoma

Approve61%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Oregon

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve46%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Rhode Island

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve55%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Dakota

Approve65%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Tennessee

Approve59%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Texas

Approve52%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Utah

Approve52%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Vermont

Approve31%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Virginia

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Washington

Approve37%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: West Virginia

Approve71%

Disapprove24%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Wisconsin

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wyoming

Approve61%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

gender:

Male

47% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

46%

50%

age

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

18-34

34%

61%

35-49

46%

51%

50-64

52%

45%

65+

52%

44%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

47%

49%

College Graduate

48%

Postgraduate

38%

58%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

96%

<1%

Republican

84%

12%

Independent

44%

50%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

55%

40%

Black or African-American

92%

Hispanic/Latino

26%

71%

Other

36%

60%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

64%

32%

Alaska

53%

44%

Arizona

48%

49%

Arkansas

69%

28%

California

29%

67%

Colorado

42%

54%

Connecticut

43%

53%

Delaware

39%

58%

Florida

47%

49%

Georgia

49%

47%

Hawaii

31%

65%

Idaho

64%

31%

Illinois

40%

56%

Indiana

58%

36%

Iowa

51%

45%

Kansas

54%

42%

Kentucky

58%

37%

Louisiana

59%

38%

Maine

43%

52%

Maryland

33%

63%

Massachusetts

32%

64%

Michigan

50%

47%

Minnesota

46%

51%

Mississippi

59%

39%

Missouri

58%

39%

Montana

56%

41%

Nebraska

59%

36%

Nevada

42%

53%

New Hampshire

40%

56%

New Jersey

38%

58%

New Mexico

45%

51%

New York

34%

61%

North Carolina

51%

46%

North Dakota

70%

27%

Ohio

50%

46%

Oklahoma

61%

34%

Oregon

37%

60%

Pennsylvania

46%

49%

Rhode Island

37%

60%

South Carolina

55%

43%

South Dakota

65%

31%

Tennessee

59%

38%

Texas

52%

45%

Utah

52%

43%

Vermont

31%

64%

Virginia

47%

50%

Washington

37%

58%

West Virginia

71%

24%

Wisconsin

50%

47%

Wyoming

61%

31%

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