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

party:

Independent

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

party:

Independent

16% of population

Total

Approve44%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

age: 18-34

Approve32%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

age: 35-49

Approve45%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

age: 50-64

Approve49%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

age: 65+

Approve55%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve46%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

education: College Graduate

Approve45%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

education: Postgraduate

Approve33%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

race: White

Approve48%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

race: Black or African-American

Approve13%

Disapprove83%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve38%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: Other

Approve45%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Alabama

Approve54%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alaska

Approve45%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Arizona

Approve39%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Arkansas

Approve56%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: California

Approve36%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Colorado

Approve41%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Connecticut

Approve55%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Delaware

Approve39%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Florida

Approve44%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Georgia

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Hawaii

Approve40%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Idaho

Approve58%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Illinois

Approve41%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Indiana

Approve53%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove9%

state: Iowa

Approve42%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Kansas

Approve42%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Kentucky

Approve44%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Louisiana

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maine

Approve38%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Maryland

Approve37%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Massachusetts

Approve43%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Michigan

Approve52%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Minnesota

Approve43%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Mississippi

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Missouri

Approve49%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Montana

Approve47%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Nebraska

Approve45%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove9%

state: Nevada

Approve43%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: New Hampshire

Approve42%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: New Jersey

Approve45%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: New Mexico

Approve40%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New York

Approve40%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: North Carolina

Approve47%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: North Dakota

Approve57%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Ohio

Approve43%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Oklahoma

Approve47%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Oregon

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve45%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Rhode Island

Approve42%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: South Carolina

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: South Dakota

Approve61%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Tennessee

Approve46%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Texas

Approve42%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Utah

Approve43%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Vermont

Approve31%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Virginia

Approve49%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Washington

Approve38%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: West Virginia

Approve62%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Wisconsin

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Wyoming

Approve48%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

gender:

Male

party:

Independent

16% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

44%

50%

age

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

18-34

32%

60%

35-49

45%

50%

50-64

49%

46%

65+

55%

40%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

46%

48%

College Graduate

45%

49%

Postgraduate

33%

61%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

48%

46%

Black or African-American

13%

83%

Hispanic/Latino

38%

56%

Other

45%

49%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

54%

41%

Alaska

45%

51%

Arizona

39%

56%

Arkansas

56%

39%

California

36%

58%

Colorado

41%

52%

Connecticut

55%

40%

Delaware

39%

56%

Florida

44%

49%

Georgia

39%

57%

Hawaii

40%

54%

Idaho

58%

35%

Illinois

41%

51%

Indiana

53%

38%

Iowa

42%

51%

Kansas

42%

53%

Kentucky

44%

48%

Louisiana

44%

52%

Maine

38%

56%

Maryland

37%

57%

Massachusetts

43%

51%

Michigan

52%

42%

Minnesota

43%

51%

Mississippi

43%

53%

Missouri

49%

45%

Montana

47%

48%

Nebraska

45%

46%

Nevada

43%

51%

New Hampshire

42%

52%

New Jersey

45%

50%

New Mexico

40%

55%

New York

40%

53%

North Carolina

47%

48%

North Dakota

57%

39%

Ohio

43%

50%

Oklahoma

47%

Oregon

38%

58%

Pennsylvania

45%

48%

Rhode Island

42%

54%

South Carolina

44%

52%

South Dakota

61%

34%

Tennessee

46%

50%

Texas

42%

53%

Utah

43%

50%

Vermont

31%

62%

Virginia

49%

46%

Washington

38%

54%

West Virginia

62%

32%

Wisconsin

44%

52%

Wyoming

48%

46%

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