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:

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:

party:

Independent

32% of population

Total

Approve39%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

age: 18-34

Approve29%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

age: 35-49

Approve39%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

age: 50-64

Approve43%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

age: 65+

Approve50%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve41%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

education: College Graduate

Approve39%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

education: Postgraduate

Approve30%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

gender: Male

Approve44%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

gender: Female

Approve35%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: White

Approve42%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: Black or African-American

Approve10%

Disapprove86%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve35%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: Other

Approve41%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Alabama

Approve47%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alaska

Approve37%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Arizona

Approve35%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arkansas

Approve53%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: California

Approve32%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Colorado

Approve37%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Connecticut

Approve45%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Delaware

Approve36%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Florida

Approve42%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Georgia

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Hawaii

Approve38%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Idaho

Approve49%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Illinois

Approve37%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Indiana

Approve44%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Iowa

Approve38%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Kansas

Approve35%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Kentucky

Approve39%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Louisiana

Approve35%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maine

Approve30%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Maryland

Approve31%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Massachusetts

Approve37%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Michigan

Approve44%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Minnesota

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Mississippi

Approve42%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Missouri

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Montana

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nebraska

Approve38%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Nevada

Approve39%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: New Hampshire

Approve38%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: New Jersey

Approve40%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: New Mexico

Approve34%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New York

Approve37%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: North Carolina

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: North Dakota

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Ohio

Approve39%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Oklahoma

Approve39%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Oregon

Approve35%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve40%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Rhode Island

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: South Carolina

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: South Dakota

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Tennessee

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Texas

Approve38%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Utah

Approve38%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Vermont

Approve23%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Virginia

Approve43%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Washington

Approve34%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: West Virginia

Approve53%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Wisconsin

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Wyoming

Approve50%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

party:

Independent

32% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

39%

56%

age

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

18-34

29%

65%

35-49

39%

56%

50-64

43%

52%

65+

50%

46%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

41%

54%

College Graduate

39%

56%

Postgraduate

30%

65%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

44%

50%

Female

35%

61%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

42%

53%

Black or African-American

10%

86%

Hispanic/Latino

35%

60%

Other

41%

54%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

47%

48%

Alaska

37%

59%

Arizona

35%

61%

Arkansas

53%

43%

California

32%

63%

Colorado

37%

58%

Connecticut

45%

50%

Delaware

36%

60%

Florida

42%

53%

Georgia

37%

60%

Hawaii

38%

57%

Idaho

49%

45%

Illinois

37%

57%

Indiana

44%

49%

Iowa

38%

56%

Kansas

35%

60%

Kentucky

39%

55%

Louisiana

35%

61%

Maine

30%

65%

Maryland

31%

64%

Massachusetts

37%

58%

Michigan

44%

50%

Minnesota

40%

56%

Mississippi

42%

54%

Missouri

47%

49%

Montana

40%

56%

Nebraska

38%

55%

Nevada

39%

55%

New Hampshire

38%

56%

New Jersey

40%

54%

New Mexico

34%

62%

New York

37%

57%

North Carolina

41%

56%

North Dakota

50%

47%

Ohio

39%

55%

Oklahoma

39%

56%

Oregon

35%

61%

Pennsylvania

40%

54%

Rhode Island

42%

55%

South Carolina

40%

56%

South Dakota

48%

Tennessee

47%

49%

Texas

38%

57%

Utah

38%

57%

Vermont

23%

72%

Virginia

43%

52%

Washington

34%

59%

West Virginia

53%

42%

Wisconsin

38%

58%

Wyoming

50%

45%

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