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

race:

Hispanic/Latino

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

race:

Hispanic/Latino

4% of population

Total

Approve35%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

age: 18-34

Approve33%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

age: 35-49

Approve36%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

age: 50-64

Approve34%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

age: 65+

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve35%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

education: College Graduate

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

education: Postgraduate

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

gender: Male

Approve38%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

gender: Female

Approve32%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alabama

Approve56%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alaska

Approve42%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Arizona

Approve28%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arkansas

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: California

Approve30%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Colorado

Approve37%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Connecticut

Approve61%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Delaware

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Florida

Approve43%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Georgia

Approve42%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve37%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Idaho

Approve56%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Illinois

Approve21%

Disapprove74%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Indiana

Approve39%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Iowa

Approve41%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Kansas

Approve51%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kentucky

Approve35%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Louisiana

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maine

Approve25%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maryland

Approve14%

Disapprove83%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Massachusetts

Approve43%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Michigan

Approve52%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Minnesota

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Mississippi

Approve24%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Missouri

Approve60%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Montana

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nebraska

Approve38%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Nevada

Approve38%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: New Hampshire

Approve33%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Jersey

Approve40%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Mexico

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New York

Approve33%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: North Carolina

Approve32%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: North Dakota

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Ohio

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oklahoma

Approve26%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oregon

Approve42%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve37%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Rhode Island

Approve50%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: South Carolina

Approve24%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Dakota

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve55%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Texas

Approve32%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Utah

Approve32%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Vermont

Approve23%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Virginia

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Washington

Approve41%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: West Virginia

Approve55%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Wisconsin

Approve34%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wyoming

Approve55%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

party:

Independent

race:

Hispanic/Latino

4% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

35%

60%

age

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

18-34

33%

61%

35-49

36%

60%

50-64

34%

61%

65+

44%

52%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

35%

60%

College Graduate

39%

57%

Postgraduate

38%

58%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

38%

56%

Female

32%

64%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

56%

40%

Alaska

42%

52%

Arizona

28%

67%

Arkansas

48%

49%

California

30%

64%

Colorado

37%

55%

Connecticut

61%

35%

Delaware

44%

52%

Florida

43%

52%

Georgia

42%

54%

Hawaii

37%

58%

Idaho

56%

40%

Illinois

21%

74%

Indiana

39%

56%

Iowa

41%

54%

Kansas

51%

45%

Kentucky

35%

61%

Louisiana

36%

61%

Maine

25%

71%

Maryland

14%

83%

Massachusetts

43%

49%

Michigan

52%

44%

Minnesota

46%

51%

Mississippi

24%

73%

Missouri

60%

36%

Montana

45%

52%

Nebraska

38%

55%

Nevada

38%

56%

New Hampshire

33%

63%

New Jersey

40%

57%

New Mexico

36%

61%

New York

33%

62%

North Carolina

32%

64%

North Dakota

48%

Ohio

35%

62%

Oklahoma

26%

71%

Oregon

42%

53%

Pennsylvania

37%

58%

Rhode Island

50%

48%

South Carolina

24%

72%

South Dakota

43%

53%

Tennessee

55%

42%

Texas

32%

64%

Utah

32%

65%

Vermont

23%

73%

Virginia

43%

53%

Washington

41%

54%

West Virginia

55%

41%

Wisconsin

34%

63%

Wyoming

55%

42%

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