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:

Republican

race:

Black or African-American

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:

Republican

race:

Black or African-American

<1% of population

Total

Approve62%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

age: 18-34

Approve62%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

age: 35-49

Approve67%

Disapprove28%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

age: 50-64

Approve64%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

age: 65+

Approve57%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve63%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

education: College Graduate

Approve63%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

education: Postgraduate

Approve56%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

gender: Male

Approve62%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

gender: Female

Approve62%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Alabama

Approve68%

Disapprove27%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Alaska

Approve63%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Arizona

Approve72%

Disapprove23%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Arkansas

Approve76%

Disapprove20%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: California

Approve71%

Disapprove23%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Colorado

Approve66%

Disapprove26%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Connecticut

Approve69%

Disapprove26%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Delaware

Approve64%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Florida

Approve63%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Georgia

Approve65%

Disapprove28%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Hawaii

Approve72%

Disapprove22%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Idaho

Approve66%

Disapprove28%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Illinois

Approve63%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Indiana

Approve65%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Iowa

Approve74%

Disapprove20%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Kansas

Approve67%

Disapprove28%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Kentucky

Approve57%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Louisiana

Approve68%

Disapprove26%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Maine

Approve57%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Maryland

Approve55%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Massachusetts

Approve60%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Michigan

Approve65%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve70%

Disapprove25%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Mississippi

Approve66%

Disapprove29%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Missouri

Approve69%

Disapprove26%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Montana

Approve70%

Disapprove26%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nebraska

Approve71%

Disapprove23%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Nevada

Approve56%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: New Hampshire

Approve59%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Jersey

Approve56%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: New Mexico

Approve71%

Disapprove23%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: New York

Approve61%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: North Carolina

Approve69%

Disapprove27%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: North Dakota

Approve69%

Disapprove27%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Ohio

Approve52%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oklahoma

Approve70%

Disapprove24%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Oregon

Approve68%

Disapprove27%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve63%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Rhode Island

Approve62%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: South Carolina

Approve62%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: South Dakota

Approve67%

Disapprove28%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Tennessee

Approve65%

Disapprove29%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Texas

Approve66%

Disapprove28%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Utah

Approve50%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Vermont

Approve45%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Virginia

Approve62%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Washington

Approve67%

Disapprove27%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: West Virginia

Approve69%

Disapprove24%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Wisconsin

Approve70%

Disapprove25%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Wyoming

Approve67%

Disapprove25%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

party:

Republican

race:

Black or African-American

<1% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

62%

32%

age

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

18-34

62%

31%

35-49

67%

28%

50-64

64%

30%

65+

57%

38%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

63%

31%

College Graduate

63%

32%

Postgraduate

56%

39%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

62%

32%

Female

62%

32%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

68%

27%

Alaska

63%

30%

Arizona

72%

23%

Arkansas

76%

20%

California

71%

23%

Colorado

66%

26%

Connecticut

69%

26%

Delaware

64%

32%

Florida

63%

32%

Georgia

65%

28%

Hawaii

72%

22%

Idaho

66%

28%

Illinois

63%

32%

Indiana

65%

30%

Iowa

74%

20%

Kansas

67%

28%

Kentucky

57%

38%

Louisiana

68%

26%

Maine

57%

35%

Maryland

55%

39%

Massachusetts

60%

34%

Michigan

65%

32%

Minnesota

70%

25%

Mississippi

66%

29%

Missouri

69%

26%

Montana

70%

26%

Nebraska

71%

23%

Nevada

56%

36%

New Hampshire

59%

35%

New Jersey

56%

38%

New Mexico

71%

23%

New York

61%

32%

North Carolina

69%

27%

North Dakota

69%

27%

Ohio

52%

44%

Oklahoma

70%

24%

Oregon

68%

27%

Pennsylvania

63%

32%

Rhode Island

62%

33%

South Carolina

62%

33%

South Dakota

67%

28%

Tennessee

65%

29%

Texas

66%

28%

Utah

50%

45%

Vermont

45%

47%

Virginia

62%

33%

Washington

67%

27%

West Virginia

69%

24%

Wisconsin

70%

25%

Wyoming

67%

25%

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