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:

race:

Other

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:

race:

Other

5% of population

Total

Approve31%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 18-34

Approve21%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 35-49

Approve31%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

age: 50-64

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 65+

Approve36%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve32%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

education: College Graduate

Approve31%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: Postgraduate

Approve27%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

gender: Male

Approve36%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

gender: Female

Approve26%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve4%

Disapprove95%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

party: Republican

Approve83%

Disapprove13%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

party: Independent

Approve41%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Alabama

Approve43%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alaska

Approve34%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arizona

Approve37%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arkansas

Approve53%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: California

Approve23%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Colorado

Approve33%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Connecticut

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Delaware

Approve37%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Florida

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Georgia

Approve44%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve20%

Disapprove77%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Idaho

Approve45%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Illinois

Approve25%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Indiana

Approve50%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Iowa

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kansas

Approve46%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kentucky

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Louisiana

Approve53%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maine

Approve28%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maryland

Approve19%

Disapprove78%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Massachusetts

Approve20%

Disapprove77%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Michigan

Approve32%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve17%

Disapprove81%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Mississippi

Approve62%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Missouri

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Montana

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nebraska

Approve51%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Nevada

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Hampshire

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Jersey

Approve27%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Mexico

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New York

Approve18%

Disapprove78%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: North Carolina

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Dakota

Approve39%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Ohio

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oklahoma

Approve51%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oregon

Approve28%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve34%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Rhode Island

Approve30%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve36%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: South Dakota

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve45%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Texas

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Utah

Approve28%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Vermont

Approve29%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Virginia

Approve28%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Washington

Approve19%

Disapprove78%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: West Virginia

Approve53%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Wisconsin

Approve22%

Disapprove76%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Wyoming

Approve44%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

race:

Other

5% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

31%

66%

age

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

18-34

21%

75%

35-49

31%

66%

50-64

37%

60%

65+

36%

62%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

32%

65%

College Graduate

31%

65%

Postgraduate

27%

70%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

36%

60%

Female

26%

71%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

95%

Republican

83%

13%

Independent

41%

54%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

43%

52%

Alaska

34%

63%

Arizona

37%

59%

Arkansas

53%

45%

California

23%

73%

Colorado

33%

63%

Connecticut

42%

55%

Delaware

37%

59%

Florida

40%

56%

Georgia

44%

53%

Hawaii

20%

77%

Idaho

45%

51%

Illinois

25%

71%

Indiana

50%

45%

Iowa

36%

61%

Kansas

46%

50%

Kentucky

48%

49%

Louisiana

53%

43%

Maine

28%

68%

Maryland

19%

78%

Massachusetts

20%

77%

Michigan

32%

65%

Minnesota

17%

81%

Mississippi

62%

34%

Missouri

36%

61%

Montana

35%

62%

Nebraska

51%

45%

Nevada

43%

53%

New Hampshire

36%

61%

New Jersey

27%

70%

New Mexico

47%

49%

New York

18%

78%

North Carolina

45%

52%

North Dakota

39%

59%

Ohio

39%

57%

Oklahoma

51%

45%

Oregon

28%

69%

Pennsylvania

34%

63%

Rhode Island

30%

67%

South Carolina

36%

59%

South Dakota

47%

49%

Tennessee

45%

51%

Texas

47%

49%

Utah

28%

69%

Vermont

29%

67%

Virginia

28%

69%

Washington

19%

78%

West Virginia

53%

43%

Wisconsin

22%

76%

Wyoming

44%

50%

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