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:

White

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:

White

71% of population

Total

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

age: 18-34

Approve37%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

age: 35-49

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 50-64

Approve56%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 65+

Approve55%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve53%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

education: College Graduate

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

education: Postgraduate

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

gender: Male

Approve55%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

gender: Female

Approve45%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve2%

Disapprove97%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve86%

Disapprove10%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

party: Independent

Approve42%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alabama

Approve78%

Disapprove18%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alaska

Approve51%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve52%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arkansas

Approve71%

Disapprove26%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: California

Approve33%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Colorado

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Connecticut

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Delaware

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Florida

Approve54%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Georgia

Approve65%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Hawaii

Approve38%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Idaho

Approve60%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Illinois

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Indiana

Approve56%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Iowa

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kansas

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve57%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Louisiana

Approve72%

Disapprove25%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maine

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maryland

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Massachusetts

Approve29%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Michigan

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Mississippi

Approve80%

Disapprove17%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Missouri

Approve59%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Montana

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nebraska

Approve57%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Nevada

Approve45%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Hampshire

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Jersey

Approve42%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Mexico

Approve46%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New York

Approve40%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: North Carolina

Approve59%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Dakota

Approve62%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Ohio

Approve50%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oklahoma

Approve62%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oregon

Approve34%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Rhode Island

Approve38%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve69%

Disapprove29%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Dakota

Approve59%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve64%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Texas

Approve62%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Utah

Approve51%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Vermont

Approve22%

Disapprove74%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Virginia

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Washington

Approve33%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: West Virginia

Approve65%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Wisconsin

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wyoming

Approve64%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

race:

White

71% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

50%

47%

age

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

18-34

37%

59%

35-49

49%

48%

50-64

56%

41%

65+

55%

41%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

53%

44%

College Graduate

49%

48%

Postgraduate

38%

58%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

55%

40%

Female

45%

53%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

97%

<1%

Republican

86%

10%

Independent

42%

53%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

78%

18%

Alaska

51%

46%

Arizona

52%

46%

Arkansas

71%

26%

California

33%

63%

Colorado

41%

56%

Connecticut

39%

57%

Delaware

42%

55%

Florida

54%

43%

Georgia

65%

31%

Hawaii

38%

59%

Idaho

60%

36%

Illinois

44%

52%

Indiana

56%

39%

Iowa

47%

50%

Kansas

50%

47%

Kentucky

57%

39%

Louisiana

72%

25%

Maine

37%

60%

Maryland

40%

56%

Massachusetts

29%

67%

Michigan

48%

Minnesota

42%

55%

Mississippi

80%

17%

Missouri

59%

38%

Montana

49%

48%

Nebraska

57%

38%

Nevada

45%

50%

New Hampshire

35%

62%

New Jersey

42%

54%

New Mexico

46%

52%

New York

40%

55%

North Carolina

59%

38%

North Dakota

62%

35%

Ohio

50%

46%

Oklahoma

62%

34%

Oregon

34%

63%

Pennsylvania

47%

49%

Rhode Island

38%

60%

South Carolina

69%

29%

South Dakota

59%

38%

Tennessee

64%

32%

Texas

62%

34%

Utah

51%

45%

Vermont

22%

74%

Virginia

50%

47%

Washington

33%

62%

West Virginia

65%

30%

Wisconsin

46%

51%

Wyoming

64%

30%

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