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:

education:

College Graduate

gender:

Female

race:

Other

100% - Approve

100% - Disapprove

100% - Neither approve nor disapprove

100% - Net Approve

2021-01-20

Uncertainty Range

News & Events

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All Respondents

January 20, 2021

100% of population

Total

Approve40%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

Subgroups

Refined by:

education:

College Graduate

gender:

Female

race:

Other

<1% of population

Total

Approve26%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 18-34

Approve16%

Disapprove81%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

age: 35-49

Approve25%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 50-64

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 65+

Approve32%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

party: Democrat

Approve3%

Disapprove96%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

party: Republican

Approve85%

Disapprove12%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Independent

Approve37%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alabama

Approve31%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alaska

Approve31%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arizona

Approve37%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arkansas

Approve43%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: California

Approve20%

Disapprove77%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Colorado

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Connecticut

Approve34%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Delaware

Approve26%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Florida

Approve33%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Georgia

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Hawaii

Approve13%

Disapprove85%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Idaho

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Illinois

Approve18%

Disapprove79%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Indiana

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Iowa

Approve34%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kansas

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kentucky

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Louisiana

Approve50%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maine

Approve25%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maryland

Approve15%

Disapprove82%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Massachusetts

Approve16%

Disapprove82%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Michigan

Approve29%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve11%

Disapprove87%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Mississippi

Approve56%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Missouri

Approve26%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Montana

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nebraska

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nevada

Approve37%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Hampshire

Approve27%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Jersey

Approve25%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Mexico

Approve40%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New York

Approve16%

Disapprove82%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: North Carolina

Approve38%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Dakota

Approve30%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Ohio

Approve35%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oklahoma

Approve53%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oregon

Approve23%

Disapprove74%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve26%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Rhode Island

Approve24%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve28%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: South Dakota

Approve41%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Texas

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Utah

Approve22%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Vermont

Approve22%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Virginia

Approve23%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Washington

Approve17%

Disapprove81%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: West Virginia

Approve43%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wisconsin

Approve13%

Disapprove85%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Wyoming

Approve49%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

education:

College Graduate

gender:

Female

race:

Other

<1% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

26%

71%

age

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

18-34

16%

81%

35-49

25%

72%

50-64

33%

64%

65+

32%

66%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

96%

Republican

85%

12%

Independent

37%

58%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

31%

64%

Alaska

31%

65%

Arizona

37%

61%

Arkansas

43%

54%

California

20%

77%

Colorado

33%

64%

Connecticut

34%

63%

Delaware

26%

71%

Florida

33%

63%

Georgia

43%

53%

Hawaii

13%

85%

Idaho

39%

57%

Illinois

18%

79%

Indiana

47%

49%

Iowa

34%

63%

Kansas

40%

56%

Kentucky

42%

55%

Louisiana

50%

47%

Maine

25%

72%

Maryland

15%

82%

Massachusetts

16%

82%

Michigan

29%

68%

Minnesota

11%

87%

Mississippi

56%

40%

Missouri

26%

72%

Montana

36%

61%

Nebraska

43%

53%

Nevada

37%

59%

New Hampshire

27%

70%

New Jersey

25%

71%

New Mexico

40%

57%

New York

16%

82%

North Carolina

38%

60%

North Dakota

30%

68%

Ohio

35%

61%

Oklahoma

53%

43%

Oregon

23%

74%

Pennsylvania

26%

72%

Rhode Island

24%

73%

South Carolina

28%

68%

South Dakota

41%

55%

Tennessee

44%

52%

Texas

43%

53%

Utah

22%

75%

Vermont

22%

75%

Virginia

23%

73%

Washington

17%

81%

West Virginia

43%

54%

Wisconsin

13%

85%

Wyoming

49%

46%

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