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:

Male

party:

Independent

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:

education:

College Graduate

gender:

Male

party:

Independent

3% of population

Total

Approve45%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

age: 18-34

Approve29%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

age: 35-49

Approve44%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

age: 50-64

Approve51%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

age: 65+

Approve54%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

race: White

Approve47%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

race: Black or African-American

Approve15%

Disapprove81%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve42%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: Other

Approve48%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alabama

Approve54%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alaska

Approve46%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arizona

Approve45%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arkansas

Approve57%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: California

Approve38%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Colorado

Approve43%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Connecticut

Approve49%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Delaware

Approve24%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Florida

Approve46%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Georgia

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Hawaii

Approve43%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Idaho

Approve53%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Illinois

Approve38%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Indiana

Approve58%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Iowa

Approve46%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Kansas

Approve44%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Kentucky

Approve39%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Louisiana

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maine

Approve34%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Maryland

Approve38%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Massachusetts

Approve44%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Michigan

Approve50%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Minnesota

Approve43%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Mississippi

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Missouri

Approve49%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Montana

Approve51%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Nebraska

Approve46%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Nevada

Approve48%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Hampshire

Approve44%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: New Jersey

Approve42%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Mexico

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New York

Approve39%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: North Carolina

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: North Dakota

Approve51%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Ohio

Approve44%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Oklahoma

Approve51%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Oregon

Approve33%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve43%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Rhode Island

Approve39%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: South Carolina

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: South Dakota

Approve60%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Tennessee

Approve52%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Texas

Approve43%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Utah

Approve38%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Vermont

Approve21%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Virginia

Approve44%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Washington

Approve37%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: West Virginia

Approve56%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Wisconsin

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Wyoming

Approve41%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

education:

College Graduate

gender:

Male

party:

Independent

3% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

45%

49%

age

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

18-34

29%

64%

35-49

44%

51%

50-64

51%

43%

65+

54%

40%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

47%

Black or African-American

15%

81%

Hispanic/Latino

42%

53%

Other

48%

47%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

54%

42%

Alaska

46%

50%

Arizona

45%

51%

Arkansas

57%

38%

California

38%

56%

Colorado

43%

51%

Connecticut

49%

46%

Delaware

24%

73%

Florida

46%

47%

Georgia

43%

53%

Hawaii

43%

52%

Idaho

53%

39%

Illinois

38%

55%

Indiana

58%

36%

Iowa

46%

48%

Kansas

44%

51%

Kentucky

39%

52%

Louisiana

47%

50%

Maine

34%

61%

Maryland

38%

55%

Massachusetts

44%

50%

Michigan

50%

44%

Minnesota

43%

52%

Mississippi

43%

53%

Missouri

49%

44%

Montana

51%

44%

Nebraska

46%

47%

Nevada

48%

46%

New Hampshire

44%

50%

New Jersey

42%

52%

New Mexico

40%

56%

New York

39%

54%

North Carolina

48%

North Dakota

51%

44%

Ohio

44%

49%

Oklahoma

51%

44%

Oregon

33%

63%

Pennsylvania

43%

51%

Rhode Island

39%

56%

South Carolina

43%

53%

South Dakota

60%

35%

Tennessee

52%

44%

Texas

43%

52%

Utah

38%

54%

Vermont

21%

72%

Virginia

44%

51%

Washington

37%

56%

West Virginia

56%

37%

Wisconsin

40%

56%

Wyoming

41%

53%

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