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

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:

Male

race:

Other

<1% of population

Total

Approve38%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 18-34

Approve25%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 35-49

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 50-64

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 65+

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve6%

Disapprove93%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

party: Republican

Approve82%

Disapprove14%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Independent

Approve48%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alabama

Approve56%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alaska

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arkansas

Approve55%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: California

Approve31%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Colorado

Approve41%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Connecticut

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Delaware

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Florida

Approve51%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Georgia

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Hawaii

Approve23%

Disapprove74%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Idaho

Approve48%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Illinois

Approve28%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Indiana

Approve64%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Iowa

Approve46%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kansas

Approve56%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kentucky

Approve54%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Louisiana

Approve60%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maine

Approve26%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maryland

Approve23%

Disapprove74%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Massachusetts

Approve25%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Michigan

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve23%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Mississippi

Approve67%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Missouri

Approve43%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Montana

Approve41%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nebraska

Approve61%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nevada

Approve52%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Hampshire

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Jersey

Approve30%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Mexico

Approve54%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New York

Approve27%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: North Carolina

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: North Dakota

Approve44%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Ohio

Approve53%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oklahoma

Approve59%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oregon

Approve30%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve33%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Rhode Island

Approve35%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve43%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: South Dakota

Approve54%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve53%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Texas

Approve54%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Utah

Approve30%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Vermont

Approve25%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Virginia

Approve31%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Washington

Approve25%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: West Virginia

Approve55%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Wisconsin

Approve25%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Wyoming

Approve43%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

education:

College Graduate

gender:

Male

race:

Other

<1% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

38%

59%

age

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

18-34

25%

71%

35-49

37%

60%

50-64

47%

50%

65+

41%

56%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

93%

Republican

82%

14%

Independent

48%

47%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

56%

39%

Alaska

49%

48%

Arizona

43%

53%

Arkansas

55%

41%

California

31%

66%

Colorado

41%

54%

Connecticut

47%

50%

Delaware

36%

61%

Florida

51%

45%

Georgia

48%

Hawaii

23%

74%

Idaho

48%

47%

Illinois

28%

68%

Indiana

64%

33%

Iowa

46%

50%

Kansas

56%

41%

Kentucky

54%

42%

Louisiana

60%

36%

Maine

26%

71%

Maryland

23%

74%

Massachusetts

25%

72%

Michigan

42%

55%

Minnesota

23%

75%

Mississippi

67%

30%

Missouri

43%

54%

Montana

41%

55%

Nebraska

61%

35%

Nevada

52%

43%

New Hampshire

42%

55%

New Jersey

30%

67%

New Mexico

54%

42%

New York

27%

69%

North Carolina

44%

52%

North Dakota

44%

53%

Ohio

53%

44%

Oklahoma

59%

37%

Oregon

30%

67%

Pennsylvania

33%

62%

Rhode Island

35%

61%

South Carolina

43%

52%

South Dakota

54%

43%

Tennessee

53%

44%

Texas

54%

41%

Utah

30%

65%

Vermont

25%

70%

Virginia

31%

65%

Washington

25%

73%

West Virginia

55%

40%

Wisconsin

25%

73%

Wyoming

43%

50%

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