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:

Non-College Graduate

gender:

Male

party:

Independent

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:

Non-College Graduate

gender:

Male

party:

Independent

10% of population

Total

Approve46%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

age: 18-34

Approve35%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

age: 35-49

Approve49%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

age: 50-64

Approve52%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

age: 65+

Approve58%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

race: White

Approve51%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

race: Black or African-American

Approve13%

Disapprove83%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Approve38%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

race: Other

Approve48%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Alabama

Approve56%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alaska

Approve47%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Arizona

Approve39%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Arkansas

Approve57%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: California

Approve37%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Colorado

Approve44%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Connecticut

Approve63%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Delaware

Approve45%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Florida

Approve44%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Georgia

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Hawaii

Approve39%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Idaho

Approve62%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Illinois

Approve46%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Indiana

Approve55%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove9%

state: Iowa

Approve43%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Kansas

Approve46%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Kentucky

Approve47%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Louisiana

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maine

Approve43%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Maryland

Approve40%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Massachusetts

Approve47%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Michigan

Approve54%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Minnesota

Approve48%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Mississippi

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Missouri

Approve52%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Montana

Approve47%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Nebraska

Approve47%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove10%

state: Nevada

Approve41%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: New Hampshire

Approve43%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: New Jersey

Approve50%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: New Mexico

Approve41%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New York

Approve43%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: North Carolina

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: North Dakota

Approve63%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Ohio

Approve44%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Oklahoma

Approve45%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Oregon

Approve41%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve47%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Rhode Island

Approve44%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve45%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: South Dakota

Approve66%

Disapprove29%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Tennessee

Approve45%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Texas

Approve43%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Utah

Approve47%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Vermont

Approve38%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Virginia

Approve55%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Washington

Approve40%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: West Virginia

Approve65%

Disapprove29%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Wisconsin

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Wyoming

Approve54%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

education:

Non-College Graduate

gender:

Male

party:

Independent

10% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

46%

48%

age

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

18-34

35%

58%

35-49

49%

47%

50-64

52%

43%

65+

58%

37%

race

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

White

51%

43%

Black or African-American

13%

83%

Hispanic/Latino

38%

57%

Other

48%

46%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

56%

39%

Alaska

47%

48%

Arizona

39%

56%

Arkansas

57%

38%

California

37%

56%

Colorado

44%

49%

Connecticut

63%

32%

Delaware

45%

50%

Florida

44%

50%

Georgia

39%

57%

Hawaii

39%

54%

Idaho

62%

32%

Illinois

46%

47%

Indiana

55%

36%

Iowa

43%

50%

Kansas

46%

49%

Kentucky

47%

46%

Louisiana

43%

53%

Maine

43%

51%

Maryland

40%

53%

Massachusetts

47%

Michigan

54%

40%

Minnesota

48%

46%

Mississippi

43%

53%

Missouri

52%

43%

Montana

47%

48%

Nebraska

47%

43%

10%

Nevada

41%

53%

New Hampshire

43%

50%

New Jersey

50%

44%

New Mexico

41%

54%

New York

43%

50%

North Carolina

48%

North Dakota

63%

34%

Ohio

44%

49%

Oklahoma

45%

49%

Oregon

41%

54%

Pennsylvania

47%

45%

Rhode Island

44%

53%

South Carolina

45%

51%

South Dakota

66%

29%

Tennessee

45%

51%

Texas

43%

52%

Utah

47%

46%

Vermont

38%

54%

Virginia

55%

40%

Washington

40%

51%

West Virginia

65%

29%

Wisconsin

47%

50%

Wyoming

54%

40%

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