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

race:

White

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

race:

White

21% of population

Total

Approve59%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

age: 18-34

Approve46%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

age: 35-49

Approve61%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 50-64

Approve66%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 65+

Approve65%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve4%

Disapprove95%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve88%

Disapprove8%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

party: Independent

Approve51%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Alabama

Approve86%

Disapprove10%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alaska

Approve61%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve59%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arkansas

Approve80%

Disapprove17%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: California

Approve41%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Colorado

Approve49%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Connecticut

Approve53%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Delaware

Approve51%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Florida

Approve60%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Georgia

Approve72%

Disapprove23%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Hawaii

Approve46%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Idaho

Approve70%

Disapprove26%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Illinois

Approve58%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Indiana

Approve66%

Disapprove28%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Iowa

Approve53%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kansas

Approve59%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve64%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Louisiana

Approve82%

Disapprove15%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maine

Approve48%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Maryland

Approve54%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Massachusetts

Approve39%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Michigan

Approve59%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Minnesota

Approve54%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Mississippi

Approve86%

Disapprove11%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Missouri

Approve68%

Disapprove29%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Montana

Approve60%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nebraska

Approve64%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Nevada

Approve49%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Hampshire

Approve42%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Jersey

Approve52%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Mexico

Approve54%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New York

Approve51%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: North Carolina

Approve68%

Disapprove28%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Dakota

Approve75%

Disapprove23%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Ohio

Approve57%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oklahoma

Approve68%

Disapprove27%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Oregon

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve55%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Rhode Island

Approve45%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve77%

Disapprove21%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Dakota

Approve72%

Disapprove25%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve69%

Disapprove28%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Texas

Approve72%

Disapprove25%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Utah

Approve59%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Vermont

Approve38%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Virginia

Approve66%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Washington

Approve44%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: West Virginia

Approve76%

Disapprove20%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Wisconsin

Approve57%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Wyoming

Approve69%

Disapprove24%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

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

race:

White

21% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

59%

37%

age

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

18-34

46%

48%

35-49

61%

36%

50-64

66%

30%

65+

65%

32%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

95%

<1%

Republican

88%

Independent

51%

43%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

86%

10%

Alaska

61%

36%

Arizona

59%

38%

Arkansas

80%

17%

California

41%

55%

Colorado

49%

47%

Connecticut

53%

44%

Delaware

51%

46%

Florida

60%

36%

Georgia

72%

23%

Hawaii

46%

49%

Idaho

70%

26%

Illinois

58%

38%

Indiana

66%

28%

Iowa

53%

42%

Kansas

59%

38%

Kentucky

64%

31%

Louisiana

82%

15%

Maine

48%

47%

Maryland

54%

40%

Massachusetts

39%

56%

Michigan

59%

38%

Minnesota

54%

42%

Mississippi

86%

11%

Missouri

68%

29%

Montana

60%

37%

Nebraska

64%

30%

Nevada

49%

46%

New Hampshire

42%

53%

New Jersey

52%

44%

New Mexico

54%

42%

New York

51%

44%

North Carolina

68%

28%

North Dakota

75%

23%

Ohio

57%

39%

Oklahoma

68%

27%

Oregon

42%

55%

Pennsylvania

55%

40%

Rhode Island

45%

53%

South Carolina

77%

21%

South Dakota

72%

25%

Tennessee

69%

28%

Texas

72%

25%

Utah

59%

36%

Vermont

38%

57%

Virginia

66%

31%

Washington

44%

51%

West Virginia

76%

20%

Wisconsin

57%

40%

Wyoming

69%

24%

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