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

party:

Independent

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

party:

Independent

race:

White

16% of population

Total

Approve45%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

age: 18-34

Approve32%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

age: 35-49

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

age: 50-64

Approve50%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

age: 65+

Approve56%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

gender: Male

Approve51%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

gender: Female

Approve39%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alabama

Approve60%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alaska

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arizona

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arkansas

Approve56%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: California

Approve37%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Colorado

Approve38%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Connecticut

Approve51%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Delaware

Approve45%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Florida

Approve46%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Georgia

Approve49%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Hawaii

Approve33%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Idaho

Approve52%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Illinois

Approve42%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Indiana

Approve46%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Iowa

Approve39%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Kansas

Approve37%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kentucky

Approve43%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Louisiana

Approve53%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maine

Approve33%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Maryland

Approve44%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Massachusetts

Approve42%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Michigan

Approve46%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Minnesota

Approve45%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Mississippi

Approve69%

Disapprove27%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Missouri

Approve48%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Montana

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nebraska

Approve40%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove9%

state: Nevada

Approve39%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: New Hampshire

Approve40%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: New Jersey

Approve46%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: New Mexico

Approve27%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New York

Approve44%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: North Carolina

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: North Dakota

Approve54%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Ohio

Approve41%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Oklahoma

Approve41%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Oregon

Approve37%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve43%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Rhode Island

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: South Dakota

Approve52%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Tennessee

Approve50%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Texas

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Utah

Approve41%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Vermont

Approve28%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Virginia

Approve52%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Washington

Approve36%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: West Virginia

Approve57%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Wisconsin

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wyoming

Approve56%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

education:

Non-College Graduate

party:

Independent

race:

White

16% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

45%

50%

age

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

18-34

32%

62%

35-49

47%

49%

50-64

50%

45%

65+

56%

39%

gender

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Male

51%

43%

Female

39%

56%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

60%

35%

Alaska

39%

57%

Arizona

38%

58%

Arkansas

56%

40%

California

37%

57%

Colorado

38%

57%

Connecticut

51%

44%

Delaware

45%

51%

Florida

46%

49%

Georgia

49%

47%

Hawaii

33%

62%

Idaho

52%

43%

Illinois

42%

52%

Indiana

46%

Iowa

39%

55%

Kansas

37%

59%

Kentucky

43%

51%

Louisiana

53%

43%

Maine

33%

62%

Maryland

44%

50%

Massachusetts

42%

53%

Michigan

46%

49%

Minnesota

45%

50%

Mississippi

69%

27%

Missouri

48%

47%

Montana

39%

57%

Nebraska

40%

51%

Nevada

39%

54%

New Hampshire

40%

54%

New Jersey

46%

47%

New Mexico

27%

69%

New York

44%

49%

North Carolina

48%

North Dakota

54%

42%

Ohio

41%

53%

Oklahoma

41%

53%

Oregon

37%

59%

Pennsylvania

43%

51%

Rhode Island

47%

50%

South Carolina

49%

48%

South Dakota

52%

43%

Tennessee

50%

46%

Texas

48%

Utah

41%

53%

Vermont

28%

67%

Virginia

52%

43%

Washington

36%

56%

West Virginia

57%

38%

Wisconsin

42%

55%

Wyoming

56%

39%

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