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:

Postgraduate

gender:

Male

race:

Hispanic/Latino

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:

Postgraduate

gender:

Male

race:

Hispanic/Latino

<1% of population

Total

Approve29%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 18-34

Approve24%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 35-49

Approve27%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

age: 50-64

Approve31%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 65+

Approve34%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

party: Democrat

Approve2%

Disapprove97%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve75%

Disapprove21%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

party: Independent

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alabama

Approve48%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Alaska

Approve34%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve17%

Disapprove80%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Arkansas

Approve53%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: California

Approve21%

Disapprove77%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Colorado

Approve26%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Connecticut

Approve21%

Disapprove77%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Delaware

Approve32%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Florida

Approve40%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Georgia

Approve48%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve50%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Idaho

Approve45%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Illinois

Approve9%

Disapprove89%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Indiana

Approve32%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Iowa

Approve32%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kansas

Approve36%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Kentucky

Approve47%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Louisiana

Approve57%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maine

Approve26%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maryland

Approve16%

Disapprove83%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Massachusetts

Approve23%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Michigan

Approve17%

Disapprove81%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

state: Minnesota

Approve16%

Disapprove83%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Mississippi

Approve46%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Missouri

Approve31%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Montana

Approve44%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Nebraska

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nevada

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Hampshire

Approve28%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: New Jersey

Approve26%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: New Mexico

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New York

Approve22%

Disapprove76%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Carolina

Approve35%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: North Dakota

Approve34%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Ohio

Approve27%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Oklahoma

Approve54%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Oregon

Approve27%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve31%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Rhode Island

Approve22%

Disapprove77%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

state: South Carolina

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Dakota

Approve24%

Disapprove74%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Tennessee

Approve42%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Texas

Approve28%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Utah

Approve34%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Vermont

Approve24%

Disapprove74%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Virginia

Approve25%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Washington

Approve31%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: West Virginia

Approve51%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Wisconsin

Approve17%

Disapprove82%

Neither approve nor disapprove1%

state: Wyoming

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

education:

Postgraduate

gender:

Male

race:

Hispanic/Latino

<1% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

29%

69%

age

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

18-34

24%

73%

35-49

27%

70%

50-64

31%

66%

65+

34%

64%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

97%

<1%

Republican

75%

21%

Independent

39%

57%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

48%

49%

Alaska

34%

63%

Arizona

17%

80%

Arkansas

53%

45%

California

21%

77%

Colorado

26%

70%

Connecticut

21%

77%

Delaware

32%

66%

Florida

40%

57%

Georgia

48%

50%

Hawaii

50%

48%

Idaho

45%

52%

Illinois

89%

Indiana

32%

65%

Iowa

32%

64%

Kansas

36%

62%

Kentucky

47%

51%

Louisiana

57%

40%

Maine

26%

70%

Maryland

16%

83%

Massachusetts

23%

75%

Michigan

17%

81%

Minnesota

16%

83%

Mississippi

46%

52%

Missouri

31%

67%

Montana

44%

54%

Nebraska

39%

58%

Nevada

39%

58%

New Hampshire

28%

71%

New Jersey

26%

72%

New Mexico

36%

61%

New York

22%

76%

North Carolina

35%

63%

North Dakota

34%

64%

Ohio

27%

71%

Oklahoma

54%

44%

Oregon

27%

70%

Pennsylvania

31%

67%

Rhode Island

22%

77%

South Carolina

36%

61%

South Dakota

24%

74%

Tennessee

42%

56%

Texas

28%

69%

Utah

34%

64%

Vermont

24%

74%

Virginia

25%

73%

Washington

31%

67%

West Virginia

51%

44%

Wisconsin

17%

82%

Wyoming

44%

52%

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