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:

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:

Postgraduate

gender:

Male

race:

Other

<1% of population

Total

Approve31%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 18-34

Approve19%

Disapprove78%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

age: 35-49

Approve29%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

age: 50-64

Approve37%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

age: 65+

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

party: Democrat

Approve3%

Disapprove96%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve72%

Disapprove24%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

party: Independent

Approve37%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alabama

Approve39%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alaska

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arizona

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Arkansas

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: California

Approve25%

Disapprove71%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Colorado

Approve29%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Connecticut

Approve46%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Delaware

Approve41%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Florida

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Georgia

Approve41%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Hawaii

Approve25%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Idaho

Approve43%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Illinois

Approve29%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Indiana

Approve54%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Iowa

Approve36%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Kansas

Approve42%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kentucky

Approve52%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Louisiana

Approve58%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Maine

Approve19%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Maryland

Approve20%

Disapprove77%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Massachusetts

Approve20%

Disapprove77%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Michigan

Approve38%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Minnesota

Approve16%

Disapprove82%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Mississippi

Approve59%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Missouri

Approve36%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Montana

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nebraska

Approve49%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nevada

Approve55%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Hampshire

Approve36%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Jersey

Approve27%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New Mexico

Approve54%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New York

Approve16%

Disapprove79%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: North Carolina

Approve43%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Dakota

Approve40%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Ohio

Approve49%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oklahoma

Approve64%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Oregon

Approve22%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve34%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Rhode Island

Approve33%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: South Carolina

Approve46%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: South Dakota

Approve33%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Tennessee

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Texas

Approve41%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Utah

Approve34%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Vermont

Approve26%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Virginia

Approve30%

Disapprove67%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Washington

Approve19%

Disapprove79%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: West Virginia

Approve55%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Wisconsin

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wyoming

Approve35%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

education:

Postgraduate

gender:

Male

race:

Other

<1% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

31%

66%

age

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

18-34

19%

78%

35-49

29%

67%

50-64

37%

59%

65+

35%

62%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

96%

<1%

Republican

72%

24%

Independent

37%

58%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

39%

56%

Alaska

39%

57%

Arizona

35%

62%

Arkansas

49%

48%

California

25%

71%

Colorado

29%

67%

Connecticut

46%

51%

Delaware

41%

56%

Florida

47%

49%

Georgia

41%

55%

Hawaii

25%

73%

Idaho

43%

50%

Illinois

29%

65%

Indiana

54%

41%

Iowa

36%

59%

Kansas

42%

54%

Kentucky

52%

44%

Louisiana

58%

37%

Maine

19%

75%

Maryland

20%

77%

Massachusetts

20%

77%

Michigan

38%

59%

Minnesota

16%

82%

Mississippi

59%

38%

Missouri

36%

60%

Montana

42%

55%

Nebraska

49%

46%

Nevada

55%

40%

New Hampshire

36%

61%

New Jersey

27%

70%

New Mexico

54%

42%

New York

16%

79%

North Carolina

43%

54%

North Dakota

40%

55%

Ohio

49%

48%

Oklahoma

64%

33%

Oregon

22%

75%

Pennsylvania

34%

60%

Rhode Island

33%

63%

South Carolina

46%

49%

South Dakota

33%

63%

Tennessee

48%

Texas

41%

55%

Utah

34%

62%

Vermont

26%

70%

Virginia

30%

67%

Washington

19%

79%

West Virginia

55%

40%

Wisconsin

33%

64%

Wyoming

35%

58%

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