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:

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:

Postgraduate

gender:

Male

race:

White

5% of population

Total

Approve41%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

age: 18-34

Approve25%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

age: 35-49

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

age: 50-64

Approve47%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

age: 65+

Approve47%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

party: Democrat

Approve1%

Disapprove98%

Neither approve nor disapprove<1%

party: Republican

Approve71%

Disapprove22%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

party: Independent

Approve34%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Alabama

Approve70%

Disapprove25%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Alaska

Approve43%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arizona

Approve51%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arkansas

Approve62%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: California

Approve26%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Colorado

Approve33%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Connecticut

Approve35%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Delaware

Approve38%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Florida

Approve52%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Georgia

Approve60%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Hawaii

Approve45%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Idaho

Approve51%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove9%

state: Illinois

Approve35%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Indiana

Approve45%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Iowa

Approve42%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Kansas

Approve43%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Kentucky

Approve50%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Louisiana

Approve70%

Disapprove26%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Maine

Approve28%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Maryland

Approve33%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Massachusetts

Approve24%

Disapprove72%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Michigan

Approve47%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Minnesota

Approve30%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Mississippi

Approve78%

Disapprove19%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Missouri

Approve46%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Montana

Approve46%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nebraska

Approve52%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Nevada

Approve48%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: New Hampshire

Approve31%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Jersey

Approve35%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: New Mexico

Approve47%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New York

Approve30%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: North Carolina

Approve54%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: North Dakota

Approve55%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Ohio

Approve44%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Oklahoma

Approve62%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Oregon

Approve23%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove2%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve44%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Rhode Island

Approve34%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: South Carolina

Approve59%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: South Dakota

Approve39%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Tennessee

Approve55%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Texas

Approve55%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Utah

Approve42%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Vermont

Approve16%

Disapprove80%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Virginia

Approve42%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Washington

Approve28%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: West Virginia

Approve57%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove9%

state: Wisconsin

Approve43%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Wyoming

Approve40%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove13%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

education:

Postgraduate

gender:

Male

race:

White

5% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

41%

54%

age

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

18-34

25%

69%

35-49

38%

58%

50-64

47%

48%

65+

47%

48%

party

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Democrat

98%

<1%

Republican

71%

22%

Independent

34%

61%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

70%

25%

Alaska

43%

52%

Arizona

51%

45%

Arkansas

62%

30%

California

26%

70%

Colorado

33%

62%

Connecticut

35%

60%

Delaware

38%

59%

Florida

52%

44%

Georgia

60%

34%

Hawaii

45%

51%

Idaho

51%

40%

Illinois

35%

58%

Indiana

45%

49%

Iowa

42%

53%

Kansas

43%

52%

Kentucky

50%

44%

Louisiana

70%

26%

Maine

28%

66%

Maryland

33%

62%

Massachusetts

24%

72%

Michigan

47%

48%

Minnesota

30%

65%

Mississippi

78%

19%

Missouri

46%

48%

Montana

46%

50%

Nebraska

52%

44%

Nevada

48%

46%

New Hampshire

31%

66%

New Jersey

35%

59%

New Mexico

47%

50%

New York

30%

63%

North Carolina

54%

42%

North Dakota

55%

39%

Ohio

44%

50%

Oklahoma

62%

33%

Oregon

23%

75%

Pennsylvania

44%

52%

Rhode Island

34%

61%

South Carolina

59%

37%

South Dakota

39%

55%

Tennessee

55%

40%

Texas

55%

40%

Utah

42%

52%

Vermont

16%

80%

Virginia

42%

56%

Washington

28%

68%

West Virginia

57%

34%

Wisconsin

43%

52%

Wyoming

40%

48%

13%

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