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:

gender:

Female

party:

Independent

race:

White

100% - Approve

100% - Disapprove

100% - Neither approve nor disapprove

100% - Net Approve

2021-01-20

Uncertainty Range

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All Respondents

January 20, 2021

100% of population

Total

Approve40%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

Subgroups

Refined by:

gender:

Female

party:

Independent

race:

White

13% of population

Total

Approve37%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

age: 18-34

Approve25%

Disapprove70%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

age: 35-49

Approve36%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

age: 50-64

Approve41%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

age: 65+

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve39%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

education: College Graduate

Approve36%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

education: Postgraduate

Approve27%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Alabama

Approve50%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alaska

Approve27%

Disapprove68%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arizona

Approve31%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arkansas

Approve52%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: California

Approve29%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Colorado

Approve31%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Connecticut

Approve35%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Delaware

Approve35%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Florida

Approve41%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Georgia

Approve43%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Hawaii

Approve30%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Idaho

Approve41%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Illinois

Approve34%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Indiana

Approve37%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Iowa

Approve33%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Kansas

Approve27%

Disapprove69%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Kentucky

Approve36%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Louisiana

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Maine

Approve21%

Disapprove75%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Maryland

Approve30%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Massachusetts

Approve32%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Michigan

Approve38%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Minnesota

Approve38%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Mississippi

Approve60%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Missouri

Approve45%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Montana

Approve33%

Disapprove63%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Nebraska

Approve30%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Nevada

Approve36%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: New Hampshire

Approve35%

Disapprove61%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Jersey

Approve36%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: New Mexico

Approve20%

Disapprove77%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: New York

Approve38%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: North Carolina

Approve39%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: North Dakota

Approve44%

Disapprove53%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Ohio

Approve37%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Oklahoma

Approve36%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Oregon

Approve30%

Disapprove66%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve36%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Rhode Island

Approve42%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Carolina

Approve42%

Disapprove54%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Dakota

Approve37%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Tennessee

Approve50%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Texas

Approve40%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Utah

Approve34%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Vermont

Approve13%

Disapprove84%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Virginia

Approve40%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Washington

Approve29%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: West Virginia

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Wisconsin

Approve33%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Wyoming

Approve53%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

gender:

Female

party:

Independent

race:

White

13% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

37%

58%

age

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

18-34

25%

70%

35-49

36%

60%

50-64

41%

55%

65+

48%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

39%

56%

College Graduate

36%

60%

Postgraduate

27%

69%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

50%

45%

Alaska

27%

68%

Arizona

31%

66%

Arkansas

52%

44%

California

29%

66%

Colorado

31%

65%

Connecticut

35%

60%

Delaware

35%

62%

Florida

41%

55%

Georgia

43%

53%

Hawaii

30%

66%

Idaho

41%

54%

Illinois

34%

61%

Indiana

37%

57%

Iowa

33%

62%

Kansas

27%

69%

Kentucky

36%

59%

Louisiana

42%

55%

Maine

21%

75%

Maryland

30%

65%

Massachusetts

32%

63%

Michigan

38%

58%

Minnesota

38%

59%

Mississippi

60%

36%

Missouri

45%

51%

Montana

33%

63%

Nebraska

30%

64%

Nevada

36%

58%

New Hampshire

35%

61%

New Jersey

36%

58%

New Mexico

20%

77%

New York

38%

57%

North Carolina

39%

58%

North Dakota

44%

53%

Ohio

37%

58%

Oklahoma

36%

60%

Oregon

30%

66%

Pennsylvania

36%

60%

Rhode Island

42%

55%

South Carolina

42%

54%

South Dakota

37%

60%

Tennessee

50%

46%

Texas

40%

56%

Utah

34%

62%

Vermont

13%

84%

Virginia

40%

55%

Washington

29%

65%

West Virginia

47%

49%

Wisconsin

33%

64%

Wyoming

53%

43%

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