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:

Male

party:

Independent

race:

Other

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:

Male

party:

Independent

race:

Other

1% of population

Total

Approve45%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

age: 18-34

Approve34%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

age: 35-49

Approve47%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

age: 50-64

Approve53%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

age: 65+

Approve50%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

education: Non-College Graduate

Approve48%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

education: College Graduate

Approve48%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

education: Postgraduate

Approve37%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alabama

Approve56%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Alaska

Approve49%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Arizona

Approve40%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Arkansas

Approve61%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: California

Approve36%

Disapprove58%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Colorado

Approve48%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Connecticut

Approve73%

Disapprove23%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Delaware

Approve51%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Florida

Approve52%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Georgia

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Hawaii

Approve45%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Idaho

Approve55%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Illinois

Approve43%

Disapprove50%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Indiana

Approve64%

Disapprove29%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Iowa

Approve51%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Kansas

Approve57%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Kentucky

Approve63%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Louisiana

Approve48%

Disapprove47%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Maine

Approve29%

Disapprove65%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Maryland

Approve23%

Disapprove73%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Massachusetts

Approve35%

Disapprove60%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Michigan

Approve59%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Minnesota

Approve53%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Mississippi

Approve65%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Missouri

Approve71%

Disapprove25%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Montana

Approve53%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Nebraska

Approve63%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Nevada

Approve56%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: New Hampshire

Approve61%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Jersey

Approve38%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New Mexico

Approve58%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: New York

Approve30%

Disapprove64%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: North Carolina

Approve59%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: North Dakota

Approve66%

Disapprove29%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Ohio

Approve50%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Oklahoma

Approve49%

Disapprove46%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Oregon

Approve40%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve52%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Rhode Island

Approve47%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: South Carolina

Approve43%

Disapprove49%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: South Dakota

Approve65%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Tennessee

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Texas

Approve53%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Utah

Approve42%

Disapprove51%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Vermont

Approve36%

Disapprove56%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Virginia

Approve39%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Washington

Approve32%

Disapprove62%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: West Virginia

Approve71%

Disapprove25%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Wisconsin

Approve60%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Wyoming

Approve40%

Disapprove52%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

gender:

Male

party:

Independent

race:

Other

1% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

45%

49%

age

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

18-34

34%

60%

35-49

47%

48%

50-64

53%

42%

65+

50%

45%

education

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Non-College Graduate

48%

46%

College Graduate

48%

47%

Postgraduate

37%

58%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

56%

38%

Alaska

49%

45%

Arizona

40%

55%

Arkansas

61%

35%

California

36%

58%

Colorado

48%

44%

Connecticut

73%

23%

Delaware

51%

43%

Florida

52%

41%

Georgia

47%

49%

Hawaii

45%

49%

Idaho

55%

38%

Illinois

43%

50%

Indiana

64%

29%

Iowa

51%

42%

Kansas

57%

38%

Kentucky

63%

31%

Louisiana

48%

47%

Maine

29%

65%

Maryland

23%

73%

Massachusetts

35%

60%

Michigan

59%

34%

Minnesota

53%

43%

Mississippi

65%

31%

Missouri

71%

25%

Montana

53%

42%

Nebraska

63%

30%

Nevada

56%

37%

New Hampshire

61%

34%

New Jersey

38%

57%

New Mexico

58%

37%

New York

30%

64%

North Carolina

59%

37%

North Dakota

66%

29%

Ohio

50%

45%

Oklahoma

49%

46%

Oregon

40%

55%

Pennsylvania

52%

41%

Rhode Island

47%

49%

South Carolina

43%

49%

South Dakota

65%

31%

Tennessee

48%

Texas

53%

41%

Utah

42%

51%

Vermont

36%

56%

Virginia

39%

55%

Washington

32%

62%

West Virginia

71%

25%

Wisconsin

60%

37%

Wyoming

40%

52%

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