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:

party:

Republican

gender:

Male

race:

Black or African-American

education:

Postgraduate

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:

party:

Republican

gender:

Male

race:

Black or African-American

education:

Postgraduate

<1% of population

Total

Approve54%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

age: 18-34

Approve54%

Disapprove40%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

age: 35-49

Approve57%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

age: 50-64

Approve57%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

age: 65+

Approve50%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alabama

Approve51%

Disapprove44%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Alaska

Approve58%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Arizona

Approve63%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Arkansas

Approve62%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: California

Approve71%

Disapprove24%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Colorado

Approve57%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Connecticut

Approve61%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Delaware

Approve57%

Disapprove39%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Florida

Approve54%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Georgia

Approve58%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Hawaii

Approve79%

Disapprove17%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Idaho

Approve56%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: Illinois

Approve49%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Indiana

Approve56%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Iowa

Approve76%

Disapprove19%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Kansas

Approve67%

Disapprove28%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Kentucky

Approve58%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Louisiana

Approve65%

Disapprove29%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Maine

Approve56%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove9%

state: Maryland

Approve57%

Disapprove38%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Massachusetts

Approve61%

Disapprove34%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Michigan

Approve51%

Disapprove45%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Minnesota

Approve62%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Mississippi

Approve66%

Disapprove29%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Missouri

Approve61%

Disapprove33%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Montana

Approve66%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nebraska

Approve65%

Disapprove31%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Nevada

Approve57%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove7%

state: New Hampshire

Approve48%

Disapprove48%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New Jersey

Approve53%

Disapprove41%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: New Mexico

Approve78%

Disapprove17%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: New York

Approve55%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: North Carolina

Approve69%

Disapprove27%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: North Dakota

Approve68%

Disapprove28%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Ohio

Approve40%

Disapprove55%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Oklahoma

Approve71%

Disapprove25%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Oregon

Approve64%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Pennsylvania

Approve71%

Disapprove25%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Rhode Island

Approve58%

Disapprove35%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: South Carolina

Approve54%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: South Dakota

Approve39%

Disapprove57%

Neither approve nor disapprove4%

state: Tennessee

Approve58%

Disapprove36%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Texas

Approve53%

Disapprove42%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Utah

Approve52%

Disapprove43%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Vermont

Approve35%

Disapprove59%

Neither approve nor disapprove6%

state: Virginia

Approve65%

Disapprove32%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: Washington

Approve70%

Disapprove27%

Neither approve nor disapprove3%

state: West Virginia

Approve66%

Disapprove26%

Neither approve nor disapprove8%

state: Wisconsin

Approve65%

Disapprove30%

Neither approve nor disapprove5%

state: Wyoming

Approve53%

Disapprove37%

Neither approve nor disapprove10%

All Respondents

January 20, 2021100% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

40%

57%

Subgroups

Refined by:

party:

Republican

gender:

Male

race:

Black or African-American

education:

Postgraduate

<1% of population

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Total

54%

41%

age

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

18-34

54%

40%

35-49

57%

38%

50-64

57%

38%

65+

50%

45%

state

Approve

Disapprove

Neither approve nor disapprove

Alabama

51%

44%

Alaska

58%

37%

Arizona

63%

33%

Arkansas

62%

32%

California

71%

24%

Colorado

57%

35%

Connecticut

61%

35%

Delaware

57%

39%

Florida

54%

41%

Georgia

58%

36%

Hawaii

79%

17%

Idaho

56%

38%

Illinois

49%

45%

Indiana

56%

37%

Iowa

76%

19%

Kansas

67%

28%

Kentucky

58%

36%

Louisiana

65%

29%

Maine

56%

35%

Maryland

57%

38%

Massachusetts

61%

34%

Michigan

51%

45%

Minnesota

62%

32%

Mississippi

66%

29%

Missouri

61%

33%

Montana

66%

30%

Nebraska

65%

31%

Nevada

57%

37%

New Hampshire

48%

New Jersey

53%

41%

New Mexico

78%

17%

New York

55%

37%

North Carolina

69%

27%

North Dakota

68%

28%

Ohio

40%

55%

Oklahoma

71%

25%

Oregon

64%

32%

Pennsylvania

71%

25%

Rhode Island

58%

35%

South Carolina

54%

43%

South Dakota

39%

57%

Tennessee

58%

36%

Texas

53%

42%

Utah

52%

43%

Vermont

35%

59%

Virginia

65%

32%

Washington

70%

27%

West Virginia

66%

26%

Wisconsin

65%

30%

Wyoming

53%

37%

10%

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