As of January 2021, about 34 percent of Americans approved of the way Donald Trump was handling his job as president. President Trump’s public approval has been consistently fluctuating since he assumed office in January 2017.
Approval of Administration
Donald Trump’s presidency has caused a lot of controversy and debate both within and outside the United States. It took only eight days from his first day in office for Donald Trump to receive over a 51 percent disapproval rating. The President is not the only politician with low approval ratings, as many Senators also face low approval ratings. However, President Trump’s approval ratings are not much lower than the approval rating of former president Barack Obama after the same amount of time in office.
Political Issues
Trump’s popularity varies among ages, gender, race, and political parties. However, Republicans believe that President Trump’s treatment in the media was very unfair. The President’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and George Floyd protests have caused controversy in the United States and created a significant political divide among the two major parties.
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?
Weekly approval (week ending..)
Share of respondents who approved
January 15, 2021
34%
December 17, 2020
39%
November 19, 2020
43%
October 27, 2020
46%
September 28, 2020
46%
August 12, 2020
42%
July 23, 2020
41%
June 4, 2020
39%
May 13, 2020
49%
April 14, 2020
43%
March 22, 2020
49%
February 16, 2020
49%
January 15, 2020
44%
December 15, 2019
45%
November 14, 2019
43%
October 13, 2019
39%
September 15, 2019
43%
August 14, 2019
41%
July 12, 2019
44%
June 16, 2019
43%
May 12, 2019
42%
April 9, 2019
45%
March 10, 2019
39%
February 10, 2019
44%
January 27, 2019
37%
December 22, 2018
39%
November 25, 2018
38%
October 28, 2018
40%
September 30, 2018
42%
August 26, 2018
41%
July 29, 2018
40%
June 24, 2018
41%
May 27, 2018
40%
April 29, 2018
42%
March 25, 2018
39%
February 25, 2018
39%
December 31, 2017
39%
November 26, 2017
37%
October 29, 2017
35%
September 24, 2017
38%
August 27, 2017
37%
July 30, 2017
38%
June 25, 2017
39%
May 28, 2017
41%
April 30, 2017
41%
March 26, 2017
39%
February 26, 2017
42%
January 29, 2017
45%
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Gallup. (January 15, 2021). Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/666113/approval-rate-of-donald-trump-for-the-presidential-job/
Gallup. "Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?." Chart. January 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/666113/approval-rate-of-donald-trump-for-the-presidential-job/
Gallup. (2021). Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/666113/approval-rate-of-donald-trump-for-the-presidential-job/
Gallup. "Do You Approve or Disapprove of The Way Donald Trump Is Handling His Job as President?." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/666113/approval-rate-of-donald-trump-for-the-presidential-job/
Gallup, Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/666113/approval-rate-of-donald-trump-for-the-presidential-job/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? [Graph], Gallup, January 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/666113/approval-rate-of-donald-trump-for-the-presidential-job/