The approval ratings reported here are based on ºÚÁÏÍø Daily tracking averages for President Donald Trump in 2017 and 2018, and periodic multiday polls for Trump starting in 2019. Learn more.
Line graph. Americans' approval of the job Donald Trump is doing as president, from 2017 to 2021. High point was 49%, reached several times in 2020; low point was 34% in 2021. Trump's average approval rating during his presidency was 41%.
Donald Trump Job Approval Rating Summary
% Approve
2017-2021 term average
41
High point
49
Poll dates
2020: Jan 16-29; Feb 3-16; Mar 13-22; Apr 14-28; May 1-13
Low point
34
Poll date
2021: Jan 4-15
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Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?
Approve
Disapprove
No opinion
%
%
%
2021
2021 Jan 4-15
34
62
4
2020
2020 Dec 1-17
39
57
5
2020 Nov 5-19
43
55
2
2020 Oct 16-27
46
52
1
2020 Sep 30-Oct 15
43
55
2
2020 Sep 14-28
46
52
2
2020 Aug 31-Sep 13
42
56
2
2020 Jul 30-Aug 12
42
55
4
2020 Jul 1-23
41
56
3
2020 Jun 8-30
38
57
4
2020 May 28-Jun 4
39
57
4
2020 May 1-13
49
48
3
2020 Apr 14-28
49
47
4
2020 Apr 1-14
43
54
4
2020 Mar 13-22
49
45
6
2020 Mar 2-13
44
52
4
2020 Feb 17-28
47
51
2
2020 Feb 3-16
49
48
3
2020 Jan 16-29
49
50
1
2020 Jan 2-15
44
53
3
2019
2019 Dec 2-15
45
51
3
2019 Nov 1-14
43
54
3
2019 Oct 14-31
41
57
2
2019 Oct 1-13
39
57
5
2019 Sep 16-30
40
56
3
2019 Sep 3-15
43
54
4
2019 Aug 15-30
39
57
4
2019 Aug 1-14
41
54
5
2019 Jul 15-31
42
54
4
2019 Jul 1-12
44
51
5
2019 Jun 19-30
41
54
5
2019 Jun 3-16
43
55
3
2019 May 15-30
40
55
4
2019 May 1-12
42
52
6
2019 Apr 17-30
46
50
4
2019 Apr 1-9
45
51
4
2019 Mar 1-10
39
57
4
2019 Feb 12-28
43
54
3
2019 Feb 1-10
44
52
4
2019 Jan 21-27
37
59
3
2019 Jan 2-10
37
59
4
2018
2018 Dec 17-22
39
55
5
2018 Dec 10-16
38
57
4
2018 Dec 3-9
40
56
4
2018 Nov 26-Dec 2
40
56
4
2018 Nov 19-25
38
60
3
2018 Nov 12-18
43
53
4
2018 Nov 5-11
38
56
5
2018 Oct 29-Nov 4
40
54
6
2018 Oct 22-28
40
54
6
2018 Oct 15-21
44
50
6
2018 Oct 8-14
44
51
5
2018 Oct 1-7
43
53
5
2018 Sep 24-30
42
53
5
2018 Sep 17-23
40
56
5
2018 Sep 10-16
38
56
6
2018 Sep 3-9
40
54
5
2018 Aug 27-Sep 2
41
53
6
2018 Aug 20-26
41
54
5
2018 Aug 13-19
42
52
7
2018 Aug 6-12
39
56
5
2018 Jul 30-Aug 5
41
54
5
2018 Jul 23-29
40
55
6
2018 Jul 16-22
42
54
4
2018 Jul 9-15
43
52
4
2018 Jul 2-8
41
56
4
2018 Jun 25-Jul 1
42
53
5
2018 Jun 18-24
41
55
3
2018 Jun 11-17
45
50
4
2018 Jun 4-10
42
54
4
2018 May 28-Jun 3
41
55
4
2018 May 21-27
40
55
6
2018 May 14-20
42
54
5
2018 May 7-13
43
52
5
2018 Apr 30-May 6
42
52
5
2018 Apr 23-29
42
53
5
2018 Apr 16-22
38
57
6
2018 Apr 9-15
39
55
6
2018 Apr 2-8
41
54
5
2018 Mar 26-Apr 1
39
56
5
2018 Mar 19-25
39
55
5
2018 Mar 12-18
40
56
4
2018 Mar 5-11
39
56
4
2018 Feb 26-Mar 4
39
55
6
2018 Feb 19-25
39
56
5
2018 Feb 12-18
37
59
4
2018 Feb 5-11
40
57
3
2018 Jan 29-Feb 4
40
57
3
2018 Jan 22-28
38
57
5
2018 Jan 15-21
36
59
5
2018 Jan 8-14
38
57
5
2018 Jan 1-7
37
58
4
2017
2017 Dec 25-31
39
55
6
2017 Dec 18-24
37
57
6
2017 Dec 11-17
35
60
5
2017 Dec 4-10
36
59
5
2017 Nov 27-Dec 3
35
59
5
2017 Nov 20-26
37
56
7
2017 Nov 13-19
38
57
6
2017 Nov 6-12
38
56
6
2017 Oct 30-Nov 5
38
58
5
2017 Oct 23-29
35
60
5
2017 Oct 16-22
36
58
6
2017 Oct 9-15
37
57
6
2017 Oct 2-8
38
56
6
2017 Sep 25-Oct 1
37
58
5
2017 Sep 18-24
38
55
6
2017 Sep 11-17
38
57
6
2017 Sep 4-10
37
57
6
2017 Aug 28-Sep 3
36
59
6
2017 Aug 21-27
35
60
5
2017 Aug 14-20
37
58
6
2017 Aug 7-13
36
58
6
2017 Jul 31-Aug 6
37
58
5
2017 Jul 24-30
38
57
5
2017 Jul 17-23
37
58
5
2017 Jul 10-16
39
56
6
2017 Jul 3-9
38
57
5
2017 Jun 26-Jul 2
39
56
5
2017 Jun 19-25
39
56
5
2017 Jun 12-18
38
57
6
2017 Jun 5-11
37
58
5
2017 May 29-Jun 4
38
56
6
2017 May 22-28
41
54
5
2017 May 15-21
38
56
6
2017 May 8-14
38
56
6
2017 May 1-7
42
53
6
2017 Apr 24-30
41
54
5
2017 Apr 17-23
41
52
7
2017 Apr 10-16
40
54
6
2017 Apr 3-9
40
53
7
2017 Mar 27-Apr 2
38
57
5
2017 Mar 20-26
39
56
6
2017 Mar 13-19
40
55
5
2017 Mar 6-12
42
52
6
2017 Feb 27-Mar 5
43
51
6
2017 Feb 20-26
42
53
5
2017 Feb 13-19
40
54
5
2017 Feb 6-12
41
53
6
2017 Jan 30-Feb 5
43
52
5
2017 Jan 20-29
45
47
8
January 2017-December 2018 figures are based on weekly averages of ºÚÁÏÍø tracking. January 2019 and later figures are based on discrete multiday ºÚÁÏÍø polls.
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Donald Trump Job Approval by Party Identification
Republicans
Independents
Democrats
%
%
%
2021
2021 Jan 4-15
82
30
4
2020
2020 Dec 1-17
87
34
6
2020 Nov 5-19
90
39
3
2020 Oct 16-27
95
41
3
2020 Sep 30-Oct 15
94
35
4
2020 Sep 14-28
94
39
7
2020 Aug 31-Sep 13
92
36
4
2020 Jul 30-Aug 12
90
39
5
2020 Jul 1-23
91
34
4
2020 Jun 8-30
91
33
2
2020 May 28-Jun 4
85
39
5
2020 May 1-13
92
46
14
2020 Apr 14-28
93
47
8
2020 Apr 1-14
93
39
7
2020 Mar 13-22
92
43
13
2020 Mar 2-13
91
35
7
2020 Feb 17-28
92
42
8
2020 Feb 3-16
93
43
6
2020 Jan 16-29
94
42
7
2020 Jan 2-15
88
37
10
2019
2019 Dec 2-15
89
42
8
2019 Nov 1-14
90
38
4
2019 Oct 14-31
89
34
7
2019 Oct 1-13
87
34
5
2019 Sep 16-30
87
36
5
2019 Sep 3-15
91
38
5
2019 Aug 15-30
88
34
3
2019 Aug 1-14
88
37
4
2019 Jul 15-31
88
38
7
2019 Jul 1-12
90
38
6
2019 Jun 19-30
90
34
5
2019 Jun 3-16
89
37
6
2019 May 15-30
87
33
8
2019 May 1-12
90
33
9
2019 Apr 17-30
91
37
12
2019 Apr 1-9
89
39
8
2019 Mar 1-10
90
33
4
2019 Feb 12-28
90
35
6
2019 Feb 1-10
89
38
5
2019 Jan 21-27
88
32
5
2019 Jan 2-10
88
31
6
2018
2018 Dec 17-22
89
39
8
2018 Dec 10-16
86
37
7
2018 Dec 3-9
89
38
7
2018 Nov 26-Dec 2
89
39
6
2018 Nov 19-25
86
34
9
2018 Nov 12-18
90
37
6
2018 Nov 5-11
91
34
5
2018 Oct 29-Nov 4
88
39
6
2018 Oct 22-28
89
37
6
2018 Oct 15-21
91
39
8
2018 Oct 8-14
88
36
9
2018 Oct 1-7
86
39
7
2018 Sep 24-30
87
37
6
2018 Sep 17-23
87
34
8
2018 Sep 10-16
88
33
6
2018 Sep 3-9
85
36
8
2018 Aug 27-Sep 2
85
36
9
2018 Aug 20-26
85
35
10
2018 Aug 13-19
87
39
7
2018 Aug 6-12
82
34
7
2018 Jul 30-Aug 5
89
33
7
2018 Jul 23-29
87
34
8
2018 Jul 16-22
85
37
11
2018 Jul 9-15
90
38
8
2018 Jul 2-8
87
36
9
2018 Jun 25-Jul 1
87
36
10
2018 Jun 18-24
87
38
5
2018 Jun 11-17
90
42
10
2018 Jun 4-10
90
35
8
2018 May 28-Jun 3
87
34
11
2018 May 21-27
85
35
8
2018 May 14-20
89
38
9
2018 May 7-13
84
35
12
2018 Apr 30-May 6
88
37
13
2018 Apr 23-29
89
35
9
2018 Apr 16-22
82
32
10
2018 Apr 9-15
85
33
7
2018 Apr 2-8
89
35
8
2018 Mar 26-Apr 1
86
33
8
2018 Mar 19-25
85
34
7
2018 Mar 12-18
82
32
7
2018 Mar 5-11
87
34
8
2018 Feb 26-Mar 4
85
34
8
2018 Feb 19-25
85
35
9
2018 Feb 12-18
86
30
6
2018 Feb 5-11
86
36
7
2018 Jan 29-Feb 4
90
33
6
2018 Jan 22-28
87
33
7
2018 Jan 15-21
81
31
5
2018 Jan 8-14
81
35
5
2018 Jan 1-7
87
32
5
2017
2017 Dec 25-31
82
34
9
2017 Dec 18-24
80
33
7
2017 Dec 11-17
77
31
7
2017 Dec 4-10
82
32
5
2017 Nov 27-Dec 3
78
32
7
2017 Nov 20-26
81
34
7
2017 Nov 13-19
81
34
8
2017 Nov 6-12
82
33
8
2017 Oct 30-Nov 5
83
35
6
2017 Oct 23-29
78
33
7
2017 Oct 16-22
80
33
8
2017 Oct 9-15
79
33
8
2017 Oct 2-8
81
33
9
2017 Sep 25-Oct 1
80
31
7
2017 Sep 18-24
82
35
8
2017 Sep 11-17
81
35
9
2017 Sep 4-10
80
31
9
2017 Aug 28-Sep 3
79
32
8
2017 Aug 21-27
78
30
7
2017 Aug 14-20
79
31
8
2017 Aug 7-13
79
29
7
2017 Jul 31-Aug 6
82
30
7
2017 Jul 24-30
82
32
7
2017 Jul 17-23
86
31
8
2017 Jul 10-16
87
33
8
2017 Jul 3-9
85
35
8
2017 Jun 26-Jul 2
85
36
8
2017 Jun 19-25
85
34
6
2017 Jun 12-18
84
32
6
2017 Jun 5-11
83
31
8
2017 May 29-Jun 4
82
34
7
2017 May 22-28
87
37
8
2017 May 15-21
84
31
7
2017 May 8-14
84
35
8
2017 May 1-7
84
40
9
2017 Apr 24-30
87
36
12
2017 Apr 17-23
86
36
9
2017 Apr 10-16
87
36
10
2017 Apr 3-9
87
34
6
2017 Mar 27-Apr 2
81
36
6
2017 Mar 20-26
84
33
8
2017 Mar 13-19
86
35
10
2017 Mar 6-12
88
36
9
2017 Feb 27-Mar 5
88
39
10
2017 Feb 20-26
88
38
10
2017 Feb 13-19
86
37
7
2017 Feb 6-12
87
35
11
2017 Jan 30-Feb 5
86
41
8
2017 Jan 20-29
89
42
13
January 2017-December 2018 figures are based on weekly averages of ºÚÁÏÍø tracking. January 2019 and later figures are based on discrete multiday ºÚÁÏÍø polls.
The public's mood has soured since November as President Trump's job approval rating has fallen four points to 39%. However, Joe Biden's transition approval is 65%.
President Trump's job approval rating dipped to 43% in the first reading after the election. U.S. satisfaction is also down, driven by a sharp drop among Republicans.