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Trump Approval Rating by State 2026
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State | Trump Approval Rating 2026↓ | Trump Disapproval Rating 2026 | Approval Change Since Taking Office (1st Term 2017-2020) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Wyoming | 59% | 34% | -13% |
 | Oklahoma | 57% | 39% | -20% |
 | North Dakota | 56% | 40% | -14% |
 | West Virginia | 56% | 37% | -13% |
 | Arkansas | 54% | 40% | -19% |
 | Idaho | 53% | 41% | -10% |
 | Tennessee | 53% | 41% | -16% |
 | Alabama | 51% | 42% | -8% |
 | Montana | 51% | 44% | -18% |
 | South Dakota | 51% | 42% | -11% |
 | Indiana | 49% | 46% | -13% |
 | Kansas | 49% | 45% | -20% |
 | Louisiana | 49% | 46% | -10% |
 | Mississippi | 49% | 46% | -20% |
 | Nebraska | 49% | 46% | -17% |
 | Utah | 49% | 44% | -16% |
 | Kentucky | 48% | 45% | -17% |
 | Missouri | 48% | 47% | -11% |
 | South Carolina | 46% | 49% | -12% |
 | Arizona | 44% | 52% | -19% |
 | Florida | 44% | 52% | -19% |
 | Ohio | 44% | 50% | -15% |
 | Texas | 44% | 52% | -13% |
 | Alaska | 43% | 51% | -19% |
 | Iowa | 42% | 52% | -14% |
 | North Carolina | 42% | 54% | -13% |
 | Wisconsin | 42% | 55% | -17% |
 | Pennsylvania | 39% | 55% | -11% |
 | Georgia | 38% | 57% | -16% |
 | Nevada | 38% | 56% | -21% |
 | Maine | 37% | 58% | -14% |
 | Michigan | 37% | 57% | -18% |
 | Virginia | 35% | 60% | -13% |
 | Colorado | 34% | 62% | -14% |
 | Minnesota | 34% | 60% | -8% |
 | New Mexico | 34% | 62% | -28% |
 | Illinois | 33% | 63% | -27% |
 | New Jersey | 33% | 64% | -14% |
 | Delaware | 32% | 64% | -18% |
 | New Hampshire | 32% | 62% | -19% |
 | Connecticut | 30% | 65% | -22% |
 | New York | 30% | 66% | -28% |
 | Oregon | 30% | 67% | -23% |
 | Rhode Island | 30% | 64% | -14% |
 | Washington | 28% | 67% | -28% |
 | California | 27% | 69% | -22% |
 | Maryland | 26% | 70% | -12% |
 | Massachusetts | 24% | 72% | -22% |
 | Vermont | 21% | 76% | -37% |
 | Hawaii | 19% | 78% | -8% |
- 2026 data were polled in March 2026. Because ratings are dynamic and change over time, ratings polled during other months would likely differ.
- Ratings are collected from Civiqs (approval and disapproval ratings) and The Economist tracker (net approval ratings by state).
- The Economist tracker, “net approval rating by state” means the estimated difference between approval and disapproval (approval minus disapproval) in each state, where those values are also modeled from national polling trends adjusted using historical voting patterns and demographics rather than actual state-level polling data; positive values (e.g., +1.8) indicate more approval than disapproval, while negative values (e.g., −20.8) indicate more disapproval than approval.
- Civiqs uses an ongoing online survey of a large, weighted panel of U.S. respondents, with results adjusted by demographics to represent voters in each state and then smoothed over time to produce state-level approval and disapproval estimates.
George Gallup introduced presidential job approval ratings in the U.S. in the late 1930s to gauge public support for the president during their term. Approval ratings are determined by polling given to a sample of people.
Like most surveys, poll results may be inaccurate due to samples that self-select. However, statisticians generally accept the approval rating as a factual indicator of the people’s feelings about the president.
As of the 2020 Presidential Election, President Trump’s approval rating was 47.6% and his disapproval is at 49.0%.
Approval Ratings by State
Approval ratings vary greatly by state and indicate how a state voted in the 2020 Presidential Election. Since his inauguration in January 2017, President Trump’s net approval has decreased in every state. President Trump’s approval rating decreased in important states that he won in his 2016 election, including swing states and states that are consistently Republican in every election. The three key states Trump won in the 2016 election are Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, all of which had approval ratings under 50% before the 2020 election.
