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A total of 35% of Americans say they approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president and 60% say they disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job according to the latest survey from the American Research Group. In September, 35% approved and 59% disapproved.
When it comes to Trump's handling of the economy, 38% of Americans approve and 57% disapprove. In September, 39% approved and 56% disapproved.
Among Americans registered to vote, 34% approve of the way Trump is handling his job as president and 61% disapprove. On Trump's handling of the economy, 38% of registered voters approve and 57 disapprove.
The results presented here are based on 1,100 completed interviews conducted among a nationwide random sample of adults October 17 through 20, 2020. The theoretical margin of error for the total sample is plus or minus 3 percentage points, 95% of the time, on questions where opinion is evenly split.
Overall, 35% of Americans say that they approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president, 60% disapprove, and 5% are undecided.
| Trump job approval | Approve | Disapprove | Undecided | | | Oct 2020 | 35% | 60% | 5% | | Sep 2020 | 35% | 59% | 6% | | Aug 2020 | 38% | 59% | 3% | | Jul 2020 | 36% | 60% | 4% | | Jun 2020 | 38% | 58% | 4% | | May 2020 | 40% | 57% | 3% | | Apr 2020 | 41% | 55% | 4% | | Mar 2020 | 35% | 62% | 3% | | Feb 2020 | 37% | 59% | 4% | | Jan 2020 | 37% | 59% | 4% | | Dec 2019 | 39% | 57% | 4% | | Nov 2019 | 37% | 60% | 3% | | Oct 2019 | 37% | 59% | 4% |
Among Republicans (26% of adults registered to vote in the survey and 23% of all adults in the survey), 77% approve of the way Trump is handling his job and 15% disapprove. Among Democrats (36% of adults registered to vote in the survey and 33% of all adults in the survey), 6% approve and 91% disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job. Among independents (38% of adults registered to vote in the survey and 35% of all adults in the survey), 32% approve and 63% disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job as president.
Overall, 38% of Americans say that they approve of the way Donald Trump is handling the economy, 57% disapprove, and 5% are undecided. Among registered voters, 38% approve and 57% disapprove of the way Trump is handling the economy.
| Trump handling the economy | Approve | Disapprove | Undecided | | | Oct 2020 | 38% | 57% | 5% | | Sep 2020 | 39% | 56% | 5% | | Aug 2020 | 40% | 55% | 5% | | Jul 2020 | 38% | 58% | 4% | | Jun 2020 | 40% | 58% | 2% | | May 2020 | 37% | 59% | 4% | | Apr 2020 | 45% | 52% | 3% | | Mar 2020 | 34% | 62% | 4% | | Feb 2020 | 39% | 56% | 5% | | Jan 2020 | 39% | 56% | 5% | | Dec 2019 | 40% | 55% | 5% | | Nov 2019 | 39% | 58% | 3% | | Oct 2019 | 37% | 55% | 8% |
Among Republicans, 80% approve of the way Trump is handling the economy and 13% disapprove. Among Democrats, 9% approve of the way Trump is handling the economy and 87% disapprove. Among independents, 37% approve and 58% disapprove of the way Trump is handling the economy.
Overall, 31% of Americans say they approve of the way Donald Trump is handling the coronavirus outbreak, 61% say they disapprove, and 8% are undecided.
| Trump handling coronavirus outbreak | Approve | Disapprove | Undecided | | | Oct 2020 | 31% | 61% | 8% | | Sep 2020 | 33% | 60% | 7% | | Aug 2020 | 35% | 60% | 5% | | Jul 2020 | 35% | 58% | 7% | | Jun 2020 | 37% | 58% | 5% | | May 2020 | 41% | 51% | 8% | | Apr 2020 | 43% | 47% | 10% | | Mar 2020 | 41% | 55% | 4% |
Among Republicans, 74% approve of the way Trump is handling the coronavirus outbreak and 15% disapprove. Among Democrats, 3% approve of the way Trump is handling the coronavirus outbreak and 91% disapprove. Among independents, 29% approve and 63% disapprove of the way Trump is handling the coronavirus outbreak.
A total of 30% of Americans say that the national economy is getting better, 16% say it is staying the same, and 52% say the national economy is getting worse.
National economy
| Getting better
| Staying the same
| Getting worse
| Undecided
| | | Oct 2020 | 30% | 16% | 52% | 2% | | Sep 2020 | 29% | 19% | 49% | 3% | | Aug 2020 | 22% | 21% | 56% | 1% | | Jul 2020 | 18% | 20% | 60% | 2% | | Jun 2020 | 18% | 19% | 58% | 5% | | May 2020 | 18% | 16% | 60% | 6% | | Apr 2020 | 18% | 18% | 58% | 6% | | Mar 2020 | 21% | 9% | 59% | 11% | | Feb 2020 | 39% | 23% | 34% | 4% | | Jan 2020 | 38% | 24% | 34% | 4% | | Dec 2019 | 37% | 22% | 38% | 3% | | Nov 2019 | 35% | 22% | 39% | 4% | | Oct 2019 | 33% | 21% | 42% | 4% |
Among those saying they approve of the way Trump is handling his job, 82% say getting better, 13% say staying the same, and 5% say getting worse. Of those saying they disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job, less than 1% say getting better, 17% say staying the same, and 80% say getting worse.
A total of 47% of Americans say they believe the national economy will be better a year from now, 25% say it will be the same, and 17% say it will be worse.
National economy a year from now
| Better than today
| The same as today
| Worse than today
| Undecided
| | | Oct 2020 | 47% | 25% | 17% | 11% | | Sep 2020 | 49% | 20% | 18% | 13% | | Aug 2020 | 54% | 18% | 18% | 10% | | Jul 2020 | 53% | 13% | 26% | 8% | | Jun 2020 | 55% | 13% | 24% | 8% | | May 2020 | 53% | 18% | 21% | 8% | | Apr 2020 | 51% | 21% | 22% | 6% | | Mar 2020 | 43% | 26% | 26% | 5% | | Feb 2020 | 30% | 24% | 38% | 8% | | Jan 2020 | 31% | 24% | 39% | 6% | | Dec 2019 | 31% | 25% | 39% | 5% | | Nov 2019 | 29% | 26% | 41% | 4% | | Oct 2019 | 27% | 27% | 41% | 5% |
Among those saying they approve of the way Trump is handling his job, 90% say better, 5% say the same as today, and less than 1% say worse than today. Among those saying they disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job as president, 21% say better, 38% say the same, and 25% say worse.
Overall, 43% of Americans say they believe that the national economy is in a recession, 41% say they do not believe the economy is in a recession, and 16% are undecided.
| National economy in a recession | Yes | No | Undecided | | | Oct 2020 | 43% | 41% | 16% | | Sep 2020 | 50% | 36% | 14% | | Aug 2020 | 51% | 33% | 16% | | Jul 2020 | 48% | 30% | 22% | | Jun 2020 | 49% | 27% | 24% | | May 2020 | 45% | 31% | 24% | | Apr 2020 | 38% | 34% | 28% | | Mar 2020 | 34% | 38% | 28% | | Feb 2020 | 13% | 67% | 20% | | Jan 2020 | 14% | 68% | 18% | | Dec 2019 | 17% | 64% | 19% | | Nov 2019 | 18% | 63% | 19% | | Oct 2019 | 18% | 60% | 22% |
Among those saying they approve of the way Trump is handling his job, 8% say the national economy is in a recession, 85% say the national economy is not in a recession, and 7% are undecided. Of those saying they disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job, 68% say the national economy is in a recession, 20% say the national economy is not in a recession, and 12% are undecided.
A total of 48% of Americans rate the national economy as excellent, very good, or good and 50% rate it as bad, very bad, or terrible.
National economy
| Excellent
| Very good
| Good
| Bad
| Very bad
| Terrible
| Undecided
| | | Oct 2020 | 15% | 13% | 20% | 28% | 8% | 14% | 2% | | Sep 2020 | 12% | 15% | 17% | 30% | 10% | 13% | 3% | | Aug 2020 | 10% | 8% | 22% | 32% | 7% | 11% | 5% | | Jul 2020 | 5% | 6% | 24% | 34% | 12% | 13% | 6% | | Jun 2020 | 7% | 5% | 24% | 31% | 12% | 14% | 7% | | May 2020 | 7% | 7% | 23% | 32% | 12% | 12% | 7% | | Apr 2020 | 9% | 7% | 25% | 27% | 13% | 12% | 7% | | Mar 2020 | 14% | 11% | 24% | 19% | 16% | 11% | 5% | | Feb 2020 | 26% | 11% | 37% | 17% | 4% | 2% | 3% | | Jan 2020 | 26% | 13% | 34% | 20% | 4% | 1% | 2% | | Dec 2019 | 27% | 12% | 32% | 19% | 4% | 2% | 4% | | Nov 2019 | 23% | 14% | 33% | 21% | 5% | 2% | 2% | | Oct 2019 | 21% | 13% | 33% | 21% | 5% | 3% | 4% |
Among those saying they approve of the way Trump is handling his job, 97% say very good, or good and 1% say bad, very bad, or terrible. Among those saying they disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job, 18% say very good, or good and 80% say bad, very bad, or terrible.
When it comes to rating their household financial situations, 77% of Americans give an excellent, very good, or good rating and 18% give a bad, very bad, or terrible rating.
Household financial situation
| Excellent
| Very good
| Good
| Bad
| Very bad
| Terrible
| Undecided
| | | Oct 2020 | 18% | 19% | 40% | 13% | 2% | 3% | 5% | | Sep 2020 | 18% | 19% | 45% | 12% | 2% | 2% | 2% | | Aug 2020 | 17% | 19% | 44% | 15% | 1% | 2% | 2% | | Jul 2020 | 16% | 20% | 44% | 13% | 3% | 2% | 2% | | Jun 2020 | 17% | 19% | 43% | 13% | 4% | 2% | 2% | | May 2020 | 18% | 17% | 42% | 15% | 5% | 2% | 1% | | Apr 2020 | 17% | 17% | 42% | 14% | 4% | 3% | 3% | | Mar 2020 | 14% | 14% | 50% | 12% | 3% | 3% | 4% | | Feb 2020 | 14% | 29% | 39% | 12% | 3% | 1% | 2% | | Jan 2020 | 15% | 28% | 40% | 10% | 3% | 1% | 3% | | Dec 2019 | 16% | 26% | 41% | 9% | 3% | 1% | 4% | | Nov 2019 | 15% | 25% | 42% | 9% | 4% | 1% | 4% | | Oct 2019 | 16% | 24% | 44% | 9% | 4% | 1% | 2% |
Among those saying they approve of the way Trump is handling his job, 97% say excellent, very good, or good and less than 3% say bad, very bad, or terrible. Among those saying they disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job, 64% say very good, or good and 27% say bad, very bad, or terrible.7%
A total of 14% of Americans say they think the financial situations in their households are getting better, 54% say staying the same, and 24% say getting worse.
Household financial situation
| Getting better
| Staying the same
| Getting worse
| Undecided
| | | Oct 2020 | 14% | 54% | 24% | 8% | | Sep 2020 | 17% | 53% | 25% | 5% | | Aug 2020 | 14% | 53% | 28% | 5% | | Jul 2020 | 14% | 46% | 36% | 4% | | Jun 2020 | 16% | 45% | 33% | 6% | | May 2020 | 14% | 46% | 35% | 5% | | Apr 2020 | 12% | 48% | 32% | 8% | | Mar 2020 | 11% | 51% | 29% | 9% | | Feb 2020 | 22% | 50% | 26% | 2% | | Jan 2020 | 21% | 54% | 22% | 3% | | Dec 2019 | 22% | 52% | 24% | 2% | | Nov 2019 | 21% | 52% | 24% | 3% | | Oct 2019 | 22% | 49% | 26% | 3% |
Among those saying they approve of the way Trump is handling his job, 26% say getting better, 72% say staying the same, and less than 2% say getting worse. Among those saying they disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job, 6% say getting better, 48% say staying the same, and 35% say getting worse.
Looking to a year from now, 30% of Americans say that they think their household financial situations will be better than today, 42% say the same as today, and 19% say worse than today.
Household financial situation a year from now
| Better than today
| The same as today
| Worse than
today
| Undecided
| | | Oct 2020 | 30% | 42% | 19% | 9% | | Sep 2020 | 30% | 45% | 16% | 9% | | Aug 2020 | 37% | 39% | 15% | 9% | | Jul 2020 | 37% | 36% | 17% | 10% | | Jun 2020 | 41% | 33% | 16% | 10% | | May 2020 | 40% | 36% | 14% | 10% | | Apr 2020 | 43% | 34% | 18% | 5% | | Mar 2020 | 29% | 42% | 23% | 6% | | Feb 2020 | 29% | 38% | 26% | 7% | | Jan 2020 | 28% | 43% | 25% | 4% | | Dec 2019 | 29% | 42% | 25% | 4% | | Nov 2019 | 29% | 40% | 27% | 4% | | Oct 2019 | 28% | 40% | 27% | 4% |
Among those saying they approve of the way Trump is handling his job, 59% say better than today, 38% say the same as today, and less than 1% say worse than today. Among those saying they disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job, 13% say better than today, 48% say the same as today, and 28% say worse than today.
About this Survey -
Survey Sponsor: American Research Group, Inc.
The American Research Group has been conducting national surveys of consumers since 1985.
Sample Size: 1,100 completed interviews among a random sample of all adults age 18 and older living in households in the continental United States (see methodology for details). There were 252 Republicans, 362 Democrats, 380 independents, and 106 non-voters in the sample.
Sample Dates: October 17-20, 2020
Margin of Error: ± 3 percentage points, 95% of the time, on questions where opinion is evenly split.
Question Wording and Order:
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling the economy?
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling the coronavirus outbreak?
How do you rate the condition of the national economy these days - would you say it is excellent, very good, good, bad, very bad, or terrible?
Do you think the national economy is getting better, staying the same, or getting worse?
Would you say that the national economy is in a recession, or not?
A year from now, do you expect the national economy to be better than it is today, the same as it is today, or worse than it is today?
How do you rate the condition of the financial situation in your household - would you say it is excellent, very good, good, bad, very bad, or terrible?
Do you think the financial situation in your household is getting better, staying the same, or getting worse?
A year from now, do you expect the financial situation in your household to be better than it is today, the same as it is today, or worse than it is today? |
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