September 21, 2020 Trump Job Approval at 35% A total of 35% of Americans say they approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president and 59% say they disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job according to the latest survey from the American Research Group. In August, 38% approved and 59% disapproved. When it comes to Trump's handling of the economy, 39% of Americans approve and 56% disapprove. In August, 40% approved and 55% disapproved. Among Americans registered to vote, 35% approve of the way Trump is handling his job as president and 60% disapprove. On Trump's handling of the economy, 39% of registered voters approve and 56% disapprove. Of the 35% saying they approve of the way Trump is handling his job, 87% rate the national economy as excellent, very good, or good, 80% say the national economy is getting better, 88% say they expect the national economy to be better in a year, 97% rate the financial situations in their households as excellent, very good, or good, 35% say the financial situations in their households are getting better, and 62% say they expect the financial situations in their households will be better in a year. Of the 59% saying they disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job, 81% rate the national economy as bad, very bad, or terrible, less than 1% say the national economy is getting better, 25% say they expect the national economy to be better in a year, 72% rate the financial situations in their households as excellent, very good, or good, 3% say the financial situations in their households are getting better, and 9% say they expect the financial situations in their households will be better in a year. The results presented here are based on 1,100 completed interviews conducted among a nationwide random sample of adults September 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, 59% disapprove, and 6% are undecided. Trump job approval Approve Disapprove Undecided 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% Sep 2019 40% 58% 2% Among Republicans (26% of adults registered to vote in the survey and 23% of all adults in the survey), 80% approve of the way Trump is handling his job and 12% disapprove. Among Democrats (36% of adults registered to vote in the survey and 33% of all adults in the survey), 3% approve and 94% 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), 35% approve and 60% disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job as president. Overall, 39% of Americans say that they approve of the way Donald Trump is handling the economy, 56% disapprove, and 5% are undecided. Among registered voters, 39% approve and 56% disapprove of the way Trump is handling the economy. Trump handling the economy Approve Disapprove Undecided 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% Sep 2019 41% 55% 4% Among Republicans, 81% approve of the way Trump is handling the economy and 12% disapprove. Among Democrats, 8% approve of the way Trump is handling the economy and 89% disapprove. Among independents, 40% approve and 56% disapprove of the way Trump is handling the economy. Overall, 33% of Americans say they approve of the way Donald Trump is handling the coronavirus outbreak, 60% say they disapprove, and 7% are undecided. Trump handling coronavirus outbreak Approve Disapprove Undecided 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, 77% approve of the way Trump is handling the coronavirus outbreak and 17% disapprove. Among Democrats, 3% approve of the way Trump is handling the coronavirus outbreak and 90% disapprove. Among independents, 32% approve and 62% disapprove of the way Trump is handling the coronavirus outbreak. A total of 29% of Americans say that the national economy is getting better, 19% say it is staying the same, and 49% say the national economy is getting worse. National economy Getting better Staying the same Getting worse Undecided 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% Sep 2019 36% 22% 39% 3% Among those saying they approve of the way Trump is handling his job, 80% say getting better, 15% say staying the same, and 3% say getting worse. Of those saying they disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job, less than 1% say getting better, 19% say staying the same, and 78% say getting worse. A total of 49% of Americans say they believe the national economy will be better a year from now, 20% say it will be the same, and 18% say it will be worse. National economy a year from now Better than today The same as today Worse than today Undecided 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% Sep 2019 30% 26% 39% 5% Among those saying they approve of the way Trump is handling his job, 88% say better, 3% say the same as today, and 3% say worse than today. Among those saying they disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job as president, 25% say better, 33% say the same, and 25% say worse. Overall, 50% of Americans say they believe that the national economy is in a recession, 36% say they do not believe the economy is in a recession, and 14% are undecided. National economy in a recession Yes No Undecided 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% Sep 2019 18% 63% 19% Among those saying they approve of the way Trump is handling his job, 18% say the national economy is in a recession, 72% say the national economy is not in a recession, and 10% are undecided. Of those saying they disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job, 73% say the national economy is in a recession, 16% say the national economy is not in a recession, and 11% are undecided. A total of 44% of Americans rate the national economy as excellent, very good, or good and 53% rate it as bad, very bad, or terrible. National economy Excellent Very good Good Bad Very bad Terrible Undecided 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% Sep 2019 23% 16% 30% 21% 5% 3% 3% Among those saying they approve of the way Trump is handling his job, 87% say very good, or good and 5% say bad, very bad, or terrible. Among those saying they disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job, 16% say very good, or good and 81% say bad, very bad, or terrible. When it comes to rating their household financial situations, 82% of Americans give an excellent, very good, or good rating and 16% give a bad, very bad, or terrible rating. Household financial situation Excellent Very good Good Bad Very bad Terrible Undecided 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% Sep 2019 16% 25% 43% 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, 72% say very good, or good and 24% say bad, very bad, or terrible.7% A total of 17% of Americans say they think the financial situations in their households are getting better, 53% say staying the same, and 25% say getting worse. Household financial situation Getting better Staying the same Getting worse Undecided 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% Sep 2019 25% 48% 24% 3% Among those saying they approve of the way Trump is handling his job, 35% say getting better, 64% say staying the same, and less than 1% say getting worse. Among those saying they disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job, 3% say getting better, 51% say staying the same, and 37% 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, 45% say the same as today, and 16% say worse than today. Household financial situation a year from now Better than today The same as today Worse than

today Undecided 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% Sep 2019 30% 40% 25% 5% Among those saying they approve of the way Trump is handling his job, 62% say better than today, 33% 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, 9% say better than today, 55% say the same as today, and 22% 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 253 Republicans, 361 Democrats, 380 independents, and 106 non-voters in the sample. Sample Dates: September 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?