Democrats less positive than Republicans about Congress
July 16, 2008
Approval of Congress has reached an all-time low reading of 14%, having dropped five points over the past month. The decline from last month is almost all because of depressed ratings from Democrats.More ...
Thirty percent approve of job Bush is doing as president
June 16, 2008
The latest Gallup Poll finds the approval ratings for President Bush (30%), Congress (19%), and the Supreme Court (48%) all on the low end of what Gallup has measured historically.More ...
Approval of Congress has dipped below 20% for only the fourth time in Gallup history, tying the record low of 18%. President Bush’s 29% approval rating is only one point above his personal worst approval scores, recorded in April and earlier in May.More ...
Ratings soured at start of 2003 Iraq war, but continue to slump
March 6, 2008
Only 27% of Americans say the United Nations is doing a good job in its role, the lowest recorded in more than a half century of Gallup measurements.More ...
Thirty-seven percent approve of Bush, 22% of Congress
December 12, 2007
George W. Bush has a 37% job approval rating in the latest Gallup Poll, an improvement from his recent readings, but still low by historical standards. Twenty-two percent of Americans approve of Congress, little changed from last month, and also on the low end of the historical spectrum.More ...
Across 12 nations in the Middle East and North Africa, many people are more likely to approve of the leadership of Japan, China, France, and Germany than that of the United States, United Kingdom, and Russia.More ...
Fifty-six percent of Americans believe NASA is doing an excellent or a good job. Its ratings are similar to what they have been in recent years, and have typically been in positive territory historically.More ...
War in Iraq still the most important problem facing the country
October 10, 2007
Americans’ approval ratings of Congress and their satisfaction with the state of the nation are little changed this month. Roughly one-quarter of the public approves of the job Congress is doing, and a similar percentage of Americans say they are satisfied with the way things are going in the country. The public continues to say the war in Iraq is the most important problem facing the nation right now.More ...
Gallup's annual Governance survey shows Americans generally expressing less trust in the federal government than at any point in the past decade, and trust in many federal government institutions is even lower now than during the Watergate era. The distrust is mainly directed at those in Washington, as Americans' level of trust in state and local governments is holding steady.More ...
Approval rating still lower following partial-birth abortion ban earlier this year
September 26, 2007
Public opinion of the job the U.S. Supreme Court is doing is unchanged from earlier this year, and perceptions of the ideological direction of the court are similar to a year ago, with the plurality saying it is "about right." However, over the long term, Americans have grown increasingly likely to say the court is "too conservative."More ...
