Presidential Job Approval

Approval of Congress Ties All-Time Low

Approval of Congress Ties All-Time Low

May 14, 2008
Congressional job approval is now a mere 18%, tying Gallup's record low on this measure seen first in March 1992 and again in August 2007.

Congress' Approval Rating Ties Lowest in Gallup Records

Bush approval remains near record low

May 14, 2008
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 ...

Bush Approval Rating Down to 60% Among Republicans

New low for his administration

May 8, 2008
At a time when George W. Bush’s job approval rating has fallen to 28%, just 6 in 10 Republicans approve of the job he is doing, the lowest of his administration. Jimmy Carter has the historical low presidential approval rating from his own party’s supporters, at 34%.More ...
Bush Job Approval Hits New Low Within GOP

Bush Job Approval Hits New Low Within GOP

May 8, 2008
President Bush's job approval rating among members of his own party is now at 60%, an all-time Gallup low.

New Low in Bush Quarterly Average Approval Rating

Averaged 31% in most recent quarter in office

April 23, 2008
George W. Bush averaged a 31.3% approval rating in his most recent quarter in office (spanning Jan. 20-April 19), a new low for his presidency, and among the 15 worst quarters Gallup has measured since 1945.More ...

Bush’s 69% Job Disapproval Rating Highest in Gallup History

Truman had 67% in 1952

April 22, 2008
President George W. Bush’s disapproval rating is at 69%, the highest disapproval rating in Gallup Poll history.More ...
Bush Disapproval Makes Gallup History

Bush Disapproval Makes Gallup History

April 22, 2008
President George W. Bush's job disapproval rating is at 69%, the highest presidential disapproval rating in Gallup history. But the lowest-ever presidential approval rating still belongs to one of Bush’s predecessors.

Bush Job Approval at 28%, Lowest of His Administration

Only Nixon and Truman have had lower job approval ratings

April 11, 2008
President George W. Bush’s job approval rating has dropped to 28%, the lowest of his administration. Bush’s approval is lower than that of any president since World War II, with the exceptions of Jimmy Carter, Richard Nixon, and Harry Truman.More ...
Bush Job Approval Hits Administration Low

Bush Job Approval Hits Administration Low

April 11, 2008
President Bush's job approval rating has sunk to 28%, a new record low for his administration and one of the lowest presidential approval ratings in Gallup history.
Bush Approval Static, Congress' Sinks Further

Bush Approval Static, Congress' Sinks Further

March 14, 2008
President Bush's job approval rating stands at 32% for the third month straight. Congress' is worse at 21%, down from February.
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