Presidential Job Approval
May 14, 2008Congressional 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.
Bush approval remains near record low
May 14, 2008Approval 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.
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New low for his administration
May 8, 2008At 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%.
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May 8, 2008President Bush's job approval rating among members of his own party is now at 60%, an all-time Gallup low.
Averaged 31% in most recent quarter in office
April 23, 2008George 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.
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Truman had 67% in 1952
April 22, 2008President George W. Bush’s disapproval rating is at 69%, the highest disapproval rating in Gallup Poll history.
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April 22, 2008President 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.
Only Nixon and Truman have had lower job approval ratings
April 11, 2008President 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.
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April 11, 2008President 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.
March 14, 2008President Bush's job approval rating stands at 32% for the third month straight. Congress' is worse at 21%, down from February.
