Compare Performance to Past Presidents
Search Presidential Approval Rate
Latest Job Performance Ratings for President Bush
| Date |
Organization |
Approve |
Disapprove |
No Opinion |
Sample Size |
Notes |
| 5/8-11/08 |
ABC/WP |
31 |
66 |
2 |
1122 |
|
| 5/1-8/08 |
LAT |
23 |
72 |
5 |
2208 |
|
| 5/1-3/08 |
Gallup/USA Today |
28 |
67 |
5 |
1019 |
|
| 5/1-3/08 |
CBS/NYT |
28 |
63 |
9 |
671 |
|
| 428-30/08 |
CNN |
28 |
71 |
1 |
1008 |
|
| 4/28-29/08 |
Fox/OpinDynamics |
32 |
60 |
8 |
900 |
RV |
| 4/25-28/08 |
CBS/NYT |
28 |
65 |
7 |
1065 |
|
| 4/25-28/08 |
NBC/WSJ |
27 |
66 |
7 |
1107 |
RV |
| 4/23-27/08 |
Pew |
27 |
65 |
8 |
1502 |
|
| 4/18-20/08 |
Gallup/USA Today |
28 |
69 |
4 |
1016 |
|
| 4/16-17/08 |
Newsweek |
28 |
65 |
7 |
1356 |
RV |
| 4/10-13/08 |
ABC/WP |
33 |
64 |
2 |
1197 |
|
| 4/2-6/08 |
Harris |
26 |
72 |
2 |
1018 |
|
| 3/28-4/2/08 |
CBS/NYT |
28 |
64 |
8 |
1368 |
|
| 3/25-27/08 |
Democracy Corps |
31 |
64 |
5 |
1000 |
LV |
General Approval Trend for President Bush (2001-)
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2001-02-07 |
| Rate (percent) | 52 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2001-03-01 |
| Rate (percent) | 57 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2001-03-09 |
| Rate (percent) | 58 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2001-03-28 |
| Rate (percent) | 57 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2001-04-12 |
| Rate (percent) | 57 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2001-04-23 |
| Rate (percent) | 56 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2001-05-10 |
| Rate (percent) | 57 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2001-06-13 |
| Rate (percent) | 50 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2001-07-10 |
| Rate (percent) | 50 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2001-08-02 |
| Rate (percent) | 50 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2001-09-13 |
| Rate (percent) | 82 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2001-09-20 |
| Rate (percent) | 86 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2001-09-27 |
| Rate (percent) | 84 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2001-10-05 |
| Rate (percent) | 87 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2001-10-12 |
| Rate (percent) | 89 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2001-10-25 |
| Rate (percent) | 87 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2001-11-02 |
| Rate (percent) | 87 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2001-11-09 |
| Rate (percent) | 88 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2001-11-27 |
| Rate (percent) | 89 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2001-12-07 |
| Rate (percent) | 86 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2001-12-16 |
| Rate (percent) | 79 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2002-01-09 |
| Rate (percent) | 78 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2002-01-21 |
| Rate (percent) | 82 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2002-01-31 |
| Rate (percent) | 80 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2002-02-08 |
| Rate (percent) | 82 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2002-03-01 |
| Rate (percent) | 81 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2002-03-08 |
| Rate (percent) | 80 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2002-03-21 |
| Rate (percent) | 74 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2002-04-05 |
| Rate (percent) | 74 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2002-04-18 |
| Rate (percent) | 78 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2002-04-26 |
| Rate (percent) | 69 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2002-05-03 |
| Rate (percent) | 71 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2002-05-18 |
| Rate (percent) | 75 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2002-05-28 |
| Rate (percent) | 76 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2002-06-08 |
| Rate (percent) | 69 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2002-06-18 |
| Rate (percent) | 70 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2002-06-28 |
| Rate (percent) | 76 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2002-07-09 |
| Rate (percent) | 73 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2002-07-13 |
| Rate (percent) | 70 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2002-07-22 |
| Rate (percent) | 70 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2002-07-26 |
| Rate (percent) | 62 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2002-08-05 |
| Rate (percent) | 68 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2002-08-26 |
| Rate (percent) | 59 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2002-09-03 |
| Rate (percent) | 64 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2002-09-05 |
| Rate (percent) | 63 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2002-09-16 |
| Rate (percent) | 53 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2002-09-23 |
| Rate (percent) | 68 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2002-10-03 |
| Rate (percent) | 67 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2002-10-14 |
| Rate (percent) | 66 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2002-10-23 |
| Rate (percent) | 61 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2002-10-28 |
| Rate (percent) | 52 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2002-11-06 |
| Rate (percent) | 59 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2002-11-15 |
| Rate (percent) | 58 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2002-12-05 |
| Rate (percent) | 64 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2002-12-16 |
| Rate (percent) | 57 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2003-01-01 |
| Rate (percent) | 58 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2003-01-13 |
| Rate (percent) | 61 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2003-01-19 |
| Rate (percent) | 59 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2003-01-30 |
| Rate (percent) | 53 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2003-02-05 |
| Rate (percent) | 63 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2003-02-10 |
| Rate (percent) | 54 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2003-02-19 |
| Rate (percent) | 60 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2003-03-03 |
| Rate (percent) | 54 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2003-03-14 |
| Rate (percent) | 58 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2003-03-20 |
| Rate (percent) | 67 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2003-03-25 |
| Rate (percent) | 70 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2003-03-29 |
| Rate (percent) | 71 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2003-04-02 |
| Rate (percent) | 68 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2003-04-08 |
| Rate (percent) | 74 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2003-04-12 |
| Rate (percent) | 71 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2003-04-26 |
| Rate (percent) | 67 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2003-05-06 |
| Rate (percent) | 65 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2003-05-19 |
| Rate (percent) | 66 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2003-06-03 |
| Rate (percent) | 66 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2003-06-19 |
| Rate (percent) | 60 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2003-07-07 |
| Rate (percent) | 62 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2003-08-05 |
| Rate (percent) | 56 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2003-08-24 |
| Rate (percent) | 55 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2003-09-08 |
| Rate (percent) | 52 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2003-09-15 |
| Rate (percent) | 52 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2003-09-23 |
| Rate (percent) | 50 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2003-10-06 |
| Rate (percent) | 55 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2003-10-14 |
| Rate (percent) | 52 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2003-10-24 |
| Rate (percent) | 53 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2003-11-03 |
| Rate (percent) | 46 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2003-11-12 |
| Rate (percent) | 57 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2003-12-01 |
| Rate (percent) | 48 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2003-12-11 |
| Rate (percent) | 56 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2003-12-21 |
| Rate (percent) | 60 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-01-07 |
| Rate (percent) | 58 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-01-13 |
| Rate (percent) | 54 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-01-26 |
| Rate (percent) | 51 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-02-04 |
| Rate (percent) | 53 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-02-10 |
| Rate (percent) | 50 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-02-18 |
| Rate (percent) | 50 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-03-04 |
| Rate (percent) | 50 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-03-16 |
| Rate (percent) | 49 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-03-23 |
| Rate (percent) | 47 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-03-30 |
| Rate (percent) | 49 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-04-08 |
| Rate (percent) | 41 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-04-19 |
| Rate (percent) | 44 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-04-28 |
| Rate (percent) | 50 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-05-04 |
| Rate (percent) | 49 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-05-18 |
| Rate (percent) | 45 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-05-21 |
| Rate (percent) | 47 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-06-06 |
| Rate (percent) | 50 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-06-23 |
| Rate (percent) | 49 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-07-08 |
| Rate (percent) | 47 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-07-23 |
| Rate (percent) | 54 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-07-30 |
| Rate (percent) | 48 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-08-05 |
| Rate (percent) | 46 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-08-21 |
| Rate (percent) | 52 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-08-30 |
| Rate (percent) | 45 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-09-07 |
| Rate (percent) | 56 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-09-12 |
| Rate (percent) | 51 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-09-20 |
| Rate (percent) | 48 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-09-25 |
| Rate (percent) | 52 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-10-01 |
| Rate (percent) | 53 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-10-06 |
| Rate (percent) | 51 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-10-14 |
| Rate (percent) | 53 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-10-17 |
| Rate (percent) | 49 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-10-19 |
| Rate (percent) | 53 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-10-25 |
| Rate (percent) | 53 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-10-29 |
| Rate (percent) | 49 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-11-02 |
| Rate (percent) | 51 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-11-16 |
| Rate (percent) | 53 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-12-07 |
| Rate (percent) | 47 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2004-12-17 |
| Rate (percent) | 49 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2005-01-12 |
| Rate (percent) | 52 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2005-01-14 |
| Rate (percent) | 52 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2005-01-26 |
| Rate (percent) | 49 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2005-02-12 |
| Rate (percent) | 49 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2005-02-25 |
| Rate (percent) | 52 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2005-03-13 |
| Rate (percent) | 52 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2005-03-18 |
| Rate (percent) | 52 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2005-03-31 |
| Rate (percent) | 48 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2005-04-13 |
| Rate (percent) | 48 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2005-05-10 |
| Rate (percent) | 46 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2005-05-18 |
| Rate (percent) | 44 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2005-06-07 |
| Rate (percent) | 41 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2005-06-20 |
| Rate (percent) | 48 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2005-07-07 |
| Rate (percent) | 49 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2005-07-17 |
| Rate (percent) | 45 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2005-07-26 |
| Rate (percent) | 47 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2005-08-09 |
| Rate (percent) | 40 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2005-08-31 |
| Rate (percent) | 42 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2005-09-08 |
| Rate (percent) | 42 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2005-09-14 |
| Rate (percent) | 45 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2005-09-29 |
| Rate (percent) | 40 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2005-10-11 |
| Rate (percent) | 40 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2005-10-19 |
| Rate (percent) | 42 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2005-10-30 |
| Rate (percent) | 35 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2005-11-07 |
| Rate (percent) | 40 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2005-11-19 |
| Rate (percent) | 36 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2005-12-02 |
| Rate (percent) | 40 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2005-12-13 |
| Rate (percent) | 42 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2006-01-04 |
| Rate (percent) | 38 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2006-01-10 |
| Rate (percent) | 42 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2006-01-22 |
| Rate (percent) | 44 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2006-02-06 |
| Rate (percent) | 42 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2006-02-15 |
| Rate (percent) | 40 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2006-02-28 |
| Rate (percent) | 37 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2006-03-09 |
| Rate (percent) | 34 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2006-03-16 |
| Rate (percent) | 40 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2006-04-06 |
| Rate (percent) | 38 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2006-04-10 |
| Rate (percent) | 36 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2006-04-28 |
| Rate (percent) | 34 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2006-05-05 |
| Rate (percent) | 31 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2006-05-16 |
| Rate (percent) | 35 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2006-06-02 |
| Rate (percent) | 33 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2006-06-14 |
| Rate (percent) | 42 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2006-06-25 |
| Rate (percent) | 42 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2006-07-08 |
| Rate (percent) | 40 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2006-07-21 |
| Rate (percent) | 37 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2006-08-03 |
| Rate (percent) | 40 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2006-08-10 |
| Rate (percent) | 38 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2006-08-18 |
| Rate (percent) | 42 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2006-09-05 |
| Rate (percent) | 42 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2006-09-15 |
| Rate (percent) | 37 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2006-09-21 |
| Rate (percent) | 37 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2006-10-01 |
| Rate (percent) | 43 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2006-10-05 |
| Rate (percent) | 39 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2006-10-13 |
| Rate (percent) | 36 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2006-10-19 |
| Rate (percent) | 35 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2006-10-26 |
| Rate (percent) | 37 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2006-11-01 |
| Rate (percent) | 40 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2006-11-09 |
| Rate (percent) | 31 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2006-11-17 |
| Rate (percent) | 38 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2006-12-15 |
| Rate (percent) | 36 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2007-01-10 |
| Rate (percent) | 33 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2007-01-16 |
| Rate (percent) | 33 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2007-01-24 |
| Rate (percent) | 30 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2007-02-07 |
| Rate (percent) | 33 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2007-02-18 |
| Rate (percent) | 39 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2007-03-02 |
| Rate (percent) | 33 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2007-03-09 |
| Rate (percent) | 32 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2007-03-21 |
| Rate (percent) | 33 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2007-04-05 |
| Rate (percent) | 33 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2007-04-18 |
| Rate (percent) | 35 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2007-05-02 |
| Rate (percent) | 28 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2007-05-30 |
| Rate (percent) | 29 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2007-06-11 |
| Rate (percent) | 32 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2007-07-02 |
| Rate (percent) | 26 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2007-07-15 |
| Rate (percent) | 35 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2007-08-01 |
| Rate (percent) | 29 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2007-08-13 |
| Rate (percent) | 32 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2007-09-07 |
| Rate (percent) | 33 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2007-09-14 |
| Rate (percent) | 36 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2007-10-04 |
| Rate (percent) | 32 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2007-10-17 |
| Rate (percent) | 30 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2007-10-29 |
| Rate (percent) | 33 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2007-11-16 |
| Rate (percent) | 31 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2007-12-05 |
| Rate (percent) | 28 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2007-12-16 |
| Rate (percent) | 34 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2008-01-09 |
| Rate (percent) | 32 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2008-01-30 |
| Rate (percent) | 34 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2008-02-06 |
| Rate (percent) | 29 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2008-02-20 |
| Rate (percent) | 30 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2008-03-05 |
| Rate (percent) | 30 |
| | Approve Rate |
| Date | 2008-03-18 |
| Rate (percent) | 30 |