Job Performance Ratings for President Kennedy

Start Date: 02/10/1961
End Date: 11/08/1963

	Approve Rate
Date	1961-02-10
Rate (percent)	72

	Approve Rate
Date	1961-03-10
Rate (percent)	73

	Approve Rate
Date	1961-04-06
Rate (percent)	78

	Approve Rate
Date	1961-04-28
Rate (percent)	83

	Approve Rate
Date	1961-05-04
Rate (percent)	77

	Approve Rate
Date	1961-05-17
Rate (percent)	75

	Approve Rate
Date	1961-05-28
Rate (percent)	74

	Approve Rate
Date	1961-06-23
Rate (percent)	72

	Approve Rate
Date	1961-07-27
Rate (percent)	75

	Approve Rate
Date	1961-08-24
Rate (percent)	76

	Approve Rate
Date	1961-09-21
Rate (percent)	79

	Approve Rate
Date	1961-10-19
Rate (percent)	77

	Approve Rate
Date	1961-11-17
Rate (percent)	79

	Approve Rate
Date	1961-12-07
Rate (percent)	78

	Approve Rate
Date	1962-01-11
Rate (percent)	79

	Approve Rate
Date	1962-02-08
Rate (percent)	78

	Approve Rate
Date	1962-03-08
Rate (percent)	80

	Approve Rate
Date	1962-04-06
Rate (percent)	78

	Approve Rate
Date	1962-05-03
Rate (percent)	74

	Approve Rate
Date	1962-05-31
Rate (percent)	71

	Approve Rate
Date	1962-06-28
Rate (percent)	69

	Approve Rate
Date	1962-07-26
Rate (percent)	66

	Approve Rate
Date	1962-08-23
Rate (percent)	68

	Approve Rate
Date	1962-09-20
Rate (percent)	63

	Approve Rate
Date	1962-10-19
Rate (percent)	62

	Approve Rate
Date	1962-11-16
Rate (percent)	74

	Approve Rate
Date	1962-12-13
Rate (percent)	76

	Approve Rate
Date	1963-01-11
Rate (percent)	74

	Approve Rate
Date	1963-02-07
Rate (percent)	70

	Approve Rate
Date	1963-03-08
Rate (percent)	67

	Approve Rate
Date	1963-04-04
Rate (percent)	65

	Approve Rate
Date	1963-05-02
Rate (percent)	64

	Approve Rate
Date	1963-05-08
Rate (percent)	65

	Approve Rate
Date	1963-05-23
Rate (percent)	64

	Approve Rate
Date	1963-06-21
Rate (percent)	61

	Approve Rate
Date	1963-07-18
Rate (percent)	61

	Approve Rate
Date	1963-08-15
Rate (percent)	63

	Approve Rate
Date	1963-09-12
Rate (percent)	56

	Approve Rate
Date	1963-10-11
Rate (percent)	58

	Approve Rate
Date	1963-11-08
Rate (percent)	58

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1961-02-10
Rate (percent)	6

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1961-03-10
Rate (percent)	7

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1961-04-06
Rate (percent)	6

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1961-04-28
Rate (percent)	5

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1961-05-04
Rate (percent)	8

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1961-05-17
Rate (percent)	10

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1961-05-28
Rate (percent)	11

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1961-06-23
Rate (percent)	14

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1961-07-27
Rate (percent)	12

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1961-08-24
Rate (percent)	12

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1961-09-21
Rate (percent)	10

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1961-10-19
Rate (percent)	12

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1961-11-17
Rate (percent)	9

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1961-12-07
Rate (percent)	11

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1962-01-11
Rate (percent)	10

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1962-02-08
Rate (percent)	11

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1962-03-08
Rate (percent)	12

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1962-04-06
Rate (percent)	13

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1962-05-03
Rate (percent)	16

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1962-05-31
Rate (percent)	19

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1962-06-28
Rate (percent)	19

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1962-07-26
Rate (percent)	23

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1962-08-23
Rate (percent)	20

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1962-09-20
Rate (percent)	22

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1962-10-19
Rate (percent)	25

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1962-11-16
Rate (percent)	14

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1962-12-13
Rate (percent)	13

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1963-01-11
Rate (percent)	14

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1963-02-07
Rate (percent)	18

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1963-03-08
Rate (percent)	20

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1963-04-04
Rate (percent)	21

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1963-05-02
Rate (percent)	25

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1963-05-08
Rate (percent)	23

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1963-05-23
Rate (percent)	24

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1963-06-21
Rate (percent)	26

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1963-07-18
Rate (percent)	27

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1963-08-15
Rate (percent)	26

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1963-09-12
Rate (percent)	30

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1963-10-11
Rate (percent)	29

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1963-11-08
Rate (percent)	30

Date	Organization *	Approve	Disapprove	No Opinion	Sample Size	Notes **
11/8-13/63	Gallup	58	30	12	1635
10/11-16/63	Gallup	58	29	13	1589
9/12-17/63	Gallup	56	30	14	1550
8/15-20/63	Gallup	63	26	11	1588
7/18-23/63	Gallup	61	27	12	1573
6/21-26/63	Gallup	61	26	13	1606
5/23-28/63	Gallup	64	24	12	1658
5/8-13/63	Gallup	65	23	12	1729
5/2-7/63	Gallup	64	25	12	1632
4/4-9/63	Gallup	65	21	13	1570
3/8-13/63	Gallup	67	20	14	1675
2/7-12/63	Gallup	70	18	12	1661
1/11-16/63	Gallup	74	14	12	1525
12/13-18/62	Gallup	76	13	11	1482
11/16-21/62	Gallup	74	14	12	1583
10/19-24/62	Gallup	62	25	14	1644
9/20-25/62	Gallup	63	22	15	1701
8/23-28/62	Gallup	68	20	13	1499
7/26-31/62	Gallup	66	23	11	1611
6/28-7/3/62	Gallup	69	19	12	1527
5/31-6/5/62	Gallup	71	19	10	1512
5/3-8/62	Gallup	74	16	10	1503
4/6-11/62	Gallup	78	13	10	1582
3/8-13/62	Gallup	80	12	9	1599
2/8-13/62	Gallup	78	11	10	1529
1/11-16/62	Gallup	79	10	11	1616
12/7-12/61	Gallup	78	11	12	1500
11/17-22/61	Gallup	79	9	12	1523
10/19-24/61	Gallup	77	12	10	1500
9/21-26/61	Gallup	79	10	11	1552
8/24-29/61	Gallup	76	12	12	1534
7/27-8/1/61	Gallup	75	12	13	1647
6/23-28/61	Gallup	72	14	14	1625
5/28-6/2/61	Gallup	74	11	15	1502
5/17-22/61	Gallup	75	10	15	1545
5/4-9/61	Gallup	77	8	14	1601
4/28-5/3/61	Gallup	83	5	12
4/6-11/61	Gallup	78	6	16	1583
3/10-15/61	Gallup	73	7	20	1608
2/10-15/61	Gallup	72	6	22	1629

*	Please note that only Gallup data has been cited for President Roosevelt through President G.H.W. Bush.
**	Legend: V = Voters, RV = Registered Voters, LV = Likely Voters

 

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