President Bush: Job Ratings
All data are from nationwide surveys of Americans 18 & older.
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Polls listed chronologically.
CBS News Poll. Latest: Feb. 5-6, 2003. N=831 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. Trend includes CBS News/New York Times Polls.
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?"
Approve
Disap-
prove
Don't
Know
%
%
%
2/5-6/03 63 28 9
1/19-22/03 59 35 6
1/4-6/03 64 28 8
11/20-24/02 65 27 8
11/2-4/02 61 30 9 LV
10/27-31/02 62 28 10
10/3-5/02 63 29 8
9/22-23/02 66 27 7
9/2-5/02 63 28 9
8/6-7/02 66 25 9
7/22-23/02 65 27 8
7/13-16/02 70 20 10
7/8-9/02 74 19 6
6/18-20/02 70 20 10
5/19-20/02 71 18 11
5/13-14/02 77 16 7
4/28 - 5/1/02 73 18 9
4/15-18/02 76 15 9
4/1-2/02 77 17 6
2/24-26/02 78 14 8
1/21-24/02 82 12 6
1/5-6/02 84 10 6
12/7-10/01 86 9 5
11/13-14/01 85 7 8
10/25-28/01 87 8 5
10/9/01 90 7 3
10/8/01 90 5 5
9/20-23/01 89 7 5
9/13-14/01 84 9 7
9/11-12/01 72 15 13
8/28-31/01 50 38 12
6/14-18/01 53 34 13
5/10-12/01 57 30 13
4/23-25/01 56 29 15
4/4-5/01 53 35 12
3/8-12/01 60 22 18
2/10-12/01 53 21 26
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LV = likely voters
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NBC News Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Robert Teeter (R). Latest: Feb. 5, 2003. N=514 adults nationwide. MoE ± 4.4. (Trend data are from NBC News/Wall Street Journal Polls.)
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"In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job George W. Bush is doing as president?"
Approve
Disap-
prove
Don't
Know
.
.
%
%
%
2/5/03 61 31 8
1/19-21/03 54 40 6
12/7-9/02 62 33 5
10/18-21/02 63 31 6 RV
9/3-5/02 64 30 6
7/19-21/02 67 27 6
6/8-10/02 69 23 8
5/18/02 75 18 7
4/5-7/02 74 20 6
1/18-21/02 82 13 5
12/8-10/01 85 11 4
11/9-11/01 88 7 5
9/15-16/01 82 12 6
6/23-25/01 50 35 15
4/21-23/01 56 30 14
3/1-4/01 57 22 21
RV = registered voters
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Gallup Poll and CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?"
Approve
Disap-
prove
Don't
Know
%
%
%
N
1/31 - 2/2/03 61 35 4 1,003
1/23-25/03 60 36 4 1,000
1/20-22/03 58 36 6 1,006
1/13-16/03 61 34 5 1,000
1/10-12/03 58 37 5 1,002
1/3-5/03 63 32 5 1,000
12/19-22/02 61 32 7 1,007
12/16-17/02 63 33 4 1,009
12/9-10/02 63 32 5 1,009
12/5-8/02 64 29 7 1,001
11/22-24/02 65 28 7 1,017
11/11-14/02 66 26 8 1,001
11/8-10/02 68 27 5 1,014
10/31 - 11/3/02 63 29 8 1,221
10/21-22/02 67 28 5 1,018
10/14-17/02 62 31 7 1,002
10/3-6/02 67 28 5 1,502
9/23-26/02 68 26 6 800
9/20-22/02 66 30 4 1,010
9/13-16/02 70 26 4 803
9/5-8/02 66 30 4 1,004
9/2-4/02 66 29 5 1,003
8/19-21/02 65 28 7 801
8/5-8/02 68 26 6 1,007
7/29-31/02 71 23 6 1,003
7/26-28/02 69 26 5 1,004
7/22-24/02 69 24 7 1,005
7/9-11/02 73 21 6 1,004
6/28-30/02 76 19 5 1,019
6/21-23/02 73 21 6 1,020
6/17-19/02 74 20 6 1,005
6/7-8/02 74 18 8 800
6/3-6/02 70 23 7 1,010
5/28-29/02 77 17 6 1,003
5/20-22/02 76 17 7 1,002
5/6-9/02 76 19 5 1,012
4/29 - 5/1/02 77 20 3 1,002
4/22-24/02 77 17 6 1,009
4/8-11/02 75 20 5 1,003
4/5-7/02 76 19 5 1,009
3/22-24/02 79 17 4 1,011
3/8-9/02 80 14 6 802
3/4-7/02 77 18 5
3/1-3/02 81 14 5 863
2/8-10/02 82 14 4 1,001
2/4-6/02 82 14 4 1,011
1/25-27/02 84 13 3 1,011
1/11-14/02 83 13 4 1,008
1/7-9/02 84 12 4 1,015
12/14-16/01 86 11 3 1,019
12/6-9/01 86 10 4 1,002
11/26-27/01 87 8 5 1,025
11/8-11/01 87 9 4 1,005
11/2-4/01 87 9 4 1,012
10/19-21/01 88 9 3 1,006
10/11-14/01 89 8 3 1,011
10/5-6/01 87 10 3 819
9/21-22/01 * 90 6 4 1,005
9/14-15/01 86 10 4 1,032
9/7-10/01 51 39 10 1,004
8/24-26/01 55 36 9 814
8/16-19/01 57 34 9 1,013
8/10-12/01 57 35 8 1,017
8/3-5/01 55 35 10 1,017
7/19-22/01 56 33 11 1,038
7/10-11/01 57 35 8 998
6/28 - 7/1/01 52 34 14 1,014
6/11-17/01
55 33 12 1,004
6/8-10/01 55 35 10 1,011
5/18-20/01 56 36 8 1,010
5/10-14/01 56 31 13 1,012
5/7-9/01 53 33 14 1,005
4/20-22/01 62 29 9 1,015
4/6-8/01 59 30 11 1,025
3/26-28/01 53 29 18 1,024
3/9-11/01 58 29 13 1,015
3/5-7/01 63 22 15 1,060
2/19-21/01 62 21 17 1,016
2/9-11/01 57 25 18 1,016
2/1-4/01 57 25 18 1,003
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* The highest approval rating recorded for any president by the Gallup Organization, which began asking the question when Franklin D. Roosevelt was in the White House.
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The Los Angeles Times Poll. Latest: Jan. 30-Feb. 2, 2003. N=1,385 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?"
Approve
Disap-
prove
Don't
Know
%
%
%
1/30 - 2/2/03 56 39 5
12/12-15/02 63 33 4
8/22-25/02 68 27 5
1/31 - 2/3/02 80 15 5
11/10-13/01 86 10 4
9/13-14/01 77 17 6
4/21-26/01 57 33 10
3/3-5/01 62 18 20
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ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Latest: Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 2003. N=855 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.5. Field work by TNS Intersearch.
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?"
Approve
Disap-
prove
Don't
Know
%
%
%
1/30 - 2/1/03 62 34 4
1/28/03 62 36 2
1/27/03 59 37 4
1/16-20/03 59 38 2
12/02 66 32 2
10/31 - 11/3/02 67 32 1 LV
10/24-27/02 67 29 4
9/23-26/02 67 30 3
9/5-8/02 71 27 3
9/3-6/02 69 28 3
7/24-28/02 69 28 3
7/11-15/02 72 25 2
6/16-17/02 74 22 4
6/7-9/02 77 20 3
5/18-19/02 76 22 3
4/18-21/02 78 20 2
3/25-28/02 79 18 3
3/7-10/02 82 16 2
1/24-27/02 83 14 3
12/18-19/01 86 12 2
11/27/01 89 9 1
11/5-6/01 89 9 2
10/8-9/01 92 6 1
9/25-27/01 90 6 4
9/13/01 86 12 2
9/6-9/01 55 41 3
7/26-30/01 59 38 3
5/31 - 6/3/01 55 40 6
4/19-22/01 63 32 5
3/22-25/01 58 33 8
2/21-25/01 55 23 22
LV = likely voters
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FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Latest: Jan. 29-30, 2003. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the job George W. Bush is doing as president?"
Approve
Disap-
prove
Don't
Know
%
%
%
.
1/29-30/03 59 28 13
1/14-15/03 63 28 9
12/17-18/02 65 26 9
12/3-4/02 65 24 11
11/19-20/02 68 20 12
10/22-23/02 60 30 10 LV
10/8-9/02 66 21 13 LV
9/24-25/02 65 25 10
9/8-9/02 66 22 12
8/6-7/02 69 20 11
7/23-24/02 69 18 13
7/9-10/02 70 19 11
6/18-19/02 73 14 13
6/4-5/02 74 15 11
5/14-15/02 77 15 8
4/30 - 5/1/02 72 18 10
4/16-17/02 76 15 9
4/2-3/02 79 13 8
3/12-13/02 80 12 8
2/26-27/02 77 13 10
2/12-13/02 81 11 8
1/30-31/02 81 12 7
1/9-10/02 83 10 7
12/12-13/01 86 8 6
11/28-29/01 86 6 8
11/14-15/01 88 7 5
10/31 - 11/1/01 84 8 8
10/17-18/01 84 10 6
10/3-4/01 80 10 10
9/19-20/01 81 12 7
8/22-23/01 55 32 13
7/25-26/01 59 25 16
7/11-12/01 56 30 14
6/6-7/01 59 28 13
5/9-10/01 59 26 15
4/18-19/01 63 22 15
3/28-29/01 57 24 19
3/14-15/01 56 23 21
2/21-22/01 61 16 23
2/7-8/01 55 16 29
1/24-25/01 46 14 40
LV = likely voters
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Zogby International America Poll and Reuters/Zogby Poll
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President Bush -- Job Rating:
Excellent/
Good
Fair/
Poor
Not
Sure
%
%
%
N
1/24-26/03 57 43 - 1,017LV
1/4-6/03 63 36 1 1,001LV
10/26-29/02 64 35 1 1,006LV
9/25-27/02 63 36 1 1,028LV
7/19-21/02 63 36 1 1,003LV
7/12-15/02 62 38 0 1,109LV
6/17-19/02 69 28 3 1,008LV
6/7-9/02 69 30 1 1,012LV
5/28-30/02 70 30 - 1,015LV
4/19-22/02 69 30 1 1,002RV
3/25-27/02 74 25 1 1,037RV
3/1-3/02 74 24 2 1,011RV
1/29-31/02 74 25 1 1,000LV
1/21-23/02 77 22 1 1,000LV
1/14-17/02 79 19 2 1,000LV
1/7-9/02 78 21 1 1,000LV
1/2-4/02 80 19 1 1,000LV
12/17-19/01 81 17 2 1,000LV
12/10-12/01 82 18 1 1,000LV
12/3-5/01 81 17 1 1,000LV
10/23-24/01 78 20 2 1,023LV
9/14-16/01 82 18 2 1,018LV
8/28-30/01 50 49 1 1,006LV
7/26-29/01 47 51 2 1,006LV
6/24-26/01 51 48 1 610LV
4/23-25/01 52 44 4 754LV
3/27-28/01 52 41 7 1,000LV
2/27-28/01 53 37 10 601LV
2/9-14/01 57 29 14 977LV
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LV = likely voters
RV = registered voters
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Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Latest: Jan. 23-24, 2003. N=1,001 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?"
Approve
Disap-
prove
Don't
Know
%
%
%
1/23-24/03 55 38 7
1/16-17/03 56 33 11
11/7-8/02 60 30 10
10/24-25/02 61 29 10
10/10-11/02 61 29 10
9/26-27/02 65 27 8
9/12-13/02 70 23 7
8/28-29/02 61 30 9
7/18-19/02 65 25 10
7/11-12/02 68 22 10
6/27-28/02 70 19 11
5/16-17/02 73 20 7
4/25-26/02 71 16 13
3/21-22/02 74 16 10
1/31 - 2/1/02 83 12 5
12/13-14/01 81 11 8
12/6-7/01 82 12 6
11/29-30/01 85 9 6
11/15-16/01 85 10 5
11/8-9/01 85 8 7
11/1-2/01 85 11 4
10/25-26/01 85 10 5
10/18-19/01 88 8 4
10/11-12/01 88 8 4
10/4-5/01 84 11 5
9/27-28/01 86 9 5
9/20-21/01 86 10 4
9/13-14/01 82 11 7
5/10-11/01 50 31 19
5/3-4/01 57 30 13
4/12-13/01 57 28 15
3/15-16/01 55 30 15
2/15-16/01 56 21 23
2/8-9/01
52 25 23
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Ipsos-Reid/Cook Political Report Poll. Latest: Jan. 21-23, 2003. N=793 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.6.
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"Overall, do you approve, disapprove or have mixed feelings about the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?" If "mixed feelings" or not sure: "If you had to choose, do you lean more toward approve or disapprove?"
Approve Disap-
prove Mixed
Feelings Not
Sure
% % % % .
1/21-23/03 54 41 4 1 .
1/7-9/03 58 38 3 - .
12/17-19/02 60 37 2 - .
12/3-5/02 64 33 2 1 .
11/19-21/02 66 31 3 1 .
10/28-31/02 64 34 2 - .
10/25-27/02 64 33 2 1 .
10/15-17/02 62 36 1 - .
10/1-3/02 63 33 3 - .
9/20-22/02 66 31 2 1 .
9/16-19/02 66 31 2 - .
9/3-5/02 65 32 2 1 .
8/16-18/02 62 34 3 1 .
8/2-4/02 65 32 2 - .
7/18-21/02 66 30 3 - .
7/11-14/02 67 31 2 - .
6/7-9/02 74 24 2 - .
5/17-19/02 71 27 2 1 .
5/3-6/02 71 25 3 1 .
4/19-21/02 72 25 2 1 .
3/14-17/02 75 22 2 - .
1/4-6/02 77 20 2 - .
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CNN/Time Poll conducted by Harris Interactive. Latest: Jan. 15-16, 2003. N=1,010 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1.
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"In general, do you approve or disapprove of the way President Bush is handling his job as president?"
Approve
Disap-
prove
Don't
Know
%
%
%
1/15-16/03 53 41 6
12/17-18/02 55 37 8
11/13-14/02 64 30 6
10/23-24/02 61 33 6
8/28-29/02 65 28 7
7/10-11/02 70 24 6
6/19-20/02 70 23 7
5/22-23/02 72 22 6
4/10-11/02 75 18 7
3/13-14/02 75 18 7
1/23-24/02 77 17 6
12/19-20/01 82 13 5
11/7-8/01 87 9 4
10/12/01 89 9 2
9/27/01 84 11 5
9/13/01 78 15 7
7/17-18/01 55 35 10
5/23-24/01 52 38 10
3/21-22/01 55 30 15
2/7-8/01 52 24 24
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Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Latest: Jan. 8-12, 2003. N=1,218 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?"
Approve
Disap-
prove
Don't
Know
%
%
%
1/8-12/03 58 32 10
12/4-8/02 61 28 11
10/17-27/02 59 29 12
10/2-6/02 61 30 9
9/12-16/02 67 22 11
9/5-10/02 63 26 11
8/14-25/02 60 27 13
7/22-28/02 65 25 10
7/8-16/02 67 21 12
6/19-23/02 70 20 10
4/3-8/02 74 16 10
2/12-18/02 78 13 9
1/9-13/02 80 11 9
11/13-19/01 84 9 7
10/1-3/01 84 8 8
9/21-25/01 86 7 7
9/13-17/01 80 9 11
8/21 - 9/5/01 51 34 15
8/2-8/01 50 32 18
7/18-22/01 52 27 21
7/2-12/01 51 32 17
6/13-17/01 50 33 17
5/15-20/01 53 32 15
4/18-22/01 56 27 17
2/14-19/01 53 21 26
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Investor's Business Daily/Christian Science Monitor poll conducted by TIPP, the polling arm of TechnoMetrica Market Intelligence. Latest: Jan. 6-11, 2003. N=902 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.3.
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"In general, do you approve or disapprove of the way George Bush is handling his job as president, or are you not familiar enough to say one way or the other?"
Approve
Disap-
prove
Not
Familiar
Not
Sure
%
%
%
%
1/6-11/03 58 31 9 3
12/2-8/02 61 29 8 2
11/6-11/02 59 31 8 2
10/7-13/02 55 32 11 2
9/3-8/02 56 31 11 2
8/5-9/02 61 27 10 2
7/8-11/02 65 22 10 3
6/4-9/02 64 23 10 3
5/8-13/02 66 21 10 3
4/9-14/02 69 19 8 3
3/5-11/02 72 17 9 2
2/5-9/02 75 17 7 2
1/9-13/02 78 12 10 2
12/5-9/01 79 13 6 2
11/7-11/01 82 11 6 2
10/3-7/01 82 11 6 2
9/5-9/01 45 36 18 1
8/8-12/01 45 33 20 1
7/12-16/01 47 33 18 3
6/7-10/01 46 30 21 4
5/3-7/01 52 25 21 2
4/6-10/01 44 31 23 2
3/8-12/01 49 20 29 1
2/15-19/01 47 19 32 3
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