Presidential Approval Ratings -- George W. Bush

Line graph: Job approval ratings for President George W. Bush, 2001-2009 trend. High: 90% (2001); low 25% (2008); last 34% (2009).

George W. Bush Job Approval Rating Summary

	% Approve

2001-2009 term average	49
First-term average	62
Second-term average	37
High point	90 (Sep 21-22, 2001)
Low point	25 (Oct 3-5, 2008; Oct 10-12, 2008; Oct 31-Nov 2, 2008)
Gallup

Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?

	Approve	Disapprove	No opinion
	%	%	%
2009
2009 Jan 9-11	34	61	5
2008
2008 Dec 12-14	29	67	4
2008 Dec 4-7	32	61	7
2008 Nov 13-16	29	66	4
2008 Nov 7-9	28	68	5
2008 Oct 31-Nov 2	25	70	5
2008 Oct 23-26	31	66	3
2008 Oct 10-12	25	71	4
2008 Oct 3-5	25	70	6
2008 Sep 26-27	27	69	4
2008 Sep 8-11	31	65	4
2008 Sep 5-7	33	64	3
2008 Aug 21-23	29	66	5
2008 Aug 7-10	33	61	6
2008 Jul 25-27	32	65	3
2008 Jul 10-13	31	61	8
2008 Jun 15-19	28	68	4
2008 Jun 9-12	30	64	6
2008 May 30-Jun 1	28	68	4
2008 May 8-11	29	65	6
2008 May 1-3	28	67	5
2008 Apr 18-20	28	69	4
2008 Apr 6-9	28	67	5
2008 Mar 14-16	32	64	4
2008 Mar 6-9	32	64	4
2008 Feb 21-24	32	62	5
2008 Feb 11-14	31	65	4
2008 Feb 8-10	33	61	5
2008 Jan 30-Feb 2	34	61	5
2008 Jan 10-13	34	60	6
2008 Jan 4-6	32	64	4
2007
2007 Dec 14-16	32	65	3
2007 Dec 6-9	37	57	5
2007 Nov 30-Dec 2	34	62	4
2007 Nov 11-14	32	61	7
2007 Nov 2-4	31	64	5
2007 Oct 12-14	32	64	3
2007 Oct 4-7	32	64	4
2007 Sep 14-16	36	62	2
2007 Sep 7-8	33	62	5
2007 Aug 13-16	32	63	5
2007 Aug 3-5	34	62	4
2007 Jul 12-15	31	63	6
2007 Jul 6-8	29	66	5
2007 Jun 11-14	32	65	3
2007 Jun 1-3	32	62	6
2007 May 10-13	33	62	5
2007 May 4-6	34	63	3
2007 Apr 13-15	36	60	4
2007 Apr 2-5	38	58	4
2007 Mar 23-25	34	62	4
2007 Mar 11-14	35	61	4
2007 Mar 2-4	33	63	4
2007 Feb 9-11	37	59	3
2007 Feb 1-4	32	65	4
2007 Jan 15-18	36	61	3
2007 Jan 12-14	34	63	4
2007 Jan 5-7	37	59	4
2006
2006 Dec 11-14	35	61	4
2006 Dec 8-10	38	59	4
2006 Nov 9-12	33	62	4
2006 Nov 2-5	38	56	6
2006 Oct 20-22	37	58	4
2006 Oct 9-12	37	57	6
2006 Oct 6-8	37	59	4
2006 Sep 15-17	44	51	5
2006 Sep 7-10	39	56	5
2006 Aug 18-20	42	54	4
2006 Aug 7-10	37	59	4
2006 Jul 28-30	40	56	4
2006 Jul 21-23	37	59	4
2006 Jul 6-9	40	55	5
2006 Jun 23-25	37	60	3
2006 Jun 9-11	38	56	6
2006 Jun 1-4	36	57	6
2006 May 8-11	33	61	6
2006 May 5-7	31	65	5
2006 Apr 28-30	34	63	3
2006 Apr 10-13	36	59	5
2006 Apr 7-9	37	60	3
2006 Mar 13-16	37	59	5
2006 Mar 10-12	36	60	4
2006 Feb 28-Mar 1	38	60	2
2006 Feb 9-12	39	56	4
2006 Feb 6-9	42	55	4
2006 Jan 20-22	43	54	4
2006 Jan 9-12	43	53	4
2006 Jan 6-8	43	54	3
2005
2005 Dec 19-22	43	53	4
2005 Dec 16-18	41	56	3
2005 Dec 9-11	42	55	3
2005 Dec 5-8	43	52	5
2005 Nov 17-20	38	57	5
2005 Nov 11-13	37	60	3
2005 Nov 7-10	40	55	5
2005 Oct 28-30	41	56	3
2005 Oct 24-26	41	56	3
2005 Oct 21-23	42	55	3
2005 Oct 13-16	39	58	3
2005 Sep 26-28	45	50	5
2005 Sep 16-18	40	58	2
2005 Sep 12-15	45	52	3
2005 Sep 8-11	46	51	3
2005 Aug 28-30	45	52	3
2005 Aug 22-25	40	56	4
2005 Aug 8-11	45	51	4
2005 Aug 5-7	45	51	4
2005 Jul 25-28	44	51	5
2005 Jul 22-24	49	48	3
2005 Jul 7-10	49	48	3
2005 Jun 29-30	46	51	3
2005 Jun 24-26	45	53	2
2005 Jun 16-19	47	51	2
2005 Jun 6-8	47	49	4
2005 May 23-26	48	47	5
2005 May 20-22	46	50	4
2005 May 2-5	50	45	5
2005 Apr 29-May 1	48	49	3
2005 Apr 18-21	48	49	3
2005 Apr 4-7	50	45	5
2005 Apr 1-2	48	48	4
2005 Mar 21-23	45	49	6
2005 Mar 18-20	52	44	4
2005 Mar 7-10	52	44	4
2005 Feb 25-26	52	45	3
2005 Feb 21-24	51	45	4
2005 Feb 7-10	49	48	3
2005 Feb 4-6	57	40	3
2005 Jan 14-16	51	46	3
2005 Jan 7-9	52	44	4
2005 Jan 3-5	52	44	4
2004
2004 Dec 17-19	49	46	5
2004 Dec 5-8	53	44	3
2004 Nov 19-21	55	42	3
2004 Nov 7-10	53	44	3
2004 Oct 29-31	48	47	5
2004 Oct 22-24	51	46	3
2004 Oct 14-16	51	47	2
2004 Oct 11-14	48	49	3
2004 Oct 9-10	47	49	4
2004 Oct 1-3	50	48	2
2004 Sep 24-26	54	44	2
2004 Sep 13-15	52	45	3
2004 Sep 3-5	52	46	2
2004 Aug 23-25	49	47	4
2004 Aug 9-11	51	46	3
2004 Jul 30-Aug 1	48	49	3
2004 Jul 19-21	49	47	4
2004 Jul 8-11	47	49	4
2004 Jun 21-23	48	49	3
2004 Jun 3-6	49	49	2
2004 May 21-23	47	49	4
2004 May 7-9	46	51	3
2004 May 2-4	49	48	3
2004 Apr 16-18	52	45	3
2004 Apr 5-8	52	45	3
2004 Mar 26-28	53	44	3
2004 Mar 8-11	50	47	3
2004 Mar 5-7	49	48	3
2004 Feb 16-17	51	46	3
2004 Feb 9-12	51	46	3
2004 Feb 6-8	52	44	4
2004 Jan 29-Feb 1	49	48	3
2004 Jan 12-15	53	44	3
2004 Jan 9-11	59	38	3
2004 Jan 2-5	60	35	5
2003
2003 Dec 15-16	63	34	3
2003 Dec 11-14	56	41	3
2003 Dec 5-7	55	43	2
2003 Nov 14-16	50	47	3
2003 Nov 10-12	51	45	4
2003 Nov 3-5	54	43	3
2003 Oct 24-26	53	42	5
2003 Oct 10-12	56	40	4
2003 Oct 6-8	55	42	3
2003 Sep 19-21	50	47	3
2003 Sep 8-10	52	43	5
2003 Aug 25-26	59	37	4
2003 Aug 4-6	60	36	4
2003 Jul 25-27	58	38	4
2003 Jul 18-20	59	38	3
2003 Jul 7-9	62	34	4
2003 Jun 27-29	61	36	3
2003 Jun 12-15	63	33	4
2003 Jun 9-10	62	34	4
2003 May 30-Jun 1	64	32	4
2003 May 19-21	66	30	4
2003 May 5-7	69	28	3
2003 Apr 22-23	70	26	4
2003 Apr 14-16	71	24	5
2003 Apr 7-9	69	26	5
2003 Apr 5-6	70	27	3
2003 Mar 29-30	71	26	3
2003 Mar 24-25	69	27	4
2003 Mar 22-23	71	25	4
2003 Mar 14-15	58	38	4
2003 Mar 3-5	57	37	6
2003 Feb 24-26	57	37	6
2003 Feb 17-19	58	37	5
2003 Feb 7-9	61	34	5
2003 Feb 3-6	59	35	6
2003 Jan 31-Feb 2	61	35	4
2003 Jan 23-25	60	36	4
2003 Jan 20-22	58	36	6
2003 Jan 13-16	61	34	5
2003 Jan 10-12	58	37	5
2003 Jan 3-5	63	32	5
2002
2002 Dec 19-22	61	32	7
2002 Dec 16-17	63	33	4
2002 Dec 9-10	63	32	5
2002 Dec 5-8	64	29	7
2002 Nov 22-24	65	28	7
2002 Nov 11-14	66	26	8
2002 Nov 8-10	68	27	5
2002 Oct 31-Nov 3	63	29	8
2002 Oct 21-22	67	28	5
2002 Oct 14-17	62	31	7
2002 Oct 3-6	67	28	5
2002 Sep 23-26	68	26	6
2002 Sep 20-22	66	30	4
2002 Sep 13-16	70	26	4
2002 Sep 5-8	66	30	4
2002 Sep 2-4	66	29	5
2002 Aug 19-21	65	28	7
2002 Aug 5-8	68	26	6
2002 Jul 29-31	71	23	6
2002 Jul 26-28	69	26	5
2002 Jul 22-24	69	24	7
2002 Jul 9-11	73	21	6
2002 Jul 5-8	76	18	6
2002 Jun 28-30	76	19	5
2002 Jun 21-23	73	21	6
2002 Jun 17-19	74	20	6
2002 Jun 7-8	74	18	8
2002 Jun 3-6	70	23	7
2002 May 28-29	77	17	6
2002 May 20-22	76	17	7
2002 May 6-9	76	19	5
2002 Apr 29-May 1	77	20	3
2002 Apr 22-24	77	17	6
2002 Apr 8-11	75	20	5
2002 Apr 5-7	76	19	5
2002 Mar 22-24	79	17	4
2002 Mar 18-20	79	16	5
2002 Mar 8-9	80	14	6
2002 Mar 4-7	77	18	5
2002 Mar 1-3	81	14	5
2002 Feb 8-10	82	14	4
2002 Feb 4-6	82	14	4
2002 Jan 25-27	84	13	3
2002 Jan 11-14	83	13	4
2002 Jan 7-9	84	12	4
2001
2001 Dec 14-16	86	11	3
2001 Dec 6-9	86	10	4
2001 Nov 26-27	87	8	5
2001 Nov 8-11	87	9	4
2001 Nov 2-4	87	9	4
2001 Oct 19-21	88	9	3
2001 Oct 11-14	89	8	3
2001 Oct 5-6	87	10	3
2001 Sep 21-22	90	6	4
2001 Sep 14-15	86	10	4
2001 Sep 7-10	51	39	10
2001 Aug 24-26	55	36	9
2001 Aug 16-19	57	34	9
2001 Aug 10-12	57	35	8
2001 Aug 3-5	55	35	10
2001 Jul 19-22	56	33	11
2001 Jul 10-11	57	35	8
2001 Jun 28-Jul 1	52	34	14
2001 Jun 11-17	55	33	12
2001 Jun 8-10	55	35	10
2001 May 18-20	56	36	8
2001 May 10-14	56	31	13
2001 May 7-9	53	33	14
2001 Apr 20-22	62	29	9
2001 Apr 6-8	59	30	11
2001 Mar 26-28	53	29	18
2001 Mar 9-11	58	29	13
2001 Mar 5-7	63	22	15
2001 Feb 19-21	62	21	17
2001 Feb 9-11	57	25	18
2001 Feb 1-4	57	25	18
Gallup

George W. Bush Presidential Job Approval, by Political Party

	Republicans	Independents	Democrats
	%	%	%
2009
2009 Jan 9-11	75	28	6
2008
2008 Dec 12-14	67	25	7
2008 Dec 4-7	72	26	9
2008 Nov 13-16	66	28	6
2008 Nov 7-9	63	21	5
2008 Oct 31-Nov 2	61	20	5
2008 Oct 23-26	63	24	7
2008 Oct 10-12	57	20	3
2008 Oct 3-5	55	19	5
2008 Sep 26-27	64	22	3
2008 Sep 8-11	71	23	3
2008 Sep 5-7	71	31	4
2008 Aug 21-23	67	26	5
2008 Aug 7-10	71	25	7
2008 Jul 25-27	70	28	6
2008 Jul 10-13	67	28	7
2008 Jun 15-19	60	21	6
2008 Jun 9-12	68	22	5
2008 May 30-Jun 1	63	23	7
2008 May 8-11	66	24	7
2008 May 1-3	60	26	7
2008 Apr 18-20	66	23	7
2008 Apr 6-9	66	24	6
2008 Mar 14-16	71	24	9
2008 Mar 6-9	72	23	9
2008 Feb 21-24	73	27	6
2008 Feb 11-14	73	27	9
2008 Feb 8-10	75	27	7
2008 Jan 30-Feb 2	74	27	8
2008 Jan 10-13	72	28	9
2008 Jan 4-6	76	20	7
2007
2007 Dec 14-16	77	23	6
2007 Dec 6-9	78	28	9
2007 Nov 30-Dec 2	71	29	8
2007 Nov 11-14	75	23	8
2007 Nov 2-4	75	26	6
2007 Oct 12-14	70	31	5
2007 Oct 4-7	67	27	7
2007 Sep 14-16	77	29	10
2007 Sep 7-8	79	23	9
2007 Aug 13-16	69	25	6
2007 Aug 3-5	72	28	7
2007 Jul 12-15	65	27	5
2007 Jul 6-8	68	21	7
2007 Jun 11-14	73	24	8
2007 Jun 1-3	70	22	6
2007 May 10-13	73	27	9
2007 May 4-6	74	30	7
2007 Apr 13-15	76	29	9
2007 Apr 2-5	75	34	8
2007 Mar 23-25	73	28	6
2007 Mar 11-14	75	27	5
2007 Mar 2-4	70	28	9
2007 Feb 9-11	76	34	10
2007 Feb 1-4	78	23	7
2007 Jan 15-18	76	29	8
2007 Jan 12-14	71	27	8
2007 Jan 5-7	79	31	7
2006
2006 Dec 11-14	76	29	7
2006 Dec 8-10	80	30	9
2006 Nov 9-12	81	28	7
2006 Nov 2-5	81	31	7
2006 Oct 20-22	85	28	8
2006 Oct 9-12	82	30	7
2006 Oct 6-8	77	31	12
2006 Sep 15-17	86	34	15
2006 Sep 7-10	84	30	9
2006 Aug 18-20	81	36	11
2006 Aug 7-10	81	26	8
2006 Jul 28-30	82	35	9
2006 Jul 21-23	82	27	9
2006 Jul 6-9	78	36	10
2006 Jun 23-25	81	32	10
2006 Jun 9-11	77	27	9
2006 Jun 1-4	78	28	8
2006 May 8-11	70	23	12
2006 May 5-7	68	26	4
2006 Apr 28-30	81	21	6
2006 Apr 10-13	74	26	11
2006 Apr 7-9	78	26	11
2006 Mar 10-12	75	23	13
2006 Feb 28-Mar 1	82	27	10
2006 Feb 9-12	79	34	9
2006 Feb 6-9	81	35	8
2006 Jan 20-22	87	29	13
2006 Jan 9-12	86	32	10
2006 Jan 6-8	85	32	9
2005
2005 Dec 19-22	89	31	17
2005 Dec 16-18	86	31	10
2005 Dec 9-11	81	38	10
2005 Dec 5-8	84	33	9
2005 Nov 17-20	81	26	9
2005 Nov 11-13	80	28	7
2005 Nov 7-10	79	32	12
2005 Oct 28-30	80	35	7
2005 Oct 24-26	82	34	10
2005 Oct 21-23	83	34	8
2005 Oct 13-16	84	32	8
2005 Sep 26-28	85	37	15
2005 Sep 16-18	85	31	12
2005 Sep 12-15	86	39	10
2005 Sep 8-11	85	39	13
2005 Aug 28-30	86	35	19
2005 Aug 22-25	82	32	13
2005 Aug 8-11	85	40	13
2005 Aug 5-7	86	36	12
2005 Jul 25-28	87	36	17
2005 Jul 22-24	87	45	17
2005 Jul 7-10	86	46	19
2005 Jun 29-30	90	37	16
2005 Jun 24-26	89	37	11
2005 Jun 16-19	86	40	16
2005 Jun 6-8	88	40	11
2005 May 23-26	88	38	16
2005 May 20-22	89	41	15
2005 May 2-5	87	38	24
2005 Apr 29-May 1	88	39	14
2005 Apr 18-21	87	40	16
2005 Apr 4-7	87	42	18
2005 Apr 1-2	89	34	16
2005 Mar 21-23	87	42	14
2005 Mar 18-20	86	47	19
2005 Mar 7-10	91	46	16
2005 Feb 25-26	89	46	15
2005 Feb 21-24	92	37	18
2005 Feb 7-10	94	35	17
2005 Feb 4-6	91	52	18
2005 Jan 14-16	90	41	22
2005 Jan 7-9	91	44	21
2005 Jan 3-5	91	42	19
2004
2004 Dec 17-19	88	48	14
2004 Dec 5-8	93	48	11
2004 Nov 19-21	96	43	15
2004 Nov 7-10	92	48	16
2004 Oct 29-31	93	42	11
2004 Oct 22-24	92	46	14
2004 Oct 14-16	89	46	15
2004 Oct 11-14	91	42	13
2004 Oct 9-10	90	42	8
2004 Oct 1-3	94	40	11
2004 Sep 24-26	91	47	14
2004 Sep 13-15	95	41	12
2004 Sep 3-5	92	47	12
2004 Aug 23-25	85	45	14
2004 Aug 9-11	92	44	13
2004 Jul 30-Aug 1	91	37	14
2004 Jul 19-21	89	40	13
2004 Jul 8-11	87	39	15
2004 Jun 21-23	90	42	14
2004 Jun 3-6	85	42	19
2004 May 21-23	89	40	12
2004 May 7-9	89	39	14
2004 May 2-4	91	40	18
2004 Apr 16-18	92	51	16
2004 Apr 5-8	91	46	18
2004 Mar 26-28	90	44	19
2004 Mar 8-11	91	47	16
2004 Mar 5-7	91	41	17
2004 Feb 16-17	91	49	16
2004 Feb 9-12	88	47	19
2004 Feb 6-8	89	51	14
2004 Jan 29-Feb 1	89	48	12
2004 Jan 12-15	88	56	21
2004 Jan 9-11	92	60	23
2004 Jan 2-5	93	56	29
2003
2003 Dec 15-16	94	54	36
2003 Dec 11-14	88	49	22
2003 Dec 5-7	90	51	24
2003 Nov 14-16	88	42	20
2003 Nov 10-12	87	50	19
2003 Nov 3-5	89	46	23
2003 Oct 24-26	93	46	16
2003 Oct 10-12	88	49	31
2003 Oct 6-8	88	50	28
2003 Sep 19-21	86	52	16
2003 Sep 8-10	89	46	23
2003 Aug 25-26	95	53	28
2003 Aug 4-6	93	60	31
2003 Jul 25-27	92	51	28
2003 Jul 18-20	90	57	32
2003 Jul 7-9	93	57	29
2003 Jun 27-29	94	60	29
2003 Jun 12-15	92	61	35
2003 Jun 9-10	90	60	37
2003 May 30-Jun 1	94	61	38
2003 May 19-21	94	62	44
2003 May 5-7	96	67	40
2003 Apr 22-23	94	68	48
2003 Apr 14-16	97	70	46
2003 Apr 7-9	95	61	50
2003 Apr 5-6	96	68	44
2003 Mar 29-30	94	69	47
2003 Mar 24-25	96	63	45
2003 Mar 22-23	94	69	48
2003 Mar 14-15	92	50	31
2003 Mar 3-5	88	52	32
2003 Feb 24-26	87	54	30
2003 Feb 17-19	90	51	34
2003 Feb 7-9	92	55	40
2003 Feb 3-6	91	50	38
2003 Jan 31-Feb 2	92	55	30
2003 Jan 23-25	93	54	32
2003 Jan 20-22	88	52	34
2003 Jan 13-16	90	51	41
2003 Jan 10-12	93	52	26
2003 Jan 3-5	96	58	37
2002
2002 Dec 19-22	88	56	41
2002 Dec 16-17	97	55	37
2002 Dec 9-10	92	63	33
2002 Dec 5-8	92	59	38
2002 Nov 22-24	94	64	38
2002 Nov 11-14	94	59	45
2002 Nov 8-10	95	65	41
2002 Oct 31-Nov 3	91	63	37
2002 Oct 21-22	93	63	53
2002 Oct 14-17	90	56	43
2002 Oct 3-6	95	64	45
2002 Sep 23-26	94	63	46
2002 Sep 20-22	93	61	48
2002 Sep 13-16	94	69	50
2002 Sep 5-8	92	59	44
2002 Sep 2-4	92	68	44
2002 Aug 19-21	94	56	49
2002 Aug 5-8	93	65	49
2002 Jul 29-31	96	71	48
2002 Jul 26-28	93	64	50
2002 Jul 22-24	96	66	49
2002 Jul 9-11	96	73	55
2002 Jul 5-8	96	73	57
2002 Jun 28-30	96	73	59
2002 Jun 21-23	93	70	57
2002 Jun 17-19	96	67	59
2002 Jun 7-8	96	73	49
2002 Jun 3-6	96	68	49
2002 May 28-29	97	75	59
2002 May 20-22	96	72	59
2002 May 6-9	96	71	59
2002 Apr 29-May 1	98	71	60
2002 Apr 22-24	95	76	61
2002 Apr 8-11	97	73	54
2002 Apr 5-7	95	71	62
2002 Mar 22-24	96	74	65
2002 Mar 18-20	95	76	65
2002 Mar 8-9	96	79	65
2002 Mar 4-7	95	71	61
2002 Mar 1-3	97	82	63
2002 Feb 8-10	98	80	67
2002 Feb 4-6	97	79	67
2002 Jan 25-27	99	82	71
2002 Jan 11-14	98	81	69
2002 Jan 7-9	98	83	73
2001
2001 Dec 14-16	98	82	78
2001 Dec 6-9	97	83	76
2001 Nov 26-27	98	86	77
2001 Nov 8-11	97	84	79
2001 Nov 2-4	99	83	78
2001 Oct 19-21	98	88	80
2001 Oct 11-14	99	89	80
2001 Oct 5-6	98	81	82
2001 Sep 21-22	98	89	84
2001 Sep 14-15	95	84	78
2001 Sep 7-10	87	44	27
2001 Aug 24-26	85	54	27
2001 Aug 16-19	90	52	35
2001 Aug 10-12	89	54	28
2001 Aug 3-5	85	52	31
2001 Jul 19-22	88	53	28
2001 Jul 10-11	90	52	31
2001 Jun 28-Jul 1	87	45	27
2001 Jun 11-17	87	48	30
2001 Jun 8-10	93	48	26
2001 May 18-20	89	56	26
2001 May 10-14	92	53	28
2001 May 7-9	88	48	30
2001 Apr 20-22	93	61	31
2001 Apr 6-8	89	53	37
2001 Mar 26-28	86	48	26
2001 Mar 9-11	89	56	33
2001 Mar 5-7	91	59	37
2001 Feb 19-21	91	59	31
2001 Feb 9-11	88	54	31
2001 Feb 1-4	88	53	32
Gallup

Presidential Approval Ratings — George W. Bush

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