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Presidential Job Approval Center


Presidential job approval is a simple, yet powerful, measure of the public's view of the U.S. president's job performance at a particular point in time.

The approval ratings reported here are based on periodic multiday Gallup polls for Presidents Harry Truman through George W. Bush; weekly Gallup Daily tracking averages for President Barack Obama; weekly Gallup Daily tracking averages for President Donald Trump in 2017 and 2018; and periodic multiday Gallup polls for Trump from 2019-2021 and for President Joe Biden. Learn more.

Explore public opinion metrics that matter for the 2024 presidential election. Visit Gallup's 2024 U.S. Presidential Election Center to compare key indicators that put the 2024 election in historical context.

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