Presidential Approval Ratings — Gallup Historical Statistics and Trends
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Gallup Historical Presidential Job Approval Statistics Dates in office Average approval rating % Harry Truman April 1945-January 1953 45.4 Dwight Eisenhower January 1953-January 1961 65 John Kennedy January 1961-November 1963 70.1 Lyndon Johnson November 1963-January 1969 55.1 Richard Nixon January 1969-August 1974 49 Gerald Ford August 1974-January 1977 47.2 Jimmy Carter January 1977-January 1981 45.5 Ronald Reagan January 1981-January 1989 52.8 George H.W. Bush January 1989-January 1993 60.9 Bill Clinton January 1993-January 2001 55.1 George W. Bush January 2001-January 2009 49.4 Barack Obama January 2009-January 2017 47.9 Donald Trump January 2017-January 2021 41.1 Joe Biden January 2021-January 2025 42.2
116677 > Webpart > T > Gallup Historical Presidential Job Approval Statistics First-Term Averages Dates in office Average approval rating % Harry Truman April 1945-January 1949 55.6 Dwight Eisenhower January 1953-January 1957 69.6 John Kennedy January 1961-November 1963 70.1 Lyndon Johnson November 1963-January 1965 74.2 Richard Nixon January 1969-January 1973 55.8 Gerald Ford August 1974-January 1977 47.2 Jimmy Carter January 1977-January 1981 45.5 Ronald Reagan January 1981-January 1985 50.3 George H.W. Bush January 1989-January 1993 60.9 Bill Clinton January 1993-January 1997 49.6 George W. Bush January 2001-January 2005 62.2 Barack Obama January 2009-January 2013 49.1 Donald Trump January 2017-January 2021 41.1 Joe Biden January 2021-January 2025 42.2
116677 > Webpart > T > Gallup Historical Presidential Job Approval Statistics Second-Term Averages Dates in office Average approval rating % Harry Truman January 1949-January 1953 36.5 Dwight Eisenhower January 1957-January 1961 60.5 Lyndon Johnson January 1965-January 1969 50.3 Richard Nixon January 1973-August 1974 34.4 Ronald Reagan January 1985-January 1989 55.3 Bill Clinton January 1997-January 2001 60.6 George W. Bush January 2005-January 2009 36.5 Barack Obama January 2013-January 2017 46.7
Gallup Historical Presidential Job Approval Statistics Highs Dates in office High approval rating % Harry Truman June 1945 87 Dwight Eisenhower December 1956 79 John Kennedy April 1961 83 Lyndon Johnson February 1964 79 Richard Nixon November 1969, January 1973 67 Gerald Ford August 1974 71 Jimmy Carter March 1977 75 Ronald Reagan May 1981, May 1986 68 George H.W. Bush February 1991 89 Bill Clinton December 1998 73 George W. Bush September 2001 90 Barack Obama January 2009 69 Donald Trump 5 times between January 2020 and May 2020 49 Joe Biden January 2021, April 2021 57
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Among the five living men who have served as president, Barack Obama has the most favorable image and Joe Biden the least favorable.
Joe Biden's last job approval rating as president is 40%. His 42.2% average for his term is the second lowest in Gallup records.
Fifty-four percent of U.S. adults expect that Joe Biden will go down in history as a below-average or poor president, while 26% say he will be remembered as an average president and 19% as outstanding or above average.
Jimmy Carter averaged 45.5% job approval as president, essentially tied with Harry Truman as the second-lowest among post-World War II presidents.
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