GALLUP NEWS SERVICE
PRINCETON, NJ -- A new Gallup Poll, conducted Jan. 13-16, shows George W. Bush's job approval rating at 61%. Thirty-four percent of Americans disapprove of the job Bush is doing. The approval percentage is slightly higher than that found in a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll conducted Jan. 10-12.
That brings Bush's final averages for the most recent quarter to 63.5% and for his second year in office to 71.4%. The quarterly average places in the top 30% of presidential quarters dating back to 1945, and the yearly average is the eighth highest since 1945.
Following are the updated tables reflecting the inclusion of the new reading:
Top 15 Yearly Average Presidential Approval Ratings, 1945-2002
|
Top 15 Years |
Dates |
Year in Presidency |
Average |
Cases |
|
|
1 |
Truman |
Apr 12, 1945- |
1 |
77.3% |
3 |
|
2 |
Kennedy |
Jan 20, 1961- |
1 |
76.4% |
15 |
|
3 |
Johnson |
Nov 22, 1963- |
1 |
76.3% |
3 |
|
4 |
Johnson |
Jan 20, 1964- |
2 |
73.4% |
14 |
|
5 |
Eisenhower |
Jan 20, 1955- |
3 |
72.1% |
15 |
|
6 |
Kennedy |
Jan 20, 1962- |
2 |
72.1% |
13 |
|
7 |
Eisenhower |
Jan 20, 1956- |
4 |
71.9% |
13 |
|
8 |
George W. Bush |
Jan 20, 2002- |
2 |
71.4% |
46 |
|
9 |
George Bush |
Jan 20, 1991- |
3 |
69.5% |
40 |
|
10 |
Eisenhower |
Jan 20, 1953- |
1 |
68.8% |
14 |
|
11 |
George W. Bush |
Jan 20, 2001- |
1 |
67.1% |
33 |
|
12 |
George Bush |
Jan 20, 1990- |
2 |
66.8% |
32 |
|
13 |
George Bush |
Jan 20, 1989- |
1 |
65.9% |
13 |
|
14 |
Eisenhower |
Jan 20, 1954- |
2 |
65.5% |
16 |
|
15 |
Johnson |
Jan 20, 1965- |
3 |
65.4% |
18 |
George W. Bush's Quarterly Average Presidential Approval Ratings
|
Quarter |
Dates |
Average |
Cases |
|
1 |
Jan 20, 2001- |
58.4% |
7 |
|
2 |
Apr 20, 2001- |
55.8% |
8 |
|
3 |
Jul 20, 2001- Oct 19, 2001 |
68.3% |
10 |
|
4 |
Oct 20, 2001- Jan 19, 2002 |
86.0% |
8 |
|
5 |
Jan 20, 2002- |
79.5% |
10 |
|
6 |
Apr 20, 2002- Jul 19, 2002 |
74.9% |
12 |
|
7 |
Jul 20, 2002- Oct 19, 2002 |
67.7% |
12 |
|
8 |
Oct 20, 2002- |
63.5% |
12 |
Survey Methods
These results are based on telephone interviews with a randomly selected national sample of 1,000 adults, 18 years and older, conducted Jan. 13-16, 2003. For results based on this sample, one can say with 95 percent confidence that the maximum error attributable to sampling and other random effects is plus or minus 3 percentage points. In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of public opinion polls.
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
No opinion |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
2003 |
|||
|
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 |
|
|
Disapprove |
No |
|
|
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 |
