Presidential Approval Ratings — ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½Historical Statistics and Trends
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ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½Historical 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 > ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½Historical 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 > ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½Historical 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
ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½Historical Presidential Job Approval Trends Trump First Term President Date % Approve Trump Jan 21 2025 47 Trump Feb 21 2025 45 Trump March 21 2025 43 Trump April 21 2025 44 Trump May 18 2025 43 Trump Jun 19 2025 40 Trump Jul 21 2025 37 Trump Aug 20 2025 40 Trump Sep 15 2025 40 Trump Oct 1 2025 41 Trump Nov 3 2025 36 Trump Dec 1 2025 36
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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 ÓÅÃÛ´«Ã½records.
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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