Initial Presidential Job Approval Ratings

 

Year Interview Dates President %
Approval
%
Disapproval
%
No Opinion
1953 Feb. 1-5 Dwight D. Eisenhower 68 7 25
1961 Feb. 10-15 John Kennedy 72 6 22
1969 Jan. 23-28 Richard Nixon 59 5 36
1977 Feb. 4-7 Jimmy Carter 66 8 26
1981 Jan. 30-Feb. 2 Ronald Reagan 51 13 36
1989 Jan. 24-26 George Bush 51 6 43
1993 Jan. 24-26 William J. Clinton 58 20 22
2001 Feb. 1-4 George W. Bush 57 25 18
2009 Jan. 21-23 Barack Obama 68 12 21
2017 Jan. 20-29 Donald J. Trump 45 47 8
2021 Jan. 21-Feb. 2 Joseph R. Biden 57 37 6

*data includes only presidents inaugurated following election.  Data compiled from the Gallup Poll

 

Last Updated

February 4, 2021

Citations

Gerhard Peters. "Initial Presidential Job Approval Ratings." The American Presidency Project. Ed. John T. Woolley and Gerhard Peters. Santa Barbara, CA: University of California. 1999-2021.