"Do
you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as
president?"
.
Approve
Disapprove
Unsure
%
%
%
12/4-8/08
24
68
8
10/31 - 11/2/08
20
72
8
10/25-29/08
22
70
8
10/19-22/08
22
72
6
10/10-13/08
24
66
10
10/3-5/08
22
70
8
9/27-30/08
22
70
8
9/21-24/08
26
66
8
9/12-16/08
27
68
5
8/15-20/08
28
65
9
7/31 - 8/5/08
25
66
9
7/7-14/08
28
65
7
5/30 - 6/3/08
25
67
8
5/1-3/08
28
63
9
4/25-29/08
28
65
7
3/28 - 4/2/08
28
64
8
3/15-18/08
29
64
7
2/20-24/08
30
64
6
1/30 - 2/2/08
27
65
8
1/9-12/08
29
62
9
12/5-9/07
28
65
7
10/12-16/07
30
61
9
9/14-16/07
29
64
7
9/4-8/07
30
64
6
8/8-12/07
29
65
6
7/20-22/07
30
62
8
7/9-17/07
29
64
7
6/26-28/07
27
65
8
5/18-23/07
30
63
7
4/20-24/07
32
61
7
4/9-12/07
31
61
8
3/26-27/07
30
64
6
3/7-11/07
34
58
8
2/23-27/07
29
61
10
2/8-11/07
32
59
9
1/18-21/07
28
64
8
1/1-3/07
30
63
7
12/8-10/06
31
63
6
11/12-13/06
34
61
5
10/27-31/06
34
58
8
10/5-8/06
34
60
6
9/15-19/06
37
56
7
8/17-21/06
36
57
7
8/11-13/06
36
57
7
7/21-25/06
36
55
9
6/10-11/06
33
60
7
5/16-17/06
35
60
5
5/4-8/06
31
63
6
4/28-30/06
33
58
9
4/6-9/06
37
56
7
3/9-12/06
34
57
9
2/22-26/06
34
59
7
1/20-25/06
42
51
7
1/5-8/06
41
52
7
12/2-6/05
40
53
7
10/30 - 11/1/05
35
57
8
10/3-5/05
37
58
5
9/9-13/05
41
53
6
9/6-7/05
42
52
6
8/29-31/05
41
51
8
7/29 - 8/2/05
45
46
9
6/10-15/05
42
51
7
5/20-24/05
46
48
6
4/13-16/05
44
51
5
3/21-22/05
43
48
9
2/24-28/05
49
44
7
1/14-18/05
49
46
5
11/18-21/04
51
44
5
10/28-30/04
49
44
7
10/14-17/04
44
48
8
10/9-11/04
43
48
9
10/1-3/04
47
43
10
9/20-22/04
48
44
8
9/12-16/04
50
42
8
9/6-8/04
50
43
7
8/15-18/04
46
45
9
7/30 - 8/1/04
44
49
7
7/11-15/04
45
48
7
6/23-27/04
42
51
7
5/20-23/04
41
52
7
5/11/04
44
49
7
4/23-27/04
46
47
8
3/30 - 4/1/04
49
44
7
3/10-14/04
51
42
7
2/24-27/04
47
44
9
2/12-15/04
50
42
8
1/12-15/04
50
45
5
12/21-22/03
60
33
7
12/14-15/03
58
33
9
12/10-13/03
52
40
8
11/10-13/03
49
42
9
10/20-21/03
54
36
10
9/28 - 10/1/03
51
42
7
9/15-16/03
52
39
9
8/26-28/03
55
37
8
8/11-12/03
55
35
10
7/8-9/03
60
32
8
6/12-13/03
66
27
7
5/27-28/03
64
29
7
5/9-12/03
67
26
7
4/26-27/03
67
24
9
4/11-13/03
73
21
6
4/2-3/03
67
26
7
3/26-27/03
68
26
6
3/24/03
70
26
4
3/23/03
71
23
6
3/22/03
68
26
6
3/20-21/03
67
26
7
3/15-16/03
58
35
7
3/7-9/03
56
37
6
3/4-5/03
58
32
10
2/24-25/03
56
35
9
2/10-12/03
54
38
8
2/5-6/03
63
28
9
1/19-22/03
59
35
6
1/4-6/03
64
28
8
11/20-24/02
65
27
8
11/2-4/02LV
61
30
9
10/27-31/02
62
28
10
10/3-5/02
63
29
8
9/22-23/02
66
27
7
9/2-5/02
63
28
9
8/6-7/02
66
25
9
7/22-23/02
65
27
8
7/13-16/02
70
20
10
7/8-9/02
74
19
6
6/18-20/02
70
20
10
5/19-20/02
71
18
11
5/13-14/02
77
16
7
4/28 - 5/1/02
73
18
9
4/15-18/02
76
15
9
4/1-2/02
77
17
6
2/24-26/02
78
14
8
1/21-24/02
82
12
6
1/5-6/02
84
10
6
12/7-10/01
86
9
5
11/13-14/01
85
7
8
10/25-28/01
87
8
5
10/9/01
90
7
3
10/8/01
90
5
5
9/20-23/01
89
7
5
9/13-14/01
84
9
7
9/11-12/01
72
15
13
8/28-31/01
50
38
12
6/14-18/01
53
34
13
5/10-12/01
57
30
13
4/23-25/01
56
29
15
4/4-5/01
53
35
12
3/8-12/01
60
22
18
2/10-12/01
53
21
26
.
Highest approval:
10/9/01
90
7
3
10/8/01
90
5
5
Lowest approval:
10/25-29/08
22
70
8
10/19-22/08
22
72
6
9/27-30/08
22
70
8
AP-GfK Poll
conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs &
Media. Dec. 3-8, 2008. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1.
.
"Overall, please tell me whether you approve, disapprove, or neither approve
nor disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president."
If neither:
"If you had to choose, do you lean more toward approving or disapproving of
the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?"
"Do you approve or disapprove
of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?"
.
Approve
Disapprove
Unsure
%
%
%
11/6-9/08
29
65
6
10/23-26/08
31
63
5
8/29-31/08
32
64
4
8/18-24/08
33
64
3
6/5-8/08
29
67
3
4/30 - 5/3/08
33
63
5
3/28-31/08
35
62
2
2/14-17/08
39
57
4
1/10-12/08
36
61
3
12/10-14/07
33
62
4
7/19-22/07
33
63
4
5/16-20/07
32
64
4
4/26-30/07
35
62
3
3/29 - 4/1/07
35
61
5
2/21-24/07
36
60
4
1/11-14/07
35
62
3
11/8-12/06
41
57
3
10/19-23/06
40
58
3
9/24-26/06
42
56
2
8/17-20/06
39
58
4
7/20-23/06
38
59
3
6/21-25/06
41
56
3
5/18-21/06
37
61
3
2/16-19/06
45
52
2
1/12-15/06
46
53
2
12/12-13/05
50
47
3
11/11-15/05
39
59
2
10/12-16/05
40
57
2
7/7-10/05
49
49
2
4/28 - 5/1/05
48
48
4
3/31 - 4/3/05
46
51
4
2/24-27/05
52
46
2
1/25-27/05
51
46
3
Ipsos/McClatchy Poll conducted by
Ipsos Public Affairs. Nov. 6-9, 2008. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1.
.
"Overall, do you approve, disapprove or have mixed feelings about the way
George W. Bush is handling his job as president?" If "mixed
feelings" or unsure:
"If you had to choose, do you lean more toward approve or disapprove?"
.
Approve
Disapprove
Mixed
Unsure
%
%
%
%
11/6-10/08
24
72
2
2
Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton
Survey Research Associates International. Oct. 22-23,
2008. N=1,204 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.4.
.
"Do you approve or
disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?"
.
Approve
Disapprove
Unsure
%
%
%
10/22-23/08
23
67
10
10/8-9/08
25
67
8
7/9-10/08
28
63
9
4/16-17/08
28
65
7
3/5-6/08
30
61
9
2/6-7/08
30
60
10
8/1-2/07
29
63
8
7/11-12/07
29
64
7
7/2-3/07
26
65
9
6/18-19/07
26
65
9
5/2-3/07
28
64
8
3/28-29/07
33
60
7
3/14-15/07
30
60
10
2/28 - 3/1/07
31
61
8
1/24-25/07
30
64
6
1/17-18/07
31
62
7
12/6-7/06
32
60
8
11/9-10/06
31
63
6
11/2-3/06
35
56
9
10/26-27/06
37
53
10
10/19-20/06
35
57
8
10/5-6/06
33
59
8
8/24-25/06
36
56
8
8/10-11/06
38
55
7
5/11-12/06
35
59
6
3/16-17/06
36
58
6
11/10-11/05
36
58
6
9/29-30/05
40
53
7
9/8-9/05
38
55
7
8/2-4/05
42
51
7
3/17-18/05
45
48
7
2/3-4/05
50
42
8
12/2-3/04
49
44
7
10/27-29/04
46
47
7
10/21-22/04
46
47
7
10/14-15/04
47
46
7
9/30 - 10/2/04
46
48
6
9/9-10/04
48
44
8
9/2-3/04
52
41
7
7/29-30/04
45
49
6
7/8-9/04
48
46
6
5/13-14/04
42
52
6
4/8-9/04
49
45
6
3/25-26/04
49
45
6
3/18-19/04
48
44
8
2/19-20/04
48
44
8
2/5-6/04
48
45
7
1/29-30/04
49
44
7
1/22-23/04
50
44
6
1/8-9/04
54
41
5
12/18-19/03
54
38
8
12/11-12/03
51
42
7
11/6-7/03
52
40
8
10/23-24/03
51
40
9
10/9-10/03
51
42
7
9/25-26/03
52
40
8
9/18-19/03
51
42
7
9/11-12/03
52
39
9
8/21-22/03
53
36
11
7/24-25/03
57
34
9
7/10-11/03
55
37
8
5/29-30/03
61
28
11
5/1-2/03
65
26
9
4/10-11/03
71
23
6
3/27-28/03
68
26
6
3/13-14/03
53
37
10
2/6-7/03
61
31
8
1/23-24/03
55
38
7
1/16-17/03
56
33
11
11/7-8/02
60
30
10
10/24-25/02
61
29
10
10/10-11/02
61
29
10
9/26-27/02
65
27
8
9/12-13/02
70
23
7
8/28-29/02
61
30
9
7/18-19/02
65
25
10
7/11-12/02
68
22
10
6/27-28/02
70
19
11
5/16-17/02
73
20
7
4/25-26/02
71
16
13
3/21-22/02
74
16
10
1/31 - 2/1/02
83
12
5
12/13-14/01
81
11
8
12/6-7/01
82
12
6
11/29-30/01
85
9
6
11/15-16/01
85
10
5
11/8-9/01
85
8
7
11/1-2/01
85
11
4
10/25-26/01
85
10
5
10/18-19/01
88
8
4
10/11-12/01
88
8
4
10/4-5/01
84
11
5
9/27-28/01
86
9
5
9/20-21/01
86
10
4
9/13-14/01
82
11
7
5/10-11/01
50
31
19
5/3-4/01
57
30
13
4/12-13/01
57
28
15
3/15-16/01
55
30
15
2/15-16/01
56
21
23
2/8-9/01
52
25
23
.
Highest approval:
10/18-19/01
88
8
4
10/11-12/01
88
8
4
Lowest
approval:
10/22-23/08
23
67
10
Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll.
Oct. 10-13, 2008. N=1,543 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.RV = registered voters.LV = likely voters.
.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W.
Bush is handling his job as president?"
.
Approve
Disapprove
Unsure
%
%
%
10/10-13/08
23
72
5
9/19-22/08
27
67
6
8/15-18/08
25
71
4
6/19-23/08
23
73
4
2/21-25/08
34
62
4
1/18-22/08
RV
34
62
4
11/30 - 12/3/07
33
61
6
10/19-22/07
RV
35
60
5
6/7-10/07
34
62
4
4/5-9/07
36
62
2
1/13-16/07
39
59
2
12/8-11/06
42
56
2
9/16-19/06
45
52
3
7/28 - 8/1/06
40
58
2
6/24-27/06
41
56
3
4/8-11/06
39
57
4
2/25 - 3/1/06
38
58
4
1/22-25/06
43
54
3
1/15-17/05
50
47
3
10/21-24/04
LV
49
49
2
9/25-28/04
LV
52
47
1
8/21-24/04
RV
52
47
1
7/17-21/04
RV
51
48
1
6/5-8/04
RV
51
47
2
3/27-30/04
51
44
5
11/15-18/03
54
41
5
4/2-3/03
68
28
4
1/30 - 2/2/03
56
39
5
12/12-15/02
63
33
4
8/22-25/02
68
27
5
1/31 - 2/3/02
80
15
5
11/10-13/01
86
10
4
9/13-14/01
77
17
6
4/21-26/01
57
33
10
3/3-5/01
62
18
20
.
Highest approval:
11/10-13/01
86
10
4
Lowest approval:
6/19-23/08
RV
23
73
4
Time
Pollconducted by Abt SRBI. Oct. 3-6, 2008.
N=1,053 likely voters nationwide. MoE ± 3. LV = likely voters. RV = registered voters. Except where
noted, results below are among all adults.
.
"In general, do you approve or
disapprove of the way President Bush is handling his job as president?"
"How
would you rate the overall job President George W. Bush is doing as president: excellent,
pretty good, only fair, or poor?"
1/06 & earlier:
Omits
"overall"
.
Excellent/
Pretty Good
Only Fair/
Poor
Unsure/
Refused
%
%
%
9/17-21/08
24
75
1
8/6-10/08
25
74
1
6/4-8/08
24
75
1
4/2-6/08
26
72
2
2/6-10/08
28
69
3
11/30 -
12/3/07
32
68
-
10/5-8/07
27
72
1
9/7-10/07
31
67
2
7/6-9/07
26
73
1
4/20-23/07
28
70
2
2/2-5/07
32
67
1
11/17-21/06
31
67
2
10/20-23/06
34
63
3
10/6-9/06
34
64
2
9/8-11/06
38
61
1
8/18-21/06
34
65
1
8/4-7/06
34
66
-
7/7-10/06
34
65
1
6/2-5/06
33
67
-
5/5-8/06
29
71
-
4/7-10/06
35
63
2
3/3-7/06
36
64
-
2/3-7/06
40
58
2
1/6-9/06
43
56
1
11/8-13/05
34
65
1
8/9-16/05
40
58
2
6/7-12/05
45
55
-
4/5-10/05
44
56
-
2/8-13/05
48
51
1
11/9-14/04
50
49
1
10/14-17/04
51
49
-
9/9-13/04
45
54
1
8/10-15/04
48
51
1
6/8-15/04
50
49
1
4/8-15/04
48
51
1
2/9-16/04
51
48
1
12/14-16/03
50
49
1
12/10-13/03
48
51
1
10/14-19/03
59
40
1
8/12-17/03
57
41
2
6/10-15/03
61
36
3
4/10-15/03
70
29
1
2/12-16/03
52
46
2
12/12-16/02
64
35
1
11/14-18/02
65
33
2
10/15-21/02
64
35
1
9/19-23/02
68
30
1
8/15-19/02
63
37
-
7/18-22/02
62
37
1
6/14-17/02
70
28
2
5/15-21/02
74
25
1
4/9-15/02
75
23
3
3/13-19/02
77
22
1
2/13-19/02
79
20
1
1/16-21/02
79
19
2
12/14-19/01
82
17
1
11/14-20/01
86
12
1
10/17-22/01
88
11
1
8/15-22/01
52
43
4
7/20-25/01
56
39
5
6/13-18/01
50
46
4
4/26 - 5/5/01
59
35
6
3/22-26/01
49
38
13
2/22 - 3/3/01
56
26
18
.
Highest
approval:
10/17-22/01
88
11
1
.
Lowest
approval:
9/17-21/08
24
75
1
6/4-8/08
24
75
1
Quinnipiac University
Poll. Aug. 12-17, 2008. N=1,547 likely voters nationwide.
MoE ± 2.5.
LV = likely voters
.
"Do
you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as
president?"
.
Approve
Disapprove
Unsure
%
%
%
8/12-17/08
LV
30
64
5
7/8-13/08
LV
26
67
6
.
Among registered voters:
5/8-12/08
28
67
5
10/23-29/07
35
59
7
8/7-13/07
29
64
7
6/5-11/07
28
65
7
4/25 - 5/1/07
35
60
6
2/13-19/07
34
60
6
11/13-19/06
35
58
7
8/17-23/06
39
53
8
5/23-30/06
35
58
7
2/21-28/06
36
58
6
11/28 -
12/4/05
40
54
7
7/21-25/05
41
53
6
5/18-23/05
44
50
6
3/2-7/05
45
48
7
1/25-31/05
48
45
7
12/7-12/04
47
48
5
7/18-22/04
46
46
8
5/18-24/04
45
50
5
4/26 - 5/3/04
46
47
7
3/16-22/04
49
44
7
1/28-31/04
48
45
7
1/21-25/04
53
40
8
12/03
51
43
6
10/03
51
42
7
9/03
53
39
7
7/03
53
41
6
6/03
57
35
8
4/03
73
22
5
3/03
53
39
8
2/03
54
39
7
11/02
62
30
8
2/02
76
16
8
12/01
83
11
6
.
Highest approval:
12/01
83
11
6
Lowest approval:
7/8-13/08
LV
26
67
6
Associated Press-Ipsos poll conducted by Ipsos
Public Affairs. July 31-Aug. 4, 2008. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1.
Data from 11/03
and earlier co-sponsored by
Cook Political Report.
.
"Overall, do you approve, disapprove or have mixed
feelings about the way George W. Bush is handling hisjob as president?"
If "mixed feelings" or not sure: "If
you had tochoose, do you lean more toward approve
or disapprove?"
.
Approve
Disapprove
Mixed
Feelings
Unsure
%
%
%
%
.
7/31 - 8/4/08
31
66
2
1
.
7/10-14/08
28
67
3
2
.
6/12-16/08
29
67
2
1
.
4/7-9/08
28
68
3
1
.
3/3-5/08
30
66
3
1
.
2/4-6/08
30
66
3
1
.
1/7-9/08
34
63
2
1
.
12/3-5/07
36
61
1
1
.
11/5-7/07
32
65
3
-
.
10/1-3/07
31
66
2
1
.
9/10-12/07
33
64
2
-
.
8/6-8/07
35
62
2
-
.
7/9-11/07
33
65
1
1
.
6/4-6/07
32
66
1
1
.
5/7-9/07
35
61
3
1
.
4/2-4/07
35
62
3
-
.
3/5-7/07
35
65
1
-
.
2/5-7/07
32
65
3
1
.
1/16-18/07
36
61
2
1
.
1/8-10/07
32
65
2
1
.
12/4-6/06
33
64
4
-
.
11/13-15/06
36
62
1
1
.
10/20-25/06
37
61
2
1
.
10/2-4/06
38
59
2
1
.
9/11-13/06
39
60
1
-
.
8/7-9/06
33
64
2
-
.
7/10-12/06
36
63
1
-
.
6/5-7/06
35
63
2
-
.
5/1-3/06
33
65
2
-
.
4/3-5/06
36
62
2
-
.
3/6-8/06
37
60
2
1
.
2/6-8/06
40
57
2
-
.
1/3-5/06
40
59
1
-
.
12/5-7/05
42
57
1
1
.
11/7-9/05
37
61
1
1
.
10/31 - 11/2/05
37
59
3
1
.
10/3-5/05
39
58
3
-
.
9/16-18/05
40
57
2
1
.
9/6-8/05
39
59
1
1
.
8/1-3/05
42
55
2
-
.
7/11-13/05
42
56
1
-
.
6/6-8/05
43
55
1
1
.
5/2-4/05
47
51
2
-
.
4/4-6/05
44
54
1
-
.
3/7-9/05
48
50
2
1
.
2/7-9/05
45
54
1
-
.
1/3-5/05
49
49
1
-
.
.
Trend, among
registered voters:
12/17-19/04
50
48
1
-
.
12/6-8/04
51
47
2
-
.
11/3-5/04
51
48
1
-
.
.
Among
likely voters:
10/18-20/04
47
52
1
-
.
10/4-6/04
46
53
1
-
.
9/20-22/04
54
46
1
-
.
.
Among registered voters:
9/7-9/04
52
46
1
-
.
8/3-5/04
49
50
1
-
.
7/5-7/04
50
48
1
-
.
6/7-9/04
48
50
2
-
.
5/3-5/04
48
50
2
-
.
4/5-7/04
48
50
2
-
.
3/1-3/04
48
49
3
-
.
2/2-4/04
47
50
4
-
.
1/5-7/04
56
42
1
1
.
12/15-17/03
59
39
2
-
.
12/1-3/03
53
44
3
-
.
11/18-20/03
50
47
3
-
.
11/4-6/03
52
46
2
-
.
10/21-23/03
55
43
2
1
.
10/7-9/03
51
46
3
-
.
9/16-18/03
55
43
2
-
.
9/2-4/03
52
45
2
1
.
8/19-21/03
56
40
3
1
.
8/5-8/03
58
38
3
1
.
7/22-24/03
54
44
1
1
.
7/8-10/03
60
38
1
-
.
6/17-19/03
58
39
2
-
.
6/3-5/03
61
35
3
1
.
5/20-22/03
62
35
2
1
.
5/6-8/03
61
37
2
-
.
4/15-17/03
65
32
2
-
.
4/1-3/03
64
33
2
1
.
3/18-20/03
62
35
3
-
.
3/4-6/03
51
43
6
-
.
2/18-20/03
55
42
2
1
.
2/4-6/03
57
37
4
1
.
1/21-23/03
54
41
4
1
.
1/7-9/03
58
38
3
-
.
12/17-19/02
60
37
2
-
.
12/3-5/02
64
33
2
1
.
11/19-21/02
66
31
3
1
.
10/28-31/02
64
34
2
-
.
10/25-27/02
64
33
2
1
.
10/15-17/02
62
36
1
-
.
10/1-3/02
63
33
3
-
.
9/20-22/02
66
31
2
1
.
9/16-19/02
66
31
2
-
.
9/3-5/02
65
32
2
1
.
8/16-18/02
62
34
3
1
.
8/2-4/02
65
32
2
-
.
7/18-21/02
66
30
3
-
.
7/11-14/02
67
31
2
-
.
6/7-9/02
74
24
2
-
.
5/17-19/02
71
27
2
1
.
5/3-6/02
71
25
3
1
.
4/19-21/02
72
25
2
1
.
3/14-17/02
75
22
2
-
.
1/4-6/02
77
20
2
-
.
.
Highest approval:
1/4-6/02
77
20
2
-
.
Lowest approval:
7/10-14/08
28
67
3
2
.
4/7-9/08
28
68
3
1
.
National Public Radio
Poll conducted by Public Opinion Strategies (R) and
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (D). May 7-8,
10, 2008.
N=800 likely voters nationwide.
MoE ± 3.5.
.
"Do you approve or disapprove
of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?"
.
Approve
Disapprove
Unsure
%
%
%
5/7-8,
10/08
33
65
3
1/29-31/08
38
56
6
10/4, 6-7/07
38
60
2
4/26-29/07
37
59
5
3/12-14/06
39
58
3
7/7-11/05
49
47
4
8/21-24/04
49
48
3
6/6-10/04
50
48
2
.
Alternate wording:
"Do you approve or disapprove of the job George W.
Bush is doing as president?"
"Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the
job George W. Bush is doing as president?" If unsure/mixed:
"Well, do you lean more toward approve or disapprove when it comes to his
performance as president?"