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Public Opinion on Presidential Approval

Explore a sampling of information on Presidential Approval (overall and handling specific issues) stored in the Center archives. For further information about the material mentioned here please contact the Roper Center. 

 

OVERALL PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL

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iPOLL Databank

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PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL HANDLING SPECIFIC ISSUES

President Obama
Barack Obama & Economy
Barack Obama & Iraq/Afghanistan
Barack Obama & Foreign Affairs
Barack Obama & Health
Previous Presidents
Other Presidents & Economy
George W. Bush & Iraq/Afghanistan
Johnson & Vietnam
Nixon & Vietnam
Other Presidents & Foreign Affairs
Other Presidents & Health

 

Datasets

Nearly 8,000 US studies and almost as many surveys from other countries are currently stored and maintained by the Center. Should you have questions about any of these collections please contact the Center.

USA Today/Gallup Poll # 2009-02: January Wave 1--Economy/Barack Obama [United States: 2009]
Survey conducted by Gallup Organization, January 30-February 1, 2009
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Gallup News Service Poll # 2008-10: Mood of the Nation--Economic Conditions & George Bush Approval [United States: 2008]
Survey conducted by Gallup Organization, February 11-14, 2008
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ABC News/Washington Post Poll # 2007-1046:September Monthly--Iraq/2008 Presidential Election [United States: 2007]
Survey conducted by ABC News and The Washington Post, September 27-30, 2007
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CBS News/New York Times Poll # 2007-07A: 2008 Presidential Election/Women [United States: 2007]
Survey conducted by CBS News and The New York Times, July 9-17, 2007
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Pew Research Center Poll: April 2007 Political Survey--2008 Presidential Election/Gun Control/Schools/Iraq [United States: 2007]
Survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, April 18-22, 2008
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CNN/ORC Poll # 2007-004: Bush Administration/War in Iraq/2008 Presidential Election [United States: 2007]
Survey conducted by Opinion Research Corporation, March 9-11, 2007
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Gallup/USA Today Poll # 2006-32: Presidential Election/Bush Administration/Terrorism [United States: 2006]
Survey conducted by Gallup Organization, August 18-20, 2006
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Pew Research Center Poll: June News Interest Index--Bush Administration/Election for Congress/Gay marriage/Immigration/Global warming/Terrorism [United States: 2006]
Survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, June 14-19, 2006
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Gallup News Service Poll # 2006-21: Presidential Election/Bush Administration [United States: 2006]
Survey conducted by Gallup Organization, June 1-4, 2006
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Newsweek Poll # 2006-NW02: Congressional Elections/Presidential Approval/Politics/Domestic Surveillance Program [United States: 2006]
Survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, May 11-12, 2006
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ABC News/Washington Post Poll # 2006-1008: Bush Administration/US Congress/Iraq War/Terrorism/Wire Tapping/Foreign Investment [United States: 2006]
Survey conducted by ABC News and The Washington Post, March 2-5, 2006
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Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg News Poll # 2006-525: Investors Poll/Political Subset [United States: 2006]
Survey conducted by Los Angeles Times, February 25-March 5, 2006
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Pew Research Center Poll: February News Interest Index-Congressional Elections/Political Parties/Energy Policy/International Concerns [United States: 2006]
Survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, February 1-5, 2006
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ABC News/Washington Post Poll # 2006-1004: Presidential Approval/Politics/National Priorities/Iraq/Terrorism/Ethics [United States: 2006]
Survey conducted by ABC News and The Washington Post, January 23-26, 2006
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Public Perspective magazine

Here are links to some previously published articles related to this topic.
"Behind the Bush Bounce" - A year of presidential approval (January/February 2003)
"More Baloney Than Bully - The (false) potential of the president's pulpit" (September/October 2002)
From the Field - "Illusion of Change" - Sometimes it's not the same old question (May/June 2002)
"Trial by Poll - Presidential approval ratings and election outcomes" (May/June 2001)
"America's Views and Mood 1998" (December/January 1999)
"The Makeup of Today's Electorate in Party Identification, Ideology, Presidential and Congressional Approval" (April/May 1998)
"Rating Former Presidents" (January/February 1994)
"Public Opinion At Presidents' Beginnings: Truman To Clinton" (June/July 1993)
"Rating George Bush" (October/November 1990)
"The Bushpop Thing: Getting The Job Approval Numbers In Perspective" (February/March 1990)