United States Presidential Approval rating - wikipedia United States Presidential Approval rating Approval ratings of Barack Obama by state in 2015. Approval of the president was highest in Hawaii, at 58 percent, and lowest in West Virginia, at 24 percent. > 50 % 40 -- 49 % 30 -- 39 % < 30 % In the United States, presidential job approval ratings were introduced by George Gallup in the late 1930s ( probably 1937 ) to gauge public support for the President of the United States during his term. An approval rating is a percentage determined by a polling which indicates the percentage of respondents to an opinion poll who approve of a particular person or program. Typically, an approval rating is given to a political figure based on responses to a poll in which a sample of people are asked whether they approve or disapprove of that particular political figure. A typical question might ask : `` Do you approve or disapprove of the way ( insert president ) is handling ( his / her ) job as president ? '' Like most surveys that predict public opinion, the approval rating is subjective. Many unscientific approval rating systems exist that skew popular opinion. However, the approval rating is generally accepted as a statistically valid indicator of the comparative changes in the popular United States mood regarding a president. Contents 1 President Donald Trump 2 President Barack Obama 3 Historical comparison 3.1 Graphs 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External links President Donald Trump Main article : Opinion polling on the Donald Trump administration Most recent polls for President Donald Trump : Polling group Date Approval Disapproval Unsure Net + / - Sample size Population Gallup Poll October 7 - 9, 2017 36 % 58 % 6 % - 22 % ≈ 1,500 All Adults Rasmussen Reports October 5 - 9, 2017 43 % 56 % 1 % - 13 % ≈ 1,500 Likely Voters Investor 's Business Daily / TIPP Sept 29 - Oct 8, 2017 33 % 61 % 6 % - 28 % 887 All Adults Ipsos / Reuters October 1 - 5, 2017 36 % 59 % 5 % - 23 % 1,516 All Adults CNN September 26 - 28, 2017 37 % 56 % 7 % - 19 % 1,037 All Adults Fox News September 24 - 26, 2017 42 % 53 % 5 % - 11 % 1,017 Registered Voters Quinnipiac University September 21 - 26, 2017 36 % 57 % 7 % - 21 % 1,412 Registered Voters CBS News September 21 - 24, 2017 35 % 55 % 10 % - 20 % 1,202 All Adults ABC News / Washington Post September 18 - 21, 2017 39 % 57 % 4 % - 18 % 1,002 All Adults Monmouth University September 15 - 19, 2017 40 % 49 % 11 % - 9 % 1,009 All Adults NBC News / Wall Street Journal September 14 - 18, 2017 43 % 52 % 5 % - 9 % 900 All Adults Marist College September 11 - 13, 2017 39 % 50 % 12 % - 11 % 1,224 All Adults Public Policy Polling August 18 - 21, 2017 40 % 53 % 7 % - 13 % 887 Registered Voters Pew Research Center August 8 - 21, 2017 36 % 63 % 1 % - 27 % 4,971 All Adults GW Battleground August 13 - 17, 2017 42 % 53 % 4 % - 11 % 1,000 Registered Voters Bloomberg News July 8 - 12, 2017 40 % 56 % 4 % - 16 % 1,001 All Adults President Barack Obama Last polls for President Barack Obama : Polling group Date Approval Disapproval Unsure Sample size Gallup Poll January 17 -- 19, 2017 59 % 37 % 4 % ≈ 1,500 Rasmussen Reports January 15 -- 17, 2017 62 % 38 % 0 % ≈ 1,500 Fox News January 15 -- 17, 2017 57 % 39 % 7 % 1,006 CBS News January 13 -- 16, 2017 62 % 36 % 2 % 1,257 ABC News / The Washington Post January 12 -- 15, 2017 60 % 38 % 2 % 1,005 CNN / ORC January 12 -- 15, 2017 60 % 39 % 1 % 1,000 Monmouth University January 12 -- 15, 2017 58 % 38 % 6 % 801 NBC / The Wall Street Journal January 12 -- 15, 2017 56 % 40 % 4 % 1,000 Quinnipiac University January 5 -- 9, 2017 55 % 39 % 5 % 899 Pew Research Center January 4 -- 9, 2017 55 % 40 % 5 % 1,502 Suffolk University / USA Today December 14 -- 18, 2016 54 % 41 % 5 % 1,000 Bloomberg Politics December 2 -- 5, 2016 54 % 42 % 4 % 999 Historical comparison Historical Gallup Poll approval highs and lows for each president since 1937 : Order President Highest Approval Lowest Approval High -- Low Highest Disapproval Highest Margin Lowest Margin Final poll Approval Average Polls per year 45 Trump 46 ( 01 / 24 / 17, 01 / 25 / 17 ) 34 ( 09 / 01 / 17 ) 12 61 ( 08 / 13 / 17, 08 / 31 / 17, 09 / 01 / 17 ) 1 ( 01 / 24 / 17 ) − 27 ( 09 / 01 / 17 ) 39.1 44 Obama 69 ( 01 / 24 / 09 ) 38 ( 09 / 05 / 14 ) 31 57 ( 10 / 10 / 14 ) 56 ( 01 / 23 - 24 / 09 ) − 18 ( 10 / 10 / 14 ) 59 ( 01 / 19 / 17 ) 47.9 348.4 43 Bush ( G.W. ) 90 ( 9 / 21 / 01 ) 25 ( 10 / 05 / 08, 10 / 12 / 08, 11 / 02 / 08 ) 65 71 ( 10 / 10 / 08 ) 83 ( 09 / 22 / 01 ) − 46 ( 10 / 12 / 08 ) 34 ( 01 / 11 / 09 ) 49.4 33.7 42 Clinton 73 ( 12 / 19 / 98 ) 37 ( 06 / 06 / 93 ) 36 54 ( 09 / 07 / 94 ) 45 ( 12 / 17 / 00 ) − 14 ( 09 / 07 / 94 ) 66 ( 01 / 14 / 01 ) 55.1 28.5 41 Bush ( G.H.W. ) 89 ( 02 / 28 / 91 ) 29 ( 08 / 02 / 92, 10 / 13 / 92 ) 60 60 ( 07 / 31 / 92 ) 82 ( 03 / 03 / 91 ) − 30 ( 08 / 02 / 92, 10 / 13 / 92 ) 56 ( 01 / 11 / 93 ) 60.9 39.5 40 Reagan 71 ( 01 / 30 / 86 ) 35 ( 01 / 31 / 83 ) 36 56 ( 01 / 28 / 83 ) 52 ( 01 / 30 / 86 ) − 21 ( 01 / 31 / 83 ) 63 ( 12 / 29 / 88 ) 52.8 37.0 39 Carter 74 ( 03 / 15 / 77 ) 28 ( 06 / 26 / 79, 10 / 02 / 79 ) 46 59 ( 06 / 26 / 79 ) 66 ( 03 / 15 / 77 ) − 31 ( 06 / 26 / 79 ) 34 ( 12 / 08 / 80 ) 45.5 22.7 38 Ford 70 ( 08 / 13 / 74 ) 36 ( 03 / 25 / 75 ) 34 46 ( 04 / 15 / 75, 11 / 18 / 75 ) 26 ( 08 / 13 / 74 ) − 7 ( 02 / 25 / 75, 03 / 25 / 75, 04 / 15 / 75 ) 53 ( 12 / 13 / 76 ) 47.2 14.7 37 Nixon 66 ( 01 / 23 / 73 ) 22 ( 01 / 02 / 74 ) 44 66 ( 08 / 05 / 74 ) 57 ( 03 / 17 / 69 ) − 42 ( 08 / 05 / 74 ) 24 ( 08 / 05 / 74 ) 49.1 17.7 36 Johnson 79 ( 03 / 05 / 64 ) 34 ( 08 / 12 / 68 ) 45 52 ( 08 / 12 / 68 ) 75 ( 12 / 10 / 63 ) − 18 ( 08 / 12 / 68 ) 49 ( 01 / 06 / 69 ) 55.1 15.3 35 Kennedy 83 ( 03 / 05 / 62 ) 56 ( 09 / 10 / 63 ) 27 30 ( 09 / 12 / 63, 11 / 08 / 63 ) 78 ( 03 / 05 / 62 ) 27 ( 09 / 10 / 63 ) 58 ( 11 / 13 / 63 ) 70.1 13.7 34 Eisenhower 77 ( 11 / 22 / 55, 12 / 19 / 56 ) 47 ( 03 / 25 / 58 ) 30 36 ( 03 / 25 / 58 ) 66 ( 04 / 02 / 53, 12 / 19 / 56 ) 12 ( 03 / 25 / 58 ) 59 ( 12 / 13 / 60 ) 65.0 14.4 33 Truman 87 ( 08 / 22 / 45 ) 22 ( 11 / 16 / 51, 02 / 14 / 52 ) 65 67 ( 01 / 06 / 52 ) 85 ( 08 / 22 / 45 ) − 43 ( 01 / 04 / 52 ) 32 ( 12 / 16 / 52 ) 45.4 8.4 32 Franklin D. Roosevelt 83 ( 01 / 08 / 42 ) 48 ( 08 / 18 / 39 ) 35 46 ( 05 / 22 / 38, 05 / 29 / 38, 11 / 07 / 38 ) 73 ( 01 / 23 / 42 ) 65 ( 12 / 15 / 43 ) 63 Graphs Gallup Poll graphs of approval ratings for Presidents of the United States : Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan George H.W. Bush Bill Clinton George W. Bush Barack Obama Donald Trump See also Historical rankings of Presidents of the United States Opinion polling on the Donald Trump administration Notes Jump up ^ Rolling 3 - day average. Jump up ^ Rolling 3 - day average of 500 likely voters each day ; no neutral / unsure choice Jump up ^ Conducted by SSRS Jump up ^ Conducted by Anderson Robbins Research ( D ) and Shaw & Company Research ( R ) Jump up ^ Conducted by SSRS of Media, PA Jump up ^ Conducted by Langer Research Associates Jump up ^ Conducted by Hart Research Associates ( D ) and Public Opinion Strategies ( R ) Jump up ^ Conducted by The Tarrance Group ( R ) and Lake Research Partners ( D ) Jump up ^ Conducted by Selzer & Company Jump up ^ Rolling 3 - day average. Jump up ^ Rolling 3 - day average of 500 likely voters each day. Jump up ^ Conducted by Anderson Robbins Research ( D ) and Shaw & Company Research ( R ). Jump up ^ Conducted by SSRS of Media, PA. Jump up ^ Conducted by the polling organizations of Peter D. Hart ( D ) and Bill McInturff ( R ). Jump up ^ Conducted by Selzer and Co. Jump up ^ Only the results of Gallup polls are included, as no other poll results exist for presidents before President Clinton. Jump up ^ Last of six, sometimes overlapping, 3 - day averages Jump up ^ Last of eight, sometimes overlapping, 3 - day averages References Jump up ^ `` Presidential Approval Ratings -- Donald Trump ''. gallup.com. Retrieved February 13, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Trump - Polling Report ''. Retrieved January 27, 2017. Jump up ^ `` President Trump Job Approval ''. RealClearPolitics. Retrieved September 1, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` How ( un ) popular is Donald Trump ? ''. fivethirtyeight.com. Retrieved 14 May 2017. Jump up ^ `` Gallup Daily : Trump Job Approval ''. Retrieved August 15, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Rasmussen Daily Presidential Tracking Poll ''. Retrieved August 15, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Trump approval at reuters.com ''. Retrieved June 17, 2017. Jump up ^ `` CNN September 2017 '' ( PDF ). September 29, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Fox News Poll : September 27, 2017 ''. September 27, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Americans Disapprove of President 's Handling of Health Care, North Korea '' ( PDF ). CBS News. September 25, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Washington Post-ABC News poll Sept. 18 - 21, 2017 ''. September 24, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Trump Voters Not Bothered by Overtures to Democrats ''. September 20, 2017. Jump up ^ `` NBC News / Wall Street Journal Survey '' ( PDF ). September 21, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Trump Holds Steady After Charlottesville ; Supporters Think Whites, Christians Face Discrimination '' ( PDF ). Public Policy Polling. Jump up ^ `` Republicans Divided in Views of Trump 's Conduct ; Democrats Are Broadly Critical '' ( PDF ). August 29, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Bloomberg News National Poll ''. July 17, 2017. Jump up ^ `` President Obama : Job Ratings at PollingReport.com ''. Retrieved August 9, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Gallup Daily : Obama Job Approval ''. Retrieved August 14, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Daily Presidential Tracking Poll ''. Retrieved August 14, 2016. Jump up ^ `` At close of his administration, Obama 's approval among his best in years ''. Pew Research Center. January 19, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Suffolk University / USA Today Final '' ( PDF ). Retrieved July 16, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Assessing the Obama Presidency ''. January 18, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Presidential Approval Ratings -- Gallup Historical Statistics and Trends ''. Gallup.com. Retrieved August 16, 2011. Jump up ^ Lydia Saad ( March 29, 2017 ). `` Trump 's Approval Rating Unusually Low, Unusually Early ''. Gallup. Retrieved April 1, 2017. Jump up ^ The American Presidency Project at UC Santa Barbara Jump up ^ Inc., Gallup,. `` Gallup Daily : Trump Job Approval ''. Gallup.com. Retrieved 2017 - 01 - 27. Jump up ^ Graphical display and numbers of Gallup `` daily tracking '' polls Jump up ^ `` Presidential Approval Ratings -- Barack Obama ''. Jump up ^ `` Gallup.com ''. Gallup.com. Retrieved August 16, 2011. Jump up ^ Inc., Gallup,. `` Presidential Approval Ratings -- Bill Clinton ''. gallup.com. Retrieved January 26, 2017. Jump up ^ Presidential Job Approval for George Bush at the American Presidency Project. Jump up ^ Presidential Job Approval for Ronald Reagan at the American Presidency Project. Jump up ^ Presidential Job Approval for Jimmy Carter at the American Presidency Project. Jump up ^ Presidential Job Approval for Gerald Ford at the American Presidency Project. Jump up ^ Presidential Job Approval for Richard Nixon at the American Presidency Project. Jump up ^ Presidential Job Approval for Lyndon B. Johnson at the American Presidency Project. Jump up ^ Presidential Job Approval for John F. Kennedy at the American Presidency Project. Jump up ^ Presidential Job Approval for Dwight Eisenhower at the American Presidency Project. Jump up ^ Presidential Job Approval for Harry Truman at the American Presidency Project. Jump up ^ Presidential Job Approval for Franklin D. Roosevelt at the American Presidency Project. 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Question: who had the lowest approval rating as president
Answer: Nixon