|
|
Field Poll Trend of Job Performance Ratings of California Governors
(1959-present)
|
| |
|
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
No opinion |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger |
|
May 2008 |
41% |
48 |
11 |
|
December 2007 |
60% |
31 |
9 |
|
October 2007 |
56% |
32 |
12 |
|
August 2007 |
57% |
31 |
12 |
|
March 2007 |
60% |
29 |
11 |
|
September 2006 |
48% |
37 |
15 |
|
July 2006 |
49% |
40 |
11 |
|
Late May 2006 |
41% |
46 |
13 |
|
April 2006 |
39% |
47 |
14 |
|
February 2006 |
40% |
49 |
11 |
|
Late October 2005 |
37% |
56 |
7 |
|
August 2005 |
36% |
52 |
12 |
|
June 2005 |
37% |
53 |
10 |
|
February 2005 |
55% |
35 |
11 |
|
Late September 2004 |
65% |
22 |
13 |
|
August 2004 |
65% |
22 |
13 |
|
May 2004 |
65% |
23 |
12 |
|
February 2004 |
56% |
26 |
18 |
|
January 2004 |
52% |
27 |
21 |
| Gray Davis |
|
August 2003 |
22% |
70 |
8 |
|
July 2003 |
23% |
66 |
11 |
|
April 2003 |
24% |
65 |
11 |
|
September 2002 |
39% |
49 |
12 |
|
July 2002 |
41% |
49 |
10 |
|
April 2002 |
39% |
54 |
7 |
|
January 2002 |
39% |
53 |
8 |
|
December 2001 |
38% |
51 |
11 |
|
September 2001 |
38% |
52 |
10 |
|
May 2001 |
36% |
55 |
9 |
|
January 2001 |
57% |
34 |
9 |
|
August 2000 |
56% |
28 |
16 |
|
June 2000 |
61% |
24 |
15 |
|
February 2000 |
62% |
20 |
18 |
|
October 1999 |
54% |
27 |
19 |
|
August 1999 |
59% |
26 |
15 |
|
March 1999 |
54% |
15 |
31 |
| Pete Wilson |
|
August 1998 |
52% |
45 |
3 |
|
November 1997 |
44% |
54 |
2 |
|
August 1997 |
45% |
52 |
3 |
|
May 1997 |
40% |
55 |
5 |
|
February 1997 |
41% |
54 |
5 |
|
September 1996 |
43% |
54 |
3 |
|
June 1996 |
45% |
49 |
6 |
|
December 1995 |
43% |
54 |
3 |
|
September 1995 |
41% |
54 |
5 |
|
May 1995 |
45% |
54 |
1 |
|
February 1995 |
51% |
45 |
4 |
|
October 1994 |
42% |
55 |
3 |
|
September 1994 |
43% |
54 |
3 |
|
July 1994 |
38% |
59 |
3 |
|
May 1994 |
44% |
52 |
4 |
|
April 1994 |
45% |
51 |
4 |
|
January 1994 |
45% |
49 |
6 |
|
October 1993 |
37% |
60 |
3 |
|
August 1993 |
41% |
53 |
6 |
|
May 1993 |
33% |
60 |
7 |
|
February 1993 |
39% |
58 |
3 |
|
September 1992 |
33% |
63 |
4 |
|
July 1992 |
34% |
59 |
7 |
|
May 1992 |
46% |
52 |
2 |
|
March 1992 |
40% |
54 |
6 |
|
January 1992 |
44% |
51 |
5 |
|
September 1991 |
45% |
49 |
6 |
|
June 1991 |
53% |
40 |
7 |
|
February 1991 |
52% |
27 |
21 |
| George Deukmejian |
|
August 1990 |
53% |
45 |
2 |
|
February 1990 |
53% |
41 |
6 |
|
October 1989 |
61% |
37 |
2 |
|
April 1989 |
58% |
37 |
5 |
|
January 1989 |
65% |
31 |
4 |
|
July 1988 |
66% |
30 |
4 |
|
February 1988 |
62% |
30 |
8 |
|
November 1987 |
67% |
28 |
5 |
|
August 1987 |
67% |
37 |
6 |
|
April 1987 |
65% |
30 |
5 |
|
January 1987 |
69% |
26 |
5 |
|
August 1986 |
66% |
29 |
5 |
|
May 1986 |
70% |
27 |
3 |
|
March 1986 |
70% |
24 |
6 |
|
November 1985 |
70% |
24 |
6 |
|
August 1985 |
73% |
24 |
3 |
|
May 1985 |
66% |
28 |
6 |
|
February 1985 |
66% |
24 |
10 |
|
April 1984 |
60% |
32 |
8 |
|
February 1984 |
60% |
33 |
7 |
|
October 1983 |
59% |
35 |
6 |
|
June 1983 |
51% |
28 |
21 |
|
March 1983 |
42% |
28 |
30 |
| Jerry Brown |
|
August 1982 |
43% |
54 |
3 |
|
January 1982 |
39% |
58 |
3 |
|
October 1981 |
40% |
58 |
2 |
|
August 1981 |
42% |
56 |
2 |
|
January 1981 |
48% |
49 |
3 |
|
October 1980 |
49% |
49 |
2 |
|
July 1980 |
46% |
52 |
3 |
|
April 1980 |
38% |
61 |
1 |
|
February 1980 |
41% |
57 |
2 |
|
May 1979 |
46% |
49 |
5 |
|
February 1979 |
54% |
42 |
4 |
|
August 1978 |
50% |
45 |
5 |
|
February 1978 |
52% |
38 |
10 |
|
October 1977 |
60% |
35 |
5 |
|
November 1976 |
58% |
33 |
9 |
|
August 1976 |
66% |
30 |
4 |
|
March 1976 |
69% |
25 |
6 |
|
November 1975 |
67% |
24 |
9 |
| Ronald Reagan |
|
August 1974 |
53% |
42 |
5 |
|
October 1972 |
46% |
48 |
6 |
|
August 1971 |
46% |
52 |
2 |
|
February 1970 |
57% |
37 |
6 |
|
August 1969 |
58% |
38 |
4 |
|
February 1969 |
60% |
33 |
7 |
|
May 1968 |
48% |
48 |
4 |
|
June 1967 |
58% |
33 |
9 |
| Pat Brown |
|
January 1965 |
42% |
53 |
5 |
|
October 1963 |
42% |
49 |
9 |
|
October 1962 |
44% |
50 |
6 |
|
February 1962 |
41% |
48 |
11 |
|
October 1961 |
35% |
50 |
15 |
|
March 1961 |
38% |
50 |
12 |
|
June 1959 |
51% |
22 |
27 |
| |
| |
|
(Note: For surveys conducted prior to 1994, original surveys used a five-point response scale which was converted to the current two-point approve/disapprove scale for comparative purposes.) |
|
