Field Poll Trend of Job Performance Ratings of California Governors (1959-present)   Approve Disapprove No opinion Arnold Schwarzenegger March 2010 23% 71 6 January 2010 27% 64 9 October 2009 27% 65 8 April 2009 33% 55 12 March 2009 38% 54 8 September 2008 38% 52 10 July 2008 40% 46 14 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.)

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