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Field Poll Trend of Californians' Job Performance Ratings of U.S. Presidents
(1961-present)
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|
Approve |
Disapprove |
No opinion |
| Barack Obama |
|
March 2010 |
52% |
37 |
11 |
|
January 2010 |
56% |
34 |
10 |
|
October 2009 |
60% |
31 |
8 |
|
March 2009 |
65% |
21 |
14 |
| George W. Bush |
|
September 2008 |
25% |
68 |
7 |
|
July 2008 |
24% |
71 |
5 |
|
May 2008 |
25% |
69 |
6 |
|
December 2007 |
28% |
64 |
8 |
|
October 2007 |
27% |
64 |
9 |
|
August 2007 |
26% |
65 |
9 |
|
March 2007 |
26% |
67 |
7 |
|
September 2006 |
29% |
61 |
10 |
|
July 2006 |
32% |
61 |
7 |
|
Late May 2006 |
28% |
65 |
7 |
|
April 2006 |
32% |
62 |
6 |
|
February 2006 |
36% |
56 |
8 |
|
Late October 2005 |
34% |
60 |
6 |
|
August 2005 |
38% |
55 |
7 |
|
June 2005 |
34% |
57 |
9 |
|
February 2005 |
41% |
54 |
5 |
|
October 2004 |
43% |
54 |
3 |
|
August 2004 |
41% |
55 |
4 |
|
May 2004 |
39% |
54 |
7 |
|
February 2004 |
43% |
51 |
6 |
|
January 2004 |
52% |
42 |
6 |
|
September 2003 |
46% |
48 |
6 |
|
August 2003 |
50% |
45 |
5 |
|
July 2003 |
49% |
41 |
10 |
|
April 2003 |
61% |
31 |
8 |
|
September 2002 |
57% |
34 |
9 |
|
July 2002 |
63% |
28 |
9 |
|
April 2002 |
63% |
29 |
8 |
|
January 2002 |
72% |
21 |
7 |
|
December 2001 |
74% |
20 |
6 |
|
September 2001 (post-attack) |
74% |
16 |
10 |
|
September 2001 (pre-attack) |
42% |
44 |
14 |
|
May 2001 |
42% |
44 |
14 |
| Bill Clinton |
|
August 2000 |
63% |
33 |
4 |
|
June 2000 |
62% |
33 |
5 |
|
February 2000 |
64% |
30 |
6 |
|
October 1999 |
62% |
29 |
9 |
|
August 1999 |
65% |
30 |
5 |
|
March 1999 |
68% |
28 |
4 |
|
October 1998 |
57% |
38 |
5 |
|
August 1998 |
62% |
32 |
6 |
|
April 1998 |
64% |
30 |
6 |
|
March 1998 |
62% |
30 |
8 |
|
February 1998 |
68% |
25 |
7 |
|
November 1997 |
53% |
39 |
8 |
|
August 1997 |
56% |
32 |
12 |
|
May 1997 |
55% |
33 |
12 |
|
February 1997 |
59% |
29 |
12 |
|
September 1996 |
58% |
33 |
9 |
|
February 1996 |
55% |
37 |
8 |
|
May 1995 |
43% |
44 |
13 |
|
February 1995 |
47% |
41 |
12 |
|
October 1994 |
50% |
38 |
12 |
|
September 1994 |
49% |
48 |
3 |
|
July 1994 |
53% |
45 |
2 |
|
May 1994 |
57% |
41 |
2 |
|
April 1994 |
60% |
37 |
3 |
|
January 1994 |
57% |
38 |
5 |
|
October 1993 |
56% |
42 |
2 |
|
August 1993 |
45% |
52 |
3 |
|
May 1993 |
50% |
46 |
4 |
| George H. Bush |
|
July 1992 |
37% |
62 |
1 |
|
May 1992 |
41% |
58 |
1 |
|
March 1992 |
47% |
52 |
1 |
|
January 1992 |
48% |
51 |
1 |
|
September 1991 |
70% |
29 |
1 |
|
June 1991 |
76% |
23 |
1 |
|
February 1991 |
77% |
23 |
|
|
October 1990 |
69% |
30 |
1 |
|
August 1990 |
76% |
23 |
1 |
|
February 1990 |
71% |
28 |
1 |
|
October 1989 |
70% |
29 |
1 |
|
April 1989 |
61% |
30 |
9 |
| Ronald Reagan |
|
July 1988 |
60% |
39 |
1 |
|
February 1988 |
61% |
38 |
1 |
|
November 1987 |
59% |
41 |
|
|
August 1987 |
58% |
42 |
|
|
April 1987 |
59% |
40 |
1 |
|
January 1987 |
61% |
39 |
|
|
April 1986 |
71% |
29 |
|
|
May 1986 |
72% |
27 |
1 |
|
March 1986 |
73% |
26 |
1 |
|
November 1985 |
74% |
25 |
1 |
|
August 1985 |
69% |
30 |
1 |
|
May 1985 |
62% |
36 |
2 |
|
February 1985 |
70% |
28 |
2 |
|
May 1984 |
66% |
33 |
1 |
|
February 1984 |
66% |
33 |
1 |
|
October 1983 |
59% |
41 |
|
|
August 1982 |
53% |
46 |
1 |
|
March 1982 |
53% |
47 |
|
|
January 1982 |
62% |
37 |
1 |
|
October 1981 |
68% |
30 |
1 |
|
April 1981 |
74% |
18 |
8 |
| Jimmy Carter |
|
September 1980 |
34% |
65 |
1 |
|
July 1980 |
33% |
66 |
1 |
|
April 1980 |
38% |
61 |
1 |
|
February 1980 |
55% |
43 |
2 |
|
November 1979 |
45% |
53 |
2 |
|
August 1979 |
36% |
63 |
1 |
|
May 1979 |
36% |
60 |
4 |
|
February 1979 |
44% |
54 |
2 |
|
November 1978 |
50% |
47 |
3 |
|
August 1978 |
39% |
49 |
2 |
|
February 1978 |
54% |
45 |
1 |
|
October 1977 |
54% |
43 |
3 |
|
March 1977 |
68% |
20 |
12 |
| Gerald Ford |
|
November 1975 |
47% |
51 |
2 |
|
August 1975 |
50% |
47 |
3 |
|
May 1975 |
46% |
49 |
5 |
|
November 1974 |
52% |
39 |
9 |
|
October 1974 |
55% |
36 |
9 |
| Richard M. Nixon |
|
August 1974 |
24% |
70 |
6 |
|
April 1974 |
33% |
64 |
3 |
|
February 1974 |
34% |
63 |
3 |
|
November 1973 |
33% |
64 |
3 |
|
May 1973 |
47% |
49 |
4 |
|
November 1970 |
59% |
38 |
3 |
| Lyndon Johnson |
|
January 1965 |
67% |
28 |
5 |
| John F. Kennedy |
|
September 1963 |
66% |
30 |
4 |
|
July 1963 |
72% |
25 |
3 |
|
March 1963 |
80% |
14 |
6 |
|
July 1962 |
69% |
29 |
2 |
|
February 1962 |
77% |
21 |
2 |
|
October 1961 |
76% |
19 |
5 |
|
February 1961 |
76% |
11 |
13 |
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| (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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