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In the United States, presidential job approval ratings were first conducted by George Gallup (estimated to be 1937) to gauge public support for the president of the United States during their term. An approval rating is a percentage determined by polling which indicates the percentage of respondents to an opinion poll who approve of a ...
Of presidents since 1960, only Ronald Reagan and (in interim results) Barack Obama placed in the top ten; Obama was the highest-ranked president since Harry Truman (1945–1953). Most of the other recent presidents held middling positions, though George W. Bush placed in the bottom ten, the lowest-ranked president since Warren Harding (1921 ...
Barack Obama's tenure as the 44thpresident of the United Statesbegan with his first inaugurationon January 20, 2009, and ended on January 20, 2017. Obama, a Democratfrom Illinois, took office following his victory over Republicannominee John McCainin the 2008 presidential election. Four years later, in the 2012 presidential election, he ...
In a CNN/ORC poll conducted after the convention, 54% of Americans said they approved of Obama's job performance. Obama's approval rating is near its highest point ever -- and that could be a big ...
President Barack Obama's approval rating has soared to its highest level since his first year in office, according to a new survey released Wednesday.
By RYAN GORMAN U.S. President Barack Obama's approval rating has hit a 2014 high, but pales in comparison to Americans' opinions of a former president during his second term. Just under 47 percent ...
Obama is welcomed by an enthusiastic crowd in Ottawa, Canada, February 19, 2009. Gallup polls have shown that approval ratings of U.S. leadership in other countries have significantly increased since Obama took office, including a 57 percent increase in Ireland, a 41 percent increase in the United Kingdom and a 46 percent increase in Spain.
Approval ratings for both U.S. President Barack Obama and Congress have reached their highest levels in more than a year this month, according to a Harris Interactive poll released Monday. Obama's ...