Bush's Yearly Approval Average Fourth Worst Since 1945

January 18, 2008
Bush's Yearly Approval Average Fourth Worst Since 1945

PRINCETON,NJ -- For his seventh full year in office, beginning Jan. 20, 2007, and ending Jan.
19, 2008, George W. Bush averaged a 33.3% job approval rating. That is down from a 37.3% average for his sixth year in office, and is the lowest of his presidency. It is also one of the lowest
for a president since Gallup regularly began tracking presidential job approval in 1945.

After receiving very strong approval ratings for his first two years in office, fueled by strong public support following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Bush's approval ratings have shown consistent decline. His yearly approval average has now fallen in each of the last five years of his presidency, and has dropped a total of 38 points from where it was during his second year in office.