The newest
Gallup Poll has the
worst numbers of the Bush Presidency. This confirms 2 other polls
(ARG & Harris) that showed similar results.
BUSH JOB APPROVAL
Approve 40%
Disapprove 56%
The poll -- conducted Aug. 22-25 -- puts Bush's job approval rating at 40% and his disapproval rating at 56%. Both are the most negative ratings of the Bush administration. Bush's previous low point in approval was 44% (July 25-28, 2005) and his previous high point in disapproval was 53% (June 24-26, 2005).
Only a 1/3 of Independents approve of Bush's job performance. Bush's approval among Republicans remains high, but it is
dropping...
...in the current poll, 32% of independents approve. (An average of 41% of independents have approved across all 2005 polls to date, excluding the most recent poll.)
Bush's support among Republicans -- although still very high -- is now at the lowest level of his administration. His current 82% approval rating among Republicans is down from the 85%, 86%, 87%, 87%, and 86% recorded in the last five polls prior to this one, and is below the 89% Republican approval rating he has received across all 2005 polls before the most recent poll. He has averaged a 92% approval rating among Republicans for his entire presidency.
Bush's approval rating among Democrats remains very low. His current 13% is down slightly from his 2005 average (excluding the current poll) of 17% and down from his administration average among Democrats of 35%.
For the last 7 Presidents, except for Richard Nixon who was in the middle of Watergate, Bush's numbers are the worst for a second term president at a comparable time. Reagan, Clinton, Eisenhower, and Johnson had numbers in the 60's, and Truman was in the high 50's.
Just 34% of Americans are satisfied with the way things are going in this country in the Aug. 22-25 Gallup Poll, while 62% are dissatisfied. This is the lowest satisfaction level of the entire Bush administration to date and is the lowest recorded by Gallup since January 1996.