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Presidential Approval: Post WWII

Relatively speaking, U.S. presidents are highly regarded when they enter office. The post-World War II commanders-in-chief — starting with Dwight Eisenhower in 1953 — had an average approval rating of 61.9 percent when they were sworn in.

Sadly, the honeymoon period doesn't usually last. The final approval ratings were, on average, 50.3 percent. Ouch.


Here you can see the average approval rating of the US presidents in a historical plan.


Lyndon
Johnson
1963-1969
Popular Vote
29
N/A
Initial Approval
Final Approval
John F.
Kennedy
1961-1963
Popular Vote
15
N/A
Initial Approval
Final Approval
Gerald
Ford
1974-1977
Popular Vote
18
N/A
Initial Approval
Final Approval
Barack
Obama
2009-2017
Popular Vote
9
N/A
Initial Approval
Final Approval
Dwight
Eisenhower
1953-1961
Popular Vote
9
N/A
Initial Approval
Final Approval
Jimmy
Carter
1977-1981
Popular Vote
32
N/A
Initial Approval
Final Approval
Richard
Nixon
1969-1974
Popular Vote
35
N/A
Initial Approval
Final Approval
Bill
Clinton
1993-2001
Popular Vote
8
N/A
Initial Approval
Final Approval
George W.
Bush
2001-2009
Popular Vote
23
N/A
Initial Approval
Final Approval
George
Bush
1989-1993
Popular Vote
5
N/A
Initial Approval
Final Approval
Ronald
Reagan
1981-1989
Popular Vote
12
N/A
Initial Approval
Final Approval
Donald
Trump
2017- ?
Popular Vote
NaN
N/A
Initial Approval
Final Approval


Trending downward?

The six most recent presidents — beginning with Ronald Reagan — had an average approval rating of 55.0 percent when they entered office. The six before that started more than 13 percent better, averaging 68.8 percent.

Are lower initial approval ratings the new normal?


Initial and Final Approval Ratings for U.S. Presidents



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