Presidential Approval Highs & Lows

The highest and lowest approval ratings recorded for each U.S. president in the Roper iPoll database.

#	President	Highest	Highest Poll	Lowest	Lowest Poll	Range
47	Donald Trump	49	McLaughlin & Associates Mar 20, 2019 - Mar 24, 2019	29	Pew Jan 8, 2021 - Jan 12, 2021	20
46	Joe Biden	63	Associated Press/NORC Center Apr 29, 2021 - May 3, 2021	31	Quinnipiac University Jul 14, 2022 - Jul 18, 2022	32
44	Barack Obama	76	CNN Feb 7, 2009 - Feb 8, 2009	37	Gallup Organization Sep 8, 2011 - Sep 11, 2011	39
43	George W. Bush	92	ABC News Oct 8, 2001 - Oct 9, 2001	19	American Research Group Feb 16, 2008 - Feb 19, 2008	73
42	Bill Clinton	73	CBS News / New York Times Jan 27, 1998 - Jan 27, 1998	36	Yankelovich Partners / TIME / CNN May 26, 1993 - May 27, 1993	37
41	George H.W. Bush	89	Gallup Organization Feb 28, 1991 - Mar 3, 1991	29	Gallup Organization Jul 31, 1992 - Aug 2, 1992	60
40	Ronald Reagan	68	Gallup Organization May 8, 1981 - May 11, 1981	35	Gallup Organization Jan 28, 1983 - Jan 31, 1983	33
39	Jimmy Carter	75	Gallup Organization Mar 18, 1977 - Mar 21, 1977	28	Gallup Organization Jun 29, 1979 - Jul 2, 1979	47
38	Gerald Ford	71	Gallup Organization Aug 16, 1974 - Aug 19, 1974	37	Gallup Organization Jan 10, 1975 - Jan 13, 1975	34
37	Richard Nixon	70	ORC Feb 13, 1973 - Feb 15, 1973	23	Gallup Organization Jan 4, 1974 - Jan 7, 1974	47
36	Lyndon B. Johnson	80	Gallup Organization Feb 28, 1964 - Mar 5, 1964	35	Gallup Organization Aug 7, 1968 - Aug 12, 1968	45
35	John F. Kennedy	83	Gallup Organization Apr 28, 1961 - May 3, 1961	56	Gallup Organization Sep 12, 1963 - Sep 17, 1963	27
34	Dwight D. Eisenhower	78	Gallup Organization Nov 17, 1955 - Nov 22, 1955	48	Gallup Organization Mar 27, 1958 - Apr 1, 1958	30
33	Harry S. Truman	87	Gallup Organization Jun 1, 1945 - Jun 5, 1945	22	Gallup Organization Feb 9, 1952 - Feb 14, 1952	65
32	Franklin D. Roosevelt	84	Gallup Organization Jan 8, 1942 - Jan 13, 1942	48	Gallup Organization Aug 18, 1939 - Aug 24, 1939	36