Job Performance Ratings for President Truman

Start Date: 06/01/1945
End Date: 12/11/1952

Please note: Only Gallup data has been cited for President Roosevelt through President G.H.W. Bush.

	Approve Rate
Date	1945-06-01
Rate (percent)	87

	Approve Rate
Date	1945-10-05
Rate (percent)	82

	Approve Rate
Date	1945-11-02
Rate (percent)	75

	Approve Rate
Date	1946-01-05
Rate (percent)	63

	Approve Rate
Date	1946-02-28
Rate (percent)	49

	Approve Rate
Date	1946-03-29
Rate (percent)	51

	Approve Rate
Date	1946-06-01
Rate (percent)	45

	Approve Rate
Date	1946-06-14
Rate (percent)	43

	Approve Rate
Date	1946-09-13
Rate (percent)	33

	Approve Rate
Date	1946-11-15
Rate (percent)	34

	Approve Rate
Date	1946-12-13
Rate (percent)	35

	Approve Rate
Date	1947-01-17
Rate (percent)	48

	Approve Rate
Date	1947-03-14
Rate (percent)	60

	Approve Rate
Date	1947-03-28
Rate (percent)	63

	Approve Rate
Date	1947-04-25
Rate (percent)	57

	Approve Rate
Date	1947-05-23
Rate (percent)	65

	Approve Rate
Date	1947-06-20
Rate (percent)	55

	Approve Rate
Date	1947-07-04
Rate (percent)	61

	Approve Rate
Date	1947-09-12
Rate (percent)	55

	Approve Rate
Date	1947-11-28
Rate (percent)	54

	Approve Rate
Date	1948-01-02
Rate (percent)	50

	Approve Rate
Date	1948-04-09
Rate (percent)	36

	Approve Rate
Date	1948-05-28
Rate (percent)	39

	Approve Rate
Date	1948-06-18
Rate (percent)	39

	Approve Rate
Date	1949-01-07
Rate (percent)	69

	Approve Rate
Date	1949-03-06
Rate (percent)	57

	Approve Rate
Date	1949-05-03
Rate (percent)	52

	Approve Rate
Date	1949-06-11
Rate (percent)	57

	Approve Rate
Date	1949-09-04
Rate (percent)	47

	Approve Rate
Date	1949-09-25
Rate (percent)	51

	Approve Rate
Date	1950-01-08
Rate (percent)	45

	Approve Rate
Date	1950-02-26
Rate (percent)	37

	Approve Rate
Date	1950-05-04
Rate (percent)	41

	Approve Rate
Date	1950-06-04
Rate (percent)	37

	Approve Rate
Date	1950-07-09
Rate (percent)	46

	Approve Rate
Date	1950-07-30
Rate (percent)	39

	Approve Rate
Date	1950-08-20
Rate (percent)	43

	Approve Rate
Date	1950-09-17
Rate (percent)	35

	Approve Rate
Date	1950-10-01
Rate (percent)	35

	Approve Rate
Date	1950-10-08
Rate (percent)	43

	Approve Rate
Date	1950-10-20
Rate (percent)	41

	Approve Rate
Date	1950-12-03
Rate (percent)	33

	Approve Rate
Date	1951-01-01
Rate (percent)	36

	Approve Rate
Date	1951-02-04
Rate (percent)	26

	Approve Rate
Date	1951-03-04
Rate (percent)	27

	Approve Rate
Date	1951-03-26
Rate (percent)	28

	Approve Rate
Date	1951-04-16
Rate (percent)	24

	Approve Rate
Date	1951-05-19
Rate (percent)	24

	Approve Rate
Date	1951-06-16
Rate (percent)	25

	Approve Rate
Date	1951-07-08
Rate (percent)	29

	Approve Rate
Date	1951-08-03
Rate (percent)	31

	Approve Rate
Date	1951-09-21
Rate (percent)	32

	Approve Rate
Date	1951-10-14
Rate (percent)	29

	Approve Rate
Date	1951-11-11
Rate (percent)	23

	Approve Rate
Date	1952-01-06
Rate (percent)	23

	Approve Rate
Date	1952-01-20
Rate (percent)	25

	Approve Rate
Date	1952-02-09
Rate (percent)	22

	Approve Rate
Date	1952-04-13
Rate (percent)	28

	Approve Rate
Date	1952-05-11
Rate (percent)	27

	Approve Rate
Date	1952-05-30
Rate (percent)	31

	Approve Rate
Date	1952-06-15
Rate (percent)	32

	Approve Rate
Date	1952-07-13
Rate (percent)	29

	Approve Rate
Date	1952-10-03
Rate (percent)	33

	Approve Rate
Date	1952-10-09
Rate (percent)	32

	Approve Rate
Date	1952-12-11
Rate (percent)	32

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1945-06-01
Rate (percent)	3

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1945-10-05
Rate (percent)	9

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1945-11-02
Rate (percent)	14

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1946-01-05
Rate (percent)	22

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1946-02-28
Rate (percent)	38

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1946-03-29
Rate (percent)	33

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1946-06-01
Rate (percent)	42

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1946-06-14
Rate (percent)	45

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1946-09-13
Rate (percent)	52

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1946-11-15
Rate (percent)	53

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1946-12-13
Rate (percent)	47

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1947-01-17
Rate (percent)	39

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1947-03-14
Rate (percent)	23

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1947-03-28
Rate (percent)	21

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1947-04-25
Rate (percent)	25

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1947-05-23
Rate (percent)	24

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1947-06-20
Rate (percent)	31

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1947-07-04
Rate (percent)	28

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1947-09-12
Rate (percent)	29

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1947-11-28
Rate (percent)	33

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1948-01-02
Rate (percent)	34

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1948-04-09
Rate (percent)	50

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1948-05-28
Rate (percent)	47

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1948-06-18
Rate (percent)	46

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1949-01-07
Rate (percent)	17

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1949-03-06
Rate (percent)	24

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1949-05-03
Rate (percent)	32

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1949-06-11
Rate (percent)	26

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1949-09-04
Rate (percent)	38

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1949-09-25
Rate (percent)	31

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1950-01-08
Rate (percent)	40

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1950-02-26
Rate (percent)	44

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1950-05-04
Rate (percent)	38

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1950-06-04
Rate (percent)	47

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1950-07-09
Rate (percent)	40

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1950-07-30
Rate (percent)	45

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1950-08-20
Rate (percent)	32

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1950-09-17
Rate (percent)	47

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1950-10-01
Rate (percent)	50

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1950-10-08
Rate (percent)	36

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1950-10-20
Rate (percent)	46

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1950-12-03
Rate (percent)	53

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1951-01-01
Rate (percent)	49

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1951-02-04
Rate (percent)	60

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1951-03-04
Rate (percent)	59

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1951-03-26
Rate (percent)	57

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1951-04-16
Rate (percent)	54

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1951-05-19
Rate (percent)	63

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1951-06-16
Rate (percent)	59

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1951-07-08
Rate (percent)	54

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1951-08-03
Rate (percent)	57

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1951-09-21
Rate (percent)	54

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1951-10-14
Rate (percent)	55

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1951-11-11
Rate (percent)	61

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1952-01-06
Rate (percent)	67

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1952-01-20
Rate (percent)	62

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1952-02-09
Rate (percent)	65

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1952-04-13
Rate (percent)	59

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1952-05-11
Rate (percent)	60

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1952-05-30
Rate (percent)	59

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1952-06-15
Rate (percent)	58

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1952-07-13
Rate (percent)	59

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1952-10-03
Rate (percent)	55

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1952-10-09
Rate (percent)	55

	Disapprove Rate
Date	1952-12-11
Rate (percent)	56

Date	Organization *	Approve	Disapprove	No Opinion	Sample Size	Notes **
12/11-16/52	Gallup	32	56	11
10/9-14/52	Gallup	32	55	13
10/3-10/52	Gallup	33	55	13
7/13-18/52	Gallup	29	59	13
6/15-20/52	Gallup	32	58	10
5/30-6/4/52	Gallup	31	59	10
5/11-16/52	Gallup	27	60	13
4/13-18/52	Gallup	28	59	13
2/9-14/52	Gallup	22	65	13
1/20-25/52	Gallup	25	62	13
1/6-11/52	Gallup	23	67	9
11/11-16/51	Gallup	23	61	16
10/14-19/51	Gallup	29	55	16
9/21-26/51	Gallup	32	54	14
8/3-8/51	Gallup	31	57	12
7/8-13/51	Gallup	29	54	17
6/16-21/51	Gallup	25	59	16
5/19-24/51	Gallup	24	63	12
4/16-21/51	Gallup	24	54	20
3/26-31/51	Gallup	28	57	15
3/4-9/51	Gallup	27	59	14
2/4-9/51	Gallup	26	60	14
1/1-5/51	Gallup	36	49	15
12/3-8/50	Gallup	33	53	13
10/20-25/50	Gallup	41	46	14
10/8-13/50	Gallup	43	36	21
10/1-6/50	Gallup	35	50	15
9/17-22/50	Gallup	35	47	18
8/20-25/50	Gallup	43	32	25
7/30-8/4/50	Gallup	39	45	16
7/9-14/50	Gallup	46	40	15
6/4-9/50	Gallup	37	47	16
5/4-9/50	Gallup	41	38	21
2/26-3/3/50	Gallup	37	44	19
1/8-13/50	Gallup	45	40	15
9/25-30/49	Gallup	51	31	18
9/4-9/49	Gallup	47	38	16
6/11-14/49	Gallup	57	26	17
5/3-8/49	Gallup	52	32	17
3/6-11/49	Gallup	57	24	19
1/7-12/49	Gallup	69	17	14
6/18-24/48	Gallup	39	46	16
5/28-6/2/48	Gallup	39	47	14
4/9-14/48	Gallup	36	50	14
1/2-7/48	Gallup	50	34	17
11/28-12/2/47	Gallup	54	33	13
9/12-17/47	Gallup	55	29	16
7/4-9/47	Gallup	61	28	12
6/20-25/47	Gallup	55	31	14
5/23-28/47	Gallup	65	24	11
4/25-30/47	Gallup	57	25	18
3/28-4/2/47	Gallup	63	21	16
3/14-19/47	Gallup	60	23	17
1/17-22/47	Gallup	48	39	13
12/13-18/46	Gallup	35	47	18
11/15-21/46	Gallup	34	53	13
9/13-18/46	Gallup	33	52	15
6/14-19/46	Gallup	43	45	12
6/1-6/46	Gallup	45	42	13
3/29-4/3/46	Gallup	51	33	16
2/28-3/5/46	Gallup	49	38	13
1/5-10/46	Gallup	63	22	15
11/2-7/45	Gallup	75	14	11
10/5-10/45	Gallup	82	9	9
6/1-5/45	Gallup	87	3	10

*	Please note that only Gallup data has been cited for President Roosevelt through President G.H.W. Bush.
**	Legend: V = Voters, RV = Registered Voters, LV = Likely Voters

 

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