President George W. Bush Approval Poll

• Detail Description

  • Bush polls are averaged between the top national non-partisan 
    polls.  The ones used are listed in the detail section below.
    They are averaged to eliminate spikes or valleys by one poll 
    from distorting the national feeling.  Polls are recalculated 
    when several polls have changed often but not always weekly.
    More frequently if several polls change (usually around elections).
    

• Summary Description

  • The Bush composite poll summary has the source poll name, 
    the current rating, the direction since the last poll (the 
    change amount), and the date.  See the summary section below.
    

• Poll History

  • Once an average is determine, that one number is kept for 
    historical purposes and for the graph of job approval ratings.  
    The history page includes this number since the beginning 
    of his term.  This number is also used in the poll graphics.
    See the recent history of the last three polls (approval) and
    last two polls (favorable) below.
    

Poll Analysis

Fox gained 3 points (43%), ABC dropped one points (45%),
PEW returns after three months (46%), and NBC dropped 2
points (43%) in the new poll(s) for this week.

Gallup is down 3 points (29%),  ABC is back with a giant 
jump to 30%, Fox is back with a big jump (7 points) (30%),
NBC has a slight jump (27%) and CBS is back with a big 
jump (4 points) (24%), CNN (the other returning poll) is 
up (4 points) (28%), Zogby is back with the same poll (25%)
and PEW is back with a small jump (2 points) (24%) in the 
new poll(s) this week.

Any president has a raise in their polls at the end of 
their term.  This has happened with people from Nixon 
to Clinton and it appears to be happening with Bush.  
We seriously doubt that he will jump to the goal he set 
last summer of 45% by the end of his term.  We doubt he 
will hit 30%.