Fox News, together with Opinion Dynamics Corporation, conducts telephone polls on a regular basis to capture public opinion about current issues. The poll usually contains a question concerning the president's approval rating, highlighted below. "LV" denotes a total sample of 1000 likely voters nationwide. All other results are of 900 registered voters.

Question: "Do you approve or disapprove of the job George W. Bush is doing as president?"


Approve Disapprove Don't Know
14-15 Dec 04 48% 45 7
16-17 Nov 04 53% 40 7
30-31 Oct 04 47% 46 7
30-31 Oct 04 LV 48% 46 6
29-30 Oct 04 47% 45 8
29-30 Oct 04 LV 48% 46 6
28-29 Oct 04 47% 47 6
28-29 Oct 04 LV 48% 47 5
27-28 Oct 04 49% 46 5
27-28 Oct 04 LV 49% 46 5
17-18 Oct 04 LV 49% 44 7
3-4 Oct 04 LV 53% 43 4
21-22 Sep 04 LV 50% 45 5
7-8 Sep 04 LV 49% 44 7
24-25 Aug 04 LV 51% 43 6
3-4 Aug 04 44% 48 8
20-21 July 04 47% 45 8
22-23 June 04 49% 44 7
8-9 June 04 48% 45 7
18-19 May 04 48% 43 9
4-5 May 04 49% 43 8
21-22 Apr 04 50% 44 6
6-7 Apr 04 49% 44 7
23-24 Mar 04 47% 44 9
3-4 Mar 04 48% 44 8
18-19 Feb 04 48% 41 11
4-5 Feb 04 53% 41 6
21-22 Jan 04 53% 39 8
7-8 Jan 04 58% 31 11
3-4 Dec 03 52% 34 14
18-19 Nov 03 52% 41 7
28-29 Oct 03 53% 37 10
14-15 Oct 03 52% 37 11
23-24 Sep 03 50% 40 10
9-10 Sep 03 58% 33 9
12-13 Aug 03 57% 34 9
29-30 Jul 03 59% 31 10
15-16 Jul 03 59% 32 9
30 Jun-1 Jul 03 60% 27 13
17-18 Jun 03 65% 25 10
3-4 Jun 03 66% 26 8
20-21 May 03 64% 26 10
6-7 May 03 65% 24 11
22-23 Apr 03 65% 25 10
8-9 Apr 03 71% 20 9
25-26 Mar 03 66% 24 10
11-12 Mar 03 60% 32 8
25-26 Feb 03 55% 33 12
11-12 Feb 03 57% 32 11
29-30 Jan 03 59% 28 13
14-15 Jan 03 63% 28 9
17-18 Dec 02 65% 26 9
3-4 Dec 02 65% 24 11
19-20 Nov 02 68% 20 12
22-23 Oct 02 LV 60% 30 10
8-9 Oct 02 LV 66% 21 13
24-25 Sep 02 65% 25 10
8-9 Sep 02 66% 22 12
6-7 Aug 02 69% 20 11
23-24 Jul 02 69% 18 13
9-10 Jul 02 70% 19 11
18-19 Jun 02 73% 14 13
4-5 Jun 02 74% 15 11
14-15 May 02 77% 15 8
30 Apr-1 May 02 72% 18 10
16-17 Apr 02 76% 15 9
2-3 Apr 02 9% 13 8
12-13 Mar 02 80% 12 8
26-27 Feb 02 77% 13 10
12-13 Feb 02 81% 12 8
30-31 Jan 02 81% 12 7
9-10 Jan 02 83% 10 7
12-13 Dec 01 86% 8 6
28-29 Nov 01 86% 6 8
14-15 Nov 01 88% 7 5
31 Oct-1 Nov 01 84% 8 8
17-18 Oct 01 84% 10 6
3-4 Oct 01 80% 10 10
19-20 Sep 01 81% 12 7
22-23 Aug 01 55% 32 13
25-26 Jul 01 59% 25 16
11-12 Jul 01 56% 30 14
6-7 Jun 01 59% 28 13
9-10 May 01 59% 26 15
18-19 Apr 01 63% 22 15
28-29 Mar 01 57% 24 19
14-15 Mar 01 56% 23 21
21-22 Feb 01 61% 16 23
7-8 Feb 01 55% 16 29