10 Least Popular US Presidents


Identical or better ratings recorded on other occasions during presidency. Notice both Bush made it to the list.

Rank President Survey Date Lowest
Approval
Rating (%)
1. Gorge W. Bush 15 – 19 Feb.
2008
19
2. Harry S. Truman 9 – 14 Sep.
1952
22
3. Richard Nixon 12 – 15 Jul.
1974
24
4. Jimmy Carter 29 Jun. – 2 Jul.
1979
28
5. George H. W. Bush 31 Jul. – 2 Aug.
1992
29
6. Ronald W. Reagan
Lyndon B. Johnson 
1 Jan. 1983
7 Aug. 1968
35
8. Gerald Ford
Bill Clinton
31 Mar. 1975
27 May 1994 
37
10. Dwight D. Eisenhower July
1960
49

Will the upcoming 35th Barack Hussein Obama II get into this list after a couple years in office?

Source: The Gallup Organization

10 Least Popular US Presidents

Identical or better ratings recorded on other occasions during presidency. Notice both Bush made it to the list.

Rank President Survey Date Lowest
Approval
Rating (%)
1. Gorge W. Bush 15 – 19 Feb.
2008
19
2. Harry S. Truman 9 – 14 Sep.
1952
22
3. Richard Nixon 12 – 15 Jul.
1974
24
4. Jimmy Carter 29 Jun. – 2 Jul.
1979
28
5. George H. W. Bush 31 Jul. – 2 Aug.
1992
29
6. Ronald W. Reagan
Lyndon B. Johnson 
1 Jan. 1983
7 Aug. 1968
35
8. Gerald Ford
Bill Clinton
31 Mar. 1975
27 May 1994 
37
10. Dwight D. Eisenhower July
1960
49

Will the upcoming 35th Barack Hussein Obama II get into this list after a couple years in office?

Source: The Gallup Organization