The facts
Presidential job approval has been tracked continuously by Gallup since the Truman administration in the 1940s, one of the longest-running measures in American polling.
Approval usually starts high in a president's first months — the 'honeymoon' period — and tends to drift down over a term, though it can swing sharply around major events.
Across modern presidencies, term-average approval has ranged from roughly the low 40s to the mid-60s percent, and ratings increasingly split along partisan lines.
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Glossary
Presidential Job Approval
It's a simple thumbs-up or thumbs-down on how the president is doing the job, reported as a percentage.
Glossary
Honeymoon Period
It's the early stretch when a new president usually gets the benefit of the doubt from much of the public.
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