Saturday, March 12, 2005

Bush Job Approval Ratings Remain Unchanged

Haven't visited this site in a while.

George W. Bush's job approval ratings continue to remain unchanged from November according to the latest survey from the American Research Group. Among all Americans, 49% say they approve of the way Bush is handling his job and 45% disapprove. When it comes to Bush's handling of the economy, 42% of Americans say they approve and 51% say they disapprove.

Among Americans registered to vote, 49% approve of the way Bush is handling his job as president and 47% disapprove. As for Bush's handling of the economy, 43% of registered voters approve and 52% disapprove.

Compared to January, Americans are slightly less apt to say that the national economy is getting better (30% in February and 36% in January) and are slightly more apt to say their personal financial situations are getting worse (34% in February and 27% in January). The split based on Bush job approval remains among the responses to questions on the economy.

The results presented here are based on 1,100 completed telephone interviews conducted among a nationwide random sample of adults 18 years and older. The interviews were completed February 14 through 17, 2005. The theoretical margin of error for the total sample is plus or minus 2.6 percentage points, 95% of the time, on questions where opinion is evenly split.

Overall, 49% of Americans say that they approve of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president, 45% disapprove, and 6% are undecided.