Barack Obama is slightly more than one month into his presidency, and so far remains fairly popular – the most recent Gallup poll (2/22-24) shows 61% of Americans approve of his job performance, while 24% disapprove.
But what does history tell us about how Obama stacks up with other presidents after a month in office? So far, he’s about on par with the average: since Nixon’s inauguration in 1969, the average presidential job approval has been 61.7% in the Gallup poll closest to the end of their first February in office.
While Obama’s overall rating is on track with the average, his approval has slipped more over the course of his first month in office than any other president in recent history. Gallup’s first poll tracking Obama’s job approval (1/21-1/23) found him at 68%, with 12% disapproving. Since then, his approval rating has dropped 7 points—over a timeframe when no other president has seen their approval fall.
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