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The President's Job Approval Rates |
The following approval rates were compiled from CNN interactive, Washington Post website, and Gallup website. Whereas data were directly imported from Washington Post and Gallup.com, the following figures from CNN were compiled from new reports from CNN. Therefore, the listed date of data was the date when the report was published, which usually came two days after the survey.
Clinton's Approval Rate (CNN)
| | Approve | Disapprove | Errors |
| 1 | 1/23/98 | 50% | 43% | 3% |
| 2 | 1/25/98 | 58% | 36% | 3% |
| 3 | 1/26/98 | 60% | 35% | 3% |
| 4 | 1/27/98 | 59% | NA | 3% |
| 5 | 1/29/98 | 67% | 28% | 3% |
| 6 | 1/30/98 | 60% | 36% | 3% |
| 7 | 2/01/98 | 69% | 28% | 3% |
| 8 | 3/16/98 | 67% | 29% | 4% |
| 9 | 3/21/98 | 62% | NA | 3% |
| 10 | 3/23/98 | 66% | 28% | 3% |
| 11 | 4/04/98 | 66% | NA | 4% |
| 12 | 7/09/98 | 61% | 34% | 3% |
| 13 | 7/29/98 | 65% | NA | 4% |
| 14 | 8/13/98 | 65% | 30% | 3% |
| 15 | 8/18/98 | 66% | 29% | 4% |
| 16 | 8/19/98 | 61% | 35% | 3% |
| 17 | 8/21/98 | 61% | NA | 4% |
| 18 | 8/17/98 | 62% | 32% | 4% |
| 19 | 9/02/98 | 62% | NA | 4% |
| 20 | 9/12/98 | 62% | NA | 4% |
| 21 | 9/13/98 | 63% | NA | 4% |
| 22 | 9/14/98 | 64% | NA | 4% |
| 23 | 9/16/98 | 63% | NA | 3% |
| 24 | 9/21/98 | 66% | NA | 4% |
| 25 | 9/18/98 | 55% | NA | 5% |
| 26 | 9/24/98 | 62% | NA | 3% |
| 27 | 9/25/98 | 61% | NA | 3% |
| 28 | 10/8/98 | 63% | 35% | 4% |
| Mean | 62.36% | 32.71% |
| Variance | 0.0014 | 0.0016 |
| SD* | 0.0385 | 0.0420 |
| *Standard Deviation |
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Source: CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll |
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Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as president?(WashingtonPost)
| | Approve | Disapprove | No Opinion |
| 1 | 11/12/97 | 59% | 35% | 6% |
| 2 | 1/13/98 | 62% | 31% | 7% |
| 3 | 1/19/98 | 60% | 35% | 5% |
| 4 | 1/24/98 | 57% | 40% | 3% |
| 5 | 1/25/98 | 59% | 37% | 4% |
| 6 | 1/26/98 | 60% | 35% | 4% |
| 7 | 1/29/98 | 68% | 27% | 5% |
| 8 | 1/30/98 | 69% | 27% | 4% |
| 9 | 1/31/98 | 67% | 29% | 4% |
| 10 | 2/18/98 | 67% | 30% | 3% |
| 11 | 3/16/98 | 63% | 34% | 3% |
| 12 | 3/17/98 | 66% | 30% | 4% |
| 13 | 4/l/98 | 66% | 29% | 4% |
| 14 | 4/4/98 | 65% | 31% | 4% |
| 15 | 5/12/98 | 64% | 32% | 4% |
| 16 | 6/2/98 | 61% | 34% | 5% |
| 17 | 6/18/98 | 59% | 34% | 7% |
| 18 | 7/12/98 | 63% | 31% | 6% |
| 19 | 7/29/98 | 63% | 33% | 4% |
| 20 | 8/16/98 | 62% | 33% | 4% |
| 21 | 8/17/98 | 61% | 36% | 3% |
| 22 | 8/19/98 | 60% | 38% | 2% |
| 23 | 8/20/98 | 65% | 32% | 3% |
| 24 | 8/21/98 | 66% | 31% | 3% |
| 25 | 8/23/98 | 64% | 33% | 3% |
| 26 | 9/09/98 | 57% | 40% | 3% |
| 27 | 9/11/98 | 56% | 42% | 3% |
| 28 | 9/12/98 | 59% | 39% | 3% |
| 29 | 9/13/98morn | 59% | 37% | 3% |
| 30 | 9/13/98aftn | 60% | 38% | 2% |
| 31 | 9/14/98 | 59% | 37% | 4% |
| 32 | 9/21/98 | 60% | 39% | 1% |
| 33 | 9/28/98 | 63% | 35% | 2% |
| Mean | 62.09% | 34.06% | 4% |
| Variance | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| SD* | 0.034 | 0.038 | 0.013 |
| Margin of Error: +/- 2.52 percentage |
| *Standard Deviation |
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Source: Washington Post-ABC News Political Poll |
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Do you approve or disapprove the way Clinton is handling his job as president?(Gallup)
| | Approve | Disapprove | No Opinion |
| 1 | 01/06-07/98 | 59% | 32% | 9% |
| 2 | 01/16-18/98 | 60% | 30% | 10% |
| 3 | 01/23-24/98 | 58% | 36% | 6% |
| 4 | 01/24-25/98 | 60% | 35% | 5% |
| 5 | 01/25-26/98 | 59% | 37% | 4% |
| 6 | 1/28/98 | 67% | 28% | 5% |
| 7 | 1/30/98 | 69% | 28% | 3% |
| 8 | 02/13-15/98 | 66% | 30% | 4% |
| 9 | 02/20-22/98 | 66% | 29% | 5% |
| 10 | 03/06-09/98 | 63% | 31% | 6% |
| 11 | 3/16/98 | 67% | 29% | 4% |
| 12 | 03/20-22/98 | 66% | 28% | 6% |
| 13 | 04/17-19/98 | 63% | 31% | 6% |
| 14 | 05/08-10/98 | 64% | 31% | 5% |
| 15 | 06/05-07/98 | 60% | 34% | 6% |
| 16 | 06/22-23/98 | 60% | 34% | 6% |
| 17 | 07/07-08/98 | 61% | 34% | 5% |
| 18 | 7/29/98 | 65% | 31% | 4% |
| 19 | 08/07-08/98 | 64% | 32% | 4% |
| 20 | 08/10-12/98 | 65% | 30% | 5% |
| 21 | 8/17/98 | 62% | 32% | 6% |
| 22 | 8/18/98 | 66% | 29% | 5% |
| 23 | 8/20/98 | 61% | 34% | 5% |
| 24 | 08/21-23/98 | 62% | 35% | 3% |
| 25 | 9/01/98 | 62% | 33% | 5% |
| 26 | 9/10/98 | 60% | 37% | 3% |
| 27 | 09/11-12/98 | 63% | 34% | 3% |
| 28 | 09/14-15/98 | 63% | 35% | 2% |
| 29 | 9/20/98 | 60% | 34% | 6% |
| 30 | 9/21/98 | 66% | 31% | 3% |
| 31 | 09/23-24/98 | 66% | 31% | 3% |
| 32 | 10/06-07/98 | 63% | 34% | 3% |
| 33 | 10/09/12/98 | 65% | 32% | 3% |
| 34 | 10/23-25/98 | 65% | 32% | 3% |
| Mean | 63.12% | 32.15% | 4.74% |
| Variance | 0.0008 | 0.0006 | 0.0003 |
| SD* | 0.0277 | 0.0251 | 0.0169 |
| Margin of Error: +/- 4 pct. pts. |
| *Standard Deviation |
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Source: Gallup Poll, The Gallup Organization (Princeton) |
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