The American Presidency Project

Ronald Reagan Public Approval

Reagan Public Approval Graph

Start Date End Date Approving Disapproving Unsure/NoData
12/27/1988 12/29/1988 63 29 8
11/11/1988 11/14/1988 57 35 8
10/21/1988 10/24/1988 51 38 11
09/25/1988 10/01/1988 54 37 9
08/19/1988 08/22/1988 53 37 10
07/15/1988 07/18/1988 54 36 10
07/01/1988 07/07/1988 51 35 14
06/24/1988 06/27/1988 48 40 12
6/10/1988 6/13/1988 51 39 10
05/13/1988 5/22/1988 48 43 9
05/02/1988 05/08/1988 50 38 12
4/8/1988 4/11/1988 50 39 11
3/8/1988 3/12/1988 51 37 12
3/4/1988 3/6/1988 50 42 8
01/22/1988 01/25/1988 49 40 11
12/04/1987 12/07/1987 49 41 10
10/23/1987 10/26/1987 51 41 8
08/24/1987 09/02/1987 49 42 9
08/07/1987 08/10/1987 45 41 14
07/10/1987 07/13/1987 49 43 8
06/08/1987 06/14/1987 53 40 7
06/05/1987 06/08/1987 47 44 9
04/10/1987 04/13/1987 48 43 9
03/14/1987 03/18/1987 47 44 9
03/06/1987 03/09/1987 43 46 11
01/16/1987 01/19/1987 48 43 9
12/05/1986 12/08/1986 48 43 9
12/04/1986 12/05/1986 47 44 9
10/24/1986 10/27/1986 63 29 8
09/13/1986 09/17/1986 63 26 11
09/12/1986 09/15/1986 61 25 14
08/08/1986 08/11/1986 61 27 12
07/11/1986 07/14/1986 63 28 9
06/09/1986 06/16/1986 64 26 10
06/06/1986 06/09/1986 61 29 10
05/16/1986 05/19/1986 68 23 9
04/11/1986 04/14/1986 62 29 9
03/04/1986 03/10/1986 63 26 11
01/10/1986 01/13/1986 64 27 9
12/06/1985 12/09/1985 63 29 8
11/11/1985 11/18/1985 65 24 11
11/01/1985 11/04/1985 62 28 10
10/11/1985 10/14/1985 63 29 8
09/13/1985 09/16/1985 60 30 10
08/16/1985 08/19/1985 57 32 11
08/13/1985 08/15/1985 65 26 9
07/12/1985 07/15/1985 63 28 9
6/7/1985 6/10/1985 58 32 10
5/17/1985 5/20/1985 55 37 8
4/12/1985 4/15/1985 52 37 11
3/8/1985 3/11/1985 56 37 7
02/15/1985 02/18/1985 60 31 9
01/25/1985 01/28/1985 64 28 8
01/11/1985 01/14/1985 62 29 9
12/07/1984 12/10/1984 59 32 9
11/30/1984 12/03/1984 62 30 8
11/09/1984 11/12/1984 61 31 8
10/26/1984 10/29/1984 58 33 9
09/28/1984 10/01/1984 54 35 11
09/21/1984 09/24/1984 57 36 7
09/07/1984 09/10/1984 57 36 7
08/10/1984 08/13/1984 54 38 8
07/27/1984 07/30/1984 52 37 11
07/13/1984 07/16/1984 55 35 10
07/06/1984 07/09/1984 54 35 11
06/29/1984 07/02/1984 53 37 10
06/22/1984 06/25/1984 54 36 10
06/06/1984 6/8/1984 55 33 12
5/18/1984 05/21/1984 54 38 8
05/03/1984 5/5/1984 52 37 11
4/6/1984 4/9/1984 54 36 10
03/16/1984 03/19/1984 54 39 7
02/10/1984 02/13/1984 55 36 9
01/27/1984 01/30/1984 55 37 8
01/13/1984 01/16/1984 52 38 10
12/09/1983 12/12/1983 54 38 8
11/18/1983 11/21/1983 53 37 10
10/21/1983 10/24/1983 49 41 10
10/07/1983 10/10/1983 45 44 11
09/16/1983 09/19/1983 47 43 10
09/09/1983 09/12/1983 47 42 11
08/19/1983 08/22/1983 43 46 11
08/12/1983 08/15/1983 43 45 12
08/05/1983 08/08/1983 44 46 10
07/29/1983 08/01/1983 44 42 14
07/22/1983 07/25/1983 42 47 11
06/24/1983 06/27/1983 47 44 9
06/10/1983 06/13/1983 43 45 12
05/20/1983 05/23/1983 46 43 11
05/13/1983 05/16/1983 43 45 12
04/29/1983 05/02/1983 43 46 11
04/15/1983 04/18/1983 41 49 10
03/11/1983 3/14/1983 41 49 10
2/25/1983 2/28/1983 40 50 10
01/28/1983 1/31/1983 35 56 9
01/21/1983 01/24/1983 37 53 10
01/14/1983 01/17/1983 37 54 9
12/10/1982 12/13/1982 41 50 9
11/19/1982 11/22/1982 43 47 10
11/05/1982 11/08/1982 43 47 10
10/15/1982 10/18/1982 42 48 10
09/17/1982 09/20/1982 42 48 10
08/27/1982 08/30/1982 42 46 12
08/13/1982 08/16/1982 41 49 10
07/30/1982 08/02/1982 41 47 12
07/23/1982 07/26/1982 42 46 12
06/25/1982 06/28/1982 44 46 10
06/11/1982 06/14/1982 45 45 10
05/14/1982 05/17/1982 45 44 11
04/30/1982 05/03/1982 44 46 10
04/23/1982 04/26/1982 43 47 10
04/02/1982 04/05/1982 45 46 9
3/12/1982 3/15/1982 46 45 9
2/5/1982 2/8/1982 47 43 10
01/22/1982 01/25/1982 47 42 11
1/8/1982 1/11/1982 49 40 11
12/11/1981 12/14/1981 49 41 10
11/20/1981 11/23/1981 54 37 9
11/13/1981 11/16/1981 49 40 11
10/30/1981 11/02/1981 53 35 12
10/02/1981 10/05/1981 56 35 9
09/18/1981 09/21/1981 52 37 11
08/14/1981 08/17/1981 60 29 11
07/31/1981 08/03/1981 60 28 12
07/24/1981 07/27/1981 56 30 14
07/17/1981 07/20/1981 60 29 11
06/26/1981 06/29/1981 58 30 12
06/19/1981 06/22/1981 59 29 12
06/05/1981 06/08/1981 59 28 13
05/08/1981 05/11/1981 68 21 11
04/10/1981 04/13/1981 67 19 14
4/3/1981 4/6/1981 67 18 15
3/13/1981 3/16/1981 60 24 16
2/13/1981 2/16/1981 55 18 27

1/30/1981

 02/02/1981 51 13 36

 

Start Date End Date Approving Disapproving Unsure/NoData   Dem Approval Ind Approval Rep Approval    
12/27/1988 12/29/1988 63 29 8   38 58 93    
11/11/1988 11/14/1988 57 35 8   31 60 84  
10/21/1988 10/24/1988 51 38 11   25 55 86  
09/25/1988 10/01/1988 54 37 9   24 55 87  
08/19/1988 08/22/1988 53 37 10   33 53 86  
07/15/1988 07/18/1988 54 36 10   34 51 85  
07/01/1988 07/07/1988 51 35 14   29 49 78  
06/24/1988 06/27/1988 48 40 12   29 50 77  
6/10/1988 6/13/1988 51 39 10   31 53 82  
05/13/1988 5/22/1988 48 43 9   25 49 77  
05/02/1988 05/08/1988 50 38 12   25 49 86  
4/8/1988 4/11/1988 50 39 11   30 53 78  
3/8/1988 3/12/1988 51 37 12   28 51 81  
3/4/1988 3/6/1988 50 42 8   31 47 83  
01/22/1988 01/25/1988 49 40 11   30 48 79  
12/04/1987 12/07/1987 49 41 10   26 49 79  
10/23/1987 10/26/1987 51 41 8   30 50 79  
08/24/1987 09/02/1987 49 42 9   21 51 78  
08/07/1987 08/10/1987 45 41 14   26 45 75  
07/10/1987 07/13/1987 49 43 8   28 48 78  
06/08/1987 06/14/1987 53 40 7   29 53 82  
06/05/1987 06/08/1987 47 44 9   25 48 76  
04/10/1987 04/13/1987 48 43 9   23 50 76  
03/14/1987 03/18/1987 47 44 9   22 46 74  
03/06/1987 03/09/1987 43 46 11   24 41 73  
01/16/1987 01/19/1987 48 43 9   23 49 80  
12/05/1986 12/08/1986 48 43 9   25 50 78  
12/04/1986 12/05/1986 47 44 9   24 45 74  
10/24/1986 10/27/1986 63 29 8   45 62 86  
09/13/1986 09/17/1986 63 26 11   37 63 92  
09/12/1986 09/15/1986 61 25 14   43 60 86  
08/08/1986 08/11/1986 61 27 12   44 58 86  
07/11/1986 07/14/1986 63 28 9   44 65 88  
06/09/1986 06/16/1986 64 26 10   45 65 87  
06/06/1986 06/09/1986 61 29 10   40 64 86  
05/16/1986 05/19/1986 68 23 9   51 69 88  
04/11/1986 04/14/1986 62 29 9   43 63 86  
03/04/1986 03/10/1986 63 26 11   40 60 88  
01/10/1986 01/13/1986 64 27 9   42 62 91  
12/06/1985 12/09/1985 63 29 8   43 67 85  
11/11/1985 11/18/1985 65 24 11   41 66 90  
11/01/1985 11/04/1985 62 28 10   43 57 90  
10/11/1985 10/14/1985 63 29 8   39 63 90  
09/13/1985 09/16/1985 60 30 10   41 60 85  
08/16/1985 08/19/1985 57 32 11   34 54 89  
08/13/1985 08/15/1985 65 26 9   39 68 90  
07/12/1985 07/15/1985 63 28 9   39 64 87  
6/7/1985 6/10/1985 58 32 10   35 58 87  
5/17/1985 5/20/1985 55 37 8   24 55 87  
4/12/1985 4/15/1985 52 37 11   25 55 83  
3/8/1985 3/11/1985 56 37 7   28 55 88  
02/15/1985 02/18/1985 60 31 9   35 60 88  
01/25/1985 01/28/1985 64 28 8   39 64 90  
01/11/1985 01/14/1985 62 29 9   39 61 88  
12/07/1984 12/10/1984 59 32 9   33 61 89  
11/30/1984 12/03/1984 62 30 8   30 67 94  
11/09/1984 11/12/1984 61 31 8   33 60 93  
10/26/1984 10/29/1984 58 33 9   26 62 92  
09/28/1984 10/01/1984 54 35 11   23 49 93  
09/21/1984 09/24/1984 57 36 7   25 57 92  
09/07/1984 09/10/1984 57 36 7   22 63 92  
08/10/1984 08/13/1984 54 38 8   23 57 90  
07/27/1984 07/30/1984 52 37 11   24 54 87  
07/13/1984 07/16/1984 55 35 10   34 56 87  
07/06/1984 07/09/1984 54 35 11   28 58 87  
06/29/1984 07/02/1984 53 37 10   28 58 88  
06/22/1984 06/25/1984 54 36 10   25 59 89  
06/06/1984 6/8/1984 55 33 12   27 64 90  
5/18/1984 05/21/1984 54 38 8   32 58 85  
05/03/1984 5/5/1984 52 37 11   29 52 85  
4/6/1984 4/9/1984 54 36 10   29 61 87  
03/16/1984 03/19/1984 54 39 7   32 56 87  
02/10/1984 02/13/1984 55 36 9   33 56 86  
01/27/1984 01/30/1984 55 37 8   31 59 91  
01/13/1984 01/16/1984 52 38 10   31 53 84  
12/09/1983 12/12/1983 54 38 8   33 58 83  
11/18/1983 11/21/1983 53 37 10   33 51 91  
10/21/1983 10/24/1983 49 41 10   28 52 82  
10/07/1983 10/10/1983 45 44 11   26 48 78  
09/16/1983 09/19/1983 47 43 10   25 50 80  
09/09/1983 09/12/1983 47 42 11   26 49 84  
08/19/1983 08/22/1983 43 46 11   21 47 78  
08/12/1983 08/15/1983 43 45 12   21 42 81  
08/05/1983 08/08/1983 44 46 10   22 50 78  
07/29/1983 08/01/1983 44 42 14   24 47 78  
07/22/1983 07/25/1983 42 47 11   19 48 78  
06/24/1983 06/27/1983 47 44 9   28 50 82  
06/10/1983 06/13/1983 43 45 12   21 51 79  
05/20/1983 05/23/1983 46 43 11   26 49 78  
05/13/1983 05/16/1983 43 45 12   22 47 79  
04/29/1983 05/02/1983 43 46 11   25 46 78  
04/15/1983 04/18/1983 41 49 10   23 43 77  
03/11/1983 3/14/1983 41 49 10   23 41 78  
2/25/1983 2/28/1983 40 50 10   17 46 79  
01/28/1983 1/31/1983 35 56 9   19 34 69  
01/21/1983 01/24/1983 37 53 10   19 41 67  
01/14/1983 01/17/1983 37 54 9   18 42 68  
12/10/1982 12/13/1982 41 50 9   21 42 76  
11/19/1982 11/22/1982 43 47 10   22 46 81  
11/05/1982 11/08/1982 43 47 10   22 40 82  
10/15/1982 10/18/1982 42 48 10   19 45 79  
09/17/1982 09/20/1982 42 48 10   21 44 77  
08/27/1982 08/30/1982 42 46 12   19 48 77  
08/13/1982 08/16/1982 41 49 10   23 38 75  
07/30/1982 08/02/1982 41 47 12   21 44 75  
07/23/1982 07/26/1982 42 46 12   25 43 74  
06/25/1982 06/28/1982 44 46 10   24 46 79  
06/11/1982 06/14/1982 45 45 10   25 45 77  
05/14/1982 05/17/1982 45 44 11   22 51 80  
04/30/1982 05/03/1982 44 46 10   24 45 81  
04/23/1982 04/26/1982 43 47 10   20 45 83  
04/02/1982 04/05/1982 45 46 9   23 51 80  
3/12/1982 3/15/1982 46 45 9   26 47 84  
2/5/1982 2/8/1982 47 43 10   26 51 83  
01/22/1982 01/25/1982 47 42 11   29 47 82  
1/8/1982 1/11/1982 49 40 11   30 50 80  
12/11/1981 12/14/1981 49 41 10   29 50 81  
11/20/1981 11/23/1981 54 37 9   37 56 85  
11/13/1981 11/16/1981 49 40 11   30 48 81  
10/30/1981 11/02/1981 53 35 12   31 58 88  
10/02/1981 10/05/1981 56 35 9   36 55 87  
09/18/1981 09/21/1981 52 37 11   33 55 82  
08/14/1981 08/17/1981 60 29 11   42 60 85  
07/31/1981 08/03/1981 60 28 12   45 58 87  
07/24/1981 07/27/1981 56 30 14   38 60 80  
07/17/1981 07/20/1981 60 29 11   41 60 85  
06/26/1981 06/29/1981 58 30 12   41 56 88  
06/19/1981 06/22/1981 59 29 12   41 62 85  
06/05/1981 06/08/1981 59 28 13   44 58 87  
05/08/1981 05/11/1981 68 21 11   51 70 92  
04/10/1981 04/13/1981 67 19 14   46 75 91  
4/3/1981 4/6/1981 67 18 15   52 69 87  
3/13/1981 3/16/1981 60 24 16   87 61 41  
2/13/1981 2/16/1981 55 18 27   78 57 39  
1/30/1981 02/02/1981 51 13 36   38 53 74