Polls: Obama ending the year with improving approval ratings

President Barack Obama is ending the year, and his sixth year in office, on a high note — even performing better than his predecessor.

A recent Gallup poll shows Obama with a 43 percent December approval rating at the end of his sixth year in office. This puts him ahead of former President George W. Bush, who saw a 37 percent approval rating at the end of his sixth year in 2006.


The poll, published Dec. 19, also shows that former presidents Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan enjoyed 67 percent and 48 percent approval ratings at the same point in their tenures, respectively.

But for Obama, it’s the latest in a number of recent polls that have been favorable for the president.

Earlier this week, a CNN/ORC poll gave Obama a 48 percent approval rating — his highest since May 2013. And the president’s high approval ratings come amidst a growing confidence among Americans in the expanding economy, with growing jobs numbers to match.

The CNN/ORC poll was conducted Dec. 18 - 21 and surveyed 1,011 Americans. It has a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points.

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