Gallup Ends 90-Year Presidential Approval Polling

The Gallup Organization, a pioneer in public opinion polling, announced Wednesday that it will discontinue tracking and publishing presidential job approval ratings and favorability assessments of individual political figures starting this year, ending a tradition that spans nearly nine decades.

The decision marks the close of a data series that began in 1938 under founder George Gallup, who first surveyed Americans on their approval of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's performance. Since then, the ratings have served as a widely referenced benchmark for gauging public sentiment toward U.S. presidents, offering monthly snapshots that captured pivotal moments in American history. For instance, the polls recorded a 90 percent approval rating for President George W. Bush in the days after the September 11, 2001, attacks, while President Harry Truman holds records for both the highest, at 87 percent in June 1945, and lowest, at 22 percent in February 1952.

A Gallup spokesperson explained the shift as a strategic evolution in the company's research priorities. "This reflects an evolution in how Gallup focuses its public research and thought leadership," the spokesperson told...