For the full month of September, 38% of Americans approved of the way George W. Bush performed his role as President. Fifty-nine percent (59%) disapproved. Those figures include 17% who Strongly Approve and 41% who Strongly Disapprove.

September marked the third straight month for the President at the 38% level. Only twice, in May and June of this year, has the President earned a lower approval rating.

The President earns approval from 42% of men and 34% of women.

Seventy-three percent (73%) of Republicans give the President their approval along with 14% of Democrats and 30% of those not affiliated with either major party.

Among entrepreneurs, the President’s Approval is at 43%. Among those who work for someone else in the private sector, 38% voice their approval. Thirty-seven percent (37%) of government workers also approve of the President’s performance.

Rasmussen Reports updates the President’s Job Approval on a daily basis based upon nightly telephone interviews with 500 adults. Daily results are reported on a three-day rolling average basis including interviews with 1,500 adults. Full month results are based upon interviews with 15,000 adults. In any review of Job Approval data, the trends are more important than the precise number. Many factors, especially question wording, can impact the particular approval rating percentage. See our comments on comparing data from different firms.

The Rasmussen Reports Election 2008 Presidential Tracking Poll is updated daily, Monday through Friday.

Rasmussen Reports also provides a weekly analysis of both the Republican and Democratic each Monday.

Like all polling firms, Rasmussen Reports weights its data to reflect the population at large. Among other targets, Rasmussen Reports weights data by political party affiliation using a dynamic weighting process. Our targets are established based upon survey interviews completed during the preceding three months (a total of 45,000 interviews). For the month of October, the targets are 36.8% Democrat, 32.1% Republican, and 31.6% Unaffiliated with Either Major Party. For the month of September, the targets were 36.5% Democrats, 31.9% Republican, and 31.6% unaffiliated. (see party trends analysis and history).