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Opinion polling on the Ronald Reagan administration

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Since 1981, there has been opinion polling on the Ronald Reagan administration to gather and analyze public opinion on the performance and policies of the Ronald Reagan administration.

After becoming president on January 20, 1981,{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2013/08/31/presidential-stock-market-scoreboard-reagan-obama/2750227/|title=Presidential market scoreboard: Reagan to Obama|last=Ritter|first=Dan|date=August 31, 2013|website=USA Today|access-date=December 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216103249/https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2013/08/31/presidential-stock-market-scoreboard-reagan-obama/2750227/|archive-date=December 16, 2022}} Reagan survived an assassination attempt. CBS News launched their opinion polls with their first one showing 67% of Americans approving the president's job performance.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ronald-reagans-presidency-a-polling-retrospective/|title=Ronald Reagan's Presidency: A Polling Retrospective|last=Pinto|first=Jennifer|date=February 6, 2011|website=CBS News|access-date=December 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216110847/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ronald-reagans-presidency-a-polling-retrospective/|archive-date=December 16, 2022}} Similarly, an ABC News poll showed Reagan's highest approval rating at 73%.{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=120603|title=Poll: Reagan Approval Improves|last=Sussman|first=Dalia|date=August 6, 2001|website=ABC News|access-date=December 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216114451/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=120603|archive-date=December 16, 2022}} His ratings by CBS remained above 50% until the United States experienced a recession and high unemployment in 1982. According to a Gallup poll, his lowest rating was 35% in early 1983.{{Cite web|url=https://news.gallup.com/poll/11887/ronald-reagan-from-peoples-perspective-gallup-poll-review.aspx|title=Ronald Reagan From the People's Perspective: A Gallup Poll Review|last1=Newport|first1=Frank|last2=Jones|first2=Jeffrey|last3=Saad|first3=Lydia|date=June 7, 2004|website=Gallup|access-date=December 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216140636/https://news.gallup.com/poll/11887/ronald-reagan-from-peoples-perspective-gallup-poll-review.aspx|archive-date=December 16, 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-pollls-midterms-ronald-reagan-1744970|title=Joe Biden's Approval Rating Now as Good as Ronald Reagan's at Same Stage|last=Palmer|first=Ewan|date=September 21, 2022|website=Newsweek|access-date=December 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216120151/https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-pollls-midterms-ronald-reagan-1744970|archive-date=December 16, 2022}} Headed into the 1984 presidential election, Reagan's ratings by CBS recovered, reaching 58% and higher throughout the next two years. However, in January 1987, Gallup revealed that his rating dropped to 49% as a result of the Iran–Contra affair. By December 1988, the near end of his presidency, Reagan's rating recovered again at 63%.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/01/12/presidential-job-approval-ratings-from-ike-to-obama/|title=Presidential job approval ratings from Ike to Obama|last1=Gao|first1=George|last2=Smith|first2=Samantha|date=January 12, 2016|website=Pew Research Center|access-date=December 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216110452/https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/01/12/presidential-job-approval-ratings-from-ike-to-obama/|archive-date=December 16, 2022}} Retrospective polls showed that a majority of Americans continued to approve of the Reagan presidency in the years and decades that followed it.

Retrospective approval ratings

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:50%;"
Pollster

!Segment

!Date(s)

!Approve

!Disapprove

!Unsure/no data

!Sample

!Method

!Source(s)

rowspan="4"|Gallup

|rowspan="4"|—

|February 5–11, 2018

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|72%

|24%

|4%

|rowspan="4"|—

|rowspan="4"|—

|{{Cite web|url=https://news.gallup.com/poll/226994/obama-first-retrospective-job-approval-rating.aspx|title=Obama's First Retrospective Job Approval Rating Is 63%|last=Jones|first=Jeffrey|date=February 15, 2018|website=Gallup|access-date=December 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216122753/https://news.gallup.com/poll/226994/obama-first-retrospective-job-approval-rating.aspx|archive-date=December 16, 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-h-w-bush-the-publics-view-of-him-during-his-presidency/|title=George H.W. Bush: The public's view of him during his presidency|last1=Salvanto|first1=Anthony|last2=De Pinto|first2=Jennifer|date=December 3, 2018|website=CBS News|access-date=December 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216135922/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-h-w-bush-the-publics-view-of-him-during-his-presidency/|archive-date=December 16, 2022}}

November 19–21, 2010

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|74%

|24%

|2%

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.gallup.com/file/poll/145052/Retrospective_Presidents_Dec_6_2010.pdf|title=USA Today/Gallup Poll: November Wave 1|last1=Jones|first1=Jeffrey|last2=Saad|first2=Lydia|date=November 19–21, 2010|access-date=December 16, 2022|page=3|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216163434/https://news.gallup.com/file/poll/145052/Retrospective_Presidents_Dec_6_2010.pdf|archive-date=December 16, 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://news.gallup.com/poll/145064/Kennedy-Highest-Rated-Modern-President-Nixon-Lowest.aspx|title=Kennedy Still Highest-Rated Modern President, Nixon Lowest|last=Saad|first=Lydia|date=December 6, 2010|website=Gallup|access-date=December 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216151619/https://news.gallup.com/poll/145064/Kennedy-Highest-Rated-Modern-President-Nixon-Lowest.aspx|archive-date=December 16, 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/12/who-s-the-most-popular-modern-president/343145/|title=Who's the Most Popular Modern President?|last=Hudson|first=John|date=December 6, 2010|website=The Atlantic|access-date=December 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017203058/https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/12/who-s-the-most-popular-modern-president/343145/|archive-date=October 17, 2021}}

June 1–4, 2006

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|71%

|27%

|2%

|{{Cite web|url=https://news.gallup.com/poll/23362/Americans-Retrospective-Judgments-Clinton-Improving.aspx|title=Americans' Retrospective Judgments of Clinton Improving|last=Jones|first=Jeffrey|date=June 16, 2006|website=Gallup|access-date=December 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216152555/https://news.gallup.com/poll/23362/Americans-Retrospective-Judgments-Clinton-Improving.aspx|archive-date=December 16, 2022}}

March 18–20, 2002

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|73%

|22%

|5%

|

rowspan="2"|ABC News/The Washington Post

|All adults

|July 26–30, 2001

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|66%

|27%

|7%

|1,352

|telephone

|{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/images/PollingUnit/857a3Reagan.pdf|title=Reagan Approval: Better in Retrospect|last=Sussman|first=Dalia|date=July 30, 2001|website=ABC News|access-date=December 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217065300/https://abcnews.go.com/images/PollingUnit/857a3Reagan.pdf|archive-date=December 17, 2022}}

—

|February 27, 2000

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|64%

|26%

|10%

|—

|—

|{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/DailyNews/poll_reagan010806.html|title=Improving With Age: Reagan Approval Grows Better in Retrospect|last=Sussman|first=Dalia|date=August 6, 2001|website=ABC News|access-date=December 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010809224150/https://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/DailyNews/poll_reagan010806.html|archive-date=August 9, 2001}}

rowspan="5"|Gallup

|rowspan="5"|—

|February 14–15, 2000

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|66%

|32%

|2%

|rowspan="5"|—

|rowspan="5"|—

|rowspan="5"|

February 8–9, 1999

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|71%

|27%

|2%

November 15–16, 1993

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|52%

|45%

|3%

June 4–8, 1992

|style="background:palegreen;color:black"|50%

|47%

|3%

November 8–11, 1990

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|54%

|44%

|2%

{{Legend inline|#006800|majority approve}} {{Legend inline|PaleGreen|plurality approve}} {{Legend inline|#B60000|majority disapprove}} {{Legend inline|pink|plurality disapprove}}

Presidential approval ratings

File:Gallup Poll-Approval Rating-Ronald Reagan.png

=January 1989=

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Pollster

!Segment

!Date(s)

!Approve

!Disapprove

!Unsure/no data

!Sample

!Method

!Source(s)

CBS News/The New York Times

|—

|January 12–15, 1989

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|68%

|26%

|6%

|—

|—

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-look-back-at-the-polls/|title=A Look Back At The Polls|last=Cosgrove-Mather|first=Bootie|date=June 7, 2004|website=CBS News|access-date=December 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216093849/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-look-back-at-the-polls/|archive-date=December 16, 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/01/18/us/washington-transition-reagan-s-final-rating-best-any-president-since-40-s.html|title=WASHINGTON IN TRANSITION; Reagan's Final Rating Is Best Of Any President Since 40's|last=Roberts|first=Steven|date=January 18, 1989|website=The New York Times|access-date=December 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216102656/https://www.nytimes.com/1989/01/18/us/washington-transition-reagan-s-final-rating-best-any-president-since-40-s.html|archive-date=December 16, 2022}}

{{Legend inline|#006800|majority approve}} {{Legend inline|PaleGreen|plurality approve}} {{Legend inline|#B60000|majority disapprove}} {{Legend inline|pink|plurality disapprove}}

=1988=

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Pollster

!Segment

!Date(s)

!Approve

!Disapprove

!Unsure/no data

!Sample

!Method

!Source(s)

rowspan="10"|Gallup

|rowspan="10"|—

|December 27–29, 1988

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|63%

|29%

|8%

|rowspan="10"|—

|rowspan="10"|—

|rowspan="2"|{{Cite web|url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/data/ronald-reagan-public-approval|title=Ronald Reagan Public Approval|website=The American Presidency Project|access-date=December 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216141355/https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/data/ronald-reagan-public-approval|archive-date=December 16, 2022}}

November 11–14, 1988

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|57%

|35%

|8%

October 21–24, 1988

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|51%

|38%

|11%

|rowspan="8"|

September 25–October 1, 1988

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|54%

|37%

|9%

August 19–22, 1988

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|53%

|37%

|10%

July 15–18, 1988

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|54%

|36%

|10%

July 1–7, 1988

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|51%

|35%

|14%

June 24–27, 1988

|style="background:palegreen;color:black"|48%

|40%

|12%

June 10–13, 1988

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|51%

|39%

|10%

May 13–22, 1988

|style="background:palegreen;color:black"|48%

|43%

|9%

CBS News/The New York Times

|All adults

|May 9–12, 1988

|style="background:palegreen;color:black"|48%

|39%

|13%

|1,382

|telephone

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/17/us/poll-shows-dukakis-leads-bush-many-reagan-backers-shift-sides.html|title=Poll Shows Dukakis Leads Bush; Many Reagan Backers Shift Sides|last=Dionne|first=E.|date=May 17, 1988|website=The New York Times|access-date=December 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217080027/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/17/us/poll-shows-dukakis-leads-bush-many-reagan-backers-shift-sides.html|archive-date=December 17, 2022}}

rowspan="5"|Gallup

|rowspan="5"|—

|May 2–8, 1988

|style="background:palegreen;color:black"|50%

|38%

|12%

|rowspan="5"|—

|rowspan="5"|—

|rowspan="5"|

April 8–11, 1988

|style="background:palegreen;color:black"|50%

|39%

|11%

March 8–12, 1988

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|51%

|37%

|12%

March 4–6, 1988

|style="background:palegreen;color:black"|50%

|42%

|8%

January 22–25, 1988

|style="background:palegreen;color:black"|49%

|40%

|11%

{{Legend inline|#006800|majority approve}} {{Legend inline|PaleGreen|plurality approve}} {{Legend inline|#B60000|majority disapprove}} {{Legend inline|pink|plurality disapprove}}

=1987=

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Pollster

!Segment

!Date(s)

!Approve

!Disapprove

!Unsure/no data

!Sample

!Method

!Source(s)

rowspan="10"|Gallup

|rowspan="10"|—

|December 4–7, 1987

|style="background:palegreen;color:black"|49%

|41%

|10%

|rowspan="10"|—

|rowspan="10"|—

|

October 23–26, 1987

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|51%

|41%

|8%

|rowspan="9"|

August 24–September 2, 1987

|style="background:palegreen;color:black"|49%

|42%

|9%

August 7–10, 1987

|style="background:palegreen;color:black"|45%

|41%

|14%

July 10–13, 1987

|style="background:palegreen;color:black"|49%

|43%

|8%

June 8–14, 1987

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|53%

|40%

|7%

June 5–8, 1987

|style="background:palegreen;color:black"|47%

|44%

|9%

April 10–13, 1987

|style="background:palegreen;color:black"|48%

|43%

|9%

March 14–18, 1987

|style="background:palegreen;color:black"|47%

|44%

|9%

March 6–9, 1987

|43%

|style="background:pink;color:black"|46%

|11%

ABC News/The Washington Post

|—

|March 5–9, 1987

|47%

|style="background:#B60000;color:white"|52%

|1%

|—

|—

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1987/03/11/public-doubt-lingers-on-reagan-iran-affair/e2e42ab1-9f2d-4047-a4a8-3b7f894890ce/|title=PUBLIC DOUBT LINGERS ON REAGAN, IRAN AFFAIR|last=Broder|first=David|date=March 11, 1987|website=The Washington Post|access-date=December 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216145804/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1987/03/11/public-doubt-lingers-on-reagan-iran-affair/e2e42ab1-9f2d-4047-a4a8-3b7f894890ce/|archive-date=December 16, 2022}}

CBS News/The New York Times

|—

|February 28–March 1, 1987

|42%

|style="background:pink;color:black"|46%

|12%

|—

|—

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/03/us/poll-shows-reagan-approval-rating-at-4-year-low.html|title=Poll Shows Reagan Approval Rating at 4-Year Low|last=Dionne|first=E.|date=March 3, 1987|website=The New York Times|access-date=December 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216144807/https://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/03/us/poll-shows-reagan-approval-rating-at-4-year-low.html|archive-date=December 16, 2022}}

Gallup

|—

|January 16–19, 1987

|style="background:palegreen;color:black"|48%

|43%

|9%

|—

|—

|

{{Legend inline|#006800|majority approve}} {{Legend inline|PaleGreen|plurality approve}} {{Legend inline|#B60000|majority disapprove}} {{Legend inline|pink|plurality disapprove}}

=1986=

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Pollster

!Segment

!Date(s)

!Approve

!Disapprove

!Unsure/no data

!Sample

!Method

!Source(s)

rowspan="13"|Gallup

|rowspan="13"|—

|December 5–8, 1986

|style="background:palegreen;color:black"|48%

|43%

|9%

|rowspan="13"|—

|rowspan="13"|—

|rowspan="13"|

December 4–5, 1986

|style="background:palegreen;color:black"|47%

|44%

|9%

October 24–27, 1986

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|63%

|29%

|9%

September 13–17, 1986

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|63%

|26%

|11%

September 12–15, 1986

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|61%

|25%

|14%

August 8–11, 1986

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|61%

|27%

|12%

July 11–14, 1986

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|63%

|28%

|9%

June 9–16, 1986

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|64%

|26%

|10%

June 6–9, 1986

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|61%

|29%

|10%

May 16–19, 1986

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|68%

|23%

|9%

April 11–14, 1986

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|62%

|29%

|9%

March 4–10, 1986

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|63%

|26%

|11%

January 10–13, 1986

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|64%

|27%

|9%

{{Legend inline|#006800|majority approve}} {{Legend inline|PaleGreen|plurality approve}} {{Legend inline|#B60000|majority disapprove}} {{Legend inline|pink|plurality disapprove}}

=1985=

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:50%;"
Pollster

!Segment

!Date(s)

!Approve

!Disapprove

!Unsure/no data

!Sample

!Method

!Source(s)

rowspan="7"|Gallup

|rowspan="7"|—

|December 6–9, 1985

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|63%

|29%

|8%

|rowspan="7"|—

|rowspan="7"|—

|rowspan="7"|

November 11–18, 1985

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|65%

|24%

|11%

November 1–4, 1985

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|62%

|28%

|10%

October 11–14, 1985

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|63%

|29%

|8%

September 13–16, 1985

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|60%

|30%

|10%

August 16–19, 1985

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|57%

|32%

|11%

August 13–15, 1985

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|65%

|26%

|9%

Newsweek

|All adults

|July 17–18, 1985

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|68%

|—

|—

|753

|telephone

|{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/e0118d0fdc3643d23e1b8b45b4d7014a|title=Poll Finds Confidence In Reagan’s Abilities To Meet Demands Of Office|website=Associated Press|access-date=December 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217081007/https://apnews.com/article/e0118d0fdc3643d23e1b8b45b4d7014a|archive-date=December 17, 2022}}

rowspan="7"|Gallup

|rowspan="7"|—

|July 12–15, 1985

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|63%

|28%

|9%

|rowspan="7"|—

|rowspan="7"|—

|rowspan="7"|

June 7–10, 1985

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|58%

|32%

|10%

May 17–20, 1985

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|55%

|37%

|8%

April 12–15, 1985

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|52%

|37%

|11%

March 8–11, 1985

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|56%

|37%

|7%

February 15–18, 1985

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|60%

|31%

|9%

January 25–28, 1985

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|64%

|28%

|8%

ABC News/The Washington Post

|—

|January 11–16, 1985

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|68%

|28%

|4%

|—

|—

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-01-20-mn-10460-story.html|title=68% Approval Rating for Reagan in Poll|date=January 20, 1985|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=December 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217073027/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-01-20-mn-10460-story.html|archive-date=December 17, 2022}}

Gallup

|—

|January 11–14, 1985

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|62%

|29%

|9%

|—

|—

|

{{Legend inline|#006800|majority approve}} {{Legend inline|PaleGreen|plurality approve}} {{Legend inline|#B60000|majority disapprove}} {{Legend inline|pink|plurality disapprove}}

=1984=

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:50%;"
Pollster

!Segment

!Date(s)

!Approve

!Disapprove

!Unsure/no data

!Sample

!Method

!Source(s)

rowspan="21"|Gallup

|rowspan="21"|—

|December 7–10, 1984

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|59%

|32%

|9%

|rowspan="21"|—

|rowspan="21"|—

|rowspan="21"|

November 30–December 3, 1984

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|62%

|30%

|8%

November 9–12, 1984

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|61%

|31%

|8%

October 26–29, 1984

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|58%

|33%

|9%

September 28–October 1, 1984

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|54%

|35%

|11%

September 21–24, 1984

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|57%

|36%

|7%

September 7–10, 1984

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|57%

|36%

|7%

August 10–13, 1984

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|54%

|38%

|8%

July 27–30, 1984

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|52%

|37%

|11%

July 13–16, 1984

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|55%

|35%

|10%

July 6–9, 1984

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|54%

|35%

|11%

June 29–July 2, 1984

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|53%

|37%

|10%

June 22–25, 1984

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|54%

|36%

|10%

June 6–8, 1984

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|55%

|33%

|12%

May 18–21, 1984

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|54%

|38%

|8%

May 3–5, 1984

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|52%

|37%

|11%

April 6–9, 1984

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|54%

|36%

|10%

March 16–19, 1984

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|54%

|39%

|7%

February 10–13, 1984

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|55%

|36%

|9%

January 27–30, 1984

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|55%

|37%

|8%

January 13–16, 1984

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|52%

|38%

|10%

{{Legend inline|#006800|majority approve}} {{Legend inline|PaleGreen|plurality approve}} {{Legend inline|#B60000|majority disapprove}} {{Legend inline|pink|plurality disapprove}}

=1983=

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:50%;"
Pollster

!Segment

!Date(s)

!Approve

!Disapprove

!Unsure/no data

!Sample

!Method

!Source(s)

rowspan="22"|Gallup

|rowspan="22"|—

|December 9–12, 1983

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|54%

|38%

|8%

|rowspan="22"|—

|rowspan="22"|—

|rowspan="22"|

November 18–21, 1983

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|53%

|37%

|10%

October 21–24, 1983

|style="background:palegreen;color:black"|49%

|41%

|10%

October 7–10, 1983

|style="background:palegreen;color:black"|45%

|44%

|11%

September 16–19, 1983

|style="background:palegreen;color:black"|47%

|43%

|10%

September 9–12, 1983

|style="background:palegreen;color:black"|47%

|42%

|11%

August 19–22, 1983

|43%

|style="background:pink;color:black"|46%

|11%

August 12–15, 1983

|43%

|style="background:pink;color:black"|45%

|12%

August 5–8, 1983

|44%

|style="background:pink;color:black"|46%

|10%

July 29–August 1, 1983

|style="background:palegreen;color:black"|44%

|42%

|14%

July 22–25, 1983

|42%

|style="background:pink;color:black"|47%

|11%

June 24–27, 1983

|style="background:palegreen;color:black"|47%

|44%

|9%

June 10–13, 1983

|43%

|style="background:pink;color:black"|45%

|12%

May 20–23, 1983

|style="background:palegreen;color:black"|46%

|43%

|11%

May 13–16, 1983

|43%

|style="background:pink;color:black"|45%

|12%

April 29–May 2, 1983

|43%

|style="background:pink;color:black"|46%

|11%

April 15–18, 1983

|41%

|style="background:pink;color:black"|49%

|10%

March 11–14, 1983

|41%

|style="background:pink;color:black"|49%

|10%

February 25–28, 1983

|40%

|style="background:pink;color:black"|50%

|10%

January 28–31, 1983

|35%

|style="background:#B60000;color:white"|56%

|9%

January 21–24, 1983

|37%

|style="background:#B60000;color:white"|53%

|10%

January 14–17, 1983

|37%

|style="background:#B60000;color:white"|54%

|9%

{{Legend inline|#006800|majority approve}} {{Legend inline|PaleGreen|plurality approve}} {{Legend inline|#B60000|majority disapprove}} {{Legend inline|pink|plurality disapprove}}

=1982=

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:50%;"
Pollster

!Segment

!Date(s)

!Approve

!Disapprove

!Unsure/no data

!Sample

!Method

!Source(s)

rowspan="11"|Gallup

|rowspan="11"|—

|December 10–13, 1982

|41%

|style="background:pink;color:black"|50%

|9%

|rowspan="11"|—

|rowspan="11"|—

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/16/us/rating-on-reagan-lags-at-midterm.html|title=RATING ON REAGAN LAGS AT MIDTERM|date=January 16, 1983|website=The New York Times|access-date=December 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216153743/https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/16/us/rating-on-reagan-lags-at-midterm.html|archive-date=December 16, 2022}}

November 19–22, 1982

|43%

|style="background:pink;color:black"|47%

|10%

|rowspan="10"|

November 5–8, 1982

|43%

|style="background:pink;color:black"|47%

|10%

October 15–18, 1982

|42%

|style="background:pink;color:black"|48%

|10%

September 17–20, 1982

|42%

|style="background:pink;color:black"|48%

|10%

August 27–30, 1982

|42%

|style="background:pink;color:black"|46%

|12%

August 13–16, 1982

|41%

|style="background:pink;color:black"|49%

|10%

July 30–August 2, 1982

|41%

|style="background:pink;color:black"|47%

|12%

July 23–26, 1982

|42%

|style="background:pink;color:black"|46%

|12%

June 25–28, 1982

|44%

|style="background:pink;color:black"|46%

|10%

June 11–14, 1982

|style="background:palegreen;color:black"|45%

|style="background:pink;color:black"|45%

|10%

CBS News/The New York Times

|All adults

|May 19–23, 1982

|43%

|—

|—

|1,470

|telephone

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/28/us/poll-finds-support-off-for-gop-and-its-policy-but-not-for-reagan.html|title=POLL FINDS SUPPORT OFF FOR G.O.P. AND ITS POLICY BUT NOT FOR REAGAN|last=Clymer|first=Adam|date=May 28, 1982|website=The New York Times|access-date=December 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217074222/https://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/28/us/poll-finds-support-off-for-gop-and-its-policy-but-not-for-reagan.html|archive-date=December 17, 2022}}

rowspan="8"|Gallup

|rowspan="8"|—

|May 14–17, 1982

|style="background:palegreen;color:black"|45%

|44%

|11%

|rowspan="8"|—

|rowspan="8"|—

|rowspan="8"|

April 30–May 3, 1982

|44%

|style="background:pink;color:black"|46%

|10%

April 23–26, 1982

|43%

|style="background:pink;color:black"|47%

|10%

April 2–5, 1982

|45%

|style="background:pink;color:black"|46%

|9%

March 12–15, 1982

|style="background:palegreen;color:black"|46%

|45%

|9%

February 5–8, 1982

|style="background:palegreen;color:black"|47%

|43%

|10%

January 22–25, 1982

|style="background:palegreen;color:black"|47%

|42%

|11%

January 8–11, 1982

|style="background:palegreen;color:black"|49%

|40%

|11%

{{Legend inline|#006800|majority approve}} {{Legend inline|PaleGreen|plurality approve}} {{Legend inline|#B60000|majority disapprove}} {{Legend inline|pink|plurality disapprove}}

=1981=

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:50%;"
Pollster

!Segment

!Date(s)

!Approve

!Disapprove

!Unsure/no data

!Sample

!Method

!Source(s)

rowspan="16"|Gallup

|rowspan="16"|—

|December 11–14, 1981

|style="background:palegreen;color:black"|49%

|41%

|10%

|rowspan="16"|—

|rowspan="16"|—

|rowspan="16"|

November 20–23, 1981

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|54%

|37%

|9%

November 13–16, 1981

|style="background:palegreen;color:black"|49%

|40%

|11%

October 30–November 2, 1981

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|53%

|35%

|12%

October 2–5, 1981

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|56%

|35%

|9%

September 18–21, 1981

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|52%

|37%

|11%

August 14–17, 1981

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|60%

|29%

|11%

July 31–August 3, 1981

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|60%

|28%

|12%

July 24–27, 1981

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|56%

|30%

|14%

July 17–20, 1981

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|60%

|29%

|11%

June 26–29, 1981

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|58%

|30%

|12%

June 19–22, 1981

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|59%

|29%

|12%

June 5–8, 1981

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|59%

|28%

|13%

May 8–11, 1981

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|68%

|21%

|11%

April 10–13, 1981

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|67%

|19%

|14%

April 3–6, 1981

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|67%

|18%

|15%

rowspan="2"|ABC News/The Washington Post

|—

|March 25–29, 1981

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|62%

|23%

|15%

|—

|—

|rowspan="2"|{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1981/04/02/shooting-gives-reagan-boost-in-popularity/9515e340-f295-42e7-89c4-c96ed0ab7a44/|title=Shooting Gives Reagan Boost In Popularity|last=Sussman|first=Barry|date=April 2, 1981|website=The Washington Post|access-date=December 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217061936/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1981/04/02/shooting-gives-reagan-boost-in-popularity/9515e340-f295-42e7-89c4-c96ed0ab7a44/|archive-date=December 17, 2022}}

—

|March 31, 1981

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|73%

|16%

|11%

|505

|telephone

rowspan="3"|Gallup

|rowspan="3"|—

|March 13–16, 1981

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|60%

|24%

|16%

|rowspan="3"|—

|rowspan="3"|—

|rowspan="3"|

February 13–16, 1981

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|55%

|18%

|27%

January 30–February 2, 1981

|style="background:#006800;color:white"|51%

|13%

|36%

{{Legend inline|#006800|majority approve}} {{Legend inline|PaleGreen|plurality approve}} {{Legend inline|#B60000|majority disapprove}} {{Legend inline|pink|plurality disapprove}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Presidency of Ronald Reagan}}

Opinion polling

Category:Opinion polling in the United States