The Gallup public opinion polling agency has announced that, beginning this year, it will stop publishing approval and favorability ratings for individual political figures in public office.
American Greatnessreports thatagency announced that it will no longer chart presidential approval ratings, saying in a statement that the move“reflects an evolution in how Gallup focuses its public research and thought leadership.”
The statement from Gallup explains that “Our commitment is to long-term, methodologically sound research on issues and conditions that shape people’s lives.”
“That work will continue through the Gallup Poll Social Series, the Gallup Quarterly Business Review, the World Poll, and our portfolio of U.S. and global research,” the statement continued.
According to Axios,for the better part of the past 8 decades, Gallup’s approval ratings have served as a kind of barometer of American public sentiment toward the White House.
A Gallup spokesperson told The Epoch Timeson Feb. 11 thatthe change took effect at the beginning of this year, saying that tracking approval and favorability for specific politicians “no longer represents an area in which Gallup can contribute in the most unique way.”
“This is a strategic shift solely based on Gallup’s research goals and priorities, and is part of a broader, ongoing effort to align all of Gallup’s public work with its mission,” the spokesperson said.
“We look forward to continuing to offer independent research that adheres to the highest standards of social science.”
President Trump’scurrent 36% approval ratingis not the lowest among U.S. presidents despite an 11% drop in approval since February 2025.
Sheer historical vandalism. WHY would Gallup voluntarily damage its reputation as the pollster of record by abandoning its 80-year series monitoring presidential approval? (At 36% approval, Trump isn't even that low compared with GWBush, Carter, Nixon, Truman etc)pic.twitter.com/82LnKTIdp4
Source: ZeroHedge News
