47.9%: Obama Had Lower Average Approval Rating Than Nixon or Bush

By Terence P. Jeffrey | January 23, 2017 | 9:50 AM EST

(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

(CNSNews.com) - President Barack Obama had an average approval rating of 47.9 percent during his time in office, according to the Gallup poll.

That puts him behind Richard Nixon, who resigned, and George W. Bush, who saw his approval rating drop as low as 25 percent near the end of his term.