APPROVAL RATING FOR PRESIDENT GEORGE W BUSH (Released
06/28/05)
SORTED BY 06/05 APPROVAL RATING IN DESCENDING
ORDER
05/05 06/05 Change 05/05 to 06/05
# State ECV App Dis App Dis App Dis
1 Utah Bush 60% 34% 63% 34% +3% +0%
2 Nebraska Bush 58% 37% 60% 37% +2% +0%
3 Wyoming Bush 58% 36% 58% 38% +0% +2%
4 Idaho Bush 56% 40% 56% 39% +0% -1%
4 Montana Bush 51% 43% 56% 42% +5% -1%
6 Alabama Bush 50% 44% 54% 41% +4% -3%
7 Alaska Bush 50% 44% 53% 43% +3% -1%
8 North Dakota Bush 52% 42% 52% 43% +0% +1%
9 Kansas Bush 49% 45% 51% 45% +2% +0%
10 Kentucky Bush 49% 47% 50% 45% +1% -2%
10 Mississippi Bush 50% 46% 50% 46% +0% +0%
10 Texas Bush 52% 43% 50% 47% -2% +4%
13 Virginia Bush 44% 50% 49% 46% +5% -4%
13 Louisiana Bush 50% 45% 49% 47% -1% +2%
13 Oklahoma Bush 56% 39% 49% 47% -7% +8%
16 South Car Bush 51% 43% 48% 47% -3% +4%
16 South Dakota Bush 48% 47% 48% 47% +0% +0%
16 Georgia Bush 49% 46% 48% 48% -1% +2%
16 Indiana Bush 47% 46% 48% 48% +1% +2%
16 Tennessee Bush 48% 47% 48% 49% +0% +2%
21 West Vir Bush 44% 51% 47% 47% +3% -4%
22 Arizona Bush 44% 51% 46% 49% +2% -2%
22 Florida Bush 41% 53% 46% 50% +5% -3%
22 Missouri Bush 43% 52% 46% 52% +3% +0%
25 New Mexico Bush 46% 50% 45% 50% -1% +0%
25 North Car Bush 46% 47% 45% 50% -1% +3%
25 Colorado Bush 43% 51% 45% 52% +2% +1%
28 Arkansas Bush 41% 53% 44% 52% +3% -1%
28 Iowa Bush 39% 56% 44% 52% +5% -4%
30 Hawaii Kerry 41% 48% 43% 51% +2% +3%
30 New Hamp Kerry 44% 53% 43% 53% -1% +0%
30 Minnesota Kerry 47% 49% 43% 54% -4% +5%
30 Oregon Kerry 42% 55% 43% 54% +1% -1%
34 Pennsylvania Kerry 41% 54% 42% 53% +1% -1%
35 Maryland Kerry 38% 57% 41% 57% +3% +0%
35 Washington Kerry 42% 52% 41% 57% -1% +5%
37 Ohio Bush 38% 58% 40% 57% +2% -1%
37 Wisconsin Kerry 42% 54% 40% 57% -2% +3%
39 Maine Kerry 40% 56% 39% 57% -1% +1%
39 Mass Kerry 35% 61% 39% 58% +4% -3%
41 Delaware Kerry 39% 57% 38% 57% -1% +0%
41 Nevada Bush 39% 56% 38% 57% -1% +1%
41 New Jersey Kerry 37% 59% 38% 58% +1% -1%
41 Michigan Kerry 38% 56% 38% 59% +0% +3%
45 California Kerry 39% 54% 37% 58% -2% +4%
45 Connecticut Kerry 40% 54% 37% 58% -3% +4%
45 Illinois Kerry 39% 56% 37% 58% -2% +2%
48 New York Kerry 35% 60% 33% 62% -2% +2%
48 Rhode Isl Kerry 34% 61% 33% 63% -1% +2%
50 Vermont Kerry 32% 64% 32% 65% +0% +1%
Weighted Average 43% 52% 43% 53% +0% +1%
"('Weighted Average' means each state is weighted
proportionally to its share of USA population. For example,
California, the most populated state, is given 71 times the
weight of WY the least populated state, in a weighted
avg.)"
Unweighted Average 45% 50% 45% 51% +1% +1%
('Unweighted Average' means each state is given equal weight;
population