* GWB ratings are from Gallup and are preliminary
| End-of Presidency Job Approval Ratings | |
| ABC News Data | |
| Bill Clinton (2001) | 65% |
| Ronald Reagan (1989) | 64 |
| Dwight Eisenhower (1961) | 59 |
| John F. Kennedy (1963) | 63 |
| George Bush (1993) | 56 |
| Gerald Ford (1977) | 53 |
| Lyndon Johnson (1969) | 49 |
| Jimmy Carter (1981) | 34 |
| George W. Bush (Nov 2008) | 28* |
| Richard Nixon (1974) | 24 |