Donald Trump's approval rating in first year lowest among modern presidents.

rating among modern presidents of the United States at the end of his first year in office. Ronald Reagan’s 49 percent in December 1981 was the previous record low, while Barack Obama got 50 percent in December 2009.

Based on phone interview with 1,500 national adults, a majority of Americans disapprove of Mr. Trump’s performance as of December 20, 2017. A also showed a 35 percent approval rating, which is a significant fall from his rating of 45 percent back in March. Meanwhile, his own party gave him an approval rating of 85 percent, while independents gave him 33 percent and the Democrats gave just 4 percent.

George W. Bush received the highest approval rating in his first year at 86 percent in December 2001. John F. Kennedy achieved 77 percent in December 1961, while