Approval of the PM, Kevin Rudd

Q. Do you strongly approve, approve, disapprove or strongly disapprove of the job Kevin Rudd is doing as Prime Minister?

	12 Jan 09	9 Feb 09	30 Mar 09	18 May 09	29 Jun 09	10 Aug 09	28 Sept 09	9 Nov 09	30 Nov 09	14 Dec 09
Strongly approve	14%	17%	21%	14%	14%	13%	15%	14%	9%	10%
Approve	52%	50%	50%	48%	48%	47%	51%	47%	47%	47%
Disapprove	16%	15%	14%	18%	18%	17%	17%	19%	20%	20%
Strongly disapprove	6%	8%	7%	11%	9%	10%	6%	13%	15%	12%
Don’t know	11%	9%	9%	9%	11%	12%	11%	8%	10%	10%
Total approve	66%	67%	71%	62%	62%	60%	66%	61%	56%	57%
Total disapprove	22%	23%	21%	29%	29%	27%	23%	32%	35%	32%

Kevin Rudd’s approval rating has increased slightly since we last asked this question (+1%) and his disapproval rating has decreased slightly (-3%).

Opinion followed party lines – Labor voters were more likely to approve (92%) while Coalition voters were more likely to disapprove (74%).  18% of Coalition voters approve of the job Kevin Rudd is doing as Prime Minister.