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Now thinking about the performance of the government in Washington in general, how good or bad a job do you think the government in Washington has done over the past four years. Has it done a very good job? A good job? A bad job? A very bad job? {INTERVIEWER: DO NOT PROBE DON’T KNOW}
Rating of federal government's job over past four years · Asked in 4 waves, 2004–2020 · 14,265 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Codes that include 'no Pre/Post IW' were dropped for respondents without that interview. Kept and flagged: -9 (other_missing), -8 (dk).
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2016).
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Very good job | Good job | Bad job | Very bad job | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 11% | 33% | 27% | 29% | 7449 |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 2020 Time Series Study Source variable: V202427. | 2020-08-18 to 2021-01-04 | mixed | 8,280 | 7,449 |
| ANES 2016 Time Series Study Source variable: V162277. | 2016-09-07 to 2017-01-09 | mixed | 4,270 | 3,648 |
| ANES 2008 Time Series Study Source variable: V085184. | 2008-09-02 to 2008-12-30 | face to face | 2,322 | 2,102 |
| ANES 2004 Time Series Study Source variable: V045240. | 2004-09-07 to 2004-12-19 | face to face | 1,212 | 1,066 |
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2016).
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| ±2 |
| Democrats | 2% | 14% | 33% | 51% | 2584 | ±3 |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 7% | 33% | 32% | 29% | 2538 | ±3 |
| Republicans | 25% | 54% | 16% | 6% | 2302 | ±3 |
ANES 2020 Time Series Study · US citizens 18+ (face-to-face samples: contiguous 48 states and DC; web samples: 50 states and DC). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.