Job Approval Ratings As Governor
| Date | Approval | Disapproval | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 2003 | 56% | 23% | ||
| June 2003 | 56% | 36% | ||
| Sep. 2003 | 61% | 36% | ||
| Nov. 2003 | 66% | 33% | Before Supreme Judicial Court ruling on gay marriage. | |
| April 2004 | 58% | 40% | ||
| Sep. 2004 | 55% | 44% | ||
| March 2005 | 50% | 37% | After rumors of exploring run for presidency. | |
| Aug. 2005 | 50% | 40% | ||
| March 2006 | 46% | 47% | After announcing not running for re-election. | |
| June 2006 | 39% | 56% | ||
| Nov. 2006 | 34% | 65% | Lowest approval of governorship. | |
| Dec. 2006 | 39% | 59% | Last full month of governorship. |
Romney had job approval ratings around 50 percent for most of his term, but they began to decline towards the end of his term. A March 2005 poll found that only 32 percent felt Romney should be re-elected if he ran for a second term as governor (69 percent of Republicans said he should be re-elected, compared to 31 percent of independents and 12 percent of Democrats). Many in Massachusetts grew dissatisfied with Romney's frequent out-of-state travel and shift toward promoting socially conservative issues as he began to focus increasingly on national rather than state politics.
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