Former President George W. Bush is currently enjoying a higher favorability rating than President Obama, according to a CNN/ORC poll released Wednesday.
Bush, whose favorability has increased substantially since he left office in 2009, is viewed in positive light by 52 percent of American adults. Only 43 percent see him as unfavorable.
In contrast, Obama is looked upon favorably by 49 percent of voters, a figure that has sunk 3 percentage points since March. An equal percentage see him negatively.
The trend does not continue, however, among Millennials. Americans ages 18 to 34 are most likely to have a positive view of the current president, with 65 percent seeing him favorably. Only 38 percent of Millennials feel the same way about Bush.
The poll, which surveyed 1,025 adult Americans between May 29 and 31, also indicates that Obama’s job approval rating is once again on the decline.
Though the president recorded his highest approval rating — 48 percent — in almost two years in April according to an earlier CNN/ORC poll, Obama is currently approved of by only 45 percent of the adult American public.
Again, young Americans are easiest on Obama, as 61 percent of 18-to-34 year olds approve of his performance in the White House.
