Pres. Mahama’s approval rating drops in latest poll as ‘honeymoon’ period declines

President John Dramani Mahama’s performance rating has dropped by 6%, signalling a possible end to his ‘honeymoon’ period since assuming office on 7 January 2025.

According to the latest poll by Global InfoAnalytics, the president’s job approval fell from 73% in July to 67% in September, representing a six-point decline. The survey also revealed that 22% of voters disapprove of his performance, while 11% expressed no opinion, resulting in a net approval rating of +45%.

The poll noted that, for the first time, every region recorded majority approval of the president’s job performance.

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On the direction of the country, the survey indicated a slight decline in optimism. While a majority of voters still believe Ghana is headed in the right direction, the figure dropped from 71% in July to 66% in September, representing a five-point fall. Despite this dip, most regions continue to express confidence in the nation’s trajectory.

Regarding the government’s overall performance, 18% of respondents rated it as excellent, 54% as very good or good, 12% as average, and 16% as poor or very poor. The poll highlighted an increase of five points in the proportion of voters who rated government performance as poor or very poor compared to July.

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The poll, conducted between 15 and 23 September 2025, sampled 9,509 voters nationwide using a mixed methodology of telephone and face-to-face interviews. It has a confidence level of 99% and a margin of error of ±1.30%. Of the total sample, 1,997 voters were interviewed using Computer Assisted Telephone Interviews (CATI) and 7,512 through face-to-face surveys across eighty-three (83) constituencies in all sixteen (16) regions.