President John Dramani Mahama’s approval rating has climbed to 71%, up from 67% recorded in March 2026, according to the June 2026 National Tracking Poll released by globalinfoanalytics.com on Sunday, June 15.
According to the polling firm, the approval rating is the highest recorded for any sitting Ghanaian president since it began its regular tracking surveys in 2020.
While the President continues to enjoy strong public support, the survey found that 23% of respondents disapprove of his performance. A further 6% said they had no opinion or were undecided on the matter.
The survey further found that a clear majority of Ghanaians remain optimistic about the country’s direction. About 66% of respondents said Ghana is moving in the right direction, while 27% believe the country is on the wrong path.
The findings show little change from the previous poll conducted in March, suggesting that public sentiment on the country’s trajectory has remained largely stable over the past few months.
Support for the President was widespread across the country, with several regions recording particularly strong approval ratings. The Savannah Region led the rankings with an impressive 86% approval rate, followed by the Western North Region at 82%, underscoring broad-based support across different parts of the country.
Regional results showed the strongest approval ratings in the Western Region, where 76% of respondents expressed support. Greater Accra followed closely with 73%, while the Central Region recorded a 70% approval rating.At the other end of the scale, the Ahafo Region registered the lowest approval rating at 40%.
The North East Region followed with 52%, while the Ashanti Region recorded 55%, placing it among the regions with comparatively lower levels of support.
On party lines, the divide was sharp.
Among supporters of the NDC, an overwhelming 91% expressed approval of the President’s performance, while only 6% said they disapproved. Views among NPP supporters were markedly different, with just 37% approving of the President’s performance compared to 54% who expressed disapproval.
Independent or floating voters appeared more favourable in their assessment, with 65% approving of the President’s performance, while 22% said they were dissatisfied.
Floating voters gave the President a 59% approval rating, with 30% disapproving.
When asked to assess the government’s performance, 47% rated it as either good or very good, while a further 22% described it as excellent. In contrast, only 13% of respondents said the government’s performance had been poor or very poor, reflecting a generally favourable public perception.
The survey also points to growing confidence in personal economic conditions, with a majority of respondents reporting improvements in their standard of living over the past year.
According to the findings, 57% of respondents said their living standards have improved compared to a year ago, while 16% reported a decline. Another 23% said their circumstances had remained unchanged.
Looking ahead, optimism remains high. Nearly seven in ten respondents (68%) expressed confidence that their standard of living will improve over the next 12 months, reflecting positive expectations about their future economic prospects.
Despite the strong overall numbers, the poll identified unemployment, the general economy, and dumsor as the areas where Ghanaians believe the government is performing the poorest.
Unemployment topped the list at 44%, followed by the general economy at 32%, and dumsor at 29%. Separately, 54% of respondents said the state of corruption in Ghana has improved, compared to 21% who say it has worsened.
On the question of which institution is best placed to fight corruption, 36% of Ghanaians said both the Attorney General and the Office of the Special Prosecutor can do so equally. Among those who picked one over the other, 24% favoured the AG compared to 16% who chose the OSP.
The poll also touched on examination malpractice, finding that 67% of Ghanaians support the publication of pictures of adults caught engaging in exam misconduct as a deterrent, with only 13% opposed. On school indiscipline, 38% of respondents favoured the reintroduction of corporal punishment, with 27% supporting suspension and 20% backing community service.
On future political leadership, 57% of Ghanaians said they prefer the country to be led by younger people going forward, compared to 26% who disagreed. The sentiment was most pronounced in the Savannah region at 89% and Upper West at 82%, while the Ashanti, Bono, and Western North regions were among those where majorities did not share the view.
When asked what age they would consider too old to lead the country, 21% said age is irrelevant, 17% pegged the threshold at 50–54, while 46% set it at 65 and above.
The poll was conducted between May 30 and June 12, 2026, sampling 8,784 voters across all 16 regions and 84 constituencies. Of those, 7,484 were reached via face-to-face interviews and 1,302 through online/web responses. The poll carries a confidence level of 99% and a margin of error of ±2.5%.