Gallup Poll: Approval Rating for US President Barack Obama Reaches Highest Percent Since June 2013 Thanks to Immigration, Economy

President Barack Obama's approval ratings hit a 19-month high just days after he delivered his State of the Union speech on Jan. 19.

A new Gallup poll released on Monday shows half of Americans who took the survey approve of the president's job performance. According to The Hill, the last time Gallup daily tracking showed that Obama received a 50 percent approval rating was June 2013.

Gallup notes Obama's ratings began to increase after he garnered support for his executive order on immigration reform.

"His approval recovered slightly to 42 percent by the time of the Nov. 4 midterm elections. Following the elections -- after announcing executive actions on immigration and benefiting from an improving economy and falling gas prices -- his approval rating has gradually improved, averaging 44 percent in December and 46 percent thus far in January," Gallup said.

Obama's increasing approval rating is also in sync with the growth of economic confidence among Americans.

"Notably, the recent uptick in Obama's weekly job rating follows a period of significant improvement in Americans' confidence in the U.S. economy," Gallup explained. "Economic confidence started improving in September. It then intensified in late December when Gallup's Economic Confidence Index crossed into positive territory for the first time in more than seven years, and it has since remained positive. Americans' ratings of Obama appear to be catching up with their improved economic views."

Other recent polls also indicate that the Commander-in-Chief's approval ratings have made a significant rebound since Republicans won control of both branches of Congress during the midterm elections in November.

However, the polls show that more voters still disapprove than approve of the president. For example, an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released in January showed that 46 percent of Americans approve of the president, while 48 percent disapprove. Meanwhile, an ABC News/Washington Post report showed the president gained 47 percent of Americans' approval, but 48 percent said that they disapproved.