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Iowa: Barack Obama

 

Job Approval Rating (General)

 

Barack Obama Job Approval Rating (General)

Poll Date
Approve
Disapprove
No opinion
Sample MoE
SurveyUSA1 April 24-26, 2009
59%
35%
6%
 600 ± 4.0
SurveyUSA1 March 20-22, 2009
57%
40%
3%
 600 ± 4.0
SurveyUSA1 February 20-22, 2009
63%
32%
5%
 600 ± 3.9
SurveyUSA1 January 20-21, 2009
68%
22%
10%
 600 ± 3.8

1 "Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as President?"

 

Favorability Rating

 

Barack Obama Favorability Rating

Poll Date
Favorable
Unfavorable
No opinion
 Sample MoE
KCCI-TV / Research 2000 October 27-29, 2008
60%
33%
7%
 600 LV ± 4.0
Rasmussen1 October 23, 2008
56%
44%
0%
 500 LV ± 4.5
KCCI-TV / Research 2000 September 29-30, 208
57%
32%
11%
 600 LV ± 4.0
Rasmussen1 September 25, 2008
56%
42%
2%
 700 LV ± 4.0
Marist2 September 18-21, 2008
58%
36%
6%
 714 RV ± 4.0
Quad City Times / Research 2000 September 15-17, 2008
58%
31%
11%
 600 LV ± 4.0
Rasmussen1 August 7, 2008
54%
43%
3%
 500 LV ± 4.5
Rasmussen1 July 10, 2008
59%
38%
3%
 500 LV ± 4.5
Rasmussen1 June 10, 2008
58%
40%
3%
 500 LV ± 4.5
Rasmussen1 May 13, 2008
53%
45%
2%
 500 LV ± 4.5
KCCI-TV / Research 2000 April 21-23, 2008
56%
36%
8%
 600 LV ± 4.0
Rasmussen1 March 31, 2008
54%
45%
1%
 500 LV ± 4.5
Rasmussen1 February 18, 2008
56%
42%
3%
 500 LV ± 4.5

1 "Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of Barack Obama?"

 

Barack Obama Favorability Rating

Rating1
August 15-17, 2008
1
27%
2
6%
3
6%
4
5%
5
1%
6
6%
7
9%
8
10%
9
9%
10
10%
Average
4.9
Poll
SurveyUSA
Sample
549 RV
MoE
± 4.3

1 "On a scale of 1 to 10, how favorably do you feel towards Barack Obama where 1 means you feel very unfavorably towards him, and 10 means you feel very favorably towards him."