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Minnesota: Mark Dayton

Job Approval Rating
Favorability Rating

Job Approval Rating

Mark Dayton Job Approval Rating (General)

Poll	Date	Approve	Disapprove	No opinion	Sample	MoE
SurveyUSA¹	December 8-10, 2006	48%	41%	11%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	November 8-11, 2006	44%	45%	11%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	October 12-15, 2006	39%	50%	11%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	September 14-17, 2006	43%	48%	9%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	August 11-13, 2006	41%	48%	10%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	July 14-16, 2006	39%	48%	13%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	June 9-11, 2006	40%	50%	10%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	May 12-14, 2006	41%	46%	13%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	April 7-9, 2006	45%	43%	12%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	March 10-12, 2006	48%	42%	9%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	February 10-12, 2006	47%	42%	11%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	January 13-15, 2006	51%	36%	13%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	December 9-11, 2005	45%	43%	13%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	November 11-13, 2005	48%	41%	11%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	October 14-16, 2005	44%	46%	10%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	September 16-18, 2005	46%	46%	8%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	August 12-14, 2005	46%	39%	15%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	July 8-10, 2005	42%	41%	18%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	June 10-12, 2005	46%	41%	13%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	May 6-8, 2005	41%	41%	18%	600	± 4.1
Minnesota Poll²	January 23-26, 2005	43%	23%	33%	832	± 3.4
Minnesota Poll²	January 15-20, 2004	58%	15%	27%	821	± 3.4
Minnesota Poll²	February 20-23, 2003	46%	15%	39%	845	± 3.4
Minnesota Poll²	February 2-6, 2002	49%	15%	36%	1027 LV	± 3.1
Minnesota Poll²	April 5-11, 2001	41%	12%	47%	829	± 3.4

1 "Do you approve or disapprove of the job Mark Dayton is doing as United States Senator?"

2 "Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mark Dayton is handling his job as U.S. senator?"

Mark Dayton Job Approval Rating

Poll	Date	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	May 24-26, 2004	7%	44%	31%	10%	8%	625 RV	± 4.0
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	February 19-20, 2003	7%	38%	24%	11%	20%	625 RV	± 4.0
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	July 2-5, 2001	3%	29%	31%	18%	19%	627 RV	± 4.0

1 "How would you rate the performance Mark Dayton as Minnesota's U.S. Senator: excellent, pretty good, fair, or poor?"

Favorability Rating

Mark Dayton Favorability Rating

Poll	Date	Favorable	Unfavorable	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Minnesota Poll¹	Oct. 31-Nov. 3, 2000	55%	31%	14%	615 LV	± 3.1
Minnesota Poll¹	October 14-18, 2000	56%	29%	15%	814 LV	± 3.4
Minnesota Poll¹	September 23-27, 2000	57%	24%	19%	833 LV	± 3.4
Minnesota Poll¹	September 11, 2000 #	73%	16%	11%	227 LV	± 4.0
Minnesota Poll¹	September 5-8, 2000 #	71%	14%	15%	607 LV	± 4.0
Minnesota Poll¹	August 20-24, 2000	48%	14%	38%	1034	± 3.0
Minnesota Poll¹	June 12-18, 2000	28%	16%	56%	1050	± 3.0

1 "Please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of ... Mark Dayton."

# Poll of likely DFL primary voters only.

Mark Dayton Favorability Rating

Poll	Date	Favorable	Unfavorable	Neutral	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	September 22-25, 2000	40%	23%	34%	3%	627 RV	± 4.0
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	August 21-22, 2000	36%	21%	31%	12%	621 RV	± 4.0
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	July 6-8, 2000	21%	23%	39%	17%	620 RV	± 4.0
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	August 28-30, 1998	37%	21%	38%	4%	812 RV	± 3.5
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	February 20-22, 1998	26%	14%	36%	24%	827 RV	± 3.5

1 "Do you have a favorable, unfavorable, or neutral opinion of Mark Dayton?"