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Job Approval Rating (General)

 

Barack Obama Job Approval Rating (General)

Poll Date
Approve
Disapprove
No opinion
Sample MoE
SurveyUSA1 April 24-26, 2009
63%
33%
4%
 600 ± 3.9
SurveyUSA1 March 20-22, 2009
61%
32%
6%
 600 ± 4.0
SurveyUSA1 February 20-22, 2009
62%
32%
6%
 600 ± 4.0
SurveyUSA1 January 20-21, 2009
64%
21%
14%
 600 ± 3.9

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
Rasmussen1 October 28, 2008
61%
38%
1%
 500 LV ± 4.5
Rasmussen1 October 22, 2008
60%
39%
1%
 500 LV ± 4.5
Big 10 Battleground2 October 19-22, 2008
67%
31%
2%
 583 RV ± 4.0
Rasmussen1 October 7, 2008
60%
40%
1%
 500 LV ± 4.5
Rasmussen1 September 18, 2008
64%
35%
1%
 500 LV ± 4.5
Rasmussen1 August 13, 2008
56%
42%
1%
 700 LV ± 4.0
Rasmussen1 July 22, 2008
60%
37%
3%
 500 LV ± 4.5
Rasmussen1 July 10, 2008
65%
33%
1%
 500 LV ± 4.5
Rasmussen1 June 11, 2008
60%
39%
2%
 500 LV ± 4.5
Rasmussen1 May 22, 2008
59%
39%
2%
 500 LV ± 4.5
Rasmussen1 April 22, 2008
60%
40%
1%
 500 LV ± 4.5
Rasmussen1 March 19, 2008
57%
42%
1%
 500 LV ± 4.5
Rasmussen1 February 16, 2008
64%
34%
2%
 500 LV ± 4.5
Rasmussen1 February 1, 2008
63%
35%
2%
 500 LV ± 4.5

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

2 "Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Barack Obama?"

 

Barack Obama Favorability Rating

Poll Date
Favorable
Unfavorable
Haven't heard enough
No opinion
 Sample MoE
Quinnipiac1 September 1­4-21, 2008
54%
30%
12%
3%
 1,301 LV ± 2.7
Quinnipiac1 July 14-22, 2008
55%
26%
16%
2%
 1,261 LV ± 2.8
Quinnipiac1 June 17-24, 2008
59%
22%
16%
3%
 1,572 LV ± 2.5

1 "Is your opinion of Barack Obama favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?"

 

Barack Obama Favorability Rating

Rating1
August 15-17, 2008
1
29%
2
5%
3
5%
4
6%
5
11%
6
6%
7
6%
8
10%
9
8%
10
13%
Average
5.0
Poll
SurveyUSA
Sample
567 RV
MoE
± 4.2

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."