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South Dakota: Tim Johnson

Job Approval Rating
Favorability Rating
Reelection Support

Job Approval Rating

Tim Johnson Approval Rating

Poll	Date	Approve	Disapprove	No opinion	Sample	MoE
SurveyUSA¹	November 8-11, 2006	70%	26%	4%	600	± 3.7
SurveyUSA¹	October 12-15, 2006	70%	24%	5%	600	± 3.7
SurveyUSA¹	September 14-17, 2006	67%	25%	8%	600	± 3.8
SurveyUSA¹	August 11-13, 2006	71%	24%	4%	600	± 3.7
SurveyUSA¹	July 14-16, 2006	67%	26%	6%	600	± 3.8
SurveyUSA¹	June 9-11, 2006	65%	30%	5%	600	± 3.9
SurveyUSA¹	May 12-14, 2006	72%	22%	6%	600	± 3.7
SurveyUSA¹	April 7-9, 2006	67%	27%	5%	600	± 3.8
SurveyUSA¹	March 10-12, 2006	69%	24%	6%	600	± 3.8
SurveyUSA¹	February 10-12, 2006	71%	24%	5%	600	± 3.7
SurveyUSA¹	January 13-15, 2006	70%	26%	5%	600	± 3.8
SurveyUSA¹	December 9-11, 2005	71%	23%	7%	600	± 3.7
SurveyUSA¹	November 11-13, 2005	70%	25%	5%	600	± 3.7
SurveyUSA¹	October 14-16, 2005	73%	22%	5%	600	± 3.6
SurveyUSA¹	September 16-18, 2005	70%	26%	4%	600	± 3.7
SurveyUSA¹	August 12-14, 2005	67%	24%	9%	600	± 3.8
SurveyUSA¹	July 8-10, 2005	64%	26%	10%	600	± 3.9
SurveyUSA¹	June 10-12, 2005	67%	25%	8%	600	± 3.8
SurveyUSA¹	May 6-8, 2005	62%	28%	10%	600	± 4.0

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

Tim Johnson Approval Rating

Poll	Date	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor	No opinion	Sample	MoE
MSNBC / Zogby	October 9-11, 2002	20%	37%	24%	14%	5%	500 LV	± 4.5

Favorability Rating

Tim Johnson Favorability Rating

Pollster	Date	Favorable	Unfavorable	Neutral	No opinion	Sample	MoE
KELO-TV / Argus Leader¹	July 24-26, 2006	57%	16%	24%	3%	800 LV	± 3.5
KELO-TV / Argus Leader¹	October 25-27 2002	54%	34%	11%	1%	805 RV	± 3.5
KELO-TV / Argus Leader¹	September 16-19, 2002	52%	29%	18%	1%	800 RV	± 3.5

1 "Do you have a favorable, unfavorable or neutral opinion of Tim Johnson?"

Tim Johnson Favorability Rating

Poll	Date	Favorable	Unfavorable	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Research 2000²	October 22-24, 2008	61%	27%	12%	600 LV	± 4.0
Rasmussen¹	July 9, 2008	69%	27%	4%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	March 4, 2008	73%	25%	2%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	February 28, 2006	64%	21%	15%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of Tim Johnson?"

2 "Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Tim Johnson?"

Reelection Support

Tim Johnson Reelection Support

Poll	Date	Re-elect Johnson	Time for someone new	No opinion	Sample	MoE
KELO-TV / Argus Leader	October 9-11, 2002	44%	47%	9%	500 LV	± 4.5