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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
56%
42%
2%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA1 March 20-22, 2009
53%
42%
5%
600 ± 4.1
SurveyUSA1 February 20-22, 2009
60%
37%
3%
600 ± 4.0
SurveyUSA1 January 20-21, 2009
70%
18%
12%
600 ± 3.7

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
WISC-TV / Research 20004 October 27-28, 2008
60%
35%
5%
600 LV ± 4.0
Rasmussen2 October 23, 2008
57%
42%
1%
500 LV ± 4.5
Big 10 Battleground4 October 19-22, 2008
65%
32%
3%
584 RV ± 4.0
WISC-TV / Research 20004 October 20-21, 2008
59%
33%
8%
600 LV ± 4.0
Rasmussen2 October 6, 2008
58%
42%
0%
500 LV ± 4.5
WISC-TV / Research 20004 October 5-6, 2008
57%
33%
10%
600 LV ± 4.0
WISC-TV / Research 20004 September 22-23, 2008
55%
37%
8%
600 LV ± 4.0
Big 10 Battleground4 September 14-17, 2008
56%
39%
5%
616 RV ± 4.0
Rasmussen2 September 15, 2008
55%
43%
2%
700 LV ± 4.0
Rasmussen2 August 5, 2008
53%
47%
1%
500 LV ± 4.5
Rasmussen2 July 8, 2008
61%
36%
2%
500 LV ± 4.5
Badger Poll3 June 8-10, 2008
64%
32%
4%
506 LV ± 4.0
Rasmussen2 June 5, 2008
55%
43%
3%
500 LV ± 4.5
Rasmussen2 May 5, 2008
51%
48%
1%
500 LV ± 4.5
Rasmussen2 March 26, 2008
54%
45%
1%
500 LV ± 4.5
Rasmussen2 February 21, 2008
58%
40%
2%
500 LV ± 4.5
Rasmussen2 December 5, 2007
56%
39%
5%
500 LV ± 4.5
Badger Poll1 June 7-15, 2007
39%
18%
43%
502 ± 4.0

1 "(For each of the following people, please tell me if you have a favorable impression of them, an unfavorable impression, or don't know enough to make up your mind) … Senator Barack Obama?"

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

3 "Now I would like to read you the names of several individuals who have been mentioned in the news recently. As I read each one, please tell me whether you have a very favorable opinion of that person, a somewhat favorable opinion, a somewhat unfavorable opinion, or a very unfavorable opinion of each. If you don't feel you can rate that person or don't recognize the name, just say so.) ... Barack Obama."

4 "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 July 14-22, 2008
55%
28%
14%
3%
1,094 LV ± 3.0
Quinnipiac1 June 17-24, 2008
54%
27%
16%
4%
1,537 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
34%
2
4%
3
4%
4
6%
5
12%
6
4%
7
7%
8
8%
9
8%
10
13%
Average
4.7
Poll
SurveyUSA
Sample
556 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."