Opinion Polls
Apr 7, 2011 11:52:33 GMT -5
Post by the1badger on Apr 7, 2011 11:52:33 GMT -5
Don's post got me curious...check out some of these poll numbers.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/10254097
Obammy poll graph
RCP Poll Averages
President Obama Job Approval
RCP Average
Approve47.0Disapprove47.1Spread -0.1
Congressional Job Approval
RCP Average
Approve23.2Disapprove70.4Spread -47.2
Generic Congressional Vote
RCP Average
Republicans50.7Democrats41.3Republicans +9.4
Direction of Country
RCP Average
Right Direction28.5Wrong Track64.0Spread -35.5
Polling group's most recent poll for President Barack Obama:
Polling Group (Reverse Chronologically) Date Approval Disapproval Other
Gallup[2] Mar 7–9, 2011 47% 45% 8%
NBC/Wall Street Journal[3] Feb 24–28, 2011 48% 46% 6%
Rasmussen Reports[4] Feb 11, 2011 50% 49% 1%
FOX News[5] Feb 7–9, 2011 51% 43% 6%
CNN/Opinion Research[6] Jan 21–23, 2011 55% 44% 1%
Associated Press – GfK[7] Jan 5–10, 2011 53% 46% 1%
CBS News/New York Times[8] Oct 1–5, 2010 44% 45% 11%
McClatchy/Marist[8] Sep 30 – Oct 5, 2010 43% 50% 7%
ABC News/Washington Post[8][9] Sep 30 – Oct 3, 2010 50% 47% 3%
Newsweek[8] Sep 29–30, 2010 48% 46% 6%
GWU/Politico[8] Sep 19–22, 2010 46% 51% 3%
Quinnipiac University[10] Aug 31 – Sep 7, 2010 44% 47% 9%
Pew Research Center[8] Aug 25 – Sep 6, 2010 47% 44% 9%
USA Today[11][8] Aug 27–30, 2010 43% 53% 4%
Time[8] Aug 16–17, 2010 46% 45% 9%
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_approval_rating
Order President Highest Approval Lowest Approval High-Low Highest Disapproval Approval Average [12]
44[11] Obama 69 (1/22/09) 41 (8/17/10, 8/18/10, 10/23/10) 28 52 (8/17/10, 8/18/10) 52[13]
43[14] Bush (G.W.) 90 (9/21/01) 25 (10/3/08, 10/10/08, 10/31/08) 65 71 (10/10/08) 49.4
42[15] Clinton 73 (12/19/98) 37 (5/26/93) 36 54 (9/6/94) 55.1
41[16] Bush (G.H.W.) 89 (2/28/91) 29 (7/31/92) 60 60 (7/31/92) 60.9
40[17] Reagan 68 (5/16/86) 35 (1/28/83) 33 56 (1/28/83) 52.8
39[18] Carter 75 (3/18/77) 28 (6/29/79) 47 59 (6/29/79) 45.5
38[19] Ford 71 (8/16/74) 37 (3/28/75) 34 46 (4/18/75, 11/21/75) 47.2
37[20] Nixon 67 (1/26/73) 24 (8/2/74) 43 66 (8/2/74) 49.1
36[21] Johnson 79 (2/28/64) 35 (8/7/68) 44 52 (8/7/68, 3/10/68) 55.1
35[22] Kennedy 83 (3/8/62) 56 (9/12/63) 27 30 (9/12/63, 11/8/63) 70.1
34[23] Eisenhower 79 (12/14/56) 48 (3/27/58) 31 36 (3/27/58) 65.0
33[24] Truman 87 (6/1/45) 22 (2/9/52) 65 67 (1/6/52) 45.4
32[25] Roosevelt (F.D.) 84 (1/8/42) 48 (8/18/39) 36 46 (5/22/38, 5/29/38, 11/7/38)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/10254097
Obammy poll graph
RCP Poll Averages
President Obama Job Approval
RCP Average
Approve47.0Disapprove47.1Spread -0.1
Congressional Job Approval
RCP Average
Approve23.2Disapprove70.4Spread -47.2
Generic Congressional Vote
RCP Average
Republicans50.7Democrats41.3Republicans +9.4
Direction of Country
RCP Average
Right Direction28.5Wrong Track64.0Spread -35.5
Polling group's most recent poll for President Barack Obama:
Polling Group (Reverse Chronologically) Date Approval Disapproval Other
Gallup[2] Mar 7–9, 2011 47% 45% 8%
NBC/Wall Street Journal[3] Feb 24–28, 2011 48% 46% 6%
Rasmussen Reports[4] Feb 11, 2011 50% 49% 1%
FOX News[5] Feb 7–9, 2011 51% 43% 6%
CNN/Opinion Research[6] Jan 21–23, 2011 55% 44% 1%
Associated Press – GfK[7] Jan 5–10, 2011 53% 46% 1%
CBS News/New York Times[8] Oct 1–5, 2010 44% 45% 11%
McClatchy/Marist[8] Sep 30 – Oct 5, 2010 43% 50% 7%
ABC News/Washington Post[8][9] Sep 30 – Oct 3, 2010 50% 47% 3%
Newsweek[8] Sep 29–30, 2010 48% 46% 6%
GWU/Politico[8] Sep 19–22, 2010 46% 51% 3%
Quinnipiac University[10] Aug 31 – Sep 7, 2010 44% 47% 9%
Pew Research Center[8] Aug 25 – Sep 6, 2010 47% 44% 9%
USA Today[11][8] Aug 27–30, 2010 43% 53% 4%
Time[8] Aug 16–17, 2010 46% 45% 9%
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_approval_rating
Order President Highest Approval Lowest Approval High-Low Highest Disapproval Approval Average [12]
44[11] Obama 69 (1/22/09) 41 (8/17/10, 8/18/10, 10/23/10) 28 52 (8/17/10, 8/18/10) 52[13]
43[14] Bush (G.W.) 90 (9/21/01) 25 (10/3/08, 10/10/08, 10/31/08) 65 71 (10/10/08) 49.4
42[15] Clinton 73 (12/19/98) 37 (5/26/93) 36 54 (9/6/94) 55.1
41[16] Bush (G.H.W.) 89 (2/28/91) 29 (7/31/92) 60 60 (7/31/92) 60.9
40[17] Reagan 68 (5/16/86) 35 (1/28/83) 33 56 (1/28/83) 52.8
39[18] Carter 75 (3/18/77) 28 (6/29/79) 47 59 (6/29/79) 45.5
38[19] Ford 71 (8/16/74) 37 (3/28/75) 34 46 (4/18/75, 11/21/75) 47.2
37[20] Nixon 67 (1/26/73) 24 (8/2/74) 43 66 (8/2/74) 49.1
36[21] Johnson 79 (2/28/64) 35 (8/7/68) 44 52 (8/7/68, 3/10/68) 55.1
35[22] Kennedy 83 (3/8/62) 56 (9/12/63) 27 30 (9/12/63, 11/8/63) 70.1
34[23] Eisenhower 79 (12/14/56) 48 (3/27/58) 31 36 (3/27/58) 65.0
33[24] Truman 87 (6/1/45) 22 (2/9/52) 65 67 (1/6/52) 45.4
32[25] Roosevelt (F.D.) 84 (1/8/42) 48 (8/18/39) 36 46 (5/22/38, 5/29/38, 11/7/38)