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Presidential Approval Ratings -- Barack Obama

Barack Obama Presidential Job Approval

Barack Obama's Daily Job Approval Trend

Barack Obama's Job Approval Average by Subgroup

Barack Obama's Most Recent Weekly Approval Rating Average

49%

(Mar 1-7, 2010)

Barack Obama's Term Average:

57%

Barack Obama's High Point:

69%

(Jan 22-24, 2009)

Barack Obama's Low Point:

47%

(several times -- most recent:
Mar 3-5, 2010)

Average for U.S. Presidents Since Franklin D. Roosevelt:

55%

Average for Elected Presidents' Fifth Quarter:

60%

Other Elected Presidents in March of Second Year:

George W. Bush

79%

(March 2002)

Bill Clinton

51%

(March 1994)

George H.W. Bush

71%

(March 1990)

Ronald Reagan

46%

(March 1982)

Jimmy Carter

49%

(March 1978)

Richard Nixon

54%

(March 1970)

John Kennedy

79%

(March 1962)

Dwight Eisenhower

67%

(March 1954)

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?

WEEKLY AVERAGES FROM GALLUP DAILY POLLING

Approve

Disapprove

No opinion

%

%

%
2010
2010 Mar 1-7

49

44

7
2010 Feb 22-28

50

43

7
2010 Feb 15-21

49

43

8
2010 Feb 8-14

51

42

7
2010 Feb 1-7

50

43

8
2010 Jan 25-31

48

45

7
2010 Jan 18-24

49

46

6
2010 Jan 11-17

50

43

7
2010 Jan 4-10

51

43

7

2009

2009 Dec 28-2010 Jan 3

51

43

7
2009 Dec 21-27

51

43

7
2009 Dec 14-20

50

43

7
2009 Dec 7-13

49

42

8
2009 Nov 30-Dec 6

50

44

7
2009 Nov 23-29

50

42

8
2009 Nov 16-22

49

44

7
2009 Nov 9-15

53

39

8
2009 Nov 2-8

52

42

6
2009 Oct 26-Nov 1

53

41

7
2009 Oct 19-25

53

39

8
2009 Oct 12-18

52

41

7
2009 Oct 5-11

54

38

8
2009 Sep 28-Oct 4

52

40

8
2009 Sep 21-27

51

41

7
2009 Sep 14-20

52

41

7
2009 Sep 7-13

52

41

7
2009 Aug 31-Sep 6

53

40

7
2009 Aug 24-30

50

43

7
2009 Aug 17-23

52

41

7
2009 Aug 10-16

54

40

7
2009 Aug 3-9

56

37

7
2009 Jul 27-Aug 2

54

39

7
2009 Jul 20-26

56

38

7
2009 Jul 13-19

59

33

7
2009 Jul 6-12

58

34

7
2009 Jun 29-Jul 5

60

32

8
2009 Jun 22-28

60

33

7
2009 Jun 15-21

59

34

7
2009 Jun 8-14

61

31

8
2009 Jun 1-7

62

31

7
2009 May 25-31

63

30

7
2009 May 18-24

64

28

8
2009 May 11-17

64

29

8
2009 May 4-10

66

27

7

2009 Apr 27-May 3

65

29

6

2009 Apr 20-26

65

29

6

2009 Apr 13-19

62

29

9

2009 Apr 6-12

61

28

11

2009 Mar 30-Apr 5

62

28

10

2009 Mar 23-29

61

29

10

2009 Mar 16-22

63

26

10

2009 Mar 9-15

62

28

11

2009 Feb 23-Mar 1

64

23

13

2009 Feb 16-22

62

25

13

2009 Feb 9-15

64

22

14

2009 Feb 2-8

65

21

15

2009 Jan 26-Feb 1

66

18

17

2009 Jan 21-25

67

13

22

Obama Approval by Party Affiliation, BASED ON WEEKLY AVERAGES
(percentage who approve)

Republicans

Independents

Democrats

%

%

%
2010
2010 Mar 1-7

14

44

82
2010 Feb 22-28

17

44

83
2010 Feb 15-21

17

45

83
2010 Feb 8-14

19

47

83
2010 Feb 1-7

16

46

83
2010 Jan 25-31

14

44

83
2010 Jan 18-24

15

45

83
2010 Jan 11-17

18

45

82
2010 Jan 4-10

15

45

84

2009
2009 Dec 28-2010 Jan 3

16

47

85
2009 Dec 21-27

18

48

86
2009 Dec 14-20

17

45

84
2009 Dec 7-13

18

46

81
2009 Nov 30-Dec 6

17

46

82
2009 Nov 23-29

18

44

82
2009 Nov 16-22

14

44

82
2009 Nov 9-15

17

48

88
2009 Nov 2-8

18

50

84
2009 Oct 26-Nov 1

18

50

87
2009 Oct 19-25

18

46

87
2009 Oct 12-18

16

48

84
2009 Oct 5-11

18

54

83
2009 Sep 28-Oct 4

16

46

87
2009 Sep 21-27

19

43

88
2009 Sep 14-20

16

48

86
2009 Sep 7-13

18

46

86
2009 Aug 31-Sep 6

18

47

86
2009 Aug 24-30

16

48

84
2009 Aug 17-23

16

49

86
2009 Aug 10-16

20

46

86
2009 Aug 3-9

17

52

90
2009 Jul 27-Aug 2

20

47

87
2009 Jul 20-26

21

51

88
2009 Jul 13-19

23

56

92
2009 Jul 6-12

20

56

90
2009 Jun 29-Jul 5

25

54

90
2009 Jun 22-28

25

60

88
2009 Jun 15-21

23

55

90

2009 Jun 8-14

25

59

89
2009 Jun 1-7

26

60

91
2009 May 25-31

29

62

90
2009 May 18-24

27

62

91

2009 May 11-17

25

61

91
2009 May 4-10

31

66

91

2009 Apr 27-May 3

31

61

93

2009 Apr 20-26

28

64

92

2009 Apr 13-19

28

58

91

2009 Apr 6-12

25

60

89

2009 Mar 30-Apr 5

27

60

90

2009 Mar 23-29

28

57

92

2009 Mar 16-22

27

62

90

2009 Mar 9-15

26

59

91

2009 Feb 23-Mar 1

35

60

88

2009 Feb 16-22

28

59

89

2009 Feb 9-15

30

63

89

2009 Feb 2-8

34

63

89

2009 Jan 26-Feb 1

38

62

88

2009 Jan 21-25

41

62

88

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