Gallup tracks daily the percentage of Americans who approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president. Monthly results are based on telephone interviews with approximately 15,000 national adults; Margin of error is ±1 percentage point.
Weekly average of 45% and demographic support patterns are unchanged
November 8, 2010
After the strong rebuke of President Obama's party in last Tuesday's midterm elections, as well as a stock market rally and the beginning of his trip to Asia, Obama's job approval rating has increased slightly in the past few days.
The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index tracks daily how Americans evaluate their lives, both now and in five years, on the Cantril Self-Anchoring Striving Scale, where "0" represents the worst possible life and "10" represents the best possible life. Respondents are classified by Gallup as "thriving" if they rate their current life a 7 or higher and their future life an 8 or higher. Respondents are classified as "suffering" if they rate their current life 0 to 4 and their future life 0 to 4. Those who are neither "thriving" nor "suffering" are classified as "struggling." Daily results are based on a three-day rolling average, based on telephone interviews with approximately 1,000 national adults; margin of error is ±4 percentage points.
In the Gallup-Healthways health measure, ailing Americans are those who, reflecting on the day before they were surveyed, say they experienced physical pain, a headache, a cold, or the flu. Energized Americans are those who, reflecting on the day before they were surveyed, say they were well-rested, had energy, and experienced none of the above ailments. Results are based on telephone interviews with approximately 1,500 national adults; Margin of error is ±3 percentage points.
Each result is based on a three-day rolling average
Gallup tracks daily the percentage of employed Americans who, based on what they know or have seen, report that their company or employer is hiring new people and expanding the size of its workforce, not changing the size of its workforce, or letting people go and reducing the size of its workforce. Daily results are based on telephone interviews with approximately 1,700 working adults; Margin of error is ±3 percentage points.
Each result is based on a three-day rolling average
Gallup's standard of living measure reports the percentage of Americans who say their standard of living is getting better versus the percentage who say their standard of living is getting worse. Results are based on telephone interviews with approximately 3,000 national adults; Margin of error is ±2 percentage points.
Each result is based on a three-day rolling average
Gallup tracks daily the percentage of Americans who rate economic conditions in the country today as "excellent," "good," "only fair," and "poor." The results are reported here and also included in Gallup's Economic Confidence Index. Daily results are based on telephone interviews with approximately 1,500 national adults; Margin of error is ±3 percentage points.
Gallup's "traditional" likely voter model, which Gallup has employed for past elections, factors in prior voting behavior as well as current voting intention. This has generally shown a closer contest, reflecting the fact that Republicans have typically been more likely to vote than Democrats in previous elections.
Each result is based on a three-day rolling average
Gallup's State of the Nation measure tracks the percentage of Americans who say they are satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States at this time.
His 56% weekly average rating for July 20-26 is lowest to date
July 28, 2009
President Obama’s average job approval rating fell to 56% for the seven-day period ending Sunday, from 59% the previous week -- the largest one week decline in approval of Obama seen thus far. Obama’s current three-day average, 54%, is the lowest of his administration.
