Presidential Job Approval

Obama's Approval Rating Lowest Yet, Congress' Declines

Slightly more disapprove than approve of Obama

March 18, 2010
Americans' views of President Obama are the most negative since Obama took office last year -- 46% approve and 48% disapprove in the latest Gallup Daily three-day average. Meanwhile, Congress' 16% approval rating is just two points above its all-time low.More ...

Obama Weekly Job Approval Average at 48%, Tied for Lowest

Approval drops to 12% among Republicans

March 15, 2010
At 48%, President Barack Obama's weekly job approval rating for March 8-14 ties the lowest weekly average of his administration. Obama's weekly rating reached new lows among Republicans (12%) and among men (43%).More ...

Age Groups Differ on Obama More Than on Bush, Clinton

Young adults much more likely than senior citizens to approve of Obama

March 4, 2010
President Barack Obama's average job approval rating to date varies significantly by age, ranging from 66% among young adults to 51% among senior citizens. In contrast, George W. Bush's and Bill Clinton's approval ratings varied little by age.More ...

Obama Approval Rating Continues to Hover Around 50%

Latest weekly average is 49%

February 22, 2010
President Barack Obama's job approval rating is 49% in the latest Gallup Daily tracking update, identical to its average for the past week. His weekly average approval ratings have been highly stable for the last three months, ranging narrowly between 48% and 51% since mid-November.More ...

Global Perceptions of U.S. Leadership Improve in 2009

A world median of 51% approves of the leadership of the U.S.

February 9, 2010
The U.S.-Global Leadership Project, a partnership between the Meridian International Center and Gallup, finds median global approval of the performance of U.S. leadership at 51% in 2009, a 17-percentage-point increase from 2008.More ...

Obama Approval: Among States, Hawaii Warmest to Obama

Wyoming the least approving of Obama in 2009

February 5, 2010
Of the 50 states, Hawaii gave its native son, President Barack Obama, the highest approval ratings in 2009, with nearly 71% approving of the job he did throughout the year. Ten states had average approval ratings for Obama of 50% or less, with Wyoming the lowest at 41.6%.More ...

Obama Approval Hits 50% After Stretch of Sub-50 Ratings

Average approval rating for week ending Jan. 31 is his lowest to date

February 1, 2010
President Barack Obama’s job approval rating is 50% in Gallup Daily tracking from Jan. 29-31. This follows 11 straight days of Gallup reporting in which Obama’s approval rating was below the 50% mark.More ...

Americans With Postgraduate Education Still Back Obama

Whites show greater disparity in support by education than blacks do

January 28, 2010
Americans with postgraduate education continue to be strong supporters of President Obama, and, with an average 58% approval rating over the past two months, are the only educational group above 50%. Differences in support by education are especially apparent among whites.More ...

President’s Support Usually Unaffected by State of Union

Clinton’s 1998 speech the exception to the rule

January 26, 2010
As Barack Obama prepares to deliver his first State of the Union address, Gallup finds that these speeches rarely move presidential approval, particularly in a positive direction. Bill Clinton’s 1998 address, after which his approval rating increased from 59% to 69%, stands as a rare exception.More ...

Obama's Approval Most Polarized for First-Year President

Shows much greater party differences than approval for any prior first-year president

January 25, 2010
The 65 percentage-point gap between Democrats’ (88%) and Republicans’ (23%) average job approval ratings for Barack Obama is easily the largest for any president in his first year in office. At his current pace, Obama would eclipse George W. Bush as the president with the most polarized approval ratings.More ...
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