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President Obama Job Approval
Polling Data
| Poll | Date | Sample | Approve | Disapprove | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCP Average | 10/15 - 10/28 | -- | 41.7 | 54.3 | -12.6 |
| CBS News | 10/23 - 10/27 | 1269 A | 39 | 51 | -12 |
| Gallup | 10/26 - 10/28 | 1500 A | 42 | 53 | -11 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 10/26 - 10/28 | 1500 LV | 46 | 53 | -7 |
| FOX News | 10/25 - 10/27 | 734 LV | 41 | 54 | -13 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 10/24 - 10/26 | 1018 A | 45 | 53 | -8 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 10/23 - 10/26 | 758 LV | 42 | 56 | -14 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 10/18 - 10/22 | 1760 A | 38 | 56 | -18 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 10/18 - 10/20 | 699 RV | 41 | 57 | -16 |
| Associated Press/GfK | 10/16 - 10/20 | 968 LV | 40 | 59 | -19 |
| Pew Research | 10/15 - 10/20 | 2003 A | 43 | 51 | -8 |
Polling Data
| Poll | Date | Sample | Approve | Disapprove | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCP Average | 10/15 - 10/28 | -- | 41.7 | 54.3 | -12.6 |
| CBS News | 10/23 - 10/27 | 1269 A | 39 | 51 | -12 |
| Gallup | 10/26 - 10/28 | 1500 A | 42 | 53 | -11 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 10/26 - 10/28 | 1500 LV | 46 | 53 | -7 |
| FOX News | 10/25 - 10/27 | 734 LV | 41 | 54 | -13 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 10/24 - 10/26 | 1018 A | 45 | 53 | -8 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 10/23 - 10/26 | 758 LV | 42 | 56 | -14 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 10/18 - 10/22 | 1760 A | 38 | 56 | -18 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 10/18 - 10/20 | 699 RV | 41 | 57 | -16 |
| Associated Press/GfK | 10/16 - 10/20 | 968 LV | 40 | 59 | -19 |
| Pew Research | 10/15 - 10/20 | 2003 A | 43 | 51 | -8 |
| FOX News | 10/12 - 10/14 | 831 LV | 39 | 53 | -14 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 10/11 - 10/15 | 1722 A | 39 | 53 | -14 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 10/11 - 10/13 | 710 RV | 45 | 53 | -8 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 10/9 - 10/12 | 629 LV | 39 | 57 | -18 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 10/8 - 10/12 | 1000 RV | 42 | 52 | -10 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 10/3 - 10/7 | 1651 A | 39 | 53 | -14 |
| CBS News | 10/3 - 10/6 | 1260 A | 42 | 50 | -8 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 10/4 - 10/6 | 695 RV | 44 | 52 | -8 |
| Reason-Rupe/PSRAI | 10/1 - 10/6 | 1004 A | 43 | 50 | -7 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 9/28 - 10/2 | 1526 A | 40 | 52 | -12 |
| FOX News | 9/28 - 9/30 | 845 LV | 39 | 53 | -14 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 9/27 - 9/29 | 697 RV | 43 | 55 | -12 |
| Associated Press/GfK | 9/25 - 9/29 | 958 LV | 42 | 58 | -16 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 9/25 - 9/28 | 1055 A | 44 | 52 | -8 |
| Gallup | 9/25 - 9/27 | 1500 A | 42 | 53 | -11 |
| McClatchy/Marist | 9/24 - 9/29 | 884 RV | 46 | 51 | -5 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 9/19 - 9/23 | 1686 A | 37 | 56 | -19 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 9/20 - 9/22 | 685 RV | 42 | 56 | -14 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 9/12 - 9/15 | 1009 A | 40 | 50 | -10 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 9/13 - 9/15 | 690 RV | 42 | 55 | -13 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 9/10 - 9/14 | 1582 A | 38 | 56 | -18 |
| FOX News | 9/7 - 9/9 | 833 LV | 38 | 57 | -19 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 9/6 - 9/8 | 715 RV | 40 | 58 | -18 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 9/5 - 9/7 | 1014 A | 43 | 55 | -12 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 9/4 - 9/7 | RV | 42 | 54 | -12 |
| Pew Research | 9/2 - 9/9 | 2002 A | 42 | 50 | -8 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 9/3 - 9/7 | 1758 A | 39 | 53 | -14 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 9/3 - 9/7 | 1000 RV | 40 | 54 | -14 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 8/30 - 9/3 | 1811 A | 38 | 56 | -18 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 8/30 - 9/1 | 729 RV | 41 | 56 | -15 |
| GWU/Battleground | 8/23 - 8/28 | 1000 LV | 44 | 51 | -7 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 8/23 - 8/25 | 683 RV | 43 | 56 | -13 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 8/20 - 8/24 | 1497 A | 38 | 54 | -16 |
| USA Today/Pew Research | 8/20 - 8/24 | 1501 A | 42 | 50 | -8 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 8/16 - 8/18 | 709 RV | 44 | 52 | -8 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 8/13 - 8/17 | 1798 A | 39 | 55 | -16 |
| FOX News | 8/10 - 8/12 | 1001 RV | 42 | 49 | -7 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 8/9 - 8/11 | 732 RV | 43 | 53 | -10 |
| Reason-Rupe/PSRAI | 8/6 - 8/10 | 1000 A | 43 | 52 | -9 |
| McClatchy/Marist | 8/4 - 8/7 | 806 RV | 40 | 52 | -12 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 8/2 - 8/6 | 1716 A | 37 | 57 | -20 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 8/2 - 8/4 | 702 RV | 42 | 54 | -12 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 7/30 - 8/3 | 1000 A | 40 | 54 | -14 |
| CBS News | 7/29 - 8/4 | 1344 A | 41 | 50 | -9 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 7/26 - 7/28 | 699 RV | 42 | 56 | -14 |
| Associated Press/GfK | 7/24 - 7/28 | 1044 A | 40 | 59 | -19 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 7/20 - 7/24 | 1640 A | 38 | 58 | -20 |
| FOX News | 7/20 - 7/22 | 1057 RV | 42 | 52 | -10 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 7/18 - 7/20 | 1012 A | 42 | 55 | -13 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 7/19 - 7/21 | 696 RV | 44 | 54 | -10 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 7/12 - 7/16 | 1689 A | 37 | 56 | -19 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 7/12 - 7/14 | 694 RV | 42 | 53 | -11 |
| Pew Research | 7/8 - 7/14 | 1805 A | 44 | 49 | -5 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 7/5 - 7/7 | 681 RV | 42 | 56 | -14 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 6/28 - 6/30 | 700 RV | 46 | 51 | -5 |
| Quinnipiac | 6/24 - 6/30 | 1446 RV | 40 | 53 | -13 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 6/24 - 6/28 | 2050 A | 37 | 56 | -19 |
| FOX News | 6/21 - 6/23 | 1018 RV | 41 | 54 | -13 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 6/20 - 6/22 | 1009 A | 40 | 54 | -14 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 6/21 - 6/23 | 670 RV | 44 | 54 | -10 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 6/15 - 6/19 | 1703 A | 36 | 58 | -22 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 6/14 - 6/16 | 704 RV | 43 | 55 | -12 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 6/11 - 6/15 | 1000 A | 41 | 53 | -12 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 6/7 - 6/9 | 692 RV | 42 | 55 | -13 |
| Bloomberg | 6/6 - 6/9 | 1005 A | 43 | 53 | -10 |
All Commentary & News Stories
- Obama Soaks the Rich, Drowns the Middle Class - Kyl & Moore, WSJ
- Why America Is Over Obama - Tim Stanley, Daily Telegraph
- Obama's Postponed November Surprises - Washington Times
- Where Is Obama's Soaring Rhetoric Now? - Charles Hurt, Wash Times
- Where Was President Obama? - Michelle Malkin, Townhall
- Obama to Stump for Blue State Dems - Alexis Simendinger, RealClearPolitics
- The Ghost of Obama's Presidency Will Linger - Sherman Frederick, LVRJ
- On Trail, Dems Move to Pin Losses on Obama - Martin & Davis, NY Times
- Why Liberals Were Suckers for Carter & Obama - Thomas Frank, Salon
- President Obama's Raw Deal - Jack Kelly, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Obama's Half-Hearted Fight Against ISIS - Washington Post
- Why Obama Won't Fire Staff After Election Day - George Condon, Natl Jrnl
- Are Dems Losing Confidence in Obama? - Clarence Page, Changing Lanes
- Can Obama Find Thumpin' to Say? - Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal
- Obama's Gift to Republicans - Peter Wehner, Commentary
- Obama and the End of Greatness - Jeff Shesol, The New Yorker
- Dems Run, But Obama Won't Let Them Hide - Ed Rogers, Washington Post
- How Obama Can Tidy Up a Messy World - Armitage & Bue, USA Today
- Why Is Obama Always Surprised? - James Oliphant, National Journal
- Obama, the Pariah President - Dana Milbank, Washington Post
- How Obama Can Salvage Last Two Years - Thomas McLarty, Wall St. Jrnl
- Obama Giftwraps Another Soundbite for GOP - Aaron Blake, Wash Post
- Obama's Ebola Czar Is a Dangerous Mistake - Steve Forbes, Forbes
- Obama Is "Seething" Over His Ebola Response - Sherman Frederick, LVRJ
- NYT: Obama Is Angry at WH Incompetence! - John Hinderaker, PowerLine
- Obama's Midterm Dilemma - Justin Sink, The Hill
- The President Who Cried Wolf - Erick Erickson, RedState
- We Don't Know What the White House Is Hiding - Ed Rogers, Wash Post
- Hispanics Souring on Obama Dems - Michael Barone, Washington Examiner
- Let Obama and Frieden Do Their Jobs - Joe Conason, National Memo
- Paging Dr. Obama - New York Daily News
- How Presidents Handle Pandemics - Eleanor Clift, The Daily Beast
- Obama's Spectacular Incompetence Turns Deadly - Joe Curl, Wash Times
- President Obama's Ebola Problem - Justin Sink, The Hill
- Obama Steps Up Ebola Response - Alexis Simendinger, RealClearPolitics
- Obama Refusal to Impose Travel Ban Is Crazy - Tucker Carlson, FOX News
- A President Lacking Menace - Richard Cohen, Washington Post
- Obama Now Phoning It in -- Literally - Joseph Curl, Washington Times
- Barack Obama: From Comedy to Farce - Victor Davis Hanson, PJ Media
- Like Bush in '06, Obama Is a Drag on His Party - George Condon, Natl Jrnl
- President Obama's Midterm Malaise - Jim Acosta, CNN
- Appetite, Bill and Barack - Frank Bruni, New York Times
- Move Over Barack, Hill & Bill Taking Over - John Heilemann, Bloomberg
- Obama and Commodus - Jakub Grygiel, The American Interest
- The Americans President Obama Has Left Behind - Katie Pavlich, The Hill
- How Obama Saved His Presidency - Ezra Klein, Vox
- Disintegration of the Obama Presidency - Stephen Hayes, Weekly Standard
- Ignore the Haters: Obama Helped Save the Economy - Danny Vinik, TNR
- Obama's No-Win Attorney General Decision - Tim Mak, The Daily Beast
- Obama Exposed as Professor-in-Chief - Jonathan Alter, The Daily Beast
- Barack Obama's French Revolution - Victor Davis Hanson, National Review
- Obama's Remarkable Dispassion - Kathleen Parker, Washington Post
- Why Losing Senate Could Help Obama - Philip Bump, Washington Post
- Obama Ties Dem Hopes to His Failed Policies - Investor's Business Daily
- Obama's Scandal-Ridden Legacy - Victor Davis Hanson, National Review
- Voters Have Turned Decidedly Against President - Ed Rogers, Wash Post
- Ebola and Obama - Thomas Sowell, Investor's Business Daily
- Will the President Listen to Leon Panetta? - Dan Balz, Washington Post
- Why Is Obama Making Election About Himself? - David Graham, Atlantic
- Obama's Limitless Government - Daniel Henninger, Wall Street Journal
- Will Iowa Break Up With Obama? - Niall Stanage, The Hill
- A Teachable Moment in Obama's Ruins - William Kristol, Weekly Standard
- Barack Obama's Friendly-Fire Problem - David Graham, The Atlantic
- Blacks Worry "They" Will Let Obama Be Harmed - Jonathan Capehart, WP
- Is It Too Late for Obama's Campaign Message? - George Condon, Natl Jrnl
- The Education of a Wartime President - Alan Dershowitz, Wall St. Journal
- 28 Words Dems Wish Obama Didn't Say Yesterday - Chris Cillizza, WP
- Obama's Blow to Endangered Democrats - Lanhee Chen, Bloomberg
- Obama's Policies and Management Are on the Ballot - Ed Rogers, WP
- The President of Inequality - Wall Street Journal
- Insiders Begin to Blame Valerie Jarrett for Troubles - John Fund, NRO
- Obama Deserves Credit on Immigration - Danny Vinik, The New Republic
- Will Obama Ever Find an Economic Message? - Bloomberg
- Obama & the Days of Future Past - Jonah Goldberg, National Review
- Can Dems Escape Obama's Foreign Policy Blunders? - J. Dickerson, Slate
- American Family Is Making a Comeback - Michael Wear, The Atlantic
- Supine Congress Needs Term Limits - George Will, Washington Post
- Obama's Politically Lethal Credibility Problem - Ed Morrissey, The Week
- Our Lying President and Press Secretary - Peter Wehner, Commentary
- Why Obama Is Talking More About Ferguson - Nia-Malika Henderson, WP
- For Next Attorney General, Reach Across Aisle - Glenn Reynolds, USAT
- The Obama-Military Divide - Seth Cropsey, Wall Street Journal
- Ugly Fight Could Await Obama's AG Nominee - Byron York, DC Examiner
- Obama Needs to Call Bush - Bret Stephens, Wall Street Journal
- Obama Will Go Out With a War Cry - Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times
- Obama: "Most Americans" Think Nation Is Racist - Joseph Curl, WT
- From Pen and Phone to Bombs and Drones - Maureen Dowd, NY Times
- Who Had It Easier, Reagan or Obama? - Thomas Friedman, New York Times
- With ISIS Fight, Obama Regains Confidence - David Gergen, Boston Globe
- A Swift Leap From No Strategy to a Full Battle Plan - Karen DeYoung, WP
- Moving Beyond Obama - William Kristol, Weekly Standard
- Obama Can Still Earn His Nobel - Timothy Egan, New York Times
- Congress Needs to Vote on Obama's War - Washington Post
- Obama's Presidency Has Led to Global Chaos - Bill O'Reilly, FOX News
- Obama's Syria Coalition of the Barely Willing - David Andelman, USAT
- Clashing Goals in Syria Strikes Bedevil Obama - Hubbard & Barnard, NYT
- Why the "Latte Salute" Is a Big Deal - Ed Rogers, Washington Post
- Bookends of a Presidency - Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
- Obama Has Chosen War. He Needs to Own It - James Robbins, USA Today
- Obama Embraces Democracy Promotion Once Again - Washington Post