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President Obama Job Approval
Polling Data
| Poll | Date | Sample | Approve | Disapprove | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCP Average | 05/06 - 05/26 | -- | 60.8 | 32.5 | +28.3 |
| Gallup | 05/23 - 05/26 | 1547 A | 65 | 28 | +37 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 05/24 - 05/26 | 1500 LV | 56 | 43 | +13 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 05/14 - 05/17 | 1010 A | 62 | 35 | +27 |
| FOX News | 05/12 - 05/13 | 900 RV | 60 | 30 | +30 |
| Democracy Corps (D) | 05/10 - 05/12 | 1000 RV | 59 | 33 | +26 |
| CBS News | 05/06 - 05/12 | 1874 A | 63 | 26 | +37 |
Recent Commentary & News Stories
- Obama's Pick Is a Winner, Already - Joe Conason, New York Observer
- Judge Sotomayor's Identity Problem - Ronald Cass, RealClearPolitics
- What's a Liberal Justice Now? - Jeffrey Rosen, New York Times Magazine
- Questions for Sotomayor - Neomi Rao, Wall Street Journal
- On North Korea, First, Take a Deep Breath - Fred Kaplan, Slate
See All President Obama Job Approval Commentary & News Stories
Polling Data
| Poll | Date | Sample | Approve | Disapprove | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCP Average | 05/06 - 05/26 | -- | 60.8 | 32.5 | +28.3 |
| Gallup | 05/23 - 05/26 | 1547 A | 65 | 28 | +37 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 05/24 - 05/26 | 1500 LV | 56 | 43 | +13 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 05/14 - 05/17 | 1010 A | 62 | 35 | +27 |
| FOX News | 05/12 - 05/13 | 900 RV | 60 | 30 | +30 |
| Democracy Corps (D) | 05/10 - 05/12 | 1000 RV | 59 | 33 | +26 |
| CBS News | 05/06 - 05/12 | 1874 A | 63 | 26 | +37 |
| Ipsos/McClatchy | 04/30 - 05/03 | 1004 A | 65 | 31 | +34 |
| Quinnipiac | 04/21 - 04/27 | 2041 RV | 58 | 30 | +28 |
| Diageo/Hotline | 04/23 - 04/26 | 800 RV | 62 | 33 | +29 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 04/23 - 04/26 | 1005 A | 61 | 30 | +31 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 04/23 - 04/26 | 2019 A | 63 | 33 | +30 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 04/22 - 04/26 | 973 A | 68 | 23 | +45 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 04/21 - 04/24 | 1072 A | 69 | 26 | +43 |
| FOX News | 04/22 - 04/23 | 900 RV | 62 | 29 | +33 |
| Marist | 04/21 - 04/23 | 975 RV | 55 | 31 | +24 |
| Pew Research | 04/14 - 04/21 | 1507 A | 63 | 26 | +37 |
| Associated Press/GfK | 04/16 - 04/20 | 1000 A | 64 | 30 | +34 |
| National Journal/FD | 04/08 - 04/14 | 1200 A | 61 | 28 | +33 |
| Cook/RT Strategies | 04/08 - 04/11 | 833 RV | 60 | 30 | +30 |
| Ipsos/McClatchy | 04/02 - 04/06 | 1138 A | 63 | 33 | +30 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 04/03 - 04/05 | 1023 A | 66 | 30 | +36 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 04/01 - 04/05 | 998 A | 66 | 24 | +42 |
| Pew Research | 03/31 - 04/06 | 1506 A | 61 | 26 | +35 |
| Marist | 04/01 - 04/03 | 928 RV | 56 | 30 | +26 |
| Newsweek | 04/01 - 04/02 | 1003 A | 61 | 27 | +34 |
| FOX News | 03/31 - 04/01 | 900 RV | 58 | 32 | +26 |
| Quinnipiac | 03/24 - 03/30 | 2326 RV | 58 | 31 | +27 |
| USA Today/Gallup | 03/27 - 03/29 | 1007 A | 64 | 30 | +34 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 03/26 - 03/29 | 1000 A | 66 | 29 | +37 |
| Diageo/Hotline | 03/26 - 03/29 | 800 RV | 63 | 31 | +32 |
| Democracy Corps (D) | 03/25 - 03/29 | 1000 RV | 58 | 34 | +24 |
| CBS News | 03/20 - 03/22 | 949 A | 64 | 20 | +44 |
| CBS News | 03/12 - 03/16 | 1142 A | 62 | 24 | +38 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 03/12 - 03/15 | 1019 A | 64 | 34 | +30 |
| NPR - POS/GQR | 03/10 - 03/14 | 800 LV | 59 | 35 | +24 |
| Pew Research | 03/09 - 03/12 | 1308 A | 59 | 26 | +33 |
| Ipsos-McClatchy | 03/05 - 03/09 | 1070 A | 65 | 29 | +36 |
| Newsweek | 03/04 - 03/05 | 1203 A | 58 | 26 | +32 |
| FOX News | 03/03 - 03/04 | 900 RV | 63 | 26 | +37 |
| Gallup | 03/01 - 03/03 | 1500 A | 61 | 28 | +33 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 03/01 - 03/03 | 1500 LV | 60 | 38 | +22 |
| Diageo/Hotline | 02/28 - 03/02 | 803 RV | 67 | 27 | +40 |
| Quinnipiac | 02/25 - 03/02 | 2573 RV | 59 | 25 | +34 |
| Cook/RT Strategies | 02/27 - 03/01 | 880 RV | 57 | 28 | +29 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 02/26 - 03/01 | 1007 A | 60 | 26 | +34 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 02/19 - 02/22 | 1001 A | 68 | 25 | +43 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 02/18 - 02/22 | 1112 A | 63 | 22 | +41 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 02/18 - 02/19 | 1046 A | 67 | 29 | +38 |
| FOX News | 02/17 - 02/18 | 900 RV | 60 | 26 | +34 |
| Associated Press/GfK | 02/12 - 02/17 | 1001 A | 67 | 24 | +43 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 02/11 - 02/13 | 1500 LV | 60 | 39 | +21 |
| Gallup | 02/10 - 02/12 | 1500 A | 66 | 21 | +45 |
| Democracy Corps (D) | 02/09 - 02/10 | 1000 LV | 58 | 27 | +31 |
| Ipsos/McClatchy | 02/06 - 02/09 | 1042 A | 69 | 26 | +43 |
| CNN | 02/07 - 02/08 | 806 A | 76 | 23 | +53 |
| Pew Research | 02/04 - 02/08 | 1303 A | 64 | 17 | +47 |
| Gallup | 02/05 - 02/07 | 1500 A | 64 | 22 | +42 |
| Rasmussen | 02/03 - 02/05 | 1500 LV | 61 | 36 | +25 |
| CBS News | 02/02 - 02/04 | 864 A | 62 | 15 | +47 |
| Gallup | 02/02 - 02/04 | 1012 A | 65 | 20 | +45 |
| Democracy Corps (D) | 01/26 - 01/29 | 1000 LV | 55 | 20 | +35 |
| FOX News | 01/27 - 01/28 | 900 RV | 65 | 16 | +49 |
| Gallup | 01/25 - 01/27 | 1500 A | 64 | 16 | +48 |
| Rasmussen | 01/25 - 01/27 | 1500 LV | 62 | 36 | +26 |
| Hotline/FD | 01/21 - 01/24 | 800 RV | 63 | 9 | +54 |
| Gallup | 01/21 - 01/23 | 1591 A | 68 | 12 | +56 |
All Commentary & News Stories
- Obama's Pick Is a Winner, Already - Joe Conason, New York Observer
- Judge Sotomayor's Identity Problem - Ronald Cass, RealClearPolitics
- What's a Liberal Justice Now? - Jeffrey Rosen, New York Times Magazine
- Questions for Sotomayor - Neomi Rao, Wall Street Journal
- On North Korea, First, Take a Deep Breath - Fred Kaplan, Slate
- Inside the Moderately Liberal Mind of Sotomayor - Richard Lacayo, Time
- Why Didn't She Explain Herself in the Race Case? - Emily Bazelon, Slate
- Why is Obama Getting Creamed in Budget Debate? - Jonathan Chait, TNR
- Obama Has Few Options With North Korea - David Sanger, New York Times
- A Little Mockery From the Axis of Evil - Wesley Pruden, Washington Times
- The Bankruptcies We Need - Robert Samuelson, Newsweek
- Obama Cededs Ground on Torture to Cheney - Gary Younge, The Guardian
- Liberals Frustrated on Guns and Guantanamo - Associated Press
- Obama Redefines 'Transparency' - Stephen Hayes, Weekly Standard
- Obama Not Rising to Meet Challenge of Gay Marriage - Frank Rich, NYT
- Debate Between Sen. Durbin and Newt Gingrich - Meet the Press
- Hard Fixes for Medicare and Social Security - Associated Press
- Some Obama Enemies Made Totally of Straw - Helene Cooper, NY Times
- Senate GOP: Not So Fast on Court Pick - Mike Allen, Politico
- A Worthy Debate - David Broder, Washington Post
- Earl Warren, a Justice With Empathy - Jim Newton, Los Angeles Times
- Obama's Speechifying Lost Out to Cheney's Facts - Michael Goodwin, NYDN
- When Nuance Becomes a Flip-flop - Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times
- Have We Already Lost Iran? - Flynt & Hillary Mann Leverett, NY Times
- Obama's Speech Exposed Shallow Rhetoric - Byron York, DC Examiner
- Netanyahu in the Ring with Obama - David Horovitz, Jerusalem Post
- Shields and Brooks on the Week in Politics - The NewsHour
- How Biden Wrecked the Judicial Confirmation Process - Collin Levy, WSJ
- The Gitmo Myth and the Torture Canard - Arthur Herman, Commentary
- Two Approaches, No Middle Ground - Gerald Seib, Wall Street Journal
- Send Cheney Back to the Bunker! - Fred Kaplan, Slate
- Identity Politics And Sotomayor - Stuart Taylor, National Journal
- Our President Isn't Quite as Advertised - Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal
- The Ground Shifts Under The Auto Industry - Francis Cianfrocca, RCP
- Obama's Extreme Makeover of Our Culture - Arianna Huffington, HuffPo
- Health Costs Are the Real Deficit Threat - Peter Orszag, Wall Street Journal
- The Indecipherable Language of Government - Peggy Noonan, WSJ
- Obama Practices Dishonest Politics He Ran Against - Mike Murphy, Time
- Obama's Moment on Health Care Reform - Jonathan Alter, Newsweek
- Call Obama's Political Favoritism What It Is - George Will, Washington Post
- Obama, Congress Go AWOL on Fiscal Responsibility - USA Today
- Harry, Louise and Barack - Paul Krugman, New York Times
- Moderate Democrats Become Decisive Factor - Matthew Dallek, Politico
- Ominous Parallels Between Obama & Bush - Bill Frezza, RealClearMarkets
- Something Bad is Happening in Obama's America - David Frum, Nat'l Post
- Catholic Political Divide Over Obama at Notre Dame - Associated Press
- Unstable Trio Endangers World - Greg Sheridan, The Australian
- How the Republicans Can Come Back - Joe Scarborough, Time
- Obama Presses for Credit Card Legislation This Month - Associated Press
- Obama Calls This Budget Restraint? - New York Post
- Roundtable on Obama's Budget Cuts - Special Report w/Bret Baier
- Obama is Mismanaging the Collapse of Detroit's Giants - The Economist
- How We Tested the Big Banks - Timothy Geithner, New York Times
- Obama and the Automakers - George Will, Washington Post
- Obama's True Identity: Economic Crusader - Robert Reich, Salon
- Lady Justice is Blind, Not 'Empathetic' - Carol Platt Liebau, Townhall
- Obama's First Debacle? - Mickey Kaus, Slate
- Enough With the 100 Days Already - Frank Rich, New York Times
- Presidents Don't Prosecute Their Predecessors - David Shribman, RCP
- California as Liberalism's Laboratory - George Will, Washington Post
- Obama is Becoming the First CEO in Chief - Eva Rodriguez, Washington Post
- It's All on Obama Now - Peter Nicholas, Los Angeles Times
- What the White House Knew About Souter - Mike Madden, Salon
- Joe Biden, the Flu and You - Gail Collins, New York Times
- Replacing Souter - Ron Cass, RealClearPolitics
- Specter Switch Will Send Ripples Far & Wide - Stuart Rothenberg, Roll Call
- 2008 Election Sets a Record for Minority Participation - New York Times
- We Need to Investigate the Torture Years - Gary Kamiya, Salon
- The Most Expensive President Since 1945 - Gabor Steingart, Der Spiegel
- Washington and The Iranian Bomb - Der Spiegel
- Shields and Brooks on Souter's Replacement - The NewsHour
- True Believer Obama Makes Me Nervous - Michael Goodwin, NY Daily News
- Roundtable on Chrsyler's Bankruptcy - Special Report w/Bret Baier
- 100-Day Lurch to the Left - Lawrence Kudlow, RealClearPolitics
- Analysts Discuss Chrysler's Bankruptcy - The NewsHour
- Obama: After the Great Recession - David Leonhardt, NY Times Magazine
- Gates Wants War Funding Before Memorial Day - Wall Street Journal
- Obama Channels FDR Amid Crises - Ron Fournier, Associated Press
- 100 Days: An Engaged, Elusive, President - Gerald Seib, Wall Street Journal
- Obama Reframes the Torture Debate - Alex Koppelman, Salon
- Obama Still Doesn't Have a Clear Mandate - Steven Stark, Boston Phoenix
- Obama to Be Spectacular Success--or Failure? - Chuck Todd, NBC News
- The President Sets New Tone for America - Michael Tomasky, The Guardian
- It's Time for Obama to End the Campaigning - Daily Telegraph
- A Setback for Responsible Government - Rep. Tom Price, Human Events
- The Next 100 Days Could Be the Real Test - Howard Fineman, Newsweek
- Is This the Change You Had in Mind? - Nick Gillespie & Matt Welch, Reason
- Liberal Arrogance Will Be Obama's Undoing - Jonah Goldberg, LA Times
- Israel Faces a Soul Searching Double Standard - Cathy Young, RealClearPolitics
- Looking Ahead to Obama's Next 100 Days - Mike Memoli, RealClearPolitics
- Bold, Swift Partner in Oval Office - Rep. Nancy Pelosi, The Hill
- Specter's Move Signals a Decisive Shift - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
- Americans Don't Want a European Shift - Michael Barone, DC Examiner
- The Big Fights Come Next - Tim Fernholz, The American Prospect
- Obama: President of Everything - Brian Doherty, Reason
- Bipartisanship Didn't Last Long for Obama - Dana Bash, CNN
- Obama's Pragmatism is Left-Wing - Peter Berkowitz, Weekly Standard
- Obama the Devout 'Non-Ideologue' - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
- Unchecked Spending May Doom Obama's Plans - Albert Hunt, Bloomberg
- Unsilent Barack - George Will, Newsweek