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    Bill Clinton: Favorability Ratings

Polls listed chronologically. Data are from nationwide surveys of Americans 18 & older.

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CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. April 28-30, 2008. N=1,008 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"We'd like to get your overall opinion of some people in the news. As I read each name, please say if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of these people -- or if you have never heard of them. Bill Clinton."

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Favorable

Unfavorable

Unsure

  

%

%

%

 

4/28-30/08

 53 43 4  

2/1-3/08

 55 42 3  

9/22-24/06

 60 37 3  
4/21-23/06 57 38 4  

 

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. April 10-13, 2008. N=1,197 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. Fieldwork by TNS.

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"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Bill Clinton?"
 Sometimes asked as: "I'm going to read you a few names. For each, please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of that person, or perhaps you don't know enough to say. How about Bill Clinton?"

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Favorable

Unfavorable

Unsure

%

%

%

4/10-13/08

 47 51 3

1/30 - 2/1/08

 55 42 3

2/22-25/07

 55 42 2

1/16-19/07

 61 37 2
5/11-15/06 59 39 2
12/00 56 40 4
7/00 44 50 6
6/5-6/99 52 44 4
2/12-14/99 57 40 3
1/28-30/99 54 42 3
9/25-28/98 48 47 5
9/11-13/98 50 45 5
8/23/98 45 49 6
8/19-21/98 56 40 4
8/19/98 39 57 4
7/9-12/98 54 40 6
5/12/98 54 42 4
4/2-4/98 55 39 6
3/16/98 50 46 4
2/17-18/98 56 41 3
1/28-31/98 60 34 6
1/29-30/98 60 35 6
1/25-26/98 53 43 3
1/23-25/98 54 42 5
1/23-24/98 51 44 5
1/15-19/98 59 35 6
1/11-13/98 59 33 7
10/9-13/97 59 37 4
9/10/97 57 38 5
3/6-9/97 60 38 3

 

Diageo/Hotline Poll conducted by Financial Dynamics. March 28-31, 2008. N=799 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.5.

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"Please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the following public figures. If you haven't heard of them, just tell me and we'll move on. Bill Clinton."

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Favorable Unfavorable Heard of/
Can't Rate
(vol.)		 Haven't
Heard of		 Unsure
% % % % %
3/28-31/08 45 51 2 - 1
11/8-12/06 60 36 2 - 3
10/19-23/06 55 38 3 1 3
7/20-23/06 53 41 4 - 1

 

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). March 24-25, 2008. N=700 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.7. RV = registered voters

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"Now I'm going to read you the names of several public figures and organizations, and I'd like you to rate your feelings toward each one as either very positive, somewhat positive, neutral, somewhat negative, or very negative. If you don't know the name, please just say so. Bill Clinton."

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Very
Positive

Some-
what
Positive

Neutral

 Some-
what
Negative		 Very
Negative		 Not
Sure

%

%

%

 % % %  
3/24-25/08 RV 20 22 15 18 25 -  
3/7-10/08 RV 20 22 11 13 32 2  
4/21-24/06 27 23 16 12 21 1  
6/23-25/01 18 21 15 15 31 -  
3/1-4/01 17 17 13 14 38 1  
1/13-15/01 32 24 11 12 21 -  
12/7-10/00 33 23 11 12 21 -  
10/13-15/00 RV 25 26 10 11 28 -  
9/7-10/00 RV 25 25 10 13 27 -  
8/10-11/00 RV 24 22 11 13 30 -  
7/27-28/00 RV 22 27 11 12 28 -  
6/14-18/00 RV 20 27 12 14 27 -  
4/29 - 5/1/00 RV 22 27 13 11 27 -  
3/2-5/00 23 26 15 12 24 -  
1/25-26/00 23 29 14 12 21 1  
12/9-12/99 20 29 15 14 22 -  
10/23-25/99 20 30 14 13 23 -  
9/9-12/99 20 26 14 13 27 -  
7/24-26/99 23 27 14 14 22 -  
6/16-19/99 19 25 12 15 28 1  
4/17-19/99 23 23 14 13 26 1  
3/4-7/99 23 25 14 11 27 -  
1/16-18/99 27 24 12 11 25 1  
12/3-6/98 25 26 13 10 26 -  
10/24-27/98 RV 25 26 10 12 26 1  
9/10-13/98 18 22 17 14 29 -  
8/20/98 22 22 13 17 25 1  
8/15-16/98 22 24 20 16 18 -  
7/25-27/98 24 26 17 15 18 -  
6/18-21/98 24 30 14 12 20 -  
4/18-20/98 27 29 13 11 19 1  
2/26 - 3/1/98 29 28 14 12 17 -  
1/17-19/98 21 36 15 13 15 -  
12/4-8/97 21 34 16 13 15 1  
10/25-27/97 21 30 16 15 17 1  
9/11-15/97 24 32 17 13 13 1  
7/26-28/97 26 30 13 14 16 1  

 

CBS News Poll and, where noted, CBS News/New York Times Poll. RV = registered voters

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"Is your opinion of Bill Clinton favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Bill Clinton yet to have an opinion?"

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Favorable

Not
Favorable

Undecided

 Haven't
Heard		 Refused

%

%

%

 % % N

1/30 - 2/2/08 RV

 46 39 12 2 1 1,232

7/9-17/07 RV

 51 37 10 2 0 1,398

6/26-28/07

 51 32 12 4 1 836

3/7-11/07

 48 38 11 2 1 1,362

10/28-30/04 *

 48 38 10 3 1 824RV

7/04

 49 42 9 0 0 RV

1/15-17/01

 57 35 6 1 1 1,086

11/00

 44 45 9 1 1 RV

7/20-23/00 *

 43 40 13 2 2 953

5/10-13/00 *

 44 41 12 2 1 947

2/00

 43 39 11 4 3

8/1-3/99

 42 43 12 2 1 1,165

7/13-14/99

 42 44 11 1 2 722

6/5-6/99

 46 41 10 2 1 1,003

3/24/99

 44 35 18 1 2 527

2/7/99

 44 40 12 3 1 631

1/30 - 2/1/99 *

 45 42 11 1 1 1,058
1/10-11/99 47 39 12 2 0 1,182
1/3-4/99 48 38 11 2 1 1,175
12/19-20/98 *^ 52 38 9 0 1 1,341
12/18/98 42 42 12 2 2 548
12/13-14/98 * 43 41 13 1 2 1,180
11/19/98 53 36 10 1 1 584
11/16-17/98 50 37 10 2 1 1,118
10/26-28/98 * 44 36 15 3 2 1,118
10/12-13/98 * 42 42 13 2 1 926
10/7-8/98 40 40 14 4 2 997
10/3-4/98 39 40 15 4 2 902
9/22-23/98 45 38 11 3 3 960
9/21/98 ^ 44 43 10 2 1 696
9/19-20/98 37 51 9 2 1
9/12-14/98 * 39 45 12 2 1 1,813
9/8-10/98 43 41 15 1 0 1,132
8/19-20/98 48 40 10 1 1 944
8/11-13/98 50 33 15 2 0 1,579
7/28-29/98 43 35 17 4 1 988
7/19-21/98 50 33 15 2 0 979
6/7-9/98 * 45 37 13 4 1 1,126
5/19-21/98 45 32 16 5 2 1,080
5/6-7/98 44 31 17 6 2 823
4/20-22/98 42 33 19 5 1 825
3/30 - 4/1/98 44 35 17 3 1 994
3/1-2/98 44 33 16 4 3 782
2/19-21/98 * 57 29 12 2 0 1,153
2/8/98 44