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    Barack Obama: Favorability Ratings
 
 
 

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. March 20-24, 2013. N=1,014 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.5.
 RV = registered voters. Among adults, except where noted.

.

"Overall, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Barack Obama?" 9/08 & 10/08: "Regardless of how you might vote, do you have a . . . ."

.

Favorable

Unfavorable

Unsure
% % %

3/20-24/13

 57 41 2

1/23-27/13

 60 37 3

10/4-7/12 RV

 55 44 1

9/5-9/12 RV

 52 45 3

8/29 - 9/2/12 RV

 47 49 4

8/22-26/12

 50 44 6

8/1-5/12

 53 43 4

5/23-27/12

 52 45 3

4/11-15/12

 56 40 5

3/21-25/12

 53 43 3

2/22-26/12

 51 45 3

1/18-22/12

 53 43 4

12/7-11/11

 48 49 3

9/14-18/11

 47 46 7

4/14-17/11

 52 45 2

4/22-25/10

 57 41 2

1/12-15/10

 58 40 2

11/12-15/09

 61 38 1

9/10-12/09

 63 35 2

4/21-24/09

 72 26 2

1/13-16/09

 79 18 3

10/8-11/08 RV

 64 33 3

9/5-7/08 RV

 58 36 7

8/19-22/08 RV

 62 34 4

6/12-15/08

 63 33 4

4/10-13/08

 56 39 5

1/9-12/08

 63 30 7

10/29 - 11/1/07

 51 36 13

2/22-25/07

 53 30 16

1/16-19/07

 45 29 25

12/7-11/06

 44 23 33

 

Fox News Poll conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). Feb. 25-27, 2013. N=1,010 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 3. 1/11 & earlier: Conducted by Opinion Dynamics Corp.

.

"I'm going to read you the names of several individuals. Please tell me whether you have a generally favorable or unfavorable opinion of each. If you've never heard of one, please just say so. Barack Obama."

.

Favorable

Unfavorable

Unsure
% % %

2/25-27/13

 51 46 3

1/15-17/13

 51 47 2

10/28-30/12

 53 45 2

10/7-9/12

 52 44 4

9/24-26/12

 52 43 4

9/9-11/12

 52 44 4

8/19-21/12

 52 43 4

8/5-7/12

 54 42 4

7/15-17/12

 52 46 2

6/3-5/12

 54 42 4

5/13-15/12

 52 44 4

4/22-24/12

 50 48 2

3/10-12/12

 50 47 3

1/12-14/12

 51 46 3

10/23-25/11

 48 48 3

8/7-9/11

 48 47 5

4/25-27/11

 53 44 3

.

1/18-19/11

 56 40 4

9/1-2/10

 50 46 4

6/29-30/10

 52 44 4

5/4-5/10

 53 42 4

4/6-7/10

 50 45 5

2/2-3/10

 51 43 5

11/17-18/09

 54 42 4

10/13-14/09

 55 41 4

7/21-22/09

 62 33 5

6/9-10/09

 64 30 6

4/22-23/09

 68 27 5

3/31 - 4/1/09

 62 32 6

2/17-18/09

 68 25 7

1/13-14/09

 76 15 9

12/9-10/08

 68 24 8

11/1-2/08

 57 39 4

10/28-29/08

 56 40 4

10/20-21/08

 60 34 6

10/8-9/08

 60 34 7

 

Bloomberg National Poll conducted by Selzer & Company. Feb. 15-18, 2013. N=1,003 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.1. LV = likely voters

.

"... For each, please tell me if your feelings are very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable. If you don't know enough to answer, just say so. Barack Obama, president of the United States."

.
Very
favorable		 Mostly
favorable		 Mostly
unfavorable		 Very
unfavorable		 Unsure
% % % % %
2/15-18/13 30 26 17 23 4
12/7-10/12 31 24 14 28 3
9/21-24/12 LV 29 23 13 31 4
3/8-11/12 LV 23 29 15 30 3
3/4-7/11 LV 22 33 19 22 4
12/4-7/10 LV 21 31 20 24 4
12/3-7/09 LV 28 30 18 20 4
9/10-14/09 LV 32 29 16 20 3

 

Quinnipiac University Poll. Jan. 30-Feb. 4, 2013. N=1,772 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 2.3.

.

"Is your opinion of Barack Obama favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?"

.

Favorable

Unfavorable

Haven't
heard enough

Refused

%

%

%

%

1/30 - 2/4/13

 51 46 2 2

7/1-8/12

 45 48 4 4

4/11-17/12

 45 49 3 3

2/14-20/12

 47 48 2 2

11/14-20/11

 47 46 4 4

10/25-31/11

 49 46 2 2

9/27 - 10/3/11

 42 53 3 3

8/16-27/11

 47 47 3 3

11/8-15/10

 48 48 2 2

8/31 - 9/7/10

 47 45 5 3

7/13-19/10

 49 45 4 2

3/16-21/10

 47 47 4 1

11/9-16/09

 50 38 9 2

9/29 - 10/5/09

 53 37 8 2

6/23-29/09

 58 30 10 2

4/21-27/09

 58 27 11 3

3/24-30/09

 59 26 13 2

11/6-10/08

 67 19 11 3

 

Pew Research Center. Dec. 5-9, 2012. N=1,503 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 2.9.

.

"Is your overall opinion of Barack Obama very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly UNfavorable, or very unfavorable?"

.

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard
of (vol.)

Can't rate
(vol.)/Refused

%

%

%

%

12/5-9/12

 59 40 - 2

10/24-28/12

 56 40 - 4

10/4-7/12

 50 45 - 5

9/12-16/12

 57 40 - 4

7/16-26/12

 51 42 0 8

6/7-17/12

 53 44 0 4

3/7-11/12

 56 41 - 3

2/8-12/12

 54 42 - 5

1/11-16/12

 51 45 0 4

11/9-14/11

 52 45 - 3
3/8-14/11 58 39 - 3
12/2-5/10 54 43 - 2
8/25 - 9/6/10 53 43 - 5
6/10-13/10 56 39 0 4
10/28 - 11/30/09 65 30 - 5
6/10-14/09 72 25 - 3
4/14-21/09 73 24 - 3
1/7-11/09 79 15 0 6

10/08

 66 28 - 6
3/19-22/08 56 34 1 9
8/1-18/07 48 26 13 13

 

McClatchy-Marist Poll. Dec. 4-6, 2012. N=1,091 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.
 6/10 & earlier: Marist College Marist Poll.

.

"Overall, do you have a favorable or an unfavorable impression of Barack Obama?"

.
Favorable Unfavorable Never heard
of/Unsure		    
% % %    

12/4-6/12

 53 44 3    

7/9-11/12

 49 46 5    

11/8-10/11

 47 49 4    

9/13-14/11

 46 48 5    

8/2-4/11

 52 41 8    

6/15-23/11

 50 44 6    

4/10-14/11

 48 48 5    

1/6-10/11

 53 40 8    

11/15-18/10

 47 49 4    

9/30 - 10/5/10

 50 47 3    

9/14-16/10

 49 48 3    

.

6/17-24/10

 50 43 7    

3/25-26 & 29/10

 53 41 6    

2/1-3/10

 50 44 6    

12/2, 3 & 7/09

 55 41 4    

 

CNN/ORC Poll. Nov. 16-18, 2012. N=1,023 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.
 LV = likely voters. RV = registered voters. Results based on adults, except where noted.

.

"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. Barack Obama." 6/07 - 8/23-24/08: "Illinois Senator Barack Obama"

.

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never heard of

Unsure

%

%

%

%

11/16-18/12

 56 41 - 2

11/2-4/12 LV

 52 46 - 1

9/28-30/12 LV

 52 48 - -

9/7-9/12 LV

 57 42 - 1

8/31 - 9/3/12 LV

 51 48 - 1

8/22-23/12 LV

 52 47 - 1

8/7-8/12

 56 42 - 2

6/28 - 7/1/12

 55 44 - 1

5/29-31/12

 56 42 - 2

4/13-15/12

 56 42 - 2

3/24-25/12

 56 42 - 2

2/10-13/12

 53 45 - 1

1/11-12/12

 49 49 - 2

9/23-25/11

 53 45 - 2

1/14-16/11

 56 42 - 2

10/27-30/10

 48 48 - 3

4/9-11/10

 57 41 - 2

12/16-20/09

 58 40 - 3

10/16-18/09

 60 39 - 1

7/31 - 8/3/09

 64 34 - 2

4/23-26/09

 69 29 - 2

1/12-15/09

 78 17 1 4

12/1-2/08

 76 21 - 3

11/6-9/08

 75 22 - 3

10/30 - 11/1/08 LV

 60 39 - 1

10/17-19/08 LV

 62 35 - 3

10/3-5/08 LV

 61 38 - 2

9/19-21/08 LV

 61 36 - 2

9/5-7/08 RV

 60 34 - 6

8/29-31/08 RV

 64 33 - 2

8/23-24/08 RV

 60 36 - 3

7/27-29/08 RV

 63 33 - 4

6/26-29/08 RV

 63 32 - 4

4/28-30/08

 56 38 - 5

2/1-3/08

 58 31 2 8

1/9-10/08

 55 28 6 11

9/7-9/07

 49 27 10 13

6/22-24/07

 47 24 14 15

3/9-11/07

 44 21 19 16

11/3-5/06

 36 11 37 16

 

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Nov. 9-12, 2012. N=1,009 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.

.

"Next, 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. How about Barack Obama?" 12/06: ". . . Illinois Senator Barack Obama"

.

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never
heard of

Unsure

%

%

%

%

11/9-12/12

 58 41 - 1

11/1-4/12

 55 42 - 3

9/24-27/12

 55 44 - 1

8/20-22/12

 53 46 - 1

7/19-22/12

 53 45 - 2

7/9-12/12

 54 43 - 3

5/10-13/12

 52 46 - 2

2/16-19/12

 50 48 - 2

12/15-18/11

 55 44 - 1

4/20-23/11

 52 46 - 2

3/25-27/11

 54 43 - 3

1/14-16/11

 53 45 - 2

11/4-7/10

 49 48 - 3

10/14-17/10

 47 50 - 3

7/8-11/10

 52 44 - 4

5/24-25/10

 54 43 - 3

3/26-28/10

 52 48 - 1

12/11-13/09

 56 42 - 2

10/1-4/09

 56 40 - 4

7/10-12/09

 66 33 - 1

5/29-31/09

 67 32 - 1

3/27-29/09

 69 28 - 3

1/9-11/09

 78 18 - 5

11/7-9/08

 68 27 - 4

10/10-12/08

 62 35 - 2

10/3-5/08

 62 34 - 3

9/5-7/08

 62 35 - 3

8/21-23/08

 63 32 1 4

7/25-27/08

 61 35 3 1

6/15-19/08

 64 31 1 4

5/30 - 6/1/08

 58 37 - 5

5/1-3/08

 58 37 1 4

4/18-20/08

 60 34 1 5

3/14-16/08

 62 33 1 5

2/21-24/08

 61 32 1 6

2/8-10/08

 58 34 3 5

1/30 - 2/2/08

 59 32 3 5

1/10-13/08

 59 32 3 6

12/14-16/07

 57 30 4 9

11/30 - 12/2/07

 53 33 7 6

11/2-4/07

 53 30 7 10
10/12-14/07 53 32 6 9
10/4-7/07 54 27 11 8
9/14-16/07 56 29 8 7
9/7-8/07 48 32 11 10
8/13-16/07 52 29 9 10
8/3-5/07 48 34 9 9
7/12-15/07 49 26 11 14
7/6-8/07 53 27 11 10
6/1-3/07 53 25 10 13
5/10-13/07 55 20 16 9
5/4-6/07 50 24 13 12
4/13-15/07 52 27 10 10
4/2-5/07 49 24 14 12

3/23-25/07

 53 24 14 9

3/2-4/07

 58 18 15 9

2/9-11/07

 53 19 16 12

12/8-10/06

 42 11 33 14

 

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications. Oct. 19-23, 2012. N=839 likely voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 4.2. LV = likely voters. Among adults, except where noted.

.

"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Barack Obama?"

.

Favorable

Unfavorable

Unsure

Refused

%

%

%

%
10/19-23/12 LV 51 45 3 1
9/13-17/12 LV 52 45 2 1
8/16-20/12 53 44 2 1
5/3-7/12 58 38 4 -
2/16-20/12 57 42 1 -
12/8-12/11 53 46 1 -
10/13-17/11 54 44 2 -
8/18-22/11 54 45 2 -
6/16-20/11 56 43 - 1
5/5-9/11 63 36 1 -
3/24-28/11 59 39 1 -
1/5-10/11 59 40 1 -
11/3-8/10 55 44 1 -
10/13-18/10 57 43 - -
9/8-13/10 57 42 1 -
8/11-16/10 56 43 1 -
6/9-14/10 59 40 1 -
5/7-11/10 57 42 1 -
4/7-12/10 55 44 1 1

 

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Sept. 8-12, 2012. N=1,170 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.
 Among registered voters, except where noted.

.

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

.

Favorable

Not favorable

Undecided

 Haven't
heard enough		 Refused
% % % % %

9/8-12/12

 45 41 11 2 1

8/22-26/12

 41 44 12 2 1

7/11-16/12

 36 48 12 3 1

4/13-17/12

 42 45 11 2 1

3/7-11/12

 41 41 14 3 1

2/8-13/12

 45 41 11 2 1

1/12-17/12

 38 45 14 3 0

9/10-15/11 Adults

 39 42 13 5 0

1/15-19/11 Adults

 40 34 20 6 0

10/21-26/10 Adults

 40 36 18 4 2

10/1-5/10

 42 39 15 3 1

4/5-12/10 Adults

 43 33 17 7 0

2/5-10/10 Adults

 39 34 19 6 2

7/24-28/09 Adults

 50 23 16 11 0

4/22-26/09 Adults

 54 18 15 12 1

1/11-15/09 Adults

 60 9 22 8 1

12/4-7/08 Adults

 55 12 24 7 2

10/31 - 11/2/08

 50 35 12 1 2

10/25-29/08

 51 34 13 2 0

10/19-22/08

 52 31 15 2 0

10/10-13/08

 50 32 15 2 1

10/3-5/08

 46 34 16 3 1

9/27-30/08

 48 32 17 3 0

9/21-24/08

 43 30 22 4 1

9/12-16/08

 45 35 16 3 1

9/1-3/08

 38 34 24 3 1

8/29-31/08

 39 34 22 4 1

8/15-19/08

 39 32 25 4 0

7/31 - 8/5/08

 37 32 25 5 1

7/7-14/08

 39 31 24 4 2

5/30 - 6/3/08

 41 31 22 5 1

5/1-3/08

 44 30 20 6 0

4/25-29/08

 39 34 21 5 1

3/28 - 4/2/08

 43 24 25 8 0

3/15-18/08

 44 28 20 8 0

2/20-24/08

 45 23 23 9 0

10/12-16/07

 38 24 26 11 1

9/4-9/07

 35 21 29 14 1

8/8-12/07

 36 20 27 17 0

7/9-17/07

 37 21 24 18 0

6/26-28/07

 40 22 22 15 1

5/18-23/07

 34 21 25 20 0

4/9-12/07

 36 18 25 21 0

3/26-27/07 Adults

 31 17 21 30 0

3/7-11/07 Adults

 39 18 20 23 0

1/18-21/07

 29 9 20 41 1

1/1-3/07 Adults

 28 10 14 47 1

 

NBC News Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Feb. 29-March 3, 2012. N=800 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.5.  LV = likely voters. RV = registered voters.

.

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

.

Very
positive

Somewhat
positive


Neutral

Somewhat
negative

Very
negative

Don't know
name/Not sure

%

%

%

%

%

%

2/29 - 3/3/12

 28 21 14 12 25 -

1/22-24/12

 28 22 10 14 25 1

12/7-11/11

 22 23 13 15 27 -

11/2-5/11

 26 19 15 13 27 -

10/6-10/11

 23 23 14 12 28 -

8/27-31/11

 24 20 12 14 30 -

6/9-13/11

 27 22 14 13 24 -

5/5-7/11

 33 21 14 13 18 1

3/31 - 4/4/11

 28 22 14 13 23 -

2/24-28/11

 28 21 15 15 20 1

1/13-17/11

 29 23 15 14 18 1

12/9-13/10

 25 23 14 14 24 -

11/11-15/10

 28 21 12 13 26 -

10/28-3010 RV

 29 18 12 15 27 -

10/14-18/10 RV

 29 19 9 17 26 -

9/22-26/10

 29 18 12 14 27 -

8/26-30/10

 26 20 12 14 27 1

8/5-9/10

 27 19 13 14 27 -

6/17-21/10

 27 20 13 15 25 -

5/20-23/10

 28 19 15 14 24 -

5/6-10/10

 29 20 12 14 24 1

3/11, 13-14/10

 31 19 11 14 24 1

1/23-25/10

 29 23 14 14 20 -

1/10-14/10

 29 23 12 16 19 1

12/11-14/09

 29 21 13 15 22 -

10/22-25/09

 36 20 11 12 21 -

9/17-20/09

 38 18 11 14 19 -

7/24-27/09

 37 18 10 14 20 1

6/12-15/09

 41 19 11 12 17 -

4/23-26/09

 45 19 12 10 13 1

2/26 - 3/1/09

 47 21 12 9 10 1

1/9-12/09

 43 23 17 8 6 3

12/5-8/08

 45 22 15 8 8 2

11/1-2/08 LV

 44 12 8 10 25 1

10/17-20/08 LV

 39 18 8 10 24 1

10/4-5/08 RV

 30 22 12 12 23 1

9/19-22/08 RV

 29 19 15 14 22 1

9/6-8/08 RV

 33 20 13 12 20 2

8/15-18/08 RV

 28 22 13 17 19 1

7/18-21/08 RV

 27 21 16 11 23 2

6/6-9/08 RV

 25 23 17 11 22 2

4/25-28/08 RV

 23 23 16 17 20 1

3/24-25/08 RV

 24 25 18 16 16 1

3/7-10/08 RV

 25 26 18 13 15 3

1/20-22/08 RV

 18 29 22 12 15 4

12/14-17/07

 17 29 22 14 12 6

11/1-5/07

 15 28 24 12 12 9

9/7-10/07

 15 27 23 13 12 10

7/27-30/07

 16 26 24 12 10 12

4/20-23/07

 19 26 25 8 6 16

3/2-5/07

 18 19 26 11 6 20

12/8-11/06

 17 18 18 7 6 34

10/28-30/06 RV

 14 17 18 5 6 40

 

Reuters/Ipsos Poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. March 3-6, 2011. N=1,040 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.1.

.

"Would you say your overall opinion of Barack Obama is very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable or very unfavorable?"

.
Very
favorable		 Mostly
favorable		 Mostly
unfavorable		 Very
unfavorable		 Unsure
% % % % %
3/3-6/11 24 30 18 24 3
12/2-5/10 29 26 22 21 2

 

Diageo/Hotline Poll conducted by FD. July 9-13, 2009. N=800 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.5.

.

"Now, I'd like to read you a list of various national public figures, and for each one, please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of them. If you haven't heard of them, just tell me and we'll move on. Barack Obama."

.
Favorable Unfavorable Heard of/
can't rate (vol.)		 Haven't
heard of		 Unsure
% % % % %
7/9-13/09 58 37 3 - 2
6/4-7/09 67 29 3 - 1
4/23-26/09 64 31 3 - 2
3/26-29/09 64 30 5 - 1
2/28 - 3/2/09 68 27 4 - 1
1/21-24/09 76 15 5 - 5
8/29-31/08 60 31 6 1 1
3/28-31/08 56 37 5 1 2
3/29 - 4/1/07 47 22 14 12 5
2/21-24/07 50 19 16 13 2
1/11-14/07 45 17 14 22 3
11/8-12/06 40 8 9 36 6
10/19-23/06 32 12 12 42 3

2/16-19/06

 29 8 7 49 7

 

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. March 4-5, 2009. N=1,203 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.5. RV = registered voters

.

"Next, as I read you the names of some people in politics, please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of each one. If I mention someone you never heard of before this interview, just tell me. What about Barack Obama?"

.

Favorable

Unfavorable

Never
heard of

Unsure

%

%

%

%

3/4-5/09

 72 22 - 6

10/22-23/08 RV

 62 32 - 6

10/8-9/08 RV

 60 36 - 4

9/10-11/08 RV

 57 37 1 5

7/9-10/08 RV

 56 32 - 12

6/18-19/08 RV

 62 26 - 12

5/21-22/08 RV

 55 40 1 4

4/24-25/08 RV

 53 40 1 6

4/16-17/08 RV

 57 36 1 6

3/5-6/08 RV

 61 28 1 10
7/2-3/07 54 19 13 14
5/11-12/06 31 9 50 10

 

Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll. Aug. 15-18, 2008. N=1,248 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.

.

"Do you have a positive or negative feeling about Barack Obama?"

.
Positive Negative Neither (vol.) Unsure Haven't
heard
enough (vol.)
% % % % %
8/15-18/08 48 35 13 3 1
6/19-23/08 59 27 10 3 1

 

Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll. Feb. 21-25, 2008. N=1,246 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.

.

"What is your impression of Illinois Senator Barack Obama? As of today, is it very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, very unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him to say?"

.
Favorable Unfavorable Haven't
heard		 Unsure  
% % % %  
2/21-25/08 61 27 8 4  

 

Quinnipiac University Poll. Nov. 13-19, 2006. N=1,623 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 2.4.

.

"I'd like to get your feelings toward some of our political leaders and other people who have been in the news. I'll read the name of a person and I'd like you to rate that person using something called the feeling thermometer. You can choose any number between 0 and 100. The higher the number, the warmer or more favorable you feel toward that person, the lower the number, the colder or less favorable. If we come to a person who you haven't heard enough about to form an opinion, you don't need to rate the person. Just tell me and we'll move on to the next one. How do you feel about Barack Obama?"

.

MEAN
RATING

Unsure/
Refused

 

 

%
11/13-19/06 58.8 41

8/17-23/06

 54.9 54

5/23-30/06

 58.4 55

2/21-28/06

 59.9 59


 

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