Obama: Job Ratings

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President Obama: Job Ratings < Trend line >

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	Approve	Disap- prove	Approve minus
	%	%	Disapprove

Newsweek	47	45	2	8/25-26/10
CBS	48	44	4	8/20-24/10
Ipsos/Reuters *	45	52	- 7	8/19-22/10
Time	46	45	1	8/16-17/10
AP-GfK *	49	50	- 1	8/11-16/10
FOX/OD RV	43	49	- 6	8/10-11/10
CNN/ORC	47	51	- 4	8/6-10/10
NBC/Wall St. Journal	47	48	- 1	8/5-9/10
Pew	47	41	6	7/21 - 8/5/10
USA Today/Gallup	41	53	- 12	7/27 - 8/1/10
FOX/OD RV	43	50	- 7	7/27-28/10
Ipsos/Reuters *	48	48	-	7/22-25/10
CNN/ORC	47	50	- 3	7/16-21/10
Quinnipiac U. RV	44	48	- 4	7/13-19/10
FOX/OD RV	43	48	- 5	7/13-14/10
Time	49	45	4	7/12-13/10
Bloomberg	52	44	8	7/9-12/10
CBS	44	44	-	7/9-12/10
USA Today/Gallup	45	48	- 3	7/8-11/10
ABC/Washington Post	50	47	3	7/7-11/10
FOX/OD RV	47	45	2	6/29-30/10
Newsweek	48	46	2	6/23-24/10
Marist RV	44	45	- 1	6/17-24/10
NBC/Wall St. Journal	45	48	- 3	6/17-21/10
CBS/New York Times	47	43	4	6/16-20/10
Pew	48	43	5	6/16-20/10
CNN/ORC	50	48	2	6/16/10
AP-GfK *	50	49	1	6/9-14/10
USA Today/Gallup	50	45	5	6/11-13/10
Ipsos/McClatchy *	50	45	5	6/10-13/10
FOX/OD RV	46	45	1	6/8-9/10
ABC/Washington Post	52	45	7	6/3-6/10
USA Today/Gallup	48	48	-	5/24-25/10
CBS	47	43	4	5/20-24/10
Quinnipiac U. RV	48	43	5	5/19-24/10
CNN/ORC	51	46	5	5/21-23/10
NBC/Telemundo	48	45	3	5/20-23/10
FOX/OD RV	45	46	- 1	5/18-19/10
AP-GfK *	49	50	- 1	5/7-11/10
NBC/Wall St. Journal	50	44	6	5/6-10/10
Ipsos/McClatchy *	52	43	9	5/6-9/10
Pew	47	42	5	5/6-9/10
USA Today/Gallup	46	47	- 1	5/3-6/10
FOX/OD RV	48	43	5	5/4-5/10
CBS/New York Times	51	39	12	4/28 - 5/2/10
Allstate/Nat'l Journal	48	46	2	4/22-26/10
Pew	47	42	5	4/21-26/10
ABC/Washington Post	54	44	10	4/22-25/10
FOX/OD RV	46	46	-	4/20-21/10
Quinnipiac U. RV	44	46	- 2	4/14-19/10
AP-GfK *	49	50	- 1	4/7-12/10
CBS/New York Times	50	40	10	4/5-12/10
CNN/ORC	51	47	4	4/9-11/10
Pew	48	43	5	4/8-11/10
USA Today/Gallup	47	47	-	4/8-11/10
Battleground LV	49	47	2	4/5-8/10
FOX/OD RV	43	48	- 5	4/6-7/10
Ipsos/McClatchy *	51	46	5	4/1-5/10
CBS	44	41	3	3/29 - 4/1/10
Marist RV	46	43	3	3/25-26, 29/10
USA Today/Gallup	47	50	- 3	3/26-28/10
CNN/ORC	51	48	3	3/25-28/10
Washington Post	53	43	10	3/23-26/10
Quinnipiac U. RV	45	46	- 1	3/22-23/10
CNN/ORC	46	51	- 5	3/19-21/10
CBS	49	41	8	3/18-21/10
Quinnipiac U. RV	46	49	- 3	3/16-21/10
FOX/OD RV	46	48	- 2	3/16-17/10
NBC/Wall St. Journal	48	47	1	3/11, 13-14/10
Pew	46	43	3	3/10-14/10
AP-GfK *	53	46	7	3/3-8/10
USA Today/Gallup	46	49	- 3	3/4-7/10
Ipsos/McClatchy *	53	44	9	2/26-28/10
FOX/OD RV	47	45	2	2/23-24/10
Newsweek	48	40	8	2/17-18/10
CNN/ORC	49	50	- 1	2/12-15/10
CBS/New York Times	46	45	1	2/5-10/10
Pew	49	39	10	2/3-9/10
ABC/Washington Post	51	46	5	2/4-8/10
Quinnipiac U. RV	45	46	- 1	2/2-8/10
FOX/OD RV	46	47	- 1	2/2-3/10
Marist RV	44	47	- 3	2/1-3/10
USA Today/Gallup	48	48	0	2/1-3/10
Ipsos/McClatchy *	50	46	4	1/28-31/10
NBC/Wall St. Journal	50	44	6	1/23-25/10
CNN/ORC	49	50	- 1	1/22-24/10
NPR LV	49	48	1	1/20-21, 23/10
CBS	50	40	10	1/14-17/10
AP-GfK *	56	42	14	1/12-17/10
ABC/Washington Post	53	44	9	1/12-15/10
NBC/Wall St. Journal	48	43	5	1/10-14/10
FOX/OD RV	50	42	8	1/12-13/10
Ipsos/McClatchy *	52	45	7	1/7-11/10
Quinnipiac U. RV	45	45	0	1/5-11/10
CNN/ORC	51	48	3	1/8-10/10
USA Today/Gallup	50	45	5	1/8-10/10
CBS	46	41	5	1/6-10/10
Pew	49	42	7	1/6-10/10
Allstate/Nat'l Journal	47	45	2	1/3-7/10

CNN/ORC	54	44	10	12/16-20/09
Quinnipiac U. RV	46	43	3	12/15-20/09
NBC/Wall St. Journal	47	46	1	12/11-14/09
AP-GfK *	56	42	14	12/10-14/09
USA Today/Gallup	49	46	3	12/11-13/09
ABC/Washington Post	50	46	4	12/10-13/09
Pew	49	40	9	12/9-13/09
FOX/OD RV	50	44	6	12/8-9/09
Battleground LV	49	45	4	12/6-9/09
CBS/New York Times	50	39	11	12/4-8/09
Bloomberg	54	41	13	12/3-7/09
Marist RV	46	44	2	12/2, 3 & 7/09
Ipsos/McClatchy *	49	49	0	12/3-6/09
Quinnipiac U. RV	46	44	2	12/1-6/09
CNN/ORC	48	50	-2	12/2-3/09
USA Today/Gallup	50	44	6	11/20-22/09
FOX/OD RV	46	46	0	11/17-18/09
CBS	53	36	17	11/13-16/09
Quinnipiac U. RV	48	42	6	11/9-16/09
CNN/ORC	55	42	13	11/13-15/09
ABC/Washington Post	56	42	14	11/12-15/09
AP-GfK *	54	43	11	11/5-9/09
USA Today/Gallup	50	44	6	11/5-8/09
Pew	51	36	15	10/28 - 11/8/09
CNN/ORC	54	45	9	10/30 - 11/1/09
Ipsos/McClatchy *	53	43	10	10/29 - 11/1/09
FOX/OD RV	50	41	9	10/27-28/09
NBC/Wall St. Journal	51	42	9	10/22-25/09
USA Today/Gallup	50	46	4	10/16-19/09
CNN/ORC	55	43	12	10/16-18/09
ABC/Washington Post	57	40	17	10/15-18/09
FOX/OD RV	49	45	4	10/13-14/09
Marist RV	53	41	12	10/7, 8 & 12/09
CBS	56	34	22	10/5-8/09
AP-GfK *	56	39	17	10/1-5/09
Ipsos/McClatchy *	56	40	16	10/1-5/09
Quinnipiac U. RV	50	41	9	9/29 - 10/5/09
USA Today/Gallup	49	44	5	10/1-4/09
Pew	52	36	16	9/30 - 10/4/09
FOX/OD RV	50	42	8	9/29-30/09
Allstate/Nat'l Journal	52	40	12	9/24-28/09
CBS/New York Times	56	33	23	9/19-23/09
NBC/Wall St. Journal	51	41	10	9/17-20/09
FOX/OD RV	54	39	15	9/15-16/09
Pew	55	33	22	9/10-15/09
Bloomberg	56	37	19	9/10-14/09
CNN/ORC	58	40	18	9/11-13/09
USA Today/Gallup	54	43	11	9/11-13/09
ABC/Washington Post	54	43	11	9/10-12/09
AP-GfK *	50	49	1	9/3-8/09
CNN/ORC	53	45	8	8/28-31/09
CBS	56	35	21	8/27-31/09
Ipsos/McClatchy *	56	40	16	8/27-31/09
Pew	52	37	15	8/20-27/09
NBC	51	40	11	8/15-17/09
ABC/Washington Post	57	40	17	8/13-17/09
Pew	51	37	14	8/11-17/09
FOX/OD RV	53	40	13	8/11-12/09
Gallup	54	42	12	8/6-9/09
Marist RV	55	35	20	8/3-6/09
CNN/ORC	56	40	16	7/31 - 8/3/09
Ipsos/McClatchy *	58	37	21	7/30 - 8/3/09
Quinnipiac U. RV	50	42	8	7/27 - 8/3/09
Time	56	38	18	7/27-28/09
CBS/New York Times	58	30	28	7/24-28/09
NBC/Wall St. Journal	53	40	13	7/24-27/09
NPR LV	53	42	11	7/22-26/09
Pew	54	34	20	7/22-26/09
Battleground LV	53	42	11	7/19-23/09
FOX/OD RV	54	38	16	7/21-22/09
AP-GfK *	55	42	13	7/16-20/09
USA Today/Gallup	55	41	14	7/17-19/09
ABC/Washington Post	59	37	22	7/15-18/09
Ipsos/McClatchy *	57	38	19	7/9-13/09
Diageo/Hotline RV	56	38	18	7/9-13/09
Gallup	58	36	22	7/10-12/09
CBS	57	32	25	7/9-12/09
Allstate/Nat'l Journal	56	36	20	7/5-12/09
Quinnipiac U. RV	57	33	24	6/23-29/09
CNN/ORC	61	37	24	6/26-28/09
ABC/Washington Post	65	31	34	6/18-21/09
Gallup	58	36	22	6/14-17/09
CBS/New York Times	63	26	37	6/12-16/09
NBC/Wall St. Journal	56	34	22	6/12-15/09
Pew	61	30	31	6/10-14/09
FOX/OD RV	62	31	31	6/9-10/09
Ipsos/McClatchy *	64	32	32	6/4-8/09
Diageo/Hotline RV	65	31	34	6/4-7/09
Marist RV	56	32	24	6/1-3/09
AP-GfK *	64	32	32	5/28 - 6/1/09
Quinnipiac U. RV	59	31	28	5/26 - 6/1/09
USA Today/Gallup	61	34	27	5/29-31/09
CNN/ORC	62	35	27	5/14-17/09
FOX/OD RV	60	30	30	5/12-13/09
CBS	63	26	37	5/6-12/09
USA Today/Gallup	58	35	23	5/7-10/09
Ipsos/McClatchy *	65	31	34	4/30 - 5/3/09
Quinnipiac U. RV	58	30	28	4/21-27/09
Diageo/Hotline RV	62	33	29	4/23-26/09
NBC/Wall St. Journal	61	30	31	4/23-26/09
CNN/ORC	63	33	30	4/23-26/09
CBS/New York Times	68	23	45	4/22-26/09
Marist RV	55	31	24	4/21-23/09
ABC/Washington Post	69	26	43	4/21-24/09
FOX/OD RV	62	29	33	4/22-23/09
Pew	63	26	37	4/14-21/09
AP-GfK *	64	30	34	4/16-20/09
Allstate/Nat'l Journal	61	28	33	4/8-14/09
Cook/RT Strategies RV	60	30	30	4/8-11/09
USA Today/Gallup	64	29	35	4/6-9/09
Ipsos/McClatchy *	63	33	30	4/2-6/09
Pew	61	26	35	3/31 - 4/6/09
CNN/ORC	66	30	36	4/3-5/09
CBS/New York Times	66	24	42	4/1-5/09
Marist RV	56	30	26	4/1-3/09
Newsweek	61	27	34	4/1-2/09
FOX/OD RV	58	32	26	3/31 - 4/1/09
Quinnipiac U. RV	58	31	27	3/24-30/09
USA Today/Gallup	64	30	34	3/27-29/09
ABC/Washington Post	66	29	37	3/26-29/09
Diageo/Hotline RV	63	31	32	3/26-29/09
CBS	64	20	44	3/20-22/09
CBS	62	24	38	3/12-16/09
CNN/ORC	64	34	30	3/12-15/09
NPR LV	59	35	24	3/10-12, 14/09
Pew	59	26	33	3/9-12/09
Ipsos/McClatchy *	65	29	36	3/5-9/09
USA Today/Gallup	65	28	37	3/5-8/09
Newsweek	58	26	32	3/4-5/09
FOX/OD RV	63	26	37	3/3-4/09
Diageo/Hotline RV	67	27	40	2/28 - 3/2/09
Quinnipiac U. RV	59	25	34	2/25 - 3/2/09
Cook/RT Strategies RV	57	28	29	2/27 - 3/1/09
NBC/Wall St. Journal	60	26	34	2/26 - 3/1/09
USA Today/Gallup	62	29	33	2/20-22/09
ABC/Washington Post	68	25	43	2/19-22/09
CBS/New York Times	63	22	41	2/18-22/09
CNN/ORC	67	29	38	2/18-19/09
FOX/OD RV	60	26	34	2/17-18/09
AP-GfK *	67	24	43	2/12-17/09
USA Today/Gallup	63	26	37	2/9-12/09
Ipsos/McClatchy *	69	26	43	2/6-9/09
CNN/ORC	76	23	53	2/7-8/09
Pew	64	17	47	2/4-8/09
CBS	62	15	47	2/2-4/09
USA Today/Gallup	64	25	39	1/30 - 2/1/09
FOX/OD RV	65	16	49	1/27-28/09
Diageo/Hotline RV	63	9	54	1/21-24/09


* Question includes an explicit third option (e.g., "neither" or "mixed"). See Job Rating details. RV = registered voters. LV = likely voters. Based on surveys of all adults, except where noted.

Gallup Poll. Rolling average. N=approx. 1,600 adults nationwide. MoE � 3. < Trend line >

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?"

		Approve	Disap- prove
		%	%
	8/29-31/10	47	45
	8/28-30/10	45	47
	8/27-29/10	43	49
	8/26-28/10	43	49
	8/25-27/10	44	48
	8/24-26/10	44	49
	8/23-25/10	43	50
	8/22-24/10	42	51
	8/21-23/10	45	50
	8/20-22/10	44	49
	8/19-21/10	44	49
	8/18-20/10	43	50
	8/17-19/10	42	51
	8/16-18/10	41	52
	8/15-17/10	41	52
	8/14-16/10	42	51
	8/13-15/10	42	50
	8/12-14/10	42	49
	8/11-13/10	43	48
	8/10-12/10	44	48
	8/9-11/10	46	47
	8/8-10/10	45	48
	8/7-9/10	46	47
	8/6-8/10	45	48
	8/5-7/10	47	46
	8/4-6/10	46	47
	8/3-5/10	45	49
	8/2-4/10	45	48
	8/1-3/10	44	48
	7/31 - 8/2/10	45	46
	7/30 - 8/1/10	45	47
	7/29-31/10	44	47
	7/28-30/10	46	47
	7/27-29/10	45	47
	7/26-28/10	46	47
	7/25-27/10	45	49
	7/24-26/10	45	48
	7/23-25/10	46	47
	7/22-24/10	44	47
	7/21-23/10	44	47
	7/20-22/10	44	48
	7/19-21/10	46	46
	7/18-20/10	46	47
	7/17-19/10	47	45
	7/16-18/10	48	44
	7/15-17/10	49	44
	7/14-16/10	47	45
	7/13-15/10	44	48
	7/12-14/10	44	48
	7/11-13/10	45	47
	7/10-12/10	48	45
	7/9-11/10	47	46
	7/8-10/10	47	46
	7/7-9/10	46	47
	7/6-8/10	45	48
	7/5-7/10	44	48
	7/3-6/10	44	46
	7/2-5/10	44	46
	7/1-3/10	46	45
	6/30 - 7/2/10	47	46
	6/29 - 7/1/10	49	44
	6/28-30/10	47	45
	6/27-29/10	46	45
	6/26-28/10	46	45
	6/25-27/10	46	46
	6/24-26/10	45	46
	6/23-25/10	46	46
	6/22-24/10	45	45
	6/21-23/10	45	46
	6/20-22/10	45	46
	6/19-21/10	48	45
	6/18-20/10	49	44
	6/17-19/10	48	45
	6/16-18/10	45	46
	6/15-17/10	45	46
	6/14-16/10	46	44
	6/13-15/10	49	43
	6/12-14/10	49	44
	6/11-13/10	48	45
	6/10-12/10	46	46
	6/9-11/10	44	48
	6/8-10/10	45	48
	6/7-9/10	44	48
	6/6-8/10	47	45
	6/5-7/10	45	46
	6/4-6/10	47	44
	6/3-5/10	45	47
	6/2-4/10	46	47
	6/1-3/10	48	45
	5/30 - 6/2/10	49	45
	5/29 - 6/1/10	50	44
	5/28-30/10	47	46
	5/27-29/10	46	45
	5/26-28/10	45	47
	5/25-27/10	45	47
	5/24-26/10	46	47
	5/23-25/10	47	45
	5/22-24/10	48	44
	5/21-23/10	48	45
	5/19-22/10	48	45
	5/18-20/10	49	45
	5/17-19/10	48	44
	5/16-18/10	49	45
	5/15-17/10	46	46
	5/14-16/10	47	46
	5/13-15/10	48	44
	5/12-14/10	51	42
	5/11-13/10	52	41
	5/10-12/10	51	42
	5/9-11/10	49	43
	5/8-10/10	51	42
	5/7-9/10	50	43
	5/6-8/10	50	43
	5/5-7/10	49	43
	5/4-6/10	48	43
	5/3-5/10	50	42
	5/2-4/10	50	43
	5/1-3/10	50	45
	4/30 - 5/2/10	47	47
	4/29 - 5/1/10	47	46
	4/28-30/10	49	44
	4/27-29/10	49	45
	4/25-27/10	49	44
	4/24-26/10	51	42
	4/23-25/10	51	42
	4/22-24/10	50	43
	4/21-23/10	49	42
	4/20-22/10	50	42
	4/19-21/10	49	43
	4/18-20/10	49	45
	4/17-19/10	49	45
	4/16-18/10	48	46
	4/15-17/10	47	46
	4/14-16/10	46	46
	4/13-15/10	49	44
	4/12-14/10	49	45
	4/11-13/10	49	45
	4/10-12/10	46	46
	4/9-11/10	45	48
	4/8-10/10	45	48
	4/7-9/10	47	48
	4/6-8/10	49	46
	4/5-7/10	49	46
	4/3-6/10	50	45
	4/2-5/10	49	46
	4/1-3/10	48	46
	3/31 - 4/2/10	48	45
	3/30 - 4/1/10	50	43
	3/29-31/10	50	42
	3/28-30/10	50	43
	3/27-29/10	48	44
	3/26-28/10	48	46
	3/25-27/10	46	46
	3/24-26/10	48	45
	3/23-25/10	50	44
	3/22-24/10	51	42
	3/21-23/10	50	44
	3/20-22/10	51	43
	3/18-21/10	50	43
	3/17-20/10	50	43
	3/16-18/10	47	47
	3/15-17/10	46	48
	3/14-16/10	46	47
	3/13-15/10	48	44
	3/12-14/10	49	44
	3/11-13/10	49	44
	3/10-12/10	47	44
	3/9-11/10	46	45
	3/8-10/10	46	45
	3/7-9/10	48	44
	3/6-8/10	49	43
	3/5-7/10	49	44
	3/4-6/10	48	46
	3/3-5/10	47	46
	3/2-4/10	50	44
	3/1-3/10	50	43
	2/28 - 3/2/10	52	41
	2/27 - 3/1/10	50	43
	2/26-28/10	50	44
	2/25-27/10	50	45
	2/24-26/10	49	45
	2/23-25/10	50	42
	2/22-24/10	50	42
	2/21-23/10	51	43
	2/20-22/10	51	43
	2/19-21/10	49	43
	2/18-20/10	48	45
	2/17-19/10	48	45
	2/16-18/10	48	44
	2/15-17/10	51	41
	2/14-16/10	50	41
	2/13-15/10	52	41
	2/12-14/10	53	40
	2/11-13/10	53	40
	2/10-12/10	52	41
	2/9-11/10	51	42
	2/8-10/10	50	43
	2/7-9/10	51	41
	2/6-8/10	50	41
	2/5-7/10	51	41
	2/4-6/10	49	44
	2/3-5/10	50	43
	2/2-4/10	49	44
	2/1-3/10	50	44
	1/31 - 2/2/10	51	42
	1/30 - 2/1/10	51	42
	1/29-31/10	50	44
	1/28-30/10	48	46
	1/27-29/10	47	47
	1/26-28/10	48	45
	1/25-27/10	47	46
	1/24-26/10	48	46
	1/23-25/10	48	47
	1/22-24/10	48	47
	1/21-23/10	48	47
	1/20-22/10	47	47
	1/19-21/10	49	45
	1/18-20/10	49	44
	1/17-19/10	50	43
	1/16-18/10	50	43
	1/15-17/10	50	43
	1/14-16/10	50	42
	1/13-15/10	49	44
	1/12-14/10	49	45
	1/11-13/10	50	43
	1/10-12/10	50	42
	1/9-11/10	50	42
	1/8-10/10	49	44
	1/7-9/10	50	43
	1/6-8/10	52	41
	1/5-7/10	52	41
	1/4-6/10	52	42
	1/3-5/10	51	44
	1/2-4/10	50	44
	12/30/09 & 1/2-3/10	49	44
	12/29-30/09 & 1/2/10	51	43

	12/28-30/09	51	42
	12/27-29/09	53	41
	12/23, 27-28/09	52	41
	12/22-23, 27/09	51	43
	12/21-23/09	51	42
	12/20-22/09	50	44
	12/19-21/09	51	43
	12/18-20/09	49	46
	12/17-19/09	50	44
	12/16-18/09	50	43
	12/15-17/09	52	40
	12/14-16/09	51	41
	12/13-15/09	49	41
	12/12-14/09	48	42
	12/11-13/09	48	42
	12/10-12/09	48	43
	12/7 & 10-11/09	50	44
	12/6-7 & 10/09	50	44
	12/5-7/09	50	45
	12/4-6/09	47	46
	12/3-5/09	49	44
	12/2-4/09	52	41
	12/1-3/09	52	41
	11/30 - 12/2/09	51	42
	11/29 - 12/1/09	49	44
	11/28-30/09	51	42
	11/27-29/09	51	41
	11/25-28/09	51	41
	11/24-27/09	49	42
	11/23-25/09	49	44
	11/22-24/09	49	44
	11/21-23/09	49	44
	11/20-22/09	49	44
	11/19-21/09	48	44
	11/18-20/09	49	44
	11/17-19/09	49	44
	11/16-18/09	50	44
	11/15-17/09	50	42
	11/14-16/09	50	42
	11/13-15/09	53	38
	11/12-14/09	53	39
	11/11-13/09	54	38
	11/10-12/09	52	41
	11/9-11/09	53	41
	11/8-10/09	51	42
	11/7-9/09	54	39
	11/6-8/09	53	41