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ABC News/Washington Post Poll. May 17-20, 2012. N=1,004 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

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

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/17-20/12	47	49	3
	4/5-8/12	50	45	6
	3/7-10/12	46	50	4
	2/1-4/12	50	46	3
	1/12-15/12	48	48	4
	12/15-18/11	49	47	4
	10/31 - 11/3/11	44	53	3
	9/29 - 10/2/11	42	54	4
	8/29 - 9/1/11	43	53	3
	8/9/11	44	46	10
	7/14-17/11	47	48	5
	6/2-5/11	47	49	4
	4/14-17/11	47	50	3
	3/10-13/11	51	45	4
	1/13-16/11	54	43	3
	12/9-12/10	49	47	4
	10/25-28/10	50	45	5
	9/30 - 10/3/10	50	47	3
	8/30 - 9/2/10	46	52	3
	7/7-11/10	50	47	3
	6/3-6/10	52	45	4
	4/22-25/10	54	44	3
	3/23-26/10	53	43	3
	2/4-8/10	51	46	3
	1/12-15/10	53	44	2
	12/10-13/09	50	46	4
	11/12-15/09	56	42	2
	10/15-18/09	57	40	3
	9/10-12/09	54	43	3
	8/13-17/09	57	40	3
	7/15-18/09	59	37	4
	6/18-21/09	65	31	4
	4/21-24/09	69	26	4
	3/26-29/09	66	29	5
	2/19-22/09	68	25	7

Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor Poll conducted by FTI Consulting. March 3-6, 2012. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.

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

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/3-6/12	51	45	5
	11/30 - 12/4/11	44	49	7
	9/28 - 10/2/11	44	50	6
	5/18-22/11	51	41	8
	3/4-8/11	49	44	8
	11/29 - 12/1/10	48	46	6
	8/27-30/10	46	49	4
	4/22-26/10	48	46	7
	1/3-7/10	47	45	8
	9/24-28/09	52	40	8
	7/5-12/09	56	36	9
	4/8-14/09	61	28	11

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications. May 3-7, 2012. N=1,004 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.9.

"Overall, please tell me whether you approve, disapprove, or neither approve nor disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president." If neither: "If you had to choose, do you lean more toward approving or disapproving of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5/3-7/12	53	46	1	-
	2/16-20/12	49	49	-	1
	12/8-12/11	44	54	1	1
	10/13-17/11	46	52	1	1
	8/18-22/11	46	52	1	1
	6/16-20/11	52	47	-	1
	5/5-9/11	60	39	1	-
	3/24-28/11	53	45	2	-
	1/5-10/11	53	46	1	1
	11/18-22/10	48	48	2	2
	11/3-8/10	47	51	1	2
	10/13-18/10	49	50	1	1
	9/8-13/10	49	50	-	1
	8/11-16/10	49	50	-	1
	6/9-14/10	50	49	1	-
	5/7-11/10	49	50	-	1
	4/7-12/10	49	50	1	-
	3/3-8/10	53	46	1	-
	1/12-17/10	56	42	1	1
	12/10-14/09	56	42	2	1
	11/5-9/09	54	43	1	2
	10/1-5/09	56	39	3	2
	9/3-8/09	50	49	1	1
	7/16-20/09	55	42	1	1
	5/28 - 6/1/09	64	32	2	2
	4/16-20/09	64	30	2	3
	2/12-17/09	67	24	4	5

Bloomberg National Poll conducted by Selzer & Company. March 8-11, 2012. N=1,002 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1. LV = likely voters. Among adults, except where indicated.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/8-11/12	48	47	5
	9/9-12/11	45	49	6
	6/17-20/11	49	44	7
	3/4-7/11	51	43	6
	12/4-7/10	47	48	5
	10/7-10/10 LV	47	48	5
	7/9-12/10	52	44	4
	12/3-7/09	54	41	5
	9/10-14/09	56	37	7

CBS News/New York Times Poll. April 13-17, 2012. N=957 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

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

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/13-17/12	48	42	10
	Republicans	8	82	10
	Democrats	86	13	1
	Independents	42	41	17

	3/7-11/12	41	47	12
	Republicans	5	89	6
	Democrats	78	15	7
	Independents	37	45	18

	2/8-13/12	50	43	7
	Republicans	9	82	9
	Democrats	85	12	3
	Independents	46	44	10

	1/12-17/12	47	45	8
	Republicans	9	83	8
	Democrats	78	16	6
	Independents	42	47	11

	1/4-8/12	45	47	8
	Republicans	9	86	5
	Democrats	84	12	4
	Independents	38	49	13

	12/14-18/11	47	44	9
	Republicans	16	80	4
	Democrats	78	17	5
	Independents	41	43	16

	12/5-7/11	44	46	10
	Republicans	11	79	10
	Democrats	77	14	9
	Independents	41	47	12

	11/6-10/11	43	47	10
	Republicans	12	81	7
	Democrats	76	21	3
	Independents	39	47	14

	10/19-24/11	46	46	8
	Republicans	9	85	6
	Democrats	78	16	6
	Independents	42	47	11

	9/28 - 10/2/11	44	44	12
	Republicans	7	86	7
	Democrats	78	13	9
	Independents	41	42	17

	9/10-15/11	43	50	7
	Republicans	8	89	3
	Democrats	78	14	8
	Independents	37	54	9

	6/24-28/11	47	44	9
	Republicans	11	84	5
	Democrats	76	15	9
	Independents	47	42	11

	6/3-7/11	48	43	9
	Republicans	21	72	7
	Democrats	75	18	7
	Independents	47	41	12

	4/15-20/11	46	45	9
	Republicans	9	85	6
	Democrats	79	16	5
	Independents	43	45	12

	3/18-21/11	49	41	10
	Republicans	18	76	6
	Democrats	78	14	8
	Independents	46	39	15

	2/11-14/11	48	41	11
	Republicans	16	77	7
	Democrats	82	11	7
	Independents	42	39	19

	1/15-19/11	49	39	12
	Republicans	14	77	9
	Democrats	85	10	5
	Independents	43	39	18

	11/29 - 12/2/10	48	42	10
	Republicans	18	77	5
	Democrats	75	15	10
	Independents	45	43	12

	11/7-10/10	45	45	10
	Republicans	10	83	7
	Democrats	78	14	8
	Independents	40	47	13

	10/21-26/10	45	47	8
	Republicans	10	86	4
	Democrats	82	13	5
	Independents	36	51	13

	10/1-5/10	44	45	11
	Republicans	14	80	6
	Democrats	72	16	12
	Independents	42	45	13

	9/10-14/10	45	47	8
	Republicans	7	86	7
	Democrats	76	15	9
	Independents	42	49	9

	8/20-24/10	48	44	8
	Republicans	17	78	5
	Democrats	79	17	4
	Independents	42	45	13

	7/9-12/10	44	44	12
	Republicans	12	81	7
	Democrats	78	11	11
	Independents	38	46	16

	6/16-20/10	47	43	10
	Republicans	15	80	5
	Democrats	74	16	10
	Independents	43	44	13

	5/20-24/10	47	43	10
	Republicans	13	83	4
	Democrats	79	11	10
	Independents	44	42	14

	4/28 - 5/2/10	51	39	10
	Republicans	14	80	6
	Democrats	82	9	9
	Independents	48	39	13

	4/5-12/10	50	40	10

	3/29 - 4/1/10	44	41	15
	Republicans	17	74	9
	Democrats	79	9	12
	Independents	33	46	21

	3/18-21/10	49	41	10
	Republicans	11	81	8
	Democrats	83	11	6
	Independents	40	47	13

	2/5-10/10	46	45	9
	Republicans	14	78	8
	Democrats	78	15	7
	Independents	44	44	12

	1/14-17/10	50	40	10
	Republicans	25	65	10
	Democrats	81	13	6
	Independents	40	47	13

	1/6-10/10	46	41	13
	Republicans	13	79	8
	Democrats	81	11	8
	Independents	42	40	18

	12/4-8/09	50	39	11
	Republicans	19	70	11
	Democrats	82	12	6
	Independents	43	41	16

	11/13-16/09	53	36	11
	Republicans	18	69	13
	Democrats	83	10	7
	Independents	45	40	15

	10/5-8/09	56	34	10
	Republicans	20	69	11
	Democrats	87	8	5
	Independents	52	35	13

	9/19-23/09	56	33	11
	Republicans	23	67	10
	Democrats	85	8	7
	Independents	47	38	15

	8/27-31/09	56	35	9
	Republicans	19	69	12
	Democrats	86	8	6
	Independents	50	39	11

	7/24-28/09	58	30	12
	Republicans	24	56	20
	Democrats	86	10	4
	Independents	52	33	15

	7/9-12/09	57	32	11
	Republicans	30	62	8
	Democrats	82	9	9
	Independents	50	34	16

	6/12-16/09	63	26	11
	Republicans	23	63	14
	Democrats	92	4	4
	Independents	58	25	17

	5/6-12/09	63	26	11
	Republicans	34	54	12
	Democrats	87	5	8
	Independents	59	28	13

	4/22-26/09	68	23	9
	Republicans	31	57	12
	Democrats	91	3	6
	Independents	65	24	11

	4/1-5/09	66	24	10
	Republicans	31	54	15
	Democrats	89	7	4
	Independents	63	24	13

	3/20-22/09	64	20	16
	Republicans	35	50	15
	Democrats	87	2	11
	Independents	60	17	23

	3/12-16/09	62	24	14
	Republicans	23	61	16
	Democrats	90	3	7
	Independents	58	22	20

	2/18-22/09	63	22	15
	Republicans	44	38	18
	Democrats	88	3	9
	Independents	52	30	18

	2/2-4/09	62	15	23
	Republicans	36	36	28
	Democrats	86	2	12
	Independents	56	12	32

CNN/ORC Poll. April 13-15, 2012. N=1,015 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

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

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/13-15/12	49	48	3
	Democrats	82	16	2
	Independents	47	49	4
	Republicans	12	86	2

	3/24-25/12	51	45	4
	Democrats	86	10	4
	Independents	47	48	6
	Republicans	10	88	1

	2/10-13/12	50	48	2
	Democrats	85	14	1
	Independents	50	46	4
	Republicans	6	93	-

	1/11-12/12	47	51	3
	Democrats	79	19	2
	Independents	45	50	5
	Republicans	9	90	1

	12/16-18/11	49	48	3
	Democrats	82	16	1
	Independents	44	51	4
	Republicans	15	83	1

	11/18-20/11	44	54	3
	Democrats	78	21	1
	Independents	38	57	4
	Republicans	13	85	1

	11/11-13/11	46	52	2
	Democrats	75	23	2
	Independents	42	54	3
	Republicans	15	84	1

	10/14-16/11	46	50	3
	Democrats	82	16	2
	Independents	44	52	4
	Republicans	8	89	3

	9/23-25/11	45	52	3
	Democrats	80	18	3
	Independents	42	54	4
	Republicans	9	89	2

	9/9-11/11	43	55	2
	Democrats	78	21	1
	Independents	35	60	4
	Republicans	6	93	1

	8/24-25/11	45	54	1
	Democrats	77	22	1
	Independents	41	58	2
	Republicans	12	88	-

	8/5-7/11	44	54	2
	Democrats	77	20	2
	Independents	36	62	2
	Republicans	12	88	-

	8/1/11	45	52	2
	Democrats	77	19	4
	Independents	42	56	2
	Republicans	12	88	-

	7/18-20/11	45	54	2
	Democrats	80	19	1
	Independents	39	59	2
	Republicans	6	93	1

	6/3-7/11	48	48	5
	Democrats	82	14	4
	Independents	42	52	6
	Republicans	14	83	3

	5/24-26/11	54	45	2
	Democrats	85	14	1
	Independents	47	51	2
	Republicans	27	72	1

	5/2/11	52	43	5
	Democrats	83	14	2
	Independents	50	43	7
	Republicans	22	72	6

	4/29 - 5/1/11	51	46	3

	4/9-10/11	48	50	2
	Democrats	87	12	2
	Independents	35	62	3
	Republicans	15	84	1

	3/18-20/11	51	47	2
	Democrats	82	17	-
	Independents	45	52	3
	Republicans	17	80	3

	3/11-13/11	50	47	3
	Democrats	84	14	2
	Independents	46	49	4
	Republicans	15	82	3

	1/21-23/11	55	44	1
	Democrats	87	12	1
	Independents	54	45	1
	Republicans	19	81	-

	1/14-16/11	53	45	2
	Democrats	82	17	1
	Independents	56	40	3
	Republicans	15	83	2

	12/17-19/10	48	48	4
	Democrats	82	15	3
	Independents	41	54	5
	Republicans	12	85	2

	11/11-14/10	48	50	3
	Democrats	87	13	1
	Independents	45	50	5
	Republicans	7	91	2

	10/27-30/10	46	51	4
	Democrats	88	11	1
	Independents	39	55	6
	Republicans	8	89	3

	10/5-7/10	45	52	3
	9/21-23/10	42	54	4
	9/1-2/10	50	49	1
	8/6-10/10	47	51	2
	7/16-21/10	47	50	2
	6/16/10	50	48	2
	5/21-23/10	51	46	3
	4/9-11/10	51	47	2
	3/25-28/10	51	48	1
	3/19-21/10	46	51	3
	2/12-15/10	49	50	1
	1/22-24/10	49	50	-
	1/8-10/10	51	48	1
	12/16-20/09	54	44	2
	12/2-3/09	48	50	2
	11/13-15/09	55	42	3
	10/30 - 11/1/09	54	45	1
	10/16-18/09	55	43	2

	9/11-13/09	58	40	2
	Democrats	89	10	1
	Independents	51	46	3
	Republicans	22	75	3

	8/28-31/09	53	45	2
	Democrats	90	8	2
	Independents	43	53	4
	Republicans	15	85	-

	7/31 - 8/3/09	56	40	4
	6/26-28/09	61	37	3
	5/14-17/09	62	35	3
	4/23-26/09	63	33	5
	4/3-5/09	66	30	3
	3/12-15/09	64	34	2
	2/18-19/09	67	29	4
	2/7-8/09	76	23	1

Cook Political Report/RT Strategies Poll. April 8-11, 2009. N=833 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

"Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?" If neither/mixed/unsure: "Well, do you lean more toward approve or disapprove when it comes to his performance as president?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Neither/ Mixed (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/8-11/09	60	30	6	4
	2/27 - 3/1/09	57	28	8	7

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

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

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/9-13/09	56	38	7
	6/4-7/09	65	31	4
	4/23-26/09	62	33	6
	3/26-29/09	63	31	6
	2/28 - 3/2/09	67	27	6
	1/21-24/09	63	9	29

Fox News Poll conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). May 13-15, 2012. N=913 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3. 1/11 & earlier: Conducted by Opinion Dynamics Corp.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/13-15/12	49	47	4
	4/22-24/12	45	51	4
	4/9-11/12	42	51	6
	3/10-12/12	47	45	8
	2/6-9/12	48	45	7
	1/12-14/12	45	47	8
	12/5-7/11	44	51	5
	11/13-15/11	42	48	10
	10/23-25/11	43	50	8
	9/25-27/11	43	51	6
	8/29-31/11	44	47	9
	8/7-9/11	42	48	9
	7/17-19/11	45	46	9
	6/26-28/11	46	46	8
	6/5-7/11	48	43	8
	5/15-17/11	55	41	4
	4/25-27/11	47	47	5
	4/3-5/11	49	47	5
	3/14-16/11	49	44	7
	2/7-9/11	51	43	6

	1/18-19/11	47	44	8
	Democrats	87	9	5
	Republicans	12	80	8
	Independents	40	46	14

	12/14-15/10	40	51	9
	Democrats	75	15	10
	Republicans	10	85	5
	Independents	37	48	15

	10/26-28/10	41	50	9
	Democrats	79	14	7
	Republicans	6	86	8
	Independents	37	49	14

	10/11-13/10	43	47	9
	Democrats	78	14	8
	Republicans	9	86	4
	Independents	39	47	14

	9/28-29/10	42	49	9
	Democrats	77	11	12
	Republicans	10	86	5
	Independents	35	56	9

	9/14-16/10	42	52	6
	Democrats	80	14	6
	Republicans	8	88	4
	Independents	39	50	11

	9/1-2/10	46	48	6
	Democrats	80	15	5
	Republicans	14	83	3
	Independents	40	50	10

	8/10-11/10	43	49	8
	Democrats	77	19	5
	Republicans	14	81	6
	Independents	42	46	13

	7/27-28/10	43	50	7
	Democrats	80	15	5
	Republicans	14	80	6
	Independents	36	56	8

	7/13-14/10	43	48	9
	Democrats	76	15	9
	Republicans	13	80	8
	Independents	40	48	13

	6/29-30/10	47	45	9
	Democrats	84	10	6
	Republicans	14	78	8
	Independents	40	48	13

	6/8-9/10	46	45	8
	Democrats	79	13	8
	Republicans	13	81	6
	Independents	38	52	10

	5/18-19/10	45	46	8
	Democrats	79	12	9
	Republicans	12	84	4
	Independents	39	48	14

	5/4-5/10	48	43	9
	Democrats	85	9	7
	Republicans	11	82	6
	Independents	38	45	17

	4/20-21/10	46	46	8
	Democrats	82	12	5
	Republicans	10	82	7
	Independents	39	47	14

	4/6-7/10	43	48	9
	Democrats	80	12	8
	Republicans	7	87	6
	Independents	38	49	13

	3/16-17/10	46	48	6
	Democrats	80	15	5
	Republicans	12	84	4
	Independents	47	45	8

	2/23-24/10	47	45	8
	Democrats	82	11	7
	Republicans	14	80	6
	Independents	38	51	12

	2/2-3/10	46	47	7
	Democrats	81	12	7
	Republicans	14	82	5
	Independents	45	47	8

	1/12-13/10	50	42	8
	Democrats	84	11	5
	Republicans	13	81	6
	Independents	45	38	16

	12/8-9/09	50	44	7
	Democrats	86	10	4
	Republicans	18	74	8
	Independents	44	48	8

	11/17-18/09	46	46	8
	Democrats	85	9	6
	Republicans	15	80	4
	Independents	34	51	15

	10/27-28/09	50	41	10
	Democrats	84	10	6
	Republicans	15	79	7
	Independents	49	34	17

	10/13-14/09	49	45	6
	Democrats	85	12	3
	Republicans	11	82	6
	Independents	42	47	11

	9/29-30/09	50	42	8
	Democrats	84	11	6
	Republicans	16	78	7
	Independents	46	41	13

	9/15-16/09	54	39	8
	Democrats	85	10	5
	Republicans	17	72	11
	Independents	51	42	7

	8/11-12/09	53	40	7
	Democrats	87	8	5
	Republicans	16	76	8
	Independents	49	44	7

	7/21-22/09	54	38	8
	Democrats	86	8	6
	Republicans	17	75	8
	Independents	54	36	10

	6/9-10/09	62	31	8
	Democrats	88	8	4
	Republicans	28	62	11
	Independents	66	26	9

	5/12-13/09	60	30	9
	Democrats	93	5	2
	Republicans	23	63	13
	Independents	57	30	13

	4/22-23/09	62	29	8
	Democrats	92	4	4
	Republicans	24	66	10
	Independents	57	29	14

	3/31 - 4/1/09	58	32	9
	Democrats	90	5	5
	Republicans	23	66	11
	Independents	52	35	13

	3/3-4/09	63	26	11
	Democrats	92	3	4
	Republicans	30	56	13
	Independents	61	24	15

	2/17-18/09	60	26	14
	Democrats	90	5	5
	Republicans	29	53	18
	Independents	62	19	19

	1/27-28/09	65	16	19
	Democrats	85	2	12
	Republicans	37	36	27
	Independents	64	16	19

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Feb. 16-19, 2012. N=1,014 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.

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

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/16-19/12	46	49	5
	2/2-6/12	50	46	4
	1/5-8/12	44	51	5
	12/15-18/11	47	49	3
	11/28 - 12/1/11	43	51	6
	11/3-6/11	47	47	6
	10/6-9/11	41	53	6
	9/15-18/11	42	53	5
	9/8-11/11	37	57	5
	8/11-14/11	41	54	5
	8/4-7/11	47	50	4
	7/15-17/11	45	50	5
	7/7-10/11	43	51	5
	6/9-12/11	44	49	7
	5/12-15/11	52	44	3
	5/5-8/11	54	40	5
	4/20-23/11	47	48	5
	4/7-11/11	43	51	6
	3/25-27/11	47	48	5
	3/3-6/11	44	48	8
	2/2-5/11	52	43	5
	1/14-16/11	47	49	4
	1/7-9/11	47	47	6
	12/10-12/10	46	50	4
	11/19-21/10	42	54	4
	11/4-7/10	44	50	6
	10/28-31/10	45	49	6
	10/7-10/10	45	49	6
	9/13-16/10	44	52	4
	7/27 - 8/1/10	41	53	6
	7/8-11/10	45	48	7
	6/11-13/10	50	45	5
	5/24-25/10	48	48	4
	5/3-6/10	46	47	7
	4/8-11/10	47	47	5
	3/26-28/10	47	50	3
	3/4-7/10	46	49	5
	2/1-3/10	48	48	4
	1/8-10/10	50	45	5
	12/11-13/09	49	46	5
	11/20-22/09	50	44	6
	11/5-8/09	50	44	6
	10/16-19/09	50	46	5
	10/1-4/09	49	44	6
	9/11-13/09	54	43	3
	8/6-9/09	54	42	4
	7/17-19/09	55	41	4
	7/10-12/09	58	36	6
	6/14-17/09	58	36	5
	5/29-31/09	61	34	5
	5/7-10/09	58	35	7
	4/6-9/09	64	29	7
	3/27-29/09	64	30	6
	3/5-8/09	65	28	7
	2/20-22/09	62	29	9
	2/9-12/09	63	26	11
	1/30 - 2/1/09	64	25	11

George Washington University/Politico Battleground Poll conducted by the Tarrance Group (R) and Lake Research Partners (D). April 29-May 3, 2012. N=1,000 likely voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.

"How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as president? Do you approve or disapprove of the job he is doing?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/29 - 5/3/12	48	48	5
	2/19-22/12	53	45	3
	11/6-9/11	44	52	5
	8/28 - 9/1/11	45	50	5
	5/8-12/11	52	45	4
	10/17-20/10	46	51	4
	9/19-22/10	46	51	3
	9/7-9/10	45	48	7
	4/5-8/10	49	47	4
	12/6-9/09	49	45	6
	7/19-23/09	53	42	5

Ipsos/Reuters Poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. May 3-7, 2012. N=1,131 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.9. 6/10 & earlier: Ipsos/McClatchy Poll

"Overall, do you approve, disapprove or have mixed feelings about the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?" If mixed or unsure: "If you had to choose, do you lean more toward approve or disapprove?" NOTE: 10/11 - 12/11, half of respondents asked the question above and half asked the following question, with the responses combined: "Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?" If unsure: "If you had to choose, do you lean more toward approve or disapprove?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Mixed	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5/3-7/12	50	47	2	2
	4/12-15/12	49	49	2	1
	3/8-11/12	50	48	2	-
	2/2-6/12	48	49	2	-
	1/5-9/12	47	49	3	1

	12/8-12/11	47	48	4	1
	10/31 - 11/3/11	49	50	2	-
	10/6-10/11	47	50	3	-

	9/8-12/11	47	48	2	2
	8/4-8/11	45	52	2	1
	7/8-11/11	49	46	3	1
	6/3-6/11	50	46	2	2
	5/5-9/11	49	47	3	1
	4/7-10/11	46	49	3	1
	3/3-6/11	49	47	3	1
	2/4-7/11	51	46	2	1
	1/7-10/11	50	47	3	-
	12/2-5/10	45	46	6	2
	10/28-31/10	45	51	3	1
	10/7-11/10	43	53	3	1
	9/16-19/10	47	50	2	2
	8/19-22/10	45	52	2	1
	7/22-25/10	48	48	2	1

	6/10-13/10	50	45	4	1
	5/6-9/10	52	43	3	1
	4/1-5/10	51	46	2	1
	2/26-28/10	53	44	2	1
	1/28-31/10	50	46	3	1
	1/7-11/10	52	45	2	0
	12/3-6/09	49	49	2	1
	10/29 - 11/1/09	53	43	2	1
	10/1-5/09	56	40	3	1
	8/27-31/09	56	40	3	1
	7/30 - 8/3/09	58	37	4	1
	7/9-13/09	57	38	3	1
	6/4-8/09	64	32	3	1
	4/30 - 5/3/09	65	31	2	1
	4/2-6/09	63	33	4	0
	3/5-9/09	65	29	5	1
	2/6-9/09	69	26	3	1

McClatchy-Marist Poll. March 20-22, 2012. N=846 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5. 6/10 & earlier: Marist College Marist Poll.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/20-22/12	48	47	5
	11/8-10/11	43	50	7
	9/13-14/11	39	52	9
	8/2-4/11	44	46	10
	6/15-23/11	45	47	8
	4/10-14/11	44	49	6
	1/6-10/11	48	43	9
	12/2-8/10	42	50	8
	11/15-18/10	45	48	7
	10/22-25/10	48	43	9
	9/30 - 10/5/10	43	50	7
	9/14-16/10	45	50	5

	6/17-24/10	44	45	11
	3/25-26 & 29/10	46	43	11
	2/1-3/10	44	47	9
	12/2, 3 & 7/09	46	44	10
	10/7, 8 & 12/09	53	41	6
	8/3-6/09	55	35	10
	6/1-3/09	56	32	12
	4/21-23/09	55	31	14
	4/1-3/09	56	30	14

National Public Radio Poll conducted by Public Opinion Strategies (R) and Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (D). Jan. 20-21, 23, 2010. N=800 likely voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

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

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/20-21, 23/10	49	48	3
	7/22-26/09	53	42	6
	3/10-12, 14/09	59	35	6

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). May 16-20, 2012. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1. RV = registered voters. Among adults, except where indicated.

"In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/16-20/12	48	46	6
	4/13-17/12	49	46	5
	2/29 - 3/3/12	50	45	5
	1/22-24/12	48	46	6
	12/7-11/11	46	48	6
	11/2-5/11	44	51	5
	10/6-10/11	44	51	5
	8/27-31/11	44	51	5
	7/14-17/11	47	48	5
	6/9-13/11	49	46	5
	5/5-7/11	52	41	7
	3/31 - 4/4/11	49	45	6
	2/24-28/11	48	46	6
	1/13-17/11	53	41	6
	12/9-13/10	45	48	7
	11/11-15/10	47	47	6
	10/28-30/10 RV	45	50	5
	10/14-18/10 RV	47	49	4
	9/22-26/10	46	49	5
	8/26-30/10	45	49	6
	8/5-9/10	47	48	5
	6/17-21/10	45	48	7
	5/20-23/10	48	45	7
	5/6-10/10	50	44	6
	3/11, 13-14/10	48	47	5
	1/23-25/10	50	44	6
	1/10-14/10	48	43	9
	12/11-14/09	47	46	7
	10/22-25/09	51	42	7
	9/17-20/09	51	41	8
	8/15-17/09	51	40	9
	7/24-27/09	53	40	7
	6/12-15/09	56	34	10
	4/23-26/09	61	30	9
	2/26 - 3/1/09	60	26	14

Newsweek/Daily Beast Poll conducted by Douglas E. Schoen LLC. May 2-3, 2011. N=600 adults nationwide. LV = likely voters

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

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/2-3/11	48	49	3
	4/30 - 5/1/11	48	49	3
	2/12-15/11 LV	50	44	6

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Oct. 20-21, 2010. N=1,005 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.8.

"We'd like your opinion of the job performance of some political officeholders. First, what about Barack Obama? Do you approve or disapprove of the way he is handling his job as president?" All except 6/10 & 10/10: "Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/20-21/10	54	40	6
	9/29-30/10	48	46	6
	8/25-26/10	47	45	8
	6/23-24/10	48	46	6
	2/17-18/10	48	40	12
	4/1-2/09	61	27	12
	3/4-5/09	58	26	16

Pew Research Center. April 4-15, 2012. N=1,514 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.9. 5/2/11: Co-sponsored by The Washington Post.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?" If "depends": "Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?" 5/2/11: Excludes follow-up question.

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/4-15/12	46	45	9
	3/7-11/12	50	41	9
	2/8-12/12	47	43	10
	1/11-16/12	44	48	8
	12/7-11/11	46	43	11
	11/9-14/11	46	46	8
	9/22 - 10/4/11	43	48	9
	8/17-21/11	43	49	7
	7/20-24/11	44	48	8
	6/15-19/11	46	45	8
	5/25-30/11	52	39	10
	5/5-8/11	50	39	11
	5/2/11	56	38	6
	3/30 - 4/3/11	47	45	8
	2/22 - 3/1/11	51	39	10
	2/2-7/11	49	42	9
	1/5-9/11	46	44	10
	12/1-5/10	45	43	13
	11/4-7/10	44	44	12
	10/13-18/10	46	45	9
	8/25 - 9/6/10	47	44	9
	7/21 - 8/5/10	47	41	12
	6/16-20/10	48	43	9
	5/6-9/10	47	42	11
	4/21-26/10	47	42	11
	4/8-11/10	48	43	9
	3/10-14/10	46	43	12
	2/3-9/10	49	39	12
	1/6-10/10	49	42	10
	12/9-13/09	49	40	11
	10/28 - 11/8/09	51	36	13
	9/30 - 10/4/09	52	36	12
	9/10-15/09	55	33	13
	8/20-27/09	52	37	12
	8/11-17/09	51	37	11
	7/22-26/09	54	34	12
	6/10-14/09	61	30	9
	4/14-21/09	63	26	11
	3/31 - 4/6/09	61	26	13
	3/9-12/09	59	26	15
	2/4-8/09	64	17	19

Quinnipiac University Poll. April 11-17, 2012. N=2,577 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 1.9.

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

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/11-17/12	47	48	5
	2/14-20/12	45	49	5
	11/14-20/11	44	50	6
	10/25-31/11	47	49	4
	9/27 - 10/3/11	41	55	4
	8/16-27/11	42	52	6
	7/5-11/11	47	46	7
	5/31 - 6/6/11	47	46	7
	5/2-3/11	52	40	8
	4/26 - 5/1/11	46	48	6
	3/22-28/11	42	48	10
	2/21-28/11	46	46	8
	1/4-11/11	48	44	8
	11/8-15/10	44	49	6
	8/31 - 9/7/10	44	47	9
	7/13-19/10	44	48	8
	5/19-24/10	48	43	9
	4/14-19/10	44	46	10
	3/22-23/10	45	46	9
	3/16-21/10	46	49	6
	2/2-8/10	45	46	9
	1/5-11/10	45	45	10
	12/15-20/09	46	43	11
	12/1-6/09	46	44	10
	11/9-16/09	48	42	10
	9/29 - 10/5/09	50	41	9
	7/27 - 8/3/09	50	42	9
	6/23-29/09	57	33	10
	5/26 - 6/1/09	59	31	10
	4/21-27/09	58	30	12
	3/24-30/09	58	31	11
	2/25 - 3/2/09	59	25	16

Time Poll conducted by Abt SRBI. Oct. 9-10, 2011. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"In general, do you approve or disapprove of the way President Obama is handling his job as president?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/9-10/11	44	50	6
	6/20-21/11	48	46	6
	8/16-17/10	46	45	9
	7/12-13/10	49	45	6
	7/27-28/09	56	38	6

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