Real Clear Politics: President Obama's Job Approval

By: Neil Middleton - Email

Updated: Tue 10:13 AM, Mar 09, 2010

A friend on Twitter suggested I post this article from Real Clear Politics. It combines all the recent polling data for an overall average of President Barack Obama's job approval ratings.

President Obama Job Approval

Polling Data

Poll	Date	Sample	Approve	Disapprove	Spread
RCP Average	2/17 - 3/8	--	48.3	45.9	+2.4
Rasmussen Reports	3/6 - 3/8	1500 LV	44	54	-10
Gallup	3/5 - 3/7	1547 A	49	44	+5
Ipsos/McClatchy	2/26 - 2/28	1076 A	53	44	+9
FOX News	2/23 - 2/24	900 RV	47	45	+2
Democracy Corps (D)	2/20 - 2/24	1001 RV	49	46	+3
POS (R)	2/17 - 2/18	900 RV	48	48	Tie
Newsweek	2/17 - 2/18	1009 A	48	40	+8

See All President Obama Job Approval Polling Data

RCP Poll Average
President Obama Job Approval

48.3

Approve

45.9

Disapprove

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Recent Commentary & News Stories

- Emotions Get the Best of Health Reformers - David Brooks, New York Times

- Ram It Through Mr. President - Richard Cohen, Washington Post

- It's Time for Moderate House Dems to Stand Up to Obama - Jay Cost, RCP

- Dem Leaders Have a Lot of Persuading to Do - Cusack and Young, The Hill

- The Jobs Problem - Bob Herbert, New York Times

See All Commentary & News Stories

Polling Data

Poll	Date	Sample	Approve	Disapprove	Spread
RCP Average	2/17 - 3/8	--	48.3	45.9	+2.4
Rasmussen Reports	3/6 - 3/8	1500 LV	44	54	-10
Gallup	3/5 - 3/7	1547 A	49	44	+5
Ipsos/McClatchy	2/26 - 2/28	1076 A	53	44	+9
FOX News	2/23 - 2/24	900 RV	47	45	+2
Democracy Corps (D)	2/20 - 2/24	1001 RV	49	46	+3
POS (R)	2/17 - 2/18	900 RV	48	48	Tie
Newsweek	2/17 - 2/18	1009 A	48	40	+8
CNN/Opinion Research	2/12 - 2/15	1023 A	49	50	-1
CBS News/NY Times	2/5 - 2/10	1084 A	46	45	+1
Gallup	2/7 - 2/9	1547 A	51	41	+10
Rasmussen Reports	2/7 - 2/9	1500 LV	48	51	-3
Pew Research	2/3 - 2/9	1383 A	49	39	+10
ABC News/Wash Post	2/4 - 2/8	1004 A	51	46	+5
Quinnipiac	2/2 - 2/8	2617 RV	45	46	-1
Democracy Corps (D)	2/2 - 2/4	805 LV	47	47	Tie
FOX News	2/2 - 2/3	900 RV	46	47	-1
Marist	2/1 - 2/3	910 RV	44	47	-3
Ipsos/McClatchy	1/28 - 1/31	1127 A	50	46	+4
Gallup	1/27 - 1/29	1547 A	47	47	Tie
Rasmussen Reports	1/27 - 1/29	1500 LV	49	51	-2
NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl	1/23 - 1/25	800 A	50	44	+6
CNN/Opinion Research	1/22 - 1/24	1009 A	49	50	-1
NPR - POS/GQR	1/20 - 1/23	800 LV	49	48	+1
CBS News	1/14 - 1/17	1090 A	50	40	+10
Associated Press/GfK	1/12 - 1/17	1008 A	56	42	+14
ABC News/Wash Post	1/12 - 1/15	1083 A	53	44	+9
Gallup	1/12 - 1/14	1547 A	49	45	+4
Rasmussen Reports	1/12 - 1/14	1500 LV	47	52	-5
NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl	1/10 - 1/14	1002 A	48	43	+5
FOX News	1/12 - 1/13	900 RV	50	42	+8
Democracy Corps (D)	1/7 - 1/11	1001 RV	50	46	+4
Ipsos/McClatchy	1/7 - 1/11	1336 A	52	45	+7
CNN/Opinion Research	1/8 - 1/10	1021 A	51	48	+3
Quinnipiac	1/5 - 1/11	1767 RV	45	45	Tie
USA Today/Gallup	1/8 - 1/9	2014 A	50	45	+5
Rasmussen Reports	1/7 - 1/9	1500 LV	45	54	-9
Gallup	1/7 - 1/9	1547 A	50	43	+7
CBS News	1/6 - 1/10	1216 A	46	41	+5
Pew Research	1/6 - 1/10	1504 A	49	42	+7
National Journal/FD	1/3 - 1/7	1200 A	47	45	+2
CNN/Opinion Research	12/16 - 12/20	1160 A	54	44	+10
Quinnipiac	12/15 - 12/20	1616 RV	46	43	+3
Gallup	12/12 - 12/14	1547 A	48	42	+6
Rasmussen Reports	12/12 - 12/14	1500 LV	46	53	-7
NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl	12/11 - 12/14	1008 A	47	46	+1
Associated Press/GfK	12/10 - 12/14	1001 A	56	42	+14
USA Today/Gallup	12/11 - 12/13	1025 A	49	46	+3
ABC News/Wash Post	12/10 - 12/13	1003 A	50	46	+4
Pew Research	12/9 - 12/13	1504 A	49	40	+9
Battleground	12/6 - 12/10	1000 LV	50	45	+5
FOX News	12/8 - 12/9	900 RV	50	44	+6
CBS News/NY Times	12/4 - 12/8	1031 A	50	39	+11
Gallup	12/4 - 12/6	1547 A	47	46	+1
Rasmussen Reports	12/4 - 12/6	1500 LV	49	50	-1
Bloomberg	12/3 - 12/7	1000 A	54	41	+13
Marist	12/2 - 12/7	858 RV	46	44	+2
Ipsos/McClatchy	12/3 - 12/6	1120 A	49	49	Tie
Quinnipiac	12/1 - 12/6	2313 RV	46	44	+2
CNN/Opinion Research	12/2 - 12/3	1041 A	48	50	-2
Gallup	11/22 - 11/24	1547 A	49	44	+5
Rasmussen Reports	11/22 - 11/24	1500 LV	46	54	-8
USA Today/Gallup	11/20 - 11/22	1017 A	50	44	+6
FOX News	11/17 - 11/18	900 RV	46	46	Tie
CBS News	11/13 - 11/16	1167 A	53	36	+17
CNN/Opinion Research	11/13 - 11/15	1014 A	55	42	+13
Democracy Corps (D)	11/12 - 11/16	1000 RV	50	44	+6
Quinnipiac	11/9 - 11/16	2518 RV	48	42	+6
ABC News/Wash Post	11/12 - 11/15	1001 A	56	42	+14
POS (R)	11/9 - 11/11	700 RV	52	44	+8
Gallup	11/8 - 11/10	1500 A	51	42	+9
Rasmussen Reports	11/8 - 11/10	1500 LV	46	53	-7
Associated Press/GfK	11/5 - 11/9	1006 A	54	43	+11
Pew Research	10/28 - 11/8	2000 A	51	36	+15
CNN/Opinion Research	10/30 - 11/1	1018 A	54	45	+9
Ipsos/McClatchy	10/29 - 11/1	1077 A	53	43	+10
FOX News	10/27 - 10/28	900 RV	50	41	+9
NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl	10/22 - 10/25	1009 A	51	42	+9
Gallup	10/21 - 10/23	1547 A	54	38	+16
Rasmussen Reports	10/21 - 10/23	1500 LV	47	51	-4
USA Today/Gallup	10/16 - 10/19	1521 A	50	46	+4
CNN/Opinion Research	10/16 - 10/18	1038 A	55	43	+12
ABC News/Wash Post	10/15 - 10/18	1004 A	57	40	+17
FOX News	10/13 - 10/14	900 RV	49	45	+4
Marist	10/7 - 10/12	913 RV	53	41	+12
Gallup	10/6 - 10/8	1500 RV	53	40	+13
Rasmussen	10/6 - 10/8	1500 A	49	50	-1
CBS News	10/5 - 10/8	829 A	56	34	+22
Ipsos/McClatchy	10/1 - 10/5	1296 A	56	40	+16
Associated Press/GfK	10/1 - 10/5	1003 A	56	39	+17
Quinnipiac	9/29 - 10/5	2630 RV	50	41	+9
Pew Research	9/30 - 10/4	1500 A	52	36	+16
Gallup	9/29 - 10/1	1500 A	54	38	+16
Rasmussen	9/29 - 10/1	1500 A	48	51	-3
FOX News	9/29 - 9/30	900 RV	50	42	+8
National Journal/FD	9/24 - 9/28	1200 A	52	40	+12
CBS News/NY Times	9/19 - 9/23	1042 A	56	33	+23
NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl	9/17 - 9/20	1005 A	51	41	+10
FOX News	9/15 - 9/16	900 RV	54	39	+15
Gallup	9/14 - 9/17	1547 RV	51	42	+9
Rasmussen Reports	9/14 - 9/16	1500 LV	47	52	-5
Democracy Corps (D)	9/12 - 9/16	1200 RV	52	41	+11
Pew Research	9/10 - 9/15	1006 A	55	33	+22
USA Today/Gallup	9/11 - 9/13	1030 A	54	43	+11
CNN/Opinion Research	9/11 - 9/13	1012 A	58	40	+18
Bloomberg	9/10 - 9/14	1004 A	56	37	+19
ABC News/Wash Post	9/10 - 9/12	1007 A	54	43	+11
Associated Press/GfK	9/3 - 9/8	1001 A	50	49	+1
Rasmussen Reports	9/1 - 9/3	3000 LV	48	52	-4
Gallup	9/1 - 9/3	1547 A	55	38	+17
Democracy Corps (D)	8/29 - 9/1	1000 RV	51	42	+9
CNN/Opinion Research	8/28 - 8/31	1010 A	53	45	+8
Ipsos-McClatchy	8/27 - 8/31	903 RV	56	40	+16
CBS News	8/27 - 8/31	1097 A	56	35	+21
Pew Research	8/20 - 8/27	2003 A	52	37	+15
Rasmussen Reports	8/20 - 8/22	1500 LV	48	51	-3
Gallup	8/20 - 8/22	1547 A	54	38	+16
NBC News	8/15 - 8/17	805 A	51	40	+11
ABC News/Wash Post	8/13 - 8/17	1001 A	57	40	+17
Pew Research	8/11 - 8/17	2010 A	51	37	+14
FOX News	8/11 - 8/12	900 RV	53	40	+13
Rasmussen Reports	8/6 - 8/8	1500 A	50	50	Tie
Gallup	8/6 - 8/8	1500 A	55	38	+17
Marist	8/3 - 8/6	845 RV	55	35	+20
Zogby	7/31 - 8/4	1005 LV	53	38	+15
CNN/Opinion Research*	7/31 - 8/3	1136 A	56	40	+16
Ipsos/McClatchy	7/30 - 8/3	1005 A	58	37	+21
Quinnipiac	7/27 - 8/3	2409 RV	50	42	+8
Time	7/27 - 7/28	1002 A	56	38	+18
CBS News/NY Times	7/24 - 7/28	1050 A	58	30	+28
Gallup	7/25 - 7/27	1500 A	54	37	+17
Rasmussen Reports	7/25 - 7/27	1500 A	49	49	Tie
NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl	7/24 - 7/27	1011 A	53	40	+13
Pew Research	7/22 - 7/26	1506 A	54	34	+20
NPR	7/22 - 7/26	850 LV	53	42	+11
GWU/Battleground	7/19 - 7/23	1000 LV	53	42	+11
FOX News	7/21 - 7/22	900 RV	54	38	+16
Associated Press/GfK	7/16 - 7/20	1006 A	55	42	+13
USA Today/Gallup	7/17 - 7/19	1006 A	55	41	+14
Gallup	7/16 - 7/18	1547 A	60	33	+27
Rasmussen Reports	7/16 - 7/18	1500 LV	51	49	+2
ABC News/Wash Post	7/15 - 7/18	1001 A	59	37	+22
Diageo/Hotline	7/9 - 7/13	800 RV	56	38	+18
Ipsos/McClatchy	7/9 - 7/13	1007 A	57	38	+19
CBS News	7/9 - 7/12	944 A	57	32	+25
National Journal/FD	7/5 - 7/12	1202 A	56	36	+20
Rasmussen Reports	6/29 - 7/1	1500 LV	53	46	+7
Gallup	6/29 - 7/1	1500 A	61	30	+31
Quinnipiac	6/23 - 6/29	3063 RV	57	33	+24
CNN/Opinion Research	6/26 - 6/28	1026 A	61	37	+24
Democracy Corps (D)	6/19 - 6/22	1000 RV	56	36	+20
ABC News/Wash Post	6/18 - 6/21	1001 A	65	31	+34
Rasmussen Reports	6/18 - 6/20	1500 LV	53	46	+7
Gallup	6/17 - 6/20	1547 A	57	35	+22
CBS News/NY Times	6/12 - 6/16	895 A	63	26	+37
NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl	6/12 - 6/15	1008 A	56	34	+22
Pew Research	6/10 - 6/14	1502 A	61	30	+31
FOX News	6/9 - 6/10	900 RV	62	31	+31
Ipsos/McClatchy	6/4 - 6/8	1023 A	64	32	+32
Diageo/Hotline	6/4 - 6/7	800 RV	65	31	+34
Marist	6/1 - 6/3	1028 RV	56	32	+24
Gallup	5/30 - 6/1	1500 A	64	30	+34
Rasmussen Reports	5/30 - 6/1	1500 LV	58	41	+17
Associated Press/GfK	5/28 - 6/1	1000 A	64	32	+32
Democracy Corps (D)	5/28 - 6/1	1013 RV	58	33	+25
Quinnipiac	5/26 - 6/1	3097 RV	59	31	+28
USA Today/Gallup	5/29 - 5/31	1015 A	61	34	+27
CNN/Opinion Research	5/14 - 5/17	1010 A	62	35	+27
FOX News	5/12 - 5/13	900 RV	60	30	+30
Democracy Corps (D)	5/10 - 5/12	1000 RV	59	33	+26
Gallup	5/10 - 5/12	1500 A	64	29	+35
Rasmussen Reports	5/10 - 5/12	1500 LV	57	42	+15
CBS News	5/6 - 5/12	1874 A	63	26	+37
Ipsos/McClatchy	4/30 - 5/3	1004 A	65	31	+34
Quinnipiac	4/21 - 4/27	2041 RV	58	30	+28
Diageo/Hotline	4/23 - 4/26	800 RV	62	33	+29
NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl	4/23 - 4/26	1005 A	61	30	+31
CNN/Opinion Research	4/23 - 4/26	2019 A	63	33	+30
CBS News/NY Times	4/22 - 4/26	973 A	68	23	+45
Gallup	4/22 - 4/24	1500 A	66	27	+39
Rasmussen Reports	4/22 - 4/24	1500 LV	56	43	+13
ABC News/Wash Post	4/21 - 4/24	1072 A	69	26	+43
FOX News	4/22 - 4/23	900 RV	62	29	+33
Marist	4/21 - 4/23	975 RV	55	31	+24
Pew Research	4/14 - 4/21	1507 A	63	26	+37
Associated Press/GfK	4/16 - 4/20	1000 A	64	30	+34
National Journal/FD	4/8 - 4/14	1200 A	61	28	+33
Cook/RT Strategies	4/8 - 4/11	833 RV	60	30	+30
Ipsos/McClatchy	4/2 - 4/6	1138 A	63	33	+30
CNN/Opinion Research	4/3 - 4/5	1023 A	66	30	+36
Gallup	4/3 - 4/5	1500 A	61	27	+34
Rasmussen Reports	4/3 - 4/5	1500 LV	58	41	+17
CBS News/NY Times	4/1 - 4/5	998 A	66	24	+42
Pew Research	3/31 - 4/6	1506 A	61	26	+35
Marist	4/1 - 4/3	928 RV	56	30	+26
Newsweek	4/1 - 4/2	1003 A	61	27	+34
FOX News	3/31 - 4/1	900 RV	58	32	+26
Quinnipiac	3/24 - 3/30	2326 RV	58	31	+27
USA Today/Gallup	3/27 - 3/29	1007 A	64	30	+34
ABC News/Wash Post	3/26 - 3/29	1000 A	66	29	+37
Diageo/Hotline	3/26 - 3/29	800 RV	63	31	+32
Democracy Corps (D)	3/25 - 3/29	1000 RV	58	34	+24
Gallup	3/23 - 3/25	1500 A	62	29	+33
Rasmussen Reports	3/23 - 3/25	1500 LV	56	43	+13
CBS News	3/20 - 3/22	949 A	64	20	+44
CBS News	3/12 - 3/16	1142 A	62	24	+38
CNN/Opinion Research	3/12 - 3/15	1019 A	64	34	+30
NPR - POS/GQR	3/10 - 3/14	800 LV	59	35	+24
Pew Research	3/9 - 3/12	1308 A	59	26	+33
Ipsos-McClatchy	3/5 - 3/9	1070 A	65	29	+36
Newsweek	3/4 - 3/5	1203 A	58	26	+32
FOX News	3/3 - 3/4	900 RV	63	26	+37
Gallup	3/1 - 3/3	1500 A	61	28	+33
Rasmussen Reports	3/1 - 3/3	1500 LV	60	38	+22
Diageo/Hotline	2/28 - 3/2	803 RV	67	27	+40
Quinnipiac	2/25 - 3/2	2573 RV	59	25	+34
Cook/RT Strategies	2/27 - 3/1	880 RV	57	28	+29
NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl	2/26 - 3/1	1007 A	60	26	+34
ABC News/Wash Post	2/19 - 2/22	1001 A	68	25	+43
CBS News/NY Times	2/18 - 2/22	1112 A	63	22	+41
CNN/Opinion Research	2/18 - 2/19	1046 A	67	29	+38
FOX News	2/17 - 2/18	900 RV	60	26	+34
Associated Press/GfK	2/12 - 2/17	1001 A	67	24	+43
Rasmussen Reports	2/11 - 2/13	1500 LV	60	39	+21
Gallup	2/10 - 2/12	1500 A	66	21	+45
Democracy Corps (D)	2/9 - 2/10	1000 LV	58	27	+31
Ipsos/McClatchy	2/6 - 2/9	1042 A	69	26	+43
CNN	2/7 - 2/8	806 A	76	23	+53
Pew Research	2/4 - 2/8	1303 A	64	17	+47
Gallup	2/5 - 2/7	1500 A	64	22	+42
Rasmussen	2/3 - 2/5	1500 LV	61	36	+25
CBS News	2/2 - 2/4	864 A	62	15	+47
Gallup	2/2 - 2/4	1012 A	65	20	+45
Democracy Corps (D)	1/26 - 1/29	1000 LV	55	20	+35
FOX News	1/27 - 1/28	900 RV	65	16	+49
Gallup	1/25 - 1/27	1500 A	64	16	+48
Rasmussen	1/25 - 1/27	1500 LV	62	36	+26
Hotline/FD	1/21 - 1/24	800 RV	63	9	+54
Gallup	1/21 - 1/23	1591 A	68	12	+56

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