Obama polls are averaged between the top national non-partisan polls. The ones used are listed in the detail section below. They are averaged to eliminate spikes or valleys by one poll from distorting the national feeling. Polls are recalculated when either several polls have changed or several weeks have passed.
Bush polls summary has the poll, the current number, the direction since the last poll and the change, and the date. See the summary section below.
Once an average is determine, that one number is kept for historical purposes and for the graph of job approval ratings. The history section includes this number for the past year while the graph goes back to June 2001.
Every poll that was updated this period has President Obama going up except the Gallup daily poll where he went down a single point. This puts him over 50% again. The only favorability polls updated had Obama go up 2 points.
See the summary for who when up or down and by how much. See the detailed section for the past few polls by poll.
The record low so far is 49.09% (12 / 20 / 2009).
The record high so far is 63.42% (05 / 07 / 2009).
Current average:
50.27%
0.77 higher than last poll (553 points for 11 polls)
Gain/Loss in 2009:
0.18%
January 2010 start: 50.09%
Current high poll(s):
56.00%
AP (01/12)
Current low poll(s):
45.00%
Quinnipiac (01/05)
ABC & Washington Post
53.00%
(+3) 01/12/10
AP-GfK
56.00%
(+2) 01/12/10
CBS
50.00%
(+4) 01/14/10
CBS/NYT
50.00%
(-3) 12/04/09
CNN/Opinion Research
51.00%
(-3) 01/08/10
Cook/RT
60.00%
(+3) 04/08/09
Diageo/Hotline
56.00%
(-9) 07/09/09
Fox
50.00%
(+0) 01/12/10
Gallup
49.00%
(-1) 01/19/10
Ipsos/McClatchy
52.00%
(+3) 01/07/10
Marist
46.00%
(-7) 12/02/09
NBC/WSJ
48.00%
(+1) 01/10/10
Newsweek
61.00%
(+3) 04/01/09
NPR
53.00%
(-6) 07/22/09
PEW
49.00%
(-0) 01/06/10
Quinnipiac
45.00%
(-1) 01/05/10
USA/Gallup
50.00%
(+1) 01/08/10
ABC/Washington Post
01/12/10
53%
Approval
12/10/09
50%
11/12/09
56%
01/12/10
58%
Favorable
11/12/08
61%
AP-GfK
01/12/10
56%
Approval
12/10/09
56%
11/05/09
54%
07/24/09
50%
Favorable
04/22/09
54%
CBS News
01/14/10
50%
Approval
01/06/10
46%
12/04/09
50%
CBS & NY Times
12/04/09
50%
Approval
11/13/09
53%
10/05/09
56%
07/24/09
50%
Favorable
04/22/09
54%
CNN/Opinion Research
01/08/10
51%
Approval
12/16/09
54%
12/02/09
48%
12/16/09
58%
Favorable
10/16/09
60%
Cook
04/08/09
60%
Approval
02/27/09
57%
00/00/09
00%
00/00/09
00%
Favorability
00/00/09
00%
Diageo/Hotline
07/09/09
56%
Approval
06/04/09
65%
04/23/09
62%
07/09/09
58%
Favorable
06/04/09
67%
FOX
01/12/10
50%
Approval
12/08/09
50%
11/17/09
46%
11/17/09
54%
Favorable
10/13/09
55%
Gallup
01/16/10
50%
Approval
12/28/09
51%
12/27/09
53%
Ipsos/McClatchy
01/07/10
52%
Approval
12/03/09
49%
10/29/09
53%
00/00/09
00%
Favorability
00/00/09
00%
Marist
12/02/09
46%
Approval
10/07/09
53%
08/03/09
55%
12/02/09
55%
Favorability
00/00/09
00%
NBC/Wall Street Journal
01/10/10
48%
Approval
12/11/09
47%
10/22/09
51%
01/10/10
52%
Very & Somewhat Positive
12/11/09
50%
Newsweek
04/01/09
61%
Approval
03/04/09
58%
00/00/09
00%
03/04/09
72%
Favorability
10/22/08
62%
National Public Radio
07/22/09
53%
Approval
03/10/09
59%
00/00/09
00%
00/00/09
00%
Favorability
00/00/09
00%
PEW
01/06/10
49%
Approval
12/09/09
49%
10/28/09
51%
06/10/09
72%
Very & Somewhat Positive
04/14/09
73%
Quinnipiac University
01/05/10
45%
Approval
12/15/09
46%
12/01/09
46%
11/09/09
50%
Favorability
09/29/09
53%
USA Today/Gallup
12/11/09
49%
Approval
11/20/09
50%
11/05/09
50%
12/11/09
56%
Favorability
10/01/09
56%