Obama Composite Approval Poll

01 / 23 / 2010

Methodology

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.

Analysis

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.

Trends

The record low so far is 49.09% (12 / 20 / 2009).

The record high so far is 63.42% (05 / 07 / 2009).

Overall Summary

Category

Percent

Notes

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)

Obama Poll Graphic

Obama Approval Poll at www.LiberalsWin.com

Obama/Bush Graph

Obama Approval Poll at www.LiberalsWin.com

Poll Summary

Poll

Percent

Change & Date

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

Current Poll Details

Name of poll

Date of poll

Percent

Notes on poll

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%

 

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