President Barack H. Obama Current Approval Poll

• Detail Description

  • 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 several polls have changed often but not always weekly.
    More frequently if several polls change (usually around elections).
    

• Summary Description

  • The Obama composite poll summary has the source poll name, 
    the current rating, the direction since the last poll (the 
    change amount), and the date.  See the summary section below.
    

• Poll History

  • Once an average is determine, that one number is kept for 
    historical purposes and for the graph of job approval ratings.  
    The history page includes this number since the beginning 
    of his term.  This number is also used in the poll graphics.
    See the recent history of the last three polls (approval) and
    last two polls (favorable) below.
    

Poll Analysis

NBC/WSJ gained four points (56%), ABC gained four points (60%),
CNN gained three points (60%) and Monmouth gained three points
(56%) in the new poll(s) this week.

ABC jumped a huge 17 points (61%) in the new polls this period.

Two new polls jumped to 56% and two new polls jumped to 60% with
the active poll at 55% gives an amazing 57.40% for his final job
approval poll for his term in office.  That is an 12.83 point 
jump over the start of the year.