President Obama Job Approval

Job Approval on Economy | Job Approval on Foreign Policy

Polling Data

Poll Date Sample Approve Disapprove Spread
RCP Average 2/4 - 2/22 -- 44.2 51.8 -7.6
Gallup 2/20 - 2/22 1500 A 44 51 -7
Rasmussen Reports 2/20 - 2/22 1500 LV 51 47 +4
The Economist/YouGov 2/15 - 2/17 723 RV 42 56 -14
FOX News 2/9 - 2/11 1006 RV 42 53 -11
McClatchy/Marist 2/4 - 2/9 970 RV 42 52 -10



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RCP Poll Average
President Obama Job Approval
44.2 Approve 51.8 Disapprove

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Polling Data

Poll Date Sample Approve Disapprove Spread
RCP Average 2/4 - 2/22 -- 44.2 51.8 -7.6
Gallup 2/20 - 2/22 1500 A 44 51 -7
Rasmussen Reports 2/20 - 2/22 1500 LV 51 47 +4
The Economist/YouGov 2/15 - 2/17 723 RV 42 56 -14
FOX News 2/9 - 2/11 1006 RV 42 53 -11
The Economist/YouGov 2/8 - 2/10 716 RV 42 56 -14
McClatchy/Marist 2/4 - 2/9 970 RV 42 52 -10
The Economist/YouGov 2/1 - 2/3 689 RV 44 53 -9
CNN/Opinion Research 1/31 - 2/2 900 RV 45 51 -6
Reuters/Ipsos 1/26 - 1/30 1424 A 40 54 -14
The Economist/YouGov 1/25 - 1/27 714 RV 45 52 -7
NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl 1/22 - 1/25 800 A 43 51 -8
ABC News/Wash Post 1/20 - 1/23 RV 45 52 -7
FOX News 1/19 - 1/21 1010 RV 42 53 -11
Reuters/Ipsos 1/18 - 1/22 1499 A 37 55 -18
The Economist/YouGov 1/18 - 1/20 700 RV 44 54 -10
CBS News 1/17 - 1/21 1018 A 46 47 -1
Associated Press/GfK 1/17 - 1/21 1060 A 45 53 -8
Quinnipiac 1/15 - 1/19 1933 RV 40 54 -14
USA Today/Pew Research 1/15 - 1/19 1504 A 43 49 -6
GWU/Battleground 1/12 - 1/16 1000 LV 41 54 -13
Reuters/Ipsos 1/10 - 1/14 1245 A 40 53 -13
The Economist/YouGov 1/11 - 1/13 696 RV 42 57 -15
Quinnipiac 1/4 - 1/7 1487 RV 41 53 -12
Reuters/Ipsos 1/3 - 1/7 1451 A 39 51 -12
The Economist/YouGov 1/4 - 1/6 698 RV 42 56 -14
The Economist/YouGov 12/28 - 12/30 666 RV 40 57 -17
The Economist/YouGov 12/21 - 12/23 1000 A 42 55 -13
CNN/Opinion Research 12/16 - 12/19 1035 A 41 56 -15
The Economist/YouGov 12/14 - 12/16 1000 A 40 58 -18
FOX News 12/14 - 12/16 1027 RV 41 53 -12
ABC News/Wash Post 12/12 - 12/15 RV 43 55 -12
The Economist/YouGov 12/7 - 12/9 1000 A 41 56 -15
Bloomberg 12/6 - 12/9 1004 A 42 55 -13
Associated Press/GfK 12/5 - 12/9 1367 A 42 58 -16
CBS News/NY Times 12/5 - 12/8 1000 A 42 50 -8
NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl 12/4 - 12/8 1000 A 43 54 -11
Reason-Rupe/PSRAI 12/4 - 12/8 1011 A 47 50 -3
Quinnipiac 12/3 - 12/9 2692 RV 38 57 -19
USA Today/Pew Research 12/3 - 12/8 1579 RV 43 51 -8
McClatchy/Marist 12/3 - 12/5 988 RV 43 53 -10
Reuters/Ipsos 11/29 - 12/3 1494 A 38 55 -17
The Economist/YouGov 11/30 - 12/2 1000 A 39 57 -18
Reuters/Ipsos 11/22 - 11/26 1191 A 38 56 -18
The Economist/YouGov 11/23 - 11/25 1000 A 37 58 -21
CNN/Opinion Research 11/18 - 11/20 RV 41 57 -16
The Economist/YouGov 11/16 - 11/18 649 RV 42 56 -14
CBS News 11/15 - 11/18 1010 A 37 57 -20
ABC News/Wash Post 11/14 - 11/17 RV 41 56 -15
FOX News 11/10 - 11/12 1006 RV 40 55 -15
The Economist/YouGov 11/9 - 11/11 710 RV 44 54 -10
Quinnipiac 11/6 - 11/11 2545 RV 39 54 -15
National Journal 11/2 - 11/6 1000 A 38 55 -17
Pew Research 10/30 - 11/6 1605 RV 39 56 -17
The Economist/YouGov 11/2 - 11/4 686 RV 41 53 -12
GWU/Battleground 10/27 - 10/31 1000 LV 45 52 -7
Reuters/Ipsos 10/25 - 10/29 1660 A 40 52 -12
The Economist/YouGov 10/26 - 10/28 662 RV 44 54 -10
NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl 10/25 - 10/28 800 A 42 51 -9
FOX News 10/20 - 10/22 1020 RV 41 53 -12
The Economist/YouGov 10/19 - 10/21 658 RV 47 50 -3
CBS News 10/18 - 10/21 1007 A 46 49 -3
CNN/Opinion Research 10/18 - 10/20 RV 43 53 -10
ABC News/Wash Post 10/17 - 10/20 RV 46 51 -5
The Economist/YouGov 10/12 - 10/14 691 RV 42 56 -14
Pew Research 10/9 - 10/13 1504 A 43 51 -8
NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl 10/7 - 10/9 800 A 47 48 -1
Democracy Corps (D) 10/6 - 10/8 860 LV 47 49 -2
Reuters/Ipsos 10/4 - 10/8 1300 A 40 54 -14
The Economist/YouGov 10/5 - 10/7 716 RV 48 48 Tie
Associated Press/GfK 10/3 - 10/7 1227 A 37 53 -16
FOX News 10/1 - 10/2 952 RV 45 49 -4
Reuters/Ipsos 9/27 - 10/1 2242 A 41 51 -10
The Economist/YouGov 9/28 - 9/30 723 RV 43 53 -10
CNN/Opinion Research 9/27 - 9/29 803 A 44 53 -9
Quinnipiac 9/23 - 9/29 1497 RV 45 49 -4


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All Commentary & News Stories

- Putin Marches Into the Void Left by Obama - Janet Daley, The Telegraph
- The Great Disappointment of 2013 - James Ceaser, Weekly Standard
- Obama to Ask for Billions in New Spending - Zachary Goldfarb, Wash Post
- The President's Cynical Billion-Dollar Politics - Ed Rogers, Washington Post
- Obama, the Shrinking Imperialist President - Jonah Goldberg, LA Times
- Check Your U.S.-Franco History, Mr. President - Carl Cannon, OC Register
- Obama Makes Up His Own Rules - Paul Sperry, New York Post
- President Obama: I'm the Law - Steve Forbes, Forbes
- Obama's Disappointing Ambassadorial Picks - Washington Post
- "I Can Do Whatever I Want" - William Kristol, Weekly Standard
- Here's What 'Income Equality' Would Look Like - Scott Hodge, WSJ
- Obama's Newspeak - Victor Davis Hanson, National Review Online
- The "Whatever" President - Rich Lowry, Politico
- Where Will the Obama Years Lead Us? - Noemie Emery, DC Examiner
- What's a Little Spying Between Friends? - Alexis Simendinger, RCP
- "Alex" Tokeville Has Choice Words for Obama - Ben Domenech, Federalist
- Obama's Blind Spot on Religious Liberty - Kathleen Parker, Washington Post
- Obama Should Stop "Studying" Keystone and Approve It - DC Examiner
- Obama Needs to Rethink His Approach - Ed Rogers, Washington Post
- A Pen, a Phone and a Meme - Charles Blow, New York Times
- The President's Magic Words and Numbers - George Will, Washington Post
- Obama's Blind Spot on Religious Liberty - Kathleen Parker, Washington Post
- Five Years of Obama Promises: What's Changed? - Andrew Malcolm, IBD
- Obama Has Become an Albatross for Democrats - The Oklahoman
- Right-Wing Obama Hysteria Is Thriving - Dana Milbank, Washington Post
- Obama's Policies Hurt the Middle Class - Doug MacEachern, AZ Republic
- Shh. The President Is Sleeping - Keith Koffler, Reuters
- Can Obama Circumvent Washington? - Bill Schneider, Reuters
- The State of Obama: Not Good - Jack Kelly, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- The Incredible Shrinking Presidency - Charles Blow, New York Times
- America Doesn't Need a Lame Duck - Dana Milbank, Washington Post
- Obama Is a Spent Political Force - Robert Robb, Arizona Republic
- Here's How Obama Can Go It Alone - Ronald Brownstein, National Journal
- Obama's Executive Power Play - Stephanie Simon, Politico
- Barack Obama: Patron Saint of the Press - Erick Erickson, RedState
- Opportunity vs. Cronyism - Mike Needham, The Foundry
- The President Has No Idea How to Govern - Ron Christie, The Daily Beast
- Obama Breaks Up With Congress - Ryan Lizza, The New Yorker
- What Obama Should Have Said About Remsburg - Peter Beinart, Atlantic
- All the President's Pens and Executive Orders - Washington Times
- Obama Sells Populism, Not Job Creation - Detroit News
- Obama's Unserious Foreign Policy - Angelo Codevilla, The Federalist
- State of the Union Moot as Obama Becomes Irrelevant - Joseph Curl, WT
- President Obama, Confidence Builder - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
- Obama's State of Disunion - Daniel Henninger, Wall Street Journal
- "Populist" Obama Preps Big Insurance Bailout - Tim Carney, DC Examiner
- The Imperial Presidency of Barack Obama - Sen. Ted Cruz, Wall St. Journal
- President Obama's Era of Limits - Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times
- Modest Proposals, Vow to Act Alone Mark SOTU - Alexis Simendinger, RCP
- Obama Is Admitting He's a Failure - Charles Krauthammer, FOX News
- President Obama's Big-Time Small Ball - Howard Fineman, Huffington Post
- Good Speech, Modest Agenda, Diminished Leader - Ron Fournier, Natl Jrnl
- Bad Year for Obama & Would-Be Successors - Michael Barone, Examiner
- Obama's MacGyver Presidency - John Dickerson, Slate
- Why Obama Is Playing Such a Weak Hand - Newt Gingrich, CNN
- Obama to Launch Populist Assault on GOP - Zachary Goldfarb, Wash Post
- Obama Lays Out Go-It-Alone Approach - Steve Holland, Reuters
- Obama & the Dems Are in Deep Trouble - John Judis, The New Republic
- Is Obama Backing Away from Obamacare? - Grace-Marie Turner, NRO
- Governing by Pen and Phone - Victor Davis Hanson, National Review
- Obama Charts Path That Relies on Executive Authority - Peter Baker, NYT
- The Ideological State of the Union - Michael Gerson, Washington Post
- Improving Economy, Low Approval for Obama - Jackie Calmes, NY Times
- Obama Already Proved He Can't Govern - Jonathan Tobin, Commentary
- The Fragile State of the Union - Richard Epstein, Defining Ideas
- President Obama Will Move the Country Forward - Donna Brazile, CNN
- President Obama to Press Past Congress - Peter Baker, New York Times
- The President's "Inequality" Absurdities - Michael Tanner, New York Post
- The Two Words Obama Needs to Say Tonight - Mike Konczal, New Republic
- Obama's Shot Across the GOP's Bow - Jonathan Cohn, The New Republic
- Obama and Schumer's Dangerous Precedents - Steve Huntley, Chicago ST
- For Obama, Government Action Still a Tough Sell - John Harwood, NYT
- White House Panics as Young People Bail on Obama - Joseph Curl, WT
- Topics Obama Won't Dwell Upon Tuesday Night - Alexis Simendinger, RCP
- Obama's Chance to Drive Inequality Debate - Albert Hunt, Bloomberg
- After Rough 2013, Obama To Go It Alone - Scott Wilson, Washington Post
- Obama to Pursue Modest Agenda in SOTU - Peter Baker, New York Times
- Poll: Americans Have Little Faith in Leaders - Balz & Craighill, Wash Post
- Obama's Woes Will Boost GOP in 2016 - Scott Rasmussen, Boston Herald
- Obama, Democrats Thrive on Political Revenge - Kyle Smith, NY Post
- Blah, Blah, Blah: Someone Save Us From Obama - John Kass, Chicago Trib
- The Administration's Sorry Record on Poverty - Frank Donatelli, RCP
- Progressives in Power Looking for Payback - Kyle Smith, New York Post
- Thrill of Obama Visits Fades for Americans - Julianna Goldman,Bloomberg
- President Obama's Legacy of Division - Washington Examiner
- Our Complex President - Michael Gerson, Washington Post
- Obama Should Talk About Race More Often - Ana Marie Cox, The Guardian
- Nobody's Listening to Obama Any More - Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal
- Five Questions for Obama's State of the Union - Ian Swanson, The Hill
- The Populist Imperative - Paul Krugman, New York Times
- The Luck of the Pontiff - Gail Collins, New York Times
- Obama Talks to Us Like We're Children - Isaac Chotiner, The New Republic
- Obama Faces Reckoning From Middle Class - Noemie Emery, DC Examiner
- Obama Administration Can't Be Trusted - Glenn Reynolds, USA Today
- Why Millennials Are Unhappy With Obama - Michael Barone, Examiner
- Dems Pressure Obama on Economic Message - Josh Kraushaar, Natl Jrnl
- Obama's Foreign Policy to Nowhere - James Carafano, The National Interest
- The Obama-Bush Nexus - Frank Bruni, New York Times
- Year Six of Hope and Change - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
- Stop Whining, Mr. President - Sherman Frederick, Las Vegas Review-Journal


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