|
President
Obama and the Obama Administration
(p. 12) |
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ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Dec. 10-13, 2009. N=1,003 adults
nationwide. MoE ± 3.5. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Obama is handling [see
below]?" |
|
|
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
"His duties as
commander-in-chief of the military"
Half sample (Form A) |
|
12/10-13/09 |
54 |
43 |
3 |
|
|
|
10/15-18/09 |
57 |
37 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
"Unemployment"
Half sample (Form B) |
|
12/10-13/09 |
47 |
48 |
5 |
|
|
|
7/15-18/09 |
52 |
42 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Who do you trust to do a better job handling [see below]: Obama
or the Republicans in Congress?"
Options rotated |
|
|
|
Obama |
Republicans
in Congress |
Both (vol.) |
Neither (vol.) |
Unsure |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
"Energy policy"
Half sample (Form B) |
|
12/10-13/09 |
46 |
36 |
- |
12 |
5 |
|
Bloomberg Poll conducted by Selzer & Co. Dec. 3-7, 2009. N=1,000
adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"[Do
you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?]
... Do you approve or disapprove of the job he is doing with
[see below]?" |
|
|
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
"Managing the war in
Afghanistan" |
|
12/3-7/09 |
48 |
43 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
"Addressing problems in the
financial industry on Wall Street" |
|
12/3-7/09 |
38 |
50 |
12 |
|
|
|
CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Dec.
2-3, 2009. N=1,041 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"As you may know, the Norwegian Nobel Committee recently awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize to Barack Obama. Do you think Obama has accomplished
enough so far to deserve the Nobel Peace Prize, or don't you think so?" |
|
|
|
Accomplished
Enough |
Don't
Think So |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
12/2-3/09 |
19 |
80 |
1 |
|
|
|
10/16-18/09 |
32 |
67 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"As you may know, the Norwegian Nobel Committee recently awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize to Barack Obama. Do you think Obama has accomplished
enough so far to deserve the Nobel Peace Prize, or don't you think so?"
If do not think he has accomplished enough: "Do you think it is likely or
unlikely that Obama will eventually accomplish enough to deserve the Nobel
Peace Prize?"
Combined responses |
|
|
|
Accomplished
Enough |
Don't Think So,
Likely Will
Eventually |
Don't Think So,
Unlikely Will
Eventually |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
12/2-3/09 |
19 |
35 |
43 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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"And regardless of how you feel about the decision to give Obama the
Nobel Peace Prize, do you think he should or should not go to the Nobel
awards ceremony in Norway to accept the award?" |
|
|
|
Should |
Should Not |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
12/2-3/09 |
70 |
27 |
3 |
|
|
|
USA Today/Gallup Poll. Nov. 20-22, 2009. N=1,017 adults nationwide.
MoE ± 4. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling energy
policy?" |
|
|
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
11/20-22/09 |
49 |
35 |
16 |
|
|
|
9/11-13/09 |
50 |
37 |
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling
global warming?" |
|
|
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
11/20-22/09 |
44 |
36 |
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling
creating jobs?" |
|
|
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
11/20-22/09 |
40 |
55 |
5 |
|
|
|
CBS News Poll. Nov. 13-16, 2009. N=1,167 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama
handled the recent shooting incident in Fort Hood, Texas?" |
|
|
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
11/13-16/09 |
57 |
18 |
25 |
|
|
|
CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2009. N=1,018
adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.
RV = registered voters |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you
approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling [see below]?" |
|
|
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
"The federal government's
response to swine flu"
N=506 adults (Form A), MoE ±
4.5 |
|
10/30 - 11/1/09 |
57 |
40 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
"Helping senior citizens"
N=512 adults (Form B), MoE ±
4.5 |
|
10/30 - 11/1/09 |
50 |
46 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Thinking
about the following characteristics and qualities, please say whether you
think it applies or doesn't apply to Barack Obama. . . ." |
|
|
|
Applies |
Doesn't
Apply |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
"Has a clear plan for solving
this country's problems"
N=506 adults (Form A), MoE ±
4.5 |
|
10/30 - 11/1/09 |
45 |
54 |
- |
|
|
|
6/26-28/09 |
53 |
45 |
2 |
|
|
|
2/18-19/09 |
64 |
36 |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you
think the election of Barack Obama has or has not created significant
changes in the country?" |
|
|
|
Has |
Has Not |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
10/30 - 11/1/09 |
69 |
29 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you
think the election of Barack Obama has or has not created significant
changes in the country?" If yes: "Do you think the country has
changed for the better or changed for the worse?" |
|
|
|
Changed for
the Better |
Changed for
the Worse |
Changed, Not
Better or
Worse (vol.) |
No Change |
Unsure |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
10/30 - 11/1/09 |
40 |
27 |
2 |
29 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"All in
all, do you think Barack Obama has been a better president than George W.
Bush, or do you think Bush was a better president than Obama has been?" |
|
|
|
Obama
Better |
Bush
Better |
No Difference/
Same (vol.) |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
10/30 - 11/1/09 |
57 |
34 |
6 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"And do you
think Joe Biden has been a better vice president than Dick Cheney, or do you
think Cheney was a better vice president than Biden has been?" |
|
|
|
Biden
Better |
Cheney
Better |
No Difference/
Same (vol.) |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
10/30 - 11/1/09 |
54 |
38 |
6 |
2 |
|
|
USA Today/Gallup Poll. Oct. 16-19, 2009. N=1,521 adults nationwide.
MoE ± 3.
Per Gallup: Sample includes "an oversample of 408 blacks, consisting of 102
interviews done as part of the random national sample and 306 interviews
with blacks who had previously participated in national Gallup Polls and
agreed to be re-interviewed at a later date. The data from the national
sample and re-interviews are combined and weighted to be demographically
representative of the national adult population in the United States and to
reflect the proper proportion of blacks in the overall population." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Regardless
of which presidential candidate you preferred, do you think the Obama
administration will or will not be able to do each of the following? How
about . . . ?" |
|
|
|
Will |
Will Not |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
"Increase respect for the
United States abroad" |
|
10/16-19/09 |
60 |
38 |
2 |
|
|
|
11/7-9/08 |
76 |
22 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Improve the health care
system" |
|
10/16-19/09 |
46 |
52 |
2 |
|
|
|
11/7-9/08 |
64 |
34 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Reduce unemployment" |
|
10/16-19/09 |
51 |
46 |
2 |
|
|
|
11/7-9/08 |
67 |
32 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Control federal spending" |
|
10/16-19/09 |
31 |
67 |
2 |
|
|
|
11/7-9/08 |
52 |
46 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Keep the U.S. safe from
terrorism" |
|
10/16-19/09 |
57 |
40 |
2 |
|
|
|
11/7-9/08 |
62 |
36 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Bring U.S. troops home from
Iraq in a way that is not harmful to the U.S." |
|
10/16-19/09 |
56 |
41 |
3 |
|
|
|
11/7-9/08 |
66 |
33 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Bring U.S. troops home from
Afghanistan in a way that is not harmful to the U.S." |
|
10/16-19/09 |
46 |
50 |
4 |
|
|
|
11/7-9/08 |
58 |
40 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Heal political divisions in
this country" |
|
10/16-19/09 |
28 |
69 |
3 |
|
|
|
11/7-9/08 |
54 |
44 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Generally
speaking, do you think Barack Obama has or has not been keeping the promises
he made during his presidential campaign?" |
|
|
|
Has |
Has Not |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
10/16-19/09 |
48 |
48 |
4 |
|
|
|
4/20-21/09 |
65 |
29 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"How
important is it to you, personally, that Barack Obama keep the promises he
made during the presidential campaign: very important, somewhat important,
not that important, or not important at all?" |
|
|
|
Very
Important |
Somewhat
Important |
Not That
Important |
Not at All
Important |
Unsure |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
10/16-19/09 |
56 |
26 |
8 |
8 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you
think the policies that Barack Obama has pursued as president have been
mostly liberal, mostly moderate, or mostly conservative?" If liberal or
conservative: "Do you think they have been very liberal/conservative or
only somewhat liberal/conservative?" |
|
|
|
Very
Liberal |
Liberal |
Moderate |
Conservative |
Very
Conservative |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
10/16-19/09 |
34 |
20 |
34 |
4 |
3 |
|
4/20-21/09 |
27 |
20 |
40 |
5 |
3 |
|
CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Oct. 16-18, 2009. N=1,038
adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Would you
say Barack Obama has done anything that made you angry since he became
president, or not?" |
|
|
|
Has |
Has Not |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
10/16-18/09 |
48 |
52 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"As you may
know, the Norwegian Nobel Committee recently awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
to Barack Obama. Do you approve or disapprove of that committee's decision
to award the prize to Obama?" |
|
|
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
10/16-18/09 |
42 |
56 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Regardless
of how you feel about Obama, do you feel proud that a U.S. president won the
Nobel Peace Prize, or don't you feel that way?" |
|
|
|
Feel Proud |
Don't Feel
Proud |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
10/16-18/09 |
70 |
29 |
1 |
|
|
|
ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Oct. 15-18, 2009. N=1,004 adults
nationwide. MoE ± 3.5. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Obama is handling [see
below]?" |
|
|
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
"His winning the Nobel Peace
Prize"
Half sample (Form B) |
|
10/15-18/09 |
54 |
39 |
8 |
|
|
|
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Oct. 13-14, 2009. N=900 registered
voters nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you
think Barack Obama is a strong and decisive leader?" |
|
|
|
Yes |
No |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
10/13-14/09 |
60 |
37 |
3 |
|
|
|
Marist College Marist Poll. Oct. 7, 8 & 12, 2009. N=913 registered
voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.5. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you
approve or disapprove of how President Barack Obama is handling health care?" |
|
|
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
10/7, 8 & 12/09 |
44 |
49 |
7 |
|
|
|
8/3-6/09 |
43 |
45 |
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you
approve or disapprove of how President Barack Obama is handling the war in
Afghanistan?" |
|
|
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
10/7, 8 & 12/09 |
43 |
45 |
12 |
|
|
|
6/1-3/09 |
57 |
24 |
19 |
|
|
|
4/21-23/09 |
63 |
25 |
12 |
|
|
|
4/1-3/09 |
57 |
23 |
20 |
|
|
|
CBS News Poll. Oct. 5-8, 2009. N=829 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is
handling Iran?" |
|
|
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
10/5-8/09 |
43 |
35 |
22 |
|
|
|
CBS News/New York Times Poll. Sept. 19-23, 2009. N=1,042 adults
nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"These days, as President Obama explains his proposals,
do you think he is making too many public appearances and speeches, making
too few public appearances and speeches, or making about the right number of
public appearances and speeches?" |
|
|
|
Too Many |
Too Few |
About Right |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
9/19-23/09 |
35 |
4 |
58 |
3 |
|
|
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling
organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Sept. 17-20, 2009.
N=1,005 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"When it
comes to doing his job as president, do you feel that you see and hear
President Obama too much, about the right amount, or too little?"
Half sample (Form A), MoE ±
4.4 |
|
|
|
Too Much |
About Right |
Too Little |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
9/17-20/09 |
34 |
54 |
9 |
3 |
|
|
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Sept. 15-16, 2009. N=900 registered
voters nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you
think Barack Obama is a new kind of politician or is he a typical
politician?" |
|
|
|
New Kind |
Typical |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
9/15-16/09 |
54 |
39 |
7 |
|
|
|
Bloomberg Poll conducted by Selzer & Co. Sept. 10-14, 2009. N=1,004
adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"[Do
you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?]
... Do you approve or disapprove of the job he is doing with
[see below]?" |
|
|
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
"Managing the wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan" |
|
9/10-14/09 |
51 |
36 |
13 |
|
|
|
USA Today/Gallup Poll. Sept. 11-13, 2009. N=1,030 adults nationwide.
MoE ± 4. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the
environment?"
N=529 adults (Form B), MoE ± 5 |
|
|
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
9/11-13/09 |
54 |
33 |
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Thinking about the following characteristics and qualities, please say
whether you think each applies or doesn't apply to Barack Obama. How about .
. . ?" |
|
|
|
Applies |
Doesn't
Apply |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
"Is willing to make hard
decisions" |
|
9/11-13/09 |
72 |
27 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Is a strong and decisive
leader" |
|
9/11-13/09 |
66 |
33 |
2 |
|
|
|
7/17-19/09 |
67 |
31 |
2 |
|
|
|
4/20-21/09 |
73 |
25 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Can get things done" |
|
9/11-13/09 |
64 |
34 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Understands the problems
Americans face in their daily lives" |
|
9/11-13/09 |
64 |
36 |
- |
|
|
|
7/17-19/09 |
66 |
33 |
1 |
|
|
|
4/20-21/09 |
72 |
27 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Can manage the government
effectively" |
|
9/11-13/09 |
55 |
43 |
2 |
|
|
|
7/17-19/09 |
59 |
39 |
2 |
|
|
|
4/20-21/09 |
66 |
29 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Shares your values" |
|
9/11-13/09 |
52 |
46 |
2 |
|
|
|
7/17-19/09 |
55 |
43 |
2 |
|
|
|
4/20-21/09 |
60 |
37 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Has mostly chosen good
advisors and cabinet officers" |
|
9/11-13/09 |
52 |
45 |
3 |
|
|
|
ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Sept. 10-12, 2009. N=1,007 adults
nationwide. MoE ± 3.5. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Would you say Obama is doing a better job as president than you
expected, a worse job, or what?" |
|
|
|
Better |
Worse |
As Expected
(vol.) |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
9/10-12/09 |
42 |
31 |
25 |
2 |
|
|
4/21-24/09 |
54 |
18 |
23 |
4 |
|
|
2/19-22/09 |
46 |
14 |
31 |
9 |
|
|
CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Sept. 9, 2009. N=427 adults
nationwide who watched the presidential speech. MoE ± 5.
Per CNN: "Survey respondents were first interviewed as part of a random
national sample on September 5-8, 2009. In those interviews, respondents
indicated they planned to watch tonight's speech and were willing to be
re-interviewed after the speech. Some questions were asked of each
respondent both in the pre-speech questionnaire on September 5-8 and on
tonight's questionnaire. Where applicable, results for tonight's respondents
from both the pre-speech survey and the post-speech survey are reported.
18% of the respondents who participated in tonight's survey identified
themselves as Republicans, 45% identified themselves as Democrats, and 37%
identified themselves as independents." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"What was
your overall reaction to President Obama's speech tonight: very positive,
somewhat positive, somewhat negative or very negative?" |
|
|
|
Very
Positive |
Somewhat
Positive |
Somewhat
Negative |
Very
Negative |
Both/Mixed
(vol.) |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
9/9/09 |
56 |
21 |
12 |
9 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you
think the policies being proposed by Barack Obama will move the country in
the right direction or the wrong direction?" |
|
|
|
Right
Direction |
Wrong
Direction |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
9/9/09 |
70 |
27 |
3 |
|
|
|
9/5-8/09 |
60 |
35 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"From
everything you have heard or read so far, do you favor or oppose Barack
Obama's plan to reform health care?" |
|
|
|
Favor |
Oppose |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
9/9/09 |
67 |
29 |
4 |
|
|
|
9/5-8/09 |
53 |
36 |
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Regardless
of how you feel about Obama's plan, how likely do you think it is that
Congress will pass most of his proposals: very likely, somewhat likely,
somewhat unlikely or very unlikely?" |
|
|
|
Very
Likely |
Somewhat
Likely |
Somewhat
Unlikely |
Very
Unlikely |
Unsure |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
9/9/09 |
20 |
55 |
17 |
7 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"And
regardless of how you feel about Obama's plan, do you think he clearly
stated his goals for a health care bill, or do you think he could have made
it clearer in his speech what he wants in a health care bill?" |
|
|
|
Clearly
Stated |
Could Have
Made Clearer |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
9/9/09 |
72 |
26 |
2 |
|
|
|
CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Aug. 28-31, 2009. N=1,010
adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"From the
news stories about Barack Obama that you have read or seen since he became
president, do you think the news media have been too critical of Obama, not
critical enough, or have they been fair in their treatment of Obama?" |
|
|
|
Too
Critical |
Not Critical
Enough |
Fair |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
8/28-31/09 |
25 |
36 |
37 |
1 |
|
|
2/18-19/09 |
18 |
26 |
55 |
2 |
|
|
Pew Research Center Poll. Aug. 14-17, 2009. N=1,003 adults
nationwide. MoE ± 3.5. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you
think the press has been too critical, not critical enough or fair in the
way it has covered Barack Obama?" |
|
|
|
Too
Critical |
Not Critical
Enough |
Fair |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
8/14-17/09 |
23 |
28 |
43 |
7 |
|
|
6/5-8/09 |
16 |
26 |
53 |
5 |
|
|
4/24-27/09 |
15 |
26 |
55 |
4 |
|
|
3/27-30/09 |
18 |
24 |
52 |
6 |
|
|
CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. July 31-Aug. 3, 2009. N=1,136
adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Since he
became president, do you think Barack Obama has tried to handle more issues
than he should have, or hasn't he done that?" |
|
|
|
More Than
He Should
Have |
Hasn't Done
That |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
7/31 - 8/3/09 |
65 |
30 |
4 |
|
|
|
3/12-15/09 |
55 |
43 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you
approve or disapprove of how Obama has handled race relations since he
became president?" |
|
|
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
7/31 - 8/3/09 |
61 |
34 |
4 |
|
|
|
Quinnipiac University Poll. July 27-Aug. 3, 2009. N=2,409 registered
voters nationwide. MoE ± 2. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way President Obama is handling race
relations?" |
|
|
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
7/27 - 8/3/09 |
55 |
35 |
10 |
|
|
|
Time Poll conducted by Abt SRBI. July 27-28, 2009. N=1,002 adults
nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you
approve or disapprove of the job President Obama is doing in each of these
areas? . . ." |
|
|
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
"Handling health care policy" |
|
7/27-28/09 |
46 |
46 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
"Handling foreign affairs" |
|
7/27-28/09 |
58 |
33 |
10 |
|
|
|
CBS News/New York Times Poll. July 24-28, 2009. N=1,050 adults
nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"In his first few months in office, do you think Barack
Obama has been trying to accomplish too much, trying to accomplish too
little, or trying to accomplish about the right amount?" |
|
|
|
Too Much |
Too Little |
About Right |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
7/24-28/09 |
48 |
5 |
45 |
2 |
|
|
7/9-12/09 |
52 |
4 |
39 |
5 |
|
|
4/1-5/09 |
38 |
4 |
55 |
3 |
|
|
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling
organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). July 24-27, 2009.
N=1,011 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"How likely
do you think it is that Barack Obama will bring real change in direction to
the country: very likely, fairly likely, just somewhat likely, or not that
likely?" |
|
|
|
Very
Likely |
Fairly
Likely |
Just Some-
what Likely |
Not That
Likely |
Unsure |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
7/24-27/09 |
31 |
20 |
27 |
21 |
1 |
|
2/26 - 3/1/09 |
43 |
18 |
20 |
17 |
2 |
|
1/9-12/09 |
35 |
24 |
22 |
17 |
2 |
|
12/5-8/08 |
37 |
21 |
23 |
17 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"When it
comes to the policies and the programs of Barack Obama,
would you say that they are taking the country in the right direction,
taking the country in the wrong direction, or do you feel they are mixed?" |
|
|
|
Right
Direction |
Wrong
Direction |
Mixed |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
7/24-27/09 |
35 |
30 |
34 |
1 |
|
|
AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media. July
16-20, 2009. N=1,006 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"How well do you think Barack Obama understands the important issues the
country will need to focus on during the next four years? Would you say
extremely well, very well, somewhat well, not too well, or not well at all?" |
|
|
|
Extremely
well |
Very well |
Somewhat
well |
Not too well |
Not well
at all |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
7/16-20/09 |
27 |
20 |
21 |
13 |
19 |
|
4/16-20/09 |
29 |
25 |
25 |
8 |
13 |
|
1/9-14/09 |
33 |
32 |
21 |
7 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you think it is likely, unlikely, or neither likely nor unlikely that
Barack Obama will be able to achieve each of the following during the next
four years? How about
[see below]?" |
|
|
|
Likely |
Unlikely |
Neither |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
"Improve the economy" |
|
7/16-20/09 |
61 |
36 |
3 |
- |
|
|
1/9-14/09 |
80 |
17 |
3 |
- |
|
|
|
"Create jobs" |
|
7/16-20/09 |
62 |
35 |
3 |
- |
|
|
1/9-14/09 |
83 |
12 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
"Reduce the federal budget
deficit" |
|
7/16-20/09 |
35 |
60 |
5 |
1 |
|
|
1/9-14/09 |
49 |
45 |
5 |
1 |
|
|
|
"Implement a national health
care plan" |
|
7/16-20/09 |
57 |
39 |
4 |
1 |
|
|
1/9-14/09 |
63 |
31 |
5 |
1 |
|
|
|
"Remove most troops from Iraq" |
|
7/16-20/09 |
68 |
26 |
4 |
2 |
|
|
1/9-14/09 |
83 |
15 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
"Improve respect for the
United States around the world" |
|
7/16-20/09 |
64 |
31 |
5 |
- |
|
|
1/9-14/09 |
79 |
17 |
5 |
1 |
|
|
USA Today/Gallup Poll. July 17-19, 2009. N=1,006 adults nationwide.
MoE ± 4. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you think President Obama's proposals to address the major problems
facing the country call for too much government spending, the right amount,
or not enough government spending?" |
|
|
|
Too Much |
Right Amount |
Not Enough |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
7/17-19/09 |
59 |
27 |
11 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you think President Obama's proposals to address the major problems
facing the country call for too much expansion of government power, the
right amount, or not enough expansion of government power?" |
|
|
|
Too Much |
Right Amount |
Not Enough |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
7/17-19/09 |
52 |
35 |
10 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Thinking now about the challenges Barack Obama faced when he became
president, do you think these were more serious, about the same, or less
serious than the challenges other new presidents have faced?"
Options rotated |
|
|
|
More Serious |
About the
Same |
Less Serious |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
7/17-19/09 |
66 |
28 |
6 |
1 |
|
|
ABC News/Washington Post Poll. July 15-18, 2009. N=1,001 adults
nationwide. MoE ± 3.5. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you think Obama is placing too much of a priority on [see below],
too little, or about the right amount?" |
|
|
|
Too Much |
Too Little |
About Right |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
"The economy" |
|
7/15-18/09 |
9 |
29 |
58 |
3 |
|
|
|
"The federal budget deficit" |
|
7/15-18/09 |
13 |
39 |
44 |
4 |
|
|
|
"Health care" |
|
7/15-18/09 |
25 |
21 |
51 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Which of these statements comes closer to your view? Beneath it all,
Obama is an old-style, tax-and-spend Democrat. OR, Obama is a new-style
Democrat who will be careful with the public's money."
Options rotated |
|
|
|
Old-Style |
New-Style |
Neither (vol.) |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
7/15-18/09 |
43 |
52 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
6/18-21/09 |
36 |
58 |
4 |
3 |
|
|
3/26-29/09 |
32 |
62 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
Diageo/Hotline Poll conducted by FD. July 9-13, 2009. N=800
registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.5. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"And,
thinking again about Barack Obama: Now that he is president, how confident
are you that he will be able to bring real change to the way things are done
in Washington, D.C. . . . ?" |
|
|
|
Very
Confident |
Somewhat
Confident |
Not Too
Confident |
Not at All
Confident |
Unsure |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
7/9-13/09 |
24 |
32 |
17 |
24 |
3 |
|
6/4-7/09 |
30 |
35 |
15 |
18 |
2 |
|
4/23-26/09 |
28 |
37 |
13 |
19 |
3 |
|
3/26-29/09 |
31 |
36 |
14 |
17 |
3 |
|
2/28 - 3/2/09 |
29 |
41 |
14 |
15 |
2 |
|
1/21-24/09 |
36 |
39 |
12 |
10 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Now I
would like to read you a list of several issues related to domestic and
foreign policy. After I read each one, please tell me whether you approve or
disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the
issue. . . ." |
|
|
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
|
"U.S. policy towards Iran" |
|
7/9-13/09 |
54 |
37 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
"Energy policy" |
|
7/9-13/09 |
53 |
36 |
11 |
|
|
|
6/4-7/09 |
61 |
27 |
12 |
|
|
|
|
"U.S. policy towards North
Korea" |
|
7/9-13/09 |
50 |
33 |
17 |
|
|
|
|
"The economy" |
|
7/9-13/09 |
49 |
47 |
4 |
|
|
|
6/4-7/09 |
60 |
37 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
"Social issues like abortion
and same-sex marriage" |
|
7/9-13/09 |
39 |
45 |
16 |
|
|
|
6/4-7/09 |
45 |
42 |
12 |
|
|
|
Quinnipiac University Poll. June 23-29, 2009. N=3,063 registered
voters nationwide. MoE ± 1.8. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Would you say that Barack Obama is doing a better job as president than
you expected, a worse job, or about what you expected?" |
|
|
|
Better |
Worse |
About What
Expected |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
6/23-29/09 |
18 |
14 |
64 |
3 |
|
|
3/24-30/09 |
18 |
13 |
62 |
6 |
|
|
2/25 - 3/2/09 |
19 |
9 |
64 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Since Barack Obama became president in January 2009, do you feel that
things in the country have gotten better, gotten worse, or stayed about the
same?" |
|
|
|
Better |
Worse |
Same |
Unsure |
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
6/23-29/09 |
32 |
30 |
37 |
1 |
|
|
ABC News/Washington Post Poll. June 18-21, 2009. N=1,001 adults
nationwide. MoE ± 3.5. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Obama is handling [see
below]?" |
|
|
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
"Global warming"
Half sample (Form A) |
|
6/18-21/09 |
54 |
28 |
17 |
|
|
|
4/21-24/09 |
61 |
23 |
16 |
|
|
|
|
"The situation involving the
big U.S. automakers"
Half sample (Form B) |
|
6/18-21/09 |
45 |
50 |
5 |
|
|
|
4/21-24/09 |
41 |
53 |
6 |
|
|
|
CBS News/New York Times Poll. June 12-16, 2009. N=895 adults
nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is
handling the problems facing the auto industry?" |
|
|
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
|
|
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
|
6/12-16/09 |
41 |
46 |
13 |
|
|
|
Obama Administration continued
|