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President Obama Job Approval

President Trump Job Approval | President Bush Job Approval

Historical Job Approval

 
Approve
Disapprove
Spread
 Approve Disapprove  Spread
1st Term 49.6 44.9 +4.7 2nd Term  45.9 49.6 -3.7
2009 56.5 36.3 +20.2 2013  46.4  48.6  -2.2 
2010 46.9 47.4 -0.5 2014  42.5  52.9  -10.4 
2011 46.5 47.9 -1.4 2015  45.0  50.5  -5.5 
2012 48.6 47.3 +1.3 2016  49.8  46.5  +3.3 

President Trump Job Approval | President Bush Job Approval

Historical Job Approval

 
Approve
Disapprove
Spread
 Approve Disapprove  Spread
1st Term 49.6 44.9 +4.7 2nd Term  45.9 49.6 -3.7
2009 56.5 36.3 +20.2 2013  46.4  48.6  -2.2 
2010 46.9 47.4 -0.5 2014  42.5  52.9  -10.4 
2011 46.5 47.9 -1.4 2015  45.0  50.5  -5.5 
2012 48.6 47.3 +1.3 2016  49.8  46.5  +3.3 

President Trump Job Approval | President Bush Job Approval

Historical Job Approval

 
Approve
Disapprove
Spread
 Approve Disapprove  Spread
1st Term 49.6 44.9 +4.7 2nd Term  45.9 49.6 -3.7
2009 56.5 36.3 +20.2 2013  46.4  48.6  -2.2 
2010 46.9 47.4 -0.5 2014  42.5  52.9  -10.4 
2011 46.5 47.9 -1.4 2015  45.0  50.5  -5.5 
2012 48.6 47.3 +1.3 2016  49.8  46.5  +3.3 

Polling Data

PollDateSample
Approve
Disapprove
Spread
RCP Average1/3 - 1/18--57.239.3+17.9
FOX NewsFOX News1/15 - 1/181006 RV5739+18
GallupGallup1/15 - 1/181500 A5838+20
Economist/YouGovYouGov1/14 - 1/171078 RV5442+12
Reuters/IpsosIpsos1/13 - 1/172070 A5641+15
CBS NewsCBS News1/13 - 1/161257 A6236+26
Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen1/12 - 1/161500 LV6238+24
ABC News/Wash PostABC/WP1/12 - 1/151005 A6038+22
CNN/ORCCNN/ORC1/12 - 1/151000 A6039+21
NBC News/Wall St. JrnlNBC/WSJ1/12 - 1/151000 A5640+16
MonmouthMonmouth1/12 - 1/15708 RV5440+14
QuinnipiacQuinnipiac1/5 - 1/9899 RV5539+16
Pew ResearchPew1/4 - 1/91502 A5540+15
IBD/TIPPIBD/TIPP1/3 - 1/9904 A5541+14

All President Obama Job Approval Polling Data

RCP Poll Average
President Obama Job Approval
President Obama Job Approval
57.2
ApproveApprove
39.3
DisapproveDisapprove
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Polling Data

PollDateSample
Approve
Disapprove
Spread
RCP Average1/3 - 1/18--57.239.3+17.9
FOX NewsFOX News1/15 - 1/181006 RV5739+18
GallupGallup1/15 - 1/181500 A5838+20
Economist/YouGovYouGov1/14 - 1/171078 RV5442+12
Reuters/IpsosIpsos1/13 - 1/172070 A5641+15
CBS NewsCBS News1/13 - 1/161257 A6236+26
Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen1/12 - 1/161500 LV6238+24
ABC News/Wash PostABC/WP1/12 - 1/151005 A6038+22
CNN/ORCCNN/ORC1/12 - 1/151000 A6039+21
NBC News/Wall St. JrnlNBC/WSJ1/12 - 1/151000 A5640+16
MonmouthMonmouth1/12 - 1/15708 RV5440+14
Economist/YouGovYouGov1/7 - 1/101069 RV5146+5
Reuters/IpsosIpsos1/6 - 1/101787 A5244+8
QuinnipiacQuinnipiac1/5 - 1/9899 RV5539+16
Pew ResearchPew1/4 - 1/91502 A5540+15
IBD/TIPPIBD/TIPP1/3 - 1/9904 A5541+14
Economist/YouGovYouGov12/31 - 1/31234 RV5143+8
Reuters/IpsosIpsos12/30 - 1/31961 A5244+8
Economist/YouGovYouGov12/24 - 12/271196 RV5144+7
Economist/YouGovYouGov12/17 - 12/20998 RV5044+6
Reuters/IpsosIpsos12/16 - 12/202065 A5641+15
USA Today/SuffolkUSA Today12/14 - 12/181000 RV5441+13
NBC News/Wall St. JrnlNBC/WSJ12/12 - 12/151000 A5242+10
FOX NewsFOX News12/11 - 12/131034 RV5341+12
Economist/YouGovYouGov12/10 - 12/131051 RV5145+6
Reuters/IpsosIpsos12/9 - 12/131208 A5441+13
CBS NewsCBS News12/9 - 12/131259 A5636+20
PPP (D)PPP12/6 - 12/71224 RV5045+5
McClatchy/MaristMcClatchy12/1 - 12/9873 RV5542+13
Reuters/IpsosIpsos12/2 - 12/61716 A5342+11
Economist/YouGovYouGov12/3 - 12/5977 RV5245+7
BloombergBloomberg12/2 - 12/5999 A5442+12
Pew ResearchPew11/30 - 12/51502 A5837+21
IBD/TIPPIBD/TIPP11/28 - 12/4902 A5540+15
GWU/BattlegroundGWU/Battleground11/28 - 12/11000 RV5342+11
Economist/YouGovYouGov11/28 - 11/291079 RV5245+7
Reuters/IpsosIpsos11/25 - 11/291704 A5342+11
Economist/YouGovYouGov11/19 - 11/221002 RV5541+14
Reuters/IpsosIpsos11/18 - 11/221645 A5340+13
QuinnipiacQuinnipiac11/17 - 11/201071 RV5043+7
CNN/ORCCNN/ORC11/17 - 11/201003 A5741+16
The AtlanticThe Atlantic11/16 - 11/211000 A5640+16
Economist/YouGovYouGov11/12 - 11/151345 RV5145+6
Reuters/IpsosIpsos11/11 - 11/151761 A5044+6
Washington PostWash Post11/11 - 11/141002 A5640+16
Economist/YouGovYouGov11/4 - 11/73677 LV5049+1
FOX NewsFOX News11/3 - 11/61295 LV5247+5
NBC News/Wall St. JrnlNBC/WSJ11/3 - 11/51282 LV5344+9
McClatchy/MaristMcClatchy11/1 - 11/3940 LV5145+6
Reuters/IpsosIpsos10/29 - 11/22708 A5145+6
CBS News/NY TimesCBS/NYT10/28 - 11/11561 A5440+14
Economist/YouGovYouGov10/30 - 11/11233 LV4949Tie
Economist/YouGovYouGov10/22 - 10/261209 LV4851-3
FOX NewsFOX News10/22 - 10/251221 LV5346+7
Pew ResearchPew10/20 - 10/252583 A5442+12
USA Today/SuffolkUSA Today10/20 - 10/241000 LV5441+13
Associated Press-GfKAP-GfK10/20 - 10/241212 LV5347+6
Reuters/IpsosIpsos10/20 - 10/241777 A4847+1
CNN/ORCCNN/ORC10/20 - 10/231017 A5543+12
Economist/YouGovYouGov10/15 - 10/18925 RV5048+2
FOX NewsFOX News10/15 - 10/17912 LV5046+4
BloombergBloomberg10/14 - 10/171006 LV5144+7
Reuters/IpsosIpsos10/13 - 10/171750 A5145+6
NBC News/Wall St. JrnlNBC/WSJ10/10 - 10/131000 RV5344+9
FOX NewsFOX News10/10 - 10/12917 LV5741+16
GWU/BattlegroundGWU/Battleground10/8 - 10/131000 LV5344+9
Economist/YouGovYouGov10/7 - 10/8971 RV4949Tie
Reuters/IpsosIpsos10/6 - 10/103567 A5244+8
FOX NewsFOX News10/3 - 10/6896 LV5148+3
Economist/YouGovYouGov10/1 - 10/3911 RV4949Tie
Reuters/IpsosIpsos9/29 - 10/31928 A5145+6
CNN/ORCCNN/ORC9/28 - 10/21501 A5544+11
CBS NewsCBS News9/28 - 10/21217 RV5143+8
FOX NewsFOX News9/27 - 9/29911 LV5246+6
PPP (D)PPP9/27 - 9/28933 LV4848Tie
Reuters/IpsosIpsos9/22 - 9/261705 A4647-1

All Commentary & News Stories

- The Cult of Obama Is Over - Max Jeffery, Spectator World

- Obama's Laughable 'No Extremism' Claim - Everett Piper, Washington Times

- Obama Makes an About-Face on Red & Blue America - Theodore Johnson, Wash Post

- Obama Scorns Gerrymandering - Unless It Benefits Him - Isaac Schorr, New York Post

- The Light Shines on Another Obama Scandal - Issues & Insights

- Russia Collusion Hoax Reveals Obama Was More Devious Than Nixon - John Kass

- Daring To Call Out Obama's 'Treasonous Conspiracy' - Robert Knight, Washington Times

- Put Obama in the Dock - Issues & Insights

- Media Silence on Obama Directing Russia Hoax Is Telling - Tulsi Gabbard, FOX News

- When Obama Began Strangling the Republic by the Book - Part II - John Kass

- Gabbard's 'Treasonous' Case Against Obama Is Absurd - Zeeshan Aleem, MSNBC

- Like Trump, Obama Has Immunity - Wall Street Journal

- When Obama Began Strangling the Republic 'by the Book' - John Kass

- Obama Responsible for Pushing Russia Collusion Hoax - Margot Cleveland, Federalist

- Where Is Barack Obama? - Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic

- The Pathetic, Slow-Motion Downfall of Barack Obama - Keith Naughton, The Hill

- Obama Has Some Advice for the Post-Obama Democrats - Jason Riley, WSJ

- Obama's Masterclass in Gaslighting - Matt Margolis, PJ Media

- We Got Complacent With Democracy - President Barack Obama

- Obama Has Lost His Mojo & Ruined His Brand - Miranda Devine, New York Post

- Obama Fired Officers To Align DOD With His Vision - Morgan Phillips, FOX News

- Obama's Fundamental Transformation Is Blowing Up - Stephen Green, PJ Media

- Obama’s Chumminess With Trump Hasn't Helped Anyone - Juan Williams, The Hill

- Falling Out of Love With Obama: What Changed? - Roger Kimball, American Greatness

- To Move Forward, Democrats Must Turn Their Back on Obama - John Kass

- Barack Obama: The Political Genius That Wasn’t - Truesdell & Lehmann, Am. Greatness

- The Long Obama Era Is Over - Osita Nwanevu, The Guardian

- The 2024 Election Buried Barack Obama's Coalition - Dave Weigel, Semafor

- Obamanations - Scott Johnson, PowerLine

- Obama Reminds Voters Harris Is Candidate of Hope & Joy - Marla Bautista, USA Today

- Obama's Damage Control for Harris Won't Work - David Urban, The Tribune-Review

- Obama's Biggest Lie and Suddenly Centrist Harris - David Marcus, FOX News

- We Don't Need Four More Years Of Bluster And Chaos - Barack Obama, DNC

- ‘Hope’ Leads to ‘Joy’: Obama Looks Past Biden to Harris - Philip Wegmann, RCP

- Obama Knifes Biden, Leaves No Fingerprints Behind - John Kass

- Obama's Backstab Demonstrates Dems' Moral Bankruptcy - Tristan Justice, Federalist

- Biden's Grudge Against Obama Drives His 2024 Resolve - Alex Thompson, Axios

- I Haven't Seen 'Spirit' Like This Since Obama in 2008 - Van Jones, CNN

- The Media Conspiracy of Collusion Over Biden’s Health - Piers Morgan, New York Post

- Corrupt Media Hid Biden's Cognitive Decline for Years - Miranda Devine, NY Post

- What Obama Is Whispering to Biden - Gabriel DeBenedetti, New York Magazine

- The Man Behind the Curtain - James Banakis, JohnKassNews

- Dems' Antisemitism Went Mainstream With Obama - Shawn Fleetwood, The Federalist

- Barack Obama Created Recipe for National Disintegration - Michael Lind, Tablet

- Barack Obama Won’t Save Joe Biden’s Campaign - Ashley Rindsberg, UnHerd

- Biden, Obama & Clinton Join Forces in NY - Bevan, Cannon & Jashinsky, RCP on SiriusXM

- 3 Presidents With a Complex Past Team Up To Defeat Trump - Ken Thomas, WSJ

- Obama, Fearing Biden Loss to Trump, Is On Phone To Strategize - Katie Rogers, NYT

- Obama, Worried About Trump, Advises Biden Campaign - Tyler Pager, Washington Post

- Obama Most Overrated President, Coolidge Most Underrated - Stephen Moore, WT

- Barack's Lt: The Racism, Revenge & Ruin of Claudine Gay - Scott McKay, Am Spectator

- Obama's Clueless Foreign Policy Responsible for Today's Chaos - Martin Gurri, NYP

- Team Obama Bashes Kissinger After Admin's Epic Failures - Michael Goodwin, NYP

- Progressives Should Heed Obama's Call on Israel/Palestine - Arash Azizi, Newsweek

- No Fourth Term for Barack Obama - David Deavel, AMAC

- A Speech for the Ages: Yes, We Can - David Shribman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

- Obama's Middle East Policies Failed and He Should Butt Out - DC Examiner

- Are Biden & Obama on Israel's Side? - Michael Goodwin, New York Post

- Obama’s Anti-Israel Ideology Hovers Over Israeli Attacks - Mark Hemingway, Federalist

- Obama’s Coming Fourth Term - Katya Sedgwick, American Mind

- What’s Behind Barack Obama’s Silence on Israel? - Ashley Rindsberg, UnHerd

- Why America Is Seduced by the Obama Sex Scandal - Kat Rosenfield, UnHerd

- Media’s Double Standard for Covering Sex Scandals - David Harsanyi, The Federalist

- Liberal Media Still Ignores Barack Obama's Multiple Myths - Tim Graham, FOX News

- The Man Underneath the Barack Obama Myth - Daniel Flynn, American Spectator

- Obama's Fraudulent Legacy Is Being Exposed - Mark Hemingway, The Federalist

- The Obama Factor - David Samuels, Tablet Magazine

- What Obama Gets Wrong About Race - Wilfed Reilly, Spiked

- Obama Third Term? His Fingerprints Are Everywhere - Matt Kane, AMAC

- Biden & Obama Knew Truth About Russia Hoax, Kept Silent - Gregg Jarrett, FOX News

- After Barack Obama, America Will Never Be the Same - David Axelrod, CNN

- Americans Should Look Up for Political Deliverance - Peter Laffin, DC Examiner

- In a Lifetime of Politics, This One Moment Shines Through - David Axelrod, CNN

- Biden & Obama Make Last-Ditch Effort for Dems - Lauren Gambino, The Guardian

- How Obama Blew His Retirement - Ryan Cooper, MSNBC

- Democrats Pin Hopes on Obama in Final Stretch - Amie Parnes, The Hill

- Obama Just Gave Dems The Perfect Closing Message - Dean Obeidallah, CNN

- Obama's New Role for Democrats: The Closer - Annie Linskey, Washington Post

- No Sainthood for Obama, National Archives in Uproar - James Bovard, NY Post

- Obama's Julia All Grown Up - Melissa Mackenzie, The American Spectator

- Barack Obama: Still a Racial Incendiary - Larry Elder, Townhall

- Obama's Utter Hypocrisy on 'Disinformation' - New York Post

- Biden Laptop: How Much Did Big Tech Manipulate 2020? - Harald Uhlig, City Journal

- How Obama & Biden Empowered Terrorist Networks in Syria - Aaron Mate, RCI

- Obama & Co. Want Contest of Ideas Rigged - George Neumayr, American Spectator

- Barack Obama Rewrites His Russia History - Wall Street Journal

- Obama & Company Dishonestly Lecture America - Evita Duffy, Chicago Thinker

- The Scandal Obama Still Won't Acknowledge - George Neumayr, American Spectator

- Barack Obama's Humiliation of Feeble Joe Biden - Miranda Devine, New York Post

- The Incredible Irony of Obama's Visit to the White House - Chris Cillizza, CNN

- Obama Has Some Nerve Preaching About Climate Crisis - Kate Aronoff, The Guardian

- The Perils of the Springsteen-Obama Echo Chamber - Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic

- Obama Says Parent Concern on Education Is 'Fake Outrage' - Kelsey Bolar, Federalist

- We Don't Have Time For These Phony Right-Wing Culture Wars - Barack Obama

- WH to Dems: Pass the Plan, But Zip It on the Cost - Matt Weidinger, RealClearPolitics

- Colin Powell Walked So Barack Obama Could Run - Toure Neblett, The Grio

- Obama Presidential Library Is a Cause for Celebration - Julian Zelizer, CNN

- Trump, Obama & Bush Would Not Be Standing for This - Clay Travis, Outkick

- Obama Poses a Question That We Still Cannot Answer - John Blake, CNN

- Obama at 60: Why He Matters - Peniel Joseph, CNN