CNN Poll: Solid economy lifts Obama approval to 2014-high

[Tender Branson]

Tuesday's CNN/ORC poll showed for the first time in seven years, a majority of Americans — 51% — have a positive view of the economy, a sharp increase from the 38% who felt that way in October.

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More Americans still disapprove of the job Obama is doing as President. But at 48%, Obama's approval rating is at its highest point in CNN polling since May 2013.

The gains were driven by newfound backing among women, independents and millennials — groups where Obama's approval numbers jumped 10 percentage points from a month ago.

Meanwhile, Obama's approval numbers ticked down among men, Republicans and Americans between 35 and 49 years old.

The approval jump follows a late-quarter jolt in Obama's governing agenda, which gained momentum after unilateral actions on immigration and relations with Cuba. Separate surveys have showed those moves popular among the American people.

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/12/23/politics/obama-approval-rating/index.html

NBC/WSJ, Gallup and Rasmussen have found similar numbers recently.

[Tender Branson]

Of course Americans see the light only after forcing themselves into at least 6 years of Republican Congressional dominance.

This poll was among all adults, which means only like 20% of them voted in 2014.

More like 32-33%.

The voting-age population in the US was ca. 245.9 million on election day.

Plus ca. 5.85 million Americans abroad, who were 18 or older.

Plus ca. 0.35 million American troops abroad, who were 18 or older.

Minus an unknown amount of people in prison or on probation, which depends on each state's disenfranchisement laws.

Alltogether, about 250 million Americans were of voting age in November '14.

82 million people voted.

32.8% turnout among adults only.