The Official Obama Approval Ratings Thread

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He's at 46/44 on Gallup.

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He's at 45/46 on Gallup today. So it's official: there's no Libya bounce at all.

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Obama approval rating March 2011 (Gallup):

47% Approve

45% Disapprove

Trends for comparison:

Carter: 45/42 (March 1979)

Reagan: 41/49 (March 1983)

Bush I: 86/8 (March 1991)

Clinton: 45/46 (March 1995)

Bush II: 65/31 (March 2003)

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Obama Approval Rating April 2011 (Gallup)

44% Approve

47% Disapprove

Trends for comparison:

Carter: 40/46 (April 1979)

Reagan: 42/47 (April 1983)

Bush I: 79/13 (April 1991)

Clinton: 48/43 (April 1995)

Bush II: 70/26 (April 2003)

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Obama Approval Rating for May 2011 (Gallup):

50% Approve

42% Disapprove

Trends for Comparison:

Carter: 35/51 (May 1979)

Reagan: 44/48 (May 1983)

Bush I: 75/17 (May 1991)

Clinton: 51/42 (May 1995)

Bush II: 66/30 (May 2003)

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Obama Approval Rating June 2011 (Gallup)

46% Approve

46% Disapprove

Trends for comparison:

Carter: 29/57 (June 1979)

Reagan: 45/46 (June 1983)

Bush I: 72/21 (June 1991)

Clinton: 47/42 (June 1995)

Bush II: 62/34 (June 2003)

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Obama Approval Rating July 2011 (Gallup):

44% Approve

48% Disapprove

Trends for comparison:

Roosevelt: 54/39 (July 1939)

Truman: 61/28 (July 1947) AND 29/54 (July 1951)*

Eisenhower: 72/18 (July 1955)

Kennedy: 61/27 (July 1963)

Johnson: 47/39 (July 1967)*

Nixon: 50/36 (July 1971)

Ford: No poll, was 52/34 in June 1975

Carter: 29/59 (July 1979)

Reagan: 43/45 (July 1983)

Bush I: 71/21 (July 1991)

Clinton: 47/43 (July 1995)

Bush II: 60/37 (July 2003)

*Was eligible to run next year, but later decided not to.

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It really is astounding that his approval ratings are still as high as they are, but you have to take into account that he is being artificially inflated by the fact that blacks support him no matter what and the growing hispanic population is 20 points to the left of whites. His white approval rating at 39% is probably like 30% or less.

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Obama average approval August 2011 (Gallup)

40% Approve

52% Disapprove

Trends for comparison:

Roosevelt: 48/43 (August 1939)

Truman: No poll (August 1947) AND 31/57 (August 1951)

Eisenhower: 74/14 (August 1955)

Kennedy: 63/26 (August 1963)

Johnson: 40/48 (August 1967)

Nixon: 49/39 (August 1971)

Ford: 46/37 (August 1975)

Carter: 32/54 (August 1979)

Reagan: 43/46 (August 1983)

Bush I: 71/21 (August 1991)

Clinton: 46/43 (August 1995)

Bush II: 60/37 (August 2003)

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Obama Average Approval Rating September 2011 (Gallup)

41% Approve

51% Disapprove

Trends for comparison:

Roosevelt: 56/37 (September 1939)

Truman: 55/29 (September 1947) AND 32/54 (September 1951)

Eisenhower: 71/16 (September 1955)

Kennedy: 56/30 (September 1963)

Johnson: 38/48 (September 1967)

Nixon: No poll

Ford: 45/38 (September 1975)

Carter: 33/54 (September 1979)

Reagan: 47/43 (September 1983)

Bush I: 68/23 (September 1991)

Clinton: 46/44 (September 1995)

Bush II: 51/45 (September 2003)

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Obama Average Approval Rating October 2011 (Gallup):

41% Approve

51% Disapprove

Trends for comparison:

Roosevelt: 62/37 (October 1939)

Truman: No poll (October 1947) AND 29/55 (October 1951)

Eisenhower: No poll (October 1955)

Kennedy: 58/29 (October 1963)

Johnson: 40/50 (October 1967)

Nixon: 51/38 (October 1971)

Ford: 47/39 (October 1975)

Cater: 30/57 (October 1979)

Reagan: 47/43 (October 1983)

Bush I: 65/28 (October 1991)

Clinton: 48/41 (October 1995)

Bush II: 55/41 (October 2003)

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Obama Average Approval Rating November 2011 (Gallup)

43% Approve

49% Disapprove

Trends for comparison:

Roosevelt: 58/37 (November 1939)

Truman: 54/33 (November 1947) AND 23/61 (November 1951)

Eisenhower: 78/13 (November 1955)

Kennedy: 58/30 (November 1963)

Johnson: 42/46 (November 1967)

Nixon: 49/37 (November 1971)

Ford: 43/45 (November 1975)

Carter: 35/52 (November 1979)

Reagan: 53/37 (November 1983)

Bush I: 55/37 (November 1991)

Clinton: 52/41 (November 1995)

Bush II: 52/45 (November 2003)