Rasmussen: Obama's Approval Rises
From Rasmussen Reports ~ The tone set by President-elect Barack Obama in the days following his historic electoral victory has been well received by the American people and his Approval ratings are moving up.
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Approval Index for Sunday shows Obama at +16. That’s up from +12 yesterday and +8 on the night after the election. The Index is calculated by subtracting the number who Strongly Disapprove from the number who Strongly Approve. Rasmussen Reports believes that this is a better measure of public perceptions than the overall approval ratings.
Currently, 42% of voters nationwide Strongly Approve of the way that Obama is handling his new role as President-elect while 26% Strongly Disapprove. The number who Strongly Disapprove is down six percentage points since the night after the election (see trends).
Overall, 56% of voters somewhat or strongly approve of Obama’s performance so far while 39% disapprove.
Fifty-two percent (52%) of voters had a positive reaction to Obama’s first press conference following the election. Forty-seven percent (47%) say Obama will do a good or an excellent job on national security issues.
On the night following the election, 24% of voters said the nation was heading in the right direction. That figure has dropped a point a day to 21% today. Still, that’s up from 14% on the morning of Election Day.
There has been, not surprisingly, a dramatic shift in the partisan assessment of the country’s direction. Just before the election, 27% of Republicans thought the country was heading in the right direction. That has fallen to 14% today.
On the other hand, the number of Democrats who say the country’s heading in the right direction jumped from 6% pre-election to 30% today.
Among unaffiliated voters, the change has been less dramatic, from 11% saying right direction on Tuesday morning to 16% today.
Consumer and investor confidence has fallen since Election Day and partisan changes are evident in those figures as well. Fifty-two percent (52%) of voters believe that the government needs to do more on the economic front. But, at the same time, voters are concerned that the government will end up doing too much.
Polling released yesterday shows that 55% believe Congress is doing a poor job.
By way of comparison, 14% of all voters Strongly Approve of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president. Forty-six percent (46%) Strongly Disapprove. That gives the current President a -32 rating on the Presidential Approval Index.
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Approval Index for Sunday shows Obama at +16. That’s up from +12 yesterday and +8 on the night after the election. The Index is calculated by subtracting the number who Strongly Disapprove from the number who Strongly Approve. Rasmussen Reports believes that this is a better measure of public perceptions than the overall approval ratings.
Currently, 42% of voters nationwide Strongly Approve of the way that Obama is handling his new role as President-elect while 26% Strongly Disapprove. The number who Strongly Disapprove is down six percentage points since the night after the election (see trends).
Overall, 56% of voters somewhat or strongly approve of Obama’s performance so far while 39% disapprove.
Fifty-two percent (52%) of voters had a positive reaction to Obama’s first press conference following the election. Forty-seven percent (47%) say Obama will do a good or an excellent job on national security issues.
On the night following the election, 24% of voters said the nation was heading in the right direction. That figure has dropped a point a day to 21% today. Still, that’s up from 14% on the morning of Election Day.
There has been, not surprisingly, a dramatic shift in the partisan assessment of the country’s direction. Just before the election, 27% of Republicans thought the country was heading in the right direction. That has fallen to 14% today.
On the other hand, the number of Democrats who say the country’s heading in the right direction jumped from 6% pre-election to 30% today.
Among unaffiliated voters, the change has been less dramatic, from 11% saying right direction on Tuesday morning to 16% today.
Consumer and investor confidence has fallen since Election Day and partisan changes are evident in those figures as well. Fifty-two percent (52%) of voters believe that the government needs to do more on the economic front. But, at the same time, voters are concerned that the government will end up doing too much.
Polling released yesterday shows that 55% believe Congress is doing a poor job.
By way of comparison, 14% of all voters Strongly Approve of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president. Forty-six percent (46%) Strongly Disapprove. That gives the current President a -32 rating on the Presidential Approval Index.
Labels: Obama Approval Rating, Rasmussen Reports
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