Polls

Obama approval drops into negative territory

| Tom Jensen

Header-poll-resultsTopline results are below. Full results, including crosstabs, can be found here.

Q1 Do you approve or disapprove of President
Barack Obama’s job performance? If you
approve, press 1. If you disapprove, press 2.
If you’re not sure, press 3.
Approve …………………………………………………. 46%
Disapprove……………………………………………… 47%
Not Sure…………………………………………………. 7%

Q2 How would you rate Barack Obama’s job
performance on a scale of 1 to 9, with 9 being
the highest approval and 1 being the lowest.
Please push the number for the rating you
would give President Obama.
1……………………………………………………………. 27%
2……………………………………………………………. 8%
3……………………………………………………………. 5%
4……………………………………………………………. 5%
5……………………………………………………………. 9%
6……………………………………………………………. 4%
7……………………………………………………………. 8%
8……………………………………………………………. 12%
9……………………………………………………………. 22%

Q3 Do you support or oppose President Obama’s
health care plan, or do you not have an
opinion? If you support it, press 1. If you
oppose it, press 2. If you don’t have an opinion,
press 3.
Support …………….. 39%
Oppose …………….. 50%
No Opinion ………… 11%

Q4 Do you think Barack Obama was born in the
United States? If yes, press 1. If no, press 2.
If you’re not sure, press 3.
Yes ……………………. 54%
No ……………………… 26%
Not Sure……………… 20%

Q5 Do you consider Hawaii to be part of the United
States? If yes, press 1. If no, press 2. If
you’re not sure, press 3.
Yes ……………………………………………………….. 92%
No …………………………………………………………. 5%
Not Sure…………………………………………………. 3%

Q6 Who did you vote for President last year? If
John McCain, press 1. If Barack Obama,
press 2. If someone else or you don’t
remember, press 3.
McCain…………………………………………………… 47%
Obama…………………………………………………… 46%
Undecided………………………………………………. 7%

Q7 Would you describe yourself as a liberal,
moderate, or conservative? If liberal, press 1. If
moderate, press 2. If conservative, press 3.
Liberal ……………………………………………………. 15%
Moderate………………………………………………… 47%
Conservative…………………………………………… 38%

Q8 I am going to name 7 issues. Which of these is
most important to you? The War in Iraq,
education, the economy and jobs, taxes, moral
or family values, health care, or immigration. If
the War in Iraq is most important, press 1. If
education, press 2. If the economy and jobs,
press 3. If taxes, press 4. If moral and family
values, press 5. If health care, press 6. If
immigration, press 7. If some other issue is
most important, press 8.
War in Iraq ……………………………………………… 4%
Education……………………………………………….. 9%
Economy and Jobs ………………………………….. 48%
Taxes…………………………………………………….. 8%
Moral and family values ……………………………. 16%
Health care …………………………………………….. 12%
Immigration…………………………………………….. 3%
Other……………………………………………………… 1%

Q9 Would you describe the community you live in
as urban, suburban, rural, or a small town? If
urban, press 1. If suburban, press 2. If rural,
press 3. If a small town, press 4.
Urban…………………………………………………….. 17%
Suburban ……………………………………………….. 28%
Rural ……………………………………………………… 29%
Small Town…………………………………………….. 27%

Q10 If you are a woman, press 1, if a man, press 2.
Woman ………………………………………………….. 54%
Man……………………………………………………….. 46%

Q11 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If you are a
Republican, press 2. If you are an independent
or identify with another party, press 3.
Democrat ……………………………………………….. 44%
Republican……………………………………………… 37%
Independent/Other…………………………………… 20%

Q12 If you are white, press one now. If you are
African-American, press two now. If other,
press 3.
White …………………………………………………….. 77%
African-American …………………………………….. 20%
Other……………………………………………………… 4%

Q13 If you are 18 to 29 years old, press 1 now. If
you are 30 to 45, press 2. If you are 46 to 65,
press 3. If older, press 4.
18 to 29………………………………………………….. 16%
30 to 45………………………………………………….. 26%
46 to 65………………………………………………….. 37%
Older than 65………………………………………….. 21%

Q14
252………………………………………………………… 11%
336………………………………………………………… 22%
704………………………………………………………… 17%
828………………………………………………………… 17%
910………………………………………………………… 12%
919………………………………………………………… 21%

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