Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) President Obama Job Approval Survey

Rasmussen (R) President Obama Job Approval Poll 

How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as president?

• Strongly approve 33% (34%)
• Somewhat approve 21% (19%)
• Somewhat disapprove 9% (9%)
• Strongly disapprove 36% (36%)

President Obama Job Approval

• Approve 54% (53%) 
• Disapprove 45% (45%)
  

Among Independents

• Approve 47% (45%) 
• Disapprove 49% (50%)

Survey of 1,500 likely voters was conducted November 9-11, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points. Party ID: 38% Democrat; 32% Republican; 30% Independent/Other. Race: 72% White; 13% Black; 10% Hispanic; 3% Other. Results from the poll conducted November 8-10, 2012 are in parentheses. 

Inside the numbers:

That is the president’s highest job approval rating since July 2009 (see trends).

Ninety-two percent (92%) of Democrats approve while 86% of Republicans disapprove.