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Barack Obama: Favorability Ratings

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by Hart Research Associates (D) and Public Opinion Strategies (R). Sept. 16-19, 2018. N=900 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.3. LV = likely voters. RV = registered voters.
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"Now I'm going to read you the names of several public figures and groups and I'd like you to rate your feelings toward each one as very positive, somewhat positive, neutral, somewhat negative, or very negative. If you don't know the name, please just say so. ... Barack Obama."
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		Very positive	Somewhat positive	Neutral	Somewhat negative	Very negative	Don't know name/Not sure
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	9/16-19/18 RV	35	19	13	10	22	1
	12/12-15/16	36	16	12	12	24	-
	2/29 - 3/3/12	28	21	14	12	25	-
	1/22-24/12	28	22	10	14	25	1
	12/7-11/11	22	23	13	15	27	-
	11/2-5/11	26	19	15	13	27	-
	10/6-10/11	23	23	14	12	28	-
	8/27-31/11	24	20	12	14	30	-
	6/9-13/11	27	22	14	13	24	-
	5/5-7/11	33	21	14	13	18	1
	3/31 - 4/4/11	28	22	14	13	23	-
	2/24-28/11	28	21	15	15	20	1
	1/13-17/11	29	23	15	14	18	1
	12/9-13/10	25	23	14	14	24	-
	11/11-15/10	28	21	12	13	26	-
	10/28-3010 RV	29	18	12	15	27	-
	10/14-18/10 RV	29	19	9	17	26	-
	9/22-26/10	29	18	12	14	27	-
	8/26-30/10	26	20	12	14	27	1
	8/5-9/10	27	19	13	14	27	-
	6/17-21/10	27	20	13	15	25	-
	5/20-23/10	28	19	15	14	24	-
	5/6-10/10	29	20	12	14	24	1
	3/11, 13-14/10	31	19	11	14	24	1
	1/23-25/10	29	23	14	14	20	-
	1/10-14/10	29	23	12	16	19	1
	12/11-14/09	29	21	13	15	22	-
	10/22-25/09	36	20	11	12	21	-
	9/17-20/09	38	18	11	14	19	-
	7/24-27/09	37	18	10	14	20	1
	6/12-15/09	41	19	11	12	17	-
	4/23-26/09	45	19	12	10	13	1
	2/26 - 3/1/09	47	21	12	9	10	1
	1/9-12/09	43	23	17	8	6	3
	12/5-8/08	45	22	15	8	8	2
	11/1-2/08 LV	44	12	8	10	25	1
	10/17-20/08 LV	39	18	8	10	24	1
	10/4-5/08 RV	30	22	12	12	23	1
	9/19-22/08 RV	29	19	15	14	22	1
	9/6-8/08 RV	33	20	13	12	20	2
	8/15-18/08 RV	28	22	13	17	19	1
	7/18-21/08 RV	27	21	16	11	23	2
	6/6-9/08 RV	25	23	17	11	22	2
	4/25-28/08 RV	23	23	16	17	20	1
	3/24-25/08 RV	24	25	18	16	16	1
	3/7-10/08 RV	25	26	18	13	15	3
	1/20-22/08 RV	18	29	22	12	15	4
	12/14-17/07	17	29	22	14	12	6
	11/1-5/07	15	28	24	12	12	9
	9/7-10/07	15	27	23	13	12	10
	7/27-30/07	16	26	24	12	10	12
	4/20-23/07	19	26	25	8	6	16
	3/2-5/07	18	19	26	11	6	20
	12/8-11/06	17	18	18	7	6	34
	10/28-30/06 RV	14	17	18	5	6	40

Bloomberg National Poll conducted by Selzer & Company. July 8-12, 2017. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1. LV = likely voters
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"... For each, please tell me if your feelings are very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable. If you don't know enough to answer, just say so. Barack Obama, former president of the United States." 2009-2016: "... Barack Obama, president of the United States."
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		Very favorable	Mostly favorable	Mostly unfavorable	Very unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/8-12/17	33	28	11	25	4
	12/2-5/16	32	23	16	26	3
	8/5-8/16	27	24	17	27	5
	6/10-13/16	29	25	13	30	2
	3/19-22/16	30	26	15	26	2
	11/15-17/15	19	29	20	29	3
	9/18-21/15	22	29	17	30	3
	4/6-8/15	20	32	17	28	3
	12/3-5/14	17	28	20	31	4
	6/6-9/14	18	26	18	34	4
	3/7-10/14	20	29	19	30	2
	5/31 - 6/3/13	25	28	14	30	3
	2/15-18/13	30	26	17	23	4
	12/7-10/12	31	24	14	28	3
	9/21-24/12 LV	29	23	13	31	4
	3/8-11/12 LV	23	29	15	30	3
	3/4-7/11 LV	22	33	19	22	4
	12/4-7/10 LV	21	31	20	24	4
	12/3-7/09 LV	28	30	18	20	4
	9/10-14/09 LV	32	29	16	20	3

Gallup Poll. June 7-11, 2017. N=1,009 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
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"We'd like to get your overall opinion of some people in the news. As I read each name, please say if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of these people -- or if you have never heard of them. How about Barack Obama?" 12/06: ". . . Illinois Senator Barack Obama"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	No opinion
		%	%	%	%
	6/7-11/17	63	36	-	1
	1/4-8/17	58	41	-	1
	12/7-11/16	61	38	-	1
	11/9-13/16	62	37	-	2
	8/3-7/16	54	43	-	2
	7/13-17/16	51	48	-	1
	11/4-8/15	53	45	-	3
	10/7-11/15	51	47	-	2
	8/5-9/15	50	48	-	2
	7/8-12/15	48	48	-	4
	5/6-10/15	53	45	-	2
	3/5-8/15	49	48	-	2
	2/8-11/15	51	48	-	1
	11/6-9/14	42	55	-	3
	9/25-30/14	45	52	-	3
	7/7-10/14	44	53	-	2
	6/5-8/14	47	52	-	1
	4/24-30/14	51	48	-	2
	3/22-23/14	50	46	-	4
	2/6-9/14	52	46	-	1
	12/5-8/13	48	50	-	3
	10/3-6/13	49	49	-	2
	9/15-16/13	53	43	-	4
	7/10-14/13	52	45	-	3
	6/1-4/13	54	45	-	1
	4/11-14/13	55	43	-	2
	11/15-18/12	58	40	-	2
	11/9-12/12	58	41	-	1
	11/1-4/12	55	42	-	3
	9/24-27/12	55	44	-	1
	8/20-22/12	53	46	-	1
	7/19-22/12	53	45	-	2
	7/9-12/12	54	43	-	3
	5/10-13/12	52	46	-	2
	2/16-19/12	50	48	-	2
	12/15-18/11	55	44	-	1
	4/20-23/11	52	46	-	2
	3/25-27/11	54	43	-	3
	1/14-16/11	53	45	-	2
	11/4-7/10	49	48	-	3
	10/14-17/10	47	50	-	3
	7/8-11/10	52	44	-	4
	5/24-25/10	54	43	-	3
	3/26-28/10	52	48	-	1
	12/11-13/09	56	42	-	2
	10/1-4/09	56	40	-	4
	7/10-12/09	66	33	-	1
	5/29-31/09	67	32	-	1
	3/27-29/09	69	28	-	3
	1/9-11/09	78	18	-	5
	11/7-9/08	68	27	-	4
	10/10-12/08	62	35	-	2
	10/3-5/08	62	34	-	3
	9/5-7/08	62	35	-	3
	8/21-23/08	63	32	1	4
	7/25-27/08	61	35	3	1
	6/15-19/08	64	31	1	4
	5/30 - 6/1/08	58	37	-	5
	5/1-3/08	58	37	1	4
	4/18-20/08	60	34	1	5
	3/14-16/08	62	33	1	5
	2/21-24/08	61	32	1	6
	2/8-10/08	58	34	3	5
	1/30 - 2/2/08	59	32	3	5
	1/10-13/08	59	32	3	6
	12/14-16/07	57	30	4	9
	11/30 - 12/2/07	53	33	7	6
	11/2-4/07	53	30	7	10
	10/12-14/07	53	32	6	9
	10/4-7/07	54	27	11	8
	9/14-16/07	56	29	8	7
	9/7-8/07	48	32	11	10
	8/13-16/07	52	29	9	10
	8/3-5/07	48	34	9	9
	7/12-15/07	49	26	11	14
	7/6-8/07	53	27	11	10
	6/1-3/07	53	25	10	13
	5/10-13/07	55	20	16	9
	5/4-6/07	50	24	13	12
	4/13-15/07	52	27	10	10
	4/2-5/07	49	24	14	12
	3/23-25/07	53	24	14	9
	3/2-4/07	58	18	15	9
	2/9-11/07	53	19	16	12
	12/8-10/06	42	11	33	14

Public Religion Research Institute. Jan. 18-22, 2017. N=1,013 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.6.
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"Now we would like your views on some political leaders. Please say whether your overall opinion of Barack Obama is very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly UNfavorable, or very unfavorable."
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	1/18-22/17	62	36	2

*ABC News/Washington Post* Poll. Jan. 12-15, 2017. N=1,005 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5. RV = registered voters. Among adults, except where noted.
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"Overall, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Barack Obama?" 9/08 & 10/08: "Regardless of how you might vote, do you have a . . . ."
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/12-15/17	61	36	4
	10/23-26/14	44	50	6
	1/20-23/14	49	50	1
	11/14-17/13	46	52	2
	10/17-20/13	50	48	2
	6/19-23/13	53	44	3
	3/20-24/13	57	41	2
	1/23-27/13	60	37	3
	10/4-7/12 RV	55	44	1
	9/5-9/12 RV	52	45	3
	8/29 - 9/2/12 RV	47	49	4
	8/22-26/12	50	44	6
	8/1-5/12	53	43	4
	5/23-27/12	52	45	3
	4/11-15/12	56	40	5
	3/21-25/12	53	43	3
	2/22-26/12	51	45	3
	1/18-22/12	53	43	4
	12/7-11/11	48	49	3
	9/14-18/11	47	46	7
	4/14-17/11	52	45	2
	4/22-25/10	57	41	2
	1/12-15/10	58	40	2
	11/12-15/09	61	38	1
	9/10-12/09	63	35	2
	4/21-24/09	72	26	2
	1/13-16/09	79	18	3
	10/8-11/08 RV	64	33	3
	9/5-7/08 RV	58	36	7
	8/19-22/08 RV	62	34	4
	6/12-15/08	63	33	4
	4/10-13/08	56	39	5
	1/9-12/08	63	30	7
	10/29 - 11/1/07	51	36	13
	2/22-25/07	53	30	16
	1/16-19/07	45	29	25
	12/7-11/06	44	23	33

Suffolk University/USA Today. Dec. 14-18, 2016. N=1,000 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3. LV = likely voters
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"I am going to read you a short list of individuals and for each, please tell me if your opinion of them is generally favorable or generally unfavorable. If you are undecided or if you have never heard of someone, just tell me that. First take Barack Obama. Is your opinion of Barack Obama generally favorable or generally unfavorable?"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Undecided
		%	%	%
	12/14-18/16	55	40	5
	10/20-24/16 LV	57	39	4
	6/26-29/16 LV	52	45	2
	4/20-24/16 LV	51	44	5
	12/2-6/15 LV	48	49	3

CNN/ORC Poll. Nov. 17-20, 2016. N=1,003 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3. LV = likely voters. RV = registered voters. Results based on adults, except where noted.
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"We'd like to get your overall opinion of some people in the news. As I read each name, please say if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of these people -- or if you have never heard of them. Barack Obama." 6/07 - 8/23-24/08: "Illinois Senator Barack Obama"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/17-20/16	59	38	1	2
	6/16-19/16	53	46	-	1
	12/17-21/15	48	50	-	1
	9/4-8/15	49	49	-	1
	5/29-31/15	49	49	-	2
	3/13-15/15	52	46	-	1
	11/21-23/14	48	51	-	1
	5/29 - 6/1/14	47	51	-	2
	3/7-9/14	49	49	-	1
	11/16-18/12	56	41	-	2
	11/2-4/12 LV	52	46	-	1
	9/28-30/12 LV	52	48	-	-
	9/7-9/12 LV	57	42	-	1
	8/31 - 9/3/12 LV	51	48	-	1
	8/22-23/12 LV	52	47	-	1
	8/7-8/12	56	42	-	2
	6/28 - 7/1/12	55	44	-	1
	5/29-31/12	56	42	-	2
	4/13-15/12	56	42	-	2
	3/24-25/12	56	42	-	2
	2/10-13/12	53	45	-	1
	1/11-12/12	49	49	-	2
	9/23-25/11	53	45	-	2
	1/14-16/11	56	42	-	2
	10/27-30/10	48	48	-	3
	4/9-11/10	57	41	-	2
	12/16-20/09	58	40	-	3
	10/16-18/09	60	39	-	1
	7/31 - 8/3/09	64	34	-	2
	4/23-26/09	69	29	-	2
	1/12-15/09	78	17	1	4
	12/1-2/08	76	21	-	3
	11/6-9/08	75	22	-	3
	10/30 - 11/1/08 LV	60	39	-	1
	10/17-19/08 LV	62	35	-	3
	10/3-5/08 LV	61	38	-	2
	9/19-21/08 LV	61	36	-	2
	9/5-7/08 RV	60	34	-	6
	8/29-31/08 RV	64	33	-	2
	8/23-24/08 RV	60	36	-	3
	7/27-29/08 RV	63	33	-	4
	6/26-29/08 RV	63	32	-	4
	4/28-30/08	56	38	-	5
	2/1-3/08	58	31	2	8
	1/9-10/08	55	28	6	11
	9/7-9/07	49	27	10	13
	6/22-24/07	47	24	14	15
	3/9-11/07	44	21	19	16
	11/3-5/06	36	11	37	16

Quinnipiac University. Feb. 10-15, 2016. N=1,342 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.7.
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"Is your opinion of Barack Obama favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Haven't heard enough	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	2/10-15/16	45	52	2	2
	12/16-20/15	46	50	1	2
	8/20-25/15	47	50	2	2
	9/23-29/13	48	49	2	2
	6/28 - 7/8/13	47	49	2	3
	5/22-28/13	48	49	2	1
	1/30 - 2/4/13	51	46	2	2
	7/1-8/12	45	48	4	4
	4/11-17/12	45	49	3	3
	2/14-20/12	47	48	2	2
	11/14-20/11	47	46	4	4
	10/25-31/11	49	46	2	2
	9/27 - 10/3/11	42	53	3	3
	8/16-27/11	47	47	3	3
	11/8-15/10	48	48	2	2
	8/31 - 9/7/10	47	45	5	3
	7/13-19/10	49	45	4	2
	3/16-21/10	47	47	4	1
	11/9-16/09	50	38	9	2
	9/29 - 10/5/09	53	37	8	2
	6/23-29/09	58	30	10	2
	4/21-27/09	58	27	11	3
	3/24-30/09	59	26	13	2
	11/6-10/08	67	19	11	3

McClatchy-Marist Poll. Oct. 29-Nov. 4, 2015. N=1,080 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3. 6/10 & earlier: Marist College Marist Poll.
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"Overall, do you have a favorable or an unfavorable impression of Barack Obama?"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of/Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/29 - 11/4/15	50	47	3
	7/22-28/15	47	48	4
	3/1-4/15	45	52	3
	12/3-9/14	44	54	3
	9/24-29/14	48	49	3
	8/4-7/14	43	51	6
	4/7-10/14	49	49	2
	2/4-9/14	47	50	3
	12/3-5/13	46	52	3
	7/15-18/13	47	46	7
	3/25-27/13	53	45	2
	3/4-7/13	48	48	4
	12/4-6/12	53	44	3
	7/9-11/12	49	46	5
	11/8-10/11	47	49	4
	9/13-14/11	46	48	5
	8/2-4/11	52	41	8
	6/15-23/11	50	44	6
	4/10-14/11	48	48	5
	1/6-10/11	53	40	8
	11/15-18/10	47	49	4
	9/30 - 10/5/10	50	47	3
	9/14-16/10	49	48	3
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	6/17-24/10	50	43	7
	3/25-26 & 29/10	53	41	6
	2/1-3/10	50	44	6
	12/2, 3 & 7/09	55	41	4

Pew Research Center/USA Today. Dec. 3-7, 2014. N=1,507 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.9.
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"Would you say your overall opinion of Barack Obama is very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly UNfavorable, or very unfavorable?"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of (vol.)	Can't rate (vol.)/Refused
		%	%	%	%
	12/3-7/14	48	49	0	3
	7/8-14/14	50	48	0	2
	1/15-19/14	51	45	-	4
	10/9-13/13	47	50	-	3
	1/9-13/13	59	38	-	3
	12/5-9/12	59	40	-	2
	10/24-28/12	56	40	-	4
	10/4-7/12	50	45	-	5
	9/12-16/12	57	40	-	4
	7/16-26/12	51	42	0	8
	6/7-17/12	53	44	0	4
	3/7-11/12	56	41	-	3
	2/8-12/12	54	42	-	5
	1/11-16/12	51	45	0	4
	11/9-14/11	52	45	-	3
	3/8-14/11	58	39	-	3
	12/2-5/10	54	43	-	2
	8/25 - 9/6/10	53	43	-	5
	6/10-13/10	56	39	0	4
	10/28 - 11/30/09	65	30	-	5
	6/10-14/09	72	25	-	3
	4/14-21/09	73	24	-	3
	1/7-11/09	79	15	0	6
	10/08	66	28	-	6
	3/19-22/08	56	34	1	9
	8/1-18/07	48	26	13	13

CBS News Poll. Jan. 17-21, 2014. N=1,018 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3. Among registered voters, except where noted.
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"Is your opinion of Barack Obama favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Barack Obama yet to have an opinion?"
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		Favorable	Not favorable	Undecided	Haven't heard enough	Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/17-21/14 Adults	42	40	13	5	1
	2/6-10/13 Adults	50	34	13	3	1
	9/8-12/12	45	41	11	2	1
	8/22-26/12	41	44	12	2	1
	7/11-16/12	36	48	12	3	1
	4/13-17/12	42	45	11	2	1
	3/7-11/12	41	41	14	3	1
	2/8-13/12	45	41	11	2	1
	1/12-17/12	38	45	14	3	0
	9/10-15/11 Adults	39	42	13	5	0
	1/15-19/11 Adults	40	34	20	6	0
	10/21-26/10 Adults	40	36	18	4	2
	10/1-5/10	42	39	15	3	1
	4/5-12/10 Adults	43	33	17	7	0
	2/5-10/10 Adults	39	34	19	6	2
	7/24-28/09 Adults	50	23	16	11	0
	4/22-26/09 Adults	54	18	15	12	1
	1/11-15/09 Adults	60	9	22	8	1
	12/4-7/08 Adults	55	12	24	7	2
	10/31 - 11/2/08	50	35	12	1	2
	10/25-29/08	51	34	13	2	0
	10/19-22/08	52	31	15	2	0
	10/10-13/08	50	32	15	2	1
	10/3-5/08	46	34	16	3	1
	9/27-30/08	48	32	17	3	0
	9/21-24/08	43	30	22	4	1
	9/12-16/08	45	35	16	3	1
	9/1-3/08	38	34	24	3	1
	8/29-31/08	39	34	22	4	1
	8/15-19/08	39	32	25	4	0
	7/31 - 8/5/08	37	32	25	5	1
	7/7-14/08	39	31	24	4	2
	5/30 - 6/3/08	41	31	22	5	1
	5/1-3/08	44	30	20	6	0
	4/25-29/08	39	34	21	5	1
	3/28 - 4/2/08	43	24	25	8	0
	3/15-18/08	44	28	20	8	0
	2/20-24/08	45	23	23	9	0
	10/12-16/07	38	24	26	11	1
	9/4-9/07	35	21	29	14	1
	8/8-12/07	36	20	27	17	0
	7/9-17/07	37	21	24	18	0
	6/26-28/07	40	22	22	15	1
	5/18-23/07	34	21	25	20	0
	4/9-12/07	36	18	25	21	0
	3/26-27/07 Adults	31	17	21	30	0
	3/7-11/07 Adults	39	18	20	23	0
	1/18-21/07	29	9	20	41	1
	1/1-3/07 Adults	28	10	14	47	1

Fox News Poll conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). Oct. 20-22, 2013. N=1,020 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3. 1/11 & earlier: Conducted by Opinion Dynamics Corp.
					.
"I'm going to read you the names of several individuals. Please tell me whether you have a generally favorable or unfavorable opinion of each. If you've never heard of one, please just say so. Barack Obama."
					.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/20-22/13	45	50	4
	10/1-2/13	47	50	3
	7/21-23/13	50	46	4
	6/22-24/13	47	51	2
	4/20-22/13	52	46	3
	2/25-27/13	51	46	3
	1/15-17/13	51	47	2
	10/28-30/12	53	45	2
	10/7-9/12	52	44	4
	9/24-26/12	52	43	4
	9/9-11/12	52	44	4
	8/19-21/12	52	43	4
	8/5-7/12	54	42	4
	7/15-17/12	52	46	2
	6/3-5/12	54	42	4
	5/13-15/12	52	44	4
	4/22-24/12	50	48	2
	3/10-12/12	50	47	3
	1/12-14/12	51	46	3
	10/23-25/11	48	48	3
	8/7-9/11	48	47	5
	4/25-27/11	53	44	3
.
	1/18-19/11	56	40	4
	9/1-2/10	50	46	4
	6/29-30/10	52	44	4
	5/4-5/10	53	42	4
	4/6-7/10	50	45	5
	2/2-3/10	51	43	5
	11/17-18/09	54	42	4
	10/13-14/09	55	41	4
	7/21-22/09	62	33	5
	6/9-10/09	64	30	6
	4/22-23/09	68	27	5
	3/31 - 4/1/09	62	32	6
	2/17-18/09	68	25	7
	1/13-14/09	76	15	9
	12/9-10/08	68	24	8
	11/1-2/08	57	39	4
	10/28-29/08	56	40	4
	10/20-21/08	60	34	6
	10/8-9/08	60	34	7

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications. Oct. 19-23, 2012. N=839 likely voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.2. LV = likely voters. Among adults, except where noted.
.
"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Barack Obama?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	10/19-23/12 LV	51	45	3	1
	9/13-17/12 LV	52	45	2	1
	8/16-20/12	53	44	2	1
	5/3-7/12	58	38	4	-
	2/16-20/12	57	42	1	-
	12/8-12/11	53	46	1	-
	10/13-17/11	54	44	2	-
	8/18-22/11	54	45	2	-
	6/16-20/11	56	43	-	1
	5/5-9/11	63	36	1	-
	3/24-28/11	59	39	1	-
	1/5-10/11	59	40	1	-
	11/3-8/10	55	44	1	-
	10/13-18/10	57	43	-	-
	9/8-13/10	57	42	1	-
	8/11-16/10	56	43	1	-
	6/9-14/10	59	40	1	-
	5/7-11/10	57	42	1	-
	4/7-12/10	55	44	1	1

Reuters/Ipsos Poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. March 3-6, 2011. N=1,040 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
						.
"Would you say your overall opinion of Barack Obama is very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable or very unfavorable?"
						.
		Very favorable	Mostly favorable	Mostly unfavorable	Very unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/3-6/11	24	30	18	24	3
	12/2-5/10	29	26	22	21	2

Diageo/Hotline Poll conducted by FD. July 9-13, 2009. N=800 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
					.
"Now, I'd like to read you a list of various national public figures, and for each one, please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of them. If you haven't heard of them, just tell me and we'll move on. Barack Obama."
					.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Heard of/ can't rate (vol.)	Haven't heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/9-13/09	58	37	3	-	2
	6/4-7/09	67	29	3	-	1
	4/23-26/09	64	31	3	-	2
	3/26-29/09	64	30	5	-	1
	2/28 - 3/2/09	68	27	4	-	1
	1/21-24/09	76	15	5	-	5
	8/29-31/08	60	31	6	1	1
	3/28-31/08	56	37	5	1	2
	3/29 - 4/1/07	47	22	14	12	5
	2/21-24/07	50	19	16	13	2
	1/11-14/07	45	17	14	22	3
	11/8-12/06	40	8	9	36	6
	10/19-23/06	32	12	12	42	3
	2/16-19/06	29	8	7	49	7

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. March 4-5, 2009. N=1,203 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5. RV = registered voters
.
"Next, as I read you the names of some people in politics, please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of each one. If I mention someone you never heard of before this interview, just tell me. What about Barack Obama?"
.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/4-5/09	72	22	-	6
	10/22-23/08 RV	62	32	-	6
	10/8-9/08 RV	60	36	-	4
	9/10-11/08 RV	57	37	1	5
	7/9-10/08 RV	56	32	-	12
	6/18-19/08 RV	62	26	-	12
	5/21-22/08 RV	55	40	1	4
	4/24-25/08 RV	53	40	1	6
	4/16-17/08 RV	57	36	1	6
	3/5-6/08 RV	61	28	1	10
	7/2-3/07	54	19	13	14
	5/11-12/06	31	9	50	10

Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll. Aug. 15-18, 2008. N=1,248 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
						.
"Do you have a positive or negative feeling about Barack Obama?"
						.
		Positive	Negative	Neither (vol.)	Unsure	Haven't heard enough (vol.)
		%	%	%	%	%
	8/15-18/08	48	35	13	3	1
	6/19-23/08	59	27	10	3	1

Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll. Feb. 21-25, 2008. N=1,246 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
						.
"What is your impression of Illinois Senator Barack Obama? As of today, is it very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, very unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him to say?"
						.
		Favorable	Unfavorable	Haven't heard	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	2/21-25/08	61	27	8	4

Quinnipiac University Poll. Nov. 13-19, 2006. N=1,623 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.4.
.
"I'd like to get your feelings toward some of our political leaders and other people who have been in the news. I'll read the name of a person and I'd like you to rate that person using something called the feeling thermometer. You can choose any number between 0 and 100. The higher the number, the warmer or more favorable you feel toward that person, the lower the number, the colder or less favorable. If we come to a person who you haven't heard enough about to form an opinion, you don't need to rate the person. Just tell me and we'll move on to the next one. How do you feel about Barack Obama?"
.
		MEAN RATING	Unsure/ Refused
		MEAN RATING	%
	11/13-19/06	58.8	41
	8/17-23/06	54.9	54
	5/23-30/06	58.4	55
	2/21-28/06	59.9	59

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