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Released: August 05, 2009

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Zogby Poll: Obama Job Approval Above 50% Again


36% Say They Are Worse Off Financially Than 4 Years Ago

UTICA, New York - President Barack Obama's job approval has bounced back above 50% in the latest Zogby International national poll. The July 31-August 4 telephone poll of 1,005 likely voters shows 53% approving of Obama's job performance, and 38% disapproving.

Zogby International also uses a four-point scale of job performance. Using that measure, 51% rate Obama as excellent (20.2%) or good (30.4%), and 48% rate his performance as fair (21.6%) or poor (26.0%). 

Both measures of job performance have improved over a Zogby Interactive survey of 4,470 likely voters nationwide conducted July 21-24. Then, 48% approved and 49% disapproved. In the same poll, on the four-point scale, 47% gave Obama excellent or good grades, and 53% chose fair or poor.

Obama continues to retain high personal favorability from likely voters. The most recent phone survey found 62% rating the President favorably and 37% unfavorably.

Voters are very much split on whether the nation is heading in the right direction, 47%, or wrong track 46%.

When asked about their personal finances, 36% said they were worse off than four years ago, 15% were better off and 48% were about the same.

Questions about Obama and the nation's direction continue to show heavy partisanship, as well as age and gender differences. Just 16% of Republicans approve of Obama's job performance. Obama is in positive territory with Independents, with a 52%-40% approval-disapproval rating. Among women, 56% give Obama their approval, which is eight points higher than that score among men. As for age, Obama's highest approval of 59% comes from the First Global™ generation, the 18-29-year-olds. The only age cohort in which a plurality disapprove are those 65 and older, with 47% giving Obama a thumbs down.

The margin of error for this phone survey is +/- 3.2 percentage points. Margins of error are higher in sub-groups. 

Pollster John Zogby: "Voters again got to see Obama as the man who brings people together when he invited Professor Gates, and the police officer who arrested him, over for a beer. Plus he benefitted from more good vibes on his birthday. Meanwhile, his enemies continue to make him look good. The 'birther' movement's claims that Obama was not born in the U.S. backfired so badly that even Ann Coulter called them cranks"

For a complete methodological statement on this survey, please visit:

http://www.zogby.com/methodology/readmeth.cfm?ID=1408

(8/5/2009)


Tags: Politics | US



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