OBAMA CONTINUES POLL DECLINE - Daily Presidential Tracking Poll - Rasmussen Reports™

Sunday, December 13, 2009

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Sunday shows that 23% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty-two percent (42%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -19.

Today is the second straight day that Obama’s Approval Index rating has fallen to a new low.

Prior to the past two days, the Approval Index had never fallen below -15 during Obama’s time in office (see trends).

Here is a 50 State Look at Obama's Sinking Poll Numbers:

Latest Round-Up of Obama Poll Numbers by State


Obama remains in positive territory in the Democratic strongholds of New York and California, but his approval margins are lower than they were in SurveyUSA's polls in September. He has high disapproval numbers in Missouri, where he nearly beat John McCain in 2008, and Virginia where he did beat McCain. Kentucky is not exactly Obama territory and he gets only a 53 percent approval vote from fellow Democrats there. Independents in seven of the nine states disapprove of the job he is doing, and in two other states they are split on the question.

Alabama

SurveyUSA, Nov. 20-22

2008 election: McCain 60 percent, Obama 38 percent. SurveyUSA says 59 percent of Alabamans disapprove of Obama's job performance, 38 percent approve and 3 percent are undecided, about the same ratio as in its September poll. Eighty-six percent of Republicans disapprove, 73 percent of Democrats approve and 75 percent of independents disapprove. Republicans make up 38 percent of the sample, Democrats comprise 37 percent and independents make up 19 percent.


Arizona

Arizona State University/KAET, Nov. 19-22; Rasmussen Reports, Nov. 182008 election: McCain 53 percent, Obama 45 percent.

Arizona voters split at 48 percent each on whether they approve or disapprove of the job Obama is doing, with 4 percent expressing no opinion. They believe by 45 percent to 40 percent that he should send more troops to Afghanistan. Fifteen percent expressed no opinion.

Rasmussen says 60 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing while 40 percent approve.

Arkansas

2008 election: McCain 59 percent, Obama 39 percent

Rasmussen Reports, Dec. 1; Daily Kos/Research 2000, Nov. 30 - Dec. 2Rasmussen Reports says 65 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing while 34 percent approve.Daily Kos/Research 2000 says 55 percent view Obama unfavorably and 42 percent see him favorably. Independents see him unfavorably by a 64 percent to 31 percent margin.

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