▼ Author Community Vote 11 days ago Jeffrey M. Jones Obama Approval Above 50% in 10 States and D.C. in 2011 - — District of Columbia, Hawaii most approving; Utah, Idaho, least — PRINCETON, NJ — In 10 states plus the District of Columbia, a majority of residents approved of the job Barack Obama was doing as president last year, according to aggregated data from 2011. 15 days ago Jeffrey M. Jones Obama Ratings Historically Polarized - — Job approval 80% among Democrats, 12% among Republicans — PRINCETON, NJ — The historically high gap between partisans' job approval ratings of Barack Obama continued during Obama's third year in office, with an average of 80% of Democrats and 12% … 21 days ago Jeffrey M. Jones Obama Averages 44% Approval in 3rd Year - — Averaged 43% job approval in most recent quarter in office — PRINCETON, NJ — President Barack Obama averaged 44% job approval for his third full year in office, which ended Jan. 19. His third-year average is down slightly from his second-year average … 29 days ago Jeffrey M. Jones In U.S., Slightly More Want Obama to Set Course Than GOP - — Obama has maintained slight edge since early 2011 — PRINCETON, NJ — Americans say they want Barack Obama (46%) rather than the Republicans in Congress (42%) to have more influence over the direction the nation takes in the next year. 31 days ago Jeffrey M. Jones National Satisfaction Up Slightly at Start of 2012, to 18% - — Percentage satisfied is lower than in January of other presidential election years — PRINCETON, NJ — Eighteen percent of Americans are satisfied with the way things are going in the United States today, a slight improvement … 33 days ago Jeffrey M. Jones Record-High 40% of Americans Identify as Independents in '11 - — More Americans identify as Democrats than as Republicans, 31% to 27% — PRINCETON, NJ — The percentage of Americans identifying as political independents increased in 2011, as is common in a non-election year … 35 days ago Jeffrey M. Jones Americans See Views of GOP Candidates Closer to Their Own - — Obama, Bachmann furthest away on ideological scale — PRINCETON, NJ — Americans perceive Jon Huntsman, Mitt Romney, and Ron Paul as closest to themselves ideologically, and Michele Bachmann and Barack Obama as furthest away. 37 days ago Jeffrey M. Jones Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton Again Top Most Admired List - — Clinton Most Admired Woman a record 16th time — PRINCETON, NJ — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama continue to be named by Americans as the Most Admired Woman and Most Admired Man living today in any part of the world. 42 days ago Jeffrey M. Jones U.S. Satisfaction in 2011 Ranks as Second Lowest Since 1979 - — On average, 17% were satisfied with national conditions, ahead of only 2008's 15% — PRINCETON, NJ — Throughout 2011, an average of 17% of Americans said they were satisfied with the way things are going in the United States. 48 days ago Jeffrey M. Jones In U.S., Many More Dreading Than Anticipating 2012 Campaign - — Seven in 10 say they can't wait for the campaign to be over — PRINCETON, NJ — With the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses serving as the kickoff of voting in the 2012 presidential election campaign, Americans would likely prefer to fast-forward …

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