October 26, 2012 11:52 AM
President Obama
The President’s job approval rating in Gallup on October 2 was 51% approval and 45% disapproval. [Based on a 3-day survey period ending on the 22nd.]The following are several additional cuts at the President’s job approval rating during 2012.
| NBC/WSJ | NYT/CBS | WP/ABC | CNN/ORC | |
| Oct 2012 | 49/48% | 49/42%(CBS) | 50/48% | -- |
| Sept 2012 | 49/48% | -- | 49/49% | 50/49% |
| Sept 2012 | 50/48% | 49/46% | 53/46 (WP) | 51/46% |
| Aug 2012 | 48/49% | -- | 47/50% | 49/48% |
| July 2012 | 49/48% | 44/46% | 47/49% | -- |
| June 2012 | 47/48% | -- | -- | 50/59% |
| May 2012 | 48/46% | 50/48% | 47/49% | 49/50% |
| Apr 2012 | 49/46% | 48/42% | 50/45% | 49/48% |
| Mar 2012 | 50/45% | 41/47% | 46/50% | 51/45% |
| Feb 2012 | -- | 50/43% | 50/46% | 50/48% |
| Jan 2012 | 48/46% | 45/47% (CBS) | 48/48% | 47/51% |
Americans continue to rate Obama negatively on the economy, with 52% disapproving and 46% approving. On foreign policy, 49% approve of the job Obama is doing; 46% disapprove of his performance. This is essentially the same rating he received last month. [NBC/WSJ 10/20/12]
