December 12, 2014 11:58 AM
President Obama
The public’s grade on President Obama’s job approval (as found by Gallup 12/6) is 43% approval/51% disapproval. The NBC/WSJ survey found the President’s job approval at 44%, up a smidgen from a year earlier.Americans’ approval of how Obama is handling the economy is at 43%, up 4 points from a year ago. However, his approval rating on handling foreign policy is down 6 points from a year ago. [NBC/WSJ 11/14]
Obama’s job approval among blacks so far this year is 84%, among Asians 64%, among Hispanics 53%, and among whites 32%. [Gallup]
| Date | NBC/WSJ | WP/ABC | CNN/ORC | NYT/CBS |
| Nov. 2014 | 44/50% | xxx | 44/53% | xxx |
| 2014 Election | ||||
| Oct. 2014 | xxx | 43/51% | xxx | xxx |
| Oct. 2014 | 42/52% RV | 43/51% ALL | xxx | xxx |
| Sept. 2014 | 40/54% | 42/51% | 44/52% | 40/50% |
| August 2014 | 40/54% | xxx | xxx | 41/50% (CBS) |
| June 2014 | 42/53% | xxx | 43/55% | 40/54% |
| Jan 2014 | 43/51% | 45/52% | 45/51% | 46/47% (CBS) |
| Jan 2013 | 52/44% | 55/41% | 55/43% | 51/41% |
Among the last five Presidents to serve two full terms, Obama’s approval rating at this time ranks 4th.
| Approve | Disapprove | |
| Clinton | 66 | 30 (12/6/98) |
| Eisenhower | 57 | 32 (12/8/58) |
| Reagan | 47 | 44 (12/5/86) |
| Obama | 43 | 51 (12/6/14) |
| GW Bush | 38 | 59 (12/10/06) |
When it comes to how Americans “feel” about Obama, 45% say they have positive feelings and 43% have negative feelings. A year ago, 42% had positive feelings and 46% had negative feelings. [NBC/WSJ11/14]
