September 1, 2011 - Obama Approval Hits All-Time Low, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Economy Is Getting Worse, More Voters Say Word format President Barack Obama's overall job approval rating has sunk to an all-time low, as American voters disapprove 52 - 42 percent, compared to 47 - 46 percent approval in July, and among whites and men his approval has dropped into the 30s, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Congressional leaders rate even lower in the public eye. Voters nationwide are more pessimistic about the economy, saying 49 - 11 percent that it is getting worse rather than improving, a precipitous drop from a July 14 survey by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University, in which voters said 32 - 23 percent the economy was worsening and January 18, when voters said 36 - 20 percent it was improving. The economy is in a recession, 76 percent of voters say, and is not beginning to recover, voters say 68 - 28 percent. Voters trust Obama more than congressional Republicans to handle the economy 44 - 41 percent, but they say 46 - 42 percent that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney would do a better job than Obama. They are split 43 - 41 percent on whether Obama or GOP candidate Rick Perry would be better on the economy. "President Barack Obama has hit a low 42 percent approval in the past, but this is his highest disapproval rating. Ominous for him is that the share of voters who think he has strong leadership qualities has dropped from 64 - 33 percent in January to 50 - 48 percent now. Voters say 54 - 42 percent that he cares about their problems, but that is not impressive since it is a measure on which Democratic presidents historically rate well," said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "When Quinnipiac University asked that question about Obama in November of 2008, he received a 70 - 22 percent positive score on understanding the needs of average folks." "The best news for the president is that voters still blame former president George W. Bush rather than Obama for the economy by 53 - 32 percent. One can only imagine what Obama's approval rating might look like if that ever changes," said Brown. The president's job approval has dropped to 77 - 18 percent among Democrats, compared to 81 - 11 percent in July. Republicans disapprove 90 - 7 percent, down from 83 - 13 percent, and independent voters disapprove 54 - 40 percent, unchanged from July. Men disapprove 56 - 39 percent and women disapprove 49 - 44 percent. Whites disapprove 61 - 33 percent, while blacks approve 86 - 11 percent and Hispanics approve 56 - 40 percent. Obama's approval drops with the age of voters, from 49 - 43 percent positive among voters 18 to 34 years old, to a negative 41 - 54 percent among voters 35 to 54 years old and a negative 40 - 55 percent among voters over 55. "Men, whites and independent voters were the president's weak spots when his job approval was positive and those groups have progressed from being weak spots to being serious problems," said Brown. "Of course, the way to improve his standing among those voters is the same recipe for success among the entire electorate - an improving economy." The silver lining for the president is that he is viewed more favorably than the congressional leaders with whom he negotiated the debt ceiling deal. Obama gets a split 47 - 47 percent favorability, better than House Speaker John Boehner, with a negative rating of 31 - 22 percent, Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, with a 23 - 14 percent unfavorable rating, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, carrying a 52 - 24 percent unfavorable rating, and Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid, with a 36 - 18 percent unfavorable rating. Only 12 percent of voters consider themselves members of the Tea Party movement, and voters have a 42 - 29 percent unfavorable view of it, which is better than the 51 - 35 percent unfavorable view of the Democrats and 53 - 32 percent unfavorable view of the Republicans. "The Tea Party got a lot of negative publicity during the debt ceiling negotiations and most American voters either don't like the group or don't know enough about it to make a decision," said Brown. "Voters do know the Democratic and Republican parties - and they don't like either one." From August 16 - 27, Quinnipiac University surveyed 2,730 registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 1.9 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones. The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia and the nation as a public service and for research. For more data or RSS feed- http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml, call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter. 11. Is your opinion of - Barack Obama favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 47% 8% 86% 45% 45% 48% 38% 92% 62% Unfavorable 47 87 10 48 49 45 56 6 31 Hvn't hrd enough 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 1 2 REFUSED 3 2 2 5 3 4 3 1 5 WHITE............... AGE IN YRS....... EDUCATION..... BrnAgn No col College Prot Cath Evngl 18-34 35-54 55+ degree degree Favorable 28% 39% 21% 52% 47% 44% 46% 49% Unfavorable 66 55 72 40 47 50 48 45 Hvn't hrd enough 2 4 4 3 2 3 3 2 REFUSED 3 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Mltry <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Favorable 53% 51% 46% 41% 44% Unfavorable 40 45 49 54 53 Hvn't hrd enough 4 1 2 2 1 REFUSED 3 3 3 3 3 TREND: Is your opinion of Barack Obama favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about him? FAVORABLE..... High Low Sep 01 Nov 22 Sep 09 Jul 21 Mar 25 Nov 12 Feb 21 2011 2010 2010 2010 2010 2008 2007 Favorable 47 48 47 49 47 67 44 Unfavorable 47 48 45 45 47 19 14 Hvn't hrd enough 3 2 5 4 4 11 40 REFUSED 3 2 3 2 1 3 1 12. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 42% 7% 77% 40% 39% 44% 33% 86% 56% Disapprove 52 90 18 54 56 49 61 11 40 DK/NA 6 4 5 6 4 7 6 3 4 WHITE............... AGE IN YRS....... EDUCATION..... BrnAgn No col College Prot Cath Evngl 18-34 35-54 55+ degree degree Approve 25% 33% 20% 49% 41% 40% 41% 45% Disapprove 70 62 76 43 54 55 53 50 DK/NA 6 5 4 8 5 5 6 5 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Mltry <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Approve 48% 45% 41% 37% 38% Disapprove 45 51 55 59 56 DK/NA 7 4 4 4 6 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? (*High also 59% Mar 2009, **Low also 42% Mar 2011) BIN LADEN DTH APPROVE....... Post Pre High Low Sep 01 Jul 14 Jun 09 May 05 May 05 Jun 04 Sep 01 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2009* 2011** Approve 42 47 47 52 46 59 42 Disapprove 52 46 46 40 48 31 52 DK/NA 6 7 7 8 6 10 6 13. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 24% 4% 51% 17% 20% 27% 17% 49% 38% Disapprove 70 94 43 76 76 65 77 43 57 DK/NA 6 3 7 6 4 8 6 8 5 WHITE............... AGE IN YRS....... EDUCATION..... BrnAgn No col College Prot Cath Evngl 18-34 35-54 55+ degree degree Approve 12% 20% 10% 28% 23% 23% 24% 23% Disapprove 82 77 85 65 72 71 69 72 DK/NA 6 3 5 7 6 6 7 4 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Mltry <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Approve 30% 25% 21% 17% 22% Disapprove 61 69 75 79 72 DK/NA 9 6 4 4 6 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job? APPROVE....... High Low Sep 01 Jul 14 Jun 09 Mar 31 Mar 03 Mar 4 Sep 01 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2009 2011 Approve 24 28 28 31 33 45 24 Disapprove 70 64 64 58 57 45 70 DK/NA 6 8 8 11 10 10 6 14. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 22% 45% 7% 20% 24% 21% 24% 10% 26% Disapprove 71 49 88 74 71 71 70 84 63 DK/NA 7 6 5 7 4 9 6 7 11 WHITE............... AGE IN YRS....... EDUCATION..... BrnAgn No col College Prot Cath Evngl 18-34 35-54 55+ degree degree Approve 29% 28% 33% 27% 22% 20% 23% 21% Disapprove 64 68 60 66 72 74 69 75 DK/NA 7 4 7 8 7 6 8 4 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Mltry <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Approve 22% 23% 21% 25% 22% Disapprove 68 72 75 71 73 DK/NA 10 5 4 4 5 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job? (*High also 34% Mar 3, 2011 & Mar 2010) APPROVE....... High Low Sep 01 Jul 14 Jun 09 Mar 31 Mar 03 Mar 31 Sep 01 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011* 2011 Approve 22 26 30 34 34 34 22 Disapprove 71 65 61 55 54 55 71 DK/NA 7 9 9 11 12 11 7 16. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in the nation today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Very satisfied 2% - 5% 1% 2% 2% 1% 7% 4% Smwht satisfied 17 4 33 15 17 17 11 46 23 Smwht dissatisfied 29 22 37 30 29 29 30 26 31 Very dissatisfied 51 74 25 54 51 51 57 21 41 DK/NA - - - - - - - - - WHITE............... AGE IN YRS....... EDUCATION..... BrnAgn No col College Prot Cath Evngl 18-34 35-54 55+ degree degree Very satisfied 1% 1% 1% 3% 2% 2% 2% 1% Smwht satisfied 10 11 8 23 18 13 18 16 Smwht dissatisfied 30 30 26 33 28 30 28 32 Very dissatisfied 60 58 65 41 52 55 51 50 DK/NA 1 - - - - 1 - - ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Mltry <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Very satisfied 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% Smwht satisfied 21 19 15 14 17 Smwht dissatisfied 30 27 32 30 24 Very dissatisfied 47 51 51 56 57 DK/NA - 1 - - - TREND: In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in the nation today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? BIN LADEN DTH VERY+SMWHT SAT Post Pre High Low Sep 01 Jul 14 May 05 May 05 Mar 30 Dec 11 Nov 13 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2001 2008 Very satisfied 2 3 6 3 2 21 2 Smwht satisfied 17 24 32 25 21 47 14 Smwht dissatisfied 29 32 29 26 37 19 38 Very dissatisfied 51 40 33 44 40 10 44 DK/NA - 1 - 1 1 3 2 17. Regardless of how you feel about Barack Obama's policies, would you say you like or don't like Barack Obama as a person? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Like 69% 47% 90% 69% 69% 68% 63% 93% 76% Don't Like 16 33 3 15 17 16 20 - 13 DK/NA 15 20 6 16 14 16 17 6 11 WHITE............... AGE IN YRS....... EDUCATION..... BrnAgn No col College Prot Cath Evngl 18-34 35-54 55+ degree degree Like 59% 65% 56% 70% 70% 68% 67% 74% Don't Like 22 19 25 15 14 19 17 14 DK/NA 19 15 19 15 16 13 16 11 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Mltry <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Like 71% 72% 70% 67% 64% Don't Like 15 14 17 16 20 DK/NA 13 14 14 17 16 TREND: Regardless of how you feel about Barack Obama's policies, would you say you like or don't like Barack Obama as a person? Sep 01 Jul 14 2011 2011 Like 69 71 Don't Like 16 15 DK/NA 15 14 18. And regardless of how you feel about Barack Obama as a person, would you say you like or don't like most of Barack Obama's policies? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Like 41% 5% 79% 39% 40% 42% 33% 83% 47% Don't Like 53 92 16 54 55 51 61 11 47 DK/NA 6 3 4 7 5 6 5 7 5 WHITE............... AGE IN YRS....... EDUCATION..... BrnAgn No col College Prot Cath Evngl 18-34 35-54 55+ degree degree Like 25% 33% 16% 45% 42% 39% 40% 45% Don't Like 71 60 79 51 53 54 54 50 DK/NA 4 6 5 5 5 6 6 5 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Mltry <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Like 46% 46% 39% 38% 39% Don't Like 47 49 56 59 56 DK/NA 7 5 5 3 5 TREND: And regardless of how you feel about Barack Obama as a person, would you say you like or don't like most of Barack Obama's policies? Sep 01 Jul 14 2011 2011 Like 41 45 Don't Like 53 48 DK/NA 6 8 19. Would you say that Barack Obama is honest and trustworthy or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 58% 23% 91% 58% 56% 60% 50% 94% 67% No 37 68 7 37 40 34 44 4 26 DK/NA 6 8 2 5 4 7 6 3 7 WHITE............... AGE IN YRS....... EDUCATION..... BrnAgn No col College Prot Cath Evngl 18-34 35-54 55+ degree degree Yes 42% 54% 36% 60% 58% 57% 56% 62% No 52 39 57 36 37 37 38 34 DK/NA 6 7 7 4 5 6 6 4 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Mltry <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Yes 62% 61% 56% 56% 53% No 32 34 37 42 41 DK/NA 6 4 7 2 6 TREND: Would you say that Barack Obama is honest and trustworthy or not? Sep 01 Jan 13 Sep 09 Jan 13 2011 2011 2010 2010 Yes 58 63 55 56 No 37 31 38 37 DK/NA 6 6 6 7 20. Would you say that Barack Obama has strong leadership qualities or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 50% 20% 78% 50% 46% 53% 42% 89% 62% No 48 79 20 48 51 44 56 11 34 DK/NA 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 - 4 WHITE............... AGE IN YRS....... EDUCATION..... BrnAgn No col College Prot Cath Evngl 18-34 35-54 55+ degree degree Yes 35% 42% 29% 62% 52% 41% 49% 51% No 63 55 69 37 45 55 48 47 DK/NA 2 3 2 1 3 4 3 2 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Mltry <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Yes 55% 50% 52% 42% 43% No 42 46 45 57 55 DK/NA 3 3 2 1 1 TREND: Would you say that Barack Obama has strong leadership qualities or not? Sep 01 Jan 13 Sep 09 Jan 13 2011 2011 2010 2010 Yes 50 64 59 66 No 48 33 38 32 DK/NA 3 3 3 2 21. Would you say that Barack Obama cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 54% 21% 87% 53% 51% 57% 47% 91% 63% No 42 74 12 44 45 40 50 7 34 DK/NA 3 5 2 3 4 3 3 2 3 WHITE............... AGE IN YRS....... EDUCATION..... BrnAgn No col College Prot Cath Evngl 18-34 35-54 55+ degree degree Yes 39% 46% 34% 64% 53% 50% 52% 59% No 58 50 63 33 43 46 45 37 DK/NA 3 4 3 2 4 4 3 4 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Mltry <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Yes 56% 59% 55% 50% 48% No 40 39 41 48 49 DK/NA 4 2 4 2 3 TREND: Would you say that Barack Obama cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not? Sep 01 Nov 12 2011 2008 Yes 54 70 No 42 22 DK/NA 3 7 22. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling - the economy? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 32% 4% 65% 27% 32% 32% 24% 72% 42% Disapprove 62 94 28 66 63 61 70 19 51 DK/NA 6 1 7 7 4 7 5 8 6 WHITE............... AGE IN YRS....... EDUCATION..... BrnAgn No col College Prot Cath Evngl 18-34 35-54 55+ degree degree Approve 18% 25% 13% 33% 33% 31% 32% 33% Disapprove 78 70 84 62 61 63 62 61 DK/NA 4 5 3 5 6 6 6 6 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Mltry <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Approve 36% 35% 30% 29% 31% Disapprove 56 60 65 68 64 DK/NA 8 5 5 3 5 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the economy? BIN LADEN DTH APPROVE...... Post Pre High Low Sep 01 Jul 14 Jun 09 May 05 May 05 Mar 30 Mar 04 Sep 01 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2009 2011 Approve 32 38 36 38 37 34 57 32 Disapprove 62 56 58 57 57 60 33 62 DK/NA 6 5 6 5 6 5 10 6 23. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling - foreign policy? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 44% 14% 73% 44% 45% 42% 37% 77% 57% Disapprove 47 77 20 46 49 46 54 14 35 DK/NA 9 8 7 10 6 11 9 9 8 WHITE............... AGE IN YRS....... EDUCATION..... BrnAgn No col College Prot Cath Evngl 18-34 35-54 55+ degree degree Approve 31% 35% 23% 50% 44% 40% 40% 51% Disapprove 61 55 68 43 47 51 50 43 DK/NA 8 10 9 7 9 9 10 6 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Mltry <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Approve 44% 46% 44% 46% 41% Disapprove 45 47 48 49 54 DK/NA 11 8 8 5 5 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling foreign policy? BIN LADEN DTH APPROVE....... Post Pre High Low Sep 01 Jul 14 Jun 09 May 05 May 05 Apr 29 Mar 30 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2009 2011 Approve 44 47 46 51 43 57 41 Disapprove 47 43 44 39 48 32 47 DK/NA 9 10 10 10 10 11 12 24. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling - the situation in Afghanistan? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 43% 24% 64% 42% 46% 40% 37% 69% 44% Disapprove 47 66 28 49 48 47 52 20 48 DK/NA 10 10 8 10 7 13 10 11 8 WHITE............... AGE IN YRS....... EDUCATION..... BrnAgn No col College Prot Cath Evngl 18-34 35-54 55+ degree degree Approve 35% 37% 29% 49% 45% 38% 40% 49% Disapprove 54 52 60 42 46 51 50 42 DK/NA 12 10 11 9 9 11 10 9 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Mltry <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Approve 40% 43% 44% 49% 39% Disapprove 47 48 47 44 51 DK/NA 12 9 9 6 10 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the situation in Afghanistan? (*Post BIN LADEN DEATH) BIN LADEN DTH APPROVE....... Post Pre High Low Sep 01 Jul 14 Jun 09 May 05 May 05 May 05 Nov 18 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011* 2009 Approve 43 50 51 59 41 59 38 Disapprove 47 42 40 30 50 30 49 DK/NA 10 8 9 10 8 10 12 25. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling terrorism? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 57% 30% 85% 56% 60% 54% 51% 87% 63% Disapprove 34 61 9 35 34 35 40 6 26 DK/NA 9 9 7 9 6 11 9 7 11 WHITE............... AGE IN YRS....... EDUCATION..... BrnAgn No col College Prot Cath Evngl 18-34 35-54 55+ degree degree Approve 45% 53% 40% 61% 58% 55% 54% 63% Disapprove 44 39 50 32 33 36 36 31 DK/NA 10 8 10 6 9 9 10 6 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Mltry <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Approve 57% 59% 58% 60% 52% Disapprove 33 34 34 36 41 DK/NA 10 7 7 4 7 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling terrorism? BIN LADEN DEATH Post Sep 01 Jun 09 May 05 May 26 Apr 22 Mar 25 Feb 10 Jan 13 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 Approve 57 63 67 49 49 49 49 48 Disapprove 34 31 27 41 41 41 44 44 DK/NA 9 6 7 10 10 9 8 8 26. Is your opinion of the Republican Party favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about it? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 32% 72% 6% 27% 33% 31% 37% 11% 25% Unfavorable 53 20 81 55 53 52 49 74 50 Hvn't hrd enough 13 6 12 15 12 14 11 13 24 REFUSED 2 1 1 3 1 3 2 2 1 TREND: Is your opinion of the Republican Party favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about it? (*Low also 25% Jul 2009) FAVORABLE.... High Low Sep 01 Nov 22 Sep 09 Jul 21 Apr 21 Nov 22 Oct 8 2011 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2009* Favorable 32 40 35 33 33 40 25 Unfavorable 53 45 43 42 47 45 53 Hvn't hrd enough 13 13 19 21 15 13 18 REFUSED 2 3 3 4 4 3 4 27. Is your opinion of the Democratic Party favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about it? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 35% 5% 76% 27% 34% 36% 28% 67% 51% Unfavorable 51 87 14 54 55 48 59 20 33 Hvn't hrd enough 12 8 9 15 10 14 11 12 17 REFUSED 2 1 1 4 1 2 2 1 - TREND: Is your opinion of the Democratic Party favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about it? FAVORABLE..... High Low Sep 01 Nov 22 Sep 09 Jul 21 Apr 21 Nov 12 Apr 21 2011 2010 2010 2010 2010 2008 2010 Favorable 35 38 34 34 32 55 32 Unfavorable 51 50 47 49 52 35 52 Hvn't hrd enough 12 10 15 14 12 6 12 REFUSED 2 3 3 3 3 4 3 28. Is your opinion of the Tea Party Movement favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about it? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 29% 57% 6% 26% 34% 23% 33% 7% 16% Unfavorable 42 16 68 40 42 42 40 57 40 Hvn't hrd enough 29 26 25 33 23 34 26 36 44 REFUSED 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - TREND: Is your opinion of the Tea Party movement favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about it? Sep 01 Nov 17 Sep 09 Jul 21 Apr 21 Mar 24 2011 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 Favorable 29 34 30 33 32 28 Unfavorable 42 38 31 31 31 23 Hvn't hrd enough 29 26 37 35 34 49 REFUSED 1 1 2 1 2 1 29. Is your opinion of John Boehner favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 22% 42% 5% 22% 27% 17% 25% 8% 16% Unfavorable 31 15 45 31 34 28 30 37 24 Hvn't hrd enough 46 42 49 45 38 53 43 55 59 REFUSED 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 TREND: Is your opinion of John Boehner favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Sep 01 Nov 17 2011 2010 Favorable 22 20 Unfavorable 31 19 Hvn't hrd enough 46 61 REFUSED 1 1 30. Is your opinion of Mitch McConnell favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 14% 24% 5% 14% 18% 9% 15% 6% 10% Unfavorable 23 11 33 23 27 18 22 28 16 Hvn't hrd enough 63 64 61 61 53 71 61 64 73 REFUSED 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 TREND: Is your opinion of Mitch McConnell favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Sep 01 Nov 17 2011 2010 Favorable 14 14 Unfavorable 23 20 Hvn't hrd enough 63 65 REFUSED 1 1 31. Is your opinion of Nancy Pelosi favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 24% 6% 49% 20% 23% 26% 21% 39% 25% Unfavorable 52 83 22 55 59 47 59 20 40 Hvn't hrd enough 22 11 28 24 18 26 19 39 34 REFUSED 1 - 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 TREND: Is your opinion of Nancy Pelosi favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her? Sep 01 Nov 17 Mar 25 Nov 12 Oct 31 May 25 Feb 21 2011 2010 2010 2008 2007 2007 2007 Favorable 24 25 25 26 22 29 25 Unfavorable 52 55 51 41 35 29 31 Hvn't hrd enough 22 18 23 31 41 40 43 REFUSED 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 32. Is your opinion of Harry Reid favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 18% 5% 34% 16% 20% 16% 17% 26% 11% Unfavorable 36 56 13 39 44 29 41 15 22 Hvn't hrd enough 45 38 53 44 36 54 41 57 67 REFUSED 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - TREND: Is your opinion of Harry Reid favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about him? Sep 01 Nov 17 Mar 25 Nov 12 Oct 31 May 25 Feb 21 2011 2010 2010 2008 2007 2007 2007 Favorable 18 17 9 12 9 9 7 Unfavorable 36 39 38 21 22 18 17 Hvn't hrd enough 45 42 51 63 68 71 75 REFUSED 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 33. Do you consider yourself part of the Tea Party movement or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 12% 24% 2% 10% 14% 10% 14% 5% 7% No 85 73 95 86 84 85 83 90 89 DK/NA 3 3 3 4 2 5 3 5 4 TREND: Do you consider yourself part of the Tea Party movement or not? Sep 01 Nov 22 Sep 09 Jul 21 Apr 21 Mar 24 2011 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 Yes 12 13 12 12 15 13 No 85 83 80 81 79 80 DK/NA 3 4 9 7 6 6 34. Would you describe the state of the nation's economy these days as excellent, good, not so good, or poor? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Excellent - - 1% - 1% - - 2% 3% Good 4 1 7 3 5 3 2 9 5 Not so good 35 23 52 30 34 36 31 50 42 Poor 61 76 40 66 60 61 66 38 50 DK/NA - - - 1 - - - 2 - WHITE............... AGE IN YRS....... EDUCATION..... BrnAgn No col College Prot Cath Evngl 18-34 35-54 55+ degree degree Excellent - - - 1% 1% - 1% - Good 2 4 3 4 4 3 4 3 Not so good 31 31 26 39 34 34 33 40 Poor 68 65 71 56 61 62 62 57 DK/NA - - - 1 - - - - ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Mltry <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Excellent 1% - - 1% 1% Good 4 3 4 2 3 Not so good 34 38 36 34 33 Poor 61 59 60 63 63 DK/NA - - - - - TREND: Would you describe the state of the nation's economy these days as excellent, good, not so good, or poor? EXLNT+GOOD.... High Low Sep 01 Jul 14 Jan 18 Nov 17 Sep 09 Dec 10 Mar 04 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 2003 2009 Excellent - - 1 - - 3 - Good 4 9 13 7 9 37 3 Not so good 35 45 43 43 41 42 28 Poor 61 45 43 49 49 16 68 DK/NA - - - 1 1 1 - 35. Do you think the nation's economy is getting better, getting worse, or staying about the same? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Better 11% 3% 21% 9% 13% 8% 8% 23% 21% Worse 49 68 28 51 48 50 53 29 41 The same 39 30 50 39 37 41 38 46 38 DK/NA 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 WHITE............... AGE IN YRS....... EDUCATION..... BrnAgn No col College Prot Cath Evngl 18-34 35-54 55+ degree degree Better 5% 6% 3% 12% 12% 9% 11% 11% Worse 58 54 67 46 49 51 51 45 The same 36 39 30 42 39 39 38 43 DK/NA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Mltry <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Better 9% 10% 12% 11% 11% Worse 48 48 50 48 55 The same 41 42 37 41 34 DK/NA 2 1 - - 1 TREND: Do you think the nation's economy is getting better, getting worse, or staying about the same? BETTER........ High Low Sep 01 Jul 14 Jan 18 Nov 17 Sep 09 Jan 18 Sep 01 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 2011 2011 Better 11 23 36 28 22 36 11 Worse 49 32 20 28 32 20 49 The same 39 43 43 43 45 43 39 DK/NA 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 36. Who do you trust to do a better job handling the economy, President Obama or the Republicans in Congress? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Obama 44% 5% 84% 42% 43% 44% 35% 88% 53% Reps in Congress 41 85 5 39 43 38 48 4 33 DK/NA 15 10 12 19 14 17 17 8 14 TREND: Who do you trust to do a better job handling the economy, President Obama or the Republicans in Congress? (*Low also 41% Jul 2010) BIN LADEN DTH OBAMA.......... Post Pre High Low Sep 01 Jul 14 Jun 09 May 05 May 05 Aug 06 Jun 09 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2009 2011* Obama 44 45 41 46 43 47 41 Reps in Congress 41 38 43 37 44 36 43 DK/NA 15 17 15 17 13 17 15 37. Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on the economy - Barack Obama or Mitt Romney? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Obama 42% 4% 83% 37% 41% 43% 32% 88% 54% Romney 46 88 8 49 51 42 55 6 30 DK/NA 12 8 9 14 9 15 13 5 15 38. Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on the economy - Barack Obama or Rick Perry? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Obama 43% 5% 82% 40% 42% 44% 35% 84% 54% Perry 41 79 7 43 45 39 48 9 31 DK/NA 15 16 10 17 14 17 17 7 15 39. Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on the economy - Barack Obama or Michele Bachmann? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Obama 48% 8% 87% 48% 48% 49% 39% 89% 62% Bachmann 37 75 6 36 41 34 45 5 26 DK/NA 14 16 6 16 11 17 16 6 12 40. Do you think the United States economy is in a recession now? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 76% 83% 67% 78% 76% 77% 78% 66% 81% No 20 13 29 19 22 18 18 29 17 DK/NA 4 4 4 3 2 5 4 5 2 WHITE............... AGE IN YRS....... EDUCATION..... BrnAgn No col College Prot Cath Evngl 18-34 35-54 55+ degree degree Yes 81% 75% 81% 79% 78% 74% 79% 71% No 16 21 16 19 19 21 17 26 DK/NA 3 4 3 2 3 4 4 3 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Mltry <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Yes 77% 80% 78% 73% 79% No 18 17 20 25 19 DK/NA 5 3 3 2 2 TREND: Do you think the United States economy is in a recession now? Sep 01 Jul 14 Jun 09 Jan 18 Jul 22 May 26 May 15 2011 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 2008 Yes 76 71 78 73 79 74 71 No 20 25 19 24 18 21 24 DK/NA 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 41. Do you think the economy is beginning to recover or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 28% 13% 46% 26% 30% 27% 23% 50% 35% No 68 85 49 70 67 69 73 44 63 DK/NA 4 2 5 3 3 4 3 6 1 WHITE............... AGE IN YRS....... EDUCATION..... BrnAgn No col College Prot Cath Evngl 18-34 35-54 55+ degree degree Yes 20% 24% 16% 29% 28% 29% 28% 30% No 77 71 81 69 70 66 69 66 DK/NA 3 4 2 2 2 5 4 3 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Mltry <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Yes 28% 31% 28% 28% 27% No 66 66 70 70 71 DK/NA 5 3 2 2 3 TREND: Do you think the economy is beginning to recover or not? Sep 01 Jul 14 Jun 09 Jan 18 Jul 22 2011 2011 2011 2011 2010 Yes 28 45 45 54 44 No 68 52 52 43 52 DK/NA 4 3 3 3 5 42a. (Split Sample A) What do you think is more important - reducing the federal budget deficit, or reducing unemployment? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Reducing deficit 31% 40% 22% 33% 34% 30% 32% 30% Reducing unemplymnt 61 54 71 61 60 62 61 65 DK/NA 7 6 7 7 6 8 7 5 TREND: What do you think is more important, reducing the federal budget deficit or reducing unemployment? Sep 01 Jul 14 May 04 Jan 18 Jul 22 Feb 11 2011 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 Reducing deficit 31 32 35 31 30 23 Reducing unemploy 61 62 54 63 64 71 DK/NA 7 7 11 6 6 6 42b. (Split Sample B) What do you think is more important - reducing federal government spending, or reducing unemployment? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Reducing spending 42% 59% 25% 43% 44% 41% 46% 24% Reducing unemplymnt 51 34 70 50 49 53 48 66 DK/NA 7 7 6 7 8 6 6 11 TREND: What do you think is more important, reducing federal government spending or reducing unemployment? Sep 01 Jul 14 May 04 2011 2011 2011 Reducing spending 42 43 46 Redcing unemplymnt 51 49 47 DK/NA 7 8 7 43. Who do you blame more for the current condition of the U.S. economy - Former President George W. Bush or President Barack Obama? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Bush 53% 13% 88% 54% 50% 56% 45% 89% 65% Obama 32 68 5 27 35 28 38 4 17 NEITHER (VOL) 6 8 2 7 5 6 6 3 5 BOTH (VOL) 7 8 3 9 8 6 8 3 6 DK/NA 3 3 2 3 2 4 3 1 7 TREND: Who do you blame more for the current condition of the U.S. economy - Former President George W. Bush or President Barack Obama? Sep 01 Jul 14 Jan 18 Jul 22 Jan 13 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 Bush 53 54 57 53 55 Obama 32 27 21 25 20 NEITHER(VOL) 6 8 11 10 14 BOTH(VOL) 7 7 7 7 7 DK/NA 3 3 4 4 4 44. As you may know, President Obama and Congress reached a deal to raise the government's debt ceiling while cutting spending by about $2.4 trillion. Do you approve or disapprove of this deal? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 45% 32% 59% 44% 46% 45% 42% 61% 47% Disapprove 44 58 30 46 48 41 48 29 38 DK/NA 10 9 11 10 6 14 10 11 16 45. Do you think the U.S. is doing the right thing by fighting the war in Afghanistan now, or should the U.S. not be involved in Afghanistan now? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Right thing 35% 48% 28% 33% 40% 30% 37% 26% 27% Shld not be involved 58 45 67 60 54 62 56 68 67 DK/NA 7 7 5 7 6 8 7 6 6 WHITE............... AGE IN YRS....... EDUCATION..... BrnAgn No col College Prot Cath Evngl 18-34 35-54 55+ degree degree Right thing 42% 36% 46% 39% 37% 32% 33% 38% Shld not be involved 50 58 48 58 56 61 59 56 DK/NA 8 6 6 3 8 8 7 6 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Mltry <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Right thing 28% 33% 37% 45% 35% Shld not be involved 63 63 57 51 60 DK/NA 9 4 6 4 5 TREND: Do you think the U.S. is doing the right thing by fighting the war in Afghanistan now, or should the U.S. not be involved in Afghanistan now? (*Pre BIN LADEN DEATH) BIN LADEN DTH RIGHT THING... Post Pre High Low Sep 01 Jul 14 Jun 09 May 05 May 05 Jan 14 May 05 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2010 2011* Right thing 35 39 40 46 34 59 34 Shld not be involved 58 55 52 47 60 35 60 DK/NA 7 6 8 7 6 6 6 Demographic Summary
