Barack Obama Job Approval (February 2016)

Barack Obama Job Approval (February 2016)

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categorycolumn-1
Approve strongly17%
Approve somewhat23%
Neither approve nor disapprove9%
Disapprove somewhat8%
Disapprove strongly42%
Don't know1%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Approve strongly36%6%2%
Approve somewhat42%23%5%
Neither approve nor disapprove12%12%2%
Disapprove somewhat5%11%9%
Disapprove strongly4%45%81%
Don't know0%3%0%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Approve strongly1%5%1%
Approve somewhat7%10%2%
Neither approve nor disapprove2%5%1%
Disapprove somewhat8%14%6%
Disapprove strongly82%65%90%
Don't know0%0%1%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Approve strongly27%14%57%
Approve somewhat56%50%28%
Neither approve nor disapprove8%20%9%
Disapprove somewhat6%4%4%
Disapprove strongly3%10%1%
Don't know0%1%0%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Approve strongly43%18%6%
Approve somewhat43%32%7%
Neither approve nor disapprove6%17%3%
Disapprove somewhat4%8%8%
Disapprove strongly4%23%75%
Don't know1%1%0%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Approve strongly7%5%8%
Approve somewhat16%5%2%
Neither approve nor disapprove5%2%2%
Disapprove somewhat15%8%2%
Disapprove strongly58%80%84%
Don't know0%0%1%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Approve strongly36%47%45%
Approve somewhat43%42%47%
Neither approve nor disapprove8%5%5%
Disapprove somewhat6%3%2%
Disapprove strongly6%3%1%
Don't know2%0%0%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Approve strongly41%3%0%
Approve somewhat42%10%3%
Neither approve nor disapprove11%5%1%
Disapprove somewhat3%9%2%
Disapprove strongly3%72%93%
Don't know0%0%0%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Approve strongly10%51%18%
Approve somewhat19%27%34%
Neither approve nor disapprove5%11%19%
Disapprove somewhat10%2%6%
Disapprove strongly56%7%23%
Don't know1%1%0%

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categoryMaleFemale
Approve strongly16%18%
Approve somewhat24%23%
Neither approve nor disapprove6%11%
Disapprove somewhat5%9%
Disapprove strongly48%37%
Don't know1%1%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Approve strongly24%17%7%
Approve somewhat27%24%17%
Neither approve nor disapprove9%10%6%
Disapprove somewhat10%6%8%
Disapprove strongly30%43%61%
Don't know0%1%2%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Approve strongly19%13%19%19%
Approve somewhat36%28%18%17%
Neither approve nor disapprove11%12%9%4%
Disapprove somewhat8%11%5%8%
Disapprove strongly25%36%49%52%
Don't know1%1%1%1%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Approve strongly7%19%19%21%15%22%
Approve somewhat36%18%19%22%26%34%
Neither approve nor disapprove16%11%10%10%4%3%
Disapprove somewhat3%8%9%7%8%5%
Disapprove strongly38%42%43%41%46%35%
Don't know0%1%0%0%1%0%

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