Obama Economic Job Approval (October 2011)

Obama Economic Job Approval (October 2011)

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categorycolumn-1
Approve strongly11%
Approve somewhat17%
Neither approve nor disapprove10%
Disapprove somewhat8%
Disapprove strongly53%
Don't know1%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Approve strongly24%11%2%
Approve somewhat42%9%1%
Neither approve nor disapprove16%21%3%
Disapprove somewhat10%16%4%
Disapprove strongly7%41%89%
Don't know1%3%0%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Approve strongly0%4%3%
Approve somewhat4%0%0%
Neither approve nor disapprove4%10%1%
Disapprove somewhat4%11%2%
Disapprove strongly89%75%94%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Approve strongly4%13%38%
Approve somewhat42%38%44%
Neither approve nor disapprove27%20%9%
Disapprove somewhat12%16%6%
Disapprove strongly15%11%3%
Don't know0%3%0%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Approve strongly23%13%5%
Approve somewhat44%21%4%
Neither approve nor disapprove15%21%3%
Disapprove somewhat11%13%4%
Disapprove strongly7%29%84%
Don't know0%2%0%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Approve strongly6%4%6%
Approve somewhat8%2%2%
Neither approve nor disapprove8%0%3%
Disapprove somewhat12%0%0%
Disapprove strongly65%93%90%
Don't know1%0%0%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Approve strongly20%19%32%
Approve somewhat43%47%39%
Neither approve nor disapprove19%15%8%
Disapprove somewhat17%8%6%
Disapprove strongly1%10%15%
Don't know0%1%0%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Approve strongly26%1%11%
Approve somewhat44%1%4%
Neither approve nor disapprove16%4%3%
Disapprove somewhat8%4%27%
Disapprove strongly4%90%55%
Don't know1%0%0%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Approve strongly6%35%18%
Approve somewhat16%28%15%
Neither approve nor disapprove7%27%10%
Disapprove somewhat7%6%11%
Disapprove strongly63%2%45%
Don't know1%2%0%

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categoryMaleFemale
Approve strongly8%14%
Approve somewhat17%17%
Neither approve nor disapprove10%11%
Disapprove somewhat7%9%
Disapprove strongly58%48%
Don't know0%2%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Approve strongly14%10%9%
Approve somewhat23%18%10%
Neither approve nor disapprove12%10%8%
Disapprove somewhat11%8%4%
Disapprove strongly40%53%67%
Don't know0%1%1%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Approve strongly15%13%11%5%8%14%
Approve somewhat11%13%22%14%22%22%
Neither approve nor disapprove15%8%12%10%10%13%
Disapprove somewhat7%7%9%6%8%8%
Disapprove strongly44%57%46%65%51%43%
Don't know8%1%0%0%1%0%

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