Obama Job Approval (September 2010)

Obama Job Approval (September 2010)

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categorycolumn-1
Approve strongly13%
Approve somewhat21%
Neither approve nor disapprove7%
Disapprove somewhat7%
Disapprove strongly50%
Don't know1%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Approve strongly31%9%0%
Approve somewhat45%18%2%
Neither approve nor disapprove9%13%4%
Disapprove somewhat6%10%8%
Disapprove strongly7%44%86%
Don't know2%6%0%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Approve strongly0%1%1%
Approve somewhat0%7%1%
Neither approve nor disapprove4%11%1%
Disapprove somewhat9%19%4%
Disapprove strongly87%63%93%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Approve strongly22%15%42%
Approve somewhat55%47%41%
Neither approve nor disapprove3%12%10%
Disapprove somewhat8%11%3%
Disapprove strongly10%12%4%
Don't know2%4%0%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Approve strongly31%22%3%
Approve somewhat52%29%6%
Neither approve nor disapprove8%14%4%
Disapprove somewhat4%14%7%
Disapprove strongly5%21%80%
Don't know1%0%1%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Approve strongly6%3%1%
Approve somewhat16%1%3%
Neither approve nor disapprove12%1%1%
Disapprove somewhat16%6%1%
Disapprove strongly49%89%92%
Don't know1%0%2%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Approve strongly19%29%57%
Approve somewhat66%46%33%
Neither approve nor disapprove2%16%0%
Disapprove somewhat6%4%0%
Disapprove strongly5%3%10%
Don't know1%1%0%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Approve strongly35%2%0%
Approve somewhat49%4%0%
Neither approve nor disapprove6%3%2%
Disapprove somewhat4%10%6%
Disapprove strongly4%80%92%
Don't know1%0%0%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Approve strongly9%33%13%
Approve somewhat14%47%25%
Neither approve nor disapprove7%10%10%
Disapprove somewhat9%2%8%
Disapprove strongly62%4%43%
Don't know0%5%2%

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categoryMaleFemale
Approve strongly14%13%
Approve somewhat17%23%
Neither approve nor disapprove5%9%
Disapprove somewhat8%7%
Disapprove strongly55%46%
Don't know0%2%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Approve strongly16%14%9%
Approve somewhat27%19%16%
Neither approve nor disapprove10%6%6%
Disapprove somewhat6%8%7%
Disapprove strongly39%51%62%
Don't know2%1%0%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Approve strongly35%9%14%17%16%19%
Approve somewhat9%20%22%14%21%30%
Neither approve nor disapprove8%9%8%4%2%4%
Disapprove somewhat5%6%9%3%11%5%
Disapprove strongly44%53%46%62%51%43%
Don't know0%2%1%0%0%0%

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