The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows that 31% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack
Obama
is performing his role as President. Thirty-nine percent (39%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -8 (
see trends).
Of the priorities outlined by the President earlier this year, 40% of voters say
cutting the deficit is most important. Twenty-one percent (21%) believe
health care should be the top objective. While deficit reduction is seen as the most important, 67% say it is the least likely to be achieved.
Thirty-three percent (33%) of voters now believe the
economic stimulus plan has helped the economy. That’s up from 25% a month ago.
The Presidential Approval Index is calculated by subtracting the number who Strongly Disapprove from the number who Strongly Approve. It is updated daily at 9:30 a.m. Eastern (sign up for
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Overall, 49% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the President's performance. That figure has stayed in a very narrow range between 47% and 51% every single day for more than a month. That range covers just two points above or two points below today’s rating. Prior the July 8th, the President’s approval rating had never fallen below 52%.
Fifty percent (50%) now disapprove.
Fifty-two percent (52%) of women approve while 54% of men disapprove. For more measures of the President's performance, see Obama
By the Numbers and
recent demographic highlights from the tracking polls.
