Daily Presidential Approval Index
Friday, February 06, 2009
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Approval Index for Friday shows that 38% of the nation’s voters now Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing as President. That’s the fourth straight day below the 40% level for the President. Prior to that, the number who Strongly Approved had never fallen below 40% for even a single day while Obama was President-elect or President (Premium Members can see details in Daily Snapshot).
Twenty-one percent (21%) of voters Strongly Disapprove to give Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of +18 (see trends).
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 free daily e-mail update). Overall, 61% of all voters somewhat or strongly approve of Obama’s performance so far while 36% disapprove. For more data, see Obama By the Numbers and review recent demographic highlights.
While the President’s ratings remain high, just 15% of voters believe that most Members of Congress pay all the taxes they owe.
OK just the other day Gallup said that his approval rating was 64% and disapproval rate was 25% now today they are 61% and 36%. :wink: