The Texas Politics Project

Obama Job Approval (October 2012)
  • Obama Job Approval
  • Among Likely Voters
  • by Party Identification
  • by Ideology
  • by Tea Party Support
  • by Race
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Respondents were asked, "How would you rate the job Barack Obama has done as president? Would you say that you..."

  1. Approve Strongly
  2. Approve Somewhat
  3. Neither Approve nor Disapprove
  4. Disapprove somewhat
  5. Disapprove strongly

Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.

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