Barack Obama Job Approval (June 2016)

Barack Obama Job Approval (June 2016)

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categorycolumn-1
Approve strongly20%
Approve somewhat19%
Neither approve nor disapprove8%
Disapprove somewhat7%
Disapprove strongly45%
Don't know1%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Approve strongly44%13%2%
Approve somewhat39%18%3%
Neither approve nor disapprove6%14%5%
Disapprove somewhat4%9%7%
Disapprove strongly6%45%81%
Don't know1%0%1%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Approve strongly2%4%2%
Approve somewhat2%8%0%
Neither approve nor disapprove7%9%1%
Disapprove somewhat9%9%6%
Disapprove strongly81%70%89%
Don't know0%1%2%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Approve strongly36%20%66%
Approve somewhat45%52%26%
Neither approve nor disapprove7%8%5%
Disapprove somewhat4%5%3%
Disapprove strongly6%13%0%
Don't know1%3%0%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Approve strongly48%24%4%
Approve somewhat36%27%4%
Neither approve nor disapprove7%12%5%
Disapprove somewhat5%9%7%
Disapprove strongly4%27%78%
Don't know1%2%1%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Approve strongly5%1%9%
Approve somewhat10%3%2%
Neither approve nor disapprove9%5%2%
Disapprove somewhat13%8%1%
Disapprove strongly62%84%83%
Don't know1%0%3%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Approve strongly33%50%61%
Approve somewhat39%39%25%
Neither approve nor disapprove10%5%7%
Disapprove somewhat10%2%4%
Disapprove strongly8%4%1%
Don't know0%0%3%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Approve strongly48%3%1%
Approve somewhat37%6%5%
Neither approve nor disapprove7%3%5%
Disapprove somewhat5%8%10%
Disapprove strongly3%79%80%
Don't know0%1%0%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Approve strongly13%51%19%
Approve somewhat11%31%32%
Neither approve nor disapprove5%11%13%
Disapprove somewhat9%2%7%
Disapprove strongly61%2%27%
Don't know1%3%1%

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categoryMaleFemale
Approve strongly19%20%
Approve somewhat20%18%
Neither approve nor disapprove6%10%
Disapprove somewhat6%9%
Disapprove strongly49%42%
Don't know0%2%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Approve strongly27%19%12%
Approve somewhat22%19%12%
Neither approve nor disapprove7%7%10%
Disapprove somewhat10%6%8%
Disapprove strongly35%48%56%
Don't know1%1%2%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Approve strongly25%17%17%22%
Approve somewhat22%25%17%11%
Neither approve nor disapprove12%11%7%2%
Disapprove somewhat10%8%7%4%
Disapprove strongly29%38%50%59%
Don't know1%1%1%2%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Approve strongly12%19%21%25%17%24%
Approve somewhat20%19%16%23%20%16%
Neither approve nor disapprove10%7%9%9%6%9%
Disapprove somewhat16%6%6%10%7%4%
Disapprove strongly36%48%47%33%48%47%
Don't know6%1%1%0%1%0%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Approve strongly19%14%24%28%
Approve somewhat12%24%19%27%
Neither approve nor disapprove7%9%8%9%
Disapprove somewhat7%10%6%6%
Disapprove strongly53%42%43%29%
Don't know2%1%0%1%

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categoryThe Bible is the word of God, to be taken literallyThe Bible is the word of God, not to be taken literallyThe Bible is a book written by men
Approve strongly17%14%35%
Approve somewhat14%19%25%
Neither approve nor disapprove7%8%6%
Disapprove somewhat10%7%6%
Disapprove strongly49%52%29%
Don't know2%0%0%

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