This statistic shows the job approval ratings of U.S. president Barack Obama, on a monthly basis during his time in office from 2009 to 2017. The survey is conducted doing telephone interviews among about 15,000 adults per month in the U.S. The graph shows the results for the monthly aggregate to depict an annual trend. About 47 percent of the American public approved of President Barack Obama's doings in September 2015.
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?
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Gallup. (February 21, 2017). Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/205284/obama-job-approval-rate-by-the-american-public/
Gallup. "Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?." Chart. February 21, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205284/obama-job-approval-rate-by-the-american-public/
Gallup. (2017). Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205284/obama-job-approval-rate-by-the-american-public/
Gallup. "Do You Approve or Disapprove of The Way Barack Obama Is Handling His Job as President?." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205284/obama-job-approval-rate-by-the-american-public/
Gallup, Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205284/obama-job-approval-rate-by-the-american-public/ (last visited June 10, 2023)
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president? [Graph], Gallup, February 21, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/205284/obama-job-approval-rate-by-the-american-public/