• Obama job approval by U.S. adults, 2009-2017

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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?

	Approval rate
Jan '17	57%
Dec '16	56%
Nov '16	56%
Oct '16	54%
Sep '16	52%
Aug '16	51%
Jul '16	51%
Jun '16	52%
May '16	51%
Apr '16	50%
Mar '16	51%
Feb '16	48%
Jan '16	48%
Dec '15	46%
Nov '15	47%
Oct '15	46%
Sep '15	47%
Aug '15	45%
Jul '15	46%
Jun '15	46%
May '15	47%
Apr '15	47%
Mar '15	46%
Feb '15	46%
Jan '15	47%
Dec '14	44%
Nov '14	42%
Oct '14	41%
Sep '14	42%
Aug '14	42%
Jul '14	42%
Jun '14	42%
May '14	44%
Apr '14	44%
Mar '14	43%
Feb '14	42%
Jan '14	41%
Dec '13	41%
Nov '13	41%
Oct '13	44%
Sep '13	44%
Aug '13	45%
Jul '13	46%
Jun '13	47%
May '13	49%
Apr '13	49%
Mar '13	48%
Feb '13	51%
Jan '13	52%
Dec '12	53%
Nov '12	51%
Oct '12	50%
Sep '12	49%
Aug '12	45%
Jul '12	46%
Jun '12	46%
May '12	47%
Apr '12	47%
Mar '12	46%
Feb '12	45%
Jan '12	45%
Dec '11	43%
Nov '11	43%
Oct '11	41%
Sep '11	41%
Aug '11	41%
Jul '11	44%
Jun '11	46%
May '11	50%
Apr '11	44%
Mar '11	47%
Feb '11	47%
Jan '11	49%
Dec '10	46%
Nov '10	45%
Oct '10	45%
Sep '10	45%
Aug '10	44%
Jul '10	46%
Jun '10	46%
May '10	48%
Apr '10	48%
Mar '10	49%
Feb '10	50%
Jan '10	49%
Dec '09	50%
Nov '09	51%
Oct '09	53%
Sep '09	52%
Aug '09	57%
Jul '09	61%
Jun '09	61%
May '09	65%
Apr '09	63%
Mar '09	62%
Feb '09	64%
Jan '09	66%

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Release date

February 2017

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2009 - 2017

Number of respondents

approx. 15,000 per month

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

Each result is based on a monthly aggregate.

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