Obama Approval Depends on Voter Characteristics

On the day of President Obama’s final State of the Union address, 45% of registered voters approve of the job Barack Obama is doing as president, according to a new NBC News|SurveyMonkey Weekly Online Election Tracking Poll conducted Jan. 4 to Jan. 10. The aggregate number, however, hides the fact that different groups of voters vary widely in how they evaluate the president.

Specifically, we find interesting differences exist both by partisanship and also, perhaps unexpectedly, within parties. In particular, Republicans’ approval levels differ according to age and vary with whom they support in the Republican primary. CONT.

NBC News

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