Senate: Ratings, Changes
Final Senate Results
House: Ratings, Changes
Final House Results
Governor: Ratings, Changes
Final Governor Results
President Obama Job Approval
Polling Data
| Poll | Date | Sample | Approve | Disapprove | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCP Average | 12/3 - 12/27 | -- | 42.8 | 52.4 | -9.6 |
| Gallup | 12/23 - 12/27 | 1500 A | 46 | 49 | -3 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 12/21 - 12/23 | 1500 LV | 48 | 51 | -3 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 12/18 - 12/21 | 1011 A | 48 | 50 | -2 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 12/13 - 12/15 | 698 RV | 44 | 54 | -10 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 12/11 - 12/14 | RV | 39 | 57 | -18 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 12/10 - 12/14 | 1000 A | 45 | 50 | -5 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 12/10 - 12/14 | 2096 A | 37 | 54 | -17 |
| GWU/Battleground | 12/7 - 12/11 | 1000 LV | 43 | 50 | -7 |
| FOX News | 12/7 - 12/9 | 1043 RV | 42 | 53 | -11 |
| Associated Press/GfK | 12/4 - 12/8 | 1010 A | 41 | 58 | -17 |
| McClatchy/Marist | 12/3 - 12/9 | 923 RV | 43 | 52 | -9 |
| USA Today/Pew Research | 12/3 - 12/7 | 1507 A | 42 | 51 | -9 |
| Bloomberg | 12/3 - 12/5 | 1001 A | 39 | 52 | -13 |
Polling Data
| Poll | Date | Sample | Approve | Disapprove | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCP Average | 12/3 - 12/27 | -- | 42.8 | 52.4 | -9.6 |
| Gallup | 12/23 - 12/27 | 1500 A | 46 | 49 | -3 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 12/21 - 12/23 | 1500 LV | 48 | 51 | -3 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 12/18 - 12/21 | 1011 A | 48 | 50 | -2 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 12/13 - 12/15 | 698 RV | 44 | 54 | -10 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 12/11 - 12/14 | RV | 39 | 57 | -18 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 12/10 - 12/14 | 1000 A | 45 | 50 | -5 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 12/10 - 12/14 | 2096 A | 37 | 54 | -17 |
| GWU/Battleground | 12/7 - 12/11 | 1000 LV | 43 | 50 | -7 |
| FOX News | 12/7 - 12/9 | 1043 RV | 42 | 53 | -11 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 12/6 - 12/8 | 693 RV | 42 | 55 | -13 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 12/5 - 12/9 | 1797 A | 37 | 55 | -18 |
| Associated Press/GfK | 12/4 - 12/8 | 1010 A | 41 | 58 | -17 |
| McClatchy/Marist | 12/3 - 12/9 | 923 RV | 43 | 52 | -9 |
| USA Today/Pew Research | 12/3 - 12/7 | 1507 A | 42 | 51 | -9 |
| Bloomberg | 12/3 - 12/5 | 1001 A | 39 | 52 | -13 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 11/29 - 12/3 | 1972 A | 40 | 53 | -13 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 11/29 - 12/1 | 687 RV | 43 | 55 | -12 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 11/22 - 11/26 | 1547 A | 37 | 56 | -19 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 11/22 - 11/24 | 692 RV | 39 | 58 | -19 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 11/21 - 11/23 | 1045 A | 44 | 53 | -9 |
| Quinnipiac | 11/18 - 11/23 | 1623 RV | 39 | 54 | -15 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 11/15 - 11/17 | 685 RV | 42 | 56 | -14 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 11/14 - 11/17 | 1000 A | 44 | 50 | -6 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 11/12 - 11/16 | 1649 A | 38 | 55 | -17 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 11/8 - 11/10 | 696 RV | 40 | 58 | -18 |
| Pew Research | 11/6 - 11/9 | 1353 A | 43 | 52 | -9 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 11/5 - 11/9 | 1624 A | 36 | 57 | -21 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 11/2 - 11/6 | 1532 A | 37 | 55 | -18 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 11/1 - 11/3 | 707 RV | 40 | 57 | -17 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 10/30 - 11/1 | 1200 RV | 42 | 52 | -10 |
| FOX News | 10/25 - 10/27 | 734 LV | 41 | 54 | -13 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 10/26 - 10/30 | 1288 A | 39 | 54 | -15 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 10/25 - 10/27 | 696 RV | 41 | 57 | -16 |
| CBS News | 10/23 - 10/27 | 1269 A | 39 | 51 | -12 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 10/24 - 10/26 | 1018 A | 45 | 53 | -8 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 10/23 - 10/26 | 758 LV | 42 | 56 | -14 |
| USA Today/PSRAI | 10/23 - 10/26 | 1210 A | 44 | 50 | -6 |
| National Journal | 10/22 - 10/26 | 1000 A | 41 | 49 | -8 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 10/18 - 10/22 | 1760 A | 38 | 56 | -18 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 10/18 - 10/20 | 699 RV | 41 | 57 | -16 |
| Associated Press/GfK | 10/16 - 10/20 | 968 LV | 40 | 59 | -19 |
| Pew Research | 10/15 - 10/20 | 2003 A | 43 | 51 | -8 |
| FOX News | 10/12 - 10/14 | 831 LV | 39 | 53 | -14 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 10/11 - 10/15 | 1722 A | 39 | 53 | -14 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 10/11 - 10/13 | 710 RV | 45 | 53 | -8 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 10/9 - 10/12 | 629 LV | 39 | 57 | -18 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 10/8 - 10/12 | 1000 RV | 42 | 52 | -10 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 10/3 - 10/7 | 1651 A | 39 | 53 | -14 |
| CBS News | 10/3 - 10/6 | 1260 A | 42 | 50 | -8 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 10/4 - 10/6 | 695 RV | 44 | 52 | -8 |
| Reason-Rupe/PSRAI | 10/1 - 10/6 | 1004 A | 43 | 50 | -7 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 9/28 - 10/2 | 1526 A | 40 | 52 | -12 |
| FOX News | 9/28 - 9/30 | 845 LV | 39 | 53 | -14 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 9/27 - 9/29 | 697 RV | 43 | 55 | -12 |
| Associated Press/GfK | 9/25 - 9/29 | 958 LV | 42 | 58 | -16 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 9/25 - 9/28 | 1055 A | 44 | 52 | -8 |
| Gallup | 9/25 - 9/27 | 1500 A | 42 | 53 | -11 |
| McClatchy/Marist | 9/24 - 9/29 | 884 RV | 46 | 51 | -5 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 9/19 - 9/23 | 1686 A | 37 | 56 | -19 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 9/20 - 9/22 | 685 RV | 42 | 56 | -14 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 9/12 - 9/15 | 1009 A | 40 | 50 | -10 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 9/13 - 9/15 | 690 RV | 42 | 55 | -13 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 9/10 - 9/14 | 1582 A | 38 | 56 | -18 |
| FOX News | 9/7 - 9/9 | 833 LV | 38 | 57 | -19 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 9/6 - 9/8 | 715 RV | 40 | 58 | -18 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 9/5 - 9/7 | 1014 A | 43 | 55 | -12 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 9/4 - 9/7 | RV | 42 | 54 | -12 |
| Pew Research | 9/2 - 9/9 | 2002 A | 42 | 50 | -8 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 9/3 - 9/7 | 1758 A | 39 | 53 | -14 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 9/3 - 9/7 | 1000 RV | 40 | 54 | -14 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 8/30 - 9/3 | 1811 A | 38 | 56 | -18 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 8/30 - 9/1 | 729 RV | 41 | 56 | -15 |
| GWU/Battleground | 8/23 - 8/28 | 1000 LV | 44 | 51 | -7 |
| The Economist/YouGov | 8/23 - 8/25 | 683 RV | 43 | 56 | -13 |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 8/20 - 8/24 | 1497 A | 38 | 54 | -16 |
All Commentary & News Stories
- Holder, Obama Inflaming Race Relations - Fund & von Spakovsky, NY Post
- The Corruption of Modern Liberalism - Peter Wehner, Commentary
- Obama's Constitutional Crisis - Jonathan Tobin, Commentary
- Why Obama's Popularity Is Likely to Rise - Brendan Nyhan, NY Times
- The Honey Badger Presidency - Michael Cohen, Boston Globe
- For Obama, 2014 Could Hardly Have Been Worse - Donald Lambro, WT
- Obama's Cuba Move Welcome - San Antonio Express-News
- Lame Duck Label Doesn't Fit Obama - Aaron David Miller, CNN
- Obama's Next Sales Job: The Economy - Edward-Isaac Dovere, Politico
- The End of the Obama Era - Molly Ball, The Atlantic
- President's Bold Actions Shape '16 Race - Ron Brownstein, National Journal
- Will Obama Defy Congress on Gitmo Prisoners? - Byron York, Examiner
- Why President Obama Is Smiling Again - Margaret Carlson, Bloomberg
- The Duck That Roared - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
- Obama Needs to Wake Up & Smell the Progress - Joseph Curl, Wash Times
- For Obama, Hard Choices Lie Ahead - Dan Balz, Washington Post
- Obama's 4th Quarter Foreign Policy Surprises - Doyle McManus, LA Times
- President Obama Seeks to Prolong Power - Justin Sink, The Hill
- A Dictator's Best Friend - Matthew Continetti, Washington Free Beacon
- Obama Plays Word Game With Executive Orders - Chuck Grassley, USAT
- Cuba Triumph Comes With North Korea Challenge - David Sanger, NYT
- A Year of Great Progress for President Obama - Dan Pfeiffer, Medium
- Obama's No-Deal Presidency - Fred Barnes, The Weekly Standard
- Nuclear Option Transforms Obama's Judicial Legacy - James Downie, WP
- Welcome Back, Cuba - Nicholas Kristof, New York Times
- President Obama's Winning Streak Continues - Al Hunt, Bloomberg
- Did Obama Just Lose Florida for the Dems? - Annie Lowery, New York Mag
- Obama Gives Castro Regime an Undeserved Bailout - Washington Post
- Obama Gives Rubio a Gift from Cuba - Eli Lake & Josh Rogin, Bloomberg
- Get Ready for the Obama Boomlet - Peter Beinart, The Atlantic
- Obama's Boehner Bailout - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
- Obama's Challenge & the U.S. Racial Divide - Norm Ornstein, National Jrnl
- Why Obama Wanted to Appear on "Colbert" - Alexis Simendinger, RCP
- For Obama, a Go-It-Alone Push Fits the Times - John Harwood, NY Times
- Obama Negativa - Andrew Ferguson, The Weekly Standard
- Obama's Muddled Thinking on Ferguson - Robert Robb, Arizona Republic
- A Deficit of Dignity - Timothy Egan, New York Times
- Obama's Scandal-Tainted Golfing Buddy - Michelle Malkin, Townhall
- Obama Needs to Act on Syria - Nicholas Burns, Boston Globe
- Why a Party May Be Better Off Losing the WH - Larry Sabato, Politico
- Be Afraid: This Is the Real Obama - Joseph Curl, Washington Times
- A GOP Sneak Attack on Obama Daughters - DeWayne Wickham, USA Today
- Obama's Dangerous Legacy for Democrats - Byron York, DC Examiner
- On Ferguson, Obama Sticks to Meetings - Dana Milbank, Washington Post
- Indigestion Over the Obama Girls - Ruth Marcus, Washington Post
- Obama Continues to Expand War Powers - Timothy Carney, DC Examiner
- Obama Is Killing Us With "Kindness" - William Voegeli, New York Post
- How Obama Blatantly Disregards the Law - Paul Sperry, New York Post
- Biden, Clinton Walking Away from Obama - Dave Boyer, Washington Times
- More Executive Action, Please - Robert Morgenthau, New York Daily News
- How Obama Can Show He Has Israel's Back - William McGurn, NY Post
- Obama on Immigration: Yes, I Changed the Law - Byron York, Examiner
- Obama 'Heard' America; Is It Listening to Him? - Alexis Simendinger, RCP
- Obama Builds Environmental Legacy - Coral Davenport, New York Times
- The Curious Case of Jim Webb - Josh Kraushaar, National Journal
- Temperamentally Yours - Noemie Emery, Washington Examiner
- Obama Doesn't Want Immigration Reform - Andy Puzder, RealClearPolitics
- Obama's Coalition Unravels Without Him - Victor Davis Hanson, NRO
- Lincoln -- or Schoolyard Bully? - John Fund, National Review
- Obama Acts Wisely on Immigration - Raul Reyes, USA Today
- Barack Obama's Assault on America - Robert Merry, The National Interest
- How the GOP Can Poke Back Against Obama - Dana Milbank, Wash Post
- Viva Executive Orders on Immigration! - Carl M. Cannon, OC Register
- Obama's Immigration Order Dispels Fear - Steve Chapman, Chicago Trib
- Letting Us In On the Secret - Ruth Marcus, Washington Post
- President Obama's Gruber Speech - Newt Gingrich, CNN
- Obama, Immigration, and Election Results - Sean Trende, RealClearPolitics
- Obama Moves to Cement His Coalition - Byron York, Washington Examiner
- Obama's Dangerous Immigration Decree - James Antle, National Interest
- Obama's Incoherent Immigration Speech - Ramesh Ponnuru, Bloomberg
- Gruber and Obama's Big Lie - Jonah Goldberg, National Review
- He Never Learns - Fred Barnes, Weekly Standard
- The President's Immigration Move Is a Win - Maria Cardona, CNN
- Obama Returns to Vegas a Weaker President - George Condon, Natl Jrnl
- Obama Seeks Relevance, Mortgages Dems' Future - Chris Stirewalt, FOX
- Three Thoughts on Obama's Action - Ross Douthat, New York Times
- The Weird Logic of Obama's Speech - John Podhoretz, Commentary
- Obama Goes Big on Immigration - John Cassidy, The New Yorker
- The Baleful Effects of the Obama Presidency - Peter Wehner, Commentary
- The Law and Facts Are on Obama's Side - Chemerinsky & Kleiner, LA Times
- Obama's Imperial Transformation Is Complete - Charles Cooke, NRO
- Obama's Powerful Oration on Immigration - Jonathan Capehart, WP
- Obama's Cynical Record on Immigration - William McGurn, New York Post
- Obama's Action Sets New Precedent - Julie Hirschfeld Davis, NY Times
- Let Obama Give State of Union Somewhere Else - Drew M., Ace of Spades
- Obama's Forging His Own Reality - James Oliphant, National Journal
- The Nihilist in the White House - Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal
- A Dangerous Move by the President - David Gergen, CNN
- Obama Missing an Opportunity in Ferguson - The Oklahoman
- President Puts the Republic Out of Its Misery - David Harsanyi, Federalist
- President Obama Steps Into the Void - Marshall Fitz, USA Today
- Why Didn't Obama Act Before Election? - Charles Krauthammer, FOX News
- Why Can't Obama Get His Way? - Gary Younge, The Guardian
- Obama Needs to Fix Flawed Islamic State Strategy - Washington Post
- Obama Will Have a Hard Time Selling Amnesty - Greg Sargent, WaPo
- Joe Wilson Was Right - Jack Cashill, The American Thinker
- The First Rule of Amnesty Fight Club - Robert Tracinski, The Federalist
- Obama Leads With His Fists - John Dickerson, Slate
- Obama's Revival in Foreign Policy - Nicholas Burns, Boston Globe
- Why Obama's Immigration Action Is Legal - Danny Vinik, New Republic