Latest Round-Up of Obama Poll Ratings by State

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 25; Behavior Research Center, June 30-July 11

2008 election: McCain 53 percent, Obama 45 percent

Rasmussen says 59 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 53 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 39 percent approve. Fifty-five percent say their personal finances are getting worse, 27 percent describe them as about the same and 17 percent say they are getting better.

The BRC's Rocky Mountain Poll says that for the first time in its surveys, Obama has a net negative job approval rating with 39 percent rating it as poor and 28 percent as good. Twenty-seven percent consider it "fair" and 6 percent are undecided. BRC attributes this in part to Obama's stand on the immigration issue. (Nationally, a Quinnipiac University poll conducted July 13-19 found that voters disapproved of Obama's position on illegal immigration by 58 percent to 30 percent, with 12 percent undecided).

Arkansas

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 18

2008 election: McCain 59 percent, Obama 39 percent

Rasmussen says 69 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 56 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 31 percent approve. Fifty-four percent say their personal finances are getting worse, 17 percent say they are getting better and 28 percent describe them as about the same.

California

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 11; Public Policy Polling, Aug. 7-8

2008 election: Obama 54 percent, McCain 45 percent

Rasmussen says 52 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 46 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 47 percent approve. Sixty-five percent rate the economy as poor, 30 percent as fair, and 4 percent as good.

PPP says 52 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 46 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 44 percent approve, with 6 percent undecided. Independents disapprove by 49 percent to 39 percent, with 12 percent undecided. Fifty percent oppose the health care overhaul he advocated while 43 percent support it, with 8 percent undecided.

Connecticut

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 11; Quinnipiac University, July 7-13

2008 election: Obama 60 percent, McCain 38 percent

Rasmussen says 55 percent approve of Obama's performance while 46 percent disapprove.

Quinnipiac says 50 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 44 percent disapprove, with 6 percent undecided. Independents disapprove by 49 percent to 43 percent, with 8 percent undecided. This is Obama's lowest approval margin since the beginning of the year in Quinnipiac's surveys.

Delaware

Daily Kos/Public Policy Polling, Aug. 7-8; Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 5

2008 election: Obama 62 percent, McCain 37 percent

PPP says 50 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 40 percent disapprove, with 6 percent undecided. Independents disapprove 56 percent to 37 percent, with 7 percent undecided.

Rasmussen says 55 percent approve of Obama's performance while 44 percent disapproved.

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 25; Quinnipiac University, Aug. 11-16; Mason-Dixon Research, Aug. 9-11; Public Policy Polling, July 16-18

2008 election: Obama 51 percent, McCain 48 percent

Rasmussen says 55 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 46 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 46 percent approve.

Quinnipiac says voters are divided at 47 percent each when it comes to approving or disapproving of Obama's performance, with 5 percent undecided. Independents disapprove by 49 percent to 44 percent with 7 percent undecided. Obama had been in negative territory in June and July. The last time he had positive marks was in April when 50 percent approved and 45 percent disapproved. Fifty-six percent disapprove of the health care reform plan while 35 percent approve, with 9 percent undecided.

Mason-Dixon says 48 percent see Obama unfavorably while 41 percent view him favorably, with 11 percent neutral.

PPP says 49 percent disapprove of Obama's performance while 45 percent approve, with 9 percent undecided. Independents approve by 49 percent to 43 percent, with 8 percent undecided. Forty-seven percent oppose the health care overhaul he advocated while 45 percent support it, with 8 percent undecided.

Georgia

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 11

2008 election: McCain 52 percent, Obama 47 percent

Rasmussen says 53 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 48 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 46 percent approve.

Hawaii

Rasmussen Reports, June 24

2008 election: Obama 72 percent, McCain 28 percent

Rasmussen says that 72 percent approve of Obama's performance (with 52 percent "strongly" approving) while 26 percent disapprove. Forty-nine percent oppose repeal of the new health care reform law while 43 percent favor it, with 8 percent undecided. Thirty-nine percent oppose enactment of an Arizona-like immigration law while 37 percent favor it, with 24 percent undecided.

Rasmussen Reports, July 15

2008 election: McCain 61 percent, Obama 36 percent

Rasmussen says 68 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 61 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 32 percent approve. Sixty-seven percent favor repeal of the new health care reform law (with 59 percent "strongly" approving) while 31 percent are opposed, with 2 percent undecided. Sixty-nine percent favor enactment of an Arizona-like immigration law while 24 percent are opposed, with 7 percent undecided and voters disagree with the Justice Department decision to sue Arizona over the law by about the same margin.

Illinois

Public Policy Polling, Aug. 14-15; Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 9

2008 election: Obama 62 percent, McCain 37 percent

PPP says 49 percent approve of Obama's performance while 46 percent disapprove, with 5 percent undecided. In PPP's June survey, 53 percent approved of Obama's performance while 41 percent disapproved. Independents disapprove by 54 percent to 36 percent, with 11 percent undecided. Forty-six percent support the health care reform plan he advocated while 45 percent oppose it, with 9 percent undecided. Forty percent say Obama's endorsement of a candidate would make their support less likely, 26 percent say it would make it more likely and 34 percent say it makes no difference.

Rasmussen says 54 percent approve of Obama's performance while 46 percent disapprove.

Indiana

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 4, 5 and 7

2008 election: Obama 49.8 percent, McCain 48.8 percent

Rasmussen says 60 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 47 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 39 percent approve. Seventy percent favor enactment of an Arizona-like immigration law while 21 percent are opposed, with 10 percent undecided.

Iowa

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 5

2008 election: Obama 54 percent, McCain 44 percent

Rasmussen says 52 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 44 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 48 percent approve.

Kansas

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 4

2008 election: McCain 56 percent, Obama 41 percent

Rasmussen says 63 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 49 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 36 percent approve. Sixty-six percent favor repeal of the new health care reform law (with 54 percent "strongly" in favor) while 32 percent are opposed, with 3 percent undecided. Sixty-nine percent favor enactment of an Arizona-like immigration law while 23 percent are opposed, with 9 percent undecided. Sixty-four percent disagree with the Justice Department's decision to sue Arizona over the law while 28 percent agree, with 8 percent undecided.

Kentucky

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 17

2008 election: McCain 57 percent, Obama 41 percent

Rasmussen says 63 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 53 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 36 percent approve. Fifty-five percent oppose the requirement in the new health care reform measure requiring All Americans to obtain coverage (with 44 percent "strongly" opposed) while 43 percent are in favor of it.

Louisiana

Public Policy Polling, Aug. 21-22; Rasmussen Reports, June 24

2008 elections: McCain 59 percent, Obama 40 percent

PPP says 61 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing while 35 percent approve, with 5 percent undecided.

Rasmussen says 58 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 50 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 40 percent approve. Sixty-seven percent favor repeal of the new health care reform bill (with 58 percent "strongly" in favor) while 28 percent are opposed, with 5 percent undecided. Fifty-nine percent support enactment of an Arizona-like immigration law while 24 percent oppose it, with 17 percent undecided.

Maine

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 12

2008 election: Obama 58 percent, McCain 40 percent

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 17

2008 election: Obama 62 percent, McCain 36 percent

Rasmussen says 56 percent approve of Obama's performance (with 41 percent "strongly" approving) while 45 percent disapprove. Fifty-five percent rate the economy as poor, 37 percent as far as 8 percent as excellent or good.

EPIC-MRA, Aug. 21-23

2008 election results: Obama 57 percent, McCain 41 percent

EPIC-MRA says 49 percent see Obama favorably and 44 percent unfavorably, with 7 percent undecided.

Minnesota

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 12; Minneapolis Star Tribune, July 26-29

2008 election: Obama 54 percent, McCain 44 percent

Rasmussen says 52 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 41 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 47 percent approve.

The Star Tribune says Obama's job approval rating has fallen to 44 percent, compared with 51 percent last September and 62 percent in April 2009. The poll said there was a significant drop in support among independents. Forty-six percent disapprove of his handling of the war in Afghanistan while 37 percent approve.

Missouri

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 23; Daily Kos/Public Policy Polling, Aug. 14-15; St. Louis Post-Dispatch/KMOV, July 19-21

2008 election: McCain 49.3 percent, Obama 49.2 percent

Rasmussen says 58 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 49 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 41 percent approve. Seventy-two percent say they are somewhat or very angry at the policies of the federal government (with 48 percent describing themselves as "very" angry) while 25 percent are not very angry or not angry at all, with 3 percent undecided. Fifty-four percent say the job market is worse than a year ago, 36 percent describe it as about the same and 9 percent say it is better.

PPP says 57 percent disapprove of Obama's performance while 39 percent approve, with 4 percent undecided. Independents disapprove by 58 percent to 38 percent, with 4 percent undecided.

Mason-Dixon's poll for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch/KMOV says 57 percent disapprove of Obama's performance while 34 percent approve, with 9 percent undecided. Independents disapprove by 63 percent to 27 percent, with 10 percent undecided. Sixty-one percent oppose the new health care reform law backed by Obama while 31 percent approve, with 8 percent undecided. Sixty-one percent disapprove of his handling of the economy while 33 percent approve, with 6 percent undecided. Forty-four percent disapprove of his handling of Afghanistan while 39 percent approve, with 17 percent undecided. Seventy percent support enactment of an Arizona-like immigration law while 25 percent are opposed.

Nebraska

Rasmussen Reports, March 4

2008 election: McCain 57 percent, Obama 42 percent

Rasmussen says 61 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 47 percent "strongly" disapproving), while 38 percent approve. Sixty-four percent oppose the health care plan advocated by Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress (with 51 percent in strong opposition), while 32 percent favor it. Fifty-five percent rate Obama's handling of the health care issue as poor, 16 percent call it fair, and 28 percent say it is good or excellent.

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 16; Public Policy Polling, July 16-18

2008 election: Obama 55 percent, McCain 43 percent

Rasmussen says 55 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 48 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 45 percent approve. Sixty-three percent oppose the requirement in the new health care reform measure requiring All Americans to obtain coverage (with 49 percent "strongly" opposed) while 34 percent are in favor of it. Fifty-two percent say their personal finances are getting worse, 30 percent say they are about the same and 15 percent say they are getting better.

PPP says 52 percent disapprove of Obama's performance while 44 percent approve, with 4 percent undecided. Independents disapprove of Obama by a 59 percent to 37 percent margin, with 5 percent undecided. Fifty-two percent oppose the new health care reform plan he advocated while 42 percent support it, with 7 percent undecided.

New Hampshire

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 5; Public Policy Polling, July 23-25

2008 election: Obama 54 percent, McCain 44 percent

Rasmussen says 50 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 42 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 49 percent approve.

PPP says 49 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 47 percent disapprove, with 4 percent undecided. Voters are split at 47 percent each on the new health care reform plan, with 7 percent undecided.

New Jersey

Quinnipiac University, Aug. 9-17; Fairleigh Dickinson University, July 27-Aug.2; Monmouth University, July 7-11

2008 election: Obama 57 percent, McCain 41 percent

Quinnipiac says Obama's job approval rating in the state has dropped to an all-time low, with voters split at 47 percent each on whether they think he is doing a good job or not. In June, 50 percent had approved of his performance while 47 percent did not.

New Mexico

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 24

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 10-11

2008 election results: McCain 53 percent, Obama 44 percent

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 16; Public Policy Polling, June 26-27

2008 election: Obama 51 percent, McCain 47 percent

Rasmussen says 54 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 45 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 45 percent approve. Sixty-one percent rate the economy as poor, 33 percent say it is fair and 6 percent call it excellent or good.

PPP says 54 percent disapprove of Obama's performance while 42 percent approve with 4 percent undecided. Independents disapprove by a 58 percent to 33 percent margin, with 8 percent undecided. Fifty-three percent oppose the new health care reform law he advocated while 38 percent support it, with 9 percent undecided.

Oklahoma

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 26

2008 election: McCain 66 percent, Obama 34 percent

Rasmussen says 65 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 55 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 34 percent approve. Fifty-three percent say their personal finances are getting worse, 28 percent say they are about the same and 17 percent say they are improving.

Oregon

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 22

2008 election: Obama 57 percent, McCain 40 percent

Rasmussen says 53 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 47 percent disapprove. Fifty-four percent say their personal finances are getting worse, 32 percent describe them as about the same and 12 percent say they are getting better.

Pennsylvania

Franklin & Marshall College, Aug. 16-23; Public Policy Polling, Aug. 14-16; Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 16; Quinnipiac University, July 6-11

2008 election: Obama 54 percent, McCain 44 percent

F & M says 63 percent believe Obama is doing only a fair or poor job (with 28 percent saying "fair" and 35 percent saying "poor") while 37 percent say he is doing an excellent or good job. F & M also found that 66 percent of those who voted for John McCain in 2008 plan to vote for GOP Senate candidate Pat Toomey but only 49 percent who voted for President Obama plan to vote for Democrat Joe Sestak. Fifty-six percent of Toomey supporters say their vote is intended as a vote against Obama and congressional Democrats while 57 percent of Sestak backers say their choice is a vote in favor of them.

PPP says 55 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing while 40 percent approve, with 9 percent undecided. The pollster says that this is one of the biggest declines for Obama anywhere in the country compared to his victory margin in the state in 2008. Independents disapprove by a 63 percent to 32 percent margin, with 4 percent undecided. Fifty-four percent oppose the new health care reform plan advocated by Obama while 39 percent support it, with 7 percent undecided. Forty-nine percent say they would be less likely to vote for a candidate endorsed by Obama, 20 percent say they would be more likely to do so and 31 percent say it makes no difference to them.

Rasmussen says 56 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 45 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 43 percent approve. Sixty-one percent rate the economy as poor, 30 percent say it is fair and 5 percent call it excellent or good.

Quinnipiac says 49 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing while 46 percent approve, with 5 percent undecided. Independents disapprove by 53 percent to 40 percent, with 8 percent undecided. Forty-seven percent would like to see Pennsylvania enact an immigration law similar to the one in Arizona while 34 percent are opposed, with 19 percent undecided. Forty-eight percent say Obama does not deserve to be re-elected while 42 percent believe he does, with 10 percent undecided. Independents don't believe he deserves to be elected by 51 percent to 35 percent, with 14 percent undecided. But part of voter sentiment is riding on who Obama's opponent would be. If the 2012 presidential election were being held now, 41 percent say they'd vote for whoever is the Republican while 40 percent would back Obama, with 12 percent saying it depends on who the GOP candidate is, while 7 percent are undecided. Voters disapprove of Obama's handling of the economy by 55 percent to 40 percent, with 5 percent undecided. Fifty-four percent disapprove of the new health care reform law while 37 percent support it, with 9 percent undecided.

Rhode Island

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 17; Brown University, July 27-30

2008 election: Obama 63 percent, McCain 35 percent

Rasmussen says 56 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 42 percent disapprove. Forty-four percent say their personal finances are getting worse, 37 percent say they are staying the same and 17 percent say they are improving.

Brown says 56 percent say Obama's performance has been fair or poor while 42.8 percent rate it excellent or good. Forty-seven percent disapprove of Obama's handling of the economy while 46 percent approve.

South Carolina

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 25

Rasmussen says 60 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 54 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 39 percent approve. Fifty-two percent say their personal finances are getting worse, 31 percent describe them as about the same and 15 percent say they are getting better.

South Dakota

2008 election: McCain 55 percent, Obama 44 percent

Rasmussen says 65 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 54 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 34 percent approve.

Utah

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 23

2008 election: McCain 62 percent, Obama 34 percent

Rasmussen says 67 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 51 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 33 percent approve. Forty-six percent say their personal finances are getting worse, 28 percent describe them as about the same and 24 percent say they are getting better.

Vermont

Rasmussen Reports, June 17

2008 elections: Obama 67 percent, McCain 30 percent

Rasmussen says 62 percent approve of Obama's performance (with 40 percent "strongly" approving) while 37 percent do not. Fifty-two percent are opposed to repeal of the new health care law (with 41 percent "strongly" opposed) while 41 percent favor doing so, with 7 percent undecided.

Virginia

Rasmussen Reports, July 18

2008 election: Obama 53 percent, McCain 46 percent

Rasmussen says 50 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 40 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 49 percent approve. Fifty-six percent favor repeal of the new health care reform law (with 42 percent "strongly" in favor) while 41 percent are opposed. Fifty-one percent favor enactment of an Arizona-like immigration law while 34 percent are opposed, with 15 percent undecided. Forty-eight percent disagree with the Justice Department decision to sue Arizona over the law while 38 percent agree, with 14 percent undecided.

Washington State

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 18; Public Policy Polling, July 27-Aug. 1

2008 election: Obama 57 percent, McCain 40 percent

Rasmussen says 53 percent approve of Obama's performance while 47 percent disapprove. Forty-nine percent oppose the requirement in the new health care reform measure requiring All Americans to obtain coverage (with 49 percent "strongly" opposed) while 48 percent are in favor of it, with 4 percent undecided. Fifty-seven percent rate the economy as poor, 38 percent as far as 3 percent as excellent or good.

PPP says 49 percent approve of Obama's performance while 47 percent disapprove, with 4 percent undecided. Independents disapprove of the job he is doing by a 53 percent to 41 percent margin, with 6 percent undecided. Forty-seven percent oppose the health care plan he signed into law while 45 percent support it, with 8 percent undecided.

West Virginia

Rasmussen Reports, July 22

Election 2008: McCain 56 percent, Obama 43 percent

Rasmussen says 67 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 55 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 32 percent approve. Sixty-four percent favor repeal of the new health care reform law (with 52 percent "strongly" in favor while 30 percent are opposed, with 5 percent undecided. Sixty-five percent favor enactment of an Arizona-like immigration law while 20 percent are opposed, with 15 percent undecided. Voters disagree by a similar margin with the Justice Department decision to sue Arizona over the law.