If it's in the News, it's in our Polls. Public opinion polling since 2003.
| Favorable Ratings for Presidential Candidates |
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| John McCain |
Barack Obama |
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|
Date |
Total Favorable Rating |
Total Unfavorable Rating |
Very Favorable |
Very Unfavorable |
Total Favorable Rating |
Total Unfavorable Rating |
Very Favorable |
VeryUnfavorable |
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|
11/04/2008 |
55% |
44% |
27% |
23% |
56% |
43% |
42% |
32% |
||
|
11/03/2008 |
53% |
45% |
26% |
26% |
56% |
43% |
42% |
32% |
||
|
11/02/2008 |
53% |
46% |
26% |
27% |
55% |
43% |
43% |
31% |
||
|
11/01/2008 |
52% |
46% |
26% |
26% |
56% |
43% |
44% |
31% |
||
|
10/31/2008 |
53% |
45% |
26% |
24% |
54% |
44% |
42% |
32% |
||
|
10/30/2008 |
54% |
44% |
26% |
23% |
56% |
43% |
42% |
31% |
||
|
10/29/2008 |
54% |
46% |
26% |
24% |
55% |
44% |
40% |
32% |
||
|
10/28/2008 |
53% |
47% |
26% |
27% |
56% |
43% |
41% |
30% |
||
|
10/27/2008 |
51% |
48% |
25% |
28% |
55% |
44% |
40% |
31% |
||
|
10/26/2008 |
50% |
49% |
25% |
28% |
57% |
41% |
42% |
29% |
||
|
10/25/2008 |
52% |
47% |
26% |
25% |
56% |
42% |
41% |
29% |
||
|
10/24/2008 |
53% |
45% |
26% |
23% |
57% |
42% |
41% |
29% |
||
|
10/23/2008 |
54% |
45% |
27% |
23% |
57% |
42% |
41% |
29% |
||
|
10/22/2008 |
54% |
45% |
26% |
23% |
55% |
43% |
41% |
30% |
||
|
10/21/2008 |
53% |
45% |
25% |
24% |
55% |
43% |
41% |
30% |
||
|
10/20/2008 |
53% |
46% |
24% |
24% |
54% |
44% |
40% |
30% |
||
|
10/19/2008 |
52% |
46% |
23% |
24% |
55% |
43% |
40% |
30% |
||
|
10/18/2008 |
53% |
46% |
23% |
24% |
55% |
43% |
40% |
30% |
||
|
10/17/2008 |
54% |
45% |
24% |
23% |
55% |
44% |
38% |
30% |
||
|
10/16/2008 |
55% |
43% |
24% |
23% |
54% |
44% |
38% |
30% |
||
|
10/15/2008 |
53% |
45% |
23% |
23% |
55% |
43% |
38% |
30% |
||
|
10/14/2008 |
53% |
45% |
23% |
24% |
56% |
43% |
39% |
31% |
||
|
10/13/2008 |
51% |
47% |
23% |
26% |
56% |
43% |
39% |
32% |
||
|
10/12/2008 |
51% |
47% |
23% |
27% |
56% |
44% |
39% |
32% |
||
|
10/11/2008 |
52% |
47% |
23% |
27% |
56% |
43% |
39% |
31% |
||
|
10/10/2008 |
54% |
46% |
26% |
28% |
55% |
43% |
38% |
30% |
||
|
10/09/2008 |
54% |
45% |
26% |
25% |
57% |
43% |
39% |
30% |
||
|
10/08/2008 |
52% |
46% |
26% |
26% |
56% |
42% |
38% |
29% |
||
|
10/07/2008 |
52% |
47% |
24% |
26% |
58% |
40% |
39% |
28% |
||
|
10/06/2008 |
53% |
47% |
24% |
25% |
56% |
42% |
38% |
29% |
||
|
10/05/2008 |
53% |
45% |
23% |
23% |
57% |
42% |
39% |
29% |
||
|
10/04/2008 |
53% |
45% |
23% |
23% |
56% |
42% |
38% |
29% |
||
|
10/03/2008 |
52% |
45% |
23% |
25% |
57% |
42% |
38% |
28% |
||
|
10/02/2008 |
52% |
46% |
24% |
26% |
58% |
41% |
38% |
27% |
||
|
10/01/2008 |
53% |
46% |
25% |
26% |
58% |
41% |
39% |
27% |
||
|
09/30/2008 |
53% |
45% |
26% |
24% |
58% |
41% |
40% |
26% |
||
|
09/29/2008 |
55% |
44% |
26% |
24% |
58% |
42% |
39% |
27% |
||
|
09/28/2008 |
55% |
44% |
27% |
23% |
57% |
42% |
37% |
27% |
||
|
09/27/2008 |
54% |
45% |
26% |
24% |
56% |
42% |
36% |
27% |
||
|
09/26/2008 |
55% |
44% |
27% |
23% |
56% |
43% |
37% |
28% |
||
|
09/25/2008 |
55% |
44% |
27% |
23% |
56% |
43% |
37% |
28% |
||
|
09/24/2008 |
55% |
44% |
28% |
24% |
55% |
43% |
37% |
29% |
||
|
09/23/2008 |
54% |
44% |
27% |
25% |
54% |
44% |
37% |
30% |
||
|
09/22/2008 |
54% |
44% |
27% |
25% |
55% |
43% |
38% |
30% |
||
|
09/21/2008 |
56% |
44% |
27% |
25% |
55% |
43% |
37% |
29% |
||
|
09/20/2008 |
56% |
43% |
27% |
24% |
56% |
43% |
38% |
28% |
||
|
09/19/2008 |
55% |
44% |
27% |
24% |
55% |
43% |
37% |
27% |
||
|
09/18/2008 |
55% |
43% |
27% |
24% |
56% |
42% |
37% |
26% |
||
|
09/17/2008 |
55% |
44% |
27% |
24% |
55% |
43% |
36% |
27% |
||
|
09/16/2008 |
56% |
42% |
28% |
23% |
55% |
44% |
37% |
28% |
||
|
09/15/2008 |
56% |
42% |
28% |
23% |
54% |
45% |
36% |
29% |
||
|
09/14/2008 |
57% |
42% |
29% |
22% |
53% |
45% |
35% |
29% |
||
|
09/13/2008 |
57% |
42% |
28% |
23% |
55% |
44% |
36% |
29% |
||
|
09/12/2008 |
56% |
42% |
28% |
22% |
55% |
44% |
36% |
29% |
||
|
09/11/2008 |
56% |
43% |
28% |
22% |
55% |
43% |
36% |
28% |
||
|
09/10/2008 |
57% |
42% |
28% |
21% |
55% |
43% |
36% |
28% |
||
|
09/09/2008 |
59% |
40% |
29% |
20% |
55% |
43% |
37% |
28% |
||
|
09/08/2008 |
60% |
38% |
29% |
20% |
55% |
43% |
37% |
27% |
||
|
09/07/2008 |
58% |
40% |
29% |
20% |
56% |
43% |
38% |
26% |
||
|
09/06/2008 |
58% |
41% |
29% |
20% |
56% |
43% |
37% |
27% |
||
|
09/05/2008 |
57% |
41% |
27% |
20% |
57% |
42% |
37% |
27% |
||
|
09/04/2008 |
56% |
43% |
24% |
20% |
57% |
41% |
37% |
26% |
||
|
09/03/2008 |
56% |
43% |
24% |
21% |
59% |
40% |
38% |
25% |
||
|
09/02/2008 |
56% |
43% |
24% |
20% |
58% |
41% |
38% |
26% |
||
|
09/01/2008 |
57% |
42% |
25% |
20% |
58% |
41% |
38% |
27% |
||
|
08/31/2008 |
56% |
43% |
23% |
21% |
57% |
41% |
37% |
27% |
||
|
08/30/2008 |
55% |
43% |
22% |
21% |
57% |
41% |
37% |
27% |
||
|
08/29/2008 |
53% |
45% |
21% |
23% |
56% |
42% |
35% |
27% |
||
|
08/28/2008 |
55% |
44% |
22% |
22% |
54% |
45% |
35% |
29% |
||
|
08/27/2008 |
56% |
42% |
20% |
20% |
53% |
45% |
33% |
30% |
||
|
08/26/2008 |
57% |
42% |
21% |
19% |
53% |
45% |
33% |
30% |
||
|
08/25/2008 |
56% |
42% |
19% |
19% |
55% |
43% |
34% |
29% |
||
|
08/24/2008 |
57% |
42% |
20% |
20% |
55% |
42% |
34% |
28% |
||
|
08/23/2008 |
56% |
42% |
19% |
20% |
55% |
44% |
34% |
28% |
||
|
08/22/2008 |
55% |
43% |
19% |
21% |
55% |
43% |
32% |
28% |
||
|
08/21/2008 |
55% |
44% |
20% |
20% |
56% |
44% |
33% |
28% |
||
|
08/20/2008 |
55% |
43% |
20% |
19% |
56% |
43% |
33% |
28% |
||
|
08/19/2008 |
55% |
43% |
21% |
19% |
54% |
45% |
32% |
28% |
||
|
08/18/2008 |
55% |
43% |
21% |
19% |
55% |
43% |
32% |
28% |
||
|
08/17/2008 |
53% |
44% |
19% |
20% |
54% |
44% |
30% |
29% |
||
|
08/16/2008 |
54% |
43% |
18% |
19% |
55% |
43% |
30% |
29% |
||
|
08/15/2008 |
54% |
44% |
18% |
20% |
55% |
44% |
31% |
29% |
||
|
08/14/2008 |
55% |
43% |
18% |
20% |
54% |
44% |
31% |
29% |
||
|
08/13/2008 |
55% |
43% |
18% |
19% |
56% |
44% |
33% |
28% |
||
|
08/12/2008 |
56% |
43% |
19% |
20% |
55% |
43% |
33% |
27% |
||
|
08/11/2008 |
56% |
43% |
19% |
20% |
55% |
43% |
33% |
27% |
||
|
08/10/2008 |
54% |
44% |
18% |
21% |
54% |
44% |
32% |
28% |
||
|
08/09/2008 |
54% |
44% |
18% |
21% |
54% |
44% |
32% |
28% |
||
|
08/08/2008 |
54% |
44% |
18% |
21% |
53% |
45% |
32% |
28% |
||
|
08/08/2008 |
54% |
44% |
17% |
19% |
53% |
45% |
29% |
28% |
||
|
08/07/2008 |
56% |
41% |
19% |
18% |
54% |
44% |
30% |
27% |
||
|
08/06/2008 |
56% |
41% |
18% |
18% |
54% |
44% |
30% |
27% |
||
|
08/05/2008 |
55% |
41% |
18% |
19% |
53% |
45% |
32% |
28% |
||
|
08/04/2008 |
55% |
42% |
17% |
19% |
51% |
46% |
30% |
29% |
||
|
08/03/2008 |
56% |
42% |
18% |
18% |
55% |
44% |
32% |
28% |
||
|
08/02/2008 |
56% |
41% |
18% |
17% |
53% |
44% |
30% |
27% |
||
|
08/01/2008 |
57% |
41% |
19% |
17% |
55% |
44% |
32% |
27% |
||
|
07/31/2008 |
56% |
43% |
19% |
18% |
55% |
43% |
32% |
27% |
||
|
07/30/2008 |
55% |
42% |
19% |
18% |
55% |
44% |
33% |
27% |
||
|
07/29/2008 |
54% |
44% |
18% |
19% |
56% |
44% |
32% |
27% |
||
|
07/28/2008 |
56% |
42% |
19% |
18% |
56% |
43% |
33% |
26% |
||
|
07/27/2008 |
55% |
43% |
18% |
18% |
56% |
41% |
33% |
27% |
||
|
07/26/2008 |
55% |
42% |
18% |
18% |
57% |
41% |
34% |
27% |
||
|
07/25/2008 |
55% |
44% |
18% |
19% |
55% |
42% |
33% |
28% |
||
|
07/24/2008 |
55% |
42% |
17% |
20% |
54% |
43% |
33% |
28% |
||
|
07/23/2008 |
56% |
42% |
18% |
17% |
54% |
43% |
31% |
27% |
||
|
07/22/2008 |
57% |
40% |
17% |
15% |
55% |
44% |
31% |
27% |
||
|
07/21/2008 |
57% |
40% |
17% |
16% |
53% |
43% |
29% |
26% |
||
|
07/20/2008 |
55% |
42% |
17% |
18% |
55% |
42% |
30% |
26% |
||
|
07/19/2008 |
56% |
41% |
19% |
18% |
55% |
42% |
30% |
26% |
||
|
07/18/2008 |
56% |
41% |
19% |
18% |
55% |
43% |
31% |
26% |
||
|
07/17/2008 |
56% |
41% |
18% |
17% |
54% |
44% |
31% |
27% |
||
|
07/16/2008 |
55% |
42% |
17% |
17% |
55% |
43% |
32% |
27% |
||
|
07/15/2008 |
55% |
43% |
17% |
18% |
55% |
43% |
31% |
27% |
||
|
07/14/2008 |
56% |
41% |
18% |
17% |
54% |
43% |
31% |
27% |
||
|
07/13/2008 |
57% |
40% |
17% |
17% |
54% |
44% |
30% |
26% |
||
|
07/12/2008 |
56% |
41% |
17% |
18% |
54% |
44% |
29% |
27% |
||
|
07/11/2008 |
54% |
43% |
16% |
19% |
54% |
44% |
30% |
27% |
||
|
07/10/2008 |
54% |
44% |
16% |
19% |
54% |
45% |
29% |
29% |
||
|
07/09/2008 |
54% |
44% |
17% |
18% |
55% |
43% |
30% |
27% |
||
|
07/08/2008 |
53% |
44% |
17% |
19% |
57% |
41% |
31% |
26% |
||
|
07/07/2008 |
54% |
43% |
17% |
18% |
56% |
42% |
32% |
27% |
||
|
07/06/2008 |
No Polling |
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|
07/05/2008 |
No Polling |
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|
07/04/2008 |
No Polling |
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|
07/03/2008 |
55% |
43% |
17% |
18% |
56% |
42% |
33% |
27% |
||
|
07/02/2008 |
56% |
42% |
17% |
18% |
56% |
42% |
33% |
28% |
||
|
07/01/2008 |
55% |
43% |
17% |
18% |
56% |
43% |
32% |
28% |
||
|
06/30/2008 |
54% |
44% |
16% |
18% |
55% |
42% |
32% |
27% |
||
|
06/29/2008 |
54% |
44% |
16% |
18% |
55% |
42% |
32% |
27% |
||
|
06/28/2008 |
54% |
44% |
17% |
19% |
55% |
43% |
32% |
27% |
||
|
06/27/2008 |
54% |
44% |
17% |
18% |
54% |
43% |
32% |
27% |
||
|
06/26/2008 |
55% |
43% |
16% |
18% |
55% |
43% |
33% |
27% |
||
|
06/25/2008 |
55% |
43% |
16% |
19% |
55% |
43% |
32% |
26% |
||
|
06/24/2008 |
54% |
44% |
15% |
18% |
56% |
42% |
32% |
26% |
||
|
06/23/2008 |
54% |
43% |
17% |
19% |
56% |
42% |
31% |
26% |
||
|
06/22/2008 |
53% |
43% |
18% |
19% |
53% |
43% |
31% |
25% |
||
|
06/21/2008 |
54% |
43% |
19% |
16% |
55% |
42% |
30% |
26% |
||
|
06/20/2008 |
54% |
43% |
19% |
16% |
53% |
44% |
28% |
28% |
||
|
06/19/2008 |
55% |
43% |
17% |
19% |
54% |
42% |
31% |
26% |
||
|
06/18/2008 |
55% |
43% |
17% |
19% |
55% |
43% |
31% |
26% |
||
|
06/17/2008 |
53% |
44% |
17% |
20% |
54% |
42% |
31% |
27% |
||
|
06/16/2008 |
55% |
44% |
17% |
19% |
54% |
43% |
31% |
27% |
||
|
06/15/2008 |
52% |
45% |
16% |
19% |
54% |
43% |
32% |
27% |
||
|
06/14/2008 |
52% |
45% |
16% |
19% |
55% |
45% |
32% |
26% |
||
|
06/13/2008 |
52% |
45% |
17% |
20% |
55% |
42% |
33% |
27% |
||
|
06/12/2008 |
54% |
44% |
18% |
18% |
56% |
42% |
33% |
27% |
||
|
06/11/2008 |
55% |
42% |
18% |
18% |
56% |
42% |
33% |
27% |
||
|
06/10/2008 |
54% |
43% |
16% |
18% |
59% |
40% |
35% |
26% |
||
|
06/09/2008 |
53% |
44% |
16% |
19% |
59% |
40% |
35% |
25% |
||
|
06/08/2008 |
52% |
45% |
16% |
21% |
58% |
41% |
36% |
27% |
||
|
06/07/2008 |
55% |
43% |
18% |
20% |
55% |
42% |
33% |
28% |
||
|
06/06/2008 |
55% |
43% |
18% |
20% |
55% |
42% |
32% |
28% |
||
|
06/05/2008 |
55% |
42% |
19% |
17% |
54% |
43% |
31% |
28% |
||
|
06/04/2008 |
53% |
44% |
18% |
18% |
55% |
43% |
32% |
27% |
||
