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Overall Favorable Ratings for Presidential Candidates

For more detailed data, click here.

 

John McCain

Barack Obama

Date

Fav

Unfav

Fav

Unfav

06/03/2008

51%

46%

48%

49%

06/02/2008

49%

48%

47%

50%

06/01/2008

50%

47%

47%

50%

05/31/2008

52%

46%

45%

53%

05/30/2008

50%

47%

46%

52%

05/29/2008

52%

45%

48%

49%

05/28/2008

50%

46%

48%

49%

05/27/2008

50%

46%

48%

49%

05/26/2008

50%

46%

48%

49%

05/25/2008

50%

46%

47%

50%

05/24/2008

50%

45%

48%

49%

05/23/2008

50%

46%

49%

48%

05/22/2008

50%

46%

50%

48%

05/21/2008

49%

47%

50%

48%

05/20/2008

50%

46%

49%

49%

05/19/2008

48%

47%

48%

49%

05/18/2008

50%

46%

49%

49%

05/17/2008

51%

46%

48%

49%

05/16/2008

50%

46%

48%

49%

05/15/2008

50%

46%

50%

48%

05/14/2008

49%

47%

50%

48%

05/13/2008

49%

48%

51%

47%

05/12/2008

49%

48%

51%

47%

05/11/2008

49%

48%

51%

47%

05/10/2008

49%

48%

50%

48%

05/09/2008

49%

48%

51%

47%

05/08/2008

49%

48%

51%

47%

05/07/2008

49%

47%

51%

46%

05/06/2008

50%

47%

50%

47%

05/05/2008

51%

46%

49%

48%

05/04/2008

52%

46%

50%

48%

05/03/2008

52%

45%

49%

49%

05/02/2008

52%

44%

49%

48%

05/01/2008

51%

45%

49%

48%

04/30/2008

50%

47%

49%

48%

04/29/2008

49%

47%

52%

45%

04/28/2008

51%

46%

51%

46%

04/27/2008

51%

46%

50%

47%

04/26/2008

51%

46%

50%

48%

04/25/2008

52%

46%

50%

48%

04/24/2008

51%

45%

51%

47%

04/23/2008

52%

45%

49%

49%

04/22/2008

52%

44%

49%

49%

04/21/2008

52%

44%

47%

51%

04/20/2008

54%

43%

47%

50%

04/19/2008

56%

40%

47%

51%

04/18/2008

56%

41%

47%

51%

04/17/2008

55%

43%

48%

50%

04/16/2008

55%

42%

47%

51%

04/15/2008

53%

45%

49%

49%

04/14/2008

54%

43%

48%

50%

04/13/2008

55%

42%

48%

50%

04/12/2008

53%

44%

51%

48%

04/11/2008

52%

44%

51%

47%

04/10/2008

52%

45%

52%

45%

04/09/2008

53%

44%

53%

45%

04/08/2008

54%

43%

52%

46%

04/07/2008

54%

43%

52%

45%

04/06/2008

55%

42%

52%

46%

04/05/2008

55%

42%

52%

45%

04/04/2008

56%

41%

52%

46%

04/03/2008

57%

40%

50%

48%

04/02/2008

57%

41%

49%

49%

04/01/2008

56%

41%

47%

50%

03/31/2008

53%

44%

49%

49%

03/30/2008

54%

44%

49%

48%

03/29/2008

53%

44%

50%

48%

03/28/2008

54%

43%

49%

49%

03/27/2008

56%

41%

46%

52%

03/26/2008

55%

42%

46%

51%

03/25/2008

55%

42%

46%

52%

03/24/2008

55%

42%

46%

52%

03/23/2008

54%

42%

47%

51%

03/22/2008

54%

43%

46%

51%

03/21/2008

54%

43%

48%

50%

03/20/2008

53%

43%

48%

49%

03/19/2008

53%

43%

48%

49%

03/18/2008

53%

42%

48%

49%

03/17/2008

54%

42%

47%

50%

03/16/2008

54%

42%

50%

48%

03/15/2008

55%

41%

50%

49%

03/14/2008

54%

42%

51%

46%

03/13/2008

53%

43%

52%

44%

03/12/2008

51%

45%

51%

46%

03/11/2008

51%

46%

51%

45%

03/10/2008

50%

46%

51%

46%

03/09/2008

51%

46%

51%

46%

03/08/2008

51%

45%

51%

46%

03/07/2008

52%

44%

51%

48%

03/06/2008

52%

45%

51%

46%

03/05/2008

52%

45%

50%

48%

03/04/2008

55%

43%

51%

48%

03/03/2008

54%

43%

51%

47%

03/02/2008

54%

43%

51%

47%

03/01/2008

54%

42%

51%

46%

02/29/2008

53%

43%

51%

46%

02/28/2008

54%

43%

51%

48%

02/27/2008

55%

42%

51%

46%

02/26/2008

55%

42%

53%

45%

02/25/2008

56%

42%

52%

46%

02/24/2008

54%

43%

54%

44%

02/23/2008

53%

44%

54%

45%

02/22/2008

53%

44%

53%

45%

02/21/2008

50%

45%

56%

42%

02/20/2008

51%

44%

55%

42%

02/19/2008

52%

43%

54%

43%

02/18/2008

51%

43%

54%

43%

02/17/2008

53%

43%

54%

44%

02/16/2008

52%

45%

54%

44%

02/15/2008

52%

45%

54%

44%

02/14/2008

50%

47%

55%

43%

02/13/2008

48%

49%

54%

43%

02/12/2008

48%

49%

53%

44%

02/11/2008

47%

50%

52%

45%