1. Obama job approval Thinking back to when Barack Obama was in office, do you approve or disapprove of the job that he did as president? Strongly approve 30% 27% 33% 29% 28% 30% 35% 25% 58% 40% 15% Somewhat approve 20% 18% 22% 25% 25% 20% 10% 21% 12% 19% 26% Somewhat disapprove 13% 15% 12% 16% 18% 11% 9% 14% 15% 12% 5% Strongly disapprove 29% 35% 24% 18% 17% 36% 44% 36% 5% 17% 30% Not sure 7% 5% 9% 12% 13% 3% 1% 4% 9% 13% 24% Totals 99% 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% 99% 100% 99% 101% 100% Unweighted N 997 436 561 187 270 339 201 746 102 90 59 Strongly approve 30% 60% 23% 6% 31% 25% 35% 31% 37% 21% 28% 38% Somewhat approve 20% 23% 23% 10% 22% 22% 18% 12% 22% 28% 18% 14% Somewhat disapprove 13% 6% 17% 16% 13% 19% 8% 10% 8% 14% 17% 9% Strongly disapprove 29% 8% 23% 66% 25% 29% 39% 34% 26% 30% 31% 27% Not sure 7% 3% 13% 2% 8% 4% 0% 13% 7% 6% 6% 11% Totals 99% 100% 99% 100% 99% 99% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 99% Unweighted N 997 327 403 267 448 257 143 149 195 236 396 170 1
2. Obama change Which statement do you think best describes the way Barack Obama changed things in this country during his time as president? He changed things a lot in a positive way 28% 24% 33% 24% 26% 29% 34% 24% 51% 30% 18% He changed things a little in a positive way 19% 20% 18% 21% 26% 17% 12% 19% 11% 28% 20% He did not do much to change the country 9% 9% 9% 16% 11% 6% 4% 7% 14% 16% 5% He changed things a little in a negative way 7% 7% 7% 8% 8% 6% 7% 9% 4% 3% 4% He changed things a lot in a negative way 29% 34% 24% 15% 15% 38% 43% 35% 9% 12% 29% Not sure 8% 7% 9% 15% 13% 4% 0% 5% 11% 10% 24% Totals 100% 101% 100% 99% 99% 100% 100% 99% 100% 99% 100% Unweighted N 998 436 562 188 270 339 201 746 102 91 59 He changed things a lot in a positive way 28% 57% 22% 5% 31% 24% 29% 25% 30% 26% 25% 36% He changed things a little in a positive way 19% 25% 22% 6% 21% 18% 20% 12% 27% 19% 16% 16% He did not do much to change the country 9% 7% 10% 10% 9% 12% 8% 7% 7% 10% 12% 4% He changed things a little in a negative way 7% 2% 8% 12% 5% 12% 8% 7% 3% 9% 9% 6% He changed things a lot in a negative way 29% 6% 24% 64% 25% 30% 34% 32% 26% 28% 32% 25% Not sure 8% 3% 13% 3% 9% 4% 0% 16% 7% 8% 6% 13% Totals 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 99% 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% Unweighted N 998 326 405 267 448 256 143 151 195 236 396 171 2
3A. Obama issue handling - Economy Strongly approve 27% 25% 28% 23% 24% 28% 33% 24% 47% 28% 17% Somewhat approve 20% 16% 23% 21% 24% 18% 18% 18% 21% 27% 30% Somewhat disapprove 15% 17% 14% 18% 20% 14% 9% 17% 12% 11% 10% Strongly disapprove 27% 31% 23% 17% 17% 32% 38% 33% 3% 16% 27% Not sure 11% 11% 11% 22% 14% 8% 2% 9% 17% 17% 16% Totals 100% 100% 99% 101% 99% 100% 100% 101% 100% 99% 100% Unweighted N 992 433 559 187 266 338 201 742 101 90 59 Strongly approve 27% 59% 17% 6% 27% 27% 31% 22% 27% 27% 24% 35% Somewhat approve 20% 21% 25% 10% 22% 23% 13% 17% 23% 18% 21% 18% Somewhat disapprove 15% 9% 17% 20% 17% 15% 15% 10% 16% 17% 18% 7% Strongly disapprove 27% 4% 23% 62% 23% 27% 34% 30% 22% 28% 28% 27% Not sure 11% 7% 19% 3% 10% 8% 8% 21% 13% 10% 10% 13% Totals 100% 100% 101% 101% 99% 100% 101% 100% 101% 100% 101% 100% Unweighted N 992 324 401 267 445 254 142 151 194 234 394 170 3
3B. Obama issue handling - Foreign policy Strongly approve 25% 23% 26% 24% 24% 26% 23% 19% 48% 36% 16% Somewhat approve 22% 20% 24% 25% 27% 18% 21% 23% 19% 19% 25% Somewhat disapprove 13% 14% 13% 21% 14% 11% 9% 14% 10% 11% 13% Strongly disapprove 27% 33% 22% 9% 18% 35% 45% 33% 9% 15% 27% Not sure 12% 10% 14% 21% 17% 9% 3% 10% 14% 20% 19% Totals 99% 100% 99% 100% 100% 99% 101% 99% 100% 101% 100% Unweighted N 989 434 555 188 263 337 201 741 100 89 59 Strongly approve 25% 46% 20% 6% 27% 26% 17% 23% 27% 18% 25% 29% Somewhat approve 22% 31% 21% 14% 25% 19% 25% 17% 17% 31% 19% 26% Somewhat disapprove 13% 8% 14% 20% 11% 18% 17% 11% 15% 14% 16% 5% Strongly disapprove 27% 6% 25% 59% 23% 31% 35% 30% 27% 24% 31% 24% Not sure 12% 9% 20% 2% 14% 6% 6% 20% 14% 13% 10% 16% Totals 99% 100% 100% 101% 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% 100% 101% 100% Unweighted N 989 323 400 266 442 255 142 150 194 234 390 171 4
3C. Obama issue handling - The environment Strongly approve 31% 30% 32% 29% 32% 30% 34% 27% 49% 39% 23% Somewhat approve 26% 25% 26% 29% 28% 28% 15% 27% 19% 24% 25% Somewhat disapprove 10% 13% 8% 14% 13% 8% 7% 10% 11% 10% 10% Strongly disapprove 21% 24% 17% 8% 13% 23% 37% 26% 3% 9% 24% Not sure 12% 8% 16% 19% 13% 11% 6% 10% 18% 18% 18% Totals 100% 100% 99% 99% 99% 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% Unweighted N 991 433 558 186 266 339 200 741 102 90 58 Strongly approve 31% 61% 24% 7% 32% 34% 34% 22% 32% 27% 28% 41% Somewhat approve 26% 22% 30% 23% 26% 26% 24% 28% 27% 25% 28% 21% Somewhat disapprove 10% 8% 11% 12% 10% 11% 13% 7% 10% 14% 10% 7% Strongly disapprove 21% 3% 18% 48% 18% 21% 23% 28% 17% 22% 22% 20% Not sure 12% 7% 17% 11% 15% 9% 7% 16% 14% 13% 12% 11% Totals 100% 101% 100% 101% 101% 101% 101% 101% 100% 101% 100% 100% Unweighted N 991 326 400 265 445 254 143 149 193 234 394 170 5
3D. Obama issue handling - Immigration Strongly approve 24% 21% 27% 21% 26% 24% 26% 19% 49% 35% 12% Somewhat approve 22% 21% 23% 32% 25% 18% 15% 21% 21% 27% 28% Somewhat disapprove 13% 13% 12% 18% 15% 10% 9% 14% 7% 10% 9% Strongly disapprove 31% 35% 26% 13% 20% 40% 45% 37% 11% 17% 29% Not sure 11% 10% 11% 15% 14% 9% 5% 9% 13% 11% 23% Totals 101% 100% 99% 99% 100% 101% 100% 100% 101% 100% 101% Unweighted N 990 434 556 187 265 337 201 739 101 91 59 Strongly approve 24% 50% 17% 5% 24% 30% 24% 16% 19% 23% 25% 30% Somewhat approve 22% 29% 24% 10% 23% 20% 19% 22% 27% 19% 20% 25% Somewhat disapprove 13% 9% 12% 17% 10% 13% 16% 18% 13% 14% 15% 6% Strongly disapprove 31% 4% 29% 66% 29% 32% 38% 28% 26% 34% 34% 25% Not sure 11% 8% 18% 1% 14% 4% 3% 16% 16% 11% 7% 14% Totals 101% 100% 100% 99% 100% 99% 100% 100% 101% 101% 101% 100% Unweighted N 990 323 401 266 444 255 142 149 194 233 392 171 6
3E. Obama issue handling - Health care Strongly approve 33% 30% 35% 33% 28% 33% 37% 28% 54% 44% 20% Somewhat approve 15% 15% 16% 18% 17% 16% 9% 16% 12% 10% 19% Somewhat disapprove 11% 11% 11% 8% 16% 10% 10% 12% 6% 11% 8% Strongly disapprove 33% 37% 29% 24% 24% 39% 43% 38% 12% 25% 30% Not sure 9% 7% 10% 17% 15% 4% 0% 5% 16% 11% 24% Totals 101% 100% 101% 100% 100% 102% 99% 99% 100% 101% 101% Unweighted N 993 435 558 187 267 338 201 742 101 91 59 Strongly approve 33% 66% 26% 5% 35% 33% 30% 27% 39% 28% 28% 42% Somewhat approve 15% 20% 16% 8% 17% 13% 16% 13% 18% 20% 13% 11% Somewhat disapprove 11% 5% 12% 14% 12% 12% 10% 7% 11% 9% 14% 4% Strongly disapprove 33% 5% 31% 71% 26% 37% 42% 39% 25% 33% 39% 29% Not sure 9% 4% 15% 2% 11% 4% 2% 14% 8% 10% 6% 13% Totals 101% 100% 100% 100% 101% 99% 100% 100% 101% 100% 100% 99% Unweighted N 993 325 401 267 444 256 143 150 194 236 393 170 7
3F. Obama issue handling - Social issues Strongly approve 29% 26% 32% 32% 29% 28% 28% 25% 45% 40% 23% Somewhat approve 21% 21% 21% 19% 21% 21% 20% 22% 21% 13% 15% Somewhat disapprove 12% 12% 11% 11% 15% 12% 7% 12% 15% 8% 8% Strongly disapprove 28% 33% 24% 20% 20% 32% 40% 33% 5% 23% 28% Not sure 10% 8% 12% 18% 15% 6% 4% 7% 14% 15% 27% Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 99% 99% 100% 99% 101% Unweighted N 989 434 555 187 266 336 200 742 98 90 59 Strongly approve 29% 59% 23% 6% 29% 33% 29% 26% 33% 26% 26% 37% Somewhat approve 21% 23% 23% 12% 21% 19% 18% 23% 24% 18% 21% 19% Somewhat disapprove 12% 6% 12% 18% 9% 16% 18% 6% 9% 15% 15% 4% Strongly disapprove 28% 5% 26% 61% 27% 27% 31% 31% 25% 30% 32% 23% Not sure 10% 7% 16% 4% 13% 4% 4% 15% 9% 11% 7% 17% Totals 100% 100% 100% 101% 99% 99% 100% 101% 100% 100% 101% 100% Unweighted N 989 322 401 266 440 255 143 151 194 233 391 171 8
3G. Obama issue handling - The way things work in Washington Strongly approve 20% 16% 23% 20% 24% 18% 17% 13% 44% 34% 9% Somewhat approve 22% 20% 23% 24% 18% 24% 20% 22% 15% 23% 31% Somewhat disapprove 15% 16% 14% 19% 21% 10% 11% 17% 11% 10% 10% Strongly disapprove 29% 35% 23% 12% 19% 36% 47% 36% 5% 19% 22% Not sure 15% 13% 17% 24% 19% 13% 6% 13% 24% 14% 27% Totals 101% 100% 100% 99% 101% 101% 101% 101% 99% 100% 99% Unweighted N 991 435 556 187 265 339 200 739 102 91 59 Strongly approve 20% 39% 15% 5% 24% 17% 12% 15% 15% 13% 22% 27% Somewhat approve 22% 33% 22% 7% 20% 25% 25% 19% 21% 23% 20% 24% Somewhat disapprove 15% 11% 15% 20% 13% 16% 17% 15% 16% 16% 17% 7% Strongly disapprove 29% 6% 26% 63% 26% 28% 38% 32% 28% 29% 29% 30% Not sure 15% 11% 23% 6% 17% 14% 8% 19% 20% 19% 12% 13% Totals 101% 100% 101% 101% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% Unweighted N 991 323 402 266 444 255 143 149 192 236 393 170 9
3H. Obama issue handling - Helping people like you Strongly approve 26% 21% 31% 23% 27% 27% 27% 22% 51% 33% 8% Somewhat approve 22% 21% 23% 29% 23% 19% 19% 21% 15% 26% 37% Somewhat disapprove 13% 15% 12% 20% 13% 11% 10% 14% 10% 14% 10% Strongly disapprove 30% 36% 25% 17% 22% 37% 41% 35% 15% 20% 24% Not sure 9% 7% 10% 12% 15% 6% 3% 8% 9% 8% 20% Totals 100% 100% 101% 101% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% 99% Unweighted N 989 434 555 188 265 337 199 739 101 90 59 Strongly approve 26% 56% 17% 6% 29% 23% 26% 22% 25% 26% 25% 31% Somewhat approve 22% 24% 28% 7% 23% 25% 17% 21% 30% 21% 18% 24% Somewhat disapprove 13% 9% 14% 17% 12% 15% 17% 13% 12% 15% 16% 8% Strongly disapprove 30% 4% 29% 65% 27% 31% 36% 34% 25% 29% 35% 25% Not sure 9% 7% 12% 5% 10% 7% 4% 11% 9% 9% 7% 12% Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% 101% 100% 101% 101% 100% 101% 100% Unweighted N 989 325 402 262 441 255 143 150 192 235 392 170 10
Interviewing Dates January 10-11, 2018 Target population Sampling method Weighting U.S. citizens, aged 18 and over. Respondents were selected from YouGov s opt-in Internet panel using sample matching. A random sample (stratified by gender, age, race, education, geographic region, and voter registration) was selected from the 2014 American Community Study. Voter registration was imputed from the November 2014 Current Population Survey Registration and Voting Supplement. The sample was weighted based on gender, age, race, education, 2012 and 2016 Presidential votes. The weights range from 0.263 to 6.501, with a mean of one and a standard deviation of 0.824. Number of respondents 1000 Margin of error Survey mode Questions not reported ± 4% (adjusted for weighting) Web-based interviews 47 questions not reported. 11