Saturday, February 13, 2010

Poll: Obama's ratings tank in Texas

We are soooooooo smart here in Texas.

Steve
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February 13, 2010

President Obama's approval ratings continue to slip nationally. But in Texas — at least among independent swing voters — he's fallen off the cliff.

A new poll of Lone Star State voters found that just one in three Texans — and only 19 percent of independents — are satisfied with what is happening at the White House. That's way below the 46 percent approval rating Obama receives nationally among independents, according to the latest Gallup poll.

"Democrats are having trouble everywhere right now, but the numbers in Texas are particularly eye-popping," said Dean Debnam, President of Public Policy Polling. "It's the first place we've polled where the President's approval with independents is under 20 percent."

Obama's generally good ratings among women do not carry over to Texas, either. While the latest Gallup poll shows a 9 percentage point gender gap between how women and men approve of President Obama, there is none in Texas. The survey of 1,200 Texas voters conducted by Public Policy Polling found that 33 percent of both men and women approve of the president.

The president also is having trouble with Latino voters. Just 47 percent of Texas Hispanics give Obama a favorable rating, with an identical number disapproving of his performance. That's far below the president's numbers with other key Democratic constituencies, including liberals and African Americans. (See details on the jump page.)

Obama is still finding favor with young voters: 44 percent of under-30 Texans still approve of the job he is doing, a much higher level than any other age group. In the midst of the health-care debate, with only 27 percent of older Texans approve of the administration.

Congressional Democrats are even more unpopular than Obama in Texas, with 66 percent of voters disapproving of the job they're doing (24 percent give them good marks).

But the Texas anger is directed more at Washington in general than Democrats in particular. Only 32 percent of Lone Star voters approve of the job congressional Republicans are doing, while 54 percent of voters disapprove.

For a complete breakdown of President Obama's popularity in Texas by demographic group, please visit the jump page.


PRESIDENT OBAMA APPROVAL RATINGS

Group Approve Disapprove No opinion
Overall 33 61 7
Liberal 70 23 8
Moderate 52 37 11
Conservative 9 88 3
Democrat 75 17 8
Republican 4 94 2
Independent 19 70 11
Women 33 58 8
Men 33 63 4
Hispanic 47 47 5
White 21 73 6
African American 69 21 10
Age 18 to 29 44 47 10
Age 30 to 45 31 63 6
Age 46 to 65 34 60 6
Older than 65 27 67 6

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