{"id":48219,"date":"2016-08-18T13:58:44","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T18:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2016\/08\/18\/6-views-of-barack-obama-and-the-political-parties\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T03:47:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T08:47:24","slug":"6-views-of-barack-obama-and-the-political-parties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2016\/08\/18\/6-views-of-barack-obama-and-the-political-parties\/","title":{"rendered":"6. Views of Barack Obama and the political parties"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a class=\"image-box\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2016\/08\/18\/6-views-of-barack-obama-and-the-political-parties\/6_1-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20060719\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f4f3f1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f4f3f1;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"309\" height=\"667\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/08\/6_1.png?resize=309,667 309w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" class=\"wp-image-63088 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/08\/6_1.png\" alt=\"\" data-attachid=\"20060719\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the overall public, 53% now express approval of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president. About four-in-ten (42%) disapprove. This is little changed from June, before the party conventions, when 50% approved and 44% disapproved, but his rating over the last several months remains significantly higher than in recent years.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As has been the case throughout his administration, perceptions of how Obama is handling his job are divided along party lines. Nearly nine-in-ten Democrats (88%) approve of Obama\u2019s performance, while only one-in-ten disapprove. The inverse is true for Republicans: 13% approve and 85% disapprove of the way Obama is handling his job.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the first time in more than three years, Obama\u2019s job rating is now in positive territory among independents. Today, 53% of independents approve of Obama\u2019s job performance, while 40% disapprove. In June, independents were divided in their assessment of his performance (46% approved, 46% disapproved).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The last time independents rated Obama\u2019s job performance in positive territory was in December 2012, shortly after his reelection (when 53% approved and 39% disapproved).<\/p>\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;views-of-the-parties&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"views-of-the-parties\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Views of the parties<\/h3>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a class=\"image-box\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2016\/08\/18\/6-views-of-barack-obama-and-the-political-parties\/6_2-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20060720\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f3f1ef\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f3f1ef;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"415\" height=\"647\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/08\/6_2.png?resize=415,647 415w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" class=\"wp-image-63094 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/08\/6_2.png\" alt=\"\" data-attachid=\"20060720\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By a 56% to 38% margin, the Republican Party is viewed more unfavorably than favorably among the public. 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