Daily Presidential Tracking Poll

Daily Presidential Tracking Poll

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that 30% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Thirty-five percent (35%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -5 (see trends).

Other than yesterday, this is the president’s best Approval Index rating in nearly a year.

President Obama will try to translate those improved ratings into support for his agenda during tonight’s State-of-the-Union Address. He may have some skepticism to overcome. Eighty-eight percent (88%) say it’s important to cut the federal budget deficit in half but only 22% believe that’s likely to happen. That deficit reduction effort was one of the president’s primary objectives articulated in his first major budget address to Congress.

Democratic voters are looking forward to the president’s speech more than the Super Bowl. Republicans are more excited about watching the football game. Sixty-eight percent (68%) of voters prefer a government with fewer services and lower taxes rather than a more active one with more services and higher taxes.

The Presidential Approval Index is calculated by subtracting the number who Strongly Disapprove from the number who Strongly Approve. It is updated daily at 9:30 a.m. Eastern (sign up for free daily e-mail update). Updates are also available on Twitter and Facebook.

Overall, 52% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the president's performance. That’s his highest level of total approval in fifteen months, since October 2009.

Republicans enjoy a five-point advantage on the Generic Congressional Ballot.

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