Economist/YouGov Poll
Obama Approval At 43 Percent image

Obama Approval At 43 Percent

President Obama may be gaining something as the Republicans battle for their party’s presidential nomination. His approval rating in this week’s Economist/YouGov Poll (Week of 2/11/2012) is still below 50%, but he still leads all the GOP candidates in hypothetical fall horseraces.  This week, 43% say they approve of the way the President is handling his job; 47% disapprove.    Still, Mr. Obama leads former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney by five points if they became the nominees; he leads former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum by seven, Texas ... read more


Politics

    Romney’s Religion

    Romney’s Religion image

    One fact nearly all Republican primary voters know is that former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is a Mormon. 83% of GOP voters in the latest Economist/YouGov Poll (Week of 2/11/2012) say he is. By contrast, less than half of Republican voters know that ... read more

    Gop Satisfaction Levels Up Again As Conservative Santorum Rises

    Gop Satisfaction Levels Up Again As Conservative Santorum Rises image

    GOP voters’ level of satisfaction with their choices this year has risen and fallen, as the fortunes of conservative candidates rise and those of former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney have slipped. Three weeks ago, after former House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s victory in the ... read more


Consumer

    Women really do Succumb to Axe

    Women really do Succumb to Axe image

    Women have had a better perception of Unilever’s Axe brand than men since the company launched its first fragrance in the US targeting both sexes, Anarchy. In early January, men and women had relatively equal perceptions of the Axe brand. ... read more

    Super Bowl Advertisers Ten Days On

    Super Bowl Advertisers Ten Days On image

    Doritos, Chevrolet, Bud Light and Budweiser have seen the greatest increase in consumer perception amongst Super Bowl advertisers in the ten days since the big game. Chevrolet’s enigmatic and controversial Clint Eastwood ad, “Made in Detroit", seems to have helped ... read more


Life

    Juggling the work/life balance

    Juggling the work/life balance image

    Women in the 21st century could be forgiven for sometimes thinking they’ve been given a pretty rough deal. Balancing work pressures and family pressures is hard enough for anyone, but the ongoing debate about whether or not women can – ... read more

    Greed is Bad

    Greed is Bad image

     “Greed is good. Greed works.” Gordon Gekko, hero of the 1987 movie Wall Street, was the unabashed proponent of wealth and capitalism.  For Gekko money was all, and lunch was for wimps. Fast forward twenty-five years through one of the ... read more


more articles

Read more articles on our Archive Page

Model Politics

Moral Conservatives Spark the Santorum Surge

Feb. 21, 2012

Rick Santorum’s meteoric rise in the national polls following his surprise February 7th wins in Minnesota, Missouri and Missouri naturally begs the question, “Where did ... read more

The Contraception Contretemps

Feb. 17, 2012

Did the the contraception contretemps hurt Obama's standing among Catholic voters?  Despite endless speculation about this, evidence has been in short supply. With some newly ... read more


Presidential Job Approval


become a panelist

Join the YouGov Panel Today

Share opinions on topics that matter to you. As a panelist you earn points and redeem them for cool prizes.

Here's what our panelists are saying: