Washington Post-ABC News Poll
This Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted by telephone April 18 to 22 2012, among a random national sample of 1,008 adults, including users of both conventional and cellular phones. The results from the full survey have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. Sampling, data collection and tabulation by SSRS of Media, Pa.
*= less than 0.5 percent
1. Overall, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of (INSERT)? Do you feel that way strongly, or somewhat?
a. Michelle Obama
------- Favorable ------- ------ Unfavorable ------ No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
4/22/12 69 38 30 24 12 12 7
11/2/11* 73 43 30 17 9 8 10
11/15/09 71 45 26 16 8 9 12
3/29/09 76 46 33 16 9 7 8
1/16/09 72 38 34 17 10 7 11
8/22/08 RV 51 26 25 30 14 16 19
6/15/08 48 21 27 29 11 18 23
*Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation
b. Ann Romney
------- Favorable ------- ------ Unfavorable ------ No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
4/22/12 40 11 28 30 17 13 30
c. Hillary Clinton
------- Favorable ------- ------ Unfavorable ------ No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
4/22/12 65 33 32 27 14 13 8
8/22/08 RV 52 29 23 44 14 30 4
6/15/08 RV 53 26 27 44 17 27 3
6/15/08 54 26 28 43 17 26 3
4/13/08 RV 44 21 23 55 16 39 1
4/13/08 44 22 23 54 15 39 2
1/12/08 RV 57 32 25 41 10 31 2
1/12/08 58 32 26 40 11 29 2
11/1/07 RV 49 28 21 47 11 36 4
11/1/07 50 28 22 46 11 35 4
2/25/07 49 25 24 48 13 35 3
1/19/07 54 31 23 44 14 30 3
12/11/06 56 27 29 40 11 29 4
5/15/06 54 29 25 42 11 31 4
3/5/06 52 27 25 46 12 33 2
6/5/05 51 NA NA 46 NA NA 3
6/1/03 44 15 29 48 16 32 8
9/2/99* 49 NA NA 44 NA NA 7
6/6/99 59 35 6
3/14/99 60 36 4
2/14/99 63 31 6
11/1/98 64 31 5
8/21/98 64 28 8
8/19/98 64 32 4
4/4/98 58 33 10
1/30/98 60 30 10
1/19/98 52 39 9
3/9/97 47 44 9
9/4/96 RV 47 42 12
6/30/96 44 47 9
1/21/96 28 36 36
1/19/96 32 34 34
10/31/94 47 44 8
5/15/94 54 41 5
3/27/94 53 39 8
1/23/94 55 34 11
11/14/93 58 33 9
8/8/93 59 33 8
4/26/93 54 26 20
2/23/93 59 24 18
1/17/93 51 20 29
7/8/92 30 26 43
3/18/92 28 22 51
*1999 and previous question included “or perhaps you don’t know enough to say”.
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