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    Bill Clinton: Favorability Ratings

Polls listed chronologically. Data are from nationwide surveys of Americans 18 & older.

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CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Aug. 23-24, 2008. N=463 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 4.5. RV = registered voters. Results based on adults, except where noted.

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"We'd like to get your overall opinion of some people in the news. As I read each name, please say if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of these people -- or if you have never heard of them. Bill Clinton."

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Favorable

Unfavorable

Unsure

  

%

%

%

 

8/23-24/08 RV

 53 44 2  

6/26-29/08 RV

 51 46 3  

4/28-30/08

 53 43 4  

2/1-3/08

 55 42 3  

9/22-24/06

 60 37 3  
4/21-23/06 57 38 4  

 

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Aug. 21-23, 2008. N=1,023 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"Next, we'd like to get your overall opinion of some people in the news. As I read each name, please say if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of these people -- or if you have never heard of them. How about Bill Clinton?"

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Favorable

Unfavorable

Unsure

%

%

%

8/21-23/08

 52 44 4

5/30 - 6/1/08

 50 45 5

4/18-20/08

 52 45 3

1/30 - 2/2/08

 50 47 3

10/4-7/07

 56 40 4

3/23-25/07

 60 38 2

2/9-11/07

 63 35 2

6/23-25/06

 59 37 4

10/21-23/05

 60 38 2

2/4-6/05

 56 41 3

7/19-21/04

 54 43 3

6/21-23/04

 53 44 3
6/9-10/03 54 45 1
3/14-15/03 46 51 3
9/23-26/02 47 49 4
11/26-27/02 48 47 5
8/3-5/01 49 48 3
4/20-22/01 48 50 2
3/5-7/01 39 59 2
2/19-21/01 42 55 3
2/1-4/01 51 48 1
12/2-4/00 57 41 2
11/13-15/00 57 41 2
10/25-28/00 54 44 2
8/18-19/00 48 48 4
8/4-5/00 42 54 4
4/28-30/00 47 51 2
12/9-12/99 45 53 2
9/23-26/99 54 45 1
8/3-4/99 52 46 2
7/22-25/99 57 41 2
6/25-27/99 48 50 2
4/30 - 5/2/99 53 45 2
4/13-14/99 51 47 2
3/5-8/99 54 43 3
2/19-21/99 55 43 2
2/4-8/99 55 44 1
1/8-10/99 58 40 2
12/28-29/98 56 42 2
12/4-6/98 56 40 4
11/20-22/98 57 40 3
11/19/98 52 46 2
10/9-12/98 54 43 3
9/14-15/98 51 47 2
8/21-23/98 55 43 2
8/20/98 53 43 4
8/18/98 55 42 3
8/10-12/98 60 38 2
8/7-8/98 58 40 2
6/5-7/98 61 36 3
3/20-22/98 60 35 5
3/16/98 60 37 3
2/20-22/98 64 34 2
2/13-15/98 58 39 3
1/30 - 2/1/98 65 34 1
1/28/98 63 32 5
1/25-26/98 53 43 4
1/24-25/98 58 39 3
1/23-24/98 57 40 3

 

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Aug. 19-22, 2008. Based on half sample of registered voters, from a total sample of 1,108 adults nationwide. Fieldwork by TNS. RV = registered voters. Among adults, except where noted.

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"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Bill Clinton?"
 Sometimes asked as: "I'm going to read you a few names. For each, please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of that person, or perhaps you don't know enough to say. How about Bill Clinton?"

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Favorable

Unfavorable

Unsure

%

%

%

8/19-22/08 RV

 55 43 2

4/10-13/08

 47 51 3

1/30 - 2/1/08

 55 42 3

2/22-25/07

 55 42 2

1/16-19/07

 61 37 2
5/11-15/06 59 39 2
12/00 56 40 4
7/00 44 50 6
6/5-6/99 52 44 4
2/12-14/99 57 40 3
1/28-30/99 54 42 3
9/25-28/98 48 47 5
9/11-13/98 50 45 5
8/23/98 45 49 6
8/19-21/98 56 40 4
8/19/98 39 57 4
7/9-12/98 54 40 6
5/12/98 54 42 4
4/2-4/98 55 39 6
3/16/98 50 46 4
2/17-18/98 56 41 3
1/28-31/98 60 34 6
1/29-30/98 60 35 6
1/25-26/98 53 43 3
1/23-25/98 54 42 5
1/23-24/98 51 44 5
1/15-19/98 59 35 6
1/11-13/98 59 33 7
10/9-13/97 59 37 4
9/10/97 57 38 5
3/6-9/97 60 38 3

 

CBS News Poll and, where noted, CBS News/New York Times Poll. RV = registered voters

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"Is your opinion of Bill Clinton favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Bill Clinton yet to have an opinion?"

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Favorable

Not
Favorable

Undecided

 Haven't
Heard		 Refused

%

%

%

 % % N

7/7-14/08 *

 46 42 9 1 2 1,534RV

4/25-29/08 *

 50 36 11 2 1 RV

1/30 - 2/2/08

 46 39 12 2 1 1,232RV

7/9-17/07

 51 37 10 2 0 1,398RV

6/26-28/07

 51 32 12 4 1 836

3/7-11/07

 48 38 11 2 1 1,362

10/28-30/04 *

 48 38 10 3 1 824RV

7/04

 49 42 9 0 0 RV

1/15-17/01

 57 35 6 1 1 1,086

11/00

 44 45 9 1 1 RV

7/20-23/00 *

 43 40 13 2 2 953

5/10-13/00 *

 44 41 12 2 1 947

2/00

 43 39 11 4 3

8/1-3/99

 42 43 12 2 1 1,165

7/13-14/99

 42 44 11 1 2 722

6/5-6/99

 46 41 10 2 1 1,003

3/24/99

 44 35 18 1 2 527

2/7/99

 44 40 12 3 1 631

1/30 - 2/1/99 *

 45 42 11 1 1 1,058
1/10-11/99 47 39 12 2 0 1,182
1/3-4/99 48 38 11 2 1 1,175
12/19-20/98 *^ 52 38 9 0 1 1,341
12/18/98 42 42 12 2 2 548
12/13-14/98 * 43 41 13 1 2 1,180
11/19/98 53 36 10 1 1 584
11/16-17/98 50 37 10 2 1 1,118
10/26-28/98 * 44 36 15 3 2 1,118
10/12-13/98 * 42 42 13 2 1 926
10/7-8/98 40 40 14 4 2 997
10/3-4/98 39 40 15 4 2 902
9/22-23/98 45 38 11 3 3 960
9/21/98 ^ 44 43 10 2 1 696
9/19-20/98 37 51 9 2 1
9/12-14/98 * 39 45 12 2 1 1,813
9/8-10/98 43 41 15 1 0 1,132
8/19-20/98 48 40 10 1 1 944
8/11-13/98 50 33 15 2 0 1,579
7/28-29/98 43 35 17 4 1 988
7/19-21/98 50 33 15 2 0 979
6/7-9/98 * 45 37 13 4 1 1,126
5/19-21/98 45 32 16 5 2 1,080
5/6-7/98 44 31 17 6 2 823
4/20-22/98 42 33 19 5 1 825
3/30 - 4/1/98 44 35 17 3 1 994
3/1-2/98 44 33 16 4 3 782
2/19-21/98 * 57 29 12 2 0 1,153
2/8/98 44 32 17 6 1 786
2/1/98 51 26 16 5 2 620
1/26/98 34 36 21 8 1 609

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RV = registered voters
* Conducted with The New York Times
^ Respondents who had first been polled by CBS 9/19-20/98
*^ Conducted with The New York Times; respondents who had first been polled by CBS and The New York Times 12/13-15 & 17/98

 

Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll. June 19-23, 2008. N=1,115 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"Do you have a positive or negative feeling about Bill Clinton?"

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Positive Negative Neither
(vol.)		 Unsure  
% % % %  
6/19-23/08 52 36 9 2  

 

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Neil Newhouse (R). June 6-9, 2008. N=1,000 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.1. RV = registered voters

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"Now I'm going to read you the names of several public figures, and I'd like you to rate your feelings toward each one as either very positive, somewhat positive, neutral, somewhat negative, or very negative. If you don't know the name, please just say so. Bill Clinton."

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Very
Positive

Some-
what
Positive

Neutral

 Some-
what
Negative		 Very
Negative		 Not
Sure

%

%

%

 % % %  
6/6-9/08 RV 16 24 17 17 25 1  
4/25-28/08 RV 18 21 18 18 24 1  
3/24-25/08 RV 20 22 15 18 25 -  
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