February 2, 2009 APS Poll

Day 440, 15:09 • Published in USA USA • by Erik Victor

February 2, 2009
All Information Collected & Analyzed By American Poll Service
For Polling Methods See: http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/aps-polling-methods-696643/1
You will notice that after Congressional and Economic poll numbers, there is a (+Y), (-Z), or (🙂, these denote either an increase, decrease, or same from the previous day's poll. A "Third Party" is a non-major party (ex: Nationalist Party, Green Party, Yellow Party, etc)

For analysis, skip to end of article

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PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL RATING (Includes responses from members of all 5 major parties, non-party members, and third party members)

Approve: 35% (🙂
-Disapprove: 18% (🙂
Unsure: 47% (🙂

PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL RATING (Includes responses from ONLY non-party members and third party members)
Approve: 13% (🙂
-Disapprove: 25% (🙂
Unsure: 63% (🙂

PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL RATING (Includes responses from ONLY members of the 5 major parties)
Approve: 56% (🙂
-Disapprove: 11% (🙂
Unsure: 33% (🙂
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CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL RATING (Includes responses from members of all 5 major parties, non-party members, and third party members)
Approve: 41% (🙂
-Disapprove: 24% (🙂
Unsure: 35% (🙂

CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL RATING (Includes responses from ONLY non-party members and third party members)
Approve: 29% (🙂
-Disapprove: 29% (🙂
Unsure: 43% (🙂

CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL RATING (Includes responses from ONLY members of the 5 major parties)
Approve: 50% (🙂
-Disapprove: 20% (🙂
Unsure: 30% (🙂
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CONGRESSIONAL PARTY SUPPORT (Includes responses from members of all 5 major parties, non-party members, and third party members)
USWP: 35% (🙂
Libertarian: 24% (🙂
UCP: 6% (🙂
AAP: 12% (🙂
---Conservative: 18% (🙂
None: 6% (🙂

CONGRESSIONAL PARTY SUPPORT (Includes responses from ONLY non-party members and third party members)
USWP: 57% (🙂
Libertarian: 14% (🙂
UCP: 0% (🙂
AAP: 14% (🙂
---Conservative: 14% (🙂
None: 14% (🙂

CONGRESSIONAL PARTY SUPPORT (Includes responses from ONLY members of the 5 major parties)
USWP: 20% (🙂
Libertarian: 30% (🙂
UCP: 10% (🙂
AAP: 10% (🙂
---Conservative: 20% (🙂
None: 0% (🙂
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WAGE SATISFACTION (Includes responses from members of all 5 major parties, non-party members, and third party members)
Satisfie😛 76% (🙂
-Not Satisfie😛 24% (🙂

WAGE SATISFACTION (Includes responses from ONLY non-party members and third party members)
Satisfie😛 63% (🙂
-Not Satisfie😛 38% (🙂

WAGE SATISFACTION (Includes responses from ONLY members of the 5 major parties)
Satisfie😛 89% (🙂
-Not Satisfie😛 11% (🙂
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PERSONAL FINANCES (Includes responses from members of all 5 major parties, non-party members, and third party members)
Worrie😛 29% (🙂
-Not Worrie😛 71% (🙂

PERSONAL FINANCES (Includes responses from ONLY non-party members and third party members)
Worrie😛 38% (🙂
-Not Worrie😛 63% (🙂

PERSONAL FINANCES (Includes responses from ONLY members of the 5 major parties)
Worrie😛 22% (🙂
-Not Worrie😛 78% (🙂
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CONSUMER CONFIDENCE (Includes responses from members of all 5 major parties, non-party members, and third party members)
--Positive: 18% (🙂
-Negative: 47% (🙂
---Unsure: 35% (🙂

CONSUMER CONFIDENCE (Includes responses from ONLY non-party members and third party members)
--Positive: 13% (🙂
-Negative: 50% (🙂
---Unsure: 38% (🙂

CONSUMER CONFIDENCE (Includes responses from ONLY members of the 5 major parties)
--Positive: 22% (🙂
-Negative: 44% (🙂
---Unsure: 33% (🙂
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SEARCHING FOR NEW JOB? (Includes responses from members of all 5 major parties, non-party members, and third party members)
-Yes: 24% (🙂
--No: 76% (🙂

SEARCHING FOR NEW JOB? (Includes responses from ONLY non-party members and third party members)
-Yes: 25% (🙂
--No: 75% (🙂

SEARCHING FOR NEW JOB? (Includes responses from ONLY members of the 5 major parties)
-Yes: 22% (🙂
--No: 78% (🙂
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**ANALYSIS**
*"Independents" are either third party members or none-party members.*

>ECONOMY
Americans very pessimistic about the state of the economy. Consumer confidence is extremely low, just 18% of Americans are positive about the economy, down from 56% in late November. The GOO😨 About three-fourths of Americans are satisfied with their current wage; the percentage of Americans searching for a new job has dropped from the last APS poll, and is now just 24%. The BA😨 Almost 30% of Americans are worried about their personal finances; Independents are less optimistic about the economy when compared to major party members, with 50% have negative feelings about the state of the economy.


>CONGRESS
The USWP is still the most dominant party in the US, with an 11 point lead over second place Libertarian Party. The Conservative Party appears to still be the third most-supported party, while the AAP moves ahead of the UCP for fourth. The USWP recieved over 50% support from independents, while the UCP had 0% in the same category.


Congressional approval ratings are still relatively the same as they were in November, with one exception: although approval is the same, disapproval has risen sharply from 6% in Nov. to 24% now. Approx. one-third of Americans are unsure, down from over half in November.

>PRESIDENT
President McWalburgson's ratings are the worst since the APS began tracking (although there has been a nearly three-month gap since the last poll). McWalburgson, who was narrowly elected to his first term on January 5, has the support of 35% of Americans overall, but just 13% among independents. He is still relatively popular among major party members.