Voters Give Higher Marks to Obama and Democrats than to the GOP

By CQ-Roll Call Staff | April 1, 2009 2:19 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

President Obama and congressional Democrats continue to ride significantly higher than Republicans in public opinion with a majority of voters saying they trust Obama more the GOP lawmakers on the economy, and Hill Republicans getting much lower job approval marks than their Democratic counterparts, according to a Quinnipiac University poll conducted March 24-30.

Voters pick Obama over congressional Republicans on handling the economy by 55 percent to 27 percent with 18 percent undecided. Judged by himself, 55 percent approve of Obama's handling of the economy compared to 37 percent who don't.

Fifty-nine percent disapprove of the way Republicans in Congress are handling their job versus 30 percent who give them a positive grade and 11 percent who are undecided. Forty-nine percent disapprove of the job Democrats are doing compared to 40 percent who approve, with 11 percent undecided.

Voters divide on their view of the Democratic Party as a whole, with 42 percent having an unfavorable opinion compared to 41 percent who see the party favorably. Eleven percent are undecided. The Republican Party is seen unfavorably by a 52 percent to 27 percent margin. While 73 percent of Democrats view their party favorably, a lesser 58 percent of Republicans hold the same view of their party.

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