APPROVAL-STYLE POLL DATA UNDERLYING PLOT compiled by Warren D. Smith in April 2013 [Search template; unfavorable and Obama or Romney or Huntsman or Bachmann or Gingrich or Paul or Cain or Santorum or Perry and not Ann and not health and not economy and not fifty and not somewhat and not mostly] 1june2011-7Nov2012 united states [219 found] * for polls really using 4-point scale X name Fav:Unfav Pollster Fav:Unfav are percentages by nationwide pollsters leading up to 2012 US presidential election X = 1000*F/(F+U) Early Nov 2012: 526 Obam 51:46 EconYG 474 Romn 46:51 Econ Oct 2012: 531 Obam 52:46 Fox 526 Romn 51:46 Fox 500 Obam 45:45 Monmouth Univ 1402 phoned 557 Romn 49:39 Monmouth 500 Obam 49:49 Econ 495 Romn 47:48 Econ 505 Obam 46:45 Monmouth 541 Romn 46:39 Monmouth 515 Obam 50:47 Quin 484 Romn 45:48 Quin 522 AvgRomney 505 AvgObama Aug 2012: 433 Cain 29:38 Fox 526 Obam 51:46 Fox 527 Romn 49:44 Fox 571 Obam 56:42 CNN/ORC 495 Romn 47:48 CNN/ORC 617 RPaul 58:36 Pulse 511 AvgRomney 548 AvgObama Apr 2012: 483 Romn 42:45 Fox April 22-24 510 Obam 50:48 Fox 465 Romn 33:38 Quin Apr 11-17 479 Obam 45:49 Quin 446 Sant 41:51 Rasm* 474 AvgRomn 495 AvgObama Late Mar 2012: 325 Ging 27:56 Econ/YG 24-27 March 484 Obam 44:47 Econ 423 RPaul 33:45 Econ 434 Romn 36:47 Econ 432 Sant 35:46 Econ Early Mar 2012: 338 Ging 26:61 EconYG 10-13 Mar 511 Obam 47:45 Econ 420 RPaul 34:47 Econ 435 Romn 37:48 Econ 439 Sant 36:46 Econ Late Feb: 393 Romn 33:51 EconYG Feb 18-21 481 Sant 39:42 468 RPaul 37:42 554 Obam 51:41 321 Ging 27:57 523 Sant 34:31 Quin Feb 14-20 phoned 2605 449 Romn 35:43 495 Obam 47:48 309 Ging 25:56 502 AvgSant 315 AvgGing 421 AvgRomn 524 AvgObama Early Feb 2012: 483 RPaul 29:26:31 EconYG 4-7 Feb fav:neut:unfav 438 Romn 28:22:36 414 Sant 24:25:34 500 Obam 40:11:40 303 Ging 20:18:46 January 2012: 294 Ging 20:32:48 EconYG Jan 14-17 488 Hunt 21:57:22 494 Obam 42:15:43 431 Romn 28:35:37 325 Ging 27:56 Fox Jan 12-14 500 Hunt 25:25 526 Obam 51:46 467 RPaul 35:40 542 Romn 45:38 477 Sant 31:34 486 AvgRomn 494 AvgHunt 510 AvgObam Dec 2011: 561 RPaul 32:25 ABC/Washpost 422 Ging* 35:48 423 Bach* 33:45 552 Romn* 48:39 349 Cain* 29:54 495 Obam* 48:49 Late Nov 2011: 371 Cain 26:44 Quin Nov 14-20 417 Ging 30:42 Quin 505 Obam 47:46 Quin 537 Romn 36:31 Quin 343 Perry* 24:46 416 RPaul* 32:45 Early Nov 2011: 490 Obam 47:49 McClatchy/Marist Nov 8-10 425 Ging* 31:42 507 Romn* 38:37 397 Cain* 29:44 Late Oct 2011: 516 Cain 33:31 Quin Oct 25-31 phoned 2294 356 Ging 26:47 516 Obam 49:46 286 Perry 18:45:50 Romn 35:35 Early Oct 2011: 442 Obam 42:53 Quin Sep27-Oct3 phoned 2118 386 Perry 22:35 582 Romn 39:28 412 Ging* 35:50 443 Bach* 35:44 458 Perry* 38:45 526 Cain* 30:27 566 Cain* 43:33 546 AvgCain Late Sep 2011: 368 Bach 28:48 EconYG Sep 24-27 333 Ging 25:50 425 RPaul 31:42 370 Perry 27:46 424 Romn 36:49 541 Obam 53:45 CNN/ORC sep 23-25 489 Obam 46:48 McClatchy/Marist sep 13-14 515 AvgObama Early Sep 2011: 361 Bach 30:53 CBS/PubPulse sep 8-11 phoned 665 329 Ging 28:57 375 Perry 30:50 457 Romn 37:44 438 RPaul* 32:41 449 Cain* 22:27 515 Obam* 50:47 Late Aug 2011: 500 Obam 47:47 Quin Aug 16-27 phoned 2730 478 Perry 22:24 571 Romn 36:27 419 Bach 26:36 Early Aug 2011: 456 Obam 41:49 391 Bach 27:42 423 TPawl* 22:30 July 2011: 392 Bach 29:45 CBS/PubPulse July 15-17 phoned 928 421 Cain 24:33 462 Romn 36:42 June 2011: 569 Bach 37:28 AP/GfK june 16-20 phoned 1001 521 Cain 25:23 AP/GfK 306 NGing 26:59 AP 462 JHunt 18:21 AP 483 RPaul 29:31 Ap 547 TPawl 29:24 AP 468 Perry 22:25 AP 563 Romn 45:35 AP 481 RSant 25:27 AP May2011: 435 Bach: 30:39 AP/GfK 427 NGing: 35:47 AP/GfK 545 JHunt 18:15 AP/GfK 507 RPaul 36:35 AP/GfK 480 TPawl 24:26 AP/GfK 563 MRomn 45:35 AP/GfK 490 RSant 24:25 AP/GfK 597 BObam 58:39 Pew Apr 2011: 546 BObam: 53:44 Fox 393 Bach: 24:37 Econ/YouGov 359 NGing 28:50 Econ/YouGov 495 BObam: 47:48 Econ/YouGov 468 MRomn: 36:41 Econ/YouGov 520 AvgObama Mar 2011: 508 Bach: 30:27 AP/GfK 488 NGing: 40:42 AP/GfK 576 JHunt: 19:14 AP/GfK 602 BObam: 59:39 AP/GfK 543 TPawl: 25:21 AP/GfK 554 MRomn: 41:33 AP/GfK 523 RSant: 23:21 AP/GfK Jan-Feb 2011 OMITTING: NGing: 59:23 CNN/ORC MRomn: 64:16 CNN/ORC BObam: 56:40 Fox