APPROVAL RATINGS FOR ALL 100 U.S. SENATORS AS OF 07/25/06
SORT ► ALPHABETICAL BY STATE
ALPHABETICAL BY SENATOR'S LAST NAME
BY HIGHEST 'NET JOB APPROVAL'
BY HIGHEST APPROVAL
BY PARTY / DEMOCRATS
BY PARTY / REPUBLICANS
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SORTED FROM HIGHEST 07/06 APPROVAL RATING TO LOWEST MEDIA SPONSOR
APPROVAL RATINGS FOR ALL 100 U.S. SENATORS AS OF 07/25/06
07/25/06 Net 07/06
Approval		 Tracking
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# State U.S. Senator Party Sr/Jr Approve Disapprove
1 IL Obama, Barack D Jr 72% 22% 50% Track IL Jr KSDK-TV
1 ME Snowe, Olympia R Sr 72% 24% 48% Track ME Sr WCSH-TV WLBZ-TV
1 ND Conrad, Kent D Sr 72% 23% 49% Track ND Sr SurveyUSA
4 ND Dorgan, Byron D Jr 70% 25% 45% Track ND Jr SurveyUSA
5 HI Inouye, Daniel D Sr 69% 24% 45% Track HI Sr SurveyUSA
5 ME Collins, Susan R Jr 69% 27% 42% Track ME Jr WCSH-TV WLBZ-TV
5 RI Reed, Jack D Sr 69% 26% 43% Track RI Sr WLNE-TV
5 VT Leahy, Patrick D Sr 69% 27% 42% Track VT Sr SurveyUSA
9 MS Lott, Trent R Jr 68% 28% 40% Track MS Jr SurveyUSA
9 NE Nelson, Ben D Jr 68% 27% 41% Track NE Jr SurveyUSA
11 SD Johnson, Tim D Sr 67% 26% 41% Track SD Sr SurveyUSA
11 WV Rockefeller, Jay D Jr 67% 29% 38% Track WV Jr WUSA-TV
13 LA Vitter, David R Jr 66% 29% 37% Track LA Jr SurveyUSA
13 MS Cochran, Thad R Sr 66% 28% 38% Track MS Sr SurveyUSA
15 IN Lugar, Richard R Sr 65% 29% 36% Track IN Sr WHAS-TV WCPO-TV
16 AK Stevens, Ted R Sr 64% 31% 33% Track AK Sr SurveyUSA
16 IA Grassley, Charles R Sr 64% 30% 34% Track IA Sr KAAL-TV
16 WV Byrd, Robert D Sr 64% 33% 31% Track WV Sr WUSA-TV
19 DE Biden, Joseph D Sr 63% 33% 30% Track DE Sr WCAU-TV
20 DE Carper, Thomas D Jr 62% 31% 31% Track DE Jr WCAU-TV
20 ID Crapo, Michael R Jr 62% 30% 32% Track ID Jr SurveyUSA
20 NY Schumer, Charles D Sr 62% 33% 29% Track NY Sr WABC-TV WNYT-TV WGRZ-TV WHEC-TV
20 NY Clinton, Hillary D Jr 62% 36% 26% Track NY Jr WABC-TV WNYT-TV WGRZ-TV WHEC-TV
20 NC Dole, Elizabeth R Sr 62% 32% 30% Track NC Sr WTVD-TV WFMY-TV
20 WY Thomas, Craig R Sr 62% 29% 33% Track WY Sr SurveyUSA
26 VT Jeffords, James I Jr 61% 30% 31% Track VT Jr SurveyUSA
26 WY Enzi, Michael R Jr 61% 31% 30% Track WY Jr SurveyUSA
28 MD Mikulski, Barbara D Jr 60% 34% 26% Track MD Jr WMAR-TV WUSA-TV
28 NM Domenici, Pete R Sr 60% 32% 28% Track NM Sr KOB-TV
28 TX Hutchison, Kay R Sr 60% 31% 29% Track TX Sr WOAI-TV KEYE-TV
31 AZ McCain, John R Sr 59% 37% 22% Track AZ Sr KPNX-TV
31 ID Craig, Larry R Sr 59% 35% 24% Track ID Sr SurveyUSA
31 MA Kennedy, Edward D Sr 59% 37% 22% Track MA Sr WBZ-TV
34 IN Bayh, Evan D Jr 58% 36% 22% Track IN Jr WHAS-TV WCPO-TV
34 NM Bingaman, Jeff D Jr 58% 33% 25% Track NM Jr KOB-TV
34 UT Hatch, Orrin R Sr 58% 37% 21% Track UT Sr KSL-TV
34 VA Warner, John R Sr 58% 32% 26% Track VA Sr WUSA-TV WDBJ-TV
38 CA Feinstein, Dianne D Sr 57% 34% 23% Track CA Sr KABC-TV KPIX-TV KXTV-TV KGTV-TV
38 KS Roberts, Pat R Jr 57% 35% 22% Track KS Jr KWCH-TV KCTV-TV
38 WI Kohl, Herb D Sr 57% 33% 24% Track WI Sr WDIO-TV
41 OR Wyden, Ron D Sr 56% 35% 21% Track OR Sr KATU-TV
42 AL Sessions, Jeff R Jr 55% 34% 21% Track AL Jr WKRG-TV
42 CT Dodd, Christopher D Sr 55% 38% 17% Track CT Sr WABC-TV
42 IA Harkin, Tom D Jr 55% 39% 16% Track IA Jr KAAL-TV
42 MT Baucus, Max D Sr 55% 38% 17% Track MT Sr SurveyUSA
42 NE Hagel, Chuck R Sr 55% 39% 16% Track NE Sr SurveyUSA
42 NH Gregg, Judd R Sr 55% 35% 20% Track NH Sr WBZ-TV
42 SD Thune, John R Jr 55% 41% 14% Track SD Jr SurveyUSA
42 UT Bennett, Robert R Jr 55% 32% 23% Track UT Jr KSL-TV
42 WI Feingold, Russ D Jr 55% 40% 15% Track WI Jr WDIO-TV
51 AL Shelby, Richard R Sr 54% 35% 19% Track AL Sr WKRG-TV
51 CT Lieberman, Joseph D Jr 54% 41% 13% Track CT Jr WABC-TV
51 IL Durbin, Richard D Sr 54% 38% 16% Track IL Sr KSDK-TV
51 LA Landrieu, Mary D Sr 54% 42% 12% Track LA Sr SurveyUSA
51 MO Bond, Kit R Sr 54% 39% 15% Track MO Sr KSDK-TV KCTV-TV
51 WA Murray, Patty D Sr 54% 39% 15% Track WA Sr KING-TV KATU-TV
57 CA Boxer, Barbara D Jr 53% 38% 15% Track CA Jr KABC-TV KPIX-TV KXTV-TV KGTV-TV
57 CO Ken Salazar D Jr 53% 37% 16% Track CO Jr KUSA-TV
57 KY McConnell, Mitch R Sr 53% 40% 13% Track KY Sr WHAS-TV WCPO-TV
57 MA Kerry, John D Jr 53% 44% 9% Track MA Jr WBZ-TV
57 MI Levin, Carl D Sr 53% 37% 16% Track MI Sr WDIV-TV WZZM-TV
57 MN Coleman, Norm R Jr 53% 38% 15% Track MN Jr KSTP-TV WDIO-TV KSAX-TV KAAL-TV
57 SC Graham, Lindsey R Sr 53% 36% 17% Track SC Sr WCSC-TV WLTX-TV
64 KS Brownback, Sam R Sr 52% 40% 12% Track KS Sr KWCH-TV KCTV-TV
64 NV Ensign, John R Jr 52% 38% 14% Track NV Jr KVBC-TV
64 TN Alexander, Lamar R Jr 52% 36% 16% Track TN Jr WBIR-TV
67 AK Murkowski, Lisa R Jr 51% 44% 7% Track AK Jr SurveyUSA
67 AR Lincoln, Blanche D Sr 51% 41% 10% Track AR Sr KTHV-TV
67 AR Pryor, Mark D Jr 51% 39% 12% Track AR Jr KTHV-TV
67 HI Akaka, Daniel D Jr 51% 43% 8% Track HI Jr SurveyUSA
67 OK Coburn, Tom R Jr 51% 40% 11% Track OK Jr KFOR-TV
67 OR Smith, Gordon R Jr 51% 40% 11% Track OR Jr KATU-TV
67 SC DeMint, Jim R Jr 51% 35% 16% Track SC Jr WCSC-TV WLTX-TV
67 VA Allen, George R Jr 51% 39% 12% Track VA Jr WUSA-TV WDBJ-TV
75 MI Stabenow, Debbie D Jr 50% 39% 11% Track MI Jr WDIV-TV WZZM-TV
75 OH Voinovich, George R Jr 50% 40% 10% Track OH Jr WKYC-TV WYTV-TV WCPO-TV
75 PA Specter, Arlen R Sr 50% 42% 8% Track PA Sr WCAU-TV
78 MO Talent, Jim R Jr 49% 44% 5% Track MO Jr KSDK-TV KCTV-TV
78 NV Reid, Harry D Sr 49% 47% 2% Track NV Sr KVBC-TV
78 WA Cantwell, Maria D Jr 49% 43% 6% Track WA Jr KING-TV KATU-TV
81 FL Nelson, Bill D Sr 48% 33% 15% Track FL Sr WFOR-TV WPTV-TV WFLA-TV WTLV-TV WKRG-TV
81 GA Isakson, Johnny R Jr 48% 34% 14% Track GA Jr WXIA-TV WTLV-TV
81 RI Chafee, Lincoln R Jr 48% 46% 2% Track RI Jr WLNE-TV
81 TN Frist, Bill R Sr 48% 41% 7% Track TN Sr WBIR-TV
81 TX Cornyn, John R Jr 48% 38% 10% Track TX Jr WOAI-TV KEYE-TV
86 AZ Kyl, Jon R Jr 47% 40% 7% Track AZ Jr KPNX-TV
86 NH Sununu, John R Jr 47% 43% 4% Track NH Jr WBZ-TV
88 GA Chambliss, Saxby R Sr 46% 40% 6% Track GA Sr WXIA-TV WTLV-TV
88 KY Bunning, Jim R Jr 46% 43% 3% Track KY Jr WHAS-TV WCPO-TV
90 MD Sarbanes, Paul D Sr 45% 42% 3% Track MD Sr WMAR-TV WUSA-TV
90 NJ Lautenberg, Frank D Sr 45% 44% 1% Track NJ Sr WABC-TV WCAU-TV
90 NJ Menendez, Robert D Jr 45% 39% 6% Track NJ Jr  WABC-TV WCAU-TV
90 OH DeWine, Mike R Sr 45% 45% 0% Track OH Sr WKYC-TV WYTV-TV WCPO-TV
90 OK Inhofe, James R Sr 45% 45% 0% Track OK Sr KFOR-TV
95 NC Burr, Richard R Jr 44% 40% 4% Track NC Jr WTVD-TV WFMY-TV
96 PA Santorum, Rick R Jr 43% 50% -7% Track PA Jr WCAU-TV
97 FL Martinez, Mel R Jr 42% 42% 0% Track FL Jr WFOR-TV WPTV-TV WFLA-TV WTLV-TV WKRG-TV
98 MN Dayton, Mark D Sr 39% 48% -9% Track MN Sr KSTP-TV WDIO-TV KSAX-TV KAAL-TV
99 MT Burns, Conrad R Jr 37% 57% -20% Track MT Jr SurveyUSA
100 CO Allard, Wayne R Sr 36% 48% -12% Track CO Sr KUSA-TV
Weighted Average 53% 38% 16%  
('Weighted Average' means each state is weighted proportionally to its share of USA population. For example, California, the most populated state, is given 71 times the weight of WY the least populated state, in a weighted avg.)
Unweighted Average 55% 36% 19%  
('Unweighted Average' means each state is given equal weight; population density is not taken into account).
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600 adults age 18+ in each of the 50 states were interviewed by SurveyUSA 7/14/06 to 7/16/06. You must credit SurveyUSA and the media sponsor if you broadcast, print, or cite these results in whole or part. Click on each state to open a link which contains the margin of sampling error for each state, a complete statement of methodology, fully crosstabbed data and trendlines.