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 BY PARTY:  DEMOCRATS (then Republicans, then Independents) MEDIA SPONSOR
APPROVAL RATINGS FOR ALL 100 U.S. SENATORS AS OF 07/25/06
07/25/06 Net 07/06
Approval		 Tracking
Graphs
# State U.S. Senator Party Sr/Jr Approve Disapprove
1 IL Obama, Barack D Jr 72% 22% 50% Track IL Jr KSDK-TV
2 ND Conrad, Kent D Sr 72% 23% 49% Track ND Sr SurveyUSA
3 ND Dorgan, Byron D Jr 70% 25% 45% Track ND Jr SurveyUSA
3 HI Inouye, Daniel D Sr 69% 24% 45% Track HI Sr SurveyUSA
5 RI Reed, Jack D Sr 69% 26% 43% Track RI Sr WLNE-TV
6 VT Leahy, Patrick D Sr 69% 27% 42% Track VT Sr SurveyUSA
7 SD Johnson, Tim D Sr 67% 26% 41% Track SD Sr SurveyUSA
7 NE Nelson, Ben D Jr 68% 27% 41% Track NE Jr SurveyUSA
9 WV Rockefeller, Jay D Jr 67% 29% 38% Track WV Jr WUSA-TV
10 WV Byrd, Robert D Sr 64% 33% 31% Track WV Sr WUSA-TV
10 DE Carper, Thomas D Jr 62% 31% 31% Track DE Jr WCAU-TV
12 DE Biden, Joseph D Sr 63% 33% 30% Track DE Sr WCAU-TV
13 NY Schumer, Charles D Sr 62% 33% 29% Track NY Sr WABC-TV WNYT-TV WGRZ-TV WHEC-TV
14 NY Clinton, Hillary D Jr 62% 36% 26% Track NY Jr WABC-TV WNYT-TV WGRZ-TV WHEC-TV
14 MD Mikulski, Barbara D Jr 60% 34% 26% Track MD Jr WMAR-TV WUSA-TV
16 NM Bingaman, Jeff D Jr 58% 33% 25% Track NM Jr KOB-TV
17 WI Kohl, Herb D Sr 57% 33% 24% Track WI Sr WDIO-TV
18 CA Feinstein, Dianne D Sr 57% 34% 23% Track CA Sr KABC-TV KPIX-TV KXTV-TV KGTV-TV
19 IN Bayh, Evan D Jr 58% 36% 22% Track IN Jr WHAS-TV WCPO-TV
19 MA Kennedy, Edward D Sr 59% 37% 22% Track MA Sr WBZ-TV
21 OR Wyden, Ron D Sr 56% 35% 21% Track OR Sr KATU-TV
22 MT Baucus, Max D Sr 55% 38% 17% Track MT Sr SurveyUSA
22 CT Dodd, Christopher D Sr 55% 38% 17% Track CT Sr WABC-TV
24 IL Durbin, Richard D Sr 54% 38% 16% Track IL Sr KSDK-TV
24 IA Harkin, Tom D Jr 55% 39% 16% Track IA Jr KAAL-TV
24 CO Ken Salazar D Jr 53% 37% 16% Track CO Jr KUSA-TV
24 MI Levin, Carl D Sr 53% 37% 16% Track MI Sr WDIV-TV WZZM-TV
28 CA Boxer, Barbara D Jr 53% 38% 15% Track CA Jr KABC-TV KPIX-TV KXTV-TV KGTV-TV
28 WI Feingold, Russ D Jr 55% 40% 15% Track WI Jr WDIO-TV
28 WA Murray, Patty D Sr 54% 39% 15% Track WA Sr KING-TV KATU-TV
28 FL Nelson, Bill D Sr 48% 33% 15% Track FL Sr WFOR-TV WPTV-TV WFLA-TV WTLV-TV WKRG-TV
32 CT Lieberman, Joseph D Jr 54% 41% 13% Track CT Jr WABC-TV
33 LA Landrieu, Mary D Sr 54% 42% 12% Track LA Sr SurveyUSA
33 AR Pryor, Mark D Jr 51% 39% 12% Track AR Jr KTHV-TV
35 MI Stabenow, Debbie D Jr 50% 39% 11% Track MI Jr WDIV-TV WZZM-TV
36 AR Lincoln, Blanche D Sr 51% 41% 10% Track AR Sr KTHV-TV
37 MA Kerry, John D Jr 53% 44% 9% Track MA Jr WBZ-TV
38 HI Akaka, Daniel D Jr 51% 43% 8% Track HI Jr SurveyUSA
39 WA Cantwell, Maria D Jr 49% 43% 6% Track WA Jr KING-TV KATU-TV
39 NJ Menendez, Robert D Jr 45% 39% 6% Track NJ Jr  WABC-TV WCAU-TV
41 MD Sarbanes, Paul D Sr 45% 42% 3% Track MD Sr WMAR-TV WUSA-TV
42 NV Reid, Harry D Sr 49% 47% 2% Track NV Sr KVBC-TV
43 NJ Lautenberg, Frank D Sr 45% 44% 1% Track NJ Sr WABC-TV WCAU-TV
44 MN Dayton, Mark D Sr 39% 48% -9% Track MN Sr KSTP-TV WDIO-TV KSAX-TV KAAL-TV
45 ME Snowe, Olympia R Sr 72% 24% 48% Track ME Sr WCSH-TV WLBZ-TV
46 ME Collins, Susan R Jr 69% 27% 42% Track ME Jr WCSH-TV WLBZ-TV
47 MS Lott, Trent R Jr 68% 28% 40% Track MS Jr SurveyUSA
48 MS Cochran, Thad R Sr 66% 28% 38% Track MS Sr SurveyUSA
49 LA Vitter, David R Jr 66% 29% 37% Track LA Jr SurveyUSA
50 IN Lugar, Richard R Sr 65% 29% 36% Track IN Sr WHAS-TV WCPO-TV
51 IA Grassley, Charles R Sr 64% 30% 34% Track IA Sr KAAL-TV
52 AK Stevens, Ted R Sr 64% 31% 33% Track AK Sr SurveyUSA
52 WY Thomas, Craig R Sr 62% 29% 33% Track WY Sr SurveyUSA
54 ID Crapo, Michael R Jr 62% 30% 32% Track ID Jr SurveyUSA
55 NC Dole, Elizabeth R Sr 62% 32% 30% Track NC Sr WTVD-TV WFMY-TV
55 WY Enzi, Michael R Jr 61% 31% 30% Track WY Jr SurveyUSA
57 TX Hutchison, Kay R Sr 60% 31% 29% Track TX Sr WOAI-TV KEYE-TV
58 NM Domenici, Pete R Sr 60% 32% 28% Track NM Sr KOB-TV
59 VA Warner, John R Sr 58% 32% 26% Track VA Sr WUSA-TV WDBJ-TV
60 ID Craig, Larry R Sr 59% 35% 24% Track ID Sr SurveyUSA
61 UT Bennett, Robert R Jr 55% 32% 23% Track UT Jr KSL-TV
62 AZ McCain, John R Sr 59% 37% 22% Track AZ Sr KPNX-TV
62 KS Roberts, Pat R Jr 57% 35% 22% Track KS Jr KWCH-TV KCTV-TV
64 AL Sessions, Jeff R Jr 55% 34% 21% Track AL Jr WKRG-TV
64 UT Hatch, Orrin R Sr 58% 37% 21% Track UT Sr KSL-TV
66 NH Gregg, Judd R Sr 55% 35% 20% Track NH Sr WBZ-TV
67 AL Shelby, Richard R Sr 54% 35% 19% Track AL Sr WKRG-TV
68 SC Graham, Lindsey R Sr 53% 36% 17% Track SC Sr WCSC-TV WLTX-TV
69 TN Alexander, Lamar R Jr 52% 36% 16% Track TN Jr WBIR-TV
69 SC DeMint, Jim R Jr 51% 35% 16% Track SC Jr WCSC-TV WLTX-TV
69 NE Hagel, Chuck R Sr 55% 39% 16% Track NE Sr SurveyUSA
72 MO Bond, Kit R Sr 54% 39% 15% Track MO Sr KSDK-TV KCTV-TV
72 MN Coleman, Norm R Jr 53% 38% 15% Track MN Jr KSTP-TV WDIO-TV KSAX-TV KAAL-TV
74 SD Thune, John R Jr 55% 41% 14% Track SD Jr SurveyUSA
74 NV Ensign, John R Jr 52% 38% 14% Track NV Jr KVBC-TV
74 GA Isakson, Johnny R Jr 48% 34% 14% Track GA Jr WXIA-TV WTLV-TV
77 KY McConnell, Mitch R Sr 53% 40% 13% Track KY Sr WHAS-TV WCPO-TV
78 VA Allen, George R Jr 51% 39% 12% Track VA Jr WUSA-TV WDBJ-TV
78 KS Brownback, Sam R Sr 52% 40% 12% Track KS Sr KWCH-TV KCTV-TV
80 OK Coburn, Tom R Jr 51% 40% 11% Track OK Jr KFOR-TV
80 OR Smith, Gordon R Jr 51% 40% 11% Track OR Jr KATU-TV
82 TX Cornyn, John R Jr 48% 38% 10% Track TX Jr WOAI-TV KEYE-TV
82 OH Voinovich, George R Jr 50% 40% 10% Track OH Jr WKYC-TV WYTV-TV WCPO-TV
84 PA Specter, Arlen R Sr 50% 42% 8% Track PA Sr WCAU-TV
85 TN Frist, Bill R Sr 48% 41% 7% Track TN Sr WBIR-TV
85 AK Murkowski, Lisa R Jr 51% 44% 7% Track AK Jr SurveyUSA
85 AZ Kyl, Jon R Jr 47% 40% 7% Track AZ Jr KPNX-TV
88 GA Chambliss, Saxby R Sr 46% 40% 6% Track GA Sr WXIA-TV WTLV-TV
89 MO Talent, Jim R Jr 49% 44% 5% Track MO Jr KSDK-TV KCTV-TV
90 NC Burr, Richard R Jr 44% 40% 4% Track NC Jr WTVD-TV WFMY-TV
90 NH Sununu, John R Jr 47% 43% 4% Track NH Jr WBZ-TV
92 KY Bunning, Jim R Jr 46% 43% 3% Track KY Jr WHAS-TV WCPO-TV
93 RI Chafee, Lincoln R Jr 48% 46% 2% Track RI Jr WLNE-TV
94 OH DeWine, Mike R Sr 45% 45% 0% Track OH Sr WKYC-TV WYTV-TV WCPO-TV
94 OK Inhofe, James R Sr 45% 45% 0% Track OK Sr KFOR-TV
94 FL Martinez, Mel R Jr 42% 42% 0% Track FL Jr WFOR-TV WPTV-TV WFLA-TV WTLV-TV WKRG-TV
97 PA Santorum, Rick R Jr 43% 50% -7% Track PA Jr WCAU-TV
98 CO Allard, Wayne R Sr 36% 48% -12% Track CO Sr KUSA-TV
99 MT Burns, Conrad R Jr 37% 57% -20% Track MT Jr SurveyUSA
100 VT Jeffords, James I Jr 61% 30% 31% Track VT Jr SurveyUSA
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.