APPROVAL RATINGS FOR ALL 100 U.S. SENATORS AS OF 08/17/06
SORT ► ALPHABETICAL BY STATE
ALPHABETICAL BY SENATOR'S LAST NAME
BY HIGHEST 'NET JOB APPROVAL'
BY HIGHEST APPROVAL
BY PARTY / DEMOCRATS
BY PARTY / REPUBLICANS

SORTED BY PARTY:  DEMOCRATS (then Republicans, then Independents) MEDIA SPONSOR
APPROVAL RATINGS FOR ALL 100 U.S. SENATORS AS OF 08/17/06
08/17/06 Net 08/06
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# State U.S. Senator Party Sr/Jr Approve Disapprove
1 ND Conrad, Kent D Sr 74% 21% 53% Track ND Sr SurveyUSA
2 ND Dorgan, Byron D Jr 72% 22% 50% Track ND Jr SurveyUSA
3 IL Obama, Barack D Jr 73% 24% 49% Track IL Jr KSDK-TV
4 SD Johnson, Tim D Sr 71% 24% 47% Track SD Sr SurveyUSA
5 HI Inouye, Daniel D Sr 68% 22% 46% Track HI Sr SurveyUSA
6 VT Leahy, Patrick D Sr 69% 25% 44% Track VT Sr SurveyUSA
7 RI Reed, Jack D Sr 67% 26% 41% Track RI Sr WLNE-TV
8 NE Nelson, Ben D Jr 67% 27% 40% Track NE Jr SurveyUSA
9 WV Byrd, Robert D Sr 65% 32% 33% Track WV Sr WUSA-TV
10 DE Biden, Joseph D Sr 63% 32% 31% Track DE Sr WCAU-TV
10 MT Baucus, Max D Sr 62% 31% 31% Track MT Sr SurveyUSA
12 MD Mikulski, Barbara D Jr 61% 31% 30% Track MD Jr WMAR-TV WUSA-TV
13 DE Carper, Thomas D Jr 59% 30% 29% Track DE Jr WCAU-TV
14 OR Wyden, Ron D Sr 58% 30% 28% Track OR Sr KATU-TV
15 NY Clinton, Hillary D Jr 61% 35% 26% Track NY Jr WABC-TV WNYT-TV WGRZ-TV WHEC-TV
16 WV Rockefeller, Jay D Jr 60% 35% 25% Track WV Jr WUSA-TV
16 AR Pryor, Mark D Jr 59% 34% 25% Track AR Jr KTHV-TV
16 NY Schumer, Charles D Sr 59% 34% 25% Track NY Sr WABC-TV WNYT-TV WGRZ-TV WHEC-TV
19 NM Bingaman, Jeff D Jr 57% 33% 24% Track NM Jr KOB-TV
20 IN Bayh, Evan D Jr 57% 36% 21% Track IN Jr WHAS-TV WCPO-TV
21 CO Ken Salazar D Jr 56% 36% 20% Track CO Jr KUSA-TV
22 CT Dodd, Christopher D Sr 56% 37% 19% Track CT Sr WABC-TV
22 WI Kohl, Herb D Sr 56% 37% 19% Track WI Sr WDIO-TV
24 MI Levin, Carl D Sr 55% 38% 17% Track MI Sr WDIV-TV WZZM-TV
24 WA Cantwell, Maria D Jr 55% 38% 17% Track WA Jr KING-TV KATU-TV
26 IA Harkin, Tom D Jr 55% 39% 16% Track IA Jr KAAL-TV
26 MA Kennedy, Edward D Sr 56% 40% 16% Track MA Sr WBZ-TV
28 WA Murray, Patty D Sr 53% 39% 14% Track WA Sr KING-TV KATU-TV
29 LA Landrieu, Mary D Sr 55% 42% 13% Track LA Sr SurveyUSA
29 AR Lincoln, Blanche D Sr 53% 40% 13% Track AR Sr KTHV-TV
31 CA Feinstein, Dianne D Sr 53% 42% 11% Track CA Sr KABC-TV KPIX-TV KXTV-TV KGTV-TV
31 HI Akaka, Daniel D Jr 51% 40% 11% Track HI Jr SurveyUSA
33 CA Boxer, Barbara D Jr 52% 42% 10% Track CA Jr KABC-TV KPIX-TV KXTV-TV KGTV-TV
33 CT Lieberman, Joseph D Jr 53% 43% 10% Track CT Jr WABC-TV
35 MI Stabenow, Debbie D Jr 51% 42% 9% Track MI Jr WDIV-TV WZZM-TV
35 NV Reid, Harry D Sr 52% 43% 9% Track NV Sr KVBC-TV
35 FL Nelson, Bill D Sr 47% 38% 9% Track FL Sr WPTV-TV WFLA-TV WTLV-TV WKRG-TV
35 MD Sarbanes, Paul D Sr 48% 39% 9% Track MD Sr WMAR-TV WUSA-TV
39 WI Feingold, Russ D Jr 51% 44% 7% Track WI Jr WDIO-TV
40 IL Durbin, Richard D Sr 49% 43% 6% Track IL Sr KSDK-TV
41 MA Kerry, John D Jr 49% 44% 5% Track MA Jr WBZ-TV
42 NJ Menendez, Robert D Jr 42% 43% -1% Track NJ Jr  WABC-TV WCAU-TV
43 NJ Lautenberg, Frank D Sr 43% 46% -3% Track NJ Sr WABC-TV WCAU-TV
44 MN Dayton, Mark D Sr 41% 48% -7% 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
45 ME Collins, Susan R Jr 72% 24% 48% Track ME Jr WCSH-TV WLBZ-TV
47 MS Cochran, Thad R Sr 66% 28% 38% Track MS Sr SurveyUSA
48 LA Vitter, David R Jr 65% 29% 36% Track LA Jr SurveyUSA
48 NM Domenici, Pete R Sr 64% 28% 36% Track NM Sr KOB-TV
50 MS Lott, Trent R Jr 66% 31% 35% Track MS Jr SurveyUSA
51 AZ McCain, John R Sr 63% 32% 31% Track AZ Sr KPNX-TV
51 ID Crapo, Michael R Jr 60% 29% 31% Track ID Jr SurveyUSA
51 IA Grassley, Charles R Sr 62% 31% 31% Track IA Sr KAAL-TV
54 WY Thomas, Craig R Sr 61% 31% 30% Track WY Sr SurveyUSA
54 WY Enzi, Michael R Jr 60% 30% 30% Track WY Jr SurveyUSA
56 TX Hutchison, Kay R Sr 61% 32% 29% Track TX Sr WOAI-TV KEYE-TV
57 AK Stevens, Ted R Sr 61% 34% 27% Track AK Sr SurveyUSA
58 IN Lugar, Richard R Sr 59% 33% 26% Track IN Sr WHAS-TV WCPO-TV
58 UT Hatch, Orrin R Sr 60% 34% 26% Track UT Sr KSL-TV
60 ID Craig, Larry R Sr 58% 33% 25% Track ID Sr SurveyUSA
61 AL Sessions, Jeff R Jr 57% 33% 24% Track AL Jr WKRG-TV
62 UT Bennett, Robert R Jr 55% 33% 22% Track UT Jr KSL-TV
63 AL Shelby, Richard R Sr 56% 35% 21% Track AL Sr WKRG-TV
63 VA Warner, John R Sr 56% 35% 21% Track VA Sr WUSA-TV WDBJ-TV
63 SC Graham, Lindsey R Sr 57% 36% 21% Track SC Sr WCSC-TV WLTX-TV
66 AZ Kyl, Jon R Jr 53% 36% 17% Track AZ Jr KPNX-TV
66 NE Hagel, Chuck R Sr 55% 38% 17% Track NE Sr SurveyUSA
68 AK Murkowski, Lisa R Jr 55% 39% 16% Track AK Jr SurveyUSA
68 GA Isakson, Johnny R Jr 51% 35% 16% Track GA Jr WXIA-TV WTLV-TV
70 SD Thune, John R Jr 56% 41% 15% Track SD Jr SurveyUSA
70 TN Alexander, Lamar R Jr 53% 38% 15% Track TN Jr WBIR-TV
72 NC Dole, Elizabeth R Sr 54% 40% 14% Track NC Sr WTVD-TV WFMY-TV
73 OR Smith, Gordon R Jr 51% 38% 13% Track OR Jr KATU-TV
73 VA Allen, George R Jr 51% 38% 13% Track VA Jr WUSA-TV WDBJ-TV
75 GA Chambliss, Saxby R Sr 49% 37% 12% Track GA Sr WXIA-TV WTLV-TV
75 NV Ensign, John R Jr 50% 38% 12% Track NV Jr KVBC-TV
77 MO Talent, Jim R Jr 52% 41% 11% Track MO Jr KSDK-TV KCTV-TV
77 NH Gregg, Judd R Sr 51% 40% 11% Track NH Sr WBZ-TV
79 KY McConnell, Mitch R Sr 51% 41% 10% Track KY Sr WHAS-TV WCPO-TV
79 MO Bond, Kit R Sr 51% 41% 10% Track MO Sr KSDK-TV KCTV-TV
79 KS Brownback, Sam R Sr 50% 40% 10% Track KS Sr KWCH-TV KCTV-TV
79 OK Coburn, Tom R Jr 50% 40% 10% Track OK Jr KFOR-TV
83 KS Roberts, Pat R Jr 48% 39% 9% Track KS Jr KWCH-TV KCTV-TV
84 MN Coleman, Norm R Jr 51% 43% 8% Track MN Jr KSTP-TV WDIO-TV KSAX-TV KAAL-TV
84 PA Specter, Arlen R Sr 51% 43% 8% Track PA Sr WCAU-TV
84 OK Inhofe, James R Sr 48% 40% 8% Track OK Sr KFOR-TV
84 TX Cornyn, John R Jr 47% 39% 8% Track TX Jr WOAI-TV KEYE-TV
88 RI Chafee, Lincoln R Jr 51% 44% 7% Track RI Jr WLNE-TV
89 TN Frist, Bill R Sr 49% 44% 5% Track TN Sr WBIR-TV
90 PA Santorum, Rick R Jr 48% 45% 3% Track PA Jr WCAU-TV
91 SC DeMint, Jim R Jr 46% 44% 2% Track SC Jr WCSC-TV