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