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