APPROVAL RATINGS FOR ALL 100 U.S. SENATORS AS OF 10/24/06
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:  REPUBLICANS (then Democrats, then Independents) MEDIA SPONSOR
APPROVAL RATINGS FOR ALL 100 U.S. SENATORS AS OF10/24/06
10/24/06 Net 10/06
Approval		 Tracking
Graphs
# State U.S. Senator Party Sr/Jr Approve Disapprove
1 ME Snowe, Olympia R Sr 76% 22% 54% Track ME Sr WCSH-TV WLBZ-TV
2 ME Collins, Susan R Jr 72% 24% 48% Track ME Jr WCSH-TV WLBZ-TV
3 IN Lugar, Richard R Sr 66% 27% 39% Track IN Sr WHAS-TV WCPO-TV
4 MS Lott, Trent R Jr 67% 31% 36% Track MS Jr SurveyUSA
5 ID Craig, Larry R Sr 62% 28% 33% Track ID Sr SurveyUSA
6 ID Crapo, Michael R Jr 61% 28% 33% Track ID Jr SurveyUSA
7 MS Cochran, Thad R Sr 64% 31% 33% Track MS Sr SurveyUSA
8 WY Thomas, Craig R Sr 61% 29% 32% Track WY Sr SurveyUSA
9 AK Stevens, Ted R Sr 63% 32% 32% Track AK Sr SurveyUSA
10 VA Warner, John R Sr 61% 30% 31% Track VA Sr WUSA-TV WDBJ-TV
11 NM Domenici, Pete R Sr 61% 30% 31% Track NM Sr KOB-TV
12 TX Hutchison, Kay R Sr 60% 31% 28% Track TX Sr WOAI-TV KEYE-TV
13 AZ McCain, John R Sr 62% 33% 28% Track AZ Sr KPNX-TV
14 NE Hagel, Chuck R Sr 60% 32% 28% Track NE Sr SurveyUSA
15 LA Vitter, David R Jr 60% 32% 28% Track LA Jr SurveyUSA
16 WY Enzi, Michael R Jr 59% 32% 27% Track WY Jr SurveyUSA
17 SD Thune, John R Jr 60% 36% 25% Track SD Jr SurveyUSA
18 IA Grassley, Charles R Sr 60% 35% 24% Track IA Sr KAAL-TV
19 UT Hatch, Orrin R Sr 60% 36% 24% Track UT Sr KSL-TV
20 AL Shelby, Richard R Sr 56% 34% 22% Track AL Sr WKRG-TV
21 UT Bennett, Robert R Jr 54% 33% 20% Track UT Jr KSL-TV
22 NC Dole, Elizabeth R Sr 56% 36% 20% Track NC Sr WFMY-TV
23 AL Sessions, Jeff R Jr 54% 35% 19% Track AL Jr WKRG-TV
24 NH Gregg, Judd R Sr 55% 36% 19% Track NH Sr WBZ-TV
25 GA Isakson, Johnny R Jr 51% 33% 17% Track GA Jr WXIA-TV WTLV-TV
26 MO Bond, Kit R Sr 53% 39% 13% Track MO Sr KSDK-TV KCTV-TV
27 NV Ensign, John R Jr 52% 40% 12% Track NV Jr SurveyUSA
28 KY McConnell, Mitch R Sr 52% 40% 12% Track KY Sr WHAS-TV WCPO-TV
29 NH Sununu, John R Jr 52% 41% 11% Track NH Jr WBZ-TV
30 OR Smith, Gordon R Jr 50% 38% 11% Track OR Jr KATU-TV
31 SC Graham, Lindsey R Sr 50% 40% 10% Track SC Sr WCSC-TV WLTX-TV
32 OH Voinovich, George R Jr 50% 40% 10% Track OH Jr WKYC-TV WYTV-TV WCPO-TV
33 PA Specter, Arlen R Sr 50% 42% 8% Track PA Sr WCAU-TV
34 KS Brownback, Sam R Sr 49% 41% 8% Track KS Sr KWCH-TV KCTV-TV
35 GA Chambliss, Saxby R Sr 47% 40% 7% Track GA Sr WXIA-TV WTLV-TV
36 KS Roberts, Pat R Jr 47% 42% 6% Track KS Jr KWCH-TV KCTV-TV
37 MN Coleman, Norm R Jr 49% 44% 5% Track MN Jr KSTP-TV WDIO-TV KSAX-TV KAAL-TV
38 TN Alexander, Lamar R Jr 46% 42% 3% Track TN Jr WBIR-TV
39 OK Coburn, Tom R Jr 46% 43% 3% Track OK Jr KFOR-TV
40 AK Murkowski, Lisa R Jr 48% 46% 2% Track AK Jr SurveyUSA
41 TN Frist, Bill R Sr 47% 45% 2% Track TN Sr WBIR-TV
42 VA Allen, George R Jr 47% 47% 1% Track VA Jr WUSA-TV WDBJ-TV
43 FL Martinez, Mel R Jr 43% 42% 1% Track FL Jr WFLA-TV WTLV-TV WKRG-TV
44 KY Bunning, Jim R Jr 44% 44% 0% Track KY Jr WHAS-TV WCPO-TV
45 AZ Kyl, Jon R Jr 47% 47% 0% Track AZ Jr KPNX-TV
46 SC DeMint, Jim R Jr 42% 43% -1% Track SC Jr WCSC-TV WLTX-TV
47 RI Chafee, Lincoln R Jr 46% 48% -1% Track RI Jr WLNE-TV
48 NC Burr, Richard R Jr 42% 44% -2% Track NC Jr WFMY-TV
49 TX Cornyn, John R Jr 40% 43% -3% Track TX Jr WOAI-TV KEYE-TV
50 CO Allard, Wayne R Sr 42% 46% -4% Track CO Sr KUSA-TV
51 MO Talent, Jim R Jr 44% 50% -5% Track MO Jr KSDK-TV KCTV-TV
52 OK Inhofe, James R Sr 40% 49% -9% Track OK Sr KFOR-TV
53 MT Burns, Conrad R Jr 40% 56% -16% Track MT Jr SurveyUSA
54 OH DeWine, Mike R Sr 38% 55% -17% Track OH Sr WKYC-TV WYTV-TV WCPO-TV
55 PA Santorum, Rick R Jr 38% 57% -19% Track PA Jr WCAU-TV
56 ND Conrad, Kent D Sr 74% 22% 52% Track ND Sr SurveyUSA
57 IL Obama, Barack D Jr 72% 23% 49% Track IL Jr KSDK-TV
58 SD Johnson, Tim D Sr 70% 24% 46% Track SD Sr SurveyUSA
59 ND Dorgan, Byron D Jr 69% 27% 42% Track ND Jr SurveyUSA
60 VT Leahy, Patrick D Sr 68% 27% 42% Track VT Sr SurveyUSA
61 HI Inouye, Daniel D Sr 65% 26% 40% Track HI Sr SurveyUSA
62 RI Reed, Jack D Sr 64% 26% 38% Track RI Sr WLNE-TV
63 NY Clinton, Hillary D Jr 67% 31% 36% Track NY Jr WABC-TV WNYT-TV WGRZ-TV WHEC-TV
64 WV Rockefeller, Jay D Jr 65% 30% 34% Track WV Jr WUSA-TV
65 WV Byrd, Robert D Sr 64% 33% 31% Track WV Sr WUSA-TV
66 NE Nelson, Ben D Jr 64% 32% 31% Track NE Jr SurveyUSA
67 IN Bayh, Evan D Jr 62% 31% 31% Track IN Jr WHAS-TV WCPO-TV
68 MT Baucus, Max D Sr 61% 30% 31% Track MT Sr SurveyUSA
69 WI Kohl, Herb D Sr 61% 32% 30% Track WI Sr WDIO-TV
70 OR Wyden, Ron D Sr 59% 30% 29% Track OR Sr KATU-TV
71 MA Kennedy, Edward D Sr 61% 33% 28% Track MA Sr WBZ-TV
72 NM Bingaman, Jeff D Jr 57% 31% 27% Track NM Jr KOB-TV
73 DE Carper, Thomas D Jr 58% 33% 25% Track DE Jr WCAU-TV
74 MD Mikulski, Barbara D Jr 58% 33% 24% Track MD Jr WMAR-TV WUSA-TV
75 AR Pryor, Mark D Jr 58% 33% 24% Track AR Jr KTHV-TV
76 CA Feinstein, Dianne D Sr 57% 37% 20% Track CA Sr KABC-TV KPIX-TV KXTV-TV KGTV-TV
77 DE Biden, Joseph D Sr 58% 38% 19% Track DE Sr WCAU-TV
78 CT Dodd, Christopher D Sr 54% 36% 19% Track CT Sr WABC-TV
79 NY Schumer, Charles D Sr 55% 39% 16% Track NY Sr WABC-TV WNYT-TV WGRZ-TV WHEC-TV
80 WA Murray, Patty D Sr 54% 38% 16% Track WA Sr KING-TV KATU-TV
81 WI Feingold, Russ D Jr 55% 39% 16% Track WI Jr WDIO-TV
82 MA Kerry, John D Jr 55% 40% 14% Track MA Jr WBZ-TV
83 IL Durbin, Richard D Sr 51% 38% 13% Track IL Sr KSDK-TV
84 AR Lincoln, Blanche D Sr 52% 40% 12% Track AR Sr KTHV-TV
85 CA Boxer, Barbara D Jr 51% 41% 11% Track CA Jr KABC-TV KPIX-TV KXTV-TV KGTV-TV
86 LA Landrieu, Mary D Sr 53% 43% 10% Track LA Sr SurveyUSA
87 MD Sarbanes, Paul D Sr 48% 39% 10% Track MD Sr WMAR-TV WUSA-TV
88 IA Harkin, Tom D Jr 51% 44% 7% Track IA Jr KAAL-TV
89 MI Levin, Carl D Sr 48% 42% 6% Track MI Sr WDIV-TV WZZM-TV
90 CT Lieberman, Joseph D Jr 50% 45% 5% Track CT Jr WABC-TV
91 WA Cantwell, Maria D Jr 50% 45% 5% Track WA Jr KING-TV KATU-TV
92 MI Stabenow, Debbie D Jr 49% 44% 5% Track MI Jr WDIV-TV WZZM-TV
93 FL Nelson, Bill D Sr 44% 39% 5% Track FL Sr WFLA-TV WTLV-TV WKRG-TV
94 CO Ken Salazar D Jr 48% 44% 4% Track CO Jr KUSA-TV
95 HI Akaka, Daniel D Jr 47% 45% 3% Track HI Jr SurveyUSA
96 NV Reid, Harry D Sr 49% 46% 3% Track NV Sr SurveyUSA
97 MN Dayton, Mark D Sr 39% 50% -11% Track MN Sr KSTP-TV WDIO-TV KSAX-TV KAAL-TV
98 NJ Lautenberg, Frank D Sr 39% 51% -12% Track NJ Sr WABC-TV WCAU-TV
99 NJ Menendez, Robert D Jr 38% 50% -13% Track NJ Jr  WABC-TV WCAU-TV
100 VT Jeffords, James I Jr 63% 30% 33% Track VT Jr SurveyUSA
Weighted Average 51% 40% 10%   << This apparent discrepancy is due to rounding:   50.78% - 40.38%  = 10.4%
('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 54% 38% 17%   << This apparent discrepancy is due to rounding:   54.36% - 37.52%  = 16.84%
('Unweighted Average' means each state is given equal weight; population density is not taken into account).
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