Image Credit: White House photo by Shealah Craighead.
Zogby: Bush Slips to 38%; Democrats Holding Edge for Autumn Election
Zogby via BBSNews 2006-03-07 -- President Bush's job approval rating dipped slightly to 38% in the latest Zogby America telephone poll, conducted Feb. 27 to March 2, marking a small drop from 40% in a similar poll two weeks ago.
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President George W. Bush joins in the celebration of International Women's Day at the White House Tuesday, March 7, 2006, as he thanks the female members of his audience for their leadership.
Image Credit: White House photo by Shealah Craighead. |
The survey also shows Democrats holding on to a six-point -- 38% to 32% -- advantage over Republicans in a generic measurement of which party is favored heading into this year's midterm congressional elections. Twenty-eight percent said they were unsure.
Bush continues to show weakness among his political base, as more than one in four Republicans -- 28% -- give him poor marks for his performance. Among rural voters -- another stronghold for the second-term Texan -- 44% approve of his work leading the nation, while 42% of suburban voters and 45% of married voters said he is doing a good job. Among Conservatives, 60% give him positive marks, while three-quarters of those who consider themselves "very conservative" were pleased with the President's work.
Just 27% of moderates gave him a positive job rating.
Among those who live in "Republican Red" states won by Bush in the 2004 presidential election, 43% hold a positive view of his job performance, compared to 30% of those in "Democratic Blue" states.
Meanwhile, 37% said they think the nation is generally heading in the right direction, while 55% said they think things are off on the wrong track, and 8% said they were not sure. At 42%, those in the South are most pleased with the country's direction, but more there (49%) still say things are going the wrong way. Those in the East are most pessimistic, as just 29% said they think things are going well. In the West, 37% said things were on track, while 39% of those in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions said the nation is headed in the right direction.
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