Obama Approval Rating: Many Latinos Disapprove of President's Job Performance
According to a McClatchy and Marist Institute for Public Opinion poll, more Latinos disapprove of Barack Obama's performance as president of the United States than approve.
Survey respondents who classified themselves as Latino, disapproved of Obama's handling as president, 46 percent to 34 percent. Twenty percent of Latinos were unsure.
Although more Latinos disapprove of the president's job performance, they have a favorable impression of Obama -- the person -- 53 percent to 41 percent. Six percent were unsure of their impression of Obama.
When asked if the country is headed in the right direction, 30 percent of Latinos agreed, while 60 percent stated the U.S. is going the wrong direction. About 11 percent of Latinos were unsure of the country's direction.
For November's elections, Obama doesn't appear to be a factor for Latinos and their voting decisions. Fifty-three percent of Latinos stated Obama is "not a factor at all" when casting their vote this November. Twenty-six percent of Latino respondents said Obama will be a "major factor" in deciding their vote.
If November's elections were held today, registered Latino voters narrowly favor Democrats. With 40 percent, Latinos stated they would vote for the Democratic candidate in their district, but that is only 2 points higher than the 38 percent of Latinos who would vote Republican. Eleven percent of Latinos would vote for neither Democratic nor Republican candidates, while another 11 percent were undecided.
Latinos' view on Obama may be mixed, but most agreed that impeachment proceedings should not begin, 57 percent to 35 percent in favor. Nine percent of Latinos were unsure about the impeachment proceedings. If the GOP were to continue impeachment proceedings, 41 percent of Latinos said they would vote Democrat this November, but 39 percent would vote Republican. Republican efforts to impeach Obama had no effect for 16 percent of Latinos.
Latinos also disagreed with Republicans suing Obama for issuing an executive order to delay a part of the Affordable Care Act's implementation. Latinos, with 52 percent, said Congress should not sue Obama, while 41 percent favored the idea. Seven percent of Latinos were unsure.
The McClatchy-Marist poll was conducted between Aug. 4 and Aug. 7 with 1,035 adults participating.