According to recent polls making the rounds in terms of President Obama's approval ratings, the marks are up considerably and this is especially true among such constituent groups as Latinos, women, voters under age 30, and those who identify themselves as Independents.

A recent report from The Washington Post postulated that some of these increased approval ratings - specifically, among Latinos - may have a direct link to the coming presidential election. Alternately, a political scientist from the University of California-Irvine argues on the basis of a new Fox News Latino ratings poll that Latinos in the United States view the commander-in-chief as being extremely sensitive to their opinions, needs, circumstances, and criticisms. According to the numbers, this particular demographic seems to highly appreciate his work toward their communities within the United States.

Looking first to the Washington Post review of Obama's approval ratings, it was noted that among the groups with the biggest increases in approval for Obama over the past year are Latinos, people under age 30, women and "those who identify their political ideology as 'Independent.'"

It was reported that there is a likelihood of some overlap between these Independents and the under-30 demographic, as younger Americans are less likely to tag themselves with an "ideological label." Additionally, "the increase among Hispanics may also be linked directly to the presidential election," the Post notes.

A report from Politicsusa.com held a similar stance on the notion that Obama's approval rates may be tied in to all the rhetoric regarding this year's presidential candidates. Well, one candidate in particular - Donald Trump.

Politicsusa.com reporter Jason Easley notes that beyond economic improvement, lower gas prices and an overall increased level of stability under the Obama administration, the biggest change to the American political landscape over the past year has been the rise of Donald Trump.

"...and no figure in American politics is more anti-Trump than President Obama," Easley says.

"As potential voters have witnessed Donald Trump in action, they appreciate Obama more...President Obama is everything that Donald Trump will never be, and voters are noticing the difference," Easley said. "The demographics that are fueling Obama's rising approval rating should be a cause for alarm in the Republican party. Independents, women, people under thirty, and Hispanics are all groups that Trump has turned off."

However, from the perspective of the pollsters at Fox News Latino, the Hispanic demographic is reported to give Obama a notably high approval rating because of how satisfied they report being with the way "things are going with the country today," (according to 53 percent of respondents); how the United States is "the best country to live in," (according to 76 percent of respondents); and how, under the Obama administration, the current immigration system "allows people in who bring new ideas and entrepreneurial spirit" (according to 75 percent of respondents), among other aspects.

The Fox News Latino poll was conducted in jointly with Anderson Robbins Research and Shaw & Company Research. It was conducted by telephone among a random sample of 803 registered Latino voters. The results of the poll have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three-point-five percentage points.

"The policy focus of President Obama's administration has addressed a range of concerns of Latinos and, in those areas, they have generally approved of his actions," Louis DeSipio, political scientist at the University of California-Irvine told Fox News Latino pollsters. "This would include efforts to rebuild the economy after the Great Recession. Latino unemployment rates have dropped considerably. The Affordable Care Art has ensured that many previous uninsured U.S. citizens and permanent resident Latinos now have access to insurance, and, depending on their incomes, federal subsidies to purchase health insurance."