President Barack Obama's job approval rating has hit over the 50 percent barrier between Latino and millennial respondents in a new survey.

Among the core of millennials in YouGov and The Economist's poll, between the ages of 18 and 29 years old, Obama received a 55 percent job approval rating. Specifically, 14 percent of millennials said they "strongly approve" of Obama's handling in office, while 31 percent "somewhat approval" of his work. In contrast, 40 percent of millennials disapprove of Obama as president. Specifically, Obama received a 39 percent "strongly disapprove" rating, while 13 percent "somewhat disapprove."

Five percent of millennials were not sure.

Latinos, regardless of age, gave Obama a 57 percent approval rating. Within the 57 percent, Latinos, with 20 percent, showed "strong" approval for the president, while 37 percent "somewhat" approved. While only 1 percent of Latinos were not sure how to rate the president, 42 percent showed disapproval toward Obama's job performance. Specifically, 8 percent of Latinos "somewhat disapprove," while 34 percent showed "strong" disapproval for the president.

Overall, Obama received a 52 percent disapproval rating from all ages, groups and races, and 45 percent approved. The survey, conducted between Dec. 13 and Dec. 15, showed a 5 percent increase for Obama's job approval rating from 40 percent during an early December poll. The latest disapproval rating slipped by 1 percentage point compared to the Dec. 6 and Dec. 8 poll.

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Congress received worse approval ratings compared to Obama. With the millennial group, 14 percent approved of Congress' job performance, but 60 percent showed disapproval. Fifteen percent of millennials were neutral toward Congress, while 9 percent were not sure.

With Latinos, the disapproval rating was nearly as high as millennials. Latinos gave Congress a 57 percent job disapproval rating. Fifteen percent of Latinos were positive on Congress's job approval. Seventeen percent were neutral about Congress, while 9 percent were unsure.

Overall, Congress received a 65 percent disapproval rating, and 11 percent approved.

In regards to the direction of the country, most believed the U.S. is "off on the wrong track." With 25 percent, millennials said the U.S. is "generally headed in the right direction" compared to 65 percent stating it's on the wrong track. The percentage spread was narrower among Latino respondents. Latinos, with 44 percent, said the country is on the wrong track, but 38 percent said the U.S. is on the right direction.

The survey included 1,000 respondents over the age of 18 including 698 registered voters nationwide.

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