Secretary Clinton’s approval ratings all time high

April 5, 2009

Secretary Hillary Clinton has her highest all-time favorability ratings since coming on the national scene in 1992. Americans of all ages and income levels hold positive opinions.

CBS News Poll
March 12-16

58% favorable
25% unfavorable
17% are undecided or haven’t heard enough about her

Women 55%
Men 61%

Under age 45 58%
45 and older 58%

Democrats 87%
Liberal 80%
Moderate 64%
Independents 54%
Republicans 16%
Conservative 36%
White evangelicals 29%

March 2009 58%
Sept 2008 51%
March 2008 39%
March 2007 33%

AS FIRST LADY
Highest: Jan 1999 highest shortly after House voted to impeach Mr Bill 55%
Lowest: Aug 1995 after Whitewater congressional hearing 32%

Jan 2001 47%
Jan 1999 55%
Jan 1998 45%
Jan 1997 36%
Jan 1996 38%
Jan 1995 31%
Jan 1994 36%
Jan 1993 44%

AS SENATOR
Sept 2006 44%
Sept 2005 36%
June 2003 24%
March 2001 36%

AS SECRETARY OF STATE
March 2009
Hillary Clinton (2 months)
58% favorable
unfavorable
17% are undecided or haven’t heard enough about her

Oct 2005 (11 months)
Condoleezza Rice
41% favorable
18% unfavorable
40% undecided or had not heard enough about her

April 2001 (3 months)
Colin Powell
59% favorable
5% unfavorable
33% undecided or had not heard enough about him

May 1997 (4 months)
Madeleine Albright
20% favorable
5% unfavorable
74% were undecided or hadn’t heard enough

CBS News Poll JENNIFER DE PINTO