Presidential job approval ratings are one of the most important indicators of an incumbent’s likelihood of re-election. 41% of Americans in this poll believe President Obama is doing a good job, while 32% say the President is NOT doing a good job and 27% were undecided.

Nearly two thirds of respondents indicated that they plan to vote to reelect President Obama, while just over one fifth remain undecided. 62% of Americans in in this survey will vote for President Obama. While 22% were undecided and only 16% said they will vote for Romney.

Almost a full half of respondents believed that the United States is on the wrong track, which is often an indicator that voters are looking to make a change. 49% of of Americans in in this survey believe the country is NOT heading in the right direction.

More than half of the respondents indicated a belief that the Republican Party is waging a war on women’s rights, indicating that such things as this spring’s Rush Limbaugh/Sandra Fluke controversy have not been forgotten by voters. 51% of Americans believe the Republican party is waging a war on women’s rights.

Republican candidates such as Mitt Romney have made repealing Obamacare a center point of their campaign message, a stance that would seem to be out of step with the majority of respondents. 56% of Americans support ”Obamacare” or the The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).

Abortion is a always a controversial issue but 76% of Americans in this survey classified themselves as Pro-Choice.

Those in Congress should take notice that their job approval is abysmal. Only 3% of Americans surveyed thought that Congress is doing a good job, while 76% of Americans believe Congress is NOT doing a good job. 21% were undecided.

Americans were split almost evenly in their prediction for what would happen in Afghanistan with 35% of Americans believe the situation in will NOT get worse.

If there’s one thing that a large number of Americans can agree on, it’s that they do NOT support companies being able to donate unlimited sums of money to political campaigns. 86% of respondents did not support unrestricted campaign spending made possible by the Citizens United decision.

In spite of chaos and violence in Syria, 59% of Americans believe we should NOT get involved there militarily.

Despite highly vocal opposition from conservative corners, 84% of Americans support same-sex marriage.

56% of respondents in this survey were male and 44% were female.

The majority of people in this survey had Bachelor’s Degrees at 41%

The following poll was conducted nationally with voting age Americans during September 2012. Respondents either completed a survey by email, by phone or an online form. There were 120 participants with an average age of 29 years old. To participate in our live polls please visit: http://www.congressratings.com/opinion-polls/live-polls/

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