(Angus Reid Global Scan) – Arizona Republican John McCain holds the highest level of public support for any member of the United States Senate, according to a poll by SurveyUSA. 72 per cent of respondents in the Grand Canyon State approve of McCain’s performance.
(Angus Reid Global Scan) – Arizona Republican John McCain holds the highest level of public support for any member of the United States Senate, according to a poll by SurveyUSA. 72 per cent of respondents in the Grand Canyon State approve of McCain’s performance.
The study gauged public opinion on the senators who represent each of the country’s 50 states. Maine Republican Susan Collins, South Dakota Democrat Tim Johnson, Illinois Democrat Barack Obama, and Maine Republican Olympia Snowe are all tied for second place with 71 per cent.
In the U.S., senators are elected to six-year terms in dual-seat constituencies. A third of the country’s upper house is renewed every two years. The Republican Party currently has a majority in the Senate, with 55 members in the 100-seat upper house.
New Jersey Democrats Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez are the lowest-ranked senators with 37 per cent and 36 per cent respectively.
The average approval rating for the Senate as a whole is 56 per cent. American voters will renew the House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate on Nov. 7.
Polling Data
Do you approve or disapprove of the performance of your U.S. senator?
State | U.S. Senator | Party | Approve | Disapprove |
AZ | McCain, John | R | 72% | 24% |
ME | Collins, Susan | R | 71% | 24% |
SD | Johnson, Tim | D | 71% | 24% |
IL | Obama, Barack | D | 71% | 23% |
ME | Snowe, Olympia | R | 71% | 25% |
HI | Inouye, Daniel | D | 69% | 24% |
ND | Conrad, Kent | D | 68% | 26% |
VT | Leahy, Patrick | D | 68% | 27% |
NE | Nelson, Ben | D | 68% | 24% |
RI | Reed, Jack | D | 68% | 22% |
NM | Domenici, Pete | R | 65% | 26% |
ND | Dorgan, Byron | D | 65% | 30% |
IA | Grassley, Charles | R | 65% | 27% |
VT | Jeffords, James | I | 65% | 28% |
VA | Warner, John | R | 65% | 22% |
MS | Lott, Trent | R | 64% | 30% |
WV | Byrd, Robert | D | 63% | 33% |
DE | Carper, Thomas | D | 63% | 28% |
AK | Stevens, Ted | R | 63% | 30% |
SC | Graham, Lindsey | R | 62% | 30% |
IN | Lugar, Richard | R | 62% | 28% |
WV | Rockefeller, Jay | D | 62% | 32% |
NY | Schumer, Charles | D | 62% | 31% |
IN | Bayh, Evan | D | 61% | 31% |
NY | Rodham Clinton, Hillary | D | 61% | 38% |
MA | Kennedy, Edward | D | 61% | 36% |
DE | Biden, Joseph | D | 60% | 34% |
NM | Bingaman, Jeff | D | 60% | 28% |
MS | Cochran, Thad | R | 60% | 32% |
SD | Thune, John | R | 60% | 37% |
NE | Hagel, Chuck | R | 59% | 33% |
CT | Lieberman, Joseph | D | 59% | 32% |
MD | Mikulski, Barbara | D | 59% | 32% |
HI | Akaka, Daniel | D | 58% | 32% |
MT | Baucus, Max | D | 58% | 34% |
ID | Crapo, Michael | R | 58% | 31% |
WY | Enzi, Michael | R | 58% | 31% |
UT | Hatch, Orrin | R | 58% | 34% |
TX | Hutchison, Kay | R | 58% | 30% |
AL | Sessions, Jeff | R | 58% | 30% |
AL | Shelby, Richard | R | 58% | 31% |
LA | Vitter, David | R | 58% | 35% |
CT | Dodd, Christopher | D | 57% | 32% |
CA | Feinstein, Dianne | D | 57% | 33% |
WY | Thomas, Craig | R | 57% | 30% |
OR | Wyden, Ron | D | 57% | 31% |
TN | Alexander, Lamar | R | 56% | 30% |
ID | Craig, Larry | R | 56% | 33% |
WI | Kohl, Herb | D | 56% | 34% |
AR | Pryor, Mark | D | 56% | 35% |
KS | Roberts, Pat | R | 56% | 30% |
MO | Bond, Kit | R | 55% | 36% |
CA | Boxer, Barbara | D | 55% | 36% |
MA | Kerry, John | D | 55% | 41% |
PA | Specter, Arlen | R | 55% | 36% |
KS | Brownback, Sam | R | 54% | 35% |
WI | Feingold, Russell | D | 54% | 38% |
CO | Ken Salazar | D | 54% | 38% |
AR | Lincoln, Blanche | D | 54% | 38% |
WA | Murray, Patty | D | 54% | 36% |
MN | Coleman, Norm | R | 53% | 38% |
TN | Frist, Bill | R | 53% | 38% |
MI | Levin, Carl | D | 53% | 36% |
KY | McConnell, Mitch | R | 53% | 37% |
UT | Bennett, Robert | R | 52% | 29% |
OK | Coburn, Tom | R | 52% | 37% |
NV | Ensign, John | R | 52% | 32% |
NH | Gregg, Judd | R | 52% | 36% |
IA | Harkin, Tom | D | 52% | 40% |
VA | Allen, George | R | 51% | 33% |
NC | Dole, Elizabeth | R | 51% | 35% |
IL | Durbin, Richard | D | 51% | 37% |
OR | Smith, Gordon | R | 51% | 34% |
WA | Cantwell, Maria | D | 50% | 37% |
GA | Isakson, Johnny | R | 50% | 34% |
RI | Chafee, Lincoln | R | 49% | 40% |
AK | Murkowski, Lisa | R | 49% | 45% |
FL | Nelson, Bill | D | 49% | 34% |
NV | Reid, Harry | D | 49% | 43% |
MD | Sarbanes, Paul | D | 49% | 36% |
MI | Stabenow, Debbie | D | 49% | 39% |
OH | Voinovich, George | R | 49% | 42% |
GA | Chambliss, Saxby | R | 48% | 39% |
SC | DeMint, Jim | R | 48% | 42% |
OK | Inhofe, James | R | 48% | 41% |
MO | Talent, Jim | R | 48% | 41% |
CO | Allard, Wayne | R | 47% | 38% |
MN | Dayton, Mark | D | 47% | 42% |
AZ | Kyl, Jon | R | 47% | 37% |
KY | Bunning, Jim | R | 46% | 39% |
LA | Landrieu, Mary | D | 46% | 49% |
FL | Martinez, Mel | R | 46% | 40% |
NH | Sununu, John | R | 46% | 40% |
NC | Burr, Richard | R | 43% | 35% |
OH | DeWine, Mike | R | 43% | 44% |
PA | Santorum, Rick | R | 43% | 46% |
MT | Burns, Conrad | R | 42% | 52% |
TX | Cornyn, John | R | 40% | 38% |
NJ | Lautenberg, Frank | D | 37% | 47% |
NJ | Menendez, Robert | D | 36% | 36% |
U.S. Average | 56% | 34% |
Source: SurveyUSA
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 600 adult residents of each of the country’s 50 states, conducted from Feb. 10 to Feb. 12, 2006. Margins of error for each state range from 3.8 to 4.1 per cent.
