NBC News|SurveyMonkey Weekly Election Tracking Poll Embargoed for release Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at 6:00AM

The NBC News|SurveyMonkey Weekly Election Tracking Poll tracks voter preferences and attitudes on a weekly basis throughout the 2016 election cycle. Results are released every Tuesday at 6:00AM and are among registered voters. Results for the week of April 25, 2016 through May 1, 2016 are among a national sample of 14,640 a dults aged 18 and over, including 12,462 registered voters (+/- 1.2%), 3,479 registered Republican voters (+/-2.2%) and 4,418 registered Democratic voters (+/-1.9%). Complete error estimates can be found in the methodology section below.

TOPLINE RESULTS

Which one of the following issues matters MOST to you right now?

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?

Strongly approve Somewhat approve Somewhat disapprove Strongly disapprove No answer 4/25-5-1 27 24 13 36 1 4/18-4/24 26 24 13 37 1 4/11-4/17 28 24 12 37 1 4/4

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4/10 27 23 13 37 1 3/28

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4/3 28 24 13 35 1 3/21

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3/27 27 24 13 35 1 3/14

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3/20 27 24 13 35 1 3/7

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3/13 27 23 13 36 1 2/29

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3/6 27 23 12 37 1 2/22

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2/28 27 23 12 37 1 2/15

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2/21 26 22 12 39 - 2/8

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2/14 26 24 12 38 1 2/1

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2/7 27 23 12 38 1 1/25

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1/31 25 22 12 40 1 1/18

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1/24 26 24 14 36 - 1/11

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1/17 26 22 12 40 1 1/4

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1/10 23 22 12 42 1 12/28

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1/3 23 25 12 40 1 Foreign Policy The environment Terrorism Immigration Health care Jobs and the Economy Education Other No answer 4/25-5-1 4 9 14 7 16 33 11 6 1 4/18-4/24 4 9 14 8 15 32 11 6 1 4/11-4/17 4 8 16 7 15 32 11 5 1 4/4

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4/10 4 8 17 8 14 31 11 6 1 3/28

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4/3 5 8 19 7 15 32 10 5 1 3/21

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3/27 4 8 18 7 13 32 10 5 1 3/14

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3/20 4 9 12 7 15 36 11 5 1 3/7

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3/13 4 8 13 8 16 35 10 6 1 2/29

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3/6 4 9 13 7 16 35 11 5 1 2/22

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2/28 5 8 14 7 16 34 10 5 1 2/15

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2/21 5 8 16 7 15 33 10 5 1 2/8

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2/14 4 8 16 8 14 34 10 5 1 2/1

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2/7 5 9 15 7 16 32 10 5 - 1/25

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1/31 5 9 17 8 13 32 10 5 - 1/18

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1/24 4 8 19 7 15 33 10 5 1 1/11

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1/17 5 8 21 8 13 29 10 4 1 1/4

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