President Barack Obama’s approval rating back to its all-time low among blacks

Only 80% of Black Americans approve of the job President Obama is doing.

(CNS News) — President Barack Obama’s approval rating has fallen back to its all-time low among blacks, dropping below 80 percent for only the second time in his presidency, according to Gallup.

In the week of Jan. 16–22, 2012 — a period that began with the celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day — Obama’s approval among blacks dropped 8 points, from 87 percent to 79 percent. The president’s approval among blacks had previously dropped as low as 79 percent in the week of Oct. 10–16, 2011, according to Gallup.

Obama’s highest approval among blacks was 96 percent, a level he achieved in five different weeks of 2009.