Obama Has 72% Approval Rating With Muslims

The First Muslim President

From Politico:

President Barack Obama’s approval rating is higher among Muslims than any other religious group, a new poll says. 

According to a Gallup poll released Friday that tracked responses for the first six months of 2014, 72 percent of Muslims said they approve of the president, compared with just 20 percent who disapprove. 

Mormons were the least approving religious group, with 18 percent of Mormons approving and 78 percent disapproving of the president. 

Mormons in the past have ranked as the most conservative major religious group in the U.S. 

The survey underscores a religious divide when it comes to presidential approval — Obama is more popular among non-Christians and less popular among Christians. 

Those who classify as “Other non-Christian” gave the president a 59 percent approval rating, while Jewish Americans gave Obama a 55 percent approval rating and atheists or those who subscribe to no religion have a 54 percent approval rating. 

Catholics, on the other hand, have only a 44 percent approval rating of Obama, compared with 51 percent disapproval. 

Protestants and other Christians are more critical, with 37 percent approving and 58 percent disapproving.