Not surprisingly the numbers vary dramatically by party affiliation. Nearly 90 percent of Democrats expressed satisfaction with Obama’s job performance, while just 30 percent of Republicans felt similarly. Independents were split down the middle, with 51 percent expressing approval of the president’s performance.

The poll surveyed 600 Minnesota residents and was conducted between March 20-22.

A recent Zogby International poll, by contrast, found that Obama’s approval rating had slipped to roughly 50 percent nationwide.