CNN:
Washington (CNN) - A majority of Americans who watched President Obama's State of the Union address said they had a very positive reaction to his speech, a slight rise from last year's speech, according to a poll of people who viewed Tuesday night's address.
A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey indicated that 52 percent of speech watchers had a very positive reaction, with 32 percent saying they had a somewhat positive response and 15 percent with a negative response.
The audience that watched the State of the Union is more likely to be supportive of the President than the public at large, but these are strong numbers. 39% of those who watched the speech were Democrats and 19% Republican with the balance being independent. Last year, 48% of those who watched the speech said they had a very positive reaction. 77% reported that the speech boosted their optimism.
Update by Barb:
CBS News Poll mirrors the CNN/Opinon Research Corporation's numbers:
An overwhelming majority of Americans approved of President Obama's overall message in his State of the Union on Tuesday night, according to a CBS News Poll of speech watchers.
According to the poll, which was conducted online by Knowledge Networks immediately after the president's address, 92 percent of those who watched the speech approved of the proposals Mr. Obama put forth during his remarks, while only 8 percent disapproved.
Specifically, 81 percent of those who watched the speech said they approve of the president's plans for the economy, up from 54 percent who approved before the speech.