President Barack Obama has maintained a positive approval rating for three straight months, according to the results of a new CNN/ORC International poll.
Fifty-one percent of Americans said they approve of the way Obama is handling his job as president, while 46 percent disapprove. Three percent said they have no opinion.
Obama's latest approval rating is unchanged from March but up slightly from a positive 50 percent to 46 percent in February.
CNN noted Obama's approval rating had previously largely been negative after turning lower in mid-January of 2013.
The improvement in Obama's approval rating comes amid an increase in the percentage of Americans saying things in the country are going well.
Forty-nine percent said things in the country are going very or fairly well, up from 42 percent that said the same in January. However, 51 percent continue to say things are going very or pretty badly.
The poll showed a significant partisan divide in opinions about the country, with Democrats far more likely to say things are going well than Republicans.
Examining opinions about federal appeals judge Merrick Garland's nomination to the Supreme Court, the survey found that a majority continue to favor a Senate vote in favor of his confirmation.
Fifty-two percent of Americans said the Senate should vote in favor of Garland, while 33 percent said he should not be confirmed.
The overall numbers are unchanged compared to March, although CNN noted support for Garland's nomination has dropped among Democrats but increased among Republicans.
The CNN/ORC survey of 1,011 adults was conducted April 28th through May 1st and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
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