Americans are somewhat mixed in their evaluations of Clinton’s four years as secretary of state, with more Americans rating her tenure as secretary of state as outstanding or above average than rating it below average or poor. The positive group consists of 38% of Americans, while the negative group represents 27%, with the rest saying her job performance was average.

Republicans’ criticisms of Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state are reflected in the finding that 62% rate her performance in that job as below average or poor, contrasted with Democrats’ 63% positive rating of her performance. Independents have mixed opinions, roughly split across the positive, average and negative categories.