Presidential approval rating
May 2024 Reuters/Ipsos Core Political
The latest Reuters/Ipsos Core Political poll shows that Americans are concerned with the economy, followed by political extremism and immigration. By party affiliation, Democrats are most concerned about political extremism, Republicans are most concerned about immigration, and independents are most concerned about the economy. Nearly seven in ten Americans believe the country is headed off on the wrong track. Further, when asked how they feel about the way Joe Biden is handling his job as president, 36% of Americans say they approve and 59% of Americans disapprove.
April 2024 Reuters/Ipsos Core Political
The April Reuters/Ipsos Core Political poll shows that Americans are concerned with political extremism and threats to democracy, followed by the economy and immigration. Two in three Americans believe the country is headed off on the wrong track. President Joe Biden’s approval rating remains stable. The April survey shows that 38% of Americans approve and 56% of Americans disapprove of how he is handling his job.
March 2024 Reuters/Ipsos Core Political
In the latest Reuters/Ipsos Core Political poll, Americans continue to report political extremism or threats to democracy as their top issue facing the country, followed by the economy and immigration. When it comes to political extremism and threats to democracy, more Americans now say they prefer Biden’s approach to the issue over Trump’s. Americans are still divided, however, on whether Trump or Biden has a better plan for improving the economy. At the macro level, most Americans still say that, generally, things in the U.S. are headed off on the wrong track, and Biden’s approval rating is relatively unchanged, now reading at 40%, from the start of 2024.
What does America know about vs. what does America care about?
Every two weeks Ipsos measures how much people know about a series of in-the-news events and how much they care about them. Americans are most interested and care the most about Congress avoiding a shutdown. Entertainment topics, like what movie won the Oscars, remain in a space where Americans know about these events, but don't care about them as much.
