Ipsos Core Political : Presidential Approval Tracker (05/18/2022)
Washington, DC, May 18, 2022 – President Joe Biden’s approval rating remains stable at 42% on this week’s Ipsos’ Core Political.
Detailed Findings
The economy (28%) continues to be the most important issue facing the country with 35% of Republicans, 27% of independents, and 22% of Democrats saying so. In distant second place is a three-way tie between immigration (8%), crime (8%), and the environment (8%). Republicans (14%) are most likely to believe immigration is an important problem, compared to only 2% of Democrats and 7% of independents. Meanwhile, Democrats (14%) are more likely to believe the environment is one of the most important issues, while only 3% of Republicans and 7% of independents agree.
President Biden’s approval rating is at 42% for the second week in a row.
Just over three-quarters (76%) of Democrats approve of President Biden’s performance in office, while only 38% of independents and 12% of Republicans do.
About the Study
These are some of the findings of an Ipsos poll conducted between May 16-17, 2022. For this survey, a sample of 1,005 Americans age 18+ from the continental U.S., Alaska, and Hawaii were interviewed online in English. The sample includes 399 Democrats, 398 Republicans, and 140 independents. Weighting was then employed to balance demographics to ensure that the sample's composition reflects that of the adult population according to Census data and to provide results intended to approximate the sample universe. The precision of Ipsos online polls is measured using a credibility interval. In this case, the poll is accurate to within ± 3.8 percentage points, 19 times out of 20, had all Americans been polled. The credibility interval will be wider among subsets of the population. All sample surveys and polls may be subject to other sources of error, including but not limited to coverage error and measurement error. The poll also has a credibility interval of ± 6.0 percentage points for Democrats, ± 6.0 percentage points for Republicans, and ± 10.1 percentage points for independents.
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