Ipsos Core Political : Presidential Approval Tracker (09/14/2022)
Washington, DC, September 14, 2022 – President Joe Biden’s approval rating holds steady this week at 39% as Americans remain pessimistic about the way things are headed in this country.
Detailed Findings
Americans remain pessimistic about the way things are headed in this country. Over two-thirds of Americans say things in this country are off on the wrong track, compared to just 19% that say they are heading in the right direction. The overwhelming majority of Republicans (88%) say things are off on the wrong track, followed by 74% of independents. Even among Democrats, half say things in this country are off on the wrong track, while only 40% believe they are headed in the right direction.
The nation’s top four issues this week are the economy (30%), immigration (8%), crime or corruption (8%), and the end of national abortion rights (7%). All partisans agree that the economy is the top issue with 38% of Republicans, 31% of independents, and 25% of Democrats saying so. Concern over immigration, however, is being driven largely by Republicans (15%) and independents (8%), with only 2% of Democrats agreeing. Democrats (8%) and Republicans (11%) are most concerned about crime or corruption while only 4% of independents are. Finally, Democrats (11%) and independents (11%) are most concerned about the end of national abortion rights, while only 3% of Republicans are.
President Joe Biden’s approval rating holds steady this week, with 39% of Americans approving of him while 54% disapprove.
President Biden continues to see his highest approval rating among his Democratic base (79%) while only 25% of independents and 11% of Republicans approve of him.
Finally, when considering who they will vote for in the upcoming November 2022 midterm election, 37% of Americans say they are most likely to vote for the Democratic candidate, while 33% say the Republican candidate. One in 10 (12%) say they do not plan to vote and 15% are unsure. Independents are most likely to be unsure about how they will vote (36%) or are not planning to vote at all (23%) in the upcoming midterms.
About the Study
These are some of the findings of an Ipsos poll conducted between September 12-13, 2022. For this survey, a sample of 1,003 Americans age 18+ from the continental U.S., Alaska, and Hawaii were interviewed online in English. The sample includes 460 Democrats, 360 Republicans, and 124 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 ± 5.6 percentage points for Democrats, ± 6.3 percentage points for Republicans, and ± 10.8 percentage points for independents.
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