Ipsos Core Political : Presidential Approval Tracker (09/28/2022)
Washington, DC, September 28, 2022 –Americans’ approval of President Joe Biden’s performance in office is at 41% this week as 31% say the economy is the nation’s most important problem in this week’s Ipsos Core Political.
Detailed Findings
Americans remain pessimistic about the direction the country is headed in, only 21% believe things in this country are headed in the right direction, while two-thirds (67%) believe they are off on the wrong track. Even among Democrats, 51% say things are off on the wrong track. Back in late-September 2021, only 41% of Democrats thought things in this country were off on the wrong track.
The economy (31%), crime or corruption (9%), immigration (7%), and the environment and climate (7%) are the top four issues for Americans this week. Among Democrats, the economy (26%) is the top issue, followed by the environment and climate (13%) and crime or corruption (11%); the end of national abortion rights (10%) takes fourth place while immigration (1%) is the least important issue to Democrats. For Republicans, the economy (40%) is by far the top issue, followed by immigration (13%) and crime or corruption (10%). Morality (7%) comes in fourth place for Republicans, with the environment (2%) landing near the bottom of their list. Finally, for independents, the economy (27%) is also the most important issue but there is more indecisiveness about subsequent issues. For independents, war and foreign conflicts (7%) and crime or corruption (7%) are tied for second place, and a number of other issues are tied for third (immigration, terrorism and extremism, the healthcare system, and the environment and climate – each at 6%).
Forty-one percent of Americans approve of President Joe Biden’s performance in office, while 53% disapprove.
The majority of Democrats (81%) still approve of President Biden’s performance in office, but only 27% of independents and 13% of Republicans approve.
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 32% say the Republican candidate. One in 10 (11%) say they will not or do not plan to vote and 16% say they are unsure. Only 4% say they are planning to vote for a candidate from another party. As expected, the majority of Democrats (86%) and the majority of Republicans (80%) say they will vote for a candidate from their own party. Meanwhile, independents are most likely to say they will vote for a third-party candidate (15%). In addition, 32% of independents say they don’t know who they plan to vote for and 21% say they will not or do not plan to vote.
About the Study
These are some of the findings of an Ipsos poll conducted between September 26-27, 2022. For this survey, a sample of 1,004 Americans age 18+ from the continental U.S., Alaska, and Hawaii were interviewed online in English. The sample includes 469 Democrats, 367 Republicans, and 117 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 ± 5.5 percentage points for Democrats, ± 6.3 percentage points for Republicans, and ± 11.1 percentage points for independents.
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