Ipsos Core Political Survey: Presidential Approval Tracker (06/10/2021)
Washington, DC, June 10, 2021 – Americans are divided on how the country is doing, and what the major issues are but over half of Americans continue to approve of President Biden’s performance.
Detailed Findings
The majority of Democrats (59%) believe the country is heading in the right direction but over three out of four Republicans (78%) think it is off on the wrong track. Overall, 35% of Americans believe the country is headed in the right direction. At this time last year, only 26% of Americans thought this, indicating a small increase in optimism about the state of the country.
Concern over the economy (23%) has increased four percent since the previous week, primarily driven by Republicans. Inequality, the health care system, and immigration continue to be top concerns as well.
All parties are in agreement about the economy being the most important issue facing the nation. However, while Democrats are more concerned about the health care system and inequality (16% for both), Republicans believe immigration (20%) is more important.
President Biden continues to benefit from over half of Americans approving of his performance in office.
Nine in ten Democrats approve of President Biden’s performance in office. Independents are split on Biden with 49% approving, while only 20% of Republicans approve.
About the Study
These are some of the findings of an Ipsos poll conducted between June 9-10, 2021. 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 433 Democrats, 375 Republicans, and 115 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 ± 3.5 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 ± 5.4 percentage points for Democrats, ± 5.8 percentage points for Republicans, and ± 10.4 percentage points for independents.
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