Ipsos Core Political Survey: Presidential Approval Tracker (12/21/2022)
Washington, DC, December 21, 2022 – This week’s Ipsos Core Political Presidential Approval tracker shows continued pessimism surrounding the direction of the country, the economy remains top of mind for many Americans as the most important problem, and President Joe Biden’s approval rating holding steady.
Detailed Findings
Less than one in four Americans believe the country is headed in the right direction (23%), while nearly two-thirds believe things are headed off on the wrong track (65%). Republicans (83%) and independents (75%) are equally likely to share a negative outlook, while Democrats are more likely to be positive (44%). However, an equal number of Democrats say the country is headed in the wrong direction (44%).
About one in three Americans say the economy is the most important problem facing the country (29%), followed by healthcare (9%), immigration (9%), and the environment and climate (8%). Republicans (33%) and Democrats (26%) are both most likely to say that the economy is the top issue, but their second and third tier issues vary widely. Democrats say healthcare (15%) and the environment (14%) are most important, while Republicans say immigration (18%) followed by crime and corruption (8%).
President Biden’s approval rating remains at 39% this week.
Republicans (13%) and independents (27%) continue to have a poor perception of Biden’s job performance. However, three-quarters of Democrats (76%) approve.
About the Study
These are some of the findings of an Ipsos poll conducted between December 19-20, 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 415 Democrats, 374 Republicans, and 137 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 ± 5.9 percentage points for Democrats, ± 6.2 percentage points for Republicans, and ± 10.3 percentage points for independents.
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