Reuters/Ipsos Data: Core Political (04/11/2018)
In this week’s Reuters/Ipsos Core Political Poll, a majority of Americans (59%) and registered voters (61%) believe America is on the wrong track. Registered Democrats (83%) and Independents (75%) are most likely to report that they believe America is on the wrong track. Just one-third (34%) of Registered Republicans feel that the country is on the wrong track.
Healthcare (16%) and the economy (12%) are the top concerns for Americans this week. Perceptions of America’s biggest problems are colored by political affiliation, with 22% of Democrats and 19% of Independents finding healthcare to be the biggest concern, compared to just 9% of Republicans. Republicans believe immigration (20%) is the biggest problem facing America, compared to just 6% of Democrats and 7% of independents.
President Trump’s approval rating has been consistent over the last several weeks, hovering near the 40% threshold. Thirty-eight percent (38%) of all Americans and 39% of registered voters approve of his job performance this week. Three-quarters of Republicans (78%) approve of his job performance, compared to just 11% of Democrats and a quarter (25%) of Independents. President Trump receives the highest approval marks on employment and jobs, where 49% of Americans approve of his performance on this issue. Just 35% of all Americans approve of how he is handling Russia.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions continues to top the Reuters Ipsos Wh’Exit poll, with 21% of Americans reporting that they believe he will be the next to be terminated or resign from the White House. Chief of Staff, John F. Kelly, (18%) is in second place, and Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, rounds out the top three at 13%.
If the November Congressional Election were held today, more Americans (38%) and registered voters (44%) would vote for a Democrat candidate for Congress than a Republican (30% and 34%, respectively). Approval rating of Congress as a whole continues to be low (21%) this week. Americans are more pleased with their individual Congressperson (43%), and this is especially true of Republicans (59%).
About the Study
These are findings from an Ipsos poll conducted for Thomson Reuters April 6 -10, 2018. For the survey, a sample of 1,465 Americans, including 514 Democrats, 497 Republicans, 147 Independents ages 18+ were interviewed online. The precision of the Reuters/Ipsos online polls is measured using a credibility interval. In this case, the poll has a credibility interval of plus or minus 2.9 percentage points for all adults, 4.9 percentage points for Democrats, 5.0 percentage points for Republicans, 9.2 percentage points for Independents. For more information about credibility intervals, please see the appendix.
The data were weighted to the U.S. current population data by gender, age, education, and ethnicity. Statistical margins of error are not applicable to online polls. All sample surveys and polls may be subject to other sources of error, including, but not limited to coverage error and measurement error. Figures marked by an asterisk (*) indicate a percentage value of greater than zero but less than one half of one per cent. Where figures do not sum to 100, this is due to the effects of rounding. To see more information on this and other Reuters/Ipsos polls, please visit http://polling.reuters.com/.
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Vice President, U.S.
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