Reuters/Ipsos Data: Core Political (05/16/2018)
Reuters/Ipsos Data: Core Political (05/16/2018) from Ipsos Public Affairs
Washington, DC — President Trump’s approval rating remains steady among all Americans (45%) and registered voters (46%) this week. Democratic registered voters are much less likely to approve of Trump’s job performance (15%) than Republicans (80%). One in three Independent voters (30%) approve of the job Trump is doing as president.
This week, as President Trump revealed his drug price reduction, healthcare remains the nation’s biggest problem (17%). Four in ten Americans (41%) approve of Trump’s handling of healthcare reform (54% disapprove), relatively unchanged from the past few weeks. President Trump continues to receive high marks on employment and jobs (60% approve), the economy (56%), and dealing with ISIS (57%). However, just one in three Americans approve of his handling of corruption (37%) and the way he treats everyday people (36%).
Americans are equally split on which party to support in the November midterm elections if the vote were held today. Nearly four in ten registered voters report they would support a Democratic candidate (38%), and a similar number would support a Republican candidate (37%). Independent voters show a very slight preference for a Democratic candidate (23%) over a Republican (18%) or a candidate from another political party (15%).
In this week’s Wh’Exit poll, Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the EPA (19%), has a narrow lead on Attorney General Jeff Sessions (18%) as the next White House staff member to be terminated or resign. The rest of the White House staff is seen as relatively safe in their current positions.
About the Study
These are findings from an Ipsos poll conducted for Thomson Reuters May 11 - 15, 2018. For the survey, a sample of 1,491 Americans, including 515 Democrats, 577 Republicans, 151 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, 4.7 percentage points for Republicans, 9.1 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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