Reuters/Ipsos Data: Core Political (06/20/2018)
Reuters/Ipsos Data: Core Political (06/20/2018) from Ipsos Public Affairs
Washington, D.C. — President Trump’s approval stands at 43% among all American adults. Among registered voters, 44% approve Trump’s job as President. With tariffs and immigration policy dominating the news cycle, 42% of Americans approve Trump’s handling of immigration, and 41% approve of his handling of international trade.
Democrats continue to lead the generic congressional ballot: 38% of Americans would vote for the Democratic candidate while 32% would vote for the Republican candidate if the elections were held today. The numbers are similar for registered voters, with 42% reporting that they would support a Democrat compared to 36% who would support a Republican.
Among the issues that Americans think are most important, healthcare continues to top the list with 18% of Americans believing that it is the most pressing problem facing the country today. Given the recent news, immigration has jumped to second place, with 12% of Americans believing that is the most important problem. Morality rounds out the top three issues at 11%.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions continues to top the Reuters/Ipsos Wh’Exit poll, which asks Americans who they believe will be the next to quit or be fired from the White House. Press Secretary Sarah Sanders jumped to second place among media reports that she is planning on leaving the White House, with 15% believing that she will be the next to resign or be terminated.
About the Study
These are findings from an Ipsos poll conducted for Thomson Reuters June 15-19, 2018. For the survey, a sample of 1,902 Americans, including 1,604 registered voters, 722 Democrats, 629 Republicans, and 184 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 2.6 percentage points for all adults, 2.8 percentage points for registered voters, 4.2 percentage points for Democrats, 4.5 percentage points for Republicans, and 8.2 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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