Reuters/Ipsos Core Political Survey: Congressional Approval Tracker (05/30/2019)
Washington, D.C. - In this week's edition of the Reuters/Ipsos Core Political, one-third of Americans (34%) and registered voters (36%) say that America is headed in the right direction. This number has remained stable for the last several months. Republican registered voters are the most enthusiastic about the direction of the country, with two-thirds (66%) reporting that the country is headed on the right path. Independent registered voters (33%) are in line with the general population, but Democratic registered voters are very pessimistic, with just 15 percent reporting America is headed in the right direction, and 80 percent saying we are headed on the wrong track.
President Trump's job approval rating has been consistently hovering near the 40 percent mark among all Americans. This week is no different - 41 percent of Americans approve of the job he is doing as president. Registered voters have similar perceptions, with 42 percent approving. Republican registered voters are the most likely to approve of President Trump, with 82 percent reporting they somewhat or strongly approve. Democratic registered voters are the least likely to view Trump's job performance favorably, with just 11 percent approving. Independent registered voters fall into the middle of the pack, with a 38 percent approval rating.
Approval of Congress remains in line with the beginning of the month when we last asked how Americans felt about the job their representative is doing and to evaluate the job of Congress as a whole. A quarter of Americans (25%) and registered voters (26%) approve of the job Congress is doing as a whole. Partisanship is not a driver in congressional approval like it is for the president - 27 percent of both Democratic and Republican registered voters approve of Congress, and 24 percent of Independent registered voters approve. When it comes to their individual representatives, Americans (42%) and registered voters (44%) are more likely to approve of the job their representative is doing in Washington. Republican registered voters (51%) are slightly more likely to approve than Democratic registered voters (44%).
Healthcare (20%), immigration (15%), and the economy (13%) are seen as the most important problems facing the country today. These issues have been consistently reported as the most important problems for the last several months. Registered voters have similar perceptions as the rest of Americans, with healthcare (19%), immigration (17%) and the economy (14%) also topping the list. Partisanship is a major driving factor with perceptions of major issues. For Democratic registered voters, healthcare (22%), the economy (15%) and the environment (14%) are the most important problems. For Republican registered voters, immigration (30%) is the top issue, followed by the economy (14%) and healthcare (11%).
About this Study
These are findings from an Ipsos poll conducted for Thomson Reuters between May 28-29, 2019. For the survey, a sample of 1,117 Americans, including 984 registered voters, 414 Democrat registered voters, 333 Republican registered voters, and 185 independent registered voters 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 3.3 percentage points for all adults, 3.6 percentage points for registered voters, 5.5 percentage points for Democrat registered voters, 6.1 percentage points for Republican registered voters, and 8.2 percentage points for Independent registered voters. 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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President, U.S.
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Vice President, U.S.
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