Ipsos Core Political: Presidential Approval Tracker (04/08/2021)
Washington, DC, April 8, 2021 – Fifty-six percent of Americans approve of President Joe Biden’s performance in office this week, per the latest Ipsos Core Political results. In terms of the most important issues facing the nation, Americans believe the economy and public health are most pressing.
One-fifth of Americans (21%) believe the economy is the most important issue facing the nation. Public health (13%) just edged out immigration (12%) as the second most important issue, primarily driven by concern among Democrats, and the healthcare system (9%) came in fourth.
Public health (20%) is back as the most important issue among Democrats. Next is the economy (18%), inequality and discrimination (16%), and the healthcare system (10%). Among Republicans, immigration (25%) continues to be the top priority, followed by the economy (23%), with public health and morality tied for third place (10% for both).
Over half of Americans (56%) continue to approve of how Joe Biden is handling his job as President.
Support for Biden among his Democratic base remains strong (92% approval). Independents are more split with 55% approving, and finally, only one in five (20%) of Republicans approve of Biden.
About the Study
These are some of the findings of an Ipsos poll conducted between April 7-8, 2021. For this survey, a sample of 1,005 Americans age 18+ from the continental U.S., Alaska, and Hawaii were interviewed online in English. The sample includes 440 Democrats, 376 Republicans, and 114 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 ± 3.5 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 ± 5.3 percentage points for Democrats, ± 5.8 percentage points for Republicans, and ± 10.5 percentage points for independents.
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