Reuters/Ipsos Data: Core Political (1/18/2017)

Trends

• Overall, 59% of Americans believe that the country is headed in the wrong direction, an increase from last week. Democrats (62%), Republicans (57%), and Independents (62%) feel a similar amount of pessimism.
• The economy remains top of mind for most Americans, with nearly a fifth (19%) of all American reporting the economy as their biggest concern.

Approval

• President Obama’s is exiting on something of a high note, his approval rating has increased in his last week with 56% approval, and disapproval at 41%.
• President-Elect Donald Trump, on the other hand, is entering office with lukewarm public support. His favorability amongst Americans has risen slightly to 50% the week of his inauguration.

Topline results are available for download.

These are findings from an Ipsos poll conducted for Thomson Reuters January January 13-17, 2017 For the survey, a sample of 2,070 Americans, including 895 Democrats, 792Republicans, 216 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 2.5 percentage points for all adults, 3.7percentage points for Democrats, 4.0 percentage points for Republicans, 7.6 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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Clifford Young
President, US Public Affairs
Ipsos Public Affairs
202.420.2016
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Chris Jackson
Vice President
Ipsos Public Affairs
202.420.2011
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