Reuters/Ipsos Core Political: Coronavirus Tracker (05/13/2020)

Washington, DC, May 13, 2020 –  The findings of the latest Reuters/Ipsos Core Political show concern  over the spread of coronavirus/COVID -19 remains high. A majority of Americans continue to disapprove of the way  President Trump is handling the coronavirus/COVID-19 response. Looking ahead to the general election in November, former Vice President Joe Biden has a slight edge over President Trump among all Americans and registered voters.

Fifty-six percent of Americans disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as president, and just 41% approve.

• President Trump’s overall approval rating is also at 41% among registered voters.
• About half of Americans approve of his handling of jobs and employment (50%) and the economy generally (49%), while 41% approve of his handling of coronavirus/COVID-19.

If the general election were held today, former Vice President Joe Biden (41%) has a slight edge in the race for the White House against  President Trump (36%).

• Among registered voters, 46% report they would vote for Biden compared to 38% who would vote for Trump if the election were held today.
• Partisanship is a driving factor in the vote share split with 82% of Democratic registered voters supporting Biden, and 82% of Republican registered voters supporting Trump.

About 4 in 5 Americans report they are somewhat or very concerned about the spread of coronavirus/COVID-19 (82%).

• This number is down from its high-point at the end of March, when 9 in 10 Americans reported being concerned (90%).
• Democratic registered voters (93%) are more likely to be concerned than their Republican counterparts (73%).

About the Study

These are some of the findings of an Ipsos poll conducted between May 11-12, 2020 on behalf of Thomson Reuters. For this survey, a sample of 1,112 Americans age 18+ from the continental U.S., Alaska, and Hawaii were interviewed online in English. The sample includes 973 registered voters, 465 Democratic registered voters, 392 Republican registered voters and 92 independent registered voters. 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 ± 3.4 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 ± 3.6 percentage points for all registered voters,  ± 5.2 percentage points for Democratic registered voters, ± 5.6 percentage points for Republican registered voters, and ± 11.6 percentage points for independent registered voters.    

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