Ipsos Core Political: Presidential Approval Tracker (10/26/2022)
Washington, DC, October 26, 2022 – Two weeks before the November 2022 midterm elections, seven in ten Americans believe things in this country are off on the wrong track and approval of President Biden’s performance in office is at 39%, statistically unchanged from the past few weeks
Detailed Findings
Five out of seven (71%) Americans believe things in this country are off on the wrong track. Only 17% believe things are headed in the right direction. Republicans (88%) and independents (75%) are most likely to believe things are off on the wrong track but a slight majority of Democrats (56%) believe so as well.
Americans continue to say the economy (32%) is the country’s most important problem. Crime or corruption (9%), the healthcare system (8%), and the end of national abortion rights (6%) come in distant second, third, and fourth place.
A plurality of Republicans (43%), independents (32%), and Democrats (21%) believe the economy is the most important issue. However, for Democrats the end of national abortion rights (13%) is the second most important issue, while for Republicans it is immigration (13%), and for independents it is crime or corruption (15%). Back in 2018, healthcare was the top issue for Democrats (28%) and independents (25%), while for Republicans it was immigration (30%).
Approval of President Joe Biden’s performance in office is at 39% this week.
Seventy-six percent of Democrats approve of President Biden’s performance in office, but only 27% of independents and 11% of Republicans approve.
When considering who they will vote for in the upcoming November 2022 midterms, just over 1 in 3 (34%) Americans say they are most likely to vote for the Democratic candidate, while 32% say the Republican candidate. Sixteen percent say they will not or do not plan to vote and 14% say they don’t know. Only 4% say they are planning to vote for a candidate from another party. As expected, the majority of Democrats (80%) and Republicans (80%) say they will vote for a candidate from their own party. Meanwhile, most independents say they will not/do not plan to vote (33%) or don’t know who to vote for (28%).
About the Study
These are some of the findings of an Ipsos poll conducted between October 24-25, 2022. 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 447 Democrats, 369 Republicans, and 123 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 ± 3.8 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 ± 5.7 percentage points for Democrats, ± 6.2 percentage points for Republicans, and ± 10.8 percentage points for independents.
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