Reuters/Ipsos Core Political Survey: Presidential Approval Tracker (02/18/2021)

Washington, DC, February 18, 2021 — In the most recent Reuters/Ipsos Core Political survey, Americans continue to say the economy and unemployment along with public health and disease are the most important problems Americans are facing. President Joe Biden’s approval rating remains stable, with 56% of Americans approving of the way he is handling his job.

The economy, unemployment, and jobs (21%), along with public health, disease, and illness (15%) are the most concerning issues for Americans today. They are followed by the healthcare system (10%), inequality/discrimination (7%), and crime or corruption (6%).

Democrats are more likely to consider public health and disease (20%) as the primary issue while Republicans most often cite the economy and unemployment (31%). Immigration has become a top concern for Republicans with 14% citing it as the most important problem while for Democrats, the healthcare system is a top concern (13%).

Over half (56%) of Americans approve of the way Joe Biden is handling his presidential duties. This is in line with previous weeks.

Support among his own party remains strong for Biden with 90% of Democrats approving of the way he is handling the job. Meanwhile, less than half of independents approve of Biden (48%) and only one-fifth of Republicans do so.

About the Study

These are some of the findings of an Ipsos poll conducted between February 17-18, 2021 on behalf of Thomson Reuters. 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, 383 Republicans and 97 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 ± 5.3 percentage points for Democrats, ± 5.7 percentage points for Republicans, and ± 11.3 percentage points for independents.  

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