Reuters/Ipsos Debt Ceiling Resolution Survey

Washington, DC, June 7, 2023– The latest Reuters/Ipsos survey conducted following the news that the House of Representatives had voted to raise the debt ceiling, shows that most Americans believe that neither party came out as the winners in this political fight. 

Detailed Findings

Half of Americans say that neither Republicans nor Democrats were winners in the debt ceiling fight. Among those who say a party did win, they are more likely to say Democrats (20%) or both (20%) than Republicans (11%) alone. Two in five Americans are satisfied with the debt ceiling deal (38%) and 37% say they are neither satisfied nor dissatisfied. A quarter of Americans say they are not satisfied (25%).  A majority of Americans say that the U.S. economy is currently doing poorly or terribly (51%), while 30% rate it as average, and 19% rate it as excellent or good. A quarter of Americans say their own financial situations are poor or terrible (25%), 31% rate them as average, and 44% say their financial situation is good or excellent. 

About the Study

These are some of the findings of an Ipsos poll conducted between June 2-5, 2023 on behalf of Thomson Reuters. For this survey, a sample of 1,004 adults age 18+ from the continental U.S., Alaska, and Hawaii was interviewed online in English. The sample also includes 431 Democrats, 370 Republicans, and 123 independents.

The sample was randomly drawn from Ipsos’ online panel, partner online panel sources, and “river” sampling and does not rely on a population frame in the traditional sense. Ipsos uses fixed sample targets, unique to each study, in drawing a sample. After a sample has been obtained from the Ipsos panel, Ipsos calibrates respondent characteristics to be representative of the U.S. Population using standard procedures such as raking-ratio adjustments. The source of these population targets is U.S. Census 2022 American Community Survey data. The sample drawn for this study reflects fixed sample targets on demographics. Post hoc weights were made to the population characteristics on gender, age, race/ethnicity, region, education and political party affiliation.

Statistical margins of error are not applicable to online non-probability polls. All sample surveys and polls may be subject to other sources of error, including but not limited to coverage error and measurement error. Where figures do not sum to 100, this is due to the effects of rounding. The precision of Ipsos online polls is measured using a credibility interval. In this case, the poll has a credibility interval of plus or minus 3.8 percentage points for all respondents. Ipsos calculates a design effect (DEFF) for each study based on the variation of the weights, following the formula of Kish (1965). This study had a credibility interval adjusted for design effect of the following (n=1,004, DEFF=1.5, adjusted Confidence Interval=+/-3.3 percentage points).

The poll also has a credibility interval of plus or minus 5.8 percentage points for Democrats, plus or minus 6.2 percentage points for Republicans, and plus or minus 10.8 percentage points for independents.

For more information on this news release, please contact:

Chris Jackson
Senior Vice President, US
Public Affairs
+1 202 420-2025
[email protected]

Annaleise Lohr
Director, US
Public Affairs
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