Politics

President Trump’s overall approval rating this week stands at 44% among all Americans and 45% among registered voters, posting respectable gains in public sentiment.

This week’s Reuters/Ipsos Core Political release presents something of an outlier of our trend. Every series of polls has the occasional outlier and in our opinion this is one. So, while we are reporting the findings in the interest of transparency, we will not be announcing the start of a new trend until we have more data to validate this pattern.

This is the eighth edition of Ipsos Flair Italy. Once again we have reported what is happening in the country, including the reactions of Italians and how they feel about their place in the world.

Nearly 2 in 5 Americans (38%) approve of the job President Trump is doing.

Three-quarters around the world say their country’s society is divided – and the majority think their country is now more divided than it was 10 years ago, especially in Europe. Differences in political views are seen as the greatest cause of tension, followed by differences between rich and poor. However, despite these divisions, the majority of people in most countries agree that people across the world have more things in common than things that make them different.

President Trump approval rating holds steady near 40%

President Trump approval rating holds steady near 40%.

President Trump’s approval rating is divided by party lines, with 80% of Republicans, 36% of Independents and just 10% of Democrats approving of Trump’s performance.

President Trump's approval rating holds steady at 40%, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions continues to narrowly lead (17%) as the next executive branch staff member to be fired or resigned in the Ipsos Wh'Exit poll.