Public opinion

38% of Americans approve of President Trump’s job performance as immigration tops the list of concerns for Republicans.

President Trump's approval rating rests at 42% this week.

87% of the world agrees that the world climate is changing; 80% are concerned about the environmental impact of product waste.

President Trump’s approval rating remains steady: 45% of all Americans approve of the way Trump is handling his job as President. Registered voters are slightly more likely to approve of Trump’s performance (47%).

President Trump’s approval rating remains steady among all Americans (45%) and registered voters (46%) this week.

Royal Family has a net positive impact on Britain’s reputation abroad – though half say it makes no difference, and it also reinforces perceptions of Britain as a traditional country. The Queen and Prince Harry are the most liked Royals around the world. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are also viewed favourably.

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.

Half of the people around the world think that at present, socialist ideals are of great value for societal progress. Despite this, half of the people also agree that socialism is a system of political oppression, mass surveillance and state terror. Globally, eight in ten people think that the rich should be taxed more to support the poor. Around the world nine in ten people believe that education should be free of charge and that free healthcare is a human right. Nearly seven in ten people globally believe that every resident should have the right to unconditional basic income.