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Pliny's Point on July 20, 2017
July 20, 2017: An average of recent polls shows a decrease in President Donald Trump's approval rating, which is down to 39 percent. This is one of the lowest ratings he has received throughout his time in office.
| Source | Date range | Sample size | Job approval rating | Margin of error (+/-) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economist/YouGov[1] | 7/15 - 7/18 | 1,273 registered voters | 39% | 3.2% |
| Reuters/Ipsos[2] | 7/14 - 7/18 | 1,470 adults | 23% | 2.9% |
| Fox News[3] | 7/16 - 7/18 | 1,020 registered voters | 41% | 3% |
| Gallup[4] | 7/16 - 7/18 | 1,500 adults | 37% | 3% |
| Rasmussen Reports[5] | 7/16 - 7/18 | 1,500 likely voters | 42% | 2.5% |
| Public Policy Polling[6] | 7/14 - 7/17 | 836 registered voters | 41% | 3.4% |
| Washington Post/ABC[7] | 7/10 - 7/13 | 1,001 adults | 36% | 3.5% |
| Politico/Morning Consult[8] | 7/7 - 7/9 | 1,983 registered voters | 46% | 2% |
| IBD/TIPP[9] | 6/23 - 6/29 | 900 adults | 37% | 3.3% |
| USA Today/Suffolk University[10] | 6/24 - 6/27 | 1,000 registered voters | 42% | 3% |
| Quinnipiac University[11] | 6/22 - 6/27 | 1,212 registered voters | 40% | 3.4% |
A study by FiveThirtyEight found that variances in polls about President Trump's favorability stemmed primarily from the collection method. Polls of registered or likely voters tended to be more favorable to Trump than those that polled adults generally. Automated or online polls also resulted in more favorable rankings than those conducted with live phone calls. The data for these findings was taken from polls conducted between Feb. 1 and Feb. 19, 2017.[12] For more on the types of polling methods used in Ballotpedia's polling averages, see Pliny's Point polling methodology.
Methodology
For Ballotpedia's presidential approval, congressional approval, and direction of the country polling results, we take an average of the most recent polls on one or more of these topics conducted by 12 sources. Polls may be included in the average for up to 30 days, though this timeline may be adjusted to account for major news events as we attempt to balance the need for a larger sample of results with the need to remove outdated information. For a full description of our methodology and polling explanations, see: Ballotpedia's Polling Indexes.
What's in a name?
Pliny the Elder, a scholar from the Roman Empire, is most well known for writing the encyclopedic work Naturalis Historia, or “Natural History.” His extremely thorough work covered everything from botany to technology. Naturalis Historia, one of the largest Roman works that still exists from the first century A.D., became an example for future encyclopedic works through its formatting, references, and comprehensiveness.
Today, Ballotpedia works to preserve and expand knowledge, just like Pliny did hundreds of years ago. One of the features of Ballotpedia, the encyclopedia of American politics, was a daily statistic called Pliny’s Point. Each day, between January 20, 2017 and September 1, 2017, readers learned where Americans stood on the direction of the country, or their approval of elected officials.
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ YouGov, "The Economist/YouGov Poll," July 15-18, 2017
- ↑ Ipsos/Reuters, "Core Political Data," July 19, 2017
- ↑ Fox News, "Fox News Poll," July 19, 2017
- ↑ Gallup, "Trump Job Approval," accessed July 19, 2017
- ↑ Rasmussen Reports, "Trump Approval Index History," accessed July 19, 2017
- ↑ Public Policy Polling, "Health Care a Mine Field for Republicans; Many Trump Voters in Denial on Russia," July 18, 2017
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Washington Post-ABC News Poll," July 10-13, 2017
- ↑ Politico/Morning Consult, "National Tracking Poll," July 7-9, 2017
- ↑ Investors.com, "People Like The Senate Health Bill More Than They Realize: IBD/TIPP Poll," July 5, 2017
- ↑ Suffolk University, "Suffolk University/USA TODAY Poll Marginals," June 28, 2017
- ↑ Quinnipiac University, "Trump Gets Small Bump From American Voters, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds...", June 29, 2017
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Why Polls Differ On Trump’s Popularity," February 20, 2017
