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Pliny's Point on June 12, 2017
Jun 12, 2017: An average of recent polls shows that 35 percent of Americans think the country is moving in the right direction, with an average of 58 percent saying that the country is on the wrong track. A new poll by released by IBD / Tipp presented the highest value at 43 percent, while a new poll by Reuters / Ipsos indicated the lowest value at 27 perecent. 35 percent represents the highest average since May 23[1]
| Source | Date range | Sample size | % who think the U.S. is headed in the right direction | Margin of error (+/-) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economist/YouGov[2] | 6/4 - 6/6 | 1,288 registered voters | 32% | 3.2% |
| Reuters/Ipsos[3] | 6/2 - 6/6 | 2,371 adults | 27% | 2.3% |
| IBD/TIPP[4] | 5/30 - 6/6 | 903 adults | 43% | 3.3% |
| Rasmussen Reports[5] | 5/28 - 6/1 | 2,500 likely voters | 33% | 2% |
| Politico/Morning Consult[6] | 5/25 - 5/30 | 1,991 registered voters | 41% | 2% |
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account for major news events as we attempt to balance the need for a larger sample of results with the need to remove outdated information.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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Footnotes
- ↑ Real Clear Politics, "President Trump Job Approval," accessed June 12, 2017
- ↑ YouGov, "The Economist/YouGov Poll," June 4 - June 6, 2017
- ↑ Ipsos, "Ipsos Poll Conducted for Reuters: Core Political Data," June 7, 2017
- ↑ Investors.com, "Trump's Approval Drops As His Spending, Tax Cut Plans Gain Wide Support: IBD/TIPP Poll," June 7, 2017
- ↑ Rasmussen Reports, "Right Direction or Wrong Track," June 5, 2017
- ↑ Politico/Morning Consult, "National Tracking Poll," May 25-30, 2017
