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Pliny's Point on June 13, 2017
June 13, 2017: An average of recent polls shows that 17 percent of Americans approve of the way Congress is handling its job, while an averag eof 62 percent disapprove. Polls released by Public Policy Polling and The Economist / YouGov both showed an approval rating of 11 percent, while a poll released by Reuters / Ipsos showed a higher approval rating at 28 percent. Ballotpedia's average approval rating for Congress has remained between 15 and 18 percent since April 13, 2017.[1]
| Source | Date range | Sample size | Job approval rating | Margin of error (+/-) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economist/YouGov[2] | 6/4 - 6/6 | 1,288 registered voters | 11% | 3.2% |
| Reuters/Ipsos[3] | 6/2 - 6/6 | 2,371 adults | 28% | 2.3% |
| Public Policy Polling[4] | 6/9 - 6/11 | 811 registered voters | 11% | 3.4% |
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account for major news events as we attempt to balance the need for a larger sample of results with the need to remove outdated information.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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Public Policy Polling, "Plurality of Voters Think Trump Obstructed Justice," June 9 - June 11, 2017
