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Pliny's Point on June 15, 2017
June 15, 2017: An average of recent polls showed that 37 percent of Americans believe the country is headed in the right direction, with 56 percent saying the country is on the wrong track. Polls released by Politico / Morning Consult and IBD / TIPP both showed 43 percent of Americans approve of the country's direction, the highest values included in Ballotpedia's analysis. Reuters / Ipsos provided the lowest value at 28 percent.[1]
| Source | Date range | Sample size | % who think the U.S. is headed in the right direction | Margin of error (+/-) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economist/YouGov[2] | 6/11 - 6/13 | 1,310 registered voters | 35% | 3.1% |
| Reuters/Ipsos[3] | 6/9 - 6/13 | 1,492 adults | 28% | 2.9% |
| Politico/Morning Consult[4] | 6/8 - 6/12 | 1,990 registered voters | 43% | 2% |
| Rasmussen Reports[5] | 6/4 - 6/8 | 2,500 likely voters | 37% | 2% |
| IBD/TIPP[6] | 5/30 - 6/6 | 903 adults | 43% | 3.3% |
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account for major news events as we attempt to balance the need for a larger sample of results with the need to remove outdated information.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, "Direction of the Country," accessed June 15, 2017
- ↑ YouGov, "The Economist/YouGov Poll," June 11 - June 13, 2017
- ↑ Ipsos, "Ipsos Poll Conducted for Reuters: Core Political Data," June 14, 2017
- ↑ Politico/Morning Consult, "National Tracking Poll," June 8-12, 2017
- ↑ Rasmussen Reports, "Right Direction or Wrong Track," June 5, 2017
- ↑ Investors.com, "Trump's Approval Drops As His Spending, Tax Cut Plans Gain Wide Support: IBD/TIPP Poll," June 7, 2017
