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Pliny's Point on June 30, 2017
June 30, 2017: An average of recent polls shows a 40 percent approval rating for President Donald Trump. New polls by Gallup, Rasmussen Reports, USA Today/Suffolk University, Fox News, Economist/YouGov, Reuters/Ipsos, and Quinnipiac University are included.
| Source | Date range | Sample size | Job approval rating | Margin of error (+/-) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallup[1] | 6/26 - 6/28 | 1,500 adults | 40% | 3% |
| Rasmussen Reports[2] | 6/26 - 6/28 | 1,500 likely voters | 45% | 2.5% |
| USA Today/Suffolk University[3] | 6/24 - 6/27 | 1,000 registered voters | 42% | 3% |
| Fox News[4] | 6/25 - 6/27 | 1,017 registered voters | 44% | 3% |
| Economist/YouGov[5] | 6/25 - 6/27 | 1,295 registered voters | 42% | 3.2% |
| Reuters/Ipsos[6] | 6/23 - 6/27 | 1,620 adults | 35% | 2.8% |
| Quinnipiac University[7] | 6/22 - 6/27 | 1,212 registered voters | 40% | 3.4% |
| Wall Street Journal/NBC[8] | 6/17 - 6/20 | 900 adults | 40% | 3.27% |
| Politico/Morning Consult[9] | 6/15 - 6/19 | 2,051 registered voters | 44% | 2% |
| Pew Research[10] | 6/8 - 6/18 | 2,504 adults | 39% | 2.3% |
| CBS News[11] | 6/15 - 6/18 | 1,117 adults | 36% | 4% |
| Public Policy Polling[12] | 6/9 - 6/11 | 811 registered voters | 41% | 3.4% |
| IBD/TIPP[13] | 5/30 - 6/6 | 903 adults | 37% | 3.3% |
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.[14] 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account for major news events as we attempt to balance the need for a larger sample of results with the need to remove outdated information.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
- ↑ Gallup, "Trump Job Approval," accessed June 30, 2017
- ↑ Rasmussen Reports, "Trump Approval Index History," accessed June 30, 2017
- ↑ Suffolk University, "Suffolk University/USA TODAY Poll Marginals," June 28, 2017
- ↑ Fox News, "Fox News Poll," June 28, 2017
- ↑ YouGov, "The Economist/YouGov Poll," June 25 - June 27, 2017
- ↑ Ipsos/Reuters, "Core Political Data," June 28, 2017
- ↑ Quinnipiac University, "Trump Gets Small Bump From American Voters, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds...", June 29, 2017
- ↑ MSNBC, "NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey," June 17-20, 2017
- ↑ Politico/Morning Consult, "National Tracking Poll," June 15-19, 2017
- ↑ Pew Research Center, "Public Has Criticisms of Both Parties, but Democrats Lead on Empathy for Middle Class," June 20, 2017
- ↑ CBS News, "Trump's handling of Russia investigations weighs on approval ratings" accessed June 20, 2017
- ↑ Public Policy Polling, "Plurality of Voters Think Trump Obstructed Justice ," June 12, 2017
- ↑ Investors.com, "Trump's Approval Drops As His Spending, Tax Cut Plans Gain Wide Support: IBD/TIPP Poll," June 7, 2017
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Why Polls Differ On Trump’s Popularity," February 20, 2017
