Interviewing: August 23 - 25, 2020 Sample: 1500 Adults nationwide online 1066 registered voters nationwide online The Economist /YouGov Poll Weekly Tracking For immediate release
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Interviewing: August 23 - 25, 2020Sample: 1500 Adults nationwide online1066 registered voters nationwide online
The Economist /YouGov Poll
Weekly TrackingFor immediate release
The Economist /YouGov PollAugust 23 - 25, 2020
1. Presidential Job Approval – HistoricalDo you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as President?
All Adults
Total Total Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly NotApprove Disapprove Approve Approve Disapprove Disapprove Sure
August 22, 2020 45% 52% 24% 21% 12% 39% 3%August 15, 2020 40% 53% 22% 19% 12% 41% 6%August 8, 2020 43% 52% 23% 20% 12% 41% 5%August 1, 2020 40% 55% 21% 19% 13% 42% 5%July 25, 2020 44% 50% 24% 19% 9% 41% 6%July 18, 2020 41% 53% 21% 21% 12% 41% 6%July 11, 2020 40% 54% 23% 16% 9% 45% 6%July 4, 2020 40% 55% 22% 19% 13% 42% 5%June 27, 2020 40% 54% 23% 17% 11% 43% 6%August 24, 2019 42% 48% 23% 19% 10% 39% 10%
Registered Voters
Total Total Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly NotApprove Disapprove Approve Approve Disapprove Disapprove Sure
August 22, 2020 45% 54% 27% 18% 10% 43% 1%August 15, 2020 43% 55% 26% 17% 9% 45% 2%August 8, 2020 44% 54% 26% 18% 10% 44% 2%August 1, 2020 42% 56% 25% 17% 9% 47% 2%July 25, 2020 44% 53% 27% 17% 7% 46% 3%July 18, 2020 42% 55% 23% 19% 10% 46% 2%July 11, 2020 41% 56% 27% 14% 8% 48% 2%July 4, 2020 42% 57% 26% 16% 11% 46% 2%June 27, 2020 42% 56% 26% 16% 11% 46% 2%August 24, 2019 44% 52% 26% 18% 8% 45% 3%
The Economist /YouGov PollAugust 23 - 25, 2020
Figure 1: Trump Approval – All Adults
The Economist /YouGov PollAugust 23 - 25, 2020
Figure 2: Trump Approval – Registered Voters
The Economist /YouGov PollAugust 23 - 25, 2020
Figure 3: Presidential Approval since 2009 – All Adults
The Economist /YouGov PollAugust 23 - 25, 2020
Figure 4: Presidential Approval since 2009 – Registered Voters
The Economist /YouGov PollAugust 23 - 25, 2020
2. President Trump Job Approval – This Week – All AdultsDo you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as President?
Age Race Census Region
Total Under 30 30–44 45–64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Northeast Midwest South West
Strongly approve 24% 9% 17% 27% 41% 31% 6% 9% 12% 19% 29% 26% 18%Somewhat approve 21% 26% 24% 21% 15% 20% 16% 24% 34% 21% 19% 24% 20%Somewhat disapprove 12% 20% 15% 10% 4% 9% 20% 21% 18% 11% 8% 12% 17%Strongly disapprove 39% 38% 42% 39% 39% 39% 53% 41% 24% 42% 41% 35% 43%Not sure 3% 6% 3% 3% 1% 2% 5% 5% 13% 7% 3% 3% 2%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (1500) (286) (283) (611) (320) (1063) (160) (154) (123) (258) (324) (560) (358)
Party ID Ideology Gender Family Income
Total Dem Ind Rep Lib Mod Con Male Female Under $50K $50–100K $100K or more
Strongly approve 24% 4% 16% 59% 6% 12% 54% 25% 23% 22% 25% 24%Somewhat approve 21% 10% 26% 27% 11% 25% 24% 22% 21% 23% 23% 19%Somewhat disapprove 12% 13% 14% 7% 10% 15% 10% 12% 12% 13% 11% 10%Strongly disapprove 39% 72% 37% 5% 71% 43% 11% 38% 41% 36% 40% 46%Not sure 3% 0% 7% 1% 2% 6% 1% 4% 3% 5% 1% 1%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (1500) (508) (605) (387) (430) (595) (475) (723) (777) (643) (414) (272)
The Economist /YouGov PollAugust 23 - 25, 2020
3. Approval of U.S. Congress – HistoricalOverall, do you approve or disapprove of the way that the United States Congress is handling its job?
All Adults
Total Total Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly NotApprove Disapprove Approve Approve Neutral Disapprove Disapprove Sure
August 22, 2020 19% 49% 4% 15% 19% 21% 28% 13%August 15, 2020 17% 51% 4% 13% 17% 23% 28% 15%August 8, 2020 19% 51% 5% 15% 21% 25% 26% 9%August 1, 2020 17% 53% 3% 14% 19% 25% 27% 11%July 25, 2020 18% 50% 4% 14% 18% 23% 27% 14%July 18, 2020 18% 49% 3% 15% 20% 24% 25% 13%July 11, 2020 17% 49% 4% 13% 21% 22% 27% 13%July 4, 2020 18% 49% 4% 14% 20% 23% 27% 13%June 27, 2020 17% 55% 5% 12% 16% 25% 30% 13%August 24, 2019 15% 55% 5% 10% 15% 22% 33% 15%
Registered Voters
Total Total Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly NotApprove Disapprove Approve Approve Neutral Disapprove Disapprove Sure
August 22, 2020 20% 55% 4% 15% 16% 24% 31% 10%August 15, 2020 20% 57% 5% 15% 15% 25% 32% 8%August 8, 2020 20% 56% 6% 15% 18% 26% 30% 6%August 1, 2020 16% 60% 3% 14% 18% 28% 31% 6%July 25, 2020 17% 59% 4% 13% 15% 26% 32% 9%July 18, 2020 18% 57% 3% 15% 18% 26% 30% 8%July 11, 2020 16% 57% 3% 13% 20% 25% 32% 8%July 4, 2020 17% 56% 4% 13% 19% 24% 32% 8%June 27, 2020 19% 60% 6% 14% 14% 28% 32% 7%August 24, 2019 14% 63% 5% 9% 14% 24% 39% 9%
The Economist /YouGov PollAugust 23 - 25, 2020
Figure 5: Congressional Approval – All Adults
The Economist /YouGov PollAugust 23 - 25, 2020
Figure 6: Congressional Approval – Registered Voters
The Economist /YouGov PollAugust 23 - 25, 2020
4. Approval of U.S. Congress – This Week – All AdultsOverall, do you approve or disapprove of the way that the United States Congress is handling its job?
Age Race Census Region
Under North– Mid–Total 30 30–44 45–64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other east west South West
Strongly approve 4% 3% 5% 3% 3% 4% 3% 3% 7% 6% 4% 2% 6%Somewhat approve 15% 23% 15% 12% 14% 15% 17% 19% 15% 20% 12% 16% 15%Neither approve nor disapprove 19% 21% 23% 17% 15% 16% 14% 34% 31% 20% 17% 19% 20%Somewhat disapprove 21% 18% 17% 24% 22% 23% 18% 17% 11% 20% 22% 21% 19%Strongly disapprove 28% 17% 24% 32% 37% 32% 25% 19% 19% 20% 28% 32% 29%Not sure 13% 17% 16% 11% 9% 11% 23% 9% 17% 14% 17% 11% 11%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (1496) (285) (282) (611) (318) (1059) (160) (154) (123) (258) (324) (557) (357)
Party ID Ideology Gender Family Income
$100KTotal Dem Ind Rep Lib Mod Con Male Female Under $50K $50–100K or more
Strongly approve 4% 5% 1% 6% 4% 4% 4% 2% 5% 4% 3% 4%Somewhat approve 15% 19% 13% 14% 22% 12% 15% 20% 11% 13% 20% 19%Neither approve nor disapprove 19% 20% 17% 20% 16% 23% 16% 17% 21% 22% 16% 15%Somewhat disapprove 21% 24% 18% 22% 24% 18% 22% 19% 22% 17% 27% 25%Strongly disapprove 28% 22% 31% 31% 24% 25% 35% 34% 23% 28% 24% 31%Not sure 13% 10% 19% 7% 10% 18% 9% 8% 18% 16% 9% 6%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (1496) (506) (604) (386) (429) (594) (473) (722) (774) (642) (413) (271)
The Economist /YouGov PollAugust 23 - 25, 2020
5. Direction of Country – HistoricalWould you say things in this country today are...
All Adults
Right Wrong NotDirection Track Sure
August 22, 2020 27% 61% 11%August 15, 2020 24% 66% 10%August 8, 2020 24% 66% 9%August 1, 2020 24% 66% 10%July 25, 2020 22% 66% 12%July 18, 2020 22% 68% 10%July 11, 2020 25% 66% 9%July 4, 2020 24% 64% 11%June 27, 2020 21% 67% 12%August 24, 2019 35% 51% 14%
Registered Voters
Right Wrong NotDirection Track Sure
August 22, 2020 27% 64% 8%August 15, 2020 25% 67% 8%August 8, 2020 26% 67% 8%August 1, 2020 25% 69% 6%July 25, 2020 21% 72% 8%July 18, 2020 21% 72% 7%July 11, 2020 23% 70% 7%July 4, 2020 25% 67% 8%June 27, 2020 24% 69% 7%August 24, 2019 36% 55% 9%
The Economist /YouGov PollAugust 23 - 25, 2020
Figure 7: Direction of Country – All Adults
The Economist /YouGov PollAugust 23 - 25, 2020
Figure 8: Direction of Country – Registered Voters
The Economist /YouGov PollAugust 23 - 25, 2020
6. Direction of Country – This Week – All AdultsOverall, do you approve or disapprove of the way that the United States Congress is handling its job?
Age Race Census Region
Total Under 30 30–44 45–64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Northeast Midwest South West
Generally headed inthe right direction 27% 21% 26% 26% 38% 30% 16% 23% 25% 27% 29% 31% 21%Off on thewrong track 61% 63% 65% 64% 50% 60% 69% 62% 59% 54% 61% 60% 69%Not sure 11% 16% 9% 10% 12% 9% 15% 15% 16% 18% 10% 10% 10%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (1500) (286) (283) (611) (320) (1063) (160) (154) (123) (258) (324) (560) (358)
Party ID Ideology Gender Family Income
Total Dem Ind Rep Lib Mod Con Male Female Under $50K $50–100K $100K or more
Generally headed inthe right direction 27% 10% 21% 58% 11% 22% 47% 29% 26% 28% 30% 28%Off on thewrong track 61% 80% 65% 33% 80% 64% 43% 61% 62% 59% 61% 68%Not sure 11% 9% 14% 9% 9% 14% 10% 10% 12% 13% 10% 4%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (1500) (508) (605) (387) (430) (595) (475) (723) (777) (643) (414) (272)
The Economist /YouGov PollAugust 23 - 25, 2020
Sponsorship: The Economist
Target population: U.S. citizens, aged 18 and over.Interviewing Dates: August 23 - 25, 2020
Sampling method: Respondents were selected from YouGov’s opt-in Internet panel using sample matching.A random sample (stratified by age, gender, race, education, and region) was selectedfrom the 2014 American Community Study. Voter registration was imputed from theNovember 2014 Current Population Survey Registration and Voting Supplement.
Weighting: The sample was weighted based on age, gender, race, education, and 2016 Presidential vote.The weights range from 0.2 to 6.58, with a mean of 1and a standard deviation of 0.99.
Number of respondents: 1500
Margin of error (All): 3.6% (adjusted for weighting)Margin of error (Registered Voters): 3.8% (adjusted for weighting)
Survey mode: Web-based interviews
Full results: https://today.yougov.com/topics/overview/all(popup:search/Economist;type=surveys)
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