25 Nov Social Spending – Favorability Ratings – Trump’s Policies

Your Daily Polling Update for Monday, November 25
TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%
Same as Friday
RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 41% (Reuters, Politico) to 48% (Emerson). Without these extremes, it would still be 44%…. It should be mentioned that President Trump’s job approval in the Rasmussen poll has dropped over the last week from 50% to 44%…. Trump’s disapproval rating averages 53% today (same as Friday), which is 9 points higher than his approval rating.
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SUPPORT FOR TRUMP’S POLICIESAmong voters nationwideHow often do you support or oppose President Trump’s policies?
RON’S COMMENT: 39% of all voters, 5% of Democrats, 31% of independents and 79% of Republicans support Trump’s policies most or all of the time. 50% of all voters, 84% of Democrats, 37% of independents and 9% of Republicans oppose Trump’s policies most or all of the time.…Note that 12% of voters are either 50/50 or they’re not sure. |
FAVORABILITY OF PUBLIC FIGURESAmong voters nationwideDo you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of….? Rudy Giuliani: 35% / 52% (-17) RON’S COMMENT: Everyone rated here is net negative. While the Trump advisers do much better among Republicans than Democrats, Democrat Schiff does much better with Democrats––he’s 56% favorable/16% unfavorable among Democrats and 11% favorable/64% unfavorable among Republicans. Schiff is net negative among independents by 16 points. |
FAVORABILITY OF DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATESAmong voters nationwideDo you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of….? Among voters nationwide RON’S COMMENT: Remember, these ratings are among the entire electorate and not just party primary voters…. Buttigieg is the only Democrat getting a net positive rating, and that’s by only 2 points. Bloomberg has the worst positive-to-negative ratio. Among only Democrats nationwide RON’S COMMENT: Warren has the highest positive rating among Democrats with Biden second. Bloomberg has the highest negative rating with Sanders second. |
SOCIAL PROGRAMSAmong adults nationwideThinking about social programs like Medicaid, food stamps, social security, etc., should the government spend more money on social programs, less money on social programs, or is the current spending on social programs about right? Spend more money: 43% RON’S COMMENT: There are large differences across partisanship and age: 60% of Democrats say the government should be spending more on these types of programs, compared to 27% of Republicans and 39% of independents. Younger adults are more supportive of social program spending than older adults: 55% of 18 to 34 year-olds, 40% of 35 to 49 year-olds, 41% of 50 to 64 year-olds, and 36% of 65 year-olds support more spending. |
Sources
Presidential job rating average based on recent nationwide polls.
SUPPORT FOR TRUMP’S POLICIES, FAVORABILITY OF PUBLIC FIGURES, FAVORABILITY OF DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES:The Economist/YouGov, Nov. 17-19
SOCIAL PROGRAMS: Hill/Harris-X, Nov. 16-17
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