Your Daily Polling Update for Monday, November 29, 2021
BIDEN JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 43%
Up 1 since last Tuesday
RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 44% (Quinnipiac, Trafalgar) to 47% (Politico, Reuters). Biden’s disapproval rating averages 51% today (same as Monday), making him 6 points net negative.
THE ECONOMY
Among voters nationwide
The economy: Overall, do you think the economy is getting better or worse?
Getting better: 17%
About the same: 25%
Getting worse: 51%
Not sure: 8%
RON’S COMMENT: 22% of Democrats, 79% of Republicans, 59% of independents, 53% of those with incomes below $50k, 57% of those with incomes $50-100k and 41% of those with incomes above $100k say the economy is getting worse.
Expectations for the stock market: Do you think the stock market will be higher or lower 12 months from now?
Higher: 24%
About the same: 23%
Lower: 27%
Not sure: 26%
RON’S COMMENT: 34% of Democrats, 12% of Republicans, 21% of independents, 23% of those with incomes below $50k, 20% of those with incomes $50-100k and 31% of those with incomes above $100k say the stock market will be higher 12 months from now.
Inflation: How much has inflation (rising prices) affected your life recently?
% = A great deal/some
All U.S. adults: 77%
Democrats: 69%
Republicans: 90%
Independents: 79%
RON’S COMMENT: Most Americans believe rising prices are affecting their lives. Here’s the political implication: 57% blame President Biden. (Inflation questions from a poll by YouGov for Yahoo News.)
JOB RATINGS
Among voters nationwide
% = Approve/Disapprove
Chuck Schumer: 33%/48%
Mitch McConnell: 29%/64%
Nancy Pelosi: 38%/52%
Kevin McCarthy: 26%/50%
RON’S COMMENT: All four Hill leaders have steeply net negative ratings among all voters nationiwde…. But––Democratic Congressional leaders are much more popular among their own party’s rank-and-file than Republican Congressional leaders are among their own party’s rank-and-file––
- Among Democrats, Pelosi is 77% approve/14% disapprove
- Among Democrats, Schumer is 63% approve/16% disapprove
- Among Republicans, McCarthy is 46% approve/29% disapprove
- Among Republicans, McConnell is 35% approve/45% disapprove
ABORTION LAWS
Among voters nationwide
Texas Law: The Texas State Legislature passed a law banning abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy, and allowing people to sue healthcare providers for facilitating abortions. Do you approve or disapprove of this law?
Approve: 38%
Disapprove: 52%
Not sure: 11%
RON’S COMMENT: 17% of Democrats, 63% of Republicans and 36% of independents approve of the Texas abortion law.
Mississippi Law: Earlier the Mississippi State Legislature passed a law banning abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Do you approve or disapprove of this law?
Approve: 44%
Disapprove: 43%
Not sure: 13%
RON’S COMMENT: The Mississippi abortion law does much better than the Texas law. 20% of Democrats, 68% of Republicans and 46% of independents approve of the Mississippi law.
SOURCES
Presidential job rating average based on recent nationwide polls.
THE ECONOMY, JOB RATINGS, ABORTION LAWS: The Economist/YouGov, Nov. 20-23
INFLATION: Yahoo News/YouGov, Nov. 17-19
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