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Partisan Divides Impact Approval Polling On Govt Officials

US

A new surveyfrom Gallup has illustrated the deep partisan fissures on approval of key government officials. The survey results are largely unsurprising but indicate an important underlying dynamic to note which may impact the reliability of approval polling ahead of the 2024 general election.

  • Gallup notes: “Unlike two years ago, when at least Chief Justice Roberts was a somewhat unifying force, no leader today in the White House, Congress or Supreme Court has majority job approval from Americans or comes close to receiving bipartisan support.
  • "Aside from Mitch McConnell, who lacks solid support from any party group, today’s leaders can merely count on their own partisan group to approve of how they are handling their job, while the opposing party (and, for the most part, independents) are more likely to disapprove than approve.”

Figure 1: Job Approval Ratings of Top U.S. Government Officials

Source: Gallup

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