+

Cookies on the Business Insider India website

Business Insider India has updated its Privacy and Cookie policy. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the better experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we\'ll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on the Business Insider India website. However, you can change your cookie setting at any time by clicking on our Cookie Policy at any time. You can also see our Privacy Policy.

Close
HomeQuizzoneWhatsappShare Flash Reads
 

FOX NEWS POLL: Bernie Sanders remains the most popular politician in the US

Mar 16, 2017, 11:22 IST

U.S. President Donald Trump looks up during a meeting about healthcare at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 13, 2017.REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

A Fox News poll released Wednesday indicated some Americans have unfavorable opinions about the Trump administration, as well as some congressional Democrats and Republicans.

Advertisement

Trump's overall job approval rating has dropped five points compared to a February poll from the network. As of March 15, 43% of surveyed voters approve of Trump's performance, while 51% disapprove.

  • Of the 43% of voters who approved, 30% said they "strongly approve," while 13% said they "somewhat approve."
  • Of the 51% who disapproved, 7% "somewhat disapproved" while 45% "strongly disapproved," the Fox News poll found.

In the February survey, 48% of people surveyed by Fox News said they approved of Trump's job performance and 47% disapproved.

While both Democrats and Republicans received low approval ratings from respondents, Democrats fared slightly better than Republicans with 32% of respondents approving of their actions in Congress, and 60% disapproving. Republicans earned a 29% approval rating of their actions in Congress and a disapproval rating of 63%.

Voters were also read a list of people, items, and organizations and asked if they had a "favorable" or "unfavorable" opinion of them.

Advertisement

  • Vice President Mike Pence received ratings of 47% favorable to 43% unfavorable.
  • House Speaker Paul Ryan's ratings were 37% favorable compared to 47% unfavorable.
  • Sen. Bernie Sanders received a rating of 61% to 32%.
  • Planned Parenthood was rated 57% favorable to 32 unfavorable.
  • The Affordable Care Act, or "Obamacare" was rated 50% favorable and 47% unfavorable.

U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) holds a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S.Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Fox News' poll was conducted from March 12-14, 2017 via telephone (landlines and cell phones) with 1,008 randomly selected voters from across the country.

The poll was done in conjunction with Democratic Anderson Robbins Research and Republican Shaw & Company Research. The full poll results report, including answers to over 50 questions, can be read here.

NOW WATCH: People on Twitter are turning Paul Ryan's healthcare presentation into hilarious memes

Please enable Javascript to watch this video
You are subscribed to notifications!
Looks like you've blocked notifications!
Next Article