I tried a different browser and I tried for a couple of days. The graph for Trump never shows?
Seems a bit suspect IMO, are they obscuring bad Trump numbers?
I think they only look at approval ratings when someone is in office. In face those old approval rating polls for Trump probably are actually from January 2021.
For this election cycle you want to look at the favorability ratings for the two candidates instead.
It’s a different question. Something like “How do you approve of Donald Trump’s job as president?” instead of “How favorably do you view Donald Trump?” Exactly what question you ask, and how you ask it, can make a big difference on how people answer.
“Approval” means “job approval”. It only applies to incumbents, because it asks “Is X doing a good job in office?”. Your last chance to disapprove of Trump was January 2021.
“Favorability” applies to everyone, it asks “Do you like X?”
It’s so nice to see Kamala Harris popularity rising, but is it just me? Or can everybody else not see Trump popularity on 538?
Trump: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/approval/donald-trump/
No graph nada ???% vs ???%
Harris: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/approval/kamala-harris/
Graph up to date ending Aug. 28 - 48.4% dis vs 42.5% Approve
Biden: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/approval/joe-biden/
Graph up to date ending Aug. 28 - 54.2% dis vs 39.9% Approve
I tried a different browser and I tried for a couple of days. The graph for Trump never shows?
Seems a bit suspect IMO, are they obscuring bad Trump numbers?
I think they only look at approval ratings when someone is in office. In face those old approval rating polls for Trump probably are actually from January 2021.
For this election cycle you want to look at the favorability ratings for the two candidates instead.
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/favorability/donald-trump/
Ah OK that explains it.
Thank You. 👍
Still they do have a similar number that’s comparable, it’s just called favorability instead of approval? https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/favorability/donald-trump/
Funny how many disapproved of Trump, but now favor him anyway?
It’s a different question. Something like “How do you approve of Donald Trump’s job as president?” instead of “How favorably do you view Donald Trump?” Exactly what question you ask, and how you ask it, can make a big difference on how people answer.
Yes, good point.
“Approval” means “job approval”. It only applies to incumbents, because it asks “Is X doing a good job in office?”. Your last chance to disapprove of Trump was January 2021.
“Favorability” applies to everyone, it asks “Do you like X?”