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Daily Update: Saturday, April 18th, 2020 Communicating in Crisis: Coronavirus Nationwide surveys of registered voters; Each wave represents approximately 1,000 interviews taken over the prior three days. Latest wave conducted April 14-17, 2020. For more info, visit navigatorresearch.org
Key takeaways: • Trump’s approval ratings continue to drop and hit new lows in our daily tracking. • The percentage rating the economy negatively has hit a new high. • While a growing number of Americans think “the worst is over,” the vast majority support continued social distancing and believe life won’t return to normal for several months or more. Nationwide surveys of registered voters; Each wave represents approximately 1,000 interviews taken over the prior three days. Latest wave conducted April 14-17, 2020. For more info, visit navigatorresearch.org
Trump Approval Ratings Hit New Lows
Trump’s approval ratings on four key issues related to the coronavirus pandemic have hit their lowest points yet in
our tracking.
• Trump’s overall job approval rating has returned to his pre-crisis average, matching his average rating in the 5
months before the pandemic began to spread.
• This is the first time in our daily tracking that less than 50% approve of Trump’s handling of the economy.
Do you approve or disapprove of the way that Donald Trump is handling…
NET Approve
Approve Not sure Disapprove Apr. 17 Apr. 7 Mar. 23
His job as president 43 55 -12 -10 -2
The issue of health care 41 5 54 -13 -7 -2
The coronavirus pandemic 45 4 51 -6 0 +10
The economy 49 4 47 +2 +4 +10
Nationwide surveys of registered voters; Each wave represents approximately 1,000 interviews taken over the prior three days.
Latest wave conducted April 14-17, 2020. For more info, visit navigatorresearch.orgMajority Disapprove of Trump’s Handling of Pandemic
Every single day this week, Trump’s approval rating on handling the coronavirus pandemic has been underwater.
• A majority of Americans (51%), including 51% of independents, disapprove of Trump’s handling.
• 40% also say they “strongly disapprove,” a new high in our tracking.
Do you approve or disapprove of the way that Donald Trump is handling the coronavirus pandemic?
Disapprove
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51
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48 48 48 48 48 48
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Nationwide surveys of registered voters; Each wave represents approximately 1,000 interviews taken over the prior three days.
Latest wave conducted April 14-17, 2020. For more info, visit navigatorresearch.org“Worst is Over” Does Not Equal “End Social Distancing”
While an increasing share of Americans believe the “worst is over,” the vast majority want either more aggressive
social distancing measures or believe we are currently doing the right amount.
• Majorities of Democrats (68%) and independents (57%) still think the “worst is yet to come,” while a plurality of
Republicans (43%) now think “the worst is over.”
When it comes to the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, do you personally think that…
The worst is yet to come Don’t know The worst is over
April 17 53 21 26
April 8 75 14 11
When it comes to social distancing, what do you think we, as a country, need to be doing right now?
We need more aggressive social distancing We should relax social
measures OR we are currently doing the right thing Don’t know distancing measures
April 17 86 4 10
April 8 92 7
Nationwide surveys of registered voters; Each wave represents approximately 1,000 interviews taken over the prior three days.
Latest wave conducted April 14-17, 2020. For more info, visit navigatorresearch.orgMany Braced for Long Wait Before “Return to Normal”
The majority say it will take either months or until the end of the year for life to return to normal.
• Less than one in five Republicans (16%) think life will return to normal within the next month.
When do you expect life in the United States to “return to normal,” with businesses able to open and people
able to go about their lives and interact as they did before the coronavirus pandemic?
Within the next month Within the next few months By the end of the year Not until 2021 Never % More than a month
Total 9 38 25 21 7 91
Democrats 3 32 28 28 10 97
Independents 4 35 26 22 13 96
Republicans 16 47 21 12 4 84
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More than three in four now rate that the economy negatively, a share that continues to climb.
• 80% of independents and 61% of Republicans rate the economy as “not so good” or “poor.”
• More Republicans have rated the economy negatively than positively in each of our updates since March 30th.
How would you rate the state of the U.S. economy today?
Not so good/Poor
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3/8 3/23 3/24 3/25 3/26 3/27 3/30 3/31 4/1 4/2 4/3 4/6 4/7 4/8 4/9 4/10 4/13 4/14 4/15 4/16 4/17
Nationwide surveys of registered voters; Each wave represents approximately 1,000 interviews taken over the prior three days.
Latest wave conducted April 14-17, 2020. For more info, visit navigatorresearch.orgShare of Americans Who Know Someone Sick Continues
to Grow
More than one in four now know someone who has been infected, three times as many as in our first update on
March 23.
• A third of Northeasterners (32%) say they know someone that has been infected, while only 22% of
Southerners say the same.
Do you know anyone who has been infected with coronavirus?
Percentage who know someone who has been infected
Includes the respondent, themselves (2%), a family member (5%), a friend
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Nationwide surveys of registered voters; Each wave represents approximately 1,000 interviews taken over the prior three days.
Latest wave conducted April 14-17, 2020. For more info, visit navigatorresearch.orgA Mix of Hope, Fear, and Sadness Amidst the Pandemic
Americans say “afraid” and “hopeful” describe how they’re feeling, but there’s a partisan divide. Half of Democrats
feel “afraid” while half of Republicans feel “hopeful.”
• Independents are most likely to say they are ”afraid” (39%), “sad” (37%), and “upset” (36%).
When you think about the coronavirus pandemic, which emotions describe how you are feeling right now?
% Overall Democrats Independents Republicans
Hopeful 40 35 29 49
Afraid 40 50 39 28
Sad 37 42 37 31
Upset 34 42 36 25
Angry 27 32 31 20
Confused 23 26 17 22
Surprised 7 5 3 10
Relieved 2 1 0 2
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About the Study
Global Strategy Group conducted a public opinion survey among a sample of 997 registered voters conducted
April 14-17, 2020. The survey was conducted online, recruiting respondents from multiple opt-in online panel
vendors. Respondents were verified against a voter file and special care was taken to ensure the demographic
composition of our sample matched that of the national registered voter population across a variety of
demographic variables.
Nationwide surveys of registered voters; Each wave represents approximately 1,000 interviews taken over the prior three days.
Latest wave conducted April 14-17, 2020. For more info, visit navigatorresearch.orgYou can also read
