Email us. The presidential approval rating indicates public satisfaction in the job performance of the president of the United States. It is the percentage of people polled who approve or think favorably of the president. For Ballotpedia's presidential approval, congressional approval, direction of the country, and generic congressional ballot polling results, we take an average of the most recent polls from the last 30 days, with some exceptions for major news events on one or more of these topics conducted by the following sources:.
Ballotpedia chose to include polls from these organizations in our averages because we regard their methodologies as broadly trustworthy and reliable. If you know of other outlets who do aggregate polling on these topics, email us. We average the results and show all polling results side-by-side because we believe that paints a clearer picture of public opinion than any individual poll can provide.
The data is updated daily as new polling results from the above sources are published. Below we briefly highlight three aspects of public polling that illustrate both the complexity of polling and how polls tend to differ from one another. Understanding these concepts is key to interpreting what polls mean and underscores the value of aggregating polling results. Pollsters use a variety of different methods to contact potential survey participants. From the s to the s, pollsters generally did their work through direct contact: going door-to-door, a remarkably expensive and time-consuming method.
Neither of these approaches comes without challenges. Fewer Americans today, for example, live in households with landlines than they did 20 or even 10 years ago. On the other hand, not every American—particularly in older generations—has a cell phone. To get around this, many pollsters call a combination of landlines and cellphones for a survey. An additional problem is that, with the rise of caller-ID, fewer people pick up the phone to participate in surveys—part of a systemic problem in the modern polling industry known as the response rate.
Some pollsters have to looked to the internet as a workaround for this issue, but analysts continue to debate the accuracy and dependability of online polls. A study by FiveThirtyEight found that variances in polls about President Trump's favorability stemmed primarily from the collection method. Polls of registered or likely voters tended to be more favorable to Trump than those that polled adults generally. Automated or online polls also resulted in more favorable rankings than those conducted with live phone calls.
The data for these findings was taken from polls conducted between Feb. There are also differences among polling firms in who contacts the participants. Some phone-based surveys use live-interviewers, while others use automated interactive voice responders.
Each group gives speeches supporting its candidate and tries to get others to join its group. At the end, the number of voters in each group determines how many delegates each candidate has won. During a closed primary or caucus, only voters registered with that party can take part and vote. Learn which states have which types of primaries. At stake in each primary or caucus is a certain number of delegates. These are individuals who represent their state at national party conventions.
The parties have different numbers of delegates due to the rules involved in awarding them. Each party also has some unpledged delegates or superdelegates. These delegates are not bound to a specific candidate heading into the national convention.
When the primaries and caucuses are over, most political parties hold a national convention. This is when the winning candidates receive their nomination. For information about your state's presidential primaries or caucuses, contact your state election office or the political party of your choice.
Anyone who meets these requirements can declare their candidacy for president. That includes naming a principal campaign committee to raise and spend campaign funds. To become the presidential nominee, a candidate typically has to win a majority of delegates.
This happens through additional rounds of voting. Pledged, or bound delegates must support the candidate they were awarded to through the primary or caucus process. In the first round of voting, pledged delegates usually have to vote for the candidate they were awarded to at the start of the convention.
Unpledged delegates don't. Superdelegates can't vote in the first round unless a candidate already has enough delegates through primaries and caucuses to get the nomination.
Superdelegates can vote in these later rounds. At the convention, the presidential nominee officially announces their selection of a vice presidential running mate. Ask a real person any government-related question for free.
They'll get you the answer or let you know where to find it. How to Become President of the United States. A Presidential candidate must be: A natural born citizen U.
Step 2: National Conventions and General Election After the primaries and caucuses, each major party, Democrat and Republican, holds a national convention to select a Presidential nominee. On election day, people in every state cast their vote.
Step 3: The Electoral College When people cast their vote, they are actually voting for a group of people called electors. The newly elected President and Vice President are then inaugurated on January 20th. Share This Page:. Do you have a question? On February 20, , in a televised interview with Larry King, Texas businessman Ross Perot announced that he would seek the presidency as an independent candidate if his supporters took the initiative to get his name on the ballot in all 50 states.
Bush R and Bill Clinton D. Perot's support waned over the course of the summer, however, and in July he announced his withdrawal from the race. In October , Perot announced his re-entry into the presidential race. He participated in the presidential debates that fall and experienced a surge of support in the polls leading up to Election Day. Ultimately, Perot won Perot won no electoral votes, however, and Clinton was elected president.
Perot appeared on the ballot in all 50 states. On August 6, , the first Republican presidential primary debate of the election season took place in Cleveland, Ohio. At the beginning of the debate, moderator Bret Baier asked candidates to raise their hands if they were unwilling to pledge not to run as third-party candidates in the fall, should they fail to win the Republican nomination.
Donald Trump , the frontrunner at the time of the debate, was the only candidate to raise his hand. Following the debate, Trump continued to refuse to rule out a third-party or independent run if he failed to secure the party's nomination. However, on September 3, , Trump signed a party loyalty pledge affirming that he would endorse the ultimate Republican nominee and forgo an independent or third-party run.
Describing his bid for the Republican nomination, Trump said, "We have our heart in it. We have our soul in it. According to The Wall Street Journal , "GOP analysts said they had never heard of such a pledge being used in modern elections, and questioned if it would be binding or survive a legal challenge.
Donald Trump does what is in the interest of Donald Trump. He has no loyalty to the Republican Party. At the time, Ohio state law required the candidate's political party to obtain voter signatures totaling 15 percent of the number of ballots cast in the preceding election for governor. The American Independent Party obtained the required number of signatures but did not file its petition prior to the stated deadline.
The Socialist Labor Party did not collect the requisite signatures. Consequently, both parties were denied placement on the ballot. Rhodes that the state laws in dispute were "invidiously discriminatory" and violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment because they gave "the two old, established parties a decided advantage over new parties.
The court did not require the state to place the Socialist Labor Party's candidates for the same offices on the ballot. An Ohio statute required independent presidential candidates to file statements of candidacy and nominating petitions in March in order to qualify to appear on the general election ballot in November. Independent candidate John Anderson announced his candidacy for president in April , and all requisite paperwork was submitted on May 16, The Ohio secretary of state , Anthony J.
Celebrezze, refused to accept the documents. Anderson and his supporters filed an action challenging the constitutionality of the aforementioned statute on May 19, , in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. The district court ruled in Anderson's favor and ordered Celebrezze to place Anderson's name on the ballot. Celebrezze appealed the decision to the United States Court of Appeals , which ultimately overturned the district court's ruling the election took place while this appeal was pending.
On April 19, , in a decision, the United States Supreme Court reversed the appeals court's ruling, maintaining that Ohio's early filing deadline indeed violated the voting and associational rights of Anderson's supporters. On July 30, , Governor Gavin Newsom D signed into law SB 27 , requiring presidential and gubernatorial candidates to file copies of their last five federal income tax returns with the California secretary of state in order to qualify for placement on the primary election ballot.
The law was set to take immediate effect. In a statement, Newsom said, "The disclosure required by this bill will shed light on conflicts of interest, self-dealing, or influence from domestic and foreign business interest. The United States Constitution grants states the authority to determine how their electors are chosen, and California is well within its constitutional right to include this requirement.
Several lawsuits were filed in response. Jay Sekulow, an attorney for President Donald Trump R , also suggested the possibility of further legal action, saying, "The State of California's attempt to circumvent the Constitution will be answered in court. Legal professionals differed in their initial assessment of the legality of SB Adam Winkler, a constitutional law professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, said, "This new law raises some very interesting and novel constitutional issues.
You can imagine a host of other disclosures that states might want to adopt. If California could do this, some people would undoubtedly want to know whether candidates have ever been treated for a mental illness or denied insurance. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. On October 14, , the California Supreme Court announced that it would hear oral arguments in a separate challenge, on state constitutional grounds, to SB 27 no later than the week ending November 8, But article II, section 5 c embeds in the state Constitution the principle that, ultimately, it is the voters who must decide whether the refusal of a 'recognized candidate throughout the nation or throughout California for the office of President of the United States' to make such information available to the public will have consequences at the ballot box.
On November 21, in light of the state supreme court's ruling on the matter, Padilla announced he would abandon his appeal to the Ninth Circuit. The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms President ballot access. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
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What's on your ballot? Preparing to vote in ? Preview your ballot! Jump to: navigation , search. Note: This article is not intended to serve as an exhaustive guide to running for public office. Individuals should contact their state election agencies for further information. Filing requirements for partisan candidates, State Primary or caucus Filing method Details Alabama Primary Petition and filing fee The candidate must file a petition containing at least signatures.
In addition, the candidate must pay a filing fee, which is set by the party. Alternatively, the candidate must prove that he or she will appear on the ballot in at least two other states. Arkansas Primary Filing fee The candidate must file with his or her political party. The candidate may be required to pay a filing fee, which is set by the party.
Upon filing with the party, the candidate must submit a party certificate to the secretary of state. California Primary Petition A candidate must petition for placement on the primary ballot. Signature requirements vary from party to party. Alternatively, the candidate must file a petition containing signatures equaling at least 1 percent of the total number of enrolled members in the candidate's party in the state.
Delaware Primary Petition The candidate must file a petition containing signatures from at least voters belonging to the same party as the candidate. Florida Primary Selection by party officials The parties submit lists of their primary candidates for placement on the ballot.
Georgia Primary Selection by party officials The parties submit lists of their primary candidates for placement on the ballot. Illinois Primary Petition The candidate must file a petition containing between 3, and 5, signatures. Only members of the candidate's party can sign the petition.
Indiana Primary Petition The candidate must file a petition containing at least 4, signatures; at least signatures must come from each of Indiana's congressional districts. Alternatively, a candidate can petition for placement on the primary ballot. This petition must contain at least 5, signatures. This petition must contain at least 6, signatures; only voters belonging to the same party as the candidate can sign the petition.
This petition must contain at least signatures. Massachusetts Primary Petition, selection by elections officials, or selection by party officials A candidate can petition for placement on the primary ballot.
This petition must contain at least 2, signatures. Alternatively, the secretary of state and party officials can select names to appear on the primary ballot. Michigan Primary Petition, selection by elections officials, or selection by party officials A candidate can petition for placement on the primary ballot.
This petition must contain signatures equaling at least one-half of 1 percent "of the total votes cast in the state at the previous presidential election for the presidential candidate of the political party for which the individual is seeking this nomination. Alternatively, a candidate can petition for ballot placement.
Montana Primary Petition A candidate must submit a petition containing at least signatures in order to have his or her name printed on the primary ballot. Nebraska Both Petition or selection by elections officials The secretary of state determines which candidates appear on the primary ballot. The petition must contain signatures from each of the state's congressional districts; only voters belonging to the same party as the candidate can sign the petition.
New Jersey Primary Petition A candidate must submit a petition containing at least 1, signatures in order to have his or her name printed on the primary ballot; only voters belonging to the same party as the candidate can sign the petition. New Mexico Primary Petition A special committee determines which candidates appear on the primary ballot.
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