Every month, we conduct a survey of Canadians and Americans to explore their views on the economy, finances, and their respective governments. This month, our survey was conducted between February 23 and 25, 2024.
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Some of the key highlights of our survey about Canadian federal politics and the economy include…
Poilievre still in the lead
- Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Party remains in the lead, 16 points ahead of Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party. If a federal election were to be held today, 41% of Canadians would vote for the Conservative Party of Canada, while 25% would vote for Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party.
- Canadians also think Pierre Poilievre is the leader who would make the best Prime Minister among the federal party leaders (27%), ahead of Justin Trudeau (17%) and Jagmeet Singh (16%).
- Two-thirds of Canadians (66%) are dissatisfied with Trudeau’s government, with 42% being very dissatisfied, representing a 4-point increase since January (42% vs. 38% in January).
Canadians’ perception of the country’s economy remains stable.
- 61% of Canadians consider their household finances to be good, while 55% of Americans feel the same way.
- Almost two-thirds of Canadians (61%) and 56% of Americans believe their respective countries are in a recession.
- Almost half of Canadians (48%) say they live paycheque to paycheque, while 55% of Americans say the same thing. This represents a 6-point increase since last month among Americans who say they are living paycheck to paycheck (49% in January).
Some of the key highlights of our survey about American politics…
- Trump is taking the lead in voting intentions. If the Presidential election were to be held today, Trump would secure 46% of the votes, while Biden would secure 42%.
- Donald Trump is still the preferred Republican candidate for president in 2024, receiving 75% of support from Republican voters, while his only rival still in the race, Nikki Haley, is preferred by 10% of the Republican voters.
- Ron DeSantis (21%) would be the preferred candidate to be Donald Trump’s vice president running mate if he receives his party’s nomination, followed closely by Vivek Ramaswamy (16%).
- Nearly one-third of Americans (32%) think that Donald Trump should be the Republican candidate, even if he is convicted and imprisoned. This number is significantly higher among republican voters (64%).
- Seven out of ten Republicans (70%) would vote for Donald Trump even if he were found guilty and imprisoned. This marks a 6-point increase since January.
- Almost one-third of Americans (30%) think the 2024 presidential elections will take place peacefully, while 70% think there will be disturbances, protests, and civil disobedience. Republicans are more likely to think the election will be peaceful (36%).
- More than half of Americans disapprove of Joe Biden’s job as president (54%), while less than one-third approve (31%).
Methodology
This web survey was conducted from February 23 to 25, 2024, with 1,590 Canadians and 1,005 Americans, 18 years of age or older, randomly recruited from LEO’s online panel.
A margin of error cannot be associated with a non-probability sample in a panel survey. For comparison, a probability sample of 1,590 respondents would have a margin of error of ±2.49%, 19 times out of 20, while a probability sample of 1,005 respondents would have a margin of error of ±3.1%, 19 times out of 20.