North American Tracker, Surveys, Voting Intentions

Canadian and American Politics 

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North American Tracker

Canadian and American Politics – January 26, 2023

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THIS SURVEY EXPLORES CANADIANS’ AND AMERICANS’ PERSPECTIVES ON CANADIAN AND AMERICAN POLITICS. 

Our latest North American Tracker explores Canadians’ and Americans’ perspectives on Canadian and American politics

It examines Canadians’ federal voting intentions and Americans’ approval of President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris.  

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This survey was conducted in collaboration with the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS) and published in the Canadian Press. This series of surveys is available on Leger’s website. 

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CANADIAN POLITICS 

  • The Conservatives and Liberals are tied: if a federal election were held today, 34% of Canadian decided voters would vote for Pierre Poilievre’s CPC and the same proportion would vote for Justin Trudeau’s LPC. 
voting intentions in Canada

AMERICAN POLITICS 

  • 42% of Americans approve of the way Joe Biden is handling his job as president. 
  • 40% of Americans approve of the way Kamala Harris is handling her job as vice-president.  

METHODOLOGY 

This web survey was conducted from January 20 to 22, 2023, with 1,554 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 1,554 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 ±3.09%, 19 times out of 20. 

THIS REPORT CONTAINS THE RESULTS FOR THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AND MORE! 

  • If federal elections were held today, for which political party would you be most likely to vote?  Would it be for…?
  • Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the way Joe Biden is handling his job as president?
  • Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the way Kamala Harris is handling her job as vice president?​

North American Tracker

Canadian and American Politics – January 26, 2023

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North American Tracker

Canadian and American Politics – January 26, 2023

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