Asisa Research Group poll voters gave President Danilo Medina an acceptable favorable rating of 5.5 on a scale of 1 to 10. Nevertheless, 56% of those polled told the pollsters that the country was headed on the wrong path. 42.4% says the country is on the right track. This compares to 57% saying the country was on the wrong path in the Asisa poll carried out in March 2018.
The Medina administration maintains a satisfactory assessment in general, with a 52% approval rate. By regions, there are significant variations. The government is especially strong in the north region with 65% giving a favorable rating to the President Danilo Medina administration. In Greater Santo Domingo and the National District, approval of how the government is leading the country drops to 47%. In the East, approval is even lower at 42% and 43% in the southern region.
58% of those polled say the most important accomplishment of the government is the improvements in public education, now being allotted 4% of the GDP. The second most important accomplishment is the continuing of the Santo Domingo metro (4.8%). Medina’s much publicized “surprise visits” gets only 4.3%, and government construction works 4.2%.
Those polled are critical about the lack of job creation with 21.6% and corruption in government 21.4%.
Rising crime is the top issue with a 15.5 rating, while weak migratory policy is also a concern, with 15.6% of the mentions.
As to government efforts to control corruption, 8 out of every 10 polled (81%) considers little or nothing to check corruption in government in the past six years of the Medina administration.
The poll was carried out 1-3 September 2018, with 1,207 eligible Dominican voters nationwide.
The error margin is +/- 3.0%.
Asisa Research Group describes itself as being the main research partner for several political parties in the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Panama and Puerto Rico since 1994. During the last five years, Asisa has carried out over 300,000 Political/Electoral surveys in six countries all across the Americas.
12 September 2018
