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From Thursday May 4 through Sunday May 7, for roughly 60 hours, the ENN ran a poll on approval for the Executive Branch alongside some preliminary election polling. We received a healthy 27 responses.
For approval, we used the recent standard scale (strongly approve, approve, neutral, disapprove, strongly disapprove) which I used to calculate the percent of total approval and disapproval. I also used a 1-10 rating (which used to be commonplace in Europeian polling) to calculate the mean (average), median (middle value when listed in order), mode (most common value), and range (highest and lowest values selected). I found that this system gave a more complete view of individual officials’ approval and the intensity behind it.
Executive Approval
Is Europeia on the right track?
88.9% of Europeians are feeling positive about the direction of the region. That’s a good sign for the Rand Administration, which is navigating major changes for the region.
How satisfied are you with the performance of the Executive Branch as a whole?
Mean: 7.26
Median: 7
Mode: 7
Range: 1-10
The Executive Branch enjoys a 77.7% approval rating and a 14.8% disapproval rating. Responses on the numerical scale ran the gamut but concentrated around 7, showing general but not intense approval. The two comments for the Executive overall were positive, with one commenter summarizing that “everything is great right now.”
How satisfied are you with the performance of President Rand?
Mean: 7.30
Median: 8
Mode: 7, 8
Range: 3-10
President Rand enjoys slightly higher approval than his government as a whole, clocking in at 81.4% with a slightly larger 18.5% disapproval rate - no one choosing the “neutral” option. He received a higher concentration of higher ratings, with his median rating one step higher than the full Executive. Nearly half the region strongly approves of President Rand. Comments were positive, though one commenter expressed concern that Rand may be overly involved in Senate business. Another asks, “What can't this guy do... or what won't he do?”
How satisfied are you with the performance of Vice President Writinglegend?
Mean: 6.89
Median: 7
Mode: 7
Range: 4-10
Vice President Writinglegend suffers from typical vice presidential visibility issues, though still receives a strong 70.3% approval rating with only 7.4% disapproving. He did not receive a rating lower than a 4 on the 1-10 scale, the second highest floor in the Cabinet. Unsurprisingly, commenters wonder what he’s been up to, citing potential burnout, but largely assuming that he’s doing important things behind the scenes.
How satisfied are you with the performance of Grand Admiral Forilian?
Mean: 7.81
Median: 8
Mode: 9
Range: 5-10
Forilian is having a moment. With 92.5% approval and no disapproval, he is, by that measure at least, the most popular Cabinet member. He also received no rating lower than a 5, the highest floor, while his most common rating was an impressive 9. Commenters commend ERN activity, though one cites a concern about an abundance of promotions while another wonders if things are a bit disorganized. Overall, though, Forilian should be proud of these numbers.
How satisfied are you with the performance of Minister of Outreach (formerly the Interior) Maowi?
Mean: 8.00
Median: 8
Mode: 8
Range: 1-10
Maowi (and one other popular Cabinet member) sits right below Forilian with an 88.9% approval rating and only 7.4% disapproval. Maui enjoys the second highest mean rating at a round 8, despite receiving a stray 1 from someone who is likely just malding about the name change to the Ministry of Outreach. Comments are positive about Maowi’s work and UPC’s new recruiting bot.
How satisfied are you with the performance of Minister of the Interior Prim?
Mean: 6.67
Median: 7
Mode: 8
Range: 3-9
We dip down a bit to find Prim sitting in the middle of the pack at 62.9% approval and yet another 7.4% disapproval, with a large number remaining neutral. His numerical rankings cover the middle of the spectrum, though the most common rating was an 8. He was the only Cabinet member not to receive at least one 10. Commenters are positive about his work gameside, though one commenter says he is not visible enough - it could be that the folks seeing his work most are on the RMB and not the people taking this poll.
How satisfied are you with the performance of Minister of Communications Pland Adanna?
Mean: 8.04
Median: 9
Mode: 10
Range: 2-10
Pland Adanna joins Maowi in the 88.9% approval club, having the exact same distribution between strongly approve and standard approve. He does, however, have a lower disapproval rating at just 3.7%. PA is the only Cabinet member to receive 10 as his most common rating, demonstrating a high level of intensity among his supporters - 10 out of 27 respondents gave him a 10! He also has the highest mean overall, only 0.04 higher than Maowi’s. Commenters highlight the EBC’s activity as “fire” and “even better than PhDre,” though one commenter says that Sopo deserves a full ministership (it’s not me, I promise).
How satisfied are you with the performance of Minister of World Assembly Affairs PaleLand?
Mean: 6.48
Median: 7
Mode: 5, 7, 8
Range: 1-10
First-time minister PaleLand sits at a 59.2% approval rating with 11.1% disapproving and a sizable 29.6% neutral, the same as Prim. Has ratings are across the board but concentrated in the middle, with 5, 7, and 8 having the most respondents. Comments are generally positive, though one commenter expresses that they aren’t sure how to feel about the lack of discussion threads, and another worries that the ministry is stagnating with late IFVs and few resolutions coming from Heroes of Valhalla aside from West’s. PA recently received oversight from Senator UPC for simultaneously holding two WA nations, which may also play into some of the lower ratings.
How satisfied are you with the performance of Minister of Foreign Affairs PhDre?
Mean: 7.30
Median: 8
Mode: 7, 8
Range: 1-10
Minister DrPhe holds down a 74% approval rating and 7.4% disapproval, falling near the middle of the pack. He receives nearly identical ratings to President Rand, also slightly outperforming the Executive as a whole. The two commenters who mention it are split on the new Treaty of Styx with Lazarus, with another celebrating PhDre’s role in Injunct The Communist Bloc. A final commenter appreciates his work but hopes for more updates in the next half term.
How satisfied are you with the performance of Minister of Culture Hezekon?
Mean: 7.63
Median: 8
Mode: 8
Range: 2-10
Minister Hezecon, now in his second consecutive Culture term, received positive reviews overall with an 81.5% approval rate. Over half the region strongly approves of Hez’s performance, with only 3.7% disapproval. 8 was the most common ranking. Comments showed some concern over a lackluster recent event with The League and Concord, with another encouraging the minister to “pay more attention and take charge more often.” One commenter simply calls him “magnificent.”
How satisfied are you with the performance of Minister without Portfolio Vor?
Mean: 5.74
Median: 6
Mode: 5
Range: 1-10
Thankfully for Vor, the Attorney General exists to get the lowest approval rating, sparing him the bottom spot. Our erstwhile Minister without Vortfolio receives 51.8% approval and 14.8% disapproval, while 33.3% remain neutral - the second-highest share of neutrals.Thankfully for Darc, Vor does have the lowest average rating and the lowest most-common rating, a 5. Vor also received the most comments - 8 - and almost all of them wonder what exactly he does. One, though, says he is more active and visible than the vice president, while another shouts “VOR IS THE BEST YAAAAAAAA.” These ratings are the results of an intentionally nebulous position in the Cabinet - even harder to judge than the VP. But maybe not harder than the AG!
How satisfied are you with the performance of Attorney General Darcness?
Mean: 6.04
Median: 6
Mode: 6
Range: 1-10
Attorney General Darcness sits at the bottom of the pile with 48.1% approval, the only Cabinet member who failed to crack 50%. His 11.1% disapproval is dwarfed by a massive 40.7% of respondents who are neutral. I debated not even including Darcness in the poll given the AG’s lack of visible responsibilities, but it seemed unfair to deprive him of the fun. Plus, he did get two 10s, so a couple people out there love you, Darc. One commenter simply says “sure,” and I think that pretty much summarizes trying to poll on the AG.
The Next (and Last) Election
If the last election were held again today, who would you vote for?
70.4% of voters would stick with Rand, an uptick from the 53% support than Rand and Writinglegend received in the March 31st Presidential Election. McEntire and SkyGreen dip slightly from 30.3% in the election to 25.9% in the poll, while Lime and Turbiatop crater from 16.7% in the election to 3.7% in the poll.
If President Rand were up for re-election today, would you support him?
Before even seeing platforms, a majority of Europeians think they’d support Rand in a re-election bid. However, the majority is narrow enough that a challenger certainly still has space to maneuver these numbers.
If the presidential election were held today, who would you vote for?
In the head-to-head matchups sponsored by the ENN’s latest Hot 5, Rand holds his own against everyone but Maowi, who pummels him 63%-37%. PhDre loses to Rand by only one vote. PA, however, is notably weak against the President.
(last piece in next post - too many images!)
