February 22, 2017 - Trump Slumps As American Voters Disapprove 55% - 38% Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Voters Trust Media, Courts More Than President PDF format Additional Trend Information Sample and Methodology detail American voters today give President Donald Trump a negative 38 - 55 percent job approval rating, his worst net score since he took office, down from a negative 42 - 51 percent approval rating in a February 7 Quinnipiac University national poll. President Trump's negative scores are 36 - 59 percent among women and 41 - 50 percent among men, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University Poll finds. Republicans approve 83 - 10 percent, while negative approval ratings are 5 - 91 percent among Democrats and 38 - 55 percent among independent voters. Trump gets a negative 39 - 55 percent favorability rating, also his worst net score since taking office. Vice President Mike Pence gets a split 41 - 40 percent favorability. Opinions on most of Trump's personal qualities also are negative, as American voters say: 55 - 40 percent that he is not honest; 55 - 42 percent that he does not have good leadership skills; 53 - 44 percent that he does not care about average Americans; 63 - 33 percent that he is not level-headed; 64 - 32 percent that he is a strong person; 58 - 38 percent that he is intelligent; 60 - 37 percent that he does not share their values. Trump is doing more to unite the country, 36 percent of American voters say, while 58 percent say he is doing more to divide the nation. "President Donald Trump's popularity is sinking like a rock," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll. "He gets slammed on honesty, empathy, level headedness and the ability to unite. And two of his strong points, leadership and intelligence, are sinking to new lows. "This is a terrible survey one month in." A total of 38 percent of American voters think they can trust Trump to do what is right "almost all of the time" or "most of the time," and 61 percent think they can trust Trump to do what is right "some of the time" or "hardly ever." In contrast, 58 percent of voters think they can trust U.S. courts to do what is right "almost all of the time" or "most of the time," and 40 percent think they can trust the courts to do what is right "some of the time" or "hardly ever." American voters approve 59 - 38 percent of court actions blocking Trump's executive order on immigration. Looking at Trump's immigration proposals, voters oppose: 49 - 43 percent "suspending immigration from 'terror prone' regions ...;" 53 - 45 percent suspending for 90 days all travel to the U.S. by citizens from seven Middle Eastern nations; 60 - 37 percent suspending for 120 days immigration of all refugees to the U.S. from any nation; 68 - 27 percent suspending indefinitely all immigration to the U.S. of Syrian refugees. President Trump and the Media A total of 90 percent of American voters say it is "very important" or "somewhat important" "that the news media hold public officials accountable." Voters disapprove 50 - 45 percent of the way the news media has covered Trump. But voters disapprove 61 - 35 percent of the way Trump talks about the media. And voters trust the media more than Trump 52 - 37 percent "to tell you the truth about important issues." "The media, so demonized by the Trump Administration, is actually a good deal more popular than President Trump," Malloy said. Voters approve 47 - 41 percent of the way Trump is handling the economy. Looking at his handling of other issues, voters: Disapprove 56 - 36 percent of the way he is handling foreign policy; 44 percent approve of his handling of terrorism, as 49 percent disapprove; Disapprove 58 - 40 percent of the way he is handling immigration issues. From February 16 - 21, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,323 voters nationwide with a margin of error of +/- 2.7 percentage points. Live interviewers call landlines and cell phones. The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa, Colorado and the nation as a public service and for research. Visit poll.qu.edu or www.facebook.com/quinnipiacpoll Call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter @QuinnipiacPoll. 1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as President? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 38% 83% 5% 38% 41% 36% 40% 56% Disapprove 55 10 91 55 50 59 54 37 DK/NA 7 7 4 7 9 5 6 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Approve 21% 38% 45% 45% 50% 46% 48% 15% Disapprove 69 57 50 48 42 49 46 78 DK/NA 9 5 4 7 8 5 6 7 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as President? App Dis DK/NA Feb 22, 2017 38 55 7 Feb 07, 2017 42 51 7 Jan 26, 2017 36 44 19 1a. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as President? COMBINED WITH: (If approve/disapprove q1) Do you strongly or somewhat approve/disapprove? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve strongly 29% 66% 2% 28% 31% 26% 30% 43% Approve somewhat 9 17 2 10 9 9 10 13 Disapprove somewhat 6 2 4 10 6 5 5 7 Disapprove strongly 49 8 85 45 44 54 49 30 DK/NA 8 7 6 7 10 6 6 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Approve strongly 14% 28% 35% 34% 38% 34% 36% 10% Approve somewhat 7 9 10 10 11 12 11 4 Disapprove somewhat 10 9 2 4 7 4 6 5 Disapprove strongly 59 47 48 45 35 45 40 71 DK/NA 9 7 5 7 9 5 7 9 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as President? COMBINED WITH: (If approve/disapprove) Do you strongly or somewhat approve/disapprove? App App Dis Dis Strngly Smwht Smwht Strngly DK/NA Feb 22, 2017 29 9 6 49 8 Feb 07, 2017 33 9 6 45 8 Jan 26, 2017 29 6 4 40 20 2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 31% 66% 9% 26% 32% 29% 32% 44% Disapprove 62 25 85 66 60 63 62 48 DK/NA 8 9 6 8 8 8 7 8 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Approve 17% 32% 38% 33% 38% 38% 38% 13% Disapprove 72 63 55 61 55 55 55 78 DK/NA 11 4 7 7 7 7 7 9 3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 32% 10% 59% 23% 28% 37% 35% 21% Disapprove 59 86 31 67 66 54 59 70 DK/NA 8 4 9 9 6 10 6 9 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Approve 37% 32% 31% 29% 23% 33% 28% 42% Disapprove 51 61 63 62 71 58 64 48 DK/NA 12 7 6 9 6 9 8 10 4. Is your opinion of Donald Trump favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Favorable 39% 84% 6% 37% 44% 35% 41% 55% Unfavorable 55 12 88 55 51 58 56 36 Hvn't hrd enough 4 3 6 4 4 5 1 7 REFUSED 2 1 1 4 2 2 2 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Favorable 25% 40% 45% 43% 52% 44% 48% 17% Unfavorable 68 55 51 47 43 49 46 76 Hvn't hrd enough 5 3 2 6 4 5 4 5 REFUSED 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 TREND: Is your opinion of Donald Trump favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Fav Unfav HvntHrd REF Feb 22, 2017 39 55 4 2 Feb 07, 2017 43 52 3 2 Jan 26, 2017 39 52 6 2 Jan 10, 2017 37 51 8 4 Nov 22, 2016 44 46 6 3 Link to full trend on website 5. Is your opinion of Mike Pence favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Favorable 41% 83% 7% 43% 44% 37% 44% 56% Unfavorable 40 6 68 36 41 40 45 27 Hvn't hrd enough 18 10 23 20 14 22 10 17 REFUSED 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Favorable 23% 43% 44% 48% 52% 48% 49% 19% Unfavorable 55 44 34 31 37 36 36 49 Hvn't hrd enough 21 12 20 20 11 16 13 30 REFUSED - 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 TREND: Is your opinion of Mike Pence favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Fav Unfav HvntHrd REF Feb 22, 2017 41 40 18 1 Feb 07, 2017 43 39 18 1 Jan 26, 2017 37 36 25 2 Jan 10, 2017 37 34 28 2 Nov 22, 2016 42 31 25 2 6. Is your opinion of Sean Spicer favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Favorable 18% 42% 4% 15% 19% 17% 18% 26% Unfavorable 40 12 63 39 40 40 49 25 Hvn't hrd enough 40 43 31 43 38 41 30 47 REFUSED 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Favorable 9% 16% 23% 23% 22% 22% 22% 7% Unfavorable 44 46 38 35 38 37 38 46 Hvn't hrd enough 46 36 36 39 37 38 38 45 REFUSED 1 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 7. Would you say that Donald Trump is doing a better job as president than you expected, a worse job, or about what you expected? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Better 19% 39% 3% 19% 20% 17% 18% 27% Worse 27 4 47 26 26 29 29 15 As expected 52 54 49 53 52 52 52 56 DK/NA 2 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Better 11% 19% 23% 20% 24% 21% 22% 9% Worse 24 29 28 27 20 24 22 40 As expected 63 49 47 50 54 54 54 46 DK/NA 2 2 3 2 2 - 1 4 8. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in the nation today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very satisfied 6% 12% 1% 6% 8% 4% 7% 6% Smwht satisfied 25 41 12 27 30 21 26 34 Smwht dissatisfied 28 25 30 29 27 29 25 30 Very dissatisfied 39 21 55 37 34 44 40 29 DK/NA 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Very satisfied 4% 5% 5% 7% 8% 5% 6% 4% Smwht satisfied 20 30 26 24 32 27 30 14 Smwht dissatisfied 38 27 23 27 28 28 28 30 Very dissatisfied 37 37 43 39 30 38 35 50 DK/NA 1 1 4 2 2 2 2 2 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME.... <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Very satisfied 4% 8% 4% 7% Smwht satisfied 20 23 29 27 Smwht dissatisfied 35 30 29 24 Very dissatisfied 40 36 37 41 DK/NA 1 3 2 1 TREND: In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in the nation today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? Very Smwht Smwht Very sat sat dis dis DK/NA Feb 22, 2017 6 25 28 39 2 Feb 07, 2017 8 24 26 38 3 Jan 26, 2017 6 26 30 36 3 Jan 10, 2017 3 27 35 33 2 Nov 28, 2016 5 22 30 42 2 Link to full trend on website 9. Would you say that Donald Trump - is honest, or not? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 40% 83% 6% 41% 44% 36% 38% 60% No 55 13 89 54 52 59 57 36 DK/NA 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes 30% 39% 44% 44% 52% 46% 49% 19% No 66 56 52 49 44 49 47 76 DK/NA 4 5 3 7 4 5 5 5 TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump is honest, or not? Yes No DK/NA Feb 22, 2017 40 55 5 Feb 07, 2017 42 54 3 Jan 26, 2017 39 56 5 Jan 10, 2017 39 53 8 Nov 22, 2016 42 52 6 10. Would you say that Donald Trump - has good leadership skills, or not? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 42% 82% 10% 44% 46% 38% 44% 57% No 55 14 88 52 50 59 53 38 DK/NA 3 4 2 4 4 3 3 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes 33% 42% 47% 45% 55% 46% 50% 23% No 65 56 50 49 41 51 46 75 DK/NA 2 2 2 6 4 3 4 2 TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump has good leadership skills, or not? Yes No DK/NA Feb 22, 2017 42 55 3 Feb 07, 2017 47 50 4 Jan 26, 2017 49 46 5 Jan 10, 2017 49 44 6 Nov 22, 2016 56 38 6 11. Would you say that Donald Trump - cares about average Americans, or not? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 44% 89% 11% 43% 50% 39% 44% 62% No 53 10 87 52 47 59 53 37 DK/NA 3 1 3 5 3 2 3 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes 30% 46% 47% 49% 57% 49% 53% 23% No 68 52 50 47 41 49 45 72 DK/NA 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 4 TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump cares about average Americans, or not? Yes No DK/NA Feb 22, 2017 44 53 3 Feb 07, 2017 45 52 3 Jan 26, 2017 44 53 3 Jan 10, 2017 44 52 3 Nov 22, 2016 51 45 3 12. Would you say that Donald Trump - is level headed, or not? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 33% 71% 5% 33% 37% 30% 30% 51% No 63 24 92 64 60 66 65 45 DK/NA 4 5 2 3 3 4 5 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes 20% 32% 38% 41% 44% 37% 40% 17% No 78 65 59 54 53 58 56 82 DK/NA 2 3 4 5 3 5 4 1 TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump is level headed, or not? Yes No DK/NA Feb 22, 2017 33 63 4 Feb 07, 2017 35 60 5 Jan 26, 2017 33 62 5 Jan 10, 2017 33 62 5 Nov 22, 2016 38 57 5 13. Would you say that Donald Trump - is a strong person, or not? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 64% 94% 40% 65% 69% 60% 64% 78% No 32 5 54 31 29 36 33 18 DK/NA 3 1 5 4 3 4 2 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes 57% 62% 70% 65% 75% 67% 71% 48% No 40 35 27 30 23 29 26 48 DK/NA 3 3 2 5 2 4 3 4 TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump is a strong person, or not? Yes No DK/NA Feb 22, 2017 64 32 3 Feb 07, 2017 70 26 3 Jan 26, 2017 68 29 4 Jan 10, 2017 71 25 4 Nov 22, 2016 74 23 3 14. Would you say that Donald Trump - is intelligent, or not? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 58% 93% 31% 57% 61% 54% 57% 76% No 38 7 64 37 34 43 38 21 DK/NA 4 1 5 5 5 3 4 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes 47% 57% 60% 64% 68% 64% 66% 37% No 48 39 37 32 27 33 30 58 DK/NA 5 5 3 4 5 3 4 5 TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump is intelligent, or not? Yes No DK/NA Feb 22, 2017 58 38 4 Feb 07, 2017 65 31 4 Jan 26, 2017 65 32 3 Jan 10, 2017 68 27 5 Nov 22, 2016 74 21 4 15. Would you say that Donald Trump - is someone who shares your values, or not? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 37% 82% 5% 35% 40% 33% 38% 54% No 60 14 93 61 57 63 58 43 DK/NA 3 4 2 4 3 4 4 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes 21% 37% 42% 42% 48% 43% 46% 15% No 77 60 54 53 49 53 51 82 DK/NA 2 3 3 5 3 4 3 3 TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump is someone who shares your values, or not? Yes No DK/NA Feb 22, 2017 37 60 3 Feb 07, 2017 38 58 4 16. Do you feel that Donald Trump is doing more to unite the country as President, or doing more to divide the country as President? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Unite 36% 76% 5% 35% 40% 32% 36% 53% Divide 58 17 92 57 53 63 57 41 DK/NA 6 7 3 8 7 5 7 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Unite 24% 37% 40% 40% 47% 42% 44% 16% Divide 71 58 54 52 46 53 49 79 DK/NA 4 6 6 7 7 6 6 5 TREND: Do you feel that Donald Trump is doing more to unite the country as President, or doing more to divide the country as President? (* "will do more") Unite Divide DK/NA Feb 22, 2017 36 58 6 Feb 07, 2017 37 58 5 * Jan 26, 2017 40 55 5 * Jan 10, 2017 40 54 6 * Nov 22, 2016 47 49 5 * 17. As president, do you think Donald Trump is mostly bringing the right kind of change to the country, mostly bringing the wrong kind of change, or is not really bringing much change either way? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Right change 38% 85% 4% 37% 43% 34% 40% 54% Wrong change 45 7 77 43 40 49 46 26 Not much change 14 6 15 17 15 12 11 16 DK/NA 3 2 4 3 2 5 3 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Right change 23% 40% 44% 42% 51% 43% 47% 16% Wrong change 58 44 42 39 34 39 37 65 Not much change 18 12 10 15 13 13 13 15 DK/NA 2 4 4 4 2 5 3 3 TREND: As president, do you think Donald Trump is mostly bringing the right kind of change to the country, mostly bringing the wrong kind of change, or is not really bringing much change either way? (* "will mostly bring") Right Wrong NotMuch Change Change Change DK/NA Feb 22, 2017 38 45 14 3 Feb 07, 2017 41 44 12 2 * Jan 26, 2017 41 39 17 3 * Jan 10, 2017 38 35 24 3 * Nov 22, 2016 46 33 19 2 * 18. How much of the time do you think you can trust President Trump to do what is right; almost all of the time, most of the time, only some of the time, or hardly ever? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Almost all the time 18% 39% 2% 17% 20% 16% 17% 27% Most of the time 20 45 2 20 23 17 23 28 Some of the time 21 9 24 26 23 19 18 21 Hardly ever 40 7 71 36 34 47 41 24 DK/NA 1 - 2 - 1 1 1 - AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Almost all the time 8% 17% 21% 22% 22% 21% 22% 7% Most of the time 14 21 22 23 30 21 25 8 Some of the time 32 20 15 17 20 19 19 24 Hardly ever 46 41 40 36 27 38 33 59 DK/NA - - 2 2 1 1 1 2 19. How much of the time do you think you can trust the U.S. court system to do what is right; almost all of the time, most of the time, only some of the time, or hardly ever? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Almost all the time 13% 10% 13% 14% 14% 13% 17% 13% Most of the time 45 44 49 41 43 46 49 42 Some of the time 32 37 28 33 30 33 28 36 Hardly ever 8 6 8 10 10 7 4 7 DK/NA 2 2 1 2 3 2 2 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Almost all the time 11% 11% 15% 12% 15% 15% 15% 9% Most of the time 44 48 46 44 46 46 46 43 Some of the time 33 31 32 33 31 33 32 32 Hardly ever 11 9 5 8 6 4 5 15 DK/NA 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 20. Who do you think makes most of the important decisions in the White House: President Trump or the advisors around President Trump? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Trump 48% 66% 33% 48% 49% 46% 47% 54% Advisors 44 24 61 43 43 45 45 37 DK/NA 8 10 7 9 8 8 8 9 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Trump 34% 45% 55% 56% 52% 49% 50% 41% Advisors 62 47 37 34 39 42 41 53 DK/NA 4 8 8 9 9 9 9 6 21. Who do you think should make most of the important decisions in the White House: President Trump or the advisors around President Trump? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Trump 52% 71% 37% 54% 56% 49% 55% 57% Advisors 33 21 44 34 31 35 31 31 DK/NA 14 8 19 13 13 16 14 12 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Trump 35% 58% 59% 54% 60% 53% 56% 43% Advisors 52 29 28 28 28 33 31 41 DK/NA 13 13 13 18 12 14 13 16 MAKES MOST DECISIONS Q20 Trump Advisors Trump 61% 45% Advisors 32 37 DK/NA 8 18 22. Do you think Donald Trump's White House staff are doing more to help him or doing more to hurt him? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No More to help 46% 70% 27% 47% 49% 43% 47% 58% More to hurt 37 15 56 35 38 36 36 26 DK/NA 17 15 17 17 13 20 18 16 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht More to help 45% 44% 47% 49% 54% 50% 52% 32% More to hurt 44 40 39 25 32 30 31 51 DK/NA 12 16 15 26 14 20 17 17 23. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the news media has covered President Trump? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 45% 8% 77% 43% 43% 48% 46% 33% Disapprove 50 90 17 53 53 48 50 66 DK/NA 4 2 6 4 4 4 4 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Approve 41% 44% 48% 46% 34% 45% 40% 58% Disapprove 53 50 50 51 63 53 58 34 DK/NA 5 6 3 3 3 3 3 8 24. Do you approve or disapprove of the way President Trump talks about the media? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 35% 73% 5% 35% 41% 30% 35% 53% Disapprove 61 23 92 59 56 65 61 42 DK/NA 4 4 3 5 3 5 4 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Approve 25% 34% 41% 38% 49% 39% 44% 15% Disapprove 68 63 56 57 48 56 52 82 DK/NA 7 2 3 4 4 5 4 3 25. Who do you trust more to tell you the truth about important issues: President Trump or the news media? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Trump 37% 78% 7% 38% 40% 35% 37% 55% News Media 52 13 86 50 50 55 55 37 DK/NA 10 9 7 13 11 10 8 9 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Trump 27% 35% 42% 42% 46% 45% 45% 18% News Media 57 51 54 50 45 48 46 68 DK/NA 15 13 5 7 9 8 8 14 26. Would you describe the state of the nation's economy these days as excellent, good, not so good, or poor? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Excellent 5% 4% 5% 4% 6% 3% 6% 3% Good 55 49 58 57 60 50 61 55 Not so good 26 34 24 24 22 30 24 26 Poor 12 12 11 13 10 14 7 16 DK/NA 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Excellent 4% 3% 5% 3% 6% 3% 4% 5% Good 52 63 55 51 64 53 58 48 Not so good 29 24 25 32 20 29 25 32 Poor 15 9 13 13 10 13 11 14 DK/NA 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME.... <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Excellent 1% 3% 4% 8% Good 41 48 59 65 Not so good 32 31 28 21 Poor 23 18 8 5 DK/NA 3 1 2 1 TREND: Would you describe the state of the nation's economy these days as excellent, good, not so good, or poor? Not so Exclnt Good Good Poor DK/NA Feb 22, 2017 5 55 26 12 2 Jan 10, 2017 4 42 34 19 2 Nov 28, 2016 2 37 37 23 1 Link to full trend on website 27. Do you think the nation's economy is getting better, getting worse, or staying about the same? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Better 37% 64% 18% 35% 45% 30% 40% 44% Worse 15 7 23 11 11 18 11 11 The same 46 27 56 51 43 49 46 43 DK/NA 2 1 3 2 1 3 3 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Better 26% 37% 42% 41% 48% 36% 42% 24% Worse 19 11 16 13 10 13 11 23 The same 54 51 39 42 41 48 45 50 DK/NA 1 2 3 4 1 3 2 3 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME.... <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Better 29% 34% 40% 42% Worse 20 21 9 13 The same 47 42 50 44 DK/NA 4 3 1 1 TREND: Do you think the nation's economy is getting better, getting worse, or staying about the same? Better Worse Same DK/NA Feb 22, 2017 37 15 46 2 Jan 10, 2017 40 14 44 2 Nov 28, 2016 30 24 45 1 Link to full trend on website 28. Would you say that you are better off or worse off financially than you were a year ago? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Better off 45% 50% 42% 43% 54% 36% 50% 42% Worse off 18 15 19 18 17 19 14 20 SAME(VOL) 36 34 38 38 28 43 34 38 DK/NA 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 - AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Better off 60% 53% 37% 33% 58% 36% 46% 42% Worse off 23 15 17 19 16 18 17 21 SAME(VOL) 16 31 45 47 25 46 36 34 DK/NA - - 1 1 1 - 1 3 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME.... <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Better off 37% 36% 48% 55% Worse off 27 28 16 11 SAME(VOL) 35 36 36 33 DK/NA 1 1 1 1 TREND: Would you say that you are better off or worse off financially than you were a year ago? (*High also 45%) SAME Better Worse (VOL) DK/NA Feb 22, 2017 45 18 36 2 High Better Nov 28, 2016 39 30 29 2 Link to full trend on website 29. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - the economy? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 47% 86% 14% 50% 53% 41% 47% 63% Disapprove 41 8 69 38 37 44 41 26 DK/NA 13 6 17 13 10 15 12 12 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Approve 39% 47% 47% 50% 59% 51% 55% 26% Disapprove 51 38 40 37 31 35 33 60 DK/NA 10 15 13 13 10 14 12 14 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME.... <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K Approve 42% 47% 49% 47% Disapprove 41 39 37 45 DK/NA 16 14 14 9 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - the economy? App Dis DK/NA Feb 22, 2017 47 41 13 Feb 07, 2017 44 41 14 30. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - foreign policy? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 36% 78% 6% 35% 40% 33% 37% 53% Disapprove 56 13 89 56 53 59 56 38 DK/NA 7 8 4 9 7 7 6 9 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Approve 25% 38% 43% 39% 48% 42% 45% 16% Disapprove 71 59 50 48 45 50 48 78 DK/NA 4 4 7 13 7 8 8 6 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - foreign policy? App Dis DK/NA Feb 22, 2017 36 56 7 Feb 07, 2017 38 56 6 31. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - terrorism? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 44% 85% 10% 47% 50% 39% 42% 62% Disapprove 49 9 81 47 45 53 52 30 DK/NA 7 6 8 7 5 8 6 8 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Approve 36% 42% 46% 49% 58% 46% 52% 25% Disapprove 60 52 46 42 37 45 42 67 DK/NA 4 6 8 9 5 8 7 8 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - terrorism? App Dis DK/NA Feb 22, 2017 44 49 7 Feb 07, 2017 44 49 7 32. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - immigration issues? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 40% 84% 6% 40% 44% 36% 40% 57% Disapprove 58 14 93 57 54 62 58 40 DK/NA 2 2 1 4 2 3 2 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Approve 25% 38% 46% 46% 52% 45% 48% 18% Disapprove 74 59 52 50 47 52 49 79 DK/NA - 3 2 4 2 3 2 2 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - immigration issues? App Dis DK/NA Feb 22, 2017 40 58 2 Feb 07, 2017 41 56 3 33. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - the nation's policy toward Russia? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 31% 65% 5% 30% 36% 26% 30% 47% Disapprove 57 19 87 55 54 59 58 40 DK/NA 13 16 8 15 10 15 12 12 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Approve 21% 29% 33% 37% 43% 34% 38% 12% Disapprove 65 63 53 49 47 51 50 75 DK/NA 14 8 13 14 10 14 12 13 34. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - the nation's policy toward Israel? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 42% 80% 14% 41% 47% 37% 43% 58% Disapprove 42 8 67 40 38 45 41 26 DK/NA 17 12 18 19 15 18 16 16 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Approve 26% 39% 49% 48% 56% 46% 51% 19% Disapprove 56 44 38 32 30 37 34 61 DK/NA 18 17 14 20 14 17 16 20 46. Do you support or oppose suspending immigration from "terror prone" regions, even if it means turning away refugees from those regions? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 43% 80% 16% 43% 49% 38% 42% 57% Oppose 49 12 76 49 45 52 54 34 DK/NA 8 8 9 8 6 10 4 9 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Support 33% 42% 50% 49% 55% 43% 49% 30% Oppose 63 55 42 38 41 48 45 59 DK/NA 4 3 8 14 4 9 7 11 TREND: Do you support or oppose suspending immigration from "terror prone" regions, even if it means turning away refugees from those regions? Sup Opp DK/NA Feb 22, 2017 43 49 8 Feb 07, 2017 44 50 6 Jan 12, 2017 48 42 10 Nov 23, 2016 50 44 6 53. Do you support or oppose suspending all travel by citizens of Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen to the U.S. for 90 days? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 45% 83% 14% 46% 50% 40% 42% 61% Oppose 53 16 83 51 48 58 55 38 DK/NA 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Support 28% 44% 50% 53% 56% 48% 51% 27% Oppose 69 55 50 43 43 51 47 69 DK/NA 3 1 1 4 1 2 2 4 TREND: Do you support or oppose suspending all travel by citizens of Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen to the U.S. for 90 days? Sup Opp DK/NA Feb 22, 2017 45 53 2 Feb 07, 2017 46 51 3 54. Do you support or oppose suspending the immigration of all refugees to the U.S., regardless of where they are coming from, for 120 days? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 37% 64% 12% 40% 43% 31% 34% 49% Oppose 60 32 85 57 54 65 64 47 DK/NA 3 4 3 3 3 4 2 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Support 25% 39% 41% 40% 46% 36% 41% 25% Oppose 73 59 58 52 51 61 56 70 DK/NA 2 3 1 8 3 3 3 4 TREND: Do you support or oppose suspending the immigration of all refugees to the U.S., regardless of where they are coming from, for 120 days? Sup Opp DK/NA Feb 22, 2017 37 60 3 Feb 07, 2017 37 60 3 55. Do you support or oppose suspending all immigration of Syrian refugees to the U.S. indefinitely? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 27% 53% 8% 28% 32% 23% 26% 38% Oppose 68 39 89 69 65 71 71 56 DK/NA 4 8 3 3 2 6 3 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Support 21% 27% 30% 32% 36% 27% 32% 17% Oppose 75 71 66 62 61 66 64 79 DK/NA 3 3 4 6 2 7 5 4 TREND: Do you support or oppose suspending all immigration of Syrian refugees to the U.S. indefinitely? Sup Opp DK/NA Feb 22, 2017 27 68 4 Feb 07, 2017 26 70 4 56. Do you think President Trump's executive order on immigration makes the nation more safe, less safe, or doesn't it affect the safety of the nation? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No More Safe 37% 80% 6% 35% 41% 34% 38% 53% Less safe 35 5 63 31 31 38 41 20 Doesn't affect 25 13 26 31 27 23 19 23 DK/NA 3 1 5 3 1 5 2 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht More Safe 24% 36% 42% 42% 49% 42% 45% 16% Less safe 38 38 35 30 28 34 31 44 Doesn't affect 37 25 20 20 22 20 21 35 DK/NA 2 - 3 8 1 3 3 5 TREND: Do you think President Trump's executive order on immigration makes the nation more safe, less safe, or doesn't it affect the safety of the nation? More Less Doesn't Safe Safe Affect DK/NA Feb 22, 2017 37 35 25 3 Feb 07, 2017 38 39 21 2 57. As you may know, the courts have blocked President Trump's executive order on immigration. Do you approve or disapprove of the courts blocking President Trump's executive order? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 59% 15% 92% 60% 55% 62% 59% 41% Disapprove 38 82 6 37 42 34 40 56 DK/NA 3 3 2 3 2 3 1 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Approve 77% 58% 53% 52% 47% 54% 51% 80% Disapprove 21 40 45 44 52 43 47 15 DK/NA 2 2 2 5 2 3 2 4 58. Do you think the Trump administration has provided enough evidence to support the need to suspend immigration from seven countries and all refugees or not? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Provided enough 35% 74% 7% 33% 38% 32% 36% 50% No 61 20 90 62 58 63 61 45 DK/NA 5 6 3 5 4 5 4 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes/Provided enough 24% 32% 41% 40% 46% 39% 42% 16% No 74 63 54 54 51 55 53 79 DK/NA 2 4 5 7 3 5 4 5 59. What concerns you more about the government's anti-terrorism policies: that they have gone too far in restricting the average person's civil liberties, or that they have not gone far enough to adequately protect the country? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Gone too far 52% 18% 78% 52% 50% 54% 52% 39% Not far enough 38 71 14 37 41 35 37 50 DK/NA 10 11 8 11 9 11 10 10 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Gone too far 74% 56% 45% 39% 44% 48% 46% 67% Not far enough 18 35 47 47 47 40 43 24 DK/NA 8 9 8 14 9 12 10 9 TREND: What concerns you more about the government's anti-terrorism policies, that they have gone too far in restricting the average person's civil liberties, or that they have not gone far enough to adequately protect the country? Gone NotFar TooFar Enough DK/NA Feb 22, 2017 52 38 10 Feb 07, 2017 49 39 11 Link to full trend on website 60. Which do you think poses a greater terrorist threat to the U.S.: terrorists hiding among Syrian refugees, radicalized foreign visitors, or so-called "homegrown jihadists"? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Terrorist refugees 15% 26% 8% 15% 16% 14% 11% 22% Radicalized visitors 12 16 11 12 14 11 15 11 Homegrown jihadists 61 44 71 64 58 64 64 56 DK/NA 12 15 11 10 12 12 10 12 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Terrorist refugees 12% 16% 18% 14% 18% 15% 16% 12% Radicalized visitors 10 11 14 12 14 12 13 11 Homegrown jihadists 68 64 58 56 57 62 60 63 DK/NA 10 9 11 17 11 11 11 14 TREND: Which do you think poses a greater terrorist threat to the U.S.: terrorists hiding among Syrian refugees, radicalized foreign visitors or so-called "homegrown jihadists"? HmGrn Refugee Visitor Jihad DK/NA Feb 22, 2017 15 12 61 12 Feb 07, 2017 14 17 56 13 Link to full trend on website 73. How important is it to you that the news media holds public officials accountable: very important, somewhat important, not so important, or not important at all? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very important 72% 44% 90% 75% 74% 71% 75% 60% Somewhat important 18 37 8 13 15 20 16 28 Not so important 3 5 - 3 2 3 2 3 Not important at all 5 9 1 7 6 4 5 6 DK/NA 2 4 - 3 3 2 3 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Very important 83% 73% 70% 65% 70% 65% 68% 84% Somewhat important 14 20 20 18 18 25 22 9 Not so important 3 1 2 5 3 3 3 2 Not important at all 1 6 6 7 6 4 5 5 DK/NA - 1 2 5 3 2 3 1
