April 20, 2017 - U.S. Voter Support For Marijuana Hits New High; Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 76 Percent Say Their Finances Are Excellent Or Good PDF format Additional Trend Information Sample and Methodology detail American voters say 60 - 34 percent "that the use of marijuana should be made legal in the U.S.," the highest level of support for legalized marijuana in a Quinnipiac University national poll. Republicans and voters over 65 years old are the only listed party, gender, education, age or racial groups to oppose legalized marijuana. Voters also support 94 - 5 percent "allowing adults to legally use marijuana for medical purposes if their doctor prescribes it," also the highest level of support in any national poll by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University. Voters oppose 73 - 21 percent government enforcement of federal laws against marijuana in states that have legalized medical or recreational marijuana. No group supports enforcement in states where marijuana is legal. Voters support 76 - 18 percent reducing the classification of marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug, the same classification as heroin. Again, all listed groups support this reduction. A total of 76 percent of American voters say their personal finance situation is "excellent" or "good," while 24 percent say "not so good" or "poor." In every group except non-white voters, the percentage of voters saying their finances are "excellent" or "good" tops 70 percent. Among non-white voters, 65 percent say their finances are "excellent" or "good." "From a stigmatized, dangerous drug bought in the shadows, to an accepted treatment for various ills, to a widely accepted recreational outlet, marijuana has made it to the mainstream," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll. "The numbers fly in the face of the 'sky is falling' depiction of the nation's economic health. We all want more, but Americans say they are generally, financially healthy." Only 36 percent of American voters say Republicans in Congress should try again to repeal and replace Obamacare, the 2010 Affordable Care Act, while 60 percent say the Republicans should "move on." Voters disapprove 65 - 29 percent of the way President Donald Trump is handling health care and say 54 - 22 percent that he is handling health care worse than former President Barack Obama. Another 19 percent say he is handling it about the same as President Obama. American voters are opposed to several proposals supported by President Trump and Republicans in Congress: Oppose 75 - 21 percent lowering taxes on the wealthy; Oppose 66 - 25 percent removing regulations intended to combat climate change; Oppose 64 - 33 percent building a wall on the border with Mexico; Oppose 66 - 30 percent cutting off federal funding for Planned Parenthood, rising to 85 - 10 percent when respondents are told federal funding for Planned Parenthood does not pay for abortions. American voters now support 57 - 38 percent allowing Syrian refugees into the U.S., reversing opposition of 51 - 43 percent in a December 23, 2015, Quinnipiac University national poll. Republicans are the only listed group opposed. White men and white voters with no college degree each are tied. Trump's Travels Trump spends too much time at properties owned by his company, voters say 55 - 34 percent. He does not spend enough time at the White House, 50 percent of voters say, while 2 percent say he spends too much time and 38 percent say he spends the right amount of time. A total of 35 percent of American voters are "very comfortable" or "somewhat comfortable" with the amount spent on security so President Trump and his family can stay in places other than the White House, while 60 percent are "not so comfortable" or "not comfortable at all." From April 12 - 18, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,062 voters nationwide with a margin of error of +/- 3 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. 22. 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 4% 10% 1% 4% 7% 2% 3% 4% Good 49 58 50 46 53 45 60 48 Not so good 31 26 32 31 28 33 27 35 Poor 14 5 15 17 11 17 9 10 DK/NA 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Excellent 5% 6% 3% 3% 5% 3% 4% 6% Good 43 46 53 51 56 52 54 35 Not so good 27 32 31 32 29 33 31 31 Poor 23 14 10 10 8 10 9 25 DK/NA 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 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 Apr 20, 2017 4 49 31 14 2 Apr 04, 2017 4 48 32 13 2 Mar 22, 2017 3 56 28 11 1 Mar 07, 2017 4 51 33 10 2 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 23. Who do you believe is more responsible for the current state of the economy: former President Obama or President Trump? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Obama 59% 55% 63% 58% 62% 56% 63% 61% Trump 27 37 24 25 25 28 23 26 DK/NA 14 8 12 17 13 16 14 13 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Obama 60% 57% 60% 58% 63% 61% 62% 51% Trump 24 27 27 29 24 24 24 34 DK/NA 16 16 13 13 13 14 14 15 ECONOMY IS Q22 Exlnt/ NtGood/ Good Poor Obama 65% 52% Trump 27 28 DK/NA 8 20 TREND: Who do you believe is more responsible for the current state of the economy: former President Obama or President Trump? Obama Trump DK/NA Apr 20, 2017 59 27 14 Apr 04, 2017 66 18 16 Mar 22, 2017 63 22 15 Mar 07, 2017 67 19 14 24. 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 34% 69% 10% 33% 43% 25% 32% 41% Worse 16 3 26 15 11 20 15 10 The same 49 28 63 50 45 53 50 46 DK/NA 2 - 2 2 1 2 2 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Better 28% 27% 38% 38% 47% 29% 37% 24% Worse 26 14 14 12 8 16 12 25 The same 43 58 46 48 43 53 48 50 DK/NA 3 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 TREND: Do you think the nation's economy is getting better, getting worse, or staying about the same? Better Worse Same DK/NA Apr 20, 2017 34 16 49 2 Apr 04, 2017 32 16 48 4 Mar 22, 2017 40 16 39 4 Mar 07, 2017 41 15 42 3 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 25. Would you describe your financial situation these days as excellent, good, not so good, or poor? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Excellent 13% 20% 11% 10% 16% 10% 21% 7% Good 63 69 60 64 63 63 65 66 Not so good 17 9 19 17 14 19 11 16 Poor 7 2 9 8 6 8 3 10 DK/NA 1 - 1 1 2 - - - AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Excellent 8% 13% 14% 16% 17% 12% 14% 10% Good 65 61 62 63 65 66 66 55 Not so good 22 15 15 15 13 14 14 26 Poor 4 9 8 6 5 8 7 7 DK/NA - 2 1 - - - - 3 30. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - health care? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 29% 65% 3% 27% 30% 28% 23% 42% Disapprove 65 25 96 66 62 68 70 53 DK/NA 6 10 1 7 7 4 7 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Approve 21% 26% 31% 36% 33% 32% 32% 19% Disapprove 75 72 60 59 59 64 61 77 DK/NA 4 2 9 6 8 4 6 5 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling health care? App Dis DK/NA Apr 20, 2017 29 65 6 Apr 04, 2017 28 64 9 Mar 23, 2017 29 61 10 36. As president, do you think Donald Trump should - lower taxes on the wealthy, or not? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Should 21% 41% 8% 18% 24% 18% 22% 24% No 75 51 91 78 71 78 73 72 DK/NA 4 8 - 4 5 3 5 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes/Should 15% 19% 21% 27% 26% 20% 23% 16% No 79 79 75 66 68 77 73 80 DK/NA 6 2 5 6 5 4 4 4 TREND: As president, do you think Donald Trump should lower taxes on the wealthy, or not? Yes No DK/NA Apr 20, 2017 21 75 4 Apr 05, 2017 21 72 7 Mar 24, 2017 22 74 5 Mar 08, 2017 21 74 5 Feb 23, 2017 18 76 6 Nov 23, 2016 29 67 4 37. As president, do you think Donald Trump should - remove specific regulations intended to combat climate change, or not? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Should 25% 49% 5% 24% 30% 20% 24% 30% No 66 35 91 68 62 70 69 57 DK/NA 9 16 4 8 8 10 8 13 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes/Should 14% 23% 26% 30% 33% 22% 27% 18% No 77 71 64 57 57 67 63 76 DK/NA 9 6 9 12 10 11 10 6 TREND: As president, do you think Donald Trump should remove specific regulations intended to combat climate change, or not? Yes No DK/NA Apr 20, 2017 25 66 9 Apr 05, 2017 28 62 10 Mar 24, 2017 29 63 8 Mar 08, 2017 29 62 9 Feb 23, 2017 27 63 10 Feb 08, 2017 29 61 10 Jan 12, 2017 32 59 9 Nov 23, 2016 31 59 9 38. As president, do you think Donald Trump should - support efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, or not? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Should 44% 88% 12% 43% 48% 41% 38% 58% No 53 10 88 54 49 58 58 41 DK/NA 2 2 1 4 4 1 4 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes/Should 33% 47% 46% 46% 53% 44% 48% 33% No 64 51 52 51 43 55 49 64 DK/NA 4 2 1 3 3 1 2 3 TREND: As president, do you think Donald Trump should support efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, or not? Yes No DK/NA Apr 20, 2017 44 53 2 Apr 05, 2017 42 54 4 Mar 23, 2017 45 51 5 Mar 08, 2017 45 51 4 Feb 23, 2017 43 54 3 Feb 08, 2017 46 50 4 Jan 12, 2017 48 47 5 40. Do you think that President Trump is handling healthcare better than former President Obama, worse than President Obama, or is he handling healthcare about the same as President Obama? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Better 22% 55% 2% 20% 24% 21% 20% 31% Worse 54 8 91 55 48 60 56 39 About the same 19 31 6 20 22 15 18 25 DK/NA 5 7 1 6 6 4 6 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Better 14% 20% 27% 28% 27% 25% 26% 14% Worse 64 60 50 45 41 53 48 71 About the same 19 18 18 19 26 19 22 11 DK/NA 3 2 5 9 6 4 5 4 41. How important is it to you that health insurance be affordable for all Americans; 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 81% 64% 95% 82% 75% 87% 79% 81% Smwht important 14 28 5 13 18 11 16 15 Not so important 2 3 - 2 3 1 2 2 Not important at all 1 3 - 1 2 1 2 1 DK/NA 1 2 - 1 2 - 1 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Very important 82% 80% 82% 83% 73% 86% 80% 85% Smwht important 12 15 15 13 20 11 15 11 Not so important 4 2 1 1 3 1 2 2 Not important at all 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 DK/NA 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 TREND: How important is it to you that health insurance be affordable for all Americans: very important, somewhat important, not so important, or not important at all? Very Smwht NotSo NotImp Imp Imp Imp Atall DK/NA Apr 20, 2017 81 14 2 1 1 Mar 23, 2017 85 13 1 1 1 Mar 08, 2017 84 12 2 1 1 Jan 27, 2017 84 12 2 1 - 42. As you may know, Republicans in Congress recently attempted to repeal Obamacare and replace it with a different health care law. However, the new health care law did not get enough support to pass. Do you think that Republicans in Congress should try to repeal and replace Obamacare again, or do you think they should move on to other issues? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Try again 36% 77% 7% 32% 39% 33% 34% 48% Move on 60 21 89 64 58 63 62 50 DK/NA 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Try again 24% 35% 39% 41% 45% 38% 41% 21% Move on 72 61 57 56 52 59 56 72 DK/NA 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 7 43. Do you support or oppose building a wall along the border with Mexico? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 33% 77% 3% 30% 38% 29% 30% 47% Oppose 64 20 95 67 58 69 68 50 DK/NA 3 3 1 3 4 2 2 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Support 18% 34% 38% 39% 43% 34% 38% 20% Oppose 77 63 60 59 53 64 59 76 DK/NA 4 3 3 2 4 2 3 3 TREND: Do you support or oppose building a wall along the border with Mexico? Sup Opp DK/NA Apr 20, 2017 33 64 3 Apr 05, 2017 33 64 3 Feb 23, 2017 37 60 3 Feb 08, 2017 38 59 3 Nov 23, 2016 42 55 3 44. As you may know, the Mexican government has refused to pay for the border wall. Would you support or oppose building a wall along the border with Mexico if it was entirely funded by the U.S. government and citizens? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 31% 72% 3% 27% 36% 26% 27% 44% Oppose 66 25 96 70 60 71 71 52 DK/NA 3 3 1 3 3 2 2 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Support 17% 33% 35% 36% 41% 30% 36% 20% Oppose 80 65 62 60 54 67 61 78 DK/NA 3 2 3 4 4 2 3 2 TREND: As you may know, the Mexican government has refused to pay for the border wall. Would you support or oppose building a wall along the border with Mexico if it was entirely funded by the U.S. government and citizens? Sup Opp DK/NA Apr 20, 2017 31 66 3 Apr 05, 2017 30 67 3 Feb 23, 2017 33 65 2 Feb 08, 2017 35 63 2 45. Do you think that the use of marijuana should be made legal in the United States, or not? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 60% 37% 72% 62% 64% 56% 58% 57% No 34 59 23 31 32 36 36 37 DK/NA 6 4 5 6 4 7 6 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes 79% 66% 60% 42% 64% 52% 57% 67% No 15 29 37 51 33 40 37 28 DK/NA 6 5 3 7 4 8 6 5 TREND: Do you think that the use of marijuana should be made legal in the United States, or not? Yes No DK/NA Apr 20, 2017 60 34 6 Feb 23, 2017 59 36 5 Link to full trend on website 46. Do you support or oppose allowing adults to legally use marijuana for medical purposes if their doctor prescribes it? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 94% 90% 96% 95% 91% 97% 95% 93% Oppose 5 9 3 4 7 2 4 6 DK/NA 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Support 97% 94% 93% 93% 91% 96% 94% 94% Oppose 2 5 5 7 7 3 5 5 DK/NA 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 TREND: Do you support or oppose allowing adults to legally use marijuana for medical purposes if their doctor prescribes it? Sup Opp DK/NA Apr 20, 2017 94 5 1 Feb 23, 2017 93 6 1 Link to full trend on website 47. Would you support or oppose the government enforcing federal laws against marijuana in states that have already legalized medical or recreational marijuana? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 21% 40% 13% 16% 23% 19% 18% 26% Oppose 73 53 82 79 72 74 78 67 DK/NA 6 7 5 5 4 7 4 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Support 17% 17% 21% 29% 23% 21% 22% 19% Oppose 81 79 75 58 72 73 72 75 DK/NA 1 4 4 12 5 6 6 6 TREND: Would you support or oppose the government enforcing federal laws against marijuana in states that have already legalized medical or recreational marijuana? Sup Opp DK/NA Apr 20, 2017 21 73 6 Feb 23, 2017 23 71 6 48. As you may know, marijuana is currently classified as a Schedule 1 drug, along with other drugs such as heroin. This group of drugs is supposed to include only drugs with a very high potential for abuse or with no accepted medical use in the U.S. Do you think that marijuana should continue to be a Schedule 1 drug, or do you think its classification should be lowered? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Continue Schedule 1 18% 35% 9% 16% 20% 16% 16% 21% Should be lowered 76 59 85 79 75 77 79 74 DK/NA 6 6 6 5 4 7 6 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Continue Schedule 1 10% 15% 16% 26% 20% 17% 19% 15% Should be lowered 89 80 79 63 76 77 76 77 DK/NA 1 5 5 11 4 6 5 7 49. Do you think that the United States can fight climate change and protect jobs at the same time, or do you think that achieving one of those goals means hurting the other? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Can do both 75% 65% 82% 79% 76% 74% 81% 71% One hurts the other 18 27 13 13 18 18 13 22 DK/NA 7 8 5 8 7 8 6 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Can do both 78% 75% 77% 67% 74% 77% 76% 71% One hurts the other 14 21 15 22 20 16 18 18 DK/NA 8 4 8 11 6 6 6 11 TREND: Do you think that the United States can fight climate change and protect jobs at the same time, or do you think that achieving one of those goals means hurting the other? CanDo 1Hurts Both Other DK/NA Apr 20, 2017 75 18 7 Apr 05, 2017 68 24 8 50. As you may know, Congress must pass a new budget bill by April 28th in order to prevent a government shutdown, which then must be signed by President Trump. If a government shutdown does occur, who would you blame more: Republicans in Congress, Democrats in Congress, or President Trump? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Republicans 38% 13% 64% 36% 38% 39% 48% 28% Democrats 32 73 4 31 35 30 29 47 President Trump 15 3 23 16 11 18 12 9 DK/NA 15 12 9 18 17 13 12 16 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Republicans 47% 36% 40% 35% 36% 39% 37% 41% Democrats 20 28 38 37 41 36 38 16 President Trump 17 19 11 12 8 13 10 26 DK/NA 16 16 11 16 16 12 14 17 TREND: As you may know, Congress must pass a new budget bill by April 28th in order to prevent a government shutdown, which then must be signed by President Trump. If a government shutdown does occur, who would you blame more: Republicans in Congress, Democrats in Congress, or President Trump? Reps Dems Trump DK/NA Apr 20, 2017 38 32 15 15 Apr 05, 2017 36 28 18 18 51. Do you support or oppose accepting Syrian refugees into the U.S.? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 57% 23% 86% 58% 52% 62% 64% 46% Oppose 38 73 10 37 43 32 31 50 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 Support 69% 57% 52% 55% 47% 61% 55% 64% Oppose 25 40 43 37 47 34 40 30 DK/NA 6 3 4 7 5 4 5 6 51a. (If oppose accepting refugees q51) Do you support or oppose accepting Syrian refugees who are women and children into the U.S.? OPPOSE ACCEPTING REFUGEES Q51... WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Men Wom Yes No Support 27% 26% 29% 23% 25% Oppose 69 69 68 73 72 DK/NA 4 5 3 4 4 51b. Do you support or oppose accepting Syrian refugees into the U.S.? COMBINED WITH: (If oppose accepting refugees q51) Do you support or oppose accepting Syrian refugees who are women and children into the U.S.? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 57% 23% 86% 58% 52% 62% 64% 46% Support if women/children 10 16 4 10 11 9 7 12 Oppose 26 55 6 25 30 22 23 36 DK/NA 7 5 5 7 7 6 6 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Support 69% 57% 52% 55% 47% 61% 55% 64% Support if women/children 4 15 11 8 11 8 10 9 Oppose 18 23 32 28 34 25 29 18 DK/NA 8 5 5 9 8 5 6 8 61. Do you approve or disapprove of Neil Gorsuch's appointment to the Supreme Court? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 49% 88% 24% 45% 55% 44% 47% 62% Disapprove 36 3 62 39 34 38 43 24 DK/NA 15 10 14 16 11 18 10 14 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Approve 38% 42% 55% 59% 62% 48% 54% 36% Disapprove 42 41 32 31 29 37 33 44 DK/NA 21 17 13 10 9 15 12 20 62. Do you think it was the right thing or the wrong thing for the Senate Republicans to change the Senate rules so that all Supreme Court nominees can be confirmed with 51 votes instead of 60 votes? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Right thing 35% 71% 12% 32% 39% 32% 32% 47% Wrong thing 55 17 83 58 52 58 60 45 DK/NA 10 11 6 11 9 10 8 8 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Right thing 24% 33% 41% 41% 46% 34% 39% 25% Wrong thing 60 57 51 52 46 58 52 62 DK/NA 15 10 8 7 8 8 8 13 63. Do you think that the process of confirming Supreme Court justices has become too partisan, not partisan enough, or does the process involve the right amount of partisanship? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Too partisan 68% 62% 71% 71% 73% 64% 79% 66% Not partisan enough 9 6 9 11 7 11 5 9 Right amount 13 22 11 10 11 15 12 15 DK/NA 9 10 9 8 8 10 5 10 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Too partisan 54% 66% 71% 78% 77% 68% 72% 58% Not partisan enough 13 13 10 3 5 8 7 15 Right amount 18 12 11 11 11 15 13 12 DK/NA 15 9 7 7 6 8 7 15 64. In your opinion, has the Trump administration been too aggressive in deporting immigrants who are here illegally, not aggressive enough, or has the Trump administration been acting appropriately when it comes to deporting immigrants who are here illegally? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Too aggressive 47% 9% 79% 46% 39% 53% 49% 32% Not aggr. enough 11 17 4 11 14 8 10 15 Acting appropriately 37 72 9 38 41 34 35 49 DK/NA 5 3 8 5 6 5 6 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Too aggressive 64% 46% 41% 41% 34% 46% 41% 61% Not aggr. enough 9 15 9 11 15 10 12 8 Acting appropriately 23 35 45 42 45 39 42 26 DK/NA 4 5 5 7 6 5 5 5 TREND: In your opinion, has the Trump administration been too aggressive in deporting immigrants who are here illegally, not aggressive enough, or has the Trump administration been acting appropriately when it comes to deporting immigrants who are here illegally? Too Not Acting Aggrsv Enough Apprtly DK/NA Apr 20, 2017 47 11 37 5 Mar 08, 2017 49 9 38 5 65. Do you support or oppose cutting off federal government funding to Planned Parenthood? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 30% 62% 6% 29% 35% 25% 27% 37% Oppose 66 31 92 67 60 72 70 58 DK/NA 4 7 2 4 5 3 3 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Support 18% 30% 30% 36% 37% 28% 32% 22% Oppose 78 65 66 58 58 69 64 73 DK/NA 4 4 3 5 5 3 4 5 TREND: Do you support or oppose cutting off federal government funding to Planned Parenthood? Sup Opp DK/NA Apr 20, 2017 30 66 4 Mar 23, 2017 33 61 5 Jan 27, 2017 31 62 7 Link to full trend on website 65a. (If support cutting funding q65) If you knew that federal government funding to Planned Parenthood was being used only for non-abortion health issues such as breast cancer screening, would you still favor cutting off funding to Planned Parenthood? SUPPORT CUTTING FUNDING Q65..... WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Men Wom Yes No Yes/Cut 35% 36% 33% 37% 33% No/Don't cut 62 60 65 58 65 DK/NA 3 4 2 5 2 TREND: (If support cutting funding) If you knew that federal government funding to Planned Parenthood was being used only for non-abortion health issues such as breast cancer screening, would you still favor cutting off funding to Planned Parenthood? SUPPORT CUTTING FUNDING YesCut No DK/NA Apr 20, 2017 35 62 3 Mar 23, 2017 42 55 2 Jan 27, 2017 38 59 3 Link to full trend on website 65b. Do you support or oppose cutting off federal government funding to Planned Parenthood? COMBINED WITH: (If support cutting funding q65) If you knew that federal government funding to Planned Parenthood was being used only for non-abortion health issues such as breast cancer screening, would you still favor cutting off funding to Planned Parenthood? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Cut gov funding 10% 21% 2% 11% 13% 8% 10% 12% Do not cut 85 70 97 84 81 88 86 82 DK/NA 5 9 2 5 7 4 4 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Cut gov funding 9% 11% 11% 10% 13% 10% 11% 8% Do not cut 85 84 84 84 81 87 84 86 DK/NA 6 5 4 6 7 3 5 6 TREND: Do you support or oppose cutting off federal government funding to Planned Parenthood? COMBINED WITH: (If support cutting funding) If you knew that federal government funding to Planned Parenthood was being used only for non-abortion health issues such as breast cancer screening, would you still favor cutting off funding to Planned Parenthood? Yes No DK/NA Apr 20, 2017 10 85 5 Mar 23, 2017 14 80 6 Jan 27, 2017 12 80 8 Feb 23, 2017 12 77 11 66. How concerned are you about President Trump's relationship with Russia; very concerned, somewhat concerned, not so concerned, or not concerned at all? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very concerned 46% 14% 73% 47% 38% 53% 46% 33% Smwht concerned 24 26 23 22 24 23 25 28 Not so concerned 12 27 2 12 13 12 12 17 Not concerned at all 17 32 1 18 23 11 16 22 DK/NA 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Very concerned 51% 48% 44% 43% 30% 47% 39% 63% Smwht concerned 29 22 22 24 26 26 26 18 Not so concerned 12 10 13 15 16 14 15 6 Not concerned at all 8 21 21 15 26 12 19 12 DK/NA - - 1 3 1 - 1 1 TREND: How concerned are you about President Trump's relationship with Russia: very concerned, somewhat concerned, not so concerned, or not concerned at all? Very Smwht NotSo Not Concern Concern Concern Concern DK/NA Apr 20, 2017 46 24 12 17 1 Apr 05, 2017 41 23 15 18 2 Mar 24, 2017 41 22 14 21 2 Mar 08, 2017 41 20 16 22 1 Feb 23, 2017 42 22 16 18 2 67. Do you think that the alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election is a very important issue, a somewhat important issue, a not so important issue, or not an important issue at all? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very important 49% 14% 80% 50% 44% 54% 53% 34% Smwht important 17 21 15 16 17 18 17 22 Not so important 11 20 2 12 11 11 12 16 Not important at all 19 37 2 19 25 13 17 24 DIDN'T INTERFERE(VOL) 2 6 - - 2 2 2 3 DK/NA 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Very important 55% 48% 48% 49% 37% 48% 43% 65% Smwht important 20 16 14 19 19 20 19 13 Not so important 8 10 14 11 14 15 14 3 Not important at all 14 20 21 18 27 15 20 14 DIDN'T INTERFERE(VOL) - 3 3 1 3 2 2 1 DK/NA 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 3 TREND: Do you think that the alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election is a very important issue, a somewhat important issue, a not so important issue, or not an important issue at all? Very Smwht NotSo NotImp DIDN'T Imp Imp Imp Atall INTRFR DK/NA Apr 20, 2017 49 17 11 19 2 2 Apr 05, 2017 47 19 12 17 1 3 Mar 24, 2017 46 19 12 20 1 2 Mar 08, 2017 42 20 12 23 1 2 Feb 23, 2017 47 18 12 20 1 2 Jan 30, 2017 47 20 11 19 1 2 68. Do you support or oppose an independent commission investigating the potential links between some of Donald Trump's campaign advisors and the Russian government? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 68% 41% 91% 70% 66% 71% 71% 60% Oppose 29 56 7 27 31 27 26 39 DK/NA 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Support 79% 65% 67% 64% 61% 69% 65% 77% Oppose 17 33 32 32 36 30 33 18 DK/NA 3 2 1 4 3 1 2 5 TREND: Do you support or oppose an independent commission investigating the potential links between some of Donald Trump's campaign advisors and the Russian government? Sup Opp DK/NA Apr 20, 2017 68 29 3 Apr 05, 2017 68 27 5 Mar 24, 2017 66 29 5 Mar 08, 2017 66 30 4 69. Do you believe that individuals in the Trump campaign coordinated with the Russian government to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, or not? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Coordinated 45% 8% 77% 44% 40% 50% 47% 33% No 45 87 14 43 50 41 41 60 DK/NA 10 5 9 13 10 9 12 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes/Coordinated 56% 47% 42% 40% 32% 46% 40% 61% No 33 44 51 47 57 45 51 29 DK/NA 10 9 7 13 10 9 10 11 TREND: Do you believe that individuals in the Trump campaign coordinated with the Russian government to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, or not? Yes No DK/NA Apr 20, 2017 45 45 10 Apr 05, 2017 44 44 12 70. Have you heard about the recent controversy regarding the multiple sexual harassment suits against Bill O'Reilly, or not? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 73% 67% 80% 72% 74% 72% 82% 68% No 25 30 19 27 23 27 17 31 DK/NA 2 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes 62% 69% 79% 78% 75% 74% 75% 68% No 38 30 19 19 23 25 24 29 DK/NA - 1 2 3 1 1 1 3 70a. (If heard about controversy q70) Based on what you've heard about this controversy, are you more likely to watch Bill O'Reilly's show on Fox, less likely to watch his show, or are you just as likely to watch Bill O'Reilly's show on Fox as you were before? HEARD ABOUT CONTROVERSY Q70............................ WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No More likely 3% 10% - 3% 4% 3% 1% 6% Less likely 39 20 58 36 35 43 42 28 Just as likely 49 65 30 54 54 44 49 56 DK/NA 9 5 12 7 7 10 8 10 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht More likely 4% 3% 3% 4% 4% 3% 3% 4% Less likely 32 41 44 38 28 42 35 49 Just as likely 60 51 44 43 60 46 52 39 DK/NA 4 5 9 14 8 9 9 8 70b. (If heard about controversy q70) Do you believe that Fox News has handled this controversy regarding Bill O'Reilly well so far, or do you think they should have done something different? (This question was asked before it was decided that Bill O'Reilly will not be returning to Fox.) HEARD ABOUT CONTROVERSY Q70............................ WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Handled well 25% 49% 11% 24% 24% 26% 18% 37% Done something diff 50 26 70 51 52 48 55 37 DK/NA 25 26 19 26 24 26 26 25 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Handled well 19% 24% 28% 25% 28% 26% 27% 18% Done something diff 55 54 47 48 48 46 47 60 DK/NA 26 22 25 27 24 27 26 22 70c. (If heard about controversy q70) As you may know, President Trump has defended Bill O'Reilly, saying that he believes that O'Reilly has done nothing wrong. Do you think this was an appropriate thing for President Trump to say, or not? HEARD ABOUT CONTROVERSY Q70............................ WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Appropriate 19% 43% 5% 17% 21% 16% 12% 30% No 76 49 93 78 71 80 83 64 DK/NA 6 9 1 6 8 4 5 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes/Appropriate 12% 17% 21% 19% 26% 16% 21% 10% No 82 78 75 74 67 81 74 84 DK/NA 6 5 5 7 8 4 5 6 71. Do you think that President Trump spends too much time at properties that his company owns, or not? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Too much time 55% 16% 86% 55% 51% 58% 60% 44% No 34 72 8 32 36 33 33 45 DK/NA 11 12 5 14 13 9 7 11 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes/Too much time 66% 58% 51% 49% 46% 56% 52% 63% No 22 29 42 39 42 36 39 23 DK/NA 12 13 8 11 12 7 9 14 72. Do you think President Trump is spending too much time at the White House, not enough time at the White House, or is spending about the right amount of time at the White House? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Too much time 2% 1% 3% 1% 2% 1% 1% - Not enough time 50 16 78 51 47 54 55 41 Right amount of time 38 74 14 36 40 36 36 49 DK/NA 10 9 6 11 10 9 9 10 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Too much time 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% - 1% 4% Not enough time 56 55 48 47 42 53 48 58 Right amount of time 27 34 45 41 46 39 42 27 DK/NA 15 10 5 11 11 8 9 10 73. Based on what you've heard, how comfortable are you with the amount that is being spent on security so that President Trump and his family can stay in places that are not the White House; very comfortable, somewhat comfortable, not so comfortable, or not comfortable at all? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very comfortable 19% 42% 6% 16% 19% 18% 16% 25% Smwht comfortable 16 25 5 16 19 13 16 22 Not so comfortable 15 16 13 17 15 15 14 16 Not comf. at all 45 11 75 46 40 50 49 34 DK/NA 5 6 2 6 6 4 5 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Very comfortable 12% 16% 21% 24% 22% 19% 21% 14% Smwht comfortable 14 15 16 17 22 16 19 10 Not so comfortable 17 17 15 12 15 15 15 14 Not comf. at all 51 46 44 43 35 48 42 56 DK/NA 7 6 3 4 6 3 4 7 74. Based on what you've heard, how comfortable are you with the amount of time that President Trump is spending golfing and doing other leisure activities; very comfortable, somewhat comfortable, not so comfortable, or not comfortable at all? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very comfortable 22% 46% 5% 20% 24% 20% 23% 29% Smwht comfortable 20 32 13 18 20 20 18 24 Not so comfortable 14 6 18 17 14 13 15 12 Not comf. at all 38 10 62 37 33 43 39 28 DK/NA 6 6 3 8 8 5 6 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Very comfortable 12% 18% 27% 28% 30% 22% 26% 12% Smwht comfortable 18 20 22 19 20 21 21 17 Not so comfortable 17 17 10 13 13 14 13 15 Not comf. at all 47 40 36 32 27 39 33 51 DK/NA 6 6 5 7 10 4 6 5 76. Do you think that President Trump has more conflicts of interest than most politicians, less conflicts of interest, or about the same amount of conflicts of interest as most politicians? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No More 58% 24% 84% 61% 53% 63% 65% 50% Less 8 12 7 7 9 7 7 6 Same 32 59 9 32 36 28 25 43 DK/NA 2 5 - 1 2 2 3 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht More 70% 55% 56% 55% 50% 64% 57% 62% Less 7 7 9 10 8 5 6 12 Same 22 36 34 31 41 29 34 24 DK/NA 1 1 1 4 2 2 2 2 TREND: Do you think that President Trump has more conflicts of interest than most politicians, less conflicts of interest, or about the same amount of conflicts of interest as most politicians? (* "President-elect") More Less Same DK/NA Apr 20, 2017 58 8 32 2 Apr 04, 2017 55 10 33 2 Feb 23, 2017 57 11 29 3 Jan 26, 2017 54 12 32 2 Jan 10, 2017 52 10 35 4 *
