August 23, 2017 - Trump Is Dividing The Country, U.S. Voters Say 2-1, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Most Trust Media More Than President PDF format Additional Trend Information Sample and Methodology detail President Donald Trump is doing more to divide the country, 62 percent of voters say, while 31 percent say he is doing more to unite the country, his worst score on this question, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today. President Trump gets a negative 35 - 59 percent overall job approval rating, down from a negative 39 - 57 percent rating in an August 17 survey by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN- uh-pe-ack) University. Every party, gender, education, age and racial group disapproves except Republicans, who approve 77 - 14 percent; white voters with no college, approving 52 - 40 percent, and white men, who approve by a narrow 50 - 46 percent. American voters disapprove 60 - 32 percent of Trump's response to the events in Charlottesville. President Trump's decisions and behavior have encouraged white supremacist groups, 59 percent of voters say, as 3 percent say he has discouraged these groups and 35 percent say he has had no impact on them. There is too much prejudice in the nation today, 55 percent of American voters say, while 40 percent say there is too much political correctness, the widest margin for prejudice since the question first was asked in June 2016. Prejudice against minority groups is a "very serious" problem, 50 percent of voters say, while 31 percent say it is "somewhat serious," a new high for these numbers. Since Trump's election, "the level of hatred and prejudice in the U.S. has increased," 65 percent of voters say, while 2 percent say it has decreased and 32 percent say it hasn't changed. "One word - Charlottesville. "Elected on his strength as a deal-maker, but now overwhelmingly considered a divider, President Donald Trump has a big negative job approval rating and low scores on handling racial issues," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll. Voters disapprove 63 - 31 percent, including 56 - 38 percent among white voters, of the way Trump is handling race relations. The president does not care about issues facing minority groups, voters say 60 - 37 percent, including 52 - 45 percent among white voters. A total of 62 percent of American voters say prejudice against Jewish people is a "very serious" or "somewhat serious" problem. Voters oppose 50 - 39 percent removing Confederate statues from public spaces. White voters oppose removal 57 - 33 percent, with black voters supporting removal 67 - 21 percent. Among Hispanic voters, 47 percent support removing statues, with 42 percent opposed. White supremacist groups pose a threat to the U.S., voters say 64 - 34 percent. President Trump does not provide the U.S. with moral leadership, American voters say 62 - 35 percent. Voter opinions of most Trump qualities remain low: 61 - 36 percent that he is not honest; 61 - 37 percent that he does not have good leadership skills; 57 - 40 percent that he does not care about average Americans; 68 - 29 percent that he is not level headed; 59 - 38 percent that he is a strong person; 55 - 43 percent that he is intelligent; 63 - 34 percent that he does not share their values. Trump, the Media and Tweeting American voters disapprove 55 - 40 percent of the way the news media covers Trump, and disapprove 62 - 35 percent of the way the president talks about the media. Voters trust the media more than Trump 54 - 36 percent "to tell you the truth about important issues." Stop tweeting from your personal account, voters tell the president 69 - 28 percent. In an open-ended question, allowing for any answers, 64 voters (not percent) say "strong" is the first word that comes to mind when they think of Trump. "Idiot" is the first word for 59 voters. Another 58 voters say "incompetent," as 50 say "liar" and 49 say "president." From August 17 - 22, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,514 voters nationwide with a margin of error of +/- 3.1 percentage points, including the design effect. Live interviewers call landlines and cell phones. The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys nationwide, and in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa and Colorado 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 35% 77% 4% 33% 41% 31% 32% 52% Disapprove 59 14 95 59 55 62 63 40 DK/NA 6 9 1 8 4 7 5 8 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 26% 37% 39% 39% 50% 37% 43% 4% 24% Disapprove 69 54 57 55 46 55 51 93 72 DK/NA 5 9 4 6 4 9 7 3 4 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as President? App Dis DK/NA Aug 23, 2017 35 59 6 Aug 17, 2017 39 57 4 Aug 02, 2017 33 61 5 Jun 29, 2017 40 55 5 Jun 07, 2017 34 57 9 May 24, 2017 37 55 7 May 10, 2017 36 58 6 Apr 19, 2017 40 56 4 Apr 04, 2017 35 57 8 Mar 22, 2017 37 56 7 Mar 07, 2017 41 52 7 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 27% 61% 3% 24% 29% 25% 23% 40% Approve smwht 8 16 1 9 11 5 9 12 Disapprove smwht 4 5 5 4 5 4 6 2 Disapprove strongly 54 9 90 54 49 58 56 38 DK/NA 7 9 1 10 6 8 6 8 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve strongly 16% 28% 29% 31% 35% 30% 33% 3% 20% Approve smwht 9 8 9 7 14 7 10 1 4 Disapprove smwht 4 5 4 5 5 3 4 6 7 Disapprove strongly 64 49 53 50 41 52 46 87 65 DK/NA 5 10 5 7 5 9 7 3 4 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 Aug 23, 2017 27 8 4 54 7 Aug 17, 2017 26 12 5 52 5 Aug 02, 2017 23 10 6 55 6 Jun 29, 2017 28 12 6 48 5 Jun 07, 2017 25 9 6 51 9 May 24, 2017 28 9 7 49 8 May 10, 2017 25 10 8 51 7 Apr 19, 2017 28 11 6 50 5 Apr 04, 2017 25 9 7 49 9 Mar 22, 2017 26 10 6 50 8 Mar 07, 2017 31 10 6 45 8 Feb 22, 2017 29 9 6 49 8 Feb 07, 2017 33 9 6 45 8 Jan 26, 2017 29 6 4 40 20 5. 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 36% 79% 4% 33% 39% 33% 33% 53% Unfavorable 60 17 95 61 57 62 63 42 Hvn't hrd enough 3 3 1 4 3 3 2 3 REFUSED 2 1 1 3 1 3 2 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 27% 35% 39% 41% 49% 40% 44% 4% 24% Unfavorable 70 58 57 55 48 55 52 90 72 Hvn't hrd enough 2 5 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 REFUSED 1 2 3 2 1 3 2 3 1 TREND: Is your opinion of Donald Trump favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Fav Unfav HvntHrd REF Aug 23, 2017 36 60 3 2 Aug 17, 2017 39 58 2 1 Aug 02, 2017 34 61 2 2 Jun 29, 2017 41 55 1 2 Jun 07, 2017 35 60 2 3 May 24, 2017 37 57 4 2 May 10, 2017 35 58 4 2 Apr 19, 2017 39 56 3 2 Apr 04, 2017 36 59 3 2 Mar 22, 2017 36 57 5 2 Mar 07, 2017 43 53 3 1 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 6. What is the first word that comes to mind when you think of Donald Trump? (Numbers are not percentages. Figures show the number of times each response was given. This table reports only words that were mentioned at least five times.) Tot strong 64 idiot 59 incompetent 58 liar 50 president 49 racist 29 leader 27 unqualified 26 asshole 24 arrogant 21 businessman 21 honest 21 crazy 19 ignorant 18 dishonest 17 great 17 narcissist 16 unstable 15 egotistical 14 buffoon 12 unfit 12 inexperienced 11 disgusting 10 good 10 America 9 determined 9 jerk 9 trying 9 bully 8 crook 8 patriot 8 stupid 8 terrible 8 Twitter 8 untrustworthy 8 bigot 7 brash 7 criminal 7 dangerous 7 ego 7 hair 7 hate 7 jackass 7 American 6 awful 6 change 6 clown 6 impulsive 6 intelligent 6 joke 6 leadership 6 money 6 self-centered 6 smart 6 blowhard 5 despicable 5 disgrace 5 fraud 5 impeachment 5 moron 5 ridiculous 5 13. Would you say that Donald Trump - is honest, or not? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 36% 77% 7% 32% 39% 32% 33% 50% No 61 18 92 63 58 63 64 45 DK/NA 4 5 1 5 3 4 3 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 29% 33% 38% 41% 48% 38% 43% 10% 25% No 68 64 58 53 49 58 54 89 70 DK/NA 3 2 4 5 3 5 4 1 5 TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump is honest, or not? Yes No DK/NA Aug 23, 2017 36 61 4 Aug 17, 2017 37 59 4 Aug 02, 2017 34 62 5 Jun 29, 2017 38 57 5 Jun 07, 2017 36 59 6 May 24, 2017 36 59 5 May 10, 2017 33 61 5 Apr 19, 2017 37 58 5 Apr 04, 2017 34 61 6 Mar 22, 2017 35 60 5 Mar 07, 2017 39 55 6 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 14. Would you say that Donald Trump - has good leadership skills, or not? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 37% 76% 8% 34% 40% 34% 31% 54% No 61 22 91 63 58 63 67 43 DK/NA 2 2 - 3 2 2 2 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 30% 41% 37% 38% 47% 40% 44% 9% 29% No 68 57 61 60 51 57 54 90 69 DK/NA 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 1 1 TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump has good leadership skills, or not? Yes No DK/NA Aug 23, 2017 37 61 2 Aug 17, 2017 39 59 2 Aug 02, 2017 34 63 3 Jun 29, 2017 44 54 2 Jun 07, 2017 39 58 3 May 24, 2017 40 57 3 May 10, 2017 41 56 3 Apr 19, 2017 40 55 4 Apr 04, 2017 40 55 4 Mar 22, 2017 40 55 5 Mar 07, 2017 47 50 4 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 15. Would you say that Donald Trump - cares about average Americans, or not? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 40% 86% 7% 37% 45% 35% 37% 57% No 57 13 92 59 52 62 60 41 DK/NA 3 1 1 4 3 3 3 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 30% 42% 42% 45% 54% 43% 48% 6% 27% No 68 54 56 54 43 55 50 90 71 DK/NA 2 3 2 1 3 2 2 4 2 TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump cares about average Americans, or not? Yes No DK/NA Aug 23, 2017 40 57 3 Aug 17, 2017 42 56 2 Aug 02, 2017 39 59 2 Jun 29, 2017 44 55 2 Jun 07, 2017 40 58 3 May 24, 2017 42 56 2 May 10, 2017 38 59 3 Apr 19, 2017 42 57 2 Apr 04, 2017 39 57 4 Mar 22, 2017 40 57 3 Mar 07, 2017 46 52 3 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 16. Would you say that Donald Trump - is level headed, or not? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 29% 63% 5% 26% 31% 27% 24% 45% No 68 32 94 70 65 70 73 52 DK/NA 3 5 1 4 3 3 3 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 19% 27% 33% 33% 38% 32% 35% 3% 19% No 79 70 64 62 59 64 61 93 78 DK/NA 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 5 3 TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump is level headed, or not? Yes No DK/NA Aug 23, 2017 29 68 3 Aug 17, 2017 30 67 2 Aug 02, 2017 26 71 3 Jun 29, 2017 34 63 3 Jun 07, 2017 29 68 3 May 24, 2017 31 65 4 May 10, 2017 29 66 5 Apr 19, 2017 33 63 4 Apr 04, 2017 29 66 5 Mar 22, 2017 30 66 4 Mar 07, 2017 34 61 5 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 17. Would you say that Donald Trump - is a strong person, or not? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 59% 90% 31% 61% 61% 57% 54% 72% No 38 9 67 35 37 40 43 26 DK/NA 2 1 2 4 2 3 3 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 56% 60% 61% 60% 67% 61% 64% 40% 55% No 41 39 37 38 30 37 34 58 43 DK/NA 3 1 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump is a strong person, or not? Yes No DK/NA Aug 23, 2017 59 38 2 Aug 17, 2017 61 37 3 Aug 02, 2017 58 39 3 Jun 29, 2017 63 34 3 Jun 07, 2017 62 35 3 May 24, 2017 64 33 2 May 10, 2017 62 35 3 Apr 19, 2017 61 36 3 Apr 04, 2017 64 33 4 Mar 22, 2017 66 30 4 Mar 07, 2017 67 30 3 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 18. Would you say that Donald Trump - is intelligent, or not? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 55% 90% 25% 55% 58% 52% 52% 69% No 43 9 74 40 39 46 45 29 DK/NA 3 1 1 5 3 2 3 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 48% 56% 56% 58% 66% 57% 61% 33% 42% No 49 42 42 40 31 42 37 66 52 DK/NA 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 6 TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump is intelligent, or not? Yes No DK/NA Aug 23, 2017 55 43 3 Aug 17, 2017 58 40 2 Aug 02, 2017 55 42 3 Jun 29, 2017 58 39 3 Jun 07, 2017 57 40 3 May 24, 2017 57 40 3 May 10, 2017 56 41 3 Apr 19, 2017 58 38 4 Apr 04, 2017 60 35 5 Mar 22, 2017 59 36 5 Mar 07, 2017 64 32 4 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 19. 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 34% 78% 5% 30% 38% 31% 32% 50% No 63 20 94 65 60 66 66 47 DK/NA 3 3 1 5 3 3 3 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 24% 34% 37% 41% 46% 38% 41% 6% 24% No 74 63 60 58 51 60 56 92 74 DK/NA 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 1 TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump is someone who shares your values, or not? Yes No DK/NA Aug 23, 2017 34 63 3 Aug 17, 2017 37 61 2 Aug 02, 2017 34 63 3 Jun 29, 2017 38 59 3 Jun 07, 2017 33 64 3 May 24, 2017 36 62 2 May 10, 2017 32 64 4 Apr 19, 2017 35 61 4 Apr 04, 2017 34 61 5 Mar 22, 2017 35 61 4 Mar 07, 2017 38 58 4 Feb 22, 2017 37 60 3 Feb 07, 2017 38 58 4 Link to full trend on website 20. In the Presidential election of 2016, if Hillary Clinton had become President instead of Donald Trump, do you think that the nation would be better off than it is today or worse off than it is today? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Better off 49% 8% 89% 44% 43% 54% 53% 34% Worse off 40 85 5 41 44 37 38 56 SAME(VOL) 6 4 4 7 6 6 5 5 DK/NA 5 2 2 8 7 3 5 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Better off 54% 46% 51% 47% 36% 48% 42% 80% 58% Worse off 30 44 42 44 52 44 48 7 31 SAME(VOL) 8 6 3 5 5 5 5 11 4 DK/NA 7 4 3 4 6 3 5 2 8 21. 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 31% 68% 4% 29% 34% 28% 27% 45% Divide 62 20 95 64 59 65 66 44 DK/NA 7 12 1 7 7 7 6 10 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Unite 23% 31% 35% 34% 41% 34% 37% 6% 20% Divide 72 58 60 58 51 58 54 92 75 DK/NA 6 10 5 8 8 9 9 2 4 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 Aug 23, 2017 31 62 7 Apr 19, 2017 36 59 6 Apr 04, 2017 34 61 6 Mar 07, 2017 39 56 5 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 * 22. 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 30% 70% 3% 26% 32% 29% 28% 45% Wrong change 45 9 79 44 41 49 49 30 Not much change 23 20 18 27 25 21 22 23 DK/NA 2 1 - 3 2 1 2 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Right change 20% 30% 35% 34% 41% 35% 37% 2% 19% Wrong change 55 43 48 39 34 43 38 72 57 Not much change 24 24 16 25 24 21 22 26 22 DK/NA 1 2 1 3 2 2 2 - 1 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 Aug 23, 2017 30 45 23 2 Apr 19, 2017 34 43 21 2 Apr 04, 2017 32 42 22 4 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 * 23. 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 10% 26% 2% 6% 10% 11% 8% 14% Worse 33 11 53 30 31 35 35 22 As expected 55 62 45 61 58 53 55 63 DK/NA 1 1 - 2 1 2 2 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Better 10% 10% 9% 9% 12% 10% 11% 1% 15% Worse 25 33 35 38 25 31 28 56 35 As expected 64 55 54 51 62 57 59 42 49 DK/NA - 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump is doing a better job as president than you expected, a worse job, or about what you expected? Better Worse Expectd DK/NA Aug 23, 2017 10 33 55 1 May 10, 2017 14 24 60 2 Apr 19, 2017 16 24 58 1 Mar 07, 2017 22 22 53 3 Feb 22, 2017 19 27 52 2 24. Does having Donald Trump as President of the United States make you feel more safe, less safe, or doesn't it have an impact on how safe you feel? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No More safe 28% 66% 4% 24% 32% 24% 26% 40% Less safe 52 11 89 51 46 58 56 33 No impact 19 22 7 25 22 17 18 26 DK/NA - 1 - - - 1 - - AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp More safe 18% 29% 29% 34% 39% 29% 33% 4% 20% Less safe 56 49 55 49 36 51 44 88 64 No impact 26 23 15 16 25 20 23 8 15 DK/NA - - 1 1 - - - - - 25. Which is closer to your point of view: there is too much political correctness in the United States today, or there is too much prejudice in the United States today? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Political corrctness 40% 73% 11% 43% 49% 31% 38% 51% Prejudice 55 21 87 51 46 63 56 44 DK/NA 6 6 3 6 5 6 5 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Political corrctness 31% 46% 40% 42% 56% 35% 45% 15% 33% Prejudice 64 47 55 53 40 58 50 80 60 DK/NA 6 7 4 6 4 6 5 5 7 TREND: Which is closer to your point of view: there is too much political correctness in the United States today, or there is too much prejudice in the United States today? Pol. Preju- Crct dice DK/NA Aug 23, 2017 40 55 6 Nov 22, 2016 47 48 5 Link to full trend on website 26. 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 40% 8% 72% 35% 37% 43% 43% 28% Disapprove 55 89 22 59 60 51 53 69 DK/NA 5 2 5 6 4 6 4 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 35% 38% 44% 43% 29% 40% 35% 67% 43% Disapprove 59 57 52 53 69 55 62 25 52 DK/NA 6 5 4 3 3 4 4 7 6 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the news media has covered President Trump? App Dis DK/NA Aug 23, 2017 40 55 5 Aug 16, 2017 37 58 5 May 25, 2017 39 57 4 May 10, 2017 37 58 5 Mar 07, 2017 41 53 6 Feb 22, 2017 45 50 4 27. 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% 32% 39% 31% 32% 48% Disapprove 62 24 94 64 59 66 65 48 DK/NA 3 2 1 5 3 3 2 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 27% 39% 35% 37% 47% 36% 41% 6% 26% Disapprove 70 59 62 59 51 61 56 91 72 DK/NA 2 3 3 4 2 4 3 2 2 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way President Trump talks about the media? App Dis DK/NA Aug 23, 2017 35 62 3 Aug 16, 2017 38 59 3 May 25, 2017 35 62 3 May 10, 2017 31 65 3 Mar 07, 2017 37 60 3 Feb 22, 2017 35 61 4 28. 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 36% 80% 5% 33% 39% 33% 34% 52% News media 54 13 89 54 51 57 58 39 DK/NA 10 8 6 13 10 10 8 9 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Trump 24% 37% 39% 42% 48% 39% 44% 7% 22% News media 60 50 56 51 43 52 48 80 65 DK/NA 16 12 5 7 8 9 9 13 13 TREND: Who do you trust more to tell you the truth about important issues: President Trump or the news media? Trump News DK/NA Aug 23, 2017 36 54 10 Aug 16, 2017 37 55 9 May 25, 2017 34 53 13 May 10, 2017 31 57 12 Mar 07, 2017 37 53 10 Feb 22, 2017 37 52 10 29. Since the 2016 presidential election, have you been following the news more, following the news less, or have you been following the news about the same amount as before? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No More 41% 36% 55% 33% 36% 46% 36% 42% Less 8 9 6 10 7 9 7 7 Same 51 56 38 57 57 45 57 50 DK/NA - - - - - - - - AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp More 36% 38% 46% 43% 34% 44% 39% 51% 49% Less 10 8 7 6 7 8 7 9 11 Same 54 54 47 51 60 48 54 40 40 DK/NA - - - - - - - - - TREND: Since the 2016 presidential election, have you been following the news more, following the news less, or have you been following the news about the same amount as before? More Less Same DK/NA Aug 23, 2017 41 8 51 - Jun 07, 2017 33 10 57 - 30. Do you think that President Trump provides the United States with moral leadership, or not? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Moral leadership 35% 78% 5% 32% 38% 32% 31% 53% No 62 20 94 64 59 66 67 45 DK/NA 2 2 1 4 3 2 2 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Moral leadership 27% 34% 38% 41% 47% 39% 43% 5% 25% No 72 64 60 55 50 59 55 94 74 DK/NA 1 2 2 4 3 2 2 1 1 31. Do you think that President Trump is abusing the powers of his office, or not? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Abusing powers 53% 13% 88% 53% 47% 59% 52% 39% No 44 86 10 44 50 39 45 58 DK/NA 2 1 2 3 2 2 2 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Abusing powers 61% 48% 53% 53% 37% 52% 45% 91% 61% No 37 50 45 46 60 45 52 8 37 DK/NA 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 1 TREND: Do you think that President Trump is abusing the powers of his office, or not? Yes No DK/NA Aug 23, 2017 53 44 2 Aug 17, 2017 51 47 2 Aug 02, 2017 57 40 2 Jun 29, 2017 52 46 2 Jun 07, 2017 55 42 3 May 24, 2017 54 43 3 32. Do you associate President Trump more with mainstream conservatism or the alt-right movement? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Mainstream consrvtsm 38% 69% 19% 35% 41% 36% 34% 47% Alt-right movement 44 15 67 46 43 45 51 33 DK/NA 17 16 15 19 16 19 15 20 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Mainstream consrvtsm 38% 41% 35% 39% 44% 38% 41% 25% 34% Alt-right movement 45 43 49 41 40 42 41 62 45 DK/NA 18 17 16 20 16 20 18 12 21 33. Do you believe that Donald Trump is more honest than most of the previous presidents, less honest than most previous presidents, or that Donald Trump is just about as honest as most previous presidents? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No More honest 24% 50% 5% 22% 25% 23% 20% 34% Less honest 50 11 85 51 46 54 55 35 Just about as honest 24 38 9 25 28 21 23 30 DK/NA 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp More honest 20% 25% 25% 25% 29% 27% 28% 6% 18% Less honest 53 47 52 50 38 50 44 75 62 Just about as honest 26 27 22 23 32 23 27 17 19 DK/NA 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 TREND: Do you believe that Donald Trump is more honest than most of the previous presidents, less honest than most previous presidents, or that Donald Trump is just about as honest as most previous presidents? More Less JustAs Honest Honest Honest DK/NA Aug 23, 2017 24 50 24 1 Aug 17, 2017 22 49 27 2 Mar 22, 2017 25 48 24 3 39. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - race relations? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 31% 69% 5% 27% 33% 29% 26% 48% Disapprove 63 26 93 66 61 65 68 45 DK/NA 6 5 2 7 5 6 5 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 24% 30% 33% 36% 42% 34% 38% 7% 20% Disapprove 74 65 61 57 52 59 56 89 79 DK/NA 3 6 5 7 6 6 6 3 1 40. Would you say that Donald Trump cares about the issues facing minority groups in the U.S., or not? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Cares 37% 79% 5% 34% 42% 33% 35% 53% No 60 17 94 61 55 64 62 43 DK/NA 3 4 1 5 3 3 4 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Cares 27% 37% 39% 42% 50% 40% 45% 5% 26% No 71 58 57 55 46 57 52 94 74 DK/NA 1 5 4 3 4 4 4 1 - 41. Since the election of Donald Trump, do you believe the level of hatred and prejudice in the U.S. has increased, the level of hatred and prejudice has decreased, or hasn't it changed either way? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Increased 65% 48% 85% 62% 61% 69% 66% 60% Decreased 2 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 Hasn't changed 32 47 13 36 37 27 32 37 DK/NA 1 2 - 1 1 2 1 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Increased 73% 57% 67% 67% 56% 68% 62% 77% 79% Decreased - 2 1 3 2 2 2 3 1 Hasn't changed 26 39 30 28 42 28 35 21 21 DK/NA 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 - - TREND: Since the election of Donald Trump, do you believe the level of hatred and prejudice in the U.S. has increased, the level of hatred and prejudice has decreased, or hasn't it changed either way? Incr Decr NoChng DK/NA Aug 23, 2017 65 2 32 1 Mar 09, 2017 63 2 32 3 42. How serious a problem do you think that prejudice against minority groups is in the United States today; a very serious problem, a somewhat serious problem, a not so serious problem, or not a problem at all? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very serious 50% 21% 76% 47% 45% 55% 46% 39% Somewhat serious 31 40 19 35 32 30 35 38 Not so serious 13 26 4 11 15 11 13 15 Not at all 5 11 1 5 8 3 5 7 DK/NA 1 2 - 1 1 1 1 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Very serious 68% 45% 48% 41% 34% 49% 42% 86% 65% Somewhat serious 21 37 32 35 38 36 37 9 19 Not so serious 7 12 12 16 18 11 14 5 10 Not at all 5 5 6 6 9 4 6 - 6 DK/NA - 1 1 1 2 1 1 - 1 TREND: How serious a problem do you think that prejudice against minority groups is in the United States today; a very serious problem, a somewhat serious problem, a not so serious problem, or not a problem at all? Very Smwht Not so Not at Serious Serious Serious All DK/NA Aug 23, 2017 50 31 13 5 1 Mar 09, 2017 48 29 15 7 2 Feb 08, 2017 41 34 17 8 1 Jan 13, 2017 47 32 13 6 3 Nov 23, 2016 43 33 17 5 2 Link to full trend on website 43. How serious a problem do you think that prejudice against Jewish people is in the United States today; a very serious problem, a somewhat serious problem, a not so serious problem, or not a problem at all? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very serious 28% 13% 43% 25% 24% 31% 21% 22% Somewhat serious 34 26 35 40 31 37 40 35 Not so serious 23 35 17 19 26 20 25 24 Not at all 11 22 4 11 15 8 12 14 DK/NA 4 5 2 5 4 4 3 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Very serious 32% 23% 29% 26% 16% 27% 21% 52% 33% Somewhat serious 28 34 38 35 33 41 37 28 24 Not so serious 23 26 21 21 29 20 25 11 30 Not at all 14 11 9 14 18 8 13 8 9 DK/NA 4 6 2 4 4 4 4 1 4 TREND: How serious a problem do you think that prejudice against Jewish people is in the United States today: a very serious problem, a somewhat serious problem, a not so serious problem, or not a problem at all? Very Smwht Not so Not at Serious Serious Serious All DK/NA Aug 23, 2017 28 34 23 11 4 Mar 09, 2017 35 35 19 10 2 Feb 08, 2017 13 36 29 18 3 44. How serious a problem do you think that prejudice against white people is in the United States today; a very serious problem, a somewhat serious problem, a not so serious problem, or not a problem at all? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very serious 19% 25% 15% 17% 17% 20% 9% 23% Somewhat serious 26 36 17 28 28 25 27 34 Not so serious 27 25 29 27 27 26 30 25 Not at all 26 12 37 26 25 27 32 16 DK/NA 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Very serious 18% 17% 17% 19% 14% 19% 16% 25% 23% Somewhat serious 25 23 26 34 32 29 30 15 21 Not so serious 28 29 27 25 28 28 28 25 25 Not at all 28 30 27 19 25 23 24 35 28 DK/NA 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 - 4 45. If a white supremacist rally were to occur in your town, would you join the rally, protest the rally, or would you do neither of these things? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Join 2% 2% 3% 1% 1% 2% 1% 2% Protest 35 17 52 33 35 34 39 27 Neither 62 79 45 65 63 62 60 70 DK/NA 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Join 3% 3% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 4% 3% Protest 44 37 36 26 30 34 32 37 46 Neither 52 60 62 72 68 63 65 59 50 DK/NA 1 - 1 2 1 1 1 - 1 55. Do you support or oppose removing Confederate statues from public spaces around the country? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 39% 9% 65% 39% 39% 39% 44% 24% Oppose 50 81 23 53 51 50 46 67 DK/NA 10 10 12 8 10 11 10 9 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support 49% 41% 37% 34% 33% 34% 33% 67% 47% Oppose 41 50 53 54 57 58 57 21 42 DK/NA 10 9 9 13 11 8 9 12 11 56. As president, do you think Donald Trump should continue tweeting from his personal Twitter account, or not? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Should 28% 44% 13% 28% 32% 24% 27% 34% No 69 52 84 67 64 73 70 61 DK/NA 4 4 3 5 4 4 2 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Should 28% 24% 32% 27% 38% 25% 31% 12% 23% No 69 74 66 65 59 71 65 86 74 DK/NA 3 2 2 8 3 4 4 2 3 TREND: As president, do you think Donald Trump should continue tweeting from his personal Twitter account, or not? Yes No DK/NA Aug 23, 2017 28 69 4 Aug 17, 2017 31 66 3 Aug 02, 2017 27 69 4 Jun 29, 2017 32 61 7 May 10, 2017 33 61 6 Apr 19, 2017 28 68 4 57. Do you approve or disapprove of the way President Trump handles issues involving white supremacist groups? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 28% 61% 3% 27% 30% 26% 25% 41% Disapprove 63 25 93 65 62 65 67 49 DK/NA 9 14 4 8 8 9 8 9 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 18% 29% 31% 32% 37% 31% 34% 2% 21% Disapprove 77 61 61 58 55 60 58 90 72 DK/NA 4 9 8 10 9 8 9 8 7 58. Do you think that President Trump's decisions and behavior as president have encouraged the white supremacist groups, discouraged the white supremacist groups, or do you think his behavior and decisions haven't had an impact either way? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Encouraged 59% 18% 91% 61% 57% 61% 63% 45% Discouraged 3 6 1 3 3 3 2 3 No impact 35 74 6 33 37 33 32 49 DK/NA 3 2 2 3 3 4 2 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Encouraged 72% 57% 57% 54% 50% 56% 53% 88% 67% Discouraged 1 2 3 4 3 3 3 2 2 No impact 25 39 36 37 45 38 41 8 26 DK/NA 1 3 4 4 2 4 3 2 5 58a. (If Trump encouraged q58) Do you think President Trump has deliberately encouraged these groups or do you think that President Trump has accidentally encouraged these groups? TRUMP ENCOURAGED WHITE SUPREMACIST GROUPS Q58.............. WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Deliberately 61% 26% 71% 55% 58% 64% 59% 53% Accidentally 33 72 24 35 38 28 38 39 DK/NA 7 2 6 10 4 9 4 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Deliberately 46% 63% 67% 70% 50% 62% 56% 77% 60% Accidentally 48 32 27 22 46 32 38 15 35 DK/NA 7 5 6 8 5 6 5 8 6 58b. Do you think that President Trump's decisions and behavior as president have encouraged the white supremacist groups, discouraged the white supremacist groups, or do you think his behavior and decisions haven't had an impact either way? COMBINED WITH: (If Trump encouraged q58) Do you think President Trump has deliberately encouraged these groups or do you think that President Trump has accidentally encouraged these groups? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Deliberately encouraged 36% 5% 64% 33% 33% 39% 37% 24% Accidentally encouraged 19 13 22 21 22 17 24 18 Discouraged 3 6 1 3 3 3 2 3 No impact 35 74 6 33 37 33 32 49 DK/NA 7 3 7 9 5 9 5 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Deliberately encouraged 33% 36% 39% 38% 25% 34% 30% 67% 40% Accidentally encouraged 34 18 15 12 23 18 20 13 23 Discouraged 1 2 3 4 3 3 3 2 2 No impact 25 39 36 37 45 38 41 8 26 DK/NA 6 6 7 8 4 7 6 9 8 59. Do you think that white supremacist groups pose a threat to the United States, or not? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Threat 64% 44% 80% 62% 58% 69% 61% 59% No 34 53 17 36 40 29 37 38 DK/NA 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Threat 71% 61% 64% 62% 53% 66% 60% 81% 70% No 27 39 34 34 45 31 38 18 28 DK/NA 1 - 2 4 2 3 2 2 2 59a. (If yes/white supremacists pose threat q59) Do you think that white supremacist groups pose an immediate threat to the United States, or not? WHITE SUPREMACIST GROUPS POSE THREAT Q59................... WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Immediate 61% 42% 70% 60% 60% 62% 63% 55% No 37 58 28 39 38 37 35 44 DK/NA 1 - 1 1 2 1 2 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Immediate 66% 69% 54% 55% 55% 62% 59% 69% 62% No 34 30 44 43 43 37 40 31 35 DK/NA 1 - 3 2 2 1 2 - 3 59b. Do you think that white supremacist groups pose a threat to the United States, or not? COMBINED WITH: (If yes/white supremacists pose threat q59) Do you think that white supremacist groups pose an immediate threat to the United States, or not? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Immediate threat 39% 18% 57% 37% 35% 43% 38% 33% Threat/Not immediate 24 25 23 25 22 25 22 26 Not a threat 34 53 17 36 40 29 37 38 DK/NA 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Immediate threat 47% 42% 34% 34% 29% 41% 35% 55% 44% Threat/Not immediate 24 19 28 27 23 25 24 25 24 Not a threat 27 39 34 34 45 31 38 18 28 DK/NA 2 1 4 5 3 3 3 2 4 60. Do you approve or disapprove of President Trump's response to the events in Charlottesville? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 32% 69% 4% 30% 37% 28% 31% 46% Disapprove 60 21 90 61 57 62 64 43 DK/NA 8 10 5 9 6 11 5 11 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 24% 31% 36% 35% 45% 33% 39% 4% 21% Disapprove 67 58 58 57 50 56 53 90 69 DK/NA 9 11 6 8 5 11 8 5 11 61. As you may know, there were two major groups involved in the situation in Charlottesville: the white supremacist protesters, and the people who were there to protest against them, known as the counter protesters. Who do you believe is more to blame for the violence in Charlottesville: the white supremacist protesters or the counter protesters? WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No White supremacists 63% 38% 88% 60% 59% 66% 65% 54% Counter protesters 16 30 4 15 20 11 13 22 DK/NA 21 32 8 25 20 23 22 25 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp White supremacists 77% 60% 61% 60% 53% 63% 59% 84% 71% Counter protesters 13 14 19 17 23 13 18 8 12 DK/NA 10 27 20 24 24 23 23 8 17
