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2. Which of these best fits how you generally feel about Donald Trumps approach to the
Presidency so far?
I agree with his policies, and am glad he is doing things his own way . . . . 24%
Some policies I agree with, and some I dont, but I am glad hes at least shaking
up Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32%
I disagree with his policies, and with the way hes doing things . . . . . . . . . . . 44%
3. Having Donald Trump as President right now makes me feel... Check all that apply.
Motivated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24%
Like I have a voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20%
Scared . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39%
Optimistic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33%
Pessimistic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29%
Proud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20%
Regretful that I voted for him . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2%
Wishing I had voted for him . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3%
Angry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32%
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4. Regardless of whether you support him, how would you describe what youve seen of the
Trump Administration so far:
6. Regardless of how you feel, how much should the following factors matter to people when
evaluating Donald Trumps presidency?
I like it, it is a way for the President to speak directly to people . . . . . . . . . . . 26%
I dont like it, it isnt how a President should communicate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44%
I dont pay attention either way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30%
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8. How would you rate these as priorities for Donald Trump to focus on right now? Only one
can be TOP priority.
Medium Not a
Top priority High priority priority priority
Immigration and the
wall 12% 39% 21% 28%
The Supreme Court 8% 47% 32% 13%
The Economy 32% 49% 11% 8%
ISIS and terrorism 27% 49% 16% 8%
Wall Street reform 6% 34% 38% 22%
10. If these groups DO NOT go along with what Donald Trump wants, what should he do?
Asked of Trump Supporters
Do things their
Ignore them Try to work it out way
Republicans in
Congress 10% 85% 5%
Democrats in
Congress 40% 57% 3%
The Federal Courts
and judges 15% 80% 5%
Advisors who
disagree with him 16% 80% 4%
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11. When people challenge Donald Trump about whether things he and his Administration say
are correct, or not correct, do you feel...
Asked of Trump Supporters
Trump and the Administration usually turn out to be right on the facts . . . . 46%
Facts are debatable and Trump and the Administration are usually just trying to
make a point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39%
Trump and his Administration have just misspoken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7%
Trump and the Administration have been wrong on the facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8%
12. If these things happen, what would it do to your support for Donald Trump?
Asked of Trump Supporters
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13. Youve probably seen or heard about people who are protesting and opposed to President
Trump. In general, do you think those people opposed to Trump are...
Asked of Trump Supporters
Agree Disagree
Patriotic, in their own
way 31% 69%
Dangerous 74% 26%
Principled, even if
you disagree 32% 68%
Nave or uninformed 77% 23%
Losers 63% 37%
14. If these things happened, what would it do to your support for Donald Trump?
Asked of Trump Non-supporters
15. Even if he isnt now, do you think that Donald Trump will try to do things to earn the support
of people like you?
Asked of Trump Non-supporters
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17. No matter how you feel about him, do you think Donald Trumps approach to politics is
mainly about:
Enacting his agenda quickly, making changes and then going back to his
business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65%
Getting re-elected, keeping a Republican majority and serving as long as he
can . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35%
18. Whether or not you agree with him on everything, do you feel Donald Trump
19. Which best describes your view on Trumps handling of international relations and foreign
policy?
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Reaching out to Democrats and others who dont back him, trying to get their
support too . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61%
Taking care of the people who voted for him first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39%
21. Do you think Donald Trump has the right approach toward Russia, or not?
Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44%
No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56%
23. Which is the best approach to people coming from majority-Muslim countries now?
24. How do you personally feel about applying a religious test for people trying to enter the
U.S.?
Favor, it would keep us safe and some religions are just more violent than others
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34%
Oppose, it is unfair and I think it is unconstitutional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66%
25. If Federal judges and the Courts rule the travel ban unconstitutional, should Donald
Trump...
Lift the ban, and try to change the law in Congress instead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70%
Ignore the courts and keep the ban in place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30%
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26. As you know Donald Trump campaigned on making America great again. In your view, if
you could give America a greatness rating, what would it be right now?
It is great . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11%
Very close to great . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9%
Somewhat close to great . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23%
Not close yet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29%
Far from great . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28%
27. As you may recall, Donald Trump campaigned on making America great again. If you had
to pick one, what most signals that America is great again?
Asked of Trump Supporters
28. Thinking about how Donald Trump is spending his time overall, do you think he is spending
his time talking about...
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30. Would you support a U.S. tax increase, either as a sales tax or income tax, to build the
wall if Mexico doesnt pay?
Asked of people that think its a good idea to build the wall
Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23%
No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40%
I wont have to, Mexico will pay in the end . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37%
31. In general, how well do you think the polls today reflect the views of people like you?
Pretty well - And I know there are people who agree with me, and some people
who dont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25%
Somewhat well - But I think there are more people who agree with me than they
show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40%
Not too well - I think they show something very different than what Id expect
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35%
32. Who did you vote for in the election for President?
Asked only of 2016 voters
Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48%
Trump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46%
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6%
33. In general, how would you describe your own political viewpoint?
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Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27%
No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11%
Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49%
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51%
38. In what year were you born? [Age recoded from birth year]
18-29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22%
30-44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23%
45-64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34%
65+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21%
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White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66%
Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13%
Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11%
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9%
HS or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39%
Some college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33%
College grad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18%
Post grad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10%
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1. Trump Support
Which of these comes closest to your view of President Donald Trump?
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3. Trump Feelings
Having Donald Trump as President right now makes me feel... Check all that apply.
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4. Trump Start
Regardless of whether you support him, how would you describe what youve seen of the Trump Administration so far:
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5. Trump Campaign
Compared to what he promised in the campaign, do you feel Trump is doing...
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6.d. How to Evaluate Trump What he says and how he handles himself as President
Regardless of how you feel, how much should the following factors matter to people when evaluating Donald Trumps presidency?
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7. Trump Tweets
What do you think of Donald Trumps tweets?
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12.a. Change Support for Trumps Supporters If he doesnt build the wall
If these things happen, what would it do to your support for Donald Trump?
Asked of Trump Supporters
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12.b. Change Support for Trumps Supporters If he doesnt fix the economy
If these things happen, what would it do to your support for Donald Trump?
Asked of Trump Supporters
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12.e. Change Support for Trumps Supporters If he acts like a typical politician
If these things happen, what would it do to your support for Donald Trump?
Asked of Trump Supporters
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12.f. Change Support for Trumps Supporters If he gets too close to Russia
If these things happen, what would it do to your support for Donald Trump?
Asked of Trump Supporters
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12.g. Change Support for Trumps Supporters If he repeals and replaces Obamacare
If these things happen, what would it do to your support for Donald Trump?
Asked of Trump Supporters
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13.a. Agree
Youve probably seen or heard about people who are protesting and opposed to President Trump. In general, do you think those people opposed to Trump are...
Asked of Trump Supporters
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13.b. Disagree
Youve probably seen or heard about people who are protesting and opposed to President Trump. In general, do you think those people opposed to Trump are...
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14.e. Change Support for Opponents If he builds infrastructure, roads and bridges
If these things happened, what would it do to your support for Donald Trump?
Asked of Trump Non-supporters
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14.f. Change Support for Opponents If he shows respect for people with different views
If these things happened, what would it do to your support for Donald Trump?
Asked of Trump Non-supporters
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18.a. Trump and People Like You Speaks for people like you
Whether or not you agree with him on everything, do you feel Donald Trump
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18.b. Trump and People Like You Respects and understands people like you
Whether or not you agree with him on everything, do you feel Donald Trump
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