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1 1. Following shutdown news How closely are you following news about the partial government shutdown? Very closely 34% 43% 35% 33% 20% 29% 37% 47% 37% 32% 27% 19% Somewhat closely 39% 40% 37% 40% 34% 34% 42% 44% 40% 31% 35% 48% Not very closely 15% 12% 16% 14% 20% 21% 13% 5% 15% 19% 13% 10% Not at all closely 8% 4% 8% 7% 13% 11% 6% 1% 6% 12% 9% 17% Not sure 5% 1% 4% 7% 13% 5% 2% 3% 3% 6% 17% 6% Totals 101% 100% 100% 101% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% 101% 100% Unweighted N (999) (878) (439) (560) (177) (233) (381) (208) (744) (113) (84) (58) Very closely 34% 46% 27% 30% 54% 39% 27% 37% 47% 33% 35% 32% 36% Somewhat closely 39% 41% 37% 39% 36% 41% 41% 37% 37% 37% 42% 38% 39% Not very closely 15% 9% 14% 23% 7% 16% 16% 19% 8% 16% 12% 16% 13% Not at all closely 8% 3% 14% 3% 3% 3% 10% 5% 7% 8% 7% 9% 5% Not sure 5% 2% 9% 4% 0% 1% 6% 1% 1% 5% 5% 5% 7% Totals 101% 101% 101% 99% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 99% 101% 100% 100% Unweighted N (999) (354) (381) (264) (348) (342) (358) (312) (200) (176) (212) (403) (208) 1

2 2. Understand cause of shutdown How well do you understand what caused the partial government shutdown? Very well 48% 59% 51% 45% 24% 43% 52% 70% 51% 45% 39% 34% Somewhat well 30% 30% 28% 33% 36% 30% 32% 23% 33% 22% 29% 27% Not very well 12% 7% 12% 11% 17% 16% 11% 2% 9% 16% 11% 29% Not at all well 5% 2% 5% 5% 10% 6% 3% 1% 4% 11% 4% 3% Not sure 5% 2% 4% 7% 12% 5% 2% 4% 3% 6% 18% 6% Totals 100% 100% 100% 101% 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% 99% Unweighted N (994) (874) (435) (559) (175) (231) (380) (208) (740) (113) (83) (58) Very well 48% 56% 39% 52% 65% 60% 41% 50% 63% 48% 43% 47% 52% Somewhat well 30% 30% 29% 32% 25% 31% 31% 37% 23% 33% 35% 28% 30% Not very well 12% 9% 14% 11% 6% 6% 16% 11% 6% 13% 13% 13% 8% Not at all well 5% 2% 10% 1% 2% 1% 6% 1% 7% 2% 5% 7% 3% Not sure 5% 3% 8% 4% 2% 1% 6% 2% 1% 4% 4% 6% 7% Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 101% 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% Unweighted N (994) (353) (379) (262) (347) (340) (355) (310) (199) (174) (211) (401) (208) 2

3 3. Serious problem How serious of a problem do you think it is that the government partially shut down? Very serious 50% 54% 42% 57% 43% 51% 49% 56% 48% 66% 46% 45% Somewhat serious 25% 24% 27% 23% 24% 25% 28% 21% 27% 16% 30% 16% Not very serious 11% 13% 15% 9% 9% 10% 12% 15% 14% 1% 5% 16% Not at all serious 7% 8% 11% 4% 7% 7% 9% 5% 7% 11% 5% 8% Not sure 6% 1% 5% 8% 16% 6% 3% 3% 4% 7% 14% 15% Totals 99% 100% 100% 101% 99% 99% 101% 100% 100% 101% 100% 100% Unweighted N (995) (875) (437) (558) (175) (233) (379) (208) (742) (112) (84) (57) Very serious 50% 80% 41% 27% 85% 22% 51% 48% 54% 55% 52% 46% 50% Somewhat serious 25% 15% 25% 38% 12% 34% 25% 29% 23% 22% 23% 29% 22% Not very serious 11% 2% 13% 20% 1% 27% 9% 16% 11% 10% 15% 10% 12% Not at all serious 7% 1% 9% 11% 1% 15% 6% 6% 11% 5% 6% 9% 6% Not sure 6% 1% 11% 5% 1% 1% 8% 1% 1% 7% 5% 5% 10% Totals 99% 99% 99% 101% 100% 99% 99% 100% 100% 99% 101% 99% 100% Unweighted N (995) (353) (381) (261) (347) (340) (357) (310) (199) (175) (213) (400) (207) 3

4 4. Personally affected Are you or do you expect to be personally affected in any way by the partial government shutdown? Yes 24% 25% 24% 24% 22% 28% 25% 18% 23% 31% 23% 21% No 47% 52% 51% 43% 42% 45% 46% 54% 50% 41% 38% 41% Not sure 30% 23% 25% 34% 36% 27% 28% 28% 27% 28% 40% 38% Totals 101% 100% 100% 101% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% Unweighted N (999) (878) (439) (560) (176) (233) (381) (209) (743) (114) (84) (58) Yes 24% 31% 23% 16% 33% 14% 29% 18% 30% 20% 24% 27% 21% No 47% 39% 43% 62% 39% 68% 40% 57% 47% 42% 47% 48% 48% Not sure 30% 30% 34% 22% 28% 17% 32% 24% 22% 38% 30% 26% 31% Totals 101% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 101% 99% 99% 100% 101% 101% 100% Unweighted N (999) (355) (381) (263) (349) (341) (357) (312) (200) (175) (213) (403) (208) 4

5 5A. Approve of handling shutdown Congress as a whole Do you approve or disapprove of the following groups handling of the partial government shutdown so far? Strongly approve 5% 4% 5% 4% 9% 5% 4% 1% 4% 6% 5% 8% Somewhat approve 13% 15% 12% 14% 11% 13% 14% 15% 13% 19% 12% 12% Somewhat disapprove 31% 33% 31% 31% 23% 28% 33% 38% 35% 16% 29% 27% Strongly disapprove 32% 38% 37% 28% 21% 30% 38% 38% 33% 38% 25% 31% Not sure 18% 10% 15% 22% 36% 24% 11% 8% 16% 22% 29% 22% Totals 99% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% 101% 100% 100% Unweighted N (987) (870) (431) (556) (175) (226) (381) (205) (733) (113) (83) (58) Strongly approve 5% 6% 5% 4% 5% 3% 5% 7% 2% 4% 6% 4% 4% Somewhat approve 13% 17% 11% 12% 19% 9% 13% 14% 15% 14% 13% 15% 11% Somewhat disapprove 31% 38% 25% 32% 38% 30% 30% 36% 31% 34% 38% 27% 30% Strongly disapprove 32% 28% 34% 36% 29% 49% 27% 35% 44% 26% 25% 37% 36% Not sure 18% 12% 25% 16% 9% 8% 26% 8% 8% 21% 18% 17% 20% Totals 99% 101% 100% 100% 100% 99% 101% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 101% Unweighted N (987) (351) (378) (258) (347) (337) (354) (307) (198) (175) (211) (395) (206) 5

6 5B. Approve of handling shutdown Democrats in Congress Do you approve or disapprove of the following groups handling of the partial government shutdown so far? Strongly approve 18% 22% 16% 20% 11% 19% 20% 19% 15% 38% 15% 11% Somewhat approve 19% 20% 20% 18% 26% 21% 14% 16% 18% 19% 24% 18% Somewhat disapprove 15% 11% 14% 16% 14% 17% 15% 13% 14% 16% 12% 24% Strongly disapprove 35% 42% 39% 31% 18% 28% 43% 47% 41% 17% 24% 25% Not sure 14% 5% 12% 15% 30% 15% 8% 5% 12% 10% 24% 21% Totals 101% 100% 101% 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 99% Unweighted N (989) (871) (433) (556) (174) (228) (381) (206) (735) (113) (83) (58) Strongly approve 18% 40% 11% 3% 43% 2% 17% 15% 22% 17% 19% 18% 18% Somewhat approve 19% 34% 16% 4% 34% 3% 18% 22% 20% 20% 21% 16% 22% Somewhat disapprove 15% 12% 15% 17% 13% 9% 17% 18% 11% 16% 17% 17% 8% Strongly disapprove 35% 8% 36% 67% 6% 82% 29% 40% 44% 30% 31% 37% 38% Not sure 14% 6% 22% 9% 5% 4% 19% 6% 4% 17% 13% 12% 14% Totals 101% 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% 100% 101% 101% 100% 101% 100% 100% Unweighted N (989) (350) (379) (260) (346) (339) (355) (309) (197) (174) (212) (398) (205) 6

7 5C. Approve of handling shutdown Republicans in Congress Do you approve or disapprove of the following groups handling of the partial government shutdown so far? Strongly approve 10% 10% 14% 7% 7% 14% 10% 11% 11% 10% 6% 11% Somewhat approve 17% 19% 17% 17% 20% 15% 16% 19% 20% 9% 19% 6% Somewhat disapprove 22% 22% 23% 21% 21% 17% 24% 25% 22% 22% 23% 24% Strongly disapprove 35% 42% 34% 36% 22% 38% 39% 38% 34% 52% 23% 36% Not sure 15% 7% 12% 19% 30% 15% 11% 7% 14% 8% 28% 24% Totals 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 101% 101% 99% 101% Unweighted N (991) (874) (434) (557) (176) (227) (381) (207) (738) (113) (83) (57) Strongly approve 10% 2% 6% 27% 2% 18% 8% 13% 10% 11% 6% 13% 9% Somewhat approve 17% 9% 16% 31% 4% 36% 16% 20% 19% 16% 15% 20% 15% Somewhat disapprove 22% 19% 26% 21% 17% 25% 24% 24% 22% 22% 22% 22% 23% Strongly disapprove 35% 63% 28% 11% 72% 14% 29% 36% 45% 32% 38% 33% 36% Not sure 15% 7% 24% 11% 5% 8% 23% 7% 4% 19% 19% 12% 16% Totals 99% 100% 100% 101% 100% 101% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% Unweighted N (991) (354) (378) (259) (349) (339) (356) (309) (197) (175) (212) (398) (206) 7

8 5D. Approve of handling shutdown Your representatives in Congress Do you approve or disapprove of the following groups handling of the partial government shutdown so far? Strongly approve 15% 19% 15% 16% 11% 12% 14% 26% 14% 20% 19% 14% Somewhat approve 21% 25% 21% 21% 24% 20% 20% 21% 21% 23% 22% 14% Somewhat disapprove 17% 15% 16% 18% 17% 13% 20% 17% 18% 12% 17% 14% Strongly disapprove 21% 26% 26% 17% 12% 24% 26% 22% 24% 16% 13% 24% Not sure 25% 15% 22% 27% 35% 31% 21% 15% 22% 30% 29% 35% Totals 99% 100% 100% 99% 99% 100% 101% 101% 99% 101% 100% 101% Unweighted N (981) (866) (429) (552) (173) (225) (379) (204) (731) (111) (82) (57) Strongly approve 15% 24% 10% 13% 27% 13% 11% 18% 21% 16% 11% 14% 22% Somewhat approve 21% 24% 19% 20% 25% 24% 17% 24% 27% 17% 25% 21% 20% Somewhat disapprove 17% 16% 18% 17% 12% 18% 19% 21% 11% 17% 19% 19% 10% Strongly disapprove 21% 19% 22% 24% 23% 30% 18% 22% 30% 21% 18% 22% 25% Not sure 25% 16% 31% 26% 13% 15% 35% 14% 11% 28% 26% 24% 23% Totals 99% 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 99% 99% 100% 100% Unweighted N (981) (348) (375) (258) (343) (338) (352) (307) (197) (172) (209) (394) (206) 8

9 5E. Approve of handling shutdown President Trump Do you approve or disapprove of the following groups handling of the partial government shutdown so far? Strongly approve 26% 30% 32% 20% 11% 22% 31% 35% 30% 10% 15% 30% Somewhat approve 11% 11% 12% 10% 12% 15% 9% 9% 11% 12% 13% 9% Somewhat disapprove 8% 6% 9% 7% 12% 8% 7% 6% 8% 3% 11% 10% Strongly disapprove 46% 51% 40% 52% 46% 47% 46% 47% 44% 71% 41% 37% Not sure 9% 3% 8% 10% 19% 8% 7% 3% 8% 4% 20% 14% Totals 100% 101% 101% 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% 100% 100% Unweighted N (987) (871) (432) (555) (175) (226) (380) (206) (735) (113) (83) (56) Strongly approve 26% 4% 22% 60% 1% 65% 21% 32% 25% 21% 22% 29% 26% Somewhat approve 11% 3% 12% 19% 2% 20% 11% 11% 15% 9% 10% 12% 12% Somewhat disapprove 8% 5% 11% 6% 2% 6% 12% 9% 3% 5% 9% 9% 6% Strongly disapprove 46% 83% 42% 8% 92% 6% 45% 44% 55% 51% 52% 42% 46% Not sure 9% 5% 14% 6% 2% 3% 12% 5% 2% 14% 7% 8% 10% Totals 100% 100% 101% 99% 99% 100% 101% 101% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Unweighted N (987) (353) (378) (256) (349) (336) (354) (308) (197) (174) (211) (396) (206) 9

10 6. Blame for shutdown Who do you think is at least somewhat responsible for the partial shutdown? Select all that apply. Democrats in Congress 44% 50% 51% 38% 27% 39% 51% 55% 50% 24% 32% 44% Republicans in Congress 39% 46% 42% 37% 28% 43% 45% 37% 41% 32% 34% 41% President Trump 57% 61% 55% 60% 55% 57% 60% 56% 58% 60% 58% 47% Not sure 8% 3% 6% 10% 18% 6% 7% 1% 6% 14% 16% 2% None of the above 4% 1% 3% 5% 8% 5% 1% 3% 3% 3% 3% 14% Unweighted N (1,000) (879) (439) (561) (177) (233) (381) (209) (744) (114) (84) (58) Democrats in Congress 44% 21% 42% 75% 18% 86% 41% 53% 40% 44% 42% 44% 46% Republicans in Congress 39% 56% 32% 31% 61% 32% 33% 43% 51% 41% 38% 35% 47% President Trump 57% 82% 52% 36% 88% 31% 54% 57% 64% 57% 64% 53% 62% Not sure 8% 5% 13% 3% 2% 3% 13% 4% 5% 9% 8% 8% 8% None of the above 4% 1% 7% 3% 1% 1% 5% 3% 0% 6% 3% 5% 2% Unweighted N (1,000) (355) (381) (264) (349) (342) (358) (312) (200) (176) (213) (403) (208) 10

11 7. Trump should compromise or not Which comes closer to your view? President Trump should have compromised on the border wall to prevent gridlock 48% 54% 42% 54% 45% 51% 48% 47% 47% 56% 51% 35% President Trump was right not to compromise on the border wall even though it meant a partial government shutdown 36% 39% 40% 32% 26% 30% 39% 46% 40% 16% 22% 46% Not sure 16% 8% 18% 15% 30% 19% 12% 8% 12% 27% 28% 19% Totals 100% 101% 100% 101% 101% 100% 99% 101% 99% 99% 101% 100% Unweighted N (994) (875) (436) (558) (176) (229) (380) (209) (740) (113) (83) (58) President Trump should have compromised on the border wall to prevent gridlock 48% 85% 41% 13% 91% 12% 47% 48% 55% 55% 56% 42% 47% President Trump was right not to compromise on the border wall even though it meant a partial government shutdown 36% 7% 33% 75% 3% 81% 32% 42% 35% 26% 33% 40% 37% Not sure 16% 8% 26% 12% 5% 7% 21% 11% 10% 19% 12% 18% 15% continued on the next page... 11

12 continued from previous page Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 101% 100% 100% 101% 100% 99% Unweighted N (994) (354) (378) (262) (348) (340) (356) (311) (198) (176) (213) (400) (205) 12

13 8. Good faith - Democrats Would you say Congressional Democrats are mostly: Making a good-faith attempt to end the shutdown 34% 40% 31% 38% 35% 35% 33% 36% 32% 53% 38% 26% Playing politics 48% 52% 54% 42% 32% 43% 56% 55% 56% 14% 32% 48% Not sure 18% 8% 16% 20% 34% 22% 11% 8% 12% 33% 30% 26% Totals 100% 100% 101% 100% 101% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% Unweighted N (996) (877) (435) (561) (176) (230) (381) (209) (741) (113) (84) (58) Making a good-faith attempt to end the shutdown 34% 72% 24% 6% 76% 6% 32% 33% 45% 37% 38% 31% 36% Playing politics 48% 19% 49% 81% 16% 90% 44% 55% 50% 43% 48% 50% 47% Not sure 18% 9% 27% 14% 8% 4% 23% 12% 5% 20% 14% 19% 17% Totals 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Unweighted N (996) (354) (379) (263) (348) (341) (357) (312) (197) (176) (212) (401) (207) 13

14 9. Good faith - Republicans Would you say Congressional Republicans are mostly: Making a good-faith attempt to end the shutdown 26% 27% 28% 23% 23% 26% 25% 30% 28% 17% 20% 26% Playing politics 49% 58% 51% 48% 38% 49% 55% 53% 52% 52% 40% 40% Not sure 25% 15% 21% 29% 38% 25% 21% 17% 20% 30% 40% 35% Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 101% 100% 100% 99% 100% 101% Unweighted N (992) (873) (434) (558) (176) (229) (379) (208) (738) (113) (83) (58) Making a good-faith attempt to end the shutdown 26% 10% 18% 57% 6% 50% 25% 31% 23% 22% 27% 28% 24% Playing politics 49% 75% 45% 25% 83% 32% 44% 52% 62% 50% 50% 48% 51% Not sure 25% 15% 37% 18% 10% 18% 31% 17% 15% 28% 22% 24% 26% Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 101% Unweighted N (992) (354) (377) (261) (348) (338) (358) (311) (197) (175) (211) (399) (207) 14

15 10. Good faith - Trump Would you say Donald Trump is mostly: Making a good-faith attempt to end the shutdown 32% 36% 35% 29% 19% 28% 37% 41% 38% 7% 21% 33% Playing politics 51% 56% 49% 53% 51% 55% 51% 48% 51% 64% 45% 43% Not sure 17% 8% 16% 18% 30% 17% 12% 11% 11% 28% 34% 23% Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 99% Unweighted N (994) (874) (435) (559) (177) (228) (380) (209) (739) (113) (84) (58) Making a good-faith attempt to end the shutdown 32% 8% 27% 70% 2% 79% 30% 39% 27% 31% 30% 34% 31% Playing politics 51% 84% 46% 20% 93% 14% 49% 48% 66% 50% 59% 49% 50% Not sure 17% 8% 27% 10% 5% 7% 21% 12% 7% 19% 11% 18% 19% Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% Unweighted N (994) (353) (379) (262) (349) (339) (356) (311) (198) (175) (212) (401) (206) 15

16 Interviewing Dates January 12-12, 2019 Target population Sampling method Weighting U.S. citizens, aged 18 and over. Respondents were selected from YouGov s opt-in Internet panel using sample matching. A random sample (stratified by gender, age, race, education, geographic region, and voter registration) was selected from the 2016 American Community Study. Voter registration was imputed from the November 2016 Current Population Survey Registration and Voting Supplement. The sample was weighted based on gender, age, race, education, and 2016 Presidential vote. The weights range from to 6.502, with a mean of one and a standard deviation of Number of respondents 1000 Margin of error Survey mode Questions not reported ± 3.9% (adjusted for weighting) Web-based interviews 58 questions not reported. 16