1A. Agree with Trump quotes "Any acts or threats of political violence are an attack on our democracy itself." Do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Agree strongly 47% 59% 50% 45% 23% 36% 54% 74% 53% 32% 30% 39% Agree somewhat 19% 20% 19% 19% 17% 19% 23% 15% 20% 23% 11% 17% disagree 17% 12% 18% 17% 28% 28% 11% 5% 14% 22% 30% 23% Disagree somewhat 3% 2% 3% 3% 8% 2% 2% 1% 3% 4% 3% 7% Disagree strongly 4% 4% 3% 6% 3% 5% 4% 5% 3% 9% 7% 3% Not sure 9% 3% 8% 10% 20% 10% 6% 1% 7% 10% 19% 10% Totals 99% 100% 101% 100% 99% 100% 100% 101% 100% 100% 100% 99% Unweighted N (993) (813) (454) (539) (172) (208) (406) (207) (717) (117) (89) (70) Agree strongly 47% 48% 36% 64% 54% 73% 40% 55% 65% 43% 45% 50% 49% Agree somewhat 19% 20% 18% 20% 20% 18% 18% 23% 19% 20% 20% 19% 18% disagree 17% 16% 24% 8% 13% 6% 19% 15% 12% 20% 14% 19% 15% Disagree somewhat 3% 4% 4% 0% 3% 1% 4% 3% 2% 2% 5% 2% 5% Disagree strongly 4% 6% 5% 2% 6% 1% 7% 1% 2% 2% 4% 5% 6% Not sure 9% 5% 13% 5% 4% 1% 12% 3% 0% 13% 12% 6% 7% Totals 99% 99% 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% Unweighted N (993) (328) (401) (264) (326) (318) (457) (276) (135) (173) (235) (366) (219) 1
1B. Agree with Trump quotes "Those engaged in the political arena must stop treating political opponents as morally defective." Do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Agree strongly 39% 49% 41% 38% 20% 27% 45% 63% 46% 21% 21% 37% Agree somewhat 20% 21% 18% 22% 18% 22% 22% 18% 22% 20% 12% 19% disagree 20% 16% 23% 18% 28% 26% 19% 10% 17% 26% 35% 20% Disagree somewhat 5% 4% 5% 4% 7% 6% 3% 3% 4% 6% 5% 11% Disagree strongly 4% 4% 4% 5% 4% 6% 5% 2% 3% 10% 4% 7% Not sure 11% 5% 9% 12% 23% 13% 7% 3% 8% 18% 23% 6% Totals 99% 99% 100% 99% 100% 100% 101% 99% 100% 101% 100% 100% Unweighted N (986) (811) (452) (534) (170) (207) (404) (205) (711) (117) (88) (70) Agree strongly 39% 37% 30% 59% 43% 64% 35% 46% 54% 35% 38% 41% 43% Agree somewhat 20% 22% 18% 22% 21% 19% 19% 20% 23% 17% 22% 21% 20% disagree 20% 20% 26% 12% 17% 12% 22% 18% 12% 23% 19% 20% 20% Disagree somewhat 5% 6% 5% 2% 5% 2% 4% 7% 5% 6% 5% 4% 4% Disagree strongly 4% 7% 5% 1% 8% 1% 6% 2% 3% 3% 3% 6% 5% Not sure 11% 9% 16% 5% 6% 2% 14% 6% 3% 16% 14% 8% 8% Totals 99% 101% 100% 101% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 101% 100% 100% Unweighted N (986) (328) (396) (262) (326) (317) (454) (273) (135) (171) (234) (363) (218) 2
1C. Agree with Trump quotes "A big part of the anger in our society is caused by the purposely false and inaccurate reporting of the mainstream media." Do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Agree strongly 31% 36% 35% 28% 19% 25% 31% 51% 39% 9% 13% 32% Agree somewhat 15% 15% 14% 17% 20% 16% 15% 8% 14% 19% 14% 18% disagree 13% 8% 15% 12% 21% 21% 11% 2% 10% 24% 22% 11% Disagree somewhat 8% 7% 9% 7% 9% 11% 7% 4% 6% 9% 14% 10% Disagree strongly 25% 31% 22% 28% 13% 19% 30% 34% 25% 27% 21% 22% Not sure 8% 3% 6% 9% 17% 8% 6% 1% 5% 12% 17% 7% Totals 100% 100% 101% 101% 99% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 101% 100% Unweighted N (991) (812) (455) (536) (173) (207) (404) (207) (714) (119) (88) (70) Agree strongly 31% 8% 27% 70% 4% 74% 29% 38% 36% 28% 32% 34% 30% Agree somewhat 15% 13% 15% 17% 9% 17% 15% 14% 12% 17% 14% 15% 15% disagree 13% 12% 19% 6% 8% 5% 18% 8% 6% 16% 11% 14% 14% Disagree somewhat 8% 9% 9% 4% 11% 3% 6% 10% 6% 8% 8% 7% 7% Disagree strongly 25% 52% 17% 2% 65% 1% 21% 28% 40% 19% 25% 25% 29% Not sure 8% 6% 13% 1% 4% 0% 11% 2% 1% 12% 10% 5% 6% Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% 100% 100% 101% Unweighted N (991) (328) (401) (262) (326) (316) (456) (273) (136) (172) (235) (366) (218) 3
1D. Agree with Trump quotes "The radical Democrats have turned into an angry mob." Do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Agree strongly 28% 35% 32% 25% 14% 20% 31% 48% 35% 4% 11% 30% Agree somewhat 10% 10% 10% 9% 9% 10% 10% 10% 10% 9% 5% 12% disagree 14% 8% 16% 13% 24% 19% 12% 3% 11% 19% 25% 17% Disagree somewhat 6% 5% 5% 7% 11% 9% 4% 2% 5% 10% 8% 7% Disagree strongly 33% 40% 29% 36% 21% 32% 38% 36% 31% 47% 29% 26% Not sure 9% 3% 9% 10% 21% 9% 7% 1% 7% 11% 23% 8% Totals 100% 101% 101% 100% 100% 99% 102% 100% 99% 100% 101% 100% Unweighted N (989) (812) (455) (534) (172) (208) (403) (206) (715) (116) (89) (69) Agree strongly 28% 5% 23% 68% 3% 74% 26% 32% 35% 23% 26% 33% 27% Agree somewhat 10% 4% 10% 15% 3% 15% 9% 13% 7% 9% 12% 8% 10% disagree 14% 9% 21% 10% 6% 7% 18% 11% 4% 19% 9% 15% 15% Disagree somewhat 6% 9% 6% 3% 5% 1% 7% 6% 5% 6% 7% 7% 4% Disagree strongly 33% 66% 25% 2% 80% 3% 27% 36% 48% 29% 34% 30% 39% Not sure 9% 6% 16% 2% 3% 0% 13% 1% 1% 13% 12% 7% 6% Totals 100% 99% 101% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 99% 100% 100% 101% Unweighted N (989) (328) (397) (264) (326) (317) (452) (276) (136) (171) (235) (366) (217) 4
2. Democratic rhetoric Thinking about Democratic politicians rhetoric, which statement do you think is closest to your own opinion? They encourage their supporters to act violently 32% 39% 36% 27% 15% 23% 34% 54% 38% 11% 15% 33% They discourage their supporters from acting violently 23% 26% 20% 25% 23% 23% 24% 20% 20% 33% 27% 26% They don t do either of those things 24% 25% 22% 26% 22% 25% 26% 22% 24% 30% 25% 16% Not sure 22% 10% 22% 22% 40% 29% 16% 4% 19% 26% 33% 25% Totals 101% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% 100% 100% Unweighted N (985) (813) (451) (534) (169) (208) (402) (206) (715) (115) (86) (69) They encourage their supporters to act violently 32% 7% 27% 70% 5% 79% 28% 36% 37% 24% 28% 37% 32% They discourage their supporters from acting violently 23% 50% 12% 5% 53% 3% 19% 23% 32% 22% 21% 22% 25% They don t do either of those things 24% 31% 26% 13% 35% 9% 24% 27% 27% 27% 29% 20% 24% Not sure 22% 12% 35% 11% 7% 9% 29% 15% 4% 27% 22% 21% 18% Totals 101% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% Unweighted N (985) (327) (393) (265) (326) (318) (456) (270) (136) (171) (232) (367) (215) 5
3. Trump rhetoric Thinking about President Trump s rhetoric, which statement do you think is closest to your own opinion? He encourages his supporters to act violently 37% 43% 33% 40% 32% 39% 37% 39% 34% 49% 45% 34% He discourages his supporters from acting violently 23% 25% 26% 19% 19% 17% 22% 32% 27% 9% 6% 34% He doesn t do either of those things 22% 25% 22% 23% 18% 17% 27% 26% 25% 17% 17% 15% Not sure 18% 7% 19% 18% 31% 27% 14% 3% 15% 25% 32% 17% Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% 100% 100% Unweighted N (985) (814) (453) (532) (168) (207) (404) (206) (713) (118) (85) (69) He encourages his supporters to act violently 37% 72% 30% 5% 82% 3% 33% 38% 54% 33% 36% 36% 43% He discourages his supporters from acting violently 23% 7% 18% 50% 2% 50% 22% 25% 24% 17% 19% 28% 22% He doesn t do either of those things 22% 10% 23% 36% 9% 41% 21% 27% 19% 25% 26% 21% 18% Not sure 18% 11% 29% 9% 6% 6% 24% 10% 3% 24% 19% 15% 16% Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 99% Unweighted N (985) (326) (394) (265) (327) (317) (453) (274) (135) (172) (233) (365) (215) 6
4. Heard about pipe bombs How much have you heard in the news lately about pipe bombs that were mailed to more than a dozen prominent critics of President Trump? Heard a lot 60% 72% 62% 58% 28% 50% 70% 86% 64% 56% 39% 50% Heard a little 28% 22% 26% 29% 43% 30% 25% 14% 26% 25% 39% 37% Heard nothing at all 13% 6% 12% 13% 30% 19% 5% 1% 10% 19% 22% 12% Totals 101% 100% 100% 100% 101% 99% 100% 101% 100% 100% 100% 99% Unweighted N (989) (815) (455) (534) (171) (206) (404) (208) (717) (117) (86) (69) Heard a lot 60% 65% 50% 70% 76% 76% 51% 68% 79% 55% 57% 61% 64% Heard a little 28% 26% 31% 24% 19% 21% 33% 24% 19% 28% 33% 27% 23% Heard nothing at all 13% 9% 19% 6% 5% 3% 17% 7% 2% 18% 10% 12% 13% Totals 101% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% 99% 100% 101% 100% 100% 100% Unweighted N (989) (328) (398) (263) (329) (316) (457) (274) (136) (172) (235) (365) (217) 7
5. Condemned enough Do you think President Trump did or did not do enough to condemn the pipe bombs that were mailed to his critics? Did do enough 39% 45% 46% 32% 21% 33% 43% 56% 46% 14% 23% 37% Did not do enough 34% 38% 32% 36% 28% 33% 38% 34% 30% 53% 38% 31% Not sure 27% 16% 22% 32% 51% 34% 18% 10% 24% 33% 39% 32% Totals 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Unweighted N (988) (814) (456) (532) (171) (205) (405) (207) (717) (116) (86) (69) Did do enough 39% 15% 33% 81% 7% 88% 38% 46% 40% 39% 36% 43% 35% Did not do enough 34% 63% 30% 4% 75% 3% 31% 33% 48% 28% 36% 29% 45% Not sure 27% 22% 38% 15% 18% 9% 31% 21% 12% 33% 28% 28% 20% Totals 100% 100% 101% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Unweighted N (988) (327) (398) (263) (328) (316) (457) (273) (136) (173) (233) (366) (216) 8
6. Trump responsibility How much responsibility do you think President Trump bears for the bombs sent to CNN, Barack Obama, Hilary Clinton, George Soros and others? A lot 24% 28% 24% 25% 23% 22% 26% 26% 22% 34% 32% 21% Some 15% 14% 14% 17% 18% 19% 14% 10% 12% 29% 18% 20% A little 10% 9% 10% 10% 16% 14% 7% 5% 9% 10% 17% 13% None 50% 48% 52% 49% 43% 46% 53% 59% 58% 27% 34% 46% Totals 99% 99% 100% 101% 100% 101% 100% 100% 101% 100% 101% 100% Unweighted N (985) (812) (453) (532) (169) (204) (405) (207) (717) (116) (83) (69) A lot 24% 47% 19% 4% 56% 2% 23% 24% 29% 21% 25% 22% 31% Some 15% 25% 15% 4% 24% 3% 14% 15% 17% 17% 17% 14% 13% A little 10% 12% 12% 5% 11% 5% 10% 11% 10% 12% 11% 8% 11% None 50% 16% 55% 87% 10% 90% 53% 49% 44% 50% 47% 55% 45% Totals 99% 100% 101% 100% 101% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% Unweighted N (985) (326) (397) (262) (326) (317) (453) (275) (136) (173) (234) (362) (216) 9
Interviewing Dates October 26-28, 2018 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 0.39 to 2.604, with a mean of one and a standard deviation of 0.406. Number of respondents 1000 Margin of error Survey mode Questions not reported ± 3.3% (adjusted for weighting) Web-based interviews 55 questions not reported. 10