Morning Consult National Tracking Poll #180102 January 04-05, 2018 Crosstabulation Results Methodology: This poll was conducted from January 04-05, 2018, among a national sample of 1988 registered voters. The interviews were conducted online and the data were weighted to approximate a target sample of registered voters based on age, race/ethnicity, gender, educational attainment, and region. Results from the full survey have a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points. 1
Table Index 1 Table P1: Now, generally speaking, would you say that things in the country are going in the right direction, or have they pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track?.................. 8 2 Table Q172: Do you approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as President?...... 11 3 Table Q172NET: Do you approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as President?.... 14 4 Table P3: Now, thinking about your vote, what would you say is the top set of issues on your mind when you cast your vote for federal offices such as U.S. Senate or Congress?.................. 17 5 Table POL1_1: Who do you trust more to handle each of the following issues? The economy...... 20 6 Table POL1_4: Who do you trust more to handle each of the following issues? Jobs........... 23 7 Table POL1_5: Who do you trust more to handle each of the following issues? Health care....... 26 8 Table POL1_6: Who do you trust more to handle each of the following issues? Immigration...... 29 9 Table POL1_7: Who do you trust more to handle each of the following issues? The environment.... 32 10 Table POL1_8: Who do you trust more to handle each of the following issues? Energy......... 35 11 Table POL1_9: Who do you trust more to handle each of the following issues? Education....... 38 12 Table POL1_10: Who do you trust more to handle each of the following issues? National security... 41 13 Table POL1_11: Who do you trust more to handle each of the following issues? Sexual harassment and misconduct in the workplace..................................... 44 14 Table POL2: If the election for U.S. Congress in your district was held today, which one of the following candidates are you most likely to vote for?................................. 47 15 Table POL3_1: How important of a priority should each of the following be for Congress? Passing a healthcare reform bill........................................... 50 16 Table POL3_4: How important of a priority should each of the following be for Congress? Investigating some of President Trumps campaign officials for alleged connections or contacts with the Russian government during the 2016 elections................................... 53 17 Table POL3_5: How important of a priority should each of the following be for Congress? Reforming entitlement programs like Medicare and Social Security......................... 56 18 Table POL3_6: How important of a priority should each of the following be for Congress? Passing an infrastructure spending bill........................................ 59 19 Table POL3_7: How important of a priority should each of the following be for Congress? Passing a bill to reform regulations on banks and nancial services companies................... 62 20 Table POL3_8: How important of a priority should each of the following be for Congress? Passing an immigration reform bill.......................................... 65 21 Table POL3_9: How important of a priority should each of the following be for Congress? Constructing a wall along the U.S. / Mexico border................................... 68 2
National Tracking Poll #180102, January, 2018 22 Table POL3_10: How important of a priority should each of the following be for Congress? Passing a bill that grants young people who were brought to the United States illegally when they were children, often with their parents, protection from deportation........................... 71 23 Table POL4_1: How much have you seen, read or heard about each of the following? A book by journalist Michael Wolff covering President Trumps campaign and early presidency............. 74 24 Table POL4_4: How much have you seen, read or heard about each of the following? Speculation that Mitt Romney will run for the U.S. Senate in Utah in 2018........................ 77 25 Table POL4_5: How much have you seen, read or heard about each of the following? Civilian protests in Iran against the countrys government................................. 80 26 Table POL4_6: How much have you seen, read or heard about each of the following? Escalating tensions between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un................. 83 27 Table POL4_7: How much have you seen, read or heard about each of the following? The Justice Department reopening the investigation into Hillary Clintons use of a private email server while she served as Secretary of State........................................ 86 28 Table POL5_1: How likely do you think each of the following are to happen in 2018? President Trump is cleared of wrongdoing by the special prosecutor investigating any alleged coordination between the Russian government and Donald Trumps 2016 presidential campaign.................. 89 29 Table POL5_4: How likely do you think each of the following are to happen in 2018? Members of President Trumps family are indicted on criminal charges by the special prosecutor investigating any alleged coordination between the Russian government and Donald Trumps 2016 presidential campaign 92 30 Table POL5_5: How likely do you think each of the following are to happen in 2018? President Trump leaves office................................................. 95 31 Table POL5_6: How likely do you think each of the following are to happen in 2018? Democrats win control of the U.S. House of Representatives................................ 98 32 Table POL5_7: How likely do you think each of the following are to happen in 2018? Democrats win control of the U.S. Senate......................................... 101 33 Table POL9: Which of the following do you think is the best way to handle immigrants currently living in the United States illegally?....................................... 104 34 Table POL10: As you may know, Dreamers are young people who were brought back to the United States illegally when they were children, often with their parents. Which of the following do you think is the best way to handle Dreamers?.................................... 108 35 Table POL11: Knowing this, which of the following statements comes closes to your view, even if neither is exactly right?............................................... 112 36 Table POL12_1: To what extent do each of the following Republicans re ect the partys values as they currently stand today? Donald Trump.................................. 116 37 Table POL12_4: To what extent do each of the following Republicans re ect the partys values as they currently stand today? Paul Ryan..................................... 119 38 Table POL12_5: To what extent do each of the following Republicans re ect the partys values as they currently stand today? Mitch McConnell................................. 122 3
Morning Consult 39 Table POL12_6: To what extent do each of the following Republicans re ect the partys values as they currently stand today? Ted Cruz...................................... 125 40 Table POL12_7: To what extent do each of the following Republicans re ect the partys values as they currently stand today? John Kasich.................................... 128 41 Table POL12_8: To what extent do each of the following Republicans re ect the partys values as they currently stand today? George W. Bush.................................. 131 42 Table POL12_9: To what extent do each of the following Republicans re ect the partys values as they currently stand today? Mike Pence.................................... 134 43 Table POL12_10: To what extent do each of the following Republicans re ect the partys values as they currently stand today? Jeff Flake...................................... 137 44 Table POL12_11: To what extent do each of the following Republicans re ect the partys values as they currently stand today? Ben Sasse..................................... 140 45 Table POL12_12: To what extent do each of the following Republicans re ect the partys values as they currently stand today? Mitt Romney................................... 143 46 Table POL13: And, who in the Republican Party most re ects the partys values as they currently stand today?................................................... 146 47 Table POL14: Who in the Republican Party would you most like to see the partys values re ect?.... 148 48 Table POL15: As you may know, some have speculated that former Massachusetts Governor and GOP Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney will run for Senate in Utah in 2018, to ll the seat being vacated by incumbent Utah Senator Orrin Hatchs retirement. Do you believe that Romney should run for Senate, or not?................................................... 150 49 Table POL16: If Mitt Romney were to win a Senate seat in 2018, would you prefer that he work to hold President Trump accountable as a Senator, or work with President Trump to achieve the Republican Partys policy goals?............................................ 153 50 Table POL17: As you may know, journalist Michael Wolff is releasing a book that covers President Trumps candidacy and rst year in office. Based on what you know, how credible do you nd this book? 156 51 Table POL18: As you may know, President Trumps legal team has sent a letter to Michael Wolffs publisher demanding the publication of Wolffs book be halted, stating that false statements in the book may be libel. Based on what you know, which of the following statements comes closer to your view, even if neither is exactly right?....................................... 159 52 Table POL19: Which of the following countries do you think poses the greatest threat to U.S. national security?.................................................. 162 53 Table POL20: As you may know, tens of thousands of anti-government protesters in Iran have been demonstrating in cities throughout the country for over a week. Which of the following statements comes closer to your view, even if neither is exactly right?......................... 165 54 Table POL21: As you may know, the Justice Department has reopened the investigation into Hillary Clintons use of a private email server while she served as Secretary of State. Which of the following statements comes closer to your view, even if neither is exactly right?................... 169 4
National Tracking Poll #180102, January, 2018 55 Table indpresapp_4: Next we will look at a list of names that are active in politics. It is a long list, please take the time to go through the list carefully and give an individual answer for each name below. For each person, please indicate if you have a Very Favorable, Somewhat Favorable, Somewhat Unfavorable, or Very Unfavorable opinion of each If you have heard of the person, but do not have an opinion, please mark Heard Of, No Opinion. If you have not heard of the person, please mark Never Heard Of. Mitch McConnell............................................. 172 56 Table indpresapp_5: Next we will look at a list of names that are active in politics. It is a long list, please take the time to go through the list carefully and give an individual answer for each name below. For each person, please indicate if you have a Very Favorable, Somewhat Favorable, Somewhat Unfavorable, or Very Unfavorable opinion of each If you have heard of the person, but do not have an opinion, please mark Heard Of, No Opinion. If you have not heard of the person, please mark Never Heard Of. Paul Ryan.................................................... 176 57 Table indpresapp_6: Next we will look at a list of names that are active in politics. It is a long list, please take the time to go through the list carefully and give an individual answer for each name below. For each person, please indicate if you have a Very Favorable, Somewhat Favorable, Somewhat Unfavorable, or Very Unfavorable opinion of each If you have heard of the person, but do not have an opinion, please mark Heard Of, No Opinion. If you have not heard of the person, please mark Never Heard Of. Nancy Pelosi................................................ 180 58 Table indpresapp_7: Next we will look at a list of names that are active in politics. It is a long list, please take the time to go through the list carefully and give an individual answer for each name below. For each person, please indicate if you have a Very Favorable, Somewhat Favorable, Somewhat Unfavorable, or Very Unfavorable opinion of each If you have heard of the person, but do not have an opinion, please mark Heard Of, No Opinion. If you have not heard of the person, please mark Never Heard Of. Charles Schumer.............................................. 184 59 Table indpresapp_8: Next we will look at a list of names that are active in politics. It is a long list, please take the time to go through the list carefully and give an individual answer for each name below. For each person, please indicate if you have a Very Favorable, Somewhat Favorable, Somewhat Unfavorable, or Very Unfavorable opinion of each If you have heard of the person, but do not have an opinion, please mark Heard Of, No Opinion. If you have not heard of the person, please mark Never Heard Of. Mike Pence.................................................... 188 60 Table indpresapp_9: Next we will look at a list of names that are active in politics. It is a long list, please take the time to go through the list carefully and give an individual answer for each name below. For each person, please indicate if you have a Very Favorable, Somewhat Favorable, Somewhat Unfavorable, or Very Unfavorable opinion of each If you have heard of the person, but do not have an opinion, please mark Heard Of, No Opinion. If you have not heard of the person, please mark Never Heard Of. Donald Trump............................................... 192 61 Table indpresapp_10: Next we will look at a list of names that are active in politics. It is a long list, please take the time to go through the list carefully and give an individual answer for each name below. For each person, please indicate if you have a Very Favorable, Somewhat Favorable, Somewhat Unfavorable, or Very Unfavorable opinion of each If you have heard of the person, but do not have an opinion, please mark Heard Of, No Opinion. If you have not heard of the person, please mark Never Heard Of. Republicans in Congress.................................... 196 5
Morning Consult 62 Table indpresapp_11: Next we will look at a list of names that are active in politics. It is a long list, please take the time to go through the list carefully and give an individual answer for each name below. For each person, please indicate if you have a Very Favorable, Somewhat Favorable, Somewhat Unfavorable, or Very Unfavorable opinion of each If you have heard of the person, but do not have an opinion, please mark Heard Of, No Opinion. If you have not heard of the person, please mark Never Heard Of. Democrats in Congress..................................... 200 63 Table indpresapp_12: Next we will look at a list of names that are active in politics. It is a long list, please take the time to go through the list carefully and give an individual answer for each name below. For each person, please indicate if you have a Very Favorable, Somewhat Favorable, Somewhat Unfavorable, or Very Unfavorable opinion of each If you have heard of the person, but do not have an opinion, please mark Heard Of, No Opinion. If you have not heard of the person, please mark Never Heard Of. Melania Trump........................................ 204 64 Table indpresapp_13: Next we will look at a list of names that are active in politics. It is a long list, please take the time to go through the list carefully and give an individual answer for each name below. For each person, please indicate if you have a Very Favorable, Somewhat Favorable, Somewhat Unfavorable, or Very Unfavorable opinion of each If you have heard of the person, but do not have an opinion, please mark Heard Of, No Opinion. If you have not heard of the person, please mark Never Heard Of. Ivanka Trump......................................... 208 65 Table indpresapp_14: Next we will look at a list of names that are active in politics. It is a long list, please take the time to go through the list carefully and give an individual answer for each name below. For each person, please indicate if you have a Very Favorable, Somewhat Favorable, Somewhat Unfavorable, or Very Unfavorable opinion of each If you have heard of the person, but do not have an opinion, please mark Heard Of, No Opinion. If you have not heard of the person, please mark Never Heard Of. Jared Kushner......................................... 212 66 Table indpresapp_15: Next we will look at a list of names that are active in politics. It is a long list, please take the time to go through the list carefully and give an individual answer for each name below. For each person, please indicate if you have a Very Favorable, Somewhat Favorable, Somewhat Unfavorable, or Very Unfavorable opinion of each If you have heard of the person, but do not have an opinion, please mark Heard Of, No Opinion. If you have not heard of the person, please mark Never Heard Of. Steve Bannon......................................... 216 67 Table indpresapp_16: Next we will look at a list of names that are active in politics. It is a long list, please take the time to go through the list carefully and give an individual answer for each name below. For each person, please indicate if you have a Very Favorable, Somewhat Favorable, Somewhat Unfavorable, or Very Unfavorable opinion of each If you have heard of the person, but do not have an opinion, please mark Heard Of, No Opinion. If you have not heard of the person, please mark Never Heard Of. Hope Hicks........................................... 220 68 Table indpresapp_17: Next we will look at a list of names that are active in politics. It is a long list, please take the time to go through the list carefully and give an individual answer for each name below. For each person, please indicate if you have a Very Favorable, Somewhat Favorable, Somewhat Unfavorable, or Very Unfavorable opinion of each If you have heard of the person, but do not have an opinion, please mark Heard Of, No Opinion. If you have not heard of the person, please mark Never Heard Of. Gary Cohn........................................... 224 6
National Tracking Poll #180102, January, 2018 69 Table indpresapp_18: Next we will look at a list of names that are active in politics. It is a long list, please take the time to go through the list carefully and give an individual answer for each name below. For each person, please indicate if you have a Very Favorable, Somewhat Favorable, Somewhat Unfavorable, or Very Unfavorable opinion of each If you have heard of the person, but do not have an opinion, please mark Heard Of, No Opinion. If you have not heard of the person, please mark Never Heard Of. Kellyanne Conway....................................... 228 70 Table indpresapp_19: Next we will look at a list of names that are active in politics. It is a long list, please take the time to go through the list carefully and give an individual answer for each name below. For each person, please indicate if you have a Very Favorable, Somewhat Favorable, Somewhat Unfavorable, or Very Unfavorable opinion of each If you have heard of the person, but do not have an opinion, please mark Heard Of, No Opinion. If you have not heard of the person, please mark Never Heard Of. Jeff Sessions.......................................... 232 71 Table indpresapp_20: Next we will look at a list of names that are active in politics. It is a long list, please take the time to go through the list carefully and give an individual answer for each name below. For each person, please indicate if you have a Very Favorable, Somewhat Favorable, Somewhat Unfavorable, or Very Unfavorable opinion of each If you have heard of the person, but do not have an opinion, please mark Heard Of, No Opinion. If you have not heard of the person, please mark Never Heard Of. Robert Mueller......................................... 236 72 Table indpresapp_21: Next we will look at a list of names that are active in politics. It is a long list, please take the time to go through the list carefully and give an individual answer for each name below. For each person, please indicate if you have a Very Favorable, Somewhat Favorable, Somewhat Unfavorable, or Very Unfavorable opinion of each If you have heard of the person, but do not have an opinion, please mark Heard Of, No Opinion. If you have not heard of the person, please mark Never Heard Of. Anthony Scaramucci...................................... 240 73 Table indpresapp_22: Next we will look at a list of names that are active in politics. It is a long list, please take the time to go through the list carefully and give an individual answer for each name below. For each person, please indicate if you have a Very Favorable, Somewhat Favorable, Somewhat Unfavorable, or Very Unfavorable opinion of each If you have heard of the person, but do not have an opinion, please mark Heard Of, No Opinion. If you have not heard of the person, please mark Never Heard Of.................................................. 244 74 Summary Statistics of Survey Respondent Demographics...................... 248 7
Morning Consult Table P1 Crosstabulation Results by Respondent Demographics Table P1: Now, generally speaking, would you say that things in the country are going in the right direction, or have they pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track? Demographic Right Direction Wrong Track Registered Voters 42% (843) 58% ( 45) 988 Gender: Male 49% (452) 5 % (475) 927 Gender: Female 37% (39 ) 63% (670) 06 Age: 18-29 37% ( 32) 63% (228) 360 Age: 30-44 42% ( 89) 58% (264) 453 Age: 45-54 43% ( 62) 57% (2 6) 378 Age: 55-64 45% ( 66) 55% (206) 372 Age: 65+ 46% ( 94) 54% (23 ) 424 PID: Dem (no lean) 9% ( 40) 8 % (583) 723 PID: Ind (no lean) 35% (224) 65% (4 4) 639 PID: Rep (no lean) 76% (479) 24% ( 47) 626 PID/Gender: Dem Men 27% (83) 73% (229) 3 3 PID/Gender: Dem Women 4% (57) 86% (354) 4 PID/Gender: Ind Men 40% ( 23) 60% ( 87) 3 0 PID/Gender: Ind Women 3 % ( 0 ) 69% (228) 329 PID/Gender: Rep Men 8 % (246) 9% (59) 305 PID/Gender: Rep Women 72% (233) 28% (89) 32 Tea Party: Supporter 70% (353) 30% ( 55) 507 Tea Party: Not Supporter 33% (482) 67% (984) 466 Ideo: Liberal (1-3) 24% ( 59) 76% (50 ) 660 Ideo: Moderate (4) 37% ( 79) 63% (309) 488 Ideo: Conservative (5-7) 70% (459) 30% ( 99) 658 Educ: < College 44% (57 ) 56% (735) 307 Educ: Bachelors degree 40% ( 76) 60% (265) 442 Educ: Post-grad 40% (95) 60% ( 45) 240 Income: Under 50k 39% (43 ) 6 % (675) 07 Income: 50k-100k 48% (305) 52% (326) 63 Income: 100k+ 43% ( 06) 57% ( 43) 250 8
National Tracking Poll #180102, January, 2018 Table P1 Table P1: Now, generally speaking, would you say that things in the country are going in the right direction, or have they pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track? Demographic Right Direction Wrong Track Registered Voters 42% (843) 58% ( 45) 988 Ethnicity: White 45% (730) 55% (889) 6 9 Ethnicity: Hispanic 45% (80) 55% (97) 78 Ethnicity: Afr. Am. 28% (72) 72% ( 83) 256 Ethnicity: Other 36% (40) 64% (73) 3 Relig: Protestant 50% (264) 50% (260) 524 Relig: Roman Catholic 52% (2 7) 48% ( 99) 4 6 Relig: Ath./Agn./None 27% ( 55) 73% (4 2) 567 Relig: Something Else 40% ( 0) 60% ( 65) 274 Relig: Jewish 32% ( 9) 68% (39) 58 Relig: Evangelical 56% (3 9) 44% (249) 568 Relig: Non-Evang. Catholics 45% (258) 55% (3 8) 576 Relig: All Christian 50% (577) 50% (567) 44 Relig: All Non-Christian 3 % (265) 69% (577) 842 Community: Urban 40% ( 80) 60% (274) 454 Community: Suburban 40% (347) 60% (5 4) 860 Community: Rural 47% (3 7) 53% (357) 674 Employ: Private Sector 46% (293) 54% (342) 634 Employ: Government 47% (64) 53% (73) 37 Employ: Self-Employed 4 % (80) 59% ( 3) 93 Employ: Homemaker 46% (76) 54% (88) 64 Employ: Student 32% (25) 68% (53) 78 Employ: Retired 44% (208) 56% (268) 476 Employ: Unemployed 33% (55) 67% ( 09) 63 Employ: Other 30% (42) 70% ( 00) 42 Military HH: Yes 50% (20 ) 50% ( 98) 399 Military HH: No 40% (642) 60% (947) 589 RD/WT: Right Direction 00% (843) (0) 843 RD/WT: Wrong Track (0) 00% ( 45) 45 9
Morning Consult Table P1 Table P1: Now, generally speaking, would you say that things in the country are going in the right direction, or have they pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track? Demographic Right Direction Wrong Track Registered Voters 42% (843) 58% ( 45) 988 Strongly Approve 90% (398) 0% (43) 442 Somewhat Approve 7 % (3 2) 29% ( 25) 436 Somewhat Disapprove 20% (43) 80% ( 73) 2 6 Strongly Disapprove 8% (6 ) 92% (73 ) 792 Don t Know / No Opinion 28% (29) 72% (73) 02 #1 Issue: Economy 45% (257) 55% (3 9) 575 #1 Issue: Security 65% (229) 35% ( 24) 353 #1 Issue: Health Care 29% ( 06) 7 % (259) 365 #1 Issue: Medicare / Social Security 40% ( 29) 60% ( 90) 3 9 #1 Issue: Women s Issues 35% (40) 65% (74) 5 #1 Issue: Education 4 % (48) 59% (68) 6 #1 Issue: Energy 2 % ( 5) 79% (56) 7 #1 Issue: Other 27% (20) 73% (54) 74 2016 Vote: Democrat Hillary Clinton 5% ( 07) 85% (623) 729 2016 Vote: Republican Donald Trump 78% (6 0) 22% ( 70) 780 2016 Vote: Someone else 20% (29) 80% ( 3) 42 2012 Vote: Barack Obama 24% (206) 76% (670) 876 2012 Vote: Mitt Romney 74% (429) 26% ( 49) 578 2012 Vote: Other 42% (38) 58% (53) 9 2012 Vote: Didn t Vote 38% ( 68) 62% (273) 44 4-Region: Northeast 39% ( 43) 6 % (220) 363 4-Region: Midwest 40% ( 86) 60% (283) 469 4-Region: South 47% (344) 53% (394) 738 4-Region: West 4 % ( 70) 59% (248) 4 8 Note: Row proportions may total to larger than one-hundred percent due to rounding. For more information visit MorningConsultIntelligence.com. 10
National Tracking Poll #180102, January, 2018 Table Q172 Table Q172: Do you approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as President? Demographic Strongly Approve Somewhat Approve Somewhat Disapprove Strongly Disapprove Don t Know / No Opinion Registered Voters 22% (442) 22% (436) % (2 6) 40% (792) 5% ( 02) 988 Gender: Male 24% (226) 24% (222) % ( 06) 36% (330) 5% (44) 927 Gender: Female 20% (2 6) 20% (2 5) 0% ( 0) 44% (463) 5% (58) 06 Age: 18-29 5% (54) 7% (6 ) 5% (54) 43% ( 56) 0% (35) 360 Age: 30-44 22% (98) 22% (98) % (5 ) 40% ( 80) 6% (25) 453 Age: 45-54 22% (83) 24% (92) 0% (39) 36% ( 38) 7% (26) 378 Age: 55-64 29% ( 08) 22% (82) 0% (36) 37% ( 39) 2% (7) 372 Age: 65+ 23% (99) 24% ( 02) 9% (36) 42% ( 79) 2% (8) 424 PID: Dem (no lean) 5% (39) % (80) 0% (7 ) 70% (505) 4% (28) 723 PID: Ind (no lean) 5% (97) 23% ( 46) 6% ( 0 ) 37% (234) 9% (60) 639 PID: Rep (no lean) 49% (305) 34% (2 ) 7% (44) 9% (54) 2% ( 3) 626 PID/Gender: Dem Men 8% (24) 3% (4 ) 3% (40) 63% ( 96) 3% ( 0) 3 3 PID/Gender: Dem Women 4% ( 5) 9% (39) 8% (3 ) 75% (308) 4% ( 8) 4 PID/Gender: Ind Men 5% (46) 27% (83) 5% (46) 34% ( 04) 0% (30) 3 0 PID/Gender: Ind Women 6% (5 ) 9% (63) 7% (55) 39% ( 30) 9% (30) 329 PID/Gender: Rep Men 5 % ( 55) 32% (97) 7% (20) 9% (29) % (4) 305 PID/Gender: Rep Women 47% ( 50) 35% ( 4) 7% (24) 8% (25) 3% (9) 32 Tea Party: Supporter 45% (230) 29% ( 45) 7% (37) 6% (83) 2% ( 2) 507 Tea Party: Not Supporter 4% (207) 20% (290) 2% ( 78) 48% (706) 6% (85) 466 Ideo: Liberal (1-3) 2% (78) 9% (58) 9% (59) 66% (435) 5% (30) 660 Ideo: Moderate (4) 3% (64) 23% ( 4) 20% (95) 40% ( 94) 4% (2 ) 488 Ideo: Conservative (5-7) 42% (277) 36% (237) 6% (4 ) 4% (94) % (9) 658 Educ: < College 24% (307) 22% (293) 2% ( 57) 36% (470) 6% (80) 307 Educ: Bachelors degree 20% (88) 2 % (93) 9% (40) 47% (206) 3% ( 5) 442 Educ: Post-grad 9% (47) 2 % (5 ) 8% ( 9) 49% ( 7) 3% (6) 240 Income: Under 50k 22% (246) 20% (2 7) % ( 23) 4 % (452) 6% (68) 07 Income: 50k-100k 23% ( 45) 26% ( 6 ) % (67) 37% (233) 4% (26) 63 Income: 100k+ 20% (50) 23% (58) 0% (26) 43% ( 08) 3% (8) 250 Ethnicity: White 25% (397) 25% (398) 0% ( 69) 37% (595) 4% (60) 6 9 Ethnicity: Hispanic 20% (36) 25% (44) 2% (22) 36% (65) 6% ( ) 78 11
Table Q172: Do you approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as President? Demographic Strongly Approve Somewhat Approve Somewhat Disapprove Strongly Disapprove Don t Know / No Opinion Morning Consult Table Q172 Registered Voters 22% (442) 22% (436) % (2 6) 40% (792) 5% ( 02) 988 Ethnicity: Afr. Am. 0% (26) 9% (22) 9% (23) 6 % ( 55) 2% (30) 256 Ethnicity: Other 7% ( 9) 4% ( 6) 2 % (23) 38% (43) % ( 2) 3 Relig: Protestant 29% ( 50) 25% ( 30) 9% (48) 34% ( 78) 4% ( 8) 524 Relig: Roman Catholic 24% (99) 26% ( 09) 2% (50) 35% ( 45) 3% ( 4) 4 6 Relig: Ath./Agn./None 4% (77) 5% (87) % (62) 53% (30 ) 7% (4 ) 567 Relig: Something Else 23% (62) 8% (49) 4% (37) 40% ( 09) 6% ( 7) 274 Relig: Jewish 7% ( 0) 2% (7) 3% (8) 49% (29) 8% (5) 58 Relig: Evangelical 3 % ( 76) 28% ( 62) 0% (57) 26% ( 49) 4% (25) 568 Relig: Non-Evang. Catholics 22% ( 27) 24% ( 39) 0% (60) 40% (232) 3% ( 8) 576 Relig: All Christian 26% (303) 26% (30 ) 0% ( 7) 33% (38 ) 4% (43) 44 Relig: All Non-Christian 7% ( 39) 6% ( 35) 2% (99) 49% (4 0) 7% (58) 842 Community: Urban 2 % (95) 8% (8 ) % (48) 44% (200) 6% (29) 454 Community: Suburban 9% ( 67) 22% ( 89) % (97) 43% (37 ) 4% (36) 860 Community: Rural 27% ( 79) 25% ( 66) 0% (70) 33% (22 ) 5% (36) 674 Employ: Private Sector 23% ( 47) 23% ( 46) % (68) 40% (25 ) 3% (22) 634 Employ: Government 20% (28) 28% (39) 9% ( 3) 39% (54) 3% (4) 37 Employ: Self-Employed 22% (42) 20% (38) 9% ( 8) 4 % (80) 8% ( 5) 93 Employ: Homemaker 26% (43) 25% (4 ) 4% (23) 29% (48) 5% (9) 64 Employ: Student 20% ( 6) 3% ( 0) 5% ( 2) 46% (36) 6% (5) 78 Employ: Retired 24% ( 2) 25% ( 7) 9% (4 ) 42% (202) % (5) 476 Employ: Unemployed 2 % (34) 3% (22) 9% ( 5) 42% (68) 5% (24) 63 Employ: Other 4% (20) 6% (23) 9% (26) 38% (54) 3% ( 9) 42 Military HH: Yes 27% ( 08) 2 % (83) 2% (48) 37% ( 47) 3% ( 3) 399 Military HH: No 2 % (334) 22% (354) % ( 68) 4 % (645) 6% (88) 589 RD/WT: Right Direction 47% (398) 37% (3 2) 5% (43) 7% (6 ) 3% (29) 843 RD/WT: Wrong Track 4% (43) % ( 25) 5% ( 73) 64% (73 ) 6% (73) 45 Strongly Approve 00% (442) (0) (0) (0) (0) 442 Somewhat Approve (0) 00% (436) (0) (0) (0) 436 Somewhat Disapprove (0) (0) 00% (2 6) (0) (0) 2 6 Strongly Disapprove (0) (0) (0) 00% (792) (0) 792 Don t Know / No Opinion (0) (0) (0) (0) 00% ( 02) 02 12
National Tracking Poll #180102, January, 2018 Table Q172 Table Q172: Do you approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as President? Demographic Strongly Approve Somewhat Approve Somewhat Disapprove Strongly Disapprove Don t Know / No Opinion Registered Voters 22% (442) 22% (436) % (2 6) 40% (792) 5% ( 02) 988 #1 Issue: Economy 22% ( 26) 25% ( 44) 5% (84) 34% ( 93) 5% (28) 575 #1 Issue: Security 42% ( 47) 28% (98) 8% (28) 8% (64) 4% ( 6) 353 #1 Issue: Health Care 6% (60) 8% (67) 9% (32) 5 % ( 87) 5% ( 9) 365 #1 Issue: Medicare / Social Security 9% (59) 23% (73) 0% (33) 44% ( 40) 4% ( 4) 3 9 #1 Issue: Women s Issues 3% ( 5) 0% ( ) 9% ( 0) 65% (75) 3% (4) 5 #1 Issue: Education 7% ( 9) 25% (29) % ( 2) 4 % (47) 7% (8) 6 #1 Issue: Energy 6% (4) 0% (7) 7% ( 2) 60% (43) 7% (5) 7 #1 Issue: Other 4% ( 0) 0% (8) 5% (4) 59% (44) % (8) 74 2016 Vote: Democrat Hillary Clinton 4% (28) 7% (50) 9% (67) 76% (555) 4% (29) 729 2016 Vote: Republican Donald Trump 46% (362) 40% (308) 8% (6 ) 4% (34) 2% ( 5) 780 2016 Vote: Someone else 4% (6) 7% (24) 27% (38) 46% (65) 7% ( 0) 42 2012 Vote: Barack Obama 9% (80) 3% ( 0) 9% (83) 65% (57 ) 4% (33) 876 2012 Vote: Mitt Romney 45% (262) 36% (207) 8% (44) 0% (56) 2% (9) 578 2012 Vote: Other 24% (22) 23% (2 ) 22% (20) 24% (22) 6% (6) 9 2012 Vote: Didn t Vote 8% (78) 22% (98) 6% (69) 32% ( 43) 2% (53) 44 4-Region: Northeast 8% (64) 20% (72) 4% (49) 46% ( 67) 3% ( 2) 363 4-Region: Midwest 24% ( 2) 2 % (96) 0% (46) 40% ( 90) 5% (25) 469 4-Region: South 24% ( 8 ) 24% ( 77) 0% (74) 36% (263) 6% (43) 738 4-Region: West 2 % (86) 22% (9 ) % (47) 4 % ( 72) 5% (22) 4 8 Note: Row proportions may total to larger than one-hundred percent due to rounding. For more information visit MorningConsultIntelligence.com. 13
Morning Consult Table Q172NET Table Q172NET: Do you approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as President? Demographic Total Approve Total Disapprove Don t Know / No Opinion Registered Voters 44% (878) 5 % ( 008) 5% ( 02) 988 Gender: Male 48% (447) 47% (436) 5% (44) 927 Gender: Female 4 % (43 ) 54% (572) 5% (58) 06 Age: 18-29 32% ( 5) 58% (2 0) 0% (35) 360 Age: 30-44 43% ( 97) 5 % (23 ) 6% (25) 453 Age: 45-54 46% ( 76) 47% ( 77) 7% (26) 378 Age: 55-64 5 % ( 90) 47% ( 75) 2% (7) 372 Age: 65+ 47% (20 ) 5 % (2 5) 2% (8) 424 PID: Dem (no lean) 7% ( 9) 80% (576) 4% (28) 723 PID: Ind (no lean) 38% (243) 52% (335) 9% (60) 639 PID: Rep (no lean) 82% (5 6) 6% (97) 2% ( 3) 626 PID/Gender: Dem Men 2 % (66) 76% (236) 3% ( 0) 3 3 PID/Gender: Dem Women 3% (54) 83% (339) 4% ( 8) 4 PID/Gender: Ind Men 42% ( 29) 49% ( 50) 0% (30) 3 0 PID/Gender: Ind Women 35% ( 4) 56% ( 85) 9% (30) 329 PID/Gender: Rep Men 83% (252) 6% (49) % (4) 305 PID/Gender: Rep Women 82% (264) 5% (49) 3% (9) 32 Tea Party: Supporter 74% (375) 24% ( 20) 2% ( 2) 507 Tea Party: Not Supporter 34% (497) 60% (884) 6% (85) 466 Ideo: Liberal (1-3) 2 % ( 36) 75% (495) 5% (30) 660 Ideo: Moderate (4) 36% ( 78) 59% (289) 4% (2 ) 488 Ideo: Conservative (5-7) 78% (5 4) 20% ( 35) % (9) 658 Educ: < College 46% (600) 48% (626) 6% (80) 307 Educ: Bachelors degree 4 % ( 8 ) 56% (245) 3% ( 5) 442 Educ: Post-grad 4 % (97) 57% ( 36) 3% (6) 240 Income: Under 50k 42% (463) 52% (575) 6% (68) 07 Income: 50k-100k 49% (306) 47% (299) 4% (26) 63 Income: 100k+ 43% ( 09) 53% ( 34) 3% (8) 250 Ethnicity: White 49% (795) 47% (764) 4% (60) 6 9 Ethnicity: Hispanic 45% (80) 49% (86) 6% ( ) 78 14
National Tracking Poll #180102, January, 2018 Table Q172NET Table Q172NET: Do you approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as President? Demographic Total Approve Total Disapprove Don t Know / No Opinion Registered Voters 44% (878) 5 % ( 008) 5% ( 02) 988 Ethnicity: Afr. Am. 9% (48) 70% ( 78) 2% (30) 256 Ethnicity: Other 3 % (35) 58% (66) % ( 2) 3 Relig: Protestant 53% (280) 43% (226) 4% ( 8) 524 Relig: Roman Catholic 50% (208) 47% ( 95) 3% ( 4) 4 6 Relig: Ath./Agn./None 29% ( 64) 64% (363) 7% (4 ) 567 Relig: Something Else 40% ( ) 53% ( 46) 6% ( 7) 274 Relig: Jewish 29% ( 7) 62% (36) 8% (5) 58 Relig: Evangelical 59% (337) 36% (206) 4% (25) 568 Relig: Non-Evang. Catholics 46% (266) 5 % (292) 3% ( 8) 576 Relig: All Christian 53% (603) 44% (498) 4% (43) 44 Relig: All Non-Christian 33% (275) 6 % (509) 7% (58) 842 Community: Urban 39% ( 77) 55% (248) 6% (29) 454 Community: Suburban 4 % (356) 54% (468) 4% (36) 860 Community: Rural 5 % (346) 43% (292) 5% (36) 674 Employ: Private Sector 46% (293) 50% (320) 3% (22) 634 Employ: Government 49% (67) 48% (66) 3% (4) 37 Employ: Self-Employed 42% (80) 50% (97) 8% ( 5) 93 Employ: Homemaker 5 % (83) 44% (7 ) 5% (9) 64 Employ: Student 33% (26) 6 % (48) 6% (5) 78 Employ: Retired 48% (229) 5 % (242) % (5) 476 Employ: Unemployed 35% (56) 5 % (83) 5% (24) 63 Employ: Other 3 % (44) 56% (80) 3% ( 9) 42 Military HH: Yes 48% ( 9 ) 49% ( 95) 3% ( 3) 399 Military HH: No 43% (688) 5 % (8 3) 6% (88) 589 RD/WT: Right Direction 84% (7 0) 2% ( 04) 3% (29) 843 RD/WT: Wrong Track 5% ( 68) 79% (904) 6% (73) 45 Strongly Approve 00% (442) (0) (0) 442 Somewhat Approve 00% (436) (0) (0) 436 Somewhat Disapprove (0) 00% (2 6) (0) 2 6 Strongly Disapprove (0) 00% (792) (0) 792 Don t Know / No Opinion (0) (0) 00% ( 02) 02 15
Table Q172NET: Do you approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as President? Demographic Total Approve Total Disapprove Don t Know / No Opinion Morning Consult Table Q172NET Registered Voters 44% (878) 5 % ( 008) 5% ( 02) 988 #1 Issue: Economy 47% (270) 48% (277) 5% (28) 575 #1 Issue: Security 69% (245) 26% (93) 4% ( 6) 353 #1 Issue: Health Care 35% ( 27) 60% (2 9) 5% ( 9) 365 #1 Issue: Medicare / Social Security 42% ( 33) 54% ( 73) 4% ( 4) 3 9 #1 Issue: Women s Issues 23% (27) 74% (84) 3% (4) 5 #1 Issue: Education 42% (49) 5 % (60) 7% (8) 6 #1 Issue: Energy 6% ( ) 77% (55) 7% (5) 7 #1 Issue: Other 24% ( 8) 65% (48) % (8) 74 2016 Vote: Democrat Hillary Clinton % (78) 85% (622) 4% (29) 729 2016 Vote: Republican Donald Trump 86% (670) 2% (95) 2% ( 5) 780 2016 Vote: Someone else 2 % (29) 73% ( 03) 7% ( 0) 42 2012 Vote: Barack Obama 22% ( 90) 75% (654) 4% (33) 876 2012 Vote: Mitt Romney 8 % (468) 7% ( 00) 2% (9) 578 2012 Vote: Other 47% (43) 46% (42) 6% (6) 9 2012 Vote: Didn t Vote 40% ( 77) 48% (2 ) 2% (53) 44 4-Region: Northeast 37% ( 35) 60% (2 6) 3% ( 2) 363 4-Region: Midwest 44% (208) 50% (236) 5% (25) 469 4-Region: South 48% (358) 46% (338) 6% (43) 738 4-Region: West 42% ( 77) 52% (2 9) 5% (22) 4 8 Note: Row proportions may total to larger than one-hundred percent due to rounding. For more information visit MorningConsultIntelligence.com. 16
National Tracking Poll #180102, January, 2018 Table P3 Table P3: Now, thinking about your vote, what would you say is the top set of issues on your mind when you cast your vote for federal offices such as U.S. Senate or Congress? Demographic Economic Issues Security Issues Health Care Issues Senior s Issues Women s Issues Education Issues Energy Issues Other Registered Voters 29%(575) 8%(353) 8%(365) 6% (3 9) 6% ( 5) 6% ( 6) 4% (7 ) 4% (74) 988 Gender: Male 34% (3 ) 8%( 64) 7% ( 59) 6%( 47) 2% ( 7) 6% (57) 4% (39) 4% (34) 927 Gender: Female 25%(264) 8%( 90) 9%(206) 6% ( 73) 9% (98) 6% (59) 3% (32) 4% (40) 06 Age: 18-29 36%( 29) 2% (44) 5% (53) 3% ( ) 4% (52) 0% (37) 5% (20) 4% ( 5) 360 Age: 30-44 34%( 56) 5% (68) 2 % (93) 5% (23) 7% (33) 0% (43) 6% (26) 3% ( ) 453 Age: 45-54 3 % ( 6) 26% (97) 2 % (79) 9% (36) 3% ( 2) 6% (22) 2% (6) 3% ( 0) 378 Age: 55-64 25% (93) 7% (62) 25% (94) 22% (82) 2% (9) 2% (7) 3% ( ) 4% ( 4) 372 Age: 65+ 9% (82) 9% (82) % (46) 39%( 67) 2% ( 0) % (6) 2% (8) 6% (24) 424 PID: Dem (no lean) 24%( 74) % (76) 23%( 68) 8% ( 30) 9% (63) 7% (53) 5% (39) 3% (20) 723 PID: Ind (no lean) 33% (2 3) 5% (93) 7%( 09) 6%( 00) 4% (28) 6% (36) 3% (20) 6% (39) 639 PID: Rep (no lean) 30%( 88) 29%( 84) 4% (89) 4% (90) 4% (23) 4% (27) 2% ( 2) 2% ( 4) 626 PID/Gender: Dem Men 3 % (96) 2% (37) 2 % (66) 6% (5 ) 3% (8) 9% (27) 6% ( 9) 3% (8) 3 3 PID/Gender: Dem Women 9% (78) 0% (39) 25%( 02) 9% (78) 3% (55) 6% (26) 5% (20) 3% ( 2) 4 PID/Gender: Ind Men 40% ( 23) 3% (4 ) 8% (55) 5% (45) % (2) 5% ( 6) 4% ( ) 6% ( 8) 3 0 PID/Gender: Ind Women 28% (9 ) 6% (52) 6% (54) 7% (55) 8% (26) 6% (20) 3% (9) 6% (2 ) 329 PID/Gender: Rep Men 30% (93) 28% (85) 3% (38) 6% (50) 2% (7) 5% ( 4) 3% (9) 3% (8) 305 PID/Gender: Rep Women 30% (95) 3 % (98) 6% (50) 2% (40) 5% ( 6) 4% ( 3) % (3) 2% (6) 32 Tea Party: Supporter 32% ( 6 ) 28%( 42) 2% (62) % (57) 5% (28) 5% (25) 4% ( 9) 3% ( 4) 507 Tea Party: Not Supporter 28%(409) 4%(209) 20%(300) 8%(26 ) 6% (87) 6% (90) 3% (50) 4% (60) 466 Ideo: Liberal (1-3) 27% ( 75) 8% (53) 23%( 49) 5% (97) % (73) 7% (48) 6% (40) 4% (24) 660 Ideo: Moderate (4) 29% ( 4 ) 5% (74) 20% (98) 9% (95) 5% (24) 6% (29) 2% ( ) 3% ( 7) 488 Ideo: Conservative (5-7) 3 %(204) 3 %(204) 4% (89) 5%( 00) % (9) 3% (22) 2% ( 0) 3% (20) 658 Educ: < College 29%(377) 7%(226) 8%(240) 8%(233) 5% (7 ) 5% (69) 4% (46) 3% (46) 307 Educ: Bachelors degree 30% ( 3 ) 8% (80) 9% (84) 4% (64) 7% (3 ) 6% (25) 3% ( 3) 3% ( 4) 442 Educ: Post-grad 28% (68) 20% (47) 7% (4 ) 9% (22) 5% ( 3) 9% (22) 5% ( 3) 6% ( 4) 240 Income: Under 50k 27%(296) 5%( 65) 20%(2 6) 20%(220) 5% (6 ) 6% (69) 3% (38) 4% (42) 07 Income: 50k-100k 3 %( 98) 20% ( 27) 7%( 07) 2% (79) 6% (38) 6% (37) 4% (24) 4% (23) 63 Income: 100k+ 33% (82) 24% (60) 7% (43) 8% (2 ) 6% ( 6) 4% ( 0) 4% (9) 4% (9) 250 17
Morning Consult Table P3 Table P3: Now, thinking about your vote, what would you say is the top set of issues on your mind when you cast your vote for federal offices such as U.S. Senate or Congress? Demographic Economic Issues Security Issues Health Care Issues Senior s Issues Women s Issues Education Issues Energy Issues Other Registered Voters 29%(575) 8%(353) 8%(365) 6% (3 9) 6% ( 5) 6% ( 6) 4% (7 ) 4% (74) 988 Ethnicity: White 29%(468) 9% (3 0) 8%(286) 7%(278) 5% (82) 5% (75) 4% (59) 4% (6 ) 6 9 Ethnicity: Hispanic 27% (47) 8% (3 ) 6% (29) 9% ( 6) 9% ( 6) 4% (25) 4% (6) 4% (7) 78 Ethnicity: Afr. Am. 27% (68) 2% (30) 22% (55) 3% (34) % (27) 0% (26) 2% (6) 4% (9) 256 Ethnicity: Other 35% (40) 2% ( 3) 2 % (24) 6% (7) 5% (5) 3% ( 5) 5% (6) 3% (4) 3 Relig: Protestant 25% ( 3 ) 23% ( 9) 7% (88) 2 %( 09) 4% (23) 5% (26) 2% ( ) 3% ( 7) 524 Relig: Roman Catholic 3 % ( 27) 22% (90) 9% (80) 6% (67) 4% ( 9) 3% ( 2) 3% ( 2) 2% ( 0) 4 6 Relig: Ath./Agn./None 32%( 79) 2% (67) 8%( 02) 3% (7 ) 8% (46) 7% (42) 5% (3 ) 5% (29) 567 Relig: Something Else 29% (8 ) 8% (48) 9% (52) 2% (34) 6% ( 6) 7% (2 ) 4% ( ) 4% ( 2) 274 Relig: Jewish 32% ( 9) 3% (7) 22% ( 3) 9% ( ) 7% (4) 4% (2) 2% ( ) 2% ( ) 58 Relig: Evangelical 27% ( 55) 2 % ( 22) 8% ( 03) 8% ( 0 ) 4% (25) 6% (34) 2% ( 3) 3% ( 6) 568 Relig: Non-Evang. Catholics 27% ( 58) 20% ( 6) 9%( 08) 20% ( 3) 5% (28) 3% ( 9) 3% ( 6) 3% ( 7) 576 Relig: All Christian 27% (3 3) 2 %(238) 8% (2 ) 9%(2 4) 5% (53) 5% (53) 3% (29) 3% (33) 44 Relig: All Non-Christian 3 %(260) 4% ( 5) 8%( 54) 2% ( 05) 7% (62) 7% (63) 5% (42) 5% (4 ) 842 Community: Urban 3 % ( 39) 9% (84) 7% (78) 4% (63) 7% (3 ) 5% (2 ) 5% (24) 3% ( 3) 454 Community: Suburban 29%(252) 8% ( 52) 9%( 64) 4%( 24) 6% (52) 6% (5 ) 3% (22) 5% (44) 860 Community: Rural 27%( 84) 7% ( 7) 8%( 24) 20% ( 32) 5% (32) 6% (44) 4% (24) 3% ( 7) 674 Employ: Private Sector 36%(227) 9%( 24) 8% ( 6) 0% (60) 7% (42) 5% (32) 4% (24) 2% ( 0) 634 Employ: Government 32% (44) 20% (28) 5% (2 ) 8% ( ) 8% ( ) 0% ( 4) 4% (5) 3% (4) 37 Employ: Self-Employed 33% (63) 6% (30) 9% (37) 9% ( 7) 8% ( 6) 8% ( 5) 3% (5) 4% (9) 93 Employ: Homemaker 2 % (34) 20% (33) 20% (33) 3% (22) 8% ( 3) 8% ( 3) 5% (9) 4% (6) 64 Employ: Student 33% (26) 3% ( 0) 6% ( 2) 2% ( ) 3% ( 0) 4% ( ) 6% (5) 3% (2) 78 Employ: Retired 8% (88) 9% (89) 4% (65) 37% ( 75) 3% ( 2) 2% (9) 2% ( 0) 6% (28) 476 Employ: Unemployed 34% (55) 5% (24) 27% (44) 8% ( 2) 4% (7) 6% ( 0) 2% (3) 5% (8) 63 Employ: Other 27% (39) 0% ( 5) 26% (36) 4% (20) 3% (4) 8% ( 2) 7% ( 0) 4% (6) 42 Military HH: Yes 25% (99) 2 % (85) 6% (66) 2 % (83) 6% (23) 5% (22) 2% (9) 3% ( 2) 399 Military HH: No 30%(476) 7%(268) 9%(299) 5%(236) 6% (92) 6% (94) 4% (62) 4% (6 ) 589 RD/WT: Right Direction 30%(257) 27%(229) 3%( 06) 5%( 29) 5% (40) 6% (48) 2% ( 5) 2% (20) 843 RD/WT: Wrong Track 28% (3 9) %( 24) 23%(259) 7%( 90) 7% (74) 6% (68) 5% (56) 5% (54) 45 18
National Tracking Poll #180102, January, 2018 Table P3 Table P3: Now, thinking about your vote, what would you say is the top set of issues on your mind when you cast your vote for federal offices such as U.S. Senate or Congress? Demographic Economic Issues Security Issues Health Care Issues Senior s Issues Women s Issues Education Issues Energy Issues Other Registered Voters 29%(575) 8%(353) 8%(365) 6% (3 9) 6% ( 5) 6% ( 6) 4% (7 ) 4% (74) 988 Strongly Approve 29%( 26) 33%( 47) 4% (60) 3% (59) 3% ( 5) 4% ( 9) % (4) 2% ( 0) 442 Somewhat Approve 33%( 44) 22% (98) 5% (67) 7% (73) 3% ( ) 7% (29) 2% (7) 2% (8) 436 Somewhat Disapprove 39% (84) 3% (28) 5% (32) 5% (33) 5% ( 0) 6% ( 2) 6% ( 2) 2% (4) 2 6 Strongly Disapprove 24% ( 93) 8% (64) 24% ( 87) 8%( 40) 9% (75) 6% (47) 5% (43) 6% (44) 792 Don t Know / No Opinion 28% (28) 6% ( 6) 9% ( 9) 4% ( 4) 4% (4) 8% (8) 5% (5) 8% (8) 02 #1 Issue: Economy 00%(575) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 575 #1 Issue: Security (0) 00%(353) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 353 #1 Issue: Health Care (0) (0) 00%(365) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 365 #1 Issue: Medicare / Social Security (0) (0) (0) 00% (3 9) (0) (0) (0) (0) 3 9 #1 Issue: Women s Issues (0) (0) (0) (0) 00% ( 5) (0) (0) (0) 5 #1 Issue: Education (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 00% ( 6) (0) (0) 6 #1 Issue: Energy (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 00% (7 ) (0) 7 #1 Issue: Other (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 00% (74) 74 2016 Vote: Democrat Hillary Clinton 22%( 64) 0% (76) 23% ( 7 ) 8% ( 28) 0% (70) 7% (52) 5% (39) 4% (29) 729 2016 Vote: Republican Donald Trump 33%(254) 27% (2 3) 3% ( 03) 6% ( 25) 3% (20) 4% (32) 2% ( 5) 2% ( 6) 780 2016 Vote: Someone else 35% (50) 0% ( 4) 8% (26) 6% (23) 4% (5) 4% (6) 5% (7) 8% ( 2) 42 2012 Vote: Barack Obama 24%(2 4) % (99) 22%( 96) 9% ( 63) 7% (65) 7% (62) 5% (45) 4% (33) 876 2012 Vote: Mitt Romney 32%( 86) 29%( 70) 3% (75) 6% (92) 2% ( 2) 3% ( 8) % (7) 3% ( 7) 578 2012 Vote: Other 34% (3 ) 5% ( 3) 3% ( 2) 20% ( 8) 4% (4) 5% (5) 2% (2) 8% (7) 9 2012 Vote: Didn t Vote 32%( 43) 6% (7 ) 9% (82) 0% (46) 8% (34) 7% (32) 4% ( 7) 4% ( 7) 44 4-Region: Northeast 29%( 04) 9% (68) 20% (7 ) 7% (63) 7% (24) 4% ( 3) 4% ( 3) 2% (6) 363 4-Region: Midwest 29% ( 36) 7% (80) 8% (86) 6% (73) 7% (3 ) 8% (36) 2% ( ) 4% ( 7) 469 4-Region: South 28%(204) 8% ( 33) 9%( 42) 6% ( 22) 5% (35) 6% (43) 4% (28) 4% (32) 738 4-Region: West 3 % ( 3 ) 7% (7 ) 6% (66) 5% (6 ) 6% (25) 6% (25) 4% ( 9) 5% ( 9) 4 8 Note: Row proportions may total to larger than one-hundred percent due to rounding. For more information visit MorningConsultIntelligence.com. 19
Morning Consult Table POL1_1 Table POL1_1: Who do you trust more to handle each of the following issues? The economy Demographic Democrats in Congress Republicans in Congress Don t Know / No Opinion Registered Voters 38% (760) 4 % (8 8) 2 % (4 ) 988 Gender: Male 37% (345) 46% (430) 6% ( 52) 927 Gender: Female 39% (4 5) 37% (388) 24% (259) 06 Age: 18-29 42% ( 5 ) 36% ( 30) 22% (79) 360 Age: 30-44 40% ( 8 ) 36% ( 62) 24% ( ) 453 Age: 45-54 37% ( 39) 40% ( 49) 24% (90) 378 Age: 55-64 34% ( 26) 48% ( 78) 8% (67) 372 Age: 65+ 38% ( 63) 47% ( 98) 5% (64) 424 PID: Dem (no lean) 76% (548) 0% (74) 4% ( 0 ) 723 PID: Ind (no lean) 26% ( 66) 37% (234) 37% (238) 639 PID: Rep (no lean) 7% (45) 8 % (5 0) % (7 ) 626 PID/Gender: Dem Men 72% (226) 4% (45) 3% (42) 3 3 PID/Gender: Dem Women 78% (322) 7% (29) 4% (59) 4 PID/Gender: Ind Men 27% (83) 44% ( 36) 29% (90) 3 0 PID/Gender: Ind Women 25% (83) 30% (98) 45% ( 48) 329 PID/Gender: Rep Men 2% (35) 82% (249) 7% (20) 305 PID/Gender: Rep Women 3% (9) 8 % (26 ) 6% (5 ) 32 Tea Party: Supporter 22% ( 3) 65% (328) 3% (67) 507 Tea Party: Not Supporter 44% (642) 33% (484) 23% (340) 466 Ideo: Liberal (1-3) 66% (437) 20% ( 29) 4% (95) 660 Ideo: Moderate (4) 4 % ( 99) 34% ( 66) 25% ( 22) 488 Ideo: Conservative (5-7) 3% (85) 74% (485) 3% (89) 658 Educ: < College 36% (465) 42% (550) 22% (292) 307 Educ: Bachelors degree 44% ( 95) 38% ( 66) 8% (8 ) 442 Educ: Post-grad 42% ( 00) 42% ( 02) 6% (38) 240 Income: Under 50k 40% (440) 37% (407) 23% (260) 07 Income: 50k-100k 35% (223) 47% (295) 8% ( 3) 63 Income: 100k+ 39% (96) 46% ( 6) 5% (38) 250 20
National Tracking Poll #180102, January, 2018 Table POL1_1 Table POL1_1: Who do you trust more to handle each of the following issues? The economy Demographic Democrats in Congress Republicans in Congress Don t Know / No Opinion Registered Voters 38% (760) 4 % (8 8) 2 % (4 ) 988 Ethnicity: White 34% (546) 46% (743) 20% (330) 6 9 Ethnicity: Hispanic 47% (84) 33% (58) 20% (36) 78 Ethnicity: Afr. Am. 62% ( 59) 9% (48) 9% (49) 256 Ethnicity: Other 48% (55) 24% (27) 28% (32) 3 Relig: Protestant 30% ( 58) 53% (277) 7% (89) 524 Relig: Roman Catholic 38% ( 60) 45% ( 89) 6% (67) 4 6 Relig: Ath./Agn./None 48% (272) 27% ( 53) 25% ( 42) 567 Relig: Something Else 38% ( 04) 42% ( 6) 20% (55) 274 Relig: Jewish 58% (34) 30% ( 8) % (7) 58 Relig: Evangelical 28% ( 60) 5 % (288) 2 % ( 2 ) 568 Relig: Non-Evang. Catholics 39% (223) 45% (260) 6% (93) 576 Relig: All Christian 33% (383) 48% (548) 9% (2 3) 44 Relig: All Non-Christian 45% (376) 32% (269) 23% ( 97) 842 Community: Urban 45% (203) 33% ( 49) 22% ( 02) 454 Community: Suburban 4 % (349) 4 % (350) 9% ( 62) 860 Community: Rural 3 % (208) 47% (3 9) 22% ( 47) 674 Employ: Private Sector 36% (227) 48% (303) 6% ( 04) 634 Employ: Government 47% (65) 40% (55) 2% ( 7) 37 Employ: Self-Employed 47% (9 ) 34% (66) 8% (35) 93 Employ: Homemaker 25% (4 ) 40% (65) 35% (58) 64 Employ: Student 52% (4 ) 34% (26) 5% ( ) 78 Employ: Retired 37% ( 78) 46% (2 8) 7% (80) 476 Employ: Unemployed 35% (58) 30% (49) 34% (56) 63 Employ: Other 4 % (59) 24% (35) 34% (49) 42 Military HH: Yes 38% ( 50) 46% ( 82) 7% (68) 399 Military HH: No 38% (6 0) 40% (636) 22% (343) 589 RD/WT: Right Direction 5% ( 23) 70% (589) 6% ( 3 ) 843 RD/WT: Wrong Track 56% (636) 20% (229) 24% (280) 45 21
Table POL1_1: Who do you trust more to handle each of the following issues? The economy Demographic Democrats in Congress Republicans in Congress Don t Know / No Opinion Morning Consult Table POL1_1 Registered Voters 38% (760) 4 % (8 8) 2 % (4 ) 988 Strongly Approve % (46) 79% (347) % (48) 442 Somewhat Approve 6% (70) 64% (279) 20% (87) 436 Somewhat Disapprove 28% (6 ) 39% (83) 33% (7 ) 2 6 Strongly Disapprove 70% (556) % (90) 9% ( 47) 792 Don t Know / No Opinion 25% (26) 9% ( 9) 56% (57) 02 #1 Issue: Economy 32% ( 84) 46% (263) 22% ( 28) 575 #1 Issue: Security 5% (54) 67% (237) 8% (63) 353 #1 Issue: Health Care 5 % ( 88) 29% ( 07) 9% (70) 365 #1 Issue: Medicare / Social Security 46% ( 48) 36% ( 6) 7% (55) 3 9 #1 Issue: Women s Issues 55% (63) 2 % (24) 24% (28) 5 #1 Issue: Education 45% (52) 30% (35) 25% (29) 6 #1 Issue: Energy 56% (40) 28% (20) 6% ( 2) 7 #1 Issue: Other 4 % (30) 23% ( 7) 36% (26) 74 2016 Vote: Democrat Hillary Clinton 73% (534) 2% (86) 5% ( 09) 729 2016 Vote: Republican Donald Trump 8% (62) 76% (596) 6% ( 2 ) 780 2016 Vote: Someone else 3 % (44) 34% (48) 35% (50) 42 2012 Vote: Barack Obama 65% (574) 7% ( 5 ) 7% ( 5 ) 876 2012 Vote: Mitt Romney 5% (3 ) 8 % (468) 4% (78) 578 2012 Vote: Other 5% ( 4) 40% (37) 45% (4 ) 9 2012 Vote: Didn t Vote 32% ( 4 ) 36% ( 6 ) 32% ( 40) 44 4-Region: Northeast 40% ( 46) 38% ( 39) 22% (79) 363 4-Region: Midwest 38% ( 77) 40% ( 86) 23% ( 06) 469 4-Region: South 34% (254) 46% (336) 20% ( 48) 738 4-Region: West 44% ( 83) 38% ( 57) 9% (78) 4 8 Note: Row proportions may total to larger than one-hundred percent due to rounding. For more information visit MorningConsultIntelligence.com. 22