TRUMP IS DIVIDING THE COUNTRY, U.S. VOTERS SAY 2-1

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FOR RELEASE: 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

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.

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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.

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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


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.....


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

Cont’d

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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


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.....


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

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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

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13. Would you say that Donald Trump - is honest, or not?

WHITE......

COLLEGE DEG


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.....


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


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.....


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

Cont’d

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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


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.....


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

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16. Would you say that Donald Trump - is level headed, or not?

WHITE......

COLLEGE DEG


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.....


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


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.....


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

Cont’d

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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


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.....


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

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19. Would you say that Donald Trump - is someone who shares your values, or not?

WHITE......

COLLEGE DEG


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.....


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


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


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.....


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

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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


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.....


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


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.....


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

Cont’d

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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


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.....


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

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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


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.....


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


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.....


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


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26. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the news media has covered President Trump?

WHITE......

COLLEGE DEG


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.....


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


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.....


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

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28. Who do you trust more to tell you the truth about important issues: President Trump

or the news media?

WHITE......

COLLEGE DEG


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.....


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


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.....


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 -

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30. Do you think that President Trump provides the United States with moral leadership,

or not?

WHITE......

COLLEGE DEG


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.....


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


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.....


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


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.....


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

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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


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.....


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


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.....


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

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40. Would you say that Donald Trump cares about the issues facing minority groups in the

U.S., or not?

WHITE......

COLLEGE DEG


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.....


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


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.....


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

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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


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.....


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


43. How serious a problem do you think that prejudice against Jewish people is in the



WHITE......

COLLEGE DEG


Very serious 28% 13% 43% 25% 24% 31% 21% 22%


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.....


Very serious 32% 23% 29% 26% 16% 27% 21% 52% 33%


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

Cont’d

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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


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



WHITE......

COLLEGE DEG


Very serious 19% 25% 15% 17% 17% 20% 9% 23%


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.....


Very serious 18% 17% 17% 19% 14% 19% 16% 25% 23%


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


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.....


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

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55. Do you support or oppose removing Confederate statues from public spaces around the

country?

WHITE......

COLLEGE DEG


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.....


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


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.....


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


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.....


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

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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


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.....


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


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.....


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

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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


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.....


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


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.....


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

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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


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.....


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


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.....


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


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.....


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

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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


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.....


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

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