This Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted by telephone October 29-November 1,
2017, among a random national sample of 1,005 adults, including landline and cell
phone respondents. Overall results have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus
3.5 percentage points. Questions 27-31 were asked October 30-November 1, 2017 among
714 adults with a 4.5 percentage point margin of error. Sampling, data collection and
tabulation by Abt Associates of Cambridge, MA.
*= less than 0.5 percent
1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as
president? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?

11/1/17
9/21/17
8/20/17
7/13/17
4/20/17

-------- Approve -------NET
Strongly
Somewhat
37
25
12
39
26
13
37
22
15
36
25
11
42
27
15

------- Disapprove -----NET
Somewhat
Strongly
59
8
50
57
9
48
58
13
45
58
10
48
53
10
43

No
opinion
4
4
5
6
5

2. How much confidence do you have in [ITEM] to make the right decisions for the
country's future - a great deal of confidence, a good amount, just some or none at
all?
11/1/17 - Summary Table

a. Trump
b. the Republicans in Congress
c. the Democrats in Congress

-Grt deal/Good amtGreat
Good
NET
deal
amt
34
20
15
21
6
14
27
8
19

----- Some/none ---Just
None
NET
some
at all
65
19
46
76
48
28
70
42
28

Trend:
a. Trump

11/1/17
1/15/17

Grt deal/Good amount
Great
Good
NET
deal
amount
34
20
15
38
15
23

----- Some/none ---Just
None
NET
some
at all
65
19
46
61
27
34

No
opinion
1
1

----- Some/none ---Just
None
NET
some
at all
76
48
28
80
47
34
73
43
29
75
47
28
79
46
33
78
45
33
78
50
28
69
49
21

No
opinion
3
1
1
1
2
1
2
2

b. the Republicans in Congress

11/1/17
1/23/14
7/11/10
1/15/10
10/18/09
8/17/09
4/24/09
1/16/09

Grt deal/Good amount
Great
Good
NET
deal
amount
21
6
14
19
5
14
26
8
18
24
6
18
19
4
15
21
4
16
21
4
16
29
8
21

c. the Democrats in Congress

No
opinion
1
3
3

 11/1/17
1/23/14
7/11/10
1/15/10
10/18/09
8/17/09
4/24/09
1/16/09

Grt deal/Good amount
Great
Good
NET
deal
amount
27
8
19
27
9
17
32
12
20
32
11
21
34
12
23
35
14
21
36
12
24
43
15
28

----- Some/none ---Just
None
NET
some
at all
70
42
28
72
38
34
67
35
32
68
33
35
64
37
27
63
35
29
63
38
25
56
37
19

No
opinion
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
2

3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mitch McConnell is handling his job as
Senate Majority Leader? Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat?

11/1/17

-------- Approve -------NET
Strongly
Somewhat
25
6
20

Trent Lott:
3/9/97
44

NA

------- Disapprove -----NET
Somewhat
Strongly
51
22
28

NA

24

NA

No
opinion
24

NA

31

4. Trump has been president for about nine months. Would you say he has accomplished a
great deal during that time, a good amount, not very much or little or nothing?
Grt deal/Good amount
-- Not much/nothing -Great
Good
Not
Little or
NET
deal
amount
NET
much
nothing
11/1/17
35
12
23
65
22
43
4/20/17*
42
16
27
56
21
35
*Question updated with passage of time

No
opinion
1
2

Obama:
1/15/12
1/15/10*
10/18/09
4/24/09

47
47
49
63

12
12
14
24

35
35
35
39

52
52
50
36

25
30
27
21

27
22
23
15

1
1
1
1

Clinton:
8/16/94
1/23/94
4/26/93

36
47
37

6
11
5

30
36
32

64
53
63

39
33
38

25
19
25

*
1
*

5. What kind of job do think Trump is doing on [ITEM] – excellent, good, not so good
or poor? (Half sample)
11/1/17 - Summary Table

a. handling the
economy
b. dealing with
race relations
c. improving the
health care system
d. dealing with the
threat of terrorism

------ Positive -----NET
Excellent
Good

------- Negative ------NET
Not so good
Poor

No
opinion

44

20

24

53

23

30

3

28

7

21

70

19

51

1

26

6

20

70

23

47

4

43

18

25

55

21

33

2

 e. improving the
federal tax system
34
10
24
56
22
34
10
*Full sample asked item a; half sample asked items b-c; other half asked items d-e.
Trend:
a. handling the economy
------ Positive ------------ Negative ------NET
Excellent
Good
NET
Not so good
Poor
11/1/17
44
20
24
53
23
30
1/15/17*
61
25
36
37
17
21
*”What kind of job do you expect Trump to do on...”

No
opinion
3
2

b. dealing with race relations
------ Positive ------------ Negative ------NET
Excellent
Good
NET
Not so good
Poor
11/1/17
28
7
21
70
19
51
1/15/17*
40
12
28
57
23
35
*”What kind of job do you expect Trump to do on...”

No
opinion
1
2

c. improving the health care system
------ Positive ------------ Negative ------NET
Excellent
Good
NET
Not so good
Poor
11/1/17
26
6
20
70
23
47
1/15/17*
44
14
30
51
24
27
*”What kind of job do you expect Trump to do on...”

No
opinion
4
5

d. dealing with the threat of terrorism
------ Positive ------------ Negative ------NET
Excellent
Good
NET
Not so good
Poor
11/1/17
43
18
25
55
21
33
1/15/17* 56
23
33
42
19
23
*”What kind of job do you expect Trump to do on...”

No
opinion
2
2

e. No trend.
6. Under Trump, do you think America's leadership in the world has gotten (stronger),
gotten (weaker), or remained about the same?
11/1/17
7/13/17

Stronger
26
27

Weaker
53
48

Same
20
23

No opinion
1
3

7. Is Trump keeping most of his major campaign promises, or not?
11/1/17
4/20/17

Yes
35
44

No
55
41

Some (vol.)
4
8

No opinion
5
7

Obama:
1/15/10
4/24/09

41
60

46
26

8
8

4
6

Clinton:
5/15/94
1/23/94
4/26/93

37
37
42

48
46
50

11
7
6

5
10
2

 8. Do you think Trump [ITEM], or not?
11/1/17 – Summary Table
Yes
a. is a strong leader
40
b. is honest and trustworthy
33
c. has the kind of personality and temperament
it takes to serve effectively as president
31
d. has brought needed change to Washington
42
e. understands the problems of people like you
37
f. is good at making political deals
37
*Half sample asked items a-c; other half asked d-f

No
59
65

No opinion
1
2

66
55
62
58

3
3
1
4

Trend:
a. is a strong leader
11/1/17
4/20/17

Yes
40
53

No
59
45

No opinion
1
2

b. is honest and trustworthy
11/1/17
4/20/17
10/13/16 RV
9/22/16
9/8/16
8/4/16
3/6/16
9/10/15*

Yes
33
38
34
38
31
34
27
35

No
65
58
64
57
64
62
69
59

No opinion
2
4
3
5
4
4
4
6

c. has the kind of personality and temperament it takes to serve effectively as
president
Yes
No
No opinion
11/1/17
31
66
3
4/20/17
38
59
3
10/13/16 RV
34
64
3
9/22/16
35
61
4
8/4/16
31
67
2
3/6/16
25
72
3
9/10/15*
33
63
4
*”Please tell me whether the following statement applies to Trump, or not: He has the
kind of personality and temperament it takes to serve effectively as president”
d. has brought needed change to Washington
11/1/17
9/21/17

Yes
42
39

No
55
59

No opinion
3
2

e. understands the problems of people like you
11/1/17
4/20/17
3/6/16
9/10/15*

Yes
37
37
26
29

No
62
61
72
67

No opinion
1
2
2
4

 *Please tell me whether the following statement applies to Trump, or not. He
understands the problems of people like you.
f. No trend.
9. Do you think Trump is or is not biased against [ITEM]? Do you feel that way
strongly or somewhat?
11/1/17 - Summary table

a. women
b. black people

------- Is biased ------NET
Strongly
Somewhat
55
42
13
50
36
14

------ Is not biased ---NET
Somewhat
Strongly
40
10
30
42
10
33

No
opinion
5
7

Compare to:
Do you think Trump is or is not biased against women and minorities? Do you feel that
way strongly or somewhat?

9/8/16
8/4/16
7/14/16

------- Is biased ------NET
Strongly
Somewhat
60
48
12
60
46
14
56
44
13

------ Is not biased ---NET
Somewhat
Strongly
36
10
26
36
11
25
39
12
27

No
opinion
4
4
5

10. (ASKED OF LEANED REPUBLICANS) Do you think Republican leaders should speak out
against Trump when they disagree with his views, or should they avoid criticizing
Trump even when they disagree with him?

11/1/17

Should
speak out
71

Should avoid
criticizing
27

No
opinion
2

Compare to:
(ASKED OF LEANED REPUBLICANS) Do you think Republican leaders should speak out against
Trump when they disagree with his views, or should they avoid criticizing the party’s
likely nominee even when they disagree with him?

6/23/16

Should
speak out
62

Should avoid
criticizing
35

No
opinion
3

11. Did you happen to vote in the last presidential election, when Donald Trump ran
against Hillary Clinton, Gary Johnson and Jill Stein, or did you skip that one?
11/1/17
4/20/17

Did vote
73
74

Did not vote
27
26

No opinion
0
*

12. (ASK IF VOTED IN LAST PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION) Which candidate did you vote for?

11/1/17
4/20/17

Donald
Trump
43
43

Hillary
Clinton
46
46

Gary
Johnson
3
4

Jill
Stein
1
2

Someone
else (vol.)
4
3

No
opinion
2
2

13. Who would you vote for if the election was held again today – [(Trump),
(Clinton),] [(Johnson) or (Stein)]?

 11/1/17
2016 voters

Trump
34
40

Clinton
41
40

Johnson
8
6

Stein
3
2

Other
(vol.)
4
5

4/20/17
2016 voters

37
43

41
40

5
5

3
3

4
3

None of
these
(vol.)
6
4

Would
not vote
(vol.)
1
*

No
opinion
4
3

5
4

2
1

3
2

On another topic,
14. Which political party, the (Democrats) or the (Republicans), do you think [ITEM]?
11/1/17 - Summary Table
Democrats
a. better represents your
own personal values
b. is more concerned with the
needs of people like you

Republicans

Both
(vol.)

37

3

10

3

49

36

3

10

2

a. better represents your own personal values

11/1/17
7/19/15
10/12/14
9/7/14
1/23/14
3/10/12
10/28/10 RV
9/2/10
11/15/09
11/4/06 RV
10/8/06
11/2/05
4/24/05
3/14/99

Republicans
37
31
36
40
41
39
42
42
39
44
37
40
38
39

Both
(vol.)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3

Neither
(vol.)
10
23
10
10
13
12
7
10
9
6
7
7
10
8

No
opinion
3
5
7
3
2
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
3

b. is more concerned with the needs of people like you

11/1/17
10/12/14
9/7/14
1/23/14
3/10/12
10/28/10 RV
9/2/10
11/15/09
10/8/06
8/6/06
11/2/05

Democrats
49
47
47
46
46
49
48
51
58
56
56

No
opinion

46

Trend:

Democrats
46
38
44
45
43
44
48
45
49
48
53
50
47
47

Neither
(vol.)

Republicans
36
33
35
37
36
38
39
36
30
30
33

Both
(vol.)
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1

Neither
(vol.)
10
12
12
15
13
8
11
9
9
12
9

No
opinion
2
7
3
1
3
3
1
3
1
2
1

 15. Do you think leaders of the Democratic Party are mainly (presenting alternatives
to Trump’s proposals), or mainly (criticizing Trump’s proposals without presenting
alternatives)?

11/1/17

Presenting
alternatives
28

Mainly
criticizing
61

No
opinion
11

Compare to:
Do you think leaders of the Republican Party are mainly (presenting alternatives to
Obama's proposals), or mainly (criticizing Obama's proposals without presenting
alternatives)?
Presenting
alternatives
31

11/15/09

Mainly
criticizing
61

No
opinion
8

16. Most people skip the congressional elections in off-years when there’s no
presidential race. How about you - did you vote in the congressional election in 2014,
or did you skip that like most people?

11/1/17
7/13/17

Did vote
48
54

Did not vote
46
43

Too young
to vote (vol.)
3
NA

No opinion
3
3

17. How likely are you to vote in the congressional election in 2018 – are you
absolutely certain to vote, will you probably vote, are the chances 50-50, or less
than that?

11/1/17
7/13/17
11/1/17 RV
7/13/17 RV

Certain
to vote
56
58

Probably
vote
20
17

Chances
50/50
16
13

Less than
50/50
6
8

Don't think
will vote
(vol.)
2
4

No
opinion
1
1

62
66

19
17

14
11

3
4

1
1

*
1

Compare to:
I'd like you to rate the chances that you will vote in the Congressional election the
week after next: Are you absolutely certain to vote, will you probably vote, are the
chances 50-50, or less than that?
Don't think
Already
Certain
Probably
Chances
Less than
will vote
voted
No
to vote
vote
50/50
50/50
(vol.)
(vol.)
op.
10/26/14 RV
59
15
11
7
1
6
*
10/12/14* RV
63
15
15
5
2
1
0
9/7/14
RV
71
16
9
2
1
NA
*
6/1/14
RV
74
12
9
4
1
*
4/27/14
RV
68
15
12
4
1
"
*
10/28/10 RV
64
13
11
5
1
7
0
10/3/10
RV
70
15
9
5
2
NA
*
9/2/10
RV
70
14
14
1
1
0
7/11/10
RV
73
13
11
2
*
*
6/6/10
RV
72
14
11
3
*
"
0
11/4/06
RV
70
11
7
4
2
5
*
10/22/06 RV
75
14
7
3
*
1
2
*10/12/14 "next month," 9/7/14 and previous "in November," except for 10/28/10 and
11/04/06 "next week's Congressional election"

 18. Right now, are you inclined to vote to re-elect your representative in Congress in
the next election, or are you inclined to look around for someone else to vote for?

11/1/17
10/12/14
9/7/14
4/27/14
3/2/14
1/23/14
10/20/13
2/4/12
11/3/11
7/17/11
6/5/11
10/28/10
10/3/10
9/2/10
7/11/10
6/6/10
4/25/10
2/8/10
11/15/09
5/15/06
6/5/05
2/21/02
10/31/99
9/28/99
7/12/98
1/19/98
8/27/97
11/6/94
10/31/94
10/23/94
9/11/94
6/26/94
3/27/94
1/23/94
11/14/93
8/21/92
7/8/92
6/7/92
4/9/92
3/18/92
3/11/92
2/2/92
10/21/91
6/2/91
11/4/90
10/14/90
5/21/90
5/23/89

RV

RV

RV

LV

Re-elect
26
24
23
22
22
27
24
34
31
30
34
32
29
31
25
29
32
36
38
35
40
40
41
44
42
47
34
37
35
32
36
35
32
32
38
35
34
36
33
35
36
38
31
37
41
36
43
45

Look around
60
58
67
66
68
63
66
53
59
63
55
50
55
58
60
60
57
56
50
55
50
48
47
46
44
41
52
47
56
58
53
54
56
46
52
48
54
53
56
56
54
51
55
49
50
57
50
44

Depends
(vol.)
6
5
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
4
7
9
5
6
5
7
4
6
6
8
7
8
NA
5
7
9
7
2
4
4
6
6
10
5
5
3
4
3
3
3
4
7
5
NA
"
3
4

No opinion
8
14
8
8
8
7
6
9
8
5
6
11
7
6
8
6
4
4
5
4
3
6
3
10
10
4
5
8
7
6
7
5
7
12
5
12
9
7
8
5
7
7
6
9
8
7
3
6

19. If the election for the U.S. House of Representatives were being held today, would
you vote for (the Democratic candidate) or (the Republican candidate) in your
congressional district? Would you lean toward the (Democratic candidate) or toward the
(Republican candidate)?
NET LEANED VOTE PREFERENCE – REG VOTERS

 11/1/17
10/24/16 LV
10/13/16
5/19/16
10/26/14
10/12/14
9/7/14
6/1/14
4/27/14
3/2/14
1/23/14
12/15/13
10/20/13
5/19/13
10/28/10
10/3/10
9/2/10*
7/11/10
6/6/10
4/25/10
3/26/10
2/8/10
10/22/06
10/8/06
9/7/06
8/6/06
6/25/06
5/15/06
4/9/06
1/26/06
12/18/05
11/2/05
7/15/02
1/27/02**
9/6/00
7/23/00
2/27/00
10/31/99
9/2/99
3/14/99
2/14/99
1/30/99
11/1/98
10/25/98
10/18/98
9/28/98
9/13/98
8/21/98
7/12/98
1/31/98
1/19/98
10/8/96
9/29/96
9/22/96
9/15/96
9/4/96
8/29/96
8/28/96
8/27/96

Dem
cand.
51

Rep
cand.
40

47
48
45
47
46
46
47
45
46
45
47
48
48
49
47
45
46
47
48
48
45
54
54
50
52
52
52
55
54
51
52
47
43
49
46
45
50
48
50
48
49
51
48
49
49
49
48
47
49
47
51
48
50
49
48
53
51
51

46
42
45
44
44
44
45
44
45
46
45
40
40
44
43
47
47
44
43
44
48
41
41
42
39
39
40
40
38
41
37
46
50
42
45
46
43
44
41
41
39
43
43
44
44
43
45
45
40
44
41
41
43
45
44
39
40
41

Other
(vol.)
1
1
1
*
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
*
2
1
1
*
*
*
*
*
1
1
*
1
1
1
1
NA

Neither
(vol.)
3

Would not
vote (vol.)
1

No
opinion
4

1
3
3
2
3
4
3
2
3
3
4
5
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
8
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
3
3
3
3

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
*
1
1
1
1
*
1
1
*
1
1
*
*
*
1
2
1
1
1
*
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
*
1
1
1
*
1
1
*
1
1
*
1
1
1
1
1
1
*
1
1
0

4
5
6
5
5
4
4
7
5
5
3
4
6
3
5
5
5
4
6
4
4
3
3
4
5
4
4
3
5
4
6
4
5
6
5
5
3
5
6
7
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
6
8
5
5
7
4
4
5
5
5
5

 8/26/96
51
41
3
0
8/25/96
48
43
3
1
8/24/96
47
43
2
1
8/19/96
49
42
3
0
8/18/96
45
46
3
0
8/15/96
46
43
4
1
8/14/96
48
42
3
1
8/13/96
49
43
3
0
8/12/96
49
42
3
1
8/11/96
49
40
4
1
8/10/96
49
41
4
1
8/5/96
48
45
2
1
6/30/96
49
44
3
*
5/22/96
52
41
3
1
3/17/96
48
48
2
*
3/10/96
51
43
2
*
1/21/96
52
43
3
1
11/13/95
51
43
4
*
10/1/95
49
44
3
*
11/6/94
47
42
5
2
10/31/94
48
44
4
1
10/23/94
50
45
2
1
10/9/94
46
47
3
2
9/11/94
50
45
1
1
8/7/94
49
42
4
1
3/27/94
49
35
6
1
2/27/94
50
40
8
1
10/21/91
51
41
4
*
7/28/91
49
41
6
*
6/2/91
48
42
4
1
11/4/90
51
41
5
*
10/14/90
50
41
5
*
9/9/90
47
46
3
*
7/24/90
51
41
4
1
5/21/90
47
45
5
1
10/10/88
52
41
2
1
9/19/88
51
39
3
1
6/22/85
48
44
5
*
10/16/84
52
44
2
NA
9/11/84
53
45
2
7/8/84
58
40
2
10/27/82
58
39
NA
10/11/82
55
36
9/13/82
58
36
11/22/81
53
41
"
"
"
*9/2/10 and previous: "Will not vote (vol.)"
**1/27/02 and previous: No "other candidate" option recorded

5
6
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
5
4
3
3
2
4
1
2
3
5
3
2
2
4
4
9
2
4
3
5
3
3
3
4
2
4
6
3
5
1
1
3
9
6
7

20. If you vote in the congressional elections in 2018, will it be to show (support
for) Trump, to show (opposition to) Trump, or will Trump not be part of your decision?
Support
22
19

Opposition
26
25

11/1/17 RV
7/13/17 RV

24
20

27
24

47
51

2
5

Obama:
10/26/14 RV
10/12/14 RV

16
14

26
22

56
62

2
1

11/1/17
7/13/17

Not a factor
49
50

No opinion
2
6

 9/7/14
1/23/14
10/28/10
9/2/10
3/26/10

RV
RV
RV
RV
RV

19
19
25
25
25

27
25
24
27
24

54
54
50
47
49

1
2
1
1
1

Bush:
11/4/06
10/22/06
10/8/06
5/15/06
11/4/02
11/3/02
11/2/02
10/27/02

RV
RV
RV
All
LV
LV
LV
LV

17
17
18
12
29
29
30
33

31
31
35
30
15
17
15
18

50
50
47
58
55
52
54
49

2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1

Clinton:
11/1/98 LV*
10
13
77
10/25/98 LV
15
15
70
10/18/98 LV
12
12
76
9/28/98 LV
14
18
67
*11/1/98 and previous: “Is one of the reasons you support

*
1
1
1
this candidate…”

21. Suppose the Democrats win control of Congress in next year’s elections. Do you
think the country would be better off, worse off, or would it not make any difference?

11/1/17

Better
37

Worse
26

No
difference
34

No
opinion
3

Compare to:
If the Republicans win control of Congress in this November's elections, do you think
the country will be better off, worse off, or will it not make any difference?
No
No
Better
Worse
difference
opinion
10/30/10*
34
28
36
1
10/9/94**
34
18
45
3
*CNN/ORC
**CNN/USA Today/Gallup
22. On another subject, given what you’ve heard or read about it, do you support or
oppose Trump’s tax plan? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?

11/1/17
9/21/17

-------- Support -------NET
Strongly
Somewhat
33
20
13
28
15
14

-------- Oppose --------NET
Somewhat
Strongly
50
16
34
44
11
32

No
opinion
17
28

Q22a. Given what you’ve read or heard about it, what one word would you use to
describe Trump’s tax plan? (Open-end)
Fair
Unfair
Good
Biased/Bias
Helpful/Beneficial/Benefit
Bad
Excellent
Great
Rich/Favors Rich/Wealthy

4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2

 Stupid/Idiotic
Simpler/Simplification
Promising
Hope/Hopeful
Needed/Necessary
Change
Poor/Poorly
Selfish/Self-serving/Self-centered

2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Ridiculous
Greed/Greedy
Disaster/Disastrous
Horrible
Confusing
Trash/Garbage
Lousy
Terrible
Okay
Unbalanced
Other

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
59

23. Do you think Trump’s proposals on cutting taxes (favor the rich), (favor the
middle class), (favor the poor), or (treat all people about equally)?

11/1/17

Favor
rich
60

Favor
middle
13

Favor
poor
2

Treat all
equally
17

No
opinion
7

Bush:
4/30/03
2/1/03
1/20/03

57
56
61

11
10
7

2
2
2

26
26
23

4
5
7

24. How much do you trust Trump to act responsibly in handling the situation involving
North Korea – a great deal, a good amount, just some or not at all?
---- Trust more ---Great
Good
NET
deal
amount
11/1/17
32
21
12
9/21/17
37
23
14
7/13/17*
36
22
14
*”handle the situation”

---- Trust less --Just
Not
NET
some
at all
67
16
51
62
20
42
63
22
40

No
opinion
1
1
1

25. Do you think that Trump is trying to make the current federal health care law work
as well as it can, or trying to make it fail?

11/1/17

Make the
law work
33

Make
it fail
59

No
opinion
8

26. (IF MAKE THE LAW WORK OR MAKE IT FAIL) Do you support or oppose his doing that?
11/1/17

Support
38

Oppose
60

No opinion
2

25/26 NET:
------ Make the law work -----

--------- Make it fail ---------

 11/1/17

NET
33

Support
27

Oppose
4

No op.
1

NET
59

Support
8

Oppose
50

No op.
1

No op.
8

27. A special counsel at the U.S. Justice Department, Robert Mueller, has been
investigating possible ties between Trump’s presidential campaign and the Russian
government. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mueller is handling this
investigation?
11/1/17

Approve
58

Disapprove
28

No opinion
14

28. Do you think Trump is or is not cooperating with Mueller’s investigation?
11/1/17

Is cooperating
37

Not cooperating
51

No opinion
12

Compare to:
Do you think Trump is (cooperating) with investigations of possible Russian influence
in the 2016 election, or is (trying to interfere) with those investigations?
7/13/17
6/4/17

Cooperating
37
34

Trying to interfere
52
56

No opinion
12
10

29. As part of this investigation, a federal grand jury has indicted the former
chairman of Trump’s presidential campaign, Paul Manafort, and one of his associates on
charges including conspiracy, money laundering and tax evasion. Do you approve or
disapprove of these charges being filed against Manafort?
11/1/17

Approve
68

Disapprove
16

No opinion
16

30. Separately, another former Trump campaign aide, George Papadopoulos has pleaded
guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with a professor he thought had ties to
the Russian government. Do you think these cases (are limited just to Manafort, his
associate and Papadopoulos) or do you think they (represent broader wrongdoing by
people involved in Trump’s presidential campaign)?

11/1/17

Limited to Manafort
and Papadopoulos
28

Represents
broader wrongdoing
53

No
opinion
19

31. Do you think it’s likely or unlikely that Trump himself committed a crime in
connection with possible Russian attempts to influence the election? (IF LIKELY) Do
you think there’s been solid evidence of that, or is it your suspicion only?

11/1/17

--------------- Likely -------------NET
Solid evidence
Suspicion only
49
19
30

Unlikely
44

No
opinion
7

Party ID. Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as (a Democrat), (a
Republican), an independent or what?
11/1/17
9/21/17
7/13/17
4/20/17

Democrat
31
31
35
31

Republican
23
23
23
24

Independent
38
36
35
36

Other (vol.)
6
6
6
6

No opinion
2
3
2
4

 1/15/17
10/13/16
9/22/16
9/8/16

31
33
33
34

23
25
23
24

37
33
36
33

5
5
6
5

4
4
3
3

*** END ***
METHODOLOGICAL DETAILS
This poll was jointly sponsored and funded by The Washington Post and ABC News. The
poll is a random sample of adults in the United States, with interviews in English and
Spanish.
This questionnaire was administered with the exact questions in the exact order as
they appear in this document. Demographic questions are not shown. If a question was
asked of a reduced base of the sample, a parenthetical preceding the question
identifies the group asked. Phrases surrounded by parentheticals within questions
indicate clauses that were randomly rotated for respondents.
A dual frame landline and cell phone telephone sample was generated using Random Digit
Dialing procedures by Survey Sampling International (SSI). Interviewers called
landlines and cellular phone numbers, first requesting to speak with the youngest
adult male or female at home. The final sample included 352 interviews completed on
landlines and 653 interviews completed via cellular phones, including 393 interviews
with adults in cell phone-only households.
This survey uses statistical weighting procedures to account for deviations in the
survey sample from known population characteristics, which helps correct for
differential survey participation and random variation in samples. The overall adult
sample is weighted to correct for differential probabilities of selection among
individuals who are landline-only, cell phone-only or dual users. Results are also
weighted match the demographic makeup of the population by sex, region, age, education
and race/ethnicity according to the latest Current Population Survey Social and
Economic Supplement. The sample is also weighted to match the average of party
identification in the previous two Post-ABC surveys and the current survey.
All error margins have been adjusted to account for the survey’s design effect, which
is 1.4 for this survey. The design effect is a factor representing the survey’s
deviation from a simple random sample, and takes into account decreases in precision
due to sample design and weighting procedures. Surveys that do not incorporate a
design effect overstate their precision.
Group
All adults
Registered voters
Q27-Q31
Half sample

Unweighted
sample size
1,005
884
714
477-527

Error margin
+/- 3.5 points
4
4.5
5

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