This Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted by telephone July 10-13, 2017, among a random national sample of 1,001 adults, including landline and cell phone respondents. Results have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. Sampling, data collection and tabulation by Abt Associates of Cambridge, MA. *= less than 0.5 percent (Full methodological details and sampling error margins for subgroups appended at the end.) 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? 7/13/17 4/20/17 -------- Approve -------NET Strongly Somewhat 36 25 11 42 27 15 ------- Disapprove -----NET Somewhat Strongly 58 10 48 53 10 43 No opinion 6 5 2. (IF APPROVE) What do you approve of most in Trump’s presidency so far? Strong leadership/determination/getting things done Speaking his mind/not being politically correct Everything Foreign affairs Keeping jobs/creating jobs Improving economy Keeping his promises Preventing illegal immigration/protecting borders/ building wall Fighting terrorism/Islamic State Health care law/effort to repeal Obamacare Change from Obama/Democrats Shaking things up/draining swamp Travel ban in Muslim-majority countries Criticizing media Cutting the budget/reducing the size of government Cutting regulations Military/veterans Making America great/America first Neil Gorsuch/Supreme Court nomination Dropping out of the Paris Climate agreement Stands for Christians/God Other No opinion 7/13/17 11 9 9 7 6 6 6 6 5 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 8 3. (IF DISAPPROVE) What do you disapprove of most in Trump’s presidency so far? Inappropriate way he talks and acts Everything Uninformed/lack of knowledge Lies/false statements/dishonest Immigration/the wall Health care Twitter/tweeting Russia/Russia investigation Travel ban in Muslim-majority countries Corruption/ethics/nepotism Foreign policy/international relations North Korea 7/13/17 13 13 12 12 8 7 5 4 3 2 2 1 Racism Dropping out of Paris Agreement/global warming Environmental protection Taxes Other No opinion 1 1 1 1 10 4. Do you approve or disapprove of they way Trump is handling the economy? Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat? 7/13/17 -------- Approve -------NET Strongly Somewhat 43 26 17 ------- Disapprove -----NET Somewhat Strongly 41 12 29 No opinion 16 5. Do you think Trump is or is not making significant progress toward his goals as president? 7/13/17 Making significant progress 38 Not making significant progress 55 No opinion 8 6. Compared with previous presidents, do you think Trump is doing a better job than most, a worse job, or about the same? Is that much better/worse or somewhat better/worse? 7/13/17 ------- Better -----NET Much Somewhat 23 17 6 ------- Worse ------NET Somewhat Much 50 11 38 About the same 24 No opinion 3 7. Do you think the Democratic Party currently stands for something, or just stands against Trump? 7/13/17 Stands for something 37 Just stands against Trump 52 No opinion 11 8. Under Trump, do you think America’s leadership in the world has gotten (stronger), gotten (weaker), or remained about the same? 7/13/17 Stronger 27 Weaker 48 Same 23 No opinion 3 Changing topics, 9. (HALF SAMPLE) How much do you trust Trump to negotiate on America’s behalf with other world leaders? Do you trust him a great deal, a good amount, just some or not at all in terms of handling these kinds of negotiations? 7/13/17 ---- Trust more ---Great Good NET deal amount 34 19 15 ---- Trust less --Just Not NET some at all 66 19 47 No opinion * 10. (HALF SAMPLE) How much do you trust Trump to negotiate on America’s behalf with Russian leader Vladimir Putin? Do you trust Trump a great deal, a good amount, just some or not at all in terms of negotiating with Putin? 7/13/17 ---- Trust more ---Great Good NET deal amount 32 19 14 ---- Trust less --Just Not NET some at all 66 18 48 No opinion 2 11. Given what you’ve heard or read, do you think the Russian government tried to influence the outcome of last fall’s U.S. presidential election, or not? 7/13/17 4/20/17 Tried to influence 60 56 Did not try to influence 31 35 No opinion 9 9 12. (IF RUSSIA TRIED TO INFLUENCE ELECTION) Do you think Trump benefited from Russian interference in the presidential election, or did not benefit from it? Benefited 72 7/13/17 Did not benefit 22 No opinion 5 11/12 NET: 7/13/17 -- Russia tried to influence election -Trump Trump did No NET benefited not benefit opinion 60 44 14 3 Did not try to influence election 31 No opinion 9 13. (IF RUSSIA TRIED TO INFLUENCE ELECTION) Do you think some members of Trump’s presidential campaign intentionally helped Russian efforts to influence the election, or not? Yes 67 71 7/13/17 4/20/17 No 24 22 No opinion 9 8 11/13 NET: 7/13/17 4/20/17 ----- Russia tried to influence election -----Intentionally Did not No NET helped intentionally help op. 60 41 14 5 56 39 12 5 Did not try to influence election 31 35 No op. 9 9 14. 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 15. Trump’s son, Donald Jr.; his son-in-law Jared Kushner; and his campaign manager Paul Manafort met last summer with a Russian lawyer who said she had damaging information about Hillary Clinton. Do you think it was appropriate or inappropriate for them to attend this meeting? 7/13/17 Appropriate 26 Inappropriate 63 No opinion 10 Thinking about health care, 16. What do you prefer: the current federal health care law, known as Obamacare, or the Republican plan to replace it? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat? 7/13/17 ---- Current law ---NET Strngly Smwht 50 37 13 -- Republican plan -NET Smwht Strngly 24 7 17 Something else (vol.) 4 Neither (vol.) 13 No op. 9 17. Still on health care, which of these do you think is more important for the federal government to do: (provide health care coverage for low-income Americans), or (cut taxes)? 7/13/17 Provide health care coverage 63 Cut taxes 27 Both (vol.) 8 Neither (vol.) 1 No opinion 2 On another topic, 18. Do you think North Korea does or does not pose a threat to the United States? (IF DOES POSE THREAT) Would you say it’s a serious threat, or not serious? 7/13/17 3/13/05 4/16/03 --- Does pose threat -Not NET Serious serious 81 66 14 74 54 20 79 55 24 Does not pose threat 15 23 18 No opinion 4 3 3 19. How much do you trust Trump to handle the situation involving North Korea? Do you trust him a great deal, a good amount, just some or not at all in terms of handling this situation? 7/13/17 ---- Trust more ---Great Good NET deal amount 36 22 14 ---- Trust less --Just Not NET some at all 63 22 40 No opinion 1 20. How concerned are you about the possibility of the United States getting involved in a full-scale war with North Korea – are you very concerned about this, somewhat concerned, not so concerned or not concerned at all? 7/13/17 --- More concerned -NET Very Somewhat 74 39 35 ----- Less concerned ---NET Not so Not at all 25 13 12 No opinion 1 21. 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? 7/13/17 7/13/17 RV Compare to: Certain to vote 58 66 Probably vote 17 17 Chances 50/50 13 11 Less than 50/50 8 4 Don't think will vote (vol.) 4 1 No op. 1 1 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" 22. 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? 7/13/17 7/13/17 RV Support 19 20 Opposition 25 24 Not a factor 50 51 No opinion 6 5 Compare to: Will/was one reason for your vote for Congress [be] to express (support for) Obama, to express (opposition to) Obama, or is/was Obama not a factor in your choice? Do you feel strongly about that, or somewhat? 10/26/14 10/12/14 9/7/14 1/23/14 10/28/10 9/2/10 3/26/10 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV Support 16 14 19 19 25 25 25 Opposition 26 22 27 25 24 27 24 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 13 14 13 14 9 10 9 13 77 72 75 71 1 4 3 2 Clinton: 11/1/98 10/25/98 10/18/98 9/28/98 Not a factor 56 62 54 54 50 47 49 No opinion 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 23a. (IF SHOW SUPPORT FOR TRUMP) How important is it to you to show support for Trump in the 2018 congressional election – extremely important, very important, somewhat important, not so important, or not important at all? 7/13/17 7/13/17 RV ------ Important ----NET Extremely Very 77 48 29 82 53 29 Somewhat important 15 13 ----- Not important ----NET Not so Not at all 5 4 1 4 3 1 No op. 3 1 22/23a NET: 7/13/17 7/13/17 RV ------------ Support for Trump -----------Not Not No NET Extrmly Very Smwht so at all op. 19 9 6 3 1 * 1 20 11 6 3 1 * * Opposition to Trump 25 24 Trump not a factor 50 51 No op. 6 5 23b. (IF SHOW OPPOSITION TO TRUMP) How important is it to you to show opposition to Trump in the 2018 congressional election – extremely important, very important, somewhat important, not so important, or not important at all? 7/13/17 7/13/17 RV ------ Important ----NET Extremely Very 79 49 29 84 54 30 Somewhat important 12 10 ----- Not important ----NET Not so Not at all 9 3 6 5 2 2 No op. 1 1 22/23b NET: 7/13/17 7/13/17 RV ---------- Opposition to Trump -----------Not Not No NET Extrmly Very Smwht so at all op. 25 12 7 3 1 1 * 24 13 7 2 1 1 * Support for Trump 19 20 Trump not a factor 50 51 No op. 6 5 24. Would you rather see the next Congress controlled by the (Democrats, to act as a check on Trump), or controlled by the (Republicans, to support Trump’s agenda) 7/13/17 7/13/17 RV Controlled by Democrats 53 52 Controlled by Republicans 35 38 No opinion 12 10 Compare to: Regardless of how you might vote in your own congressional district, do you think it's more important (to have the Democrats in charge of Congress, to help support Obama's policies), or (to have the Republicans in charge of Congress, to act as a check on Obama's policies)? 4/27/14 RV 9/2/10 RV 7/11/10 RV Dems in charge 39 39 43 Reps in charge 53 55 51 No opinion 8 6 6 Which statement comes closer to the way you think: Since the president is a Republican, we need (Republicans in charge of Congress to help support the president's agenda), or since the president is a Republican, we need (Democrats in charge of Congress to act as a check on the president and his agenda). Dems in charge 55 9/26/02 RV Reps in charge 36 No difference (vol.) 6 No opinion 3 Thinking more about the president, 25. Would you say that the more you hear about Trump (the more you like him), or the more you hear about Trump (the less you like him)? 7/13/17 Like more 29 Like less 57 Makes no difference (vol.) 11 Trend among leaned Republicans: 7/13/17 62 18 10/18/15* 47 45 16 5 Haven’t heard enough NA No opinion 3 NA 0 4 3 26. Since taking office, do you think Trump has acted in a way that’s (fitting and proper for a president of the United States), or has he acted in a way that’s (unpresidential)? (IF UNPRESIDENTIAL) Do you think that’s damaging to the presidency overall, or not damaging? 7/13/17 Fitting and proper 24 ------- Unpresidential -----NET Damaging Not damaging 70 56 14 No opinion 6 27. Do you think the following statement applies to Trump, or not? He’s a positive role model for young people. Yes 30 No 68 Bill Clinton: 9/13/98 18 8/23/98* 21 *ABC News 79 75 7/13/17 No opinion 3 3 4 28. Do you approve of Trump’s use of Twitter? somewhat? 7/13/17 -------- Approve -------NET Strongly Somewhat 24 13 11 Do you feel that way strongly or ------- Disapprove -----NET Somewhat Strongly 67 15 53 No opinion 9 29. For each word I say, please tell me if it does or does not reflect your opinion of Trump’s tweets. Do you find them [ITEM]? 7/13/17 – Summary Table a. refreshing b. inappropriate c. interesting d. insulting e. effective f. dangerous *Half sample asked Yes 21 68 41 65 36 52 items No No opinion 73 6 26 6 55 4 29 6 58 7 43 5 a-c, other half asked items d-f Party ID. Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as (a Democrat), (a Republican), an independent or what? 7/13/17 4/20/17 1/15/17 10/13/16 9/22/16 9/8/16 8/4/16 7/14/16 Democrat 35 31 31 33 33 34 33 33 Republican 23 24 23 25 23 24 23 23 Independent 35 36 37 33 36 33 36 35 Other (vol.) 6 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 No opinion 2 4 4 4 3 3 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 350 interviews completed on landlines and 651 interviews completed via cellular phones, including 404 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. All error margins have been adjusted to account for the survey’s design effect, which is 1.3 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 Half sample Unweighted sample size 1,001 490-508 Error margin +/- 3.5 points 5 The Washington Post is a charter member of AAPOR’s Transparency Initiative, which recognizes organizations that disclose key methodological details on the research they produce. Contact polls@washpost.com for further information about how The Washington Post conducts polls. 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