This Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted by telephone January 15-18, 2018, 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 point. Sampling, data collection and tabulation by Abt Associates of Cambridge, Mass. *= 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? 1/18/18 11/1/17 9/21/17 8/20/17 7/13/17 4/20/17 -------- Approve -------NET Strongly Somewhat 36 24 13 37 25 12 39 26 13 37 22 15 36 25 11 42 27 15 ------- Disapprove -----NET Somewhat Strongly 58 9 49 59 8 50 57 9 48 58 13 45 58 10 48 53 10 43 No opinion 5 4 4 5 6 5 2. Trump has been president for about one year. 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 1/18/18 37 18 19 60 23 37 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 3 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 * 3. In the past year, have the actions by Trump mainly (helped) or (hurt) you and your family, or have they made no difference? (IF HELPED OR HURT) Is that a great deal or somewhat? 1/18/18 --------- Helped ------NET Great deal Smwht 20 11 9 --------- Hurt --------NET Smwht Great deal 26 10 16 No difference 53 No opinion 1 4. 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)? 1/18/18 Presenting alternatives 31 Mainly criticizing 53 No opinion 16 11/1/17 28 61 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)? 11/15/09 Presenting alternatives 31 Mainly criticizing 61 No opinion 8 5. Would you describe the state of the nation's economy these days as excellent, good, not so good or poor? 1/18/18 1/15/17 3/29/15 1/15/15 10/26/14 9/7/14 4/27/14 3/2/14 10/20/13 9/29/12 RV 8/25/12 8/5/12* 5/20/12 2/4/12 11/3/11 7/17/11 6/5/11 1/16/11 10/28/10 10/3/10 9/2/10 7/11/10 6/6/10 1/16/09 9/22/08 4/13/08 2/1/08 12/9/07 11/1/07 4/15/07 12/11/06 10/22/06 10/8/06 3/5/06 1/26/06 12/18/05 11/2/05 9/11/05 6/5/05 4/24/05 9/26/04 RV 8/29/04 RV 7/25/04 6/20/04 4/18/04 3/7/04 ------ Positive -----NET Excellent Good 58 14 44 51 6 45 40 2 38 41 3 39 27 1 26 30 1 29 29 1 27 27 2 26 24 2 23 18 2 16 15 1 14 13 1 12 17 1 16 11 * 11 10 1 9 10 1 9 11 1 10 13 1 12 9 * 9 9 1 8 8 * 7 10 1 9 12 * 11 5 1 5 9 * 9 10 1 9 19 1 18 28 3 25 35 3 32 42 5 37 50 7 42 55 10 45 47 7 40 43 5 38 40 5 35 45 5 39 35 3 32 40 3 37 44 3 40 37 2 35 46 3 43 45 3 41 46 4 42 45 4 41 43 4 39 39 2 37 ------- Negative ------NET Not so good Poor 40 28 12 48 35 14 59 40 19 58 40 18 72 44 28 69 42 27 71 40 31 72 44 28 75 45 30 81 42 39 84 39 45 87 42 44 83 47 36 89 46 42 89 43 47 90 40 50 89 46 44 87 45 41 90 41 49 90 40 50 92 40 53 90 44 46 88 43 45 94 32 62 91 34 57 90 39 51 81 43 38 72 40 32 64 39 26 57 37 20 50 36 14 45 28 17 53 37 16 57 37 19 60 37 23 55 38 17 65 36 29 59 37 22 56 38 19 63 44 20 53 38 15 55 37 18 53 39 14 55 38 17 57 39 18 60 38 22 No opinion 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 * 1 * 1 * * * * * * * 1 * 0 0 0 * * * 0 * * * * * * * * * * 1 * * 1 * * * * 1 1/18/04 42 3 39 58 12/21/03 42 4 39 57 10/29/03 33 1 32 67 9/13/03 30 2 27 70 8/11/03 32 2 30 68 4/30/03 35 1 34 64 2/9/03 28 1 27 72 1/20/03 25 1 25 74 12/15/02 35 1 33 65 11/4/02 LV 28 1 27 72 11/3/02 LV 27 1 26 72 11/2/02 LV 29 1 28 71 9/26/02 31 2 28 69 7/15/02 39 3 36 61 2/21/02 30 1 29 69 1/27/02 31 1 29 69 9/20/01 38 3 35 60 9/9/01 33 1 32 66 7/30/01 50 3 46 50 4/22/01 50 3 47 50 1/15/01 70 10 59 29 10/27/00 LV 86 24 61 14 10/26/00 LV 86 24 61 14 6/11/00 74 17 57 26 2/27/00 80 25 55 20 10/31/99 74 18 56 26 9/2/99 76 19 57 23 3/14/99 80 22 58 19 11/1/98 73 12 61 26 11/1/98 LV 78 13 65 22 10/13/97 61 12 49 39 *Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation 42 41 45 45 43 46 49 48 44 55 56 54 50 44 51 50 47 47 39 40 24 11 11 19 14 18 16 15 21 19 27 16 16 23 25 25 19 23 26 21 17 17 17 19 17 18 19 14 19 12 9 6 3 3 6 5 7 6 4 5 3 11 0 1 * * * * * 1 1 1 1 * * 1 * * 2 * * * 1 * * * * 1 1 1 1 * * 6. How much credit do you think [ITEM] deserves for the country's economic situation, a great deal, a good amount, only some, or hardly any? 1/18/18 - Summary Table a. the Trump administration b. the Obama administration - Grt deal/Gd amtGreat Good NET deal amt - Some/Hardly any Only Hardly NET some any 38 19 19 56 29 27 3 3 50 24 26 45 24 21 3 2 None (vol.) No opinion 7. Do you think each of the following is a good thing for the country or a bad thing for the country? 1/18/18 - Summary Table Good thing a. the federal crackdown on undocumented immigrants b. reduced federal regulations on businesses c. a reduction in the number of federal government employees d. the continuation of Obamacare e. the new federal tax law enacted by Bad thing Mixed (vol.) Neither (vol.) No opinion 46 47 4 * 3 44 42 4 1 10 44 57 43 35 3 3 * * 9 4 Congress and the Trump administration 34 46 2 1 17 8. Do you think the new federal tax law (favors the rich), (favors the middle class), (favors the poor), or (treats all people equally)? 1/18/18 Favors rich 60 Favors middle 11 Favors poor 2 Treats all equally 18 No opinion 8 Compare to: 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 9. Do you support or oppose building a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat? -------- Support --------------- Oppose --------No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion 1/18/18 34 25 9 63 11 52 3 9/21/17 37 27 10 62 9 53 1 1/15/17 37 25 12 60 13 47 3 9/8/16* 34 24 10 63 11 52 3 *Do you support or oppose building a wall across the entire U.S. border with Mexico? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat? 10. Do you support or oppose a program that allows undocumented immigrants to stay in the United States if they arrived here as a child, completed high school or military service and have not been convicted of a serious crime? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat? 1/18/18 9/21/17 -------- Support -------NET Strongly Somewhat 87 70 18 86 69 18 -------- Oppose --------NET Somewhat Strongly 11 3 7 11 3 9 No opinion 2 2 11. Overall, do you think immigrants from other countries mainly strengthen or mainly weaken American society? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat? 1/18/18 9/8/16 1/24/16 7/19/15 ----- Strengthen -----NET Strongly Somewhat 65 46 19 64 44 20 55 34 21 57 34 23 ------- Weaken -------NET Somewhat Strongly 21 9 12 24 8 16 35 14 21 33 12 21 Neither (vol.) 2 1 3 1 Depends (vol.) 8 7 5 5 No op. 4 5 3 4 12. As you may know, the federal government might have to partially shut down later this week if (Trump and Republicans in Congress) and (Democrats in Congress) cannot agree on laws about immigration and border security. Who do you think is mainly responsible for this situation – (Trump and Republicans in Congress) or (the Democrats in Congress)? 1/18/18 Trump and Republicans in Congress 48 Democrats in Congress 28 Both (vol.) 18 Neither (vol.) 1 No opinion 5 13. 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? 1/18/18 11/1/17 Approve 50 58 Disapprove 31 28 No opinion 19 14 14. Just your best guess, do you think members of Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia to try to influence the 2016 presidential election, or not? 1/18/18 Yes, did collude 50 No, did not collude 40 No opinion 11 15. Collusion aside, do you think Trump himself tried to interfere with the Russia investigation in a way that amounts to obstruction of justice, or did he not try to do this? (IF TRIED TO INTERFERE) Do you think there's been solid evidence of that, or is it your suspicion only? 1/18/18 --- Tried to interfere --Solid Suspicion NET evidence only 49 26 23 Did not try to interfere 40 No opinion 11 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 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? 1/18/18 11/1/17 7/13/17 Did vote 53 48 54 Did not vote 39 46 43 Too young to vote (vol.) 5 3 NA No opinion 3 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? Certain to vote Probably vote Chances 50/50 Less than 50/50 Don't think will vote (vol.) No opinion 1/18/18 11/1/17 7/13/17 54 56 58 19 20 17 15 16 13 9 6 8 3 2 4 1 1 1 1/18/18 RV 11/1/17 RV 7/13/17 RV 62 62 66 17 19 17 14 14 11 5 3 4 1 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. (ASK IF CERTAIN/PROBABLY VOTE) Is voting this year more important to you than in past midterm elections, less important or about the same? 1/18/18 More important 54 Less important 1 About the same 44 First year eligible (vol.) 1 No opinion 1 NET 17/18 1/18/18 ---------------Certain/Probably vote--------------First year More Less About eligible No Important important the same (vol.) op. 39 1 32 1 1 Chances 50/50 No or less opinion 27 1 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 1/18/18 11/1/17 10/24/16 LV 10/13/16 Dem cand. 51 51 Rep cand. 39 40 Other (vol.) 1 1 Neither (vol.) 2 3 Would not vote (vol.) 1 1 No opinion 6 4 47 48 46 42 1 1 1 3 1 1 4 5 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 8/26/96 8/25/96 8/24/96 8/19/96 8/18/96 8/15/96 8/14/96 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 51 48 47 49 45 46 48 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 41 43 43 42 46 43 42 * 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 * 2 1 1 * * * * * 1 1 * 1 1 1 1 NA 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 3 3 2 3 3 4 3 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 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 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 5 6 6 6 6 5 6 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 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. Would you prefer to elect a representative to Congress who (has experience in) politics, or (is new to) politics? 1/18/18 Experience in politics 58 New to politics 29 No opinion 13 Thinking again about Donald Trump… 21. As you may know, U.S. presidents have the authority to order nuclear attacks on other countries. Do you trust Trump to handle this authority responsibly, or not? 1/18/18 Trust Trump 38 Do not trust 60 No opinion 2 22. (ASK IF DO NOT TRUST TRUMP) How concerned are you that Trump might launch a nuclear attack without justification – very concerned, somewhat concerned, not so concerned, or not concerned at all? ----- Concerned ----- ----- Not concerned ----- No 1/18/18 NET 88 Very 55 Somewhat 33 NET 12 Not so 9 Not at all 4 opinion * 21/22 NET 1/18/18 Trust Trump 38 ----------------- Do not trust Trump ---------------------- Concerned --------- Not concerned ----NET NET Very Somewhat NET Not so Not at all 60 52 33 20 7 5 2 No op. * No op. 2 23. 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)? 1/18/18 7/13/17 Fitting and proper 25 24 Unpresidential 70 70 No opinion 5 6 24. Do you think Trump's use of Twitter is doing more to (help) or (hurt) his presidency, or is it making no difference? 1/18/18 Help 11 Hurt 66 No difference 20 No opinion 4 Compare to: Do you approve of Trump’s use of Twitter? 7/13/17 -------- Approve -------NET Strongly Somewhat 24 13 11 Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat? ------- Disapprove -----NET Somewhat Strongly 67 15 53 No opinion 9 25. Trump has described himself as, quote "a very stable genius." What's your own view [ITEM]? 1/18/18 - Summary Table a. Do you think Trump is or is not mentally stable? b. Do you think Trump is or is not a genius? Is 48 21 Is not 47 73 No opinion 5 5 26. Do you think Trump is or is not biased against black people? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat? 1/18/18 11/1/17 ------- Is biased ------NET Strongly Somewhat 52 40 12 50 36 14 ------ Is not biased ---NET Somewhat Strongly 41 11 30 42 10 33 No opinion 7 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 ------- Is biased ------NET Strongly Somewhat 60 48 12 ------ Is not biased ---NET Somewhat Strongly 36 10 26 No opinion 4 8/4/16 7/14/16 60 56 46 44 14 13 36 39 11 12 25 27 4 5 Changing topics, 27. Do you think sexual harassment of women in the workplace is a problem in this country or not? (IF PROBLEM) Is it a serious problem, or not serious? 1/18/18 10/15/17 11/13/11 6/8/94 12/14/92 10/13/91 10/12/91 -------------- Problem ------------NET Serious Not serious No op. 83 72 11 NA 75 64 10 1 64 47 13 3 71 NA NA NA 85 74 76 " " " Not a problem 13 21 30 27 13 21 16 No opinion 4 4 6 2 2 5 7 28. Do you think recent attention on this issue (has not gone far enough), has been about right, or (has gone too far)? 1/18/18 Not gone far enough 29 About right 34 Gone too far 32 No opinion 4 29. Just your best guess, do you think recent attention on the issue will create a lasting change in the way U.S. society deals with the sexual harassment of women, or do you think things will end up going back to the way they’ve been in the past? 1/18/18 Will create lasting change 62 Will go back to past 32 No opinion 6 Party ID. Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as (a Democrat), (a Republican), an independent or what? 1/18/18 11/1/17 9/21/17 7/13/17 4/20/17 1/15/17 Democrat 31 31 31 35 31 31 Republican 23 23 23 23 24 23 Independent 40 38 36 35 36 37 Other (vol.) 4 6 6 6 6 5 No opinion 2 2 3 2 4 4 *** 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 409 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 Registered voters Unweighted sample size 1,005 846 Error margin +/- 3.5 points 4 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.