This Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted by telephone April 8-11, 2018, among
a random national sample of 1,002 adults, including landline and cell phone
respondents. Overall results have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.5
percentage points. Sampling, data collection and tabulation by Abt Associates of
Rockville, MD.
*= 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?

4/11/18
1/18/18
11/1/17
9/21/17
8/20/17
7/13/17
4/20/17

-------- Approve -------NET
Strongly
Somewhat
40
25
15
36
24
13
37
25
12
39
26
13
37
22
15
36
25
11
42
27
15

------- Disapprove -----NET
Somewhat
Strongly
56
10
46
58
9
49
59
8
50
57
9
48
58
13
45
58
10
48
53
10
43

No
opinion
4
5
4
4
5
6
5

2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Trump is handling the economy? Do you feel
that way strongly or somewhat?
-------- Approve -------NET
Strongly
Somewhat
46
30
16
43
27
16
43
26
17

4/11/18
9/21/17
7/13/17

------- Disapprove -----NET
Somewhat
Strongly
48
12
36
49
13
36
41
12
29

No
opinion
6
8
16

3. 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?

4/11/18
1/18/18
11/1/17
7/13/17

Did vote
53
53
48
54

Did not vote
38
39
46
43

Too young
to vote (vol.)
6
5
3
NA

No opinion
3
3
3
3

4. 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?

4/11/18
1/18/18
11/1/17
7/13/17
4/11/18
1/18/18
11/1/17
7/13/17

RV
RV
RV
RV

Certain
to vote
58
54
56
58

Probably
vote
14
19
20
17

Chances
50/50
15
15
16
13

Less than
50/50
7
9
6
8

Don't think
will vote
(vol.)
3
3
2
4

No
opinion
2
1
1
1

67
62
62
66

13
17
19
17

13
14
14
11

5
5
3
4

1
1
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"
5. 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

4/11/18
1/18/18
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

Dem
cand.
47
51
51

Rep
cand.
43
39
40

Other
(vol.)
1
1
1

Neither
(vol.)
3
2
3

Would not
vote (vol.)
*
1
1

No
opinion
5
6
4

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

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

1
1
*
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
*
2
1
1
*
*
*
*
*

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

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
*
1
1
1
1
*
1
1
*
1
1
*
*
*
1
2
1

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

 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
8/13/96
8/12/96
8/11/96
8/10/96
8/5/96
6/30/96
5/22/96
3/17/96
3/10/96
1/21/96
11/13/95
10/1/95
11/6/94
10/31/94
10/23/94
10/9/94
9/11/94
8/7/94
3/27/94
2/27/94
10/21/91
7/28/91
6/2/91

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
49
49
49
49
48
49
52
48
51
52
51
49
47
48
50
46
50
49
49
50
51
49
48

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
43
42
40
41
45
44
41
48
43
43
43
44
42
44
45
47
45
42
35
40
41
41
42

1
1
*
1
1
1
1
NA

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
3
3
4
4
2
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
5
4
2
3
1
4
6
8
4
6
4

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

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

 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

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

6. Is supporting a candidate who shares your opinion on [ITEM] important to you in the
congressional election this fall, or not important? (IF IMPORTANT) Would you say it's
extremely important to you, very important, or somewhat important?
4/11/18 - Summary Table

a. Donald Trump
b. Gun policy
c. Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic
leader of the House

--- More important --NET
Extremely
Very
50
28
22
78
40
38

-- Less important -NET
Somewhat
Not
49
15
34
22
10
11

On another subject,
7. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of [ITEM]?
strongly or somewhat?

No
op.
1
1

Do you feel that way

4/11/18 - Summary Table

a. Trump as a person
b. Nancy Pelosi

------- Favorable ------NET
Strongly
Somewhat
32
17
16
32
11
21

------ Unfavorable -----NET
Somewhat
Strongly
61
14
47
44
15
29

Trend where available:
a. No trend.
Compare to:
George W. Bush
Favorable
63
61
64

7/30/01
6/3/01
4/22/01

Unfavorable
34
34
32

No opinion
2
5
4

Bill Clinton
6/20/04
1/15/01
10/22/00

LV

Favorable
50
44
33

Unfavorable
49
51
60

No opinion
2
5
7

No
opinion
7
24

 10/21/00
10/20/00
10/1/00
9/6/00
8/20/00
8/10/00
1/26/00
12/15/99
12/15/99
9/2/99
3/14/99
3/4/99
12/15/98
11/1/98
11/1/98

LV
LV
RV
RV
RV
RV

33
32
37
35
35
34
34
32
36
38
30
40
41
37
42

RV

LV

62
63
58
62
61
62
61
65
62
59
67
54
56
60
54

6
5
5
3
3
4
5
3
2
3
4
6
3
3
4

b. Nancy Pelosi

4/11/18
10/28/10 RV
12/11/06

------ Favorable -----NET Strongly Somewhat
32
11
21
29
12
17
46
16
30

----- Unfavorable ----NET Somewhat Strongly
44
15
29
58
17
41
33
16
17

No
opinion
24
13
21

8. 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?
4/11/18
11/1/17
4/20/17

Did vote
74
73
74

Did not vote
26
27
26

No opinion
*
0
*

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

4/11/18
11/1/17
4/20/17

Donald
Trump
43
43
43

Hillary
Clinton
46
46
46

Gary
Johnson
4
3
4

Jill
Stein
1
1
2

Someone
else (vol.)
4
4
3

No
opinion
2
2
2

10. Trump announced plans to impose taxes known as tariffs on some goods that are made
in other countries and imported to the United States. China has responded by
announcing planned tariffs on some U.S. goods sold in China. Do you think this
situation will be good or bad for jobs in the United States?
4/11/18

Good
36

Bad
49

No opinion
15

11. Do you think Trump should hold a summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong
Un in order to try to get North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons, or do you think
Trump should NOT hold a summit with Kim because it would give Kim legitimacy while his
government allegedly violates international laws?

4/11/18

Should hold
summit meeting
56

Should NOT hold
summit meeting
36

No
opinion
8

 12. How likely do you think it is that this meeting will lead to an agreement for
North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons? Do you think this is very likely, somewhat
likely, somewhat unlikely, or very unlikely?

4/11/18

------- Likely -----NET
Very
Somewhat
30
5
25

------ Unlikely ----NET
Somewhat
Very
67
25
42

No
opinion
3

13. Do you think Trump should or should not threaten U.S. military action against
North Korea if it does not give up its nuclear weapons? Do you feel that way strongly
or somewhat?

4/11/18

--------- Should -------NET
Strongly
Somewhat
31
18
14

------- Should not -----NET
Somewhat
Strongly
61
20
42

No
opinion
7

14. Do you think [ITEM] is or is not doing enough to try to prevent mass shootings in
this country? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?
4/11/18 - Summary Table

a. Congress
b. President Trump

------ Doing enough ----NET
Strongly
Somewhat
24
13
12
34
20
14

---- Not doing enough --NET
Somewhat
Strongly
71
14
56
59
10
50

No
opinion
5
6

Trend:
a. Congress

4/11/18
2/18/18

------- Is doing enough ------NET
Strngly
Smewht
No op.
24
13
12
NA
19
11
8
0

----- Is not doing enough ----NET
Smewht
Strngly
No op.
71
14
56
NA
77
17
59
1

No op.
5
4

----- Is not doing enough ----NET
Smewht
Strngly
No op.
59
10
50
NA
62
11
50
*

No op.
6
9

b. President Trump

4/11/18
2/18/18

------- Is doing enough ------NET
Strngly
Smewht
No op.
34
20
14
NA
29
21
8
0

15. Prompted by the school shooting in Parkland, Florida in February, students across
the country held rallies last month to call for stricter gun laws. Do you think this
represents a lasting movement, or is it more of a one-time thing?

4/11/18

Lasting
movement
53

One-time
thing
43

No
opinion
4

16. Which do you think should be a higher priority right now – (enacting new laws to
try to reduce gun violence) or (protecting the right to own guns)? Do you feel that
way strongly or somewhat?

4/11/18
10/18/15
4/14/13

Enacting new laws
NET
Strg
Smwt
57
50
7
46
38
8
52
NA
NA

Right to own guns
NET
Smwt
Strg
34
3
31
47
7
40
40
NA
NA

Both
(vol.)
5
4
3

Neither
(vol.)
1
1
2

No
opinion
2
2
3

 17. Would you support or oppose [ITEM]? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?
Summary Table - 4/11/18

a. a nationwide ban on the sale
of assault weapons
b. raising the legal age to
buy rifles and shotguns to
21 in all states
c. a law allowing the police to
take guns away from people
who have been found by a
judge to be a danger to
themselves or others

------ Support -----NET
Strngly
Smwht
62
51
12

------ Oppose ------NET
Smwht
Strngly
35
8
26

No
op.
3

72

60

13

26

5

21

2

85

72

13

12

5

7

3

Trend where available:
a. a nationwide ban on the sale of assault weapons
-------- Support --------------- Oppose --------No
NET
Strongly
Somewhat
NET
Somewhat
Strongly
opinion
4/11/18
62
51
12
35
8
26
3
2/18/18
50
38
12
46
11
36
4
6/23/16*
51
41
10
48
10
37
2
12/13/15
45
34
10
53
12
41
3
4/14/13
56
45
11
42
12
30
2
3/10/13
57
46
11
41
11
30
2
1/13/13
58
50
9
39
12
26
3
1/19/11** 63
NA
NA
34
NA
NA
3
4/26/09** 54
"
"
41
"
"
5
4/22/07*** 67
54
13
30
10
21
3
5/10/00
71
60
11
27
11
16
2
9/2/99
77
68
9
22
8
14
1
5/16/99
79
67
12
19
7
12
2
6/14/94
80
NA
NA
18
NA
NA
2
*June 2016 and prior "Would you support or oppose a law requiring a nationwide ban on
the sale of assault weapons?"
**CBS/NYT "Do you favor or oppose a nationwide ban on assault weapons"
***ABC News
b-c. No trend.
18. Do you or does anyone in your house own a gun, or not?
4/11/18
5/19/13
4/14/13
3/10/13
1/13/13
1/16/11
4/24/09
6/15/08
4/22/07
10/8/06
10/20/02
5/10/00
4/2/00

Yes
47
44
43
42
44
44
41
42
45
42
41
45
43

No
52
55
55
57
56
55
58
58
55
58
59
55
56

No opinion
1
1
2
1
1
*
*
*
0
*
*
*
*

 9/2/99
5/16/99

44
46

56
53

*
*

19. Russia has been implicated in a variety of violations of international law. Do you
think Trump has done (too much) or (too little) to criticize Russia on these issues,
or has he handled it about right?

4/11/18

Too
much
4

Too
little
49

About
right
38

No
opinion
9

20. Would you support or oppose tougher U.S. sanctions against Russia? Do you feel
that way strongly or somewhat?

4/11/18

-------- Support -------NET
Strongly
Somewhat
68
40
28

-------- Oppose --------NET
Somewhat
Strongly
21
13
8

No
opinion
11

21. Do you think Trump should hold a summit meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin
at the White House in order to try to improve U.S.-Russian relations; or do you think
Trump should NOT hold a summit with Putin at the White House because it would give
Putin legitimacy while his government allegedly violates international laws?

4/11/18

Should hold
summit meeting
52

Should NOT hold
summit meeting
42

No
opinion
6

22. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of former FBI director James Comey?
4/11/18

Favorable
30

Unfavorable
32

No opinion
38

23. Do you approve or disapprove of Trump's decision to fire Comey last year?
4/11/18

Approve
33

Disapprove
47

No opinion
20

24. Who do you find more believable, (Trump) or (Comey)?

4/11/18

Trump
32

Comey
48

Both
(vol.)
2

Neither
(vol.)
7

No
opinion
11

25. A special counsel at the U.S. Justice Department, Robert Mueller, has been
investigating possible collusion between Trump’s presidential campaign and Russian
government attempts to influence the 2016 election. Do you support or oppose Mueller
investigating this issue?
4/11/18

Support
69

Oppose
25

No opinion
6

26. Do you support or oppose Mueller investigating [ITEM]?
4/11/18 - Summary Table
Support

Oppose

No opinion

 a. Trump's business activities
b. Allegation that Trump's associates paid hush
money to women who say they had affairs with him

64

32

5

58

35

7

27. Do you think the question of whether or not Trump has engaged in a pattern of
sexual misconduct is an important issue, or not important?

4/11/18

Important
issue
51

Not important
issue
46

No
opinion
3

Compare to:
Do you think the question of whether or not Clinton has engaged in a pattern of sexual
misconduct is an important issue or not important?

Important
Not important
No opinion
4/4/98*
47
52
2
4/1/98
48
50
2
*4/4 Washington Post only, 4/1 ABC only
Party ID. Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as (a Democrat), (a
Republican), an independent or what?
4/11/18
1/18/18
11/1/17
9/21/17
7/13/17
4/20/17
1/15/17

Democrat
32
31
31
31
35
31
31

Republican
25
23
23
23
23
24
23

Independent
35
40
38
36
35
36
37

Other (vol.)
5
4
6
6
6
6
5

No opinion
3
2
2
3
2
4
4

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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 351 interviews completed on
landlines and 651 interviews completed via cellular phones, including 421 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
1,002
865

Error margin
+/- 3.5 points
4

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