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National Tracking Poll Project: 180444 N Size: 1991 Registered Voters Margin of Error: 2% Topline Report April 26 - May 01, 2018 Question Response Frequency Percentage P1 Now, generally speaking, would you say that things in the country are going in the right direction, or have they pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track? Right Direction 793 40% Wrong Track 98 60% Q172 Do you approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as President? Strongly Approve 439 22% Somewhat Approve 404 20% Somewhat Disapprove 282 4% Strongly Disapprove 780 39% Don’t Know / No Opinion 86 4% Q172NET Do you approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as President? Total Approve 843 42% Total Dissaprove 062 53% Don’t Know / No Opinion 86 4% P3 Now, thinking about your vote, what would you say is the top set of issues on your mind when you cast your vote for federal offices such as U.S. Senate or Congress? Economic Issues 593 30% Security Issues 379 9% Health Care Issues 305 5% Senior’s Issues 3 6% Women’s Issues 77 4% Education Issues 35 7% Energy Issues 80 4% Other 6% POL1_1 Who do you trust more to handle each of the following issues? The economy Democrats in Congress 750 38% Republicans in Congress 86 4% Don’t Know / No Opinion 425 2% POL1_4 Who do you trust more to handle each of the following issues? Jobs Democrats in Congress 763 38% Republicans in Congress 836 42% Don’t Know / No Opinion 39 20% Page | 1 Question Response Frequency Percentage POL1_5 Who do you trust more to handle each of the following issues? Health care Democrats in Congress 90 46% Republicans in Congress 677 34% Don’t Know / No Opinion 404 20% POL1_6 Who do you trust more to handle each of the following issues? Immigration Democrats in Congress 89 4% Republicans in Congress 798 40% Don’t Know / No Opinion 373 9% POL1_7 Who do you trust more to handle each of the following issues? The environment Democrats in Congress 995 50% Republicans in Congress 53 26% Don’t Know / No Opinion 483 24% POL1_8 Who do you trust more to handle each of the following issues? Energy Democrats in Congress 853 43% Republicans in Congress 674 34% Don’t Know / No Opinion 464 23% POL1_9 Who do you trust more to handle each of the following issues? Education Democrats in Congress 948 48% Republicans in Congress 620 3% Don’t Know / No Opinion 423 2% POL1_10 Who do you trust more to handle each of the following issues? National security Democrats in Congress 682 34% Republicans in Congress 898 45% Don’t Know / No Opinion 40 2% POL1_11 Who do you trust more to handle each of the following issues? Sexual harassment and misconduct in the workplace Democrats in Congress 843 42% Republicans in Congress 480 24% Don’t Know / No Opinion 668 34% POL1_12 Who do you trust more to handle each of the following issues? Gun policy Democrats in Congress 793 40% Republicans in Congress 752 38% Don’t Know / No Opinion 446 22% Page | 2 Question Response Frequency Percentage POL2 If the election for U.S. Congress in your district was held today, which one of the following candidates are you most likely to vote for? Democratic candidate 858 43% Republican candidate 679 34% Don’t Know / No Opinion 455 23% POL3_1 How important of a priority should each of the following be for Congress? Passing a healthcare reform bill A top priority 034 52% An important, but lower priority 508 26% Not too important a priority 67 8% Should not be done 35 7% Dont know/No opinion 48 7% POL3_4 How important of a priority should each of the following be for Congress? Investigating some of President Trumps campaign officials for alleged connections or contacts with the Russian government during the 2016 elections A top priority 702 35% An important, but lower priority 345 7% Not too important a priority 326 6% Should not be done 453 23% Dont know/No opinion 66 8% POL3_5 How important of a priority should each of the following be for Congress? Reforming entitlement programs like Medicare and Social Security A top priority 852 43% An important, but lower priority 476 24% Not too important a priority 95 0% Should not be done 297 5% Dont know/No opinion 72 9% POL3_6 How important of a priority should each of the following be for Congress? Passing an infrastructure spending bill A top priority 729 37% An important, but lower priority 739 37% Not too important a priority 227 % Should not be done 54 3% Dont know/No opinion 242 2% Page | 3 Question Response Frequency Percentage POL3_7 How important of a priority should each of the following be for Congress? Passing a bill to reform regulations on banks and nancial services companies A top priority 540 27% An important, but lower priority 759 38% Not too important a priority 360 8% Should not be done 94 5% Dont know/No opinion 237 2% POL3_8 How important of a priority should each of the following be for Congress? Passing an immigration reform bill A top priority 797 40% An important, but lower priority 665 33% Not too important a priority 224 % Should not be done 43 7% Dont know/No opinion 62 8% POL3_9 How important of a priority should each of the following be for Congress? Constructing a wall along the U.S. / Mexico border A top priority 464 23% An important, but lower priority 344 7% Not too important a priority 27 4% Should not be done 773 39% Dont know/No opinion 38 7% POL3_10 How important of a priority should each of the following be for Congress? Passing a bill that grants young people who were brought to the United States illegally when they were children, often with their parents, protection from deportation A top priority 676 34% An important, but lower priority 578 29% Not too important a priority 273 4% Should not be done 299 5% Dont know/No opinion 66 8% POL3_11 How important of a priority should each of the following be for Congress? Reducing the federal budget decit A top priority 04 5% An important, but lower priority 635 32% Not too important a priority 26 6% Should not be done 45 2% Dont know/No opinion 70 9% Page | 4 Question Response Frequency Percentage POL3_12 How important of a priority should each of the following be for Congress? Passing legislation placing additional regulations on gun ownership A top priority 809 4% An important, but lower priority 406 20% Not too important a priority 240 2% Should not be done 399 20% Dont know/No opinion 38 7% POL4_1 How much have you seen, read or heard about each of the following? Rear Admiral Ronny Jackson, the White Houses top physician, removing himself from consideration to run the Department of Veterans Affair amid allegations of misconduct A lot 367 8% Some 640 32% Not much 455 23% Nothing at all 529 27% POL5 When it comes to U.S. environmental policy, should the federal government... Do more to help U.S. businesses, even if it weakens 462 23% environmental protections Do more to strengthen environmental protections, even 069 54% if it hurts some businesses Dont Know/No Opinion 460 23% POL6 How concerned are you with the issue of climate change and the impact it is having on the U.S. environment? Very concerned 70 36% Somewhat concerned 630 32% Not too concerned 35 6% Not concerned at all 222 % Dont Know/No Opinion 4 6% POL7 As you may know, the Paris Agreement is a deal reached between 195 countries to collectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Knowing this, do you believe the U.S. should be a part of the Paris Agreement, or not? Yes, the U.S. should be a part of the Paris Agreement 67 59% No, the U.S. should not be a part of the Paris Agreement 368 8% Dont Know/No Opinion 457 23% POL8 Which of the following comes closest to your view, even if neither is exactly right? The U.S. should provide nancial aid to help developing 624 3% nations reduce carbon emissions in their own countries The U.S. should not provide aid to help developing 856 43% nations reduce carbon emissions in their own countries Dont Know/No Opinion 5 26% Page | 5 Question Response Frequency Percentage POL9 Do you believe the U.S. should be MORE concerned with: Protecting our coal industry and American industrial 65 33% sector jobs Protecting the environment and reducing greenhouse 054 53% gas emissions Dont Know/No Opinion 286 4% POL10 Generally speaking, would you say that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is doing enough or not enough to address the issue of climate change and the impact it is having on the U.S. environment? The EPA is doing enough to address the issue of climate 58 26% change The EPA is not doing enough to address the issue of 992 50% climate change Dont Know/No Opinion 48 24% POL11_1 Below is a list of cabinet-level officials in the Trump administration. Please indicate if you have a favorable or unfavorable impression for each of the following. If you have heard of the person, but do not have an opinion, please mark Heard of, No Opinion. If you have not heard of the person, please mark Never heard of. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General Very favorable 26 6% Somewhat favorable 385 9% Somewhat unfavorable 330 7% Very unfavorable 495 25% Heard of, No Opinion 397 20% Never heard of 258 3% POL11_4 Below is a list of cabinet-level officials in the Trump administration.