Views on President Trumps Job Performance The AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research

Views on President Trumps

Job Performance
FINDINGS FROM THE JUNE 2017 AP-NORC NATIONAL POLL

Most Americans disapprove of President Trumps Health care, the economy, and terrorism are the most
stewardship of the country important issues to Americans
Thirty-five percent approve of the job Trump has been About 8 in 10 say health care, the economy, and terrorism
doing and 64 percent disapprove. are important to them personally.
Presidential approval is highly partisan, with three-quarters
of Republicans expressing approval and 9 in 10 Democrats Health care, the economy, and terrorism top the list of
expressing disapproval. important issues
Nearly half approve of Trumps handling of the threat of % who say each is an extremely or very important issue
terrorism. Fewer approve of how he deals with the
economy, immigration, and foreign policy. Health care 82
The economy 81
When it comes to specific issues, nearly half of Americans
approve of Trumps handling of the threat of terrorism Terrorism 77
% who say they approve of Trumps handling of Climate change 53
Foreign policy 53
The threat of terrorism 47
Immigration 47
The economy 43
Immigration 0 20 40 60 80 100
39
Percent of adults
Foreign policy 35
Climate change 34
Health care 32 Question: How important are each of the following issues to you
personally?
0 20 40 60 80 100
Percent of adults Democrats and Republicans disagree about the direction
the country is headed
Overall, one-third say the country is heading in the right
Questions: Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the way direction while two-thirds say it is heading in the wrong
Donald Trump is handling? If you had to choose, do you lean more
direction.
toward approving or disapproving of the way Donald Trump is
handling ? Sixty percent of Republicans say the country is heading in
the right direction while 84 percent of Democrats say the
country is heading in the wrong direction.
Few Americans believe that President Trump respects
the democratic institutions and traditions of the United
States Regardless of party affiliation, Congressional approval is
Thirty-four percent say Trump has a great deal or a fair low
amount of respect for this countrys institutions and Twenty-two percent approve of the way Congress is
traditions, while 65 percent say he has not too much or no handling its job and 75 percent disapprove.
respect at all. Majorities of both Democrats (81 percent) and Republicans
Sixty-nine percent of Republicans say Trump has a great (66 percent) view Congress in a negative light.
deal or a fair amount of respect for Americas institutions
and traditions, while 89 percent of Democrats say he has not
too much or no respect at all.

This survey was conducted The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, with funding from The Associated Press and NORC at the University of Chicago.
Interviews were conducted using AmeriSpeak with a nationally representative sample of 1,068 adults age 18 and over online and using landlines and cell phones from June 8-11, 2017.
Results have a margin of sampling error of +/- 4.1 percentage points. A full topline is available at www.apnorc.org.

JUNE 2017