Trump Job Approval in NH Steady, No Consensus On Action In Syria 5/8/17, UNH Survey Center

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TRUMP JOB APPROVAL IN NH STEADY,NO CONSENSUS ON ACTION IN SYRIA

By: Andrew E.Smith,Ph.D. andrew.smith@unh.edu

Zachary S.Azem,M.A. 603-862-2226

Sean P.McKinley,M.A. cola.unh.edu/survey-center

DURHAM,NH – New Hampshire residents are divided aboutPresidentDonald Trump's administraon.ApprovalofTrump's

performance as President,his handling offoreign aﬀairs and the economy,and opinion on the direcon ofthe country remain closely ed to parsanship.A majority ofGranite Staters supportthe removalofBasharal-Assad from powerin Syria,butrespondents have varied opinions on how this should be accomplished.

These ﬁndings are based on the latestGranite State Poll*,conducted by the University ofNew Hampshire Survey Center.Five hundred and eighteen (518)randomly selected New Hampshire adults were interviewed by landline and cellulartelephone between April24 and May 4,2017.The margin ofsampling errorforthe survey is +/-4.3 percent.

PresidenalApproval

Justoverone hundred days into PresidentTrump's administraon,less than halfofNew Hampshire adults approve ofhis performance so faras President.Currently,43% ofNew Hampshire adults say they approve ofthe job Trump is doing as President,47% disapprove, and 9% are neutral.

While overallapprovalofTrump's job performance is unchanged since February,the percentage ofrespondents who strongly approve ofTrump has declined somewhatfrom 31% in February to 25% in May,while the percentage who strongly disapproves (41%)has remained the same since February.

*We ask thatthis copyrighted informaon be referred to as the Granite State Poll,conducted by the University ofNew Hampshire Survey Center.

February May

Approve Disapprove Neither/DK Approve Disapprove Neither/DK 0%

10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

43%

48%

8%

43%

47%

9%

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0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Quarters into Presidency

0 1 2 3 4 5 6

7 _6.₄

2.8 5.3

4.3

3.7 3.7

PresidenalApprovalScore by Quarters Into Presidency -Donald Trump,Barack Obama & George W.Bush

(7=Strongly Approve,1= Strongly Disapprove)

On a scale where "strongly approve" equals 7 and "strongly disapprove" equals 1,Trump's approval(3.7)is unchanged since February and remains wellbelow thatofhis predecessor,Barack Obama (5.0)in the second quarterofhis presidency.However,Trump's job approvalhas been stable since the firstquarterofhis presidency,while PresidentObama experienced a decline each quarterin his first yearin office.

Donald Trump Barack Obama George W.Bush

February May

Democrat Indepedent Republican Democrat Indepedent Republican 0%

20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

40%

80%

5%

12%

43%

83% PresidenalApprovalby Party ID

ApprovalofPresidentTrump remains closely ed to parsanship.Eighty-three percentofRepublicans approve ofTrump's job performance,43% ofIndependents approve,butonly 12% ofDemocrats approve.While very few Democrats approve ofTrump's performance (12%),this represents a slightincrease since February (5%).

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NetFavorability Rang -PresidentDonald Trump

Trump's netfavorability rang -the percentage ofpeople who say they have a favorable opinion ofhim minus the percentage who have an unfavorable opinion -remained steady since February among Republicans and Independents butimproved among Democrats. Trump remains highly popularamong Republicans (+70%),signiﬁcantly higherthan in October2016 (+24%),while Independents are neutral(-1%).Though his netfavorability among Democrats remains very low (-68%),ithas increased considerably since February 2017 (-88%).

May 2016 Jul2016 Sep 2016 Nov 2016 Jan 2017 Mar 2017 May 2017 -100%

-50% 0% 50% 100%

-5%

-68%

-92% -43%

-1%

-53%

70%

-4% NetFavorability Rang -Donald Trump

NetApproval= (% Approve -% Disapprove)

Overall Democrat Republican Indepedent

May 2016 Aug 2016 Nov 2016 Feb 2017 May 2017

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

64%

30%

69%

26% 75%

21%

47% 43% 49%

42% Favorability -Donald Trump

Favorability Rangs -PresidentDonald Trump

Trump's favorability among New Hampshire adults has remained steady since February aerrising considerably following the 2016 presidenalcampaign.Trump is currently viewed favorably by 43% ofGranite Staters,47% have an unfavorable opinion ofhim,and 10% are neutralordon'tknow enough to say.

Frequentconservave radio listeners (82% favorable),self-described conservaves (81%),gun owners (62%),acve orveteran military members (57%),Manchesterarea residents (54%),and those who aend religious services once a week ormore o en (53%)are most likely to have a favorable opinion ofTrump.Self-described liberals (87% unfavorable),Boston Globe readers (82%),frequentNHPR listeners (69%),those who have completed postgraduate work (65%),union members (61%),and those who aend religious services once ortwice a month (57%)are mostlikely to have an unfavorable opinion ofTrump.

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Foreign Aﬀairs Approval

Granite Staters have a loweropinion ofTrump's handling offoreign affairs than his handling the economy.Currently,43% ofNew Hampshire adults approve ofhow Trump is handling foreign affairs,49% disapprove,and 8% are neutral.Eighty percentofRepublicans approve ofTrump's performance in foreign affairs,butonly 46% ofIndependents and 13% ofDemocrats do so.ApprovalofTrump's handling offoreign affairs has slightly increased since February among Republicans,Independents,and Democrats.

February May

Approve DisapproveNeither/DK Approve DisapproveNeither/DK 0%

20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

10% 52%

39%

8% 49%

43% Trump Approval-Foreign Aﬀairs

February May

Approve DisapproveNeither/DK Approve DisapproveNeither/DK 0%

20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

20% 34%

46%

12% 40%

48%

Trump Approval-Handling the Economy

Economic Approval

In the second Granite State Pollsince his inauguraon,Granite Staters'approvalofTrump's handling ofthe economy is unchanged. Currently,48% approve ofhow Trump is handling the economy,40% disapprove,and 12% are neutralorunsure.Republicans nearly universally approve ofTrump's handling ofthe economy (93%),while Independents (42%)and Democrats (15%)are much less likely to do so.

February May

DEM IND GOP DEM IND GOP

45%

78%

9%

15%

42%

93% Economic Approval-by Party ID

February May

DEM IND GOP DEM IND GOP

33%

71%

5%

13%

46%

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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 0%

20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

56%

38%

50%

44%

George W.Bush Barack Obama Donald Trump George W.Bush Barack Obama Donald Trump

US Heading in RightDirecon orOn Wrong Track RightTrack – Wrong Track

Overall,New Hampshire residents connue to be slightly pessimisc aboutthe direcon the country is heading.Forty-fourpercent (44%)ofNew Hampshire adults think things in this country are generally going in the rightdirecon,50% think things are seriously oﬀ on the wrong track,and 6% don’tknow orare unsure.Opinion remains very closely ed to parsanship;78% ofRepublicans believe the the country is heading in the rightdirecon butonly 48% ofIndependents and 14% ofDemocrats agree.

Right direction Wrong track

Syria

Granite Staters are divided in theiropinion on how PresidentTrump is handling the situaon in Syria.A slightplurality (44%)approve of Trump's handling ofSyria,41% disapprove,and 15% are neutral.

Republicans are farmore likely than Democrats orIndependents to approve ofTrump's handling ofthe situaon in Syria;more than three-quarters (79%)approve while only 13% disapprove.Only 18% ofDemocrats approve ofTrump's handling ofthe situaon in Syria, while 39% ofIndependents do so.

OVERALL Democrat Independent Republican

Approve DisapproveNeither/DK Approve DisapproveNeither/DK Approve DisapproveNeither/DK Approve DisapproveNeither/DK 0%

20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

15% 41%

44%

15% 41%

44%

16% 66%

18% _16%

66%

18%

24% 38%

39%

24% 38%

39%

8% 13%

79%

8% 13%

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Although more than halfofNew Hampshire adults supportthe removalofSyrian PresidentBasharal-Assad from power,Granite Staters are divided on whatspeciﬁcally the US should do in Syria.Nearly a third ofrespondents (31%)would only like the US to conduct diplomac talks,26% supportairstrikes,13% wantno American involvementin the conﬂictatall,11% supportarming Syrian opposion forces,and only 5% favorsending American ground troops to Syria.Three percentwanta combinaon ofthese opons,and 10% don't know orare unsure.

Among those who supportthe removalofAssad,only 57% prefera military acon such as sending in ground troops,conducng air strikes,orarming opposion forces.Among those who oppose Assad's removal,30% would like the United States to hold diplomac talks and 31% would like no American involvementatall.

Registered Republicans (46%),Donald Trump voters (46%),those who aend religious services once ortwice a month (45%),and Central/Lakes Region residents (41%)are more likely than others to prefersending in ground troops orconducng airstrikes while self-described liberals (58%),Hillary Clinton voters (55%),and self-idenﬁed Democrats (55%)are more likely than others to prefer conducng diplomac talks orhaving no US involvementatall.

More than half(58%)ofGranite Staters supportthe removalofSyrian PresidentBasharal-Assad.Fieen percentoppose Assad's removalfrom powerwhile more than a quarter(28%)are neutralordon'tknow.

Unlike mostcurrentissues,opinion on Assad's removalis not ed to parsanship:58% ofDemocrats,45% ofIndependents,and 64% of Republicans favorAssad's removal.Frequentconservave radio listeners (43% oppose),Gary Johnson voters (40%),and Manchester Area residents (40%)are mostlikely to be neutralornotknow whetherthey supportoroppose the removalofAssad from power.

Overall Democrat Indepedent Republican

Support Oppose Neutral/DK Support Oppose Neutral/DK Support Oppose Neutral/DK Support Oppose Neutral/DK 0%

20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

28%

15% 58%

29%

14% 58%

26% 29%

45%

28%

8% 64%

Support/Oppose RemovalofSyrian PresidentBasharal-Assad

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%

Conduct Diplomatic Talks

Conduct Air Strikes

No Involvement At All

Arm Opposition Forces

Send In Ground Troops

Combination

Don't Know

31%

26%

13%

11%

10% 5%

3%

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Granite Staters are divided aboutwhetherTrump has the ability to handle the situaon with North Korea's nuclearprogram;47% are very (22%)orsomewhat(25%)conﬁdentthatTrump can handle North Korea,while 49% are notvery (21%)ornotatallconﬁdent (28%).

MostRepublicans (83%)are conﬁdentin Trump to handle the situaon,butonly 16% ofDemocrats and 49% ofIndependents feelthis way.

North Korea

MostNew Hampshire adults (82%)believe North Korea poses a very (45%)orsomewhat(37%)serious threatto the United States and its allies.Sixteen percentconsiderthe threatto be notvery serious (11%)ornotatallserious (5%)and 3% don'tknow orare unsure.

Parsanship does notappearto play a strong role in how serious a threatrespondents considerNorth Korea to be;more than three-quarters ofDemocrats (84%),Indepedents (78%),and Republicans (79%)each considerNorth Korea to be a very serious or somewhatserious threat.

Those aged 50 to 64 (92%)are mostlikely to say North Korea is a serious threat,while Gary Johnson voters (29%)and those aged 18 to 34 (28%)are mostlikely to say itis a notvery serious ornotatallserious threat.

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

3% 16%

82%

3% 13%

84%

5% 17%

78%

2% 18%

79% ThreatPosed by North Korea

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

3% 49%

47%

2% 82%

16%

8% 44%

49%

3% 14%

83% Conﬁdence in Trump to Handle North Korea Situaon

Somewhat Serious Very Serious

Not Very Serious Not At AllSerious

Don't Know

Somewhat Confident Very Confident

Not Very Confident Not At AllConfident

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Granite State PollMethodology

These findings are based on the latestGranite State Poll,conducted by the University ofNew Hampshire Survey Center.Five hundred and eighteen (518)randomly selected New Hampshire adults were interviewed in English by landline and cellulartelephone between April24 and May 4,2017.The margin ofsampling errorforthe survey is +/-4.3 percent.These MSE’s have notbeen adjusted fordesign effect.The design effectforthe survey is 1.2%.

The random sample used in the Granite State Pollwas purchased from Markeng Systems Group (MSG),Horsham,PA.MSG screens each selected telephone numberto eliminate non-working numbers,disconnected numbers,and business numbers to improve the eﬃciency ofthe sample,reducing the amountof me interviewers spend calling non-usable numbers.

The data have been weighted to adjustfornumbers ofadults and telephone lines within households.Addionally,data were weighted by respondentsex,age,educaon,and region ofthe state to targets from the mostrecentAmerican Community Survey (ACS) conducted by the U.S.Census Bureau.In addion to potenalsampling error,allsurveys have otherpotenalsources ofnon-sampling errorincluding queson ordereﬀects,queson wording eﬀects,and non-response.Due to rounding,percentages may notsum to 100%.The numberofrespondents in each demographic below may notequalthe numberreported in cross-tabulaon tables as some respondents choose notto answersome quesons.

Formore informaon aboutthe methodology used in the Granite State Poll,contactDr.Andrew Smith at(603)862-2226 orby emailat andrew.smith@unh.edu.

Granite State Poll,Spring 2017 Demographics

N Sex of

Respondent Femal_Mal_ee Age of

Respondent

18 to 34 35 to 49 50 to 64 65 and older Levelof

Education

High schoolor less

Technicalschool/Some college College graduate

Postgraduate work Region of

State Central_Connecti/_cutLakes_Val_l_ey

Manchester Area Mass Border North Country Seacoast Registered

to Vote Reg._Regi_steredDemocrat_Undecl_ared/_Not_Reg.

Reg.Republican Party ID Democrat

Indepedent Republican

253 265

93 152 110 131

68 94 199 148

76 49 157

72 68 95

120 263 125

181 108 208

%

49% 51%

19% 31% 23% 27%

13% 18% 39% 29%

15% 9% 30% 14% 13% 18%

24% 52% 25%

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Approve Disapprove Neither/DK

Feb 2017

May 2017 9%

8% 47%

48% 43%

43%

N

508 501 PresidenalApproval

“Generally speaking,do you approve ordisapprove ofthe way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?”

Feb 2017

May 2017 12%

20% 40%

34% 48%

46%

N

500 493 Favorable Neutral Unfavorable DK Enough to Say

May 2016 Aug 2016 Oct 2016 Feb 2017

May 2017 3%

2% 1% 1% 0%

47% 49% 69% 64% 75%

7% 6% 4% 5% 4%

43% 42% 26% 30% 21%

N

515 503 767 529 553 Favorability Rang -PresidentDonald Trump

"Next,I'd like to getyouroverallopinion ofsome people who have been in the news.As Iread each name,please say ifyou have a favorable orunfavorable opinion ofthis person -orifyou don’tknow enough abouthim orherto say.President(Businessman)Donald Trump?"

PresidenalApproval-Economy

“Generally speaking,do you approve ordisapprove ofthe way PresidentTrump is handling the economy?”

Feb 2017

May 2017 8%

10% 49%

52% 43%

39%

N

511 501 PresidenalApproval-Foreign Aﬀairs

“Generally speaking,do you approve ordisapprove ofthe way PresidentTrump is handling foreign aﬀairs?”

May 2017 44% 41% 15%

N 509

Support Oppose Neutral/DK

May 2017 58% 15% 28%

N 509 Syria -ApprovalofTrump Handling

"Do you approve ordisapprove ofthe way PresidentTrump is handling the situaon with Syria?"

Support/Oppose RemovalofSyrian PresidentBasharal-Assad "Do you supportoroppose the removalofSyrian PresidentBasharal-Assad?"

Send In Ground Troops

Conduct Air Strikes

Arm Opposition Forces

Conduct Diplomatic Talks

No Involvement

At All Combination Don't Know

May 2017 5% 26% 11% 31% 13% 3% 10% Syria -Preferred US Opon in Syria

"Which comes closestto youropinion in whatthe US should do in Syria? Send in ground troops...conductairstrikes with no ground troops...arm opposion forces with no directmilitary acon...only conductdiplomac talks...orno involvementatall?"

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RightTrack -Wrong Track

“Do you think things in this country are generally going in the rightdirecon orare they seriously oﬀ on the wrong track?”

Right direction Wrong track DK/Not Sure

Jun 2003 Feb 2004 Apr 2004 Jul2004 Oct 2004 Feb 2005 Apr 2005 Jul2005 Oct 2005 Feb 2006 Apr 2006 Jul2006 Sep 2006 Feb 2007 Apr 2007 Jul2007 Sep 2007 Feb 2008 Apr 2008 Jul2008 Sep 2008 Feb 2009 Apr 2009 Jul2009 Oct 2009 Feb 2010 Apr 2010 Jul2010

Sep 2010 7%

6% 4% 5% 9% 5% 7% 11% 10% 8% 5% 7% 8% 6% 8% 7% 10% 11% 8% 7% 7% 6% 11% 7% 4% 10% 8% 8% 5% 55% 55% 51% 54% 45% 43% 43% 51% 69% 73% 74% 71% 62% 59% 55% 53% 56% 51% 62% 53% 55% 47% 43% 40% 50% 43% 48% 49% 38% 38% 39% 44% 41% 46% 51% 51% 38% 21% 19% 21% 23% 30% 34% 37% 40% 34% 38% 30% 40% 38% 47% 46% 53% 46% 48% 44% 43% 56% N 512 491 502 484 496 555 498 610 540 508 487 553 505 516 510 516 510 496 501 487 498 492 487 535 574 500 535 503 511

Right direction Wrong track DK/Not Sure

Feb 2011 Apr 2011 Jul2011 Oct 2011 Feb 2012 Apr 2012 Jul2012 Oct 2012 Feb 2013 Apr 2013 Jul2013 Oct 2013 Feb 2014 Apr 2014 Jul2014 Oct 2014 Feb 2015 May 2015 Jul2015 Oct 2015 Feb 2016 May 2016 Aug 2016 Oct 2016 Feb 2017

May 2017 6%

8% 5% 4% 6% 7% 9% 7% 5% 4% 6% 6% 6% 8% 6% 5% 6% 4% 3% 5% 6% 8% 8% 6% 5% 9% 50% 52% 55% 65% 56% 61% 55% 51% 64% 57% 58% 59% 62% 58% 67% 56% 50% 49% 48% 57% 52% 54% 70% 59% 63% 54% 44% 41% 40% 30% 38% 32% 35% 42% 31% 40% 36% 35% 32% 34% 27% 39% 44% 47% 49% 38% 42% 38% 22% 35% 32% 37% N 506 499 897 522 604 672 580 528 562 498 677 654 501 569 647 511 498 573 630 512 525 514 553 507 496 513

Very Serious Somewhat Serious Not Very Serious Not At AllSerious Don't Know

May 2017 45% 37% 11% 5% 3%

N 518

Very Confident Somewhat Confident Not Very Confident Not At AllConfident Don't Know

May 2017 22% 25% 21% 28% 3%

N 516 North Korea -Seriousness ofThreat

"How serious ofa threatdo you think North Korea poses to the United States and it's allies...very serious...somewhatserious...notvery serious...ornotatallserious?"

North Korea -Conﬁdence in Trump to Handle North Korea Situaon

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PresidenalApproval

STATEWIDE 43% 47% 9%

N 508

Registered to

Vote Reg._Regi_steredDemocrat_Undecl_ared/_Not_Reg.

Indepedent Republican Ideology Liberal

Moderate Conservative

Media Usage Listen to Conserv Radio Listen to NHPR Read Boston Globe Read LocalNewspapers Read Union Leader Watch WMUR Age of

Respondent 18 ₃₅to _to34₄₉

50 to 64 65 and older Sex of

Respondent Femal_Mal_ee Levelof

Education Hi_Technigh school_cal_schoolor less_/_Some_col_l_ege

College graduate Postgraduate work Frequency

Attend Relig. Service

Once a week or more often Once or twice a month Few times a year Never

2016 Presidential Election Vote

Donald Trump Hillary Clinton Gary Johnson Did Not Vote Other Gun Owner in

Household Gun _Not_GunOwner_Owner Labor Union

Member Uni_Noton _UniMember_on_Member Veteran/Active

in Household Acti_Notve/_ActiVeteran _ve/_VeteranMilitary_Mi_l_i_tary Region of StateCentral/Lakes

Connecticut Valley Manchester Area Mass Border North Country Seacoast Congressional

District Fi_Secondrst Cong._Cong.Distri_Di_strict_ct

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8% 45% 88%

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81% 41% 5%

11% 13% 8% 3% 6% 3%

41% 36% 51% 75% 70% 11%

49% 51% 41% 22% 24% 86%

8% 8% 10%

8%

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48% 45% 44% 40%

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50% 45%

42%

8% 7% 6% 16%

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39% 46% 46% 54%

9% 15% 14% 8% 5%

63% 40% 73% 92% 2%

27% 45% 13% 0% 92%

11% 9% 64%

29% 25%

62%

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59% 47%

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32% 41%

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266 91 157

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93 145 108 129

249 259

68 94 197 141

242 127 38 77

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248 233

416 74

372 128

72 49 154

70 68 95

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Favorable Neutral Unfavorable DK Enough to Say

STATEWIDE 43% 7% 47% 3%

Favorability Rang -Donald Trump

N 515

Registered to

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PresidenalApprovalRang -Economy

N 500

Registered to

4% 17%

8%

9% 36% 79%

87% 48% 13%

3% 21% 14%

4% 38% 71%

93% 42% 15%

5% 16% 10%

5% 40% 78%

90% 43% 12%

11% 10% 14% 5% 13%

6%

35% 29% 40% 70% 60% 8%

55% 61% 45% 24% 27% 86%

10% 8% 13% 16%

37% 45% 36% 40%

53% 47% 51% 44%

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10% 14% 11% 12%

57% 40% 42% 29%

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24% 24% 56% 10% 4%

53% 20% 37% 81% 5%

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55% 51%

32%

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27% 46%

56%

15% 11% 10% 18% 8% 10%

49% 39% 43% 23% 50% 37%

36% 51% 47% 59% 42% 53%

8% 15% 44%

36% 47%

48%

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171 105 206

135 189 127

262 90 156

41 138

66

92 142 109 124

245 255

67 91 194 138

238 125 38 77

26 64 9 192 183

245 227

408 73

367 125

70 45 155

70 66 94

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PresidenalApprovalRang -Foreign Aﬀairs

N 511

Registered to

5% 11%

5%

10% 48% 85%

85% 41% 10%

9% 15%

4%

11% 40% 83%

80% 46% 13%

7% 9% 5%

8% 51% 87%

85% 39% 8%

9% 4% 4% 2% 7% 8%

43% 39% 50% 73% 68% 7%

48% 56% 45% 25% 25% 84%

8% 3% 9% 14%

41% 48% 47% 55%

51% 49% 45% 31%

10% 6% 46%

51% 44%

42%

6% 7% 8% 10%

66% 47% 48% 40%

27% 46% 44% 50%

7% 9% 7% 10%

55% 42% 53% 36%

38% 49% 41% 54%

6% 19% 14% 5% 6%

62% 41% 52% 93% 4%

32% 39% 35% 2% 90%

7% 10% 69%

27% 24%

63%

7% 11% 46%

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26%

7% 12% 54%

32% 40%

55%

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54% 43% 50% 41% 58% 44%

34% 55% 43% 45% 38% 49%

6% 10% 52%

45% 42%

45%

118 260 123

179 105 208

142 191 128

268 91 157

41 140

68

92 147 110 129

249 262

67 93 197 144

243 127 38 79

26 67 12 193 187

250 234

417 76

374 129

72 48 156

72 68 95

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Syria -ApprovalofTrump Handling

N 509

Registered to

8% 17% 16%

8% 42% 70%

84% 41% 14%

8% 24% 16%

13% 38% 66%

79% 39% 18%

10% 20% 10%

10% 38% 78%

80% 42% 12%

14% 10% 14% 13% 15% 10%

35% 34% 41% 52% 56% 14%

51% 56% 45% 35% 29% 76%

14% 15% 13% 17%

26% 37% 50% 48%

59% 48% 37% 35%

14% 15% 38%

45% 49%

40%

11% 12% 16% 16%

55% 40% 38% 37%

33% 47% 46% 47%

16% 13% 18% 11%

47% 41% 33% 27%

37% 46% 49% 62%

9% 22% 21% 13% 13%

75% 42% 31% 76% 3%

17% 37% 47% 11% 84%

17% 13% 54%

27% 28%

60%

14% 15% 40%

47% 46%

38%

15% 15% 46%

25% 39%

61%

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38% 31% 45% 34% 48% 43%

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118 257 124

177 106 205

140 191 127

260 89 154

41 137

66

90 149 106 130

251 258

66 92 195 146

244 127 38 77

26 67 12 190 186

247 234

414 76

374 126

76 46 156

72 68 90

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Support Oppose Neutral/DK

Syria -Support/Oppose RemovalofSyrian PresidentBasharal-Assad

N 509

Registered to

23% 30% 26%

11% 17% 14%

66% 53% 60%

28% 26% 29%

8% 29% 14%

64% 45% 58%

24% 25% 31%

14% 14% 17%

62% 60% 52%

26% 33% 28% 24% 25% 43%

15% 15% 17% 13% 11% 15%

59% 52% 55% 63% 64% 43%

23% 26% 34% 30%

10% 17% 16% 13%

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11% 57%

58%

27% 25% 30% 26%

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65% 61% 51% 62%

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15% 14% 23% 13%

59% 54% 61% 59%

23% 37% 40% 23% 28%

45% 19% 11% 13% 9%

32% 44% 49% 64% 62%

30% 24% 14%

16% 56%

61%

28% 20% 16%

13% 57%

66%

29% 24% 16%

12% 55%

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32% 20% 26% 40% 25% 24%

14% 13% 18% 6% 15% 17%

54% 66% 56% 54% 60% 59%

25% 31% 14%

15% 61%

54%

117 262 122

177 107 204

142 190 127

265 91 154

41 139

68

93 151 104 131

248 261

66 93 199 144

244 125 38 79

27 66 12 191 187

247 236

414 78

374 129

76 49 151

72 67 94

(17)

Send In Ground Troops Conduct Air Strikes Arm Opposition Forces Conduct _TalDi_ksplomatic

STATEWIDE 5% 26% 11% 31%

Syria -Preferred US Opon in Syria

Registered to

19% 35% 34%

13% 10% 11%

37% 24% 22%

9% 4% 2%

22% 32% 40%

15% 5% 9%

32% 24% 21%

7% 7% 3%

22% 37% 37%

15% 11% 7%

35% 28% 20%

5% 3% 2%

29% 34% 35% 46% 35% 19%

12% 11% 15% 9% 11% 15%

28% 29% 25% 27% 23% 32%

7% 6% 3% 1% 7% 7%

29% 30% 33% 30%

13% 15% 4% 10%

28% 30% 30% 17%

3% 6% 2% 9%

28% 34% 12%

9% 25%

28% 5%

5%

34% 34% 32% 26%

15% 11% 8% 14%

29% 29% 28% 22%

4% 9% 4% 4%

29% 30% 39% 37%

10% 15% 7% 10%

27% 21% 44% 24%

3% 8% 1% 9%

34% 22% 30% 44% 20%

12% 13% 21% 9% 13%

21% 20% 12% 20% 38%

5% 1% 11%

3% 8%

39% 23% 11%

12% 22%

32% 4%

5%

31% 33% 11%

10% 27%

27% 4%

8%

33% 25% 10%

13% 26%

29% 4%

8%

31% 34% 32% 32% 41% 21%

11% 16% 10% 11% 12% 7%

21% 36% 27% 23% 22% 30%

2% 2% 5% 2% 9% 10%

32% 30% 10%

11% 29%

23% 6%

(18)

No Involvement At All Combination Don't Know

Syria -Preferred US Opon in Syria

N

516

Registered to

10% 10% 9%

3% 4% 2%

9% 12% 19%

10% 14% 9%

5% 2% 3%

10% 16% 15%

8% 9% 11%

5% 3% 2%

10% 8% 21%

9% 8% 5% 12% 13% 9%

3% 5% 4% 3% 5%

12% 8% 13%

4% 9% 13%

11% 9% 9% 12%

5% 2% 4% 3%

10% 8% 17% 19%

8% 12% 5%

1% 16%

11%

9% 7% 11% 11%

6% 5% 2% 2%

3% 5% 15% 20%

11% 10% 5% 7%

4% 1% 1% 4%

16% 15% 4% 8%

10% 3% 10% 10%

5% 2% 2% 4%

22% 32% 23% 11% 7%

11% 9% 3%

4% 10%

15%

10% 8% 4%

1% 12%

13%

11% 7% 2%

6% 13%

13%

10% 8% 10% 13% 11% 9%

4% 0% 3% 5% 5%

20% 4% 13% 15% 4% 18%

10% 10% 3%

4% 9%

17%

120 263 125

181 108 208

145 195 128

269 91 159

41 141

68

93 152 110 131

253 265

68 94 199 148

250 127 38 79

27 68 12 193 191

252 239

422 78

381 129

76 49 157

72 68 95

(19)

Right Direction Wrong Track DK/Not Sure

U.S.RightDirecon/Wrong Track

N 506

Registered to

3% 7% 6%

18% 49% 81%

79% 43% 13%

3% 7% 7%

19% 45% 79%

78% 48% 14%

2% 7% 4%

26% 46% 87%

72% 47% 8%

4% 6% 2% 5% 5% 2%

45% 33% 52% 70% 68% 18%

51% 61% 46% 25% 27% 80%

8% 4% 5% 8%

42% 46% 50% 58%

50% 50% 45% 34%

9% 2% 43%

56% 48%

41%

4% 8% 7% 4%

68% 41% 46% 51%

28% 51% 47% 45%

4% 10%

3% 4%

53% 45% 51% 47%

42% 46% 46% 48%

10% 7% 3% 6% 3%

68% 62% 46% 85% 11%

22% 31% 51% 9% 86%

6% 6% 68%

30% 26%

64%

5% 5% 48%

62% 47%

34%

5% 9% 54%

37% 41%

55%

9% 9% 3% 7% 3% 8%

55% 40% 53% 39% 57% 48%

36% 52% 45% 53% 40% 44%

4% 7% 54%

45% 42%

47%

120 256 122

178 107 202

145 191 120

263 87 156

38 135

68

92 149 107 125

245 260

65 93 193 146

241 126 37 79

26 68 12 183 191

246 234

412 75

370 128

76 45 154

69 68 94

(20)

Very Serious Somewhat_Seri_ous Not _SeriVery_ous Not _SeriAt _ousAll Don't Know

STATEWIDE 45% 37% 11% 5% 3%

North Korea -Seriousness ofThreat

N 518

Registered to

(21)

Very Confident Somewhat_Confi_dent _ConfiNot Very_dent _ConfiNot At _dentAll Don't Know

STATEWIDE 22% 25% 21% 28% 3%

North Korea -Conﬁdence in Trump to Handle North Korea Situaon

N 518

Registered to