{"id":40802242013,"date":"2019-06-20T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/polling-institute\/?post_type=poll&p=40802242013"},"modified":"2019-06-20T12:00:25","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T16:00:25","slug":"monmouthpoll_us_062019","status":"publish","type":"poll","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/polling-institute\/reports\/monmouthpoll_us_062019\/","title":{"rendered":"All The President\u2019s Trends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

West Long Branch, NJ<\/em> \u2013\nPresident Donald Trump suggests he is open to accepting dirt on his political\nrivals from foreign sources. A key aide is called out for violating the Hatch\nAct \u2013 for a second time. Surely, this must be the week that finally puts a dent\nin Trump\u2019s polling numbers? Not a chance, according to the latest Monmouth\nUniversity Poll<\/em><\/strong>.  The president\u2019s\njob rating, reelection backing, and support for impeachment are all pretty much\nwhere they have been over the past year. \nPublic opinion on whether Trump has \u201cdrained the swamp,\u201d has focused on\nissues important to American families, or has been getting too cozy with Russia\nare all pretty much trending as usual. While the vast majority of Americans\ncertainly view the current administration as unconventional, very few are\nsurprised by how Trump has behaved over the past two years \u2013 and that is a key\nreason for the stability in his poll numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump\u2019s overall job rating stands at 41% approve and 50% disapprove,\nwhich is similar to his 40% to 52% rating in May. Over the past 12 months, the\npresident\u2019s approval rating has ranged between 40% and 44% while his\ndisapproval rating has ranged between 49% and 54%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fewer than\n4-in-10 registered voters (37%) say that Trump should be reelected in 2020. A\nmajority of 59% say it is time to have someone new in the Oval Office. Last\nmonth, his reelection support stood at 37% to 60%. These results are consistent\nwith prior polls that ranged from 37% to 38% for reelection and 57% to 58% for\nsomeone new. [Note: the poll was\nconducted before the president\u2019s official reelection campaign launch on\nTuesday.<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The poll finds that 35% of Americans feel that Trump should be\nimpeached and compelled to leave the presidency while 59% disagree with this\ncourse of action. Support for the president\u2019s removal via impeachment ranged\nbetween 36% and 42% from July 2017 to May 2019. The current result is\nnumerically lower but statistically similar to those results. Opposition to\nimpeachment ranged between 53% and 59% during the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just 41% of\nAmericans say that the president has been giving enough attention to issues\nthat are important to their families. A majority (55%) wish he would devote\nmore attention to these issues.  When\nMonmouth last asked this question in November 2018, 38% said he was giving\nenough attention to these issues and 56% said he was not. Prior results ranged\nfrom 34% to 40% for giving enough attention and 51% to 62% for wishing he would\ndo more on these issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe asked ten different trend questions about Donald Trump and nothing has really moved.  We could have just done a cut and paste with the numbers from any other poll and got pretty much the same result on each of these questions,\u201d said Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmouth University Polling Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fewer than 1-in-4 Americans (23%) feel that Trump has made progress on\nhis promise to \u201cdrain the swamp\u201d in Washington, while 32% say he has actually\nmade the swamp worse, and 35% say nothing has changed.  When Monmouth last asked this\nquestion in November 2018, 30% said he had made progress cleaning up\nWashington, 30% said he had made it worse, and 33% said nothing had changed.\nPrior results ranged from 20% to 25% for making progress, 26% to 33% for making\nthings worse, and 35% to 39% for nothing having changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just under\nhalf (47%) of the American public is concerned, either a lot (36%) or a little\n(11%), that Trump is too friendly toward Russia, while a similar 48% are not\nconcerned. In January, 50% were concerned and 47% were not.  Prior polls during Trump\u2019s presidency had\nconcern about his attitude toward Russia hovering between 48% and 54%, while\nlack of concern ranged between 44% and 49%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A little\nunder half (45%) feel that Trump\u2019s attitude toward Russia poses a national\nsecurity threat, while 51% say it does not. In January those results were an\nidentical 45% to 51%.  Prior polls found\nbetween 48% and 50% saying Trump\u2019s posture toward Russia posed a threat and\nbetween 45% and 48% saying it did not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe just\nhad another round of breaking news that raises questions about the president\u2019s\nrelationships with foreign regimes as well as the \u2018swampiness\u2019 in his own\nadministration.  But the public opinion\nneedle has stayed put once again.  The\nbottom line is that Trump\u2019s behavior is pretty much exactly what the American\npublic expected it would be. The details may be different, but the underlying\nconduct surprises few people,\u201d said Murray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just 1-in-5 (21%) Americans say they are surprised \u2013 13% very surprised and 8% somewhat surprised \u2013 by how Trump has behaved since taking office. Fully 77% are not surprised. This result is basically no different than just over a year ago, when 19% were surprised (9% very and 10% somewhat) and 79% were not surprised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vast majority of Americans (80%) say the way Trump runs his administration is less conventional than past presidents, while just 13% say it has been about as conventional as his predecessors. These results are virtually identical to polls conducted in April 2019 (80% to 12%) and April 2018 (81% to 12%).  Just under half (47%) say Trump\u2019s unconventional behavior has been bad for the country, similar to 46% in both April 2019 and April 2018.  Just over 1-in-4 (27%) disagree and say his behavior has been good for the country, which is basically the same as prior polls (26% in April 2019 and 27% in April 2018).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Monmouth University Poll<\/em> also finds that 19% of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing and 69% disapprove. A little under one-third (31%) say the country is headed in the right direction while 62% say things have gotten off on the wrong track. These results are similar to Monmouth poll findings from last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Monmouth University Poll<\/em>\nwas conducted by telephone from June 12 to 17, 2019 with 751 adults in the\nUnited States.  The question results in this release have a margin of\nerror of +\/- 3.6 percentage points. The poll was conducted by the Monmouth\nUniversity Polling Institute in West Long Branch, NJ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

QUESTIONS\nAND RESULTS      <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(* Some columns may not add to 100% due to\nrounding.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.<\/span> Do you approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as president?<\/span><\/p>\n
\n   TREND:\n <\/td>\n June
\n 2019<\/strong>\n <\/td>		\n May
\n 2019\n <\/td>		 April
2019 <\/td>		 March
2019 <\/td>		\n Jan.
\n 2019\n <\/td>		\n Nov.
\n 2018\n <\/td>		\n Aug.
\n 2018\n <\/td>		\n June
\n 2018\n <\/td>		\n April
\n 2018\n <\/td>		\n March
\n 2018\n <\/td>		\n Jan.
\n 2018\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Approve\n <\/td>\n 41%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 40%\n <\/td>\n 40%\n <\/td>\n 44%\n <\/td>\n 41%\n <\/td>\n 43%\n <\/td>\n 43%\n <\/td>\n 43%\n <\/td>\n 41%\n <\/td>\n 39%\n <\/td>\n 42%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Disapprove\n <\/td>\n 50%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 52%\n <\/td>\n 54%\n <\/td>\n 51%\n <\/td>\n 54%\n <\/td>\n 49%\n <\/td>\n 50%\n <\/td>\n 46%\n <\/td>\n 50%\n <\/td>\n 54%\n <\/td>\n 50%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) No opinion\n <\/td>\n 9%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 8%\n <\/td>\n 6%\n <\/td>\n 5%\n <\/td>\n 5%\n <\/td>\n 8%\n <\/td>\n 7%\n <\/td>\n 11%\n <\/td>\n 9%\n <\/td>\n 8%\n <\/td>\n 8%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n    (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (751)<\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td>\n (802)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (801)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (802)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (805)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (802)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (805)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (806)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (803)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (803)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (806)<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n
\n   TREND:\n Continued<\/em>\n <\/td>\n Dec.
\n 2017\n <\/td>		\n Sept.
\n 2017\n <\/td>		\n Aug.
\n 2017\n <\/td>		\n July
\n 2017\n <\/td>		\n May
\n 2017\n <\/td>		\n March
\n 2017\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Approve\n <\/td>\n 32%\n <\/td>\n 40%\n <\/td>\n 41%\n <\/td>\n 39%\n <\/td>\n 39%\n <\/td>\n 43%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Disapprove\n <\/td>\n 56%\n <\/td>\n 49%\n <\/td>\n 49%\n <\/td>\n 52%\n <\/td>\n 53%\n <\/td>\n 46%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL)\n No opinion\n <\/td>\n 12%\n <\/td>\n 11%\n <\/td>\n 10%\n <\/td>\n 9%\n <\/td>\n 8%\n <\/td>\n 11%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n  (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (806)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,009)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (805)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (800)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,002)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (801)<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

2.<\/span> Do you approve or disapprove of the job the U.S. Congress is doing?<\/span><\/p>\n
\n   TREND:\n <\/td>\n June
\n 2019<\/strong>\n <\/td>		\n May
\n 2019\n <\/td>		\n April
\n 2019\n <\/td>		\n March
\n 2019\n <\/td>		\n Jan.
\n 2019\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Approve\n <\/td>\n 19%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 20%\n <\/td>\n 24%\n <\/td>\n 23%\n <\/td>\n 18%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Disapprove\n <\/td>\n 69%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 71%\n <\/td>\n 62%\n <\/td>\n 68%\n <\/td>\n 72%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) No opinion\n <\/td>\n 12%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 9%\n <\/td>\n 14%\n <\/td>\n 9%\n <\/td>\n 10%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (751)<\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td>\n (802)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (801)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (802)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (805)<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n
\n   TREND: Continued<\/em>\n <\/td>\n Nov.
\n 2018\n <\/td>		\n Aug.
\n 2018\n <\/td>		\n June
\n 2018\n <\/td>		\n April
\n 2018\n <\/td>		\n March
\n 2018\n <\/td>		\n Jan.
\n 2018\n <\/td>		\n Dec.
\n 2017\n <\/td>		\n Sept.
\n 2017\n <\/td>		\n Aug.
\n 2017\n <\/td>		\n July
\n 2017\n <\/td>		\n May
\n 2017\n <\/td>		\n March
\n 2017\n <\/td>		\n Jan.
\n 2017\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Approve\n <\/td>\n 23%\n <\/td>\n 17%\n <\/td>\n 19%\n <\/td>\n 17%\n <\/td>\n 18%\n <\/td>\n 21%\n <\/td>\n 16%\n <\/td>\n 17%\n <\/td>\n 18%\n <\/td>\n 19%\n <\/td>\n 19%\n <\/td>\n 25%\n <\/td>\n 23%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Disapprove\n <\/td>\n 63%\n <\/td>\n 69%\n <\/td>\n 67%\n <\/td>\n 71%\n <\/td>\n 72%\n <\/td>\n 68%\n <\/td>\n 65%\n <\/td>\n 69%\n <\/td>\n 69%\n <\/td>\n 70%\n <\/td>\n 68%\n <\/td>\n 59%\n <\/td>\n 66%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) No opinion\n <\/td>\n 14%\n <\/td>\n 14%\n <\/td>\n 14%\n <\/td>\n 12%\n <\/td>\n 11%\n <\/td>\n 11%\n <\/td>\n 19%\n <\/td>\n 15%\n <\/td>\n 13%\n <\/td>\n 11%\n <\/td>\n 13%\n <\/td>\n 16%\n <\/td>\n 11%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (802)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (805)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (806)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (803)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (803)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (806)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (806)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,009)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (805)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (800)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,002)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (801)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (801)<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n
\n   TREND: Continued<\/em>\n <\/td>\n Sept.
\n 2016*\n <\/td>		\n Aug.
\n 2016*\n <\/td>		\n June
\n 2016*\n <\/td>		\n March
\n 2016\n <\/td>		\n Jan.
\n 2016\n <\/td>		\n Dec.
\n 2015\n <\/td>		\n Oct.
\n 2015\n <\/td>		\n Sept.
\n 2015\n <\/td>		\n Aug.
\n 2015\n <\/td>		\n July
\n 2015\n <\/td>		\n June
\n 2015\n <\/td>		\n April
\n 2015\n <\/td>		\n Jan.
\n 2015\n <\/td>		\n Dec.
\n 2014\n <\/td>		\n July
\n 2013\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Approve\n <\/td>\n 15%\n <\/td>\n 14%\n <\/td>\n 17%\n <\/td>\n 22%\n <\/td>\n 17%\n <\/td>\n 16%\n <\/td>\n 17%\n <\/td>\n 19%\n <\/td>\n 18%\n <\/td>\n 18%\n <\/td>\n 19%\n <\/td>\n 21%\n <\/td>\n 18%\n <\/td>\n 17%\n <\/td>\n 14%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Disapprove\n <\/td>\n 77%\n <\/td>\n 78%\n <\/td>\n 76%\n <\/td>\n 68%\n <\/td>\n 73%\n <\/td>\n 73%\n <\/td>\n 71%\n <\/td>\n 71%\n <\/td>\n 72%\n <\/td>\n 69%\n <\/td>\n 71%\n <\/td>\n 67%\n <\/td>\n 70%\n <\/td>\n 73%\n <\/td>\n 76%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) No opinion\n <\/td>\n 8%\n <\/td>\n 9%\n <\/td>\n 7%\n <\/td>\n 10%\n <\/td>\n 10%\n <\/td>\n 10%\n <\/td>\n 12%\n <\/td>\n 11%\n <\/td>\n 11%\n <\/td>\n 12%\n <\/td>\n 10%\n <\/td>\n 12%\n <\/td>\n 11%\n <\/td>\n 11%\n <\/td>\n 10%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (802)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (803)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (803)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,008)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,003)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,006)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,012)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,009)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,203)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,001)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,002)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,005)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,003)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,008)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,012)<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

*Registered\nvoters<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

3.<\/span> Would you say things in the country are going in the right direction, or have they gotten off on the wrong track?<\/span><\/p>\n
\n   TREND:\n <\/td>\n June
\n 2019<\/strong>\n <\/td>		\n May
\n 2019\n <\/td>		\n April
\n 2019\n <\/td>		\n March
\n 2019\n <\/td>		\n Nov.
\n 2018\n <\/td>		\n Aug.
\n 2018\n <\/td>		\n June
\n 2018\n <\/td>		\n April
\n 2018\n <\/td>		\n March
\n 2018\n <\/td>		\n Jan.
\n 2018\n <\/td>		\n Dec.
\n 2017\n <\/td>		\n Aug.
\n 2017\n <\/td>		\n May
\n 2017\n <\/td>		\n March
\n 2017\n <\/td>		\n Jan.
\n 2017\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Right direction\n <\/td>\n 31%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 29%\n <\/td>\n 28%\n <\/td>\n 29%\n <\/td>\n 35%\n <\/td>\n 35%\n <\/td>\n 40%\n <\/td>\n 33%\n <\/td>\n 31%\n <\/td>\n 37%\n <\/td>\n 24%\n <\/td>\n 32%\n <\/td>\n 31%\n <\/td>\n 35%\n <\/td>\n 29%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Wrong track\n <\/td>\n 62%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 63%\n <\/td>\n 62%\n <\/td>\n 63%\n <\/td>\n 55%\n <\/td>\n 57%\n <\/td>\n 53%\n <\/td>\n 58%\n <\/td>\n 61%\n <\/td>\n 57%\n <\/td>\n 66%\n <\/td>\n 58%\n <\/td>\n 61%\n <\/td>\n 56%\n <\/td>\n 65%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) Depends\n <\/td>\n 6%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 4%\n <\/td>\n 7%\n <\/td>\n 6%\n <\/td>\n 7%\n <\/td>\n 6%\n <\/td>\n 3%\n <\/td>\n 5%\n <\/td>\n 6%\n <\/td>\n 3%\n <\/td>\n 7%\n <\/td>\n 4%\n <\/td>\n 5%\n <\/td>\n 4%\n <\/td>\n 4%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) Don\u2019t know\n <\/td>\n 2%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 3%\n <\/td>\n 3%\n <\/td>\n 2%\n <\/td>\n 3%\n <\/td>\n 3%\n <\/td>\n 3%\n <\/td>\n 4%\n <\/td>\n 1%\n <\/td>\n 3%\n <\/td>\n 3%\n <\/td>\n 5%\n <\/td>\n 3%\n <\/td>\n 5%\n <\/td>\n 2%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (751)<\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td>\n (802)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (801)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (802)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (802)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (805)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (806)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (803)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (803)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (806)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (806)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (805)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,002)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (801)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (801)<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n
\n   TREND: Continued<\/em>\n <\/td>\n Aug.
\n 2016*\n <\/td>		\n Oct.
\n 2015\n <\/td>		\n July
\n 2015\n <\/td>		\n June
\n 2015\n <\/td>		\n April
\n 2015\n <\/td>		\n Dec.
\n 2014\n <\/td>		\n July
\n 2013\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Right direction\n <\/td>\n 30%\n <\/td>\n 24%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 28%\n <\/td>\n 23%\n <\/td>\n 27%\n <\/td>\n 23%\n <\/td>\n 28%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Wrong track\n <\/td>\n 65%\n <\/td>\n 66%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 63%\n <\/td>\n 68%\n <\/td>\n 66%\n <\/td>\n 69%\n <\/td>\n 63%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) Depends\n <\/td>\n 2%\n <\/td>\n 6%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 5%\n <\/td>\n 5%\n <\/td>\n 5%\n <\/td>\n 5%\n <\/td>\n 5%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) Don\u2019t know\n <\/td>\n 3%\n <\/td>\n 4%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 3%\n <\/td>\n 3%\n <\/td>\n 2%\n <\/td>\n 3%\n <\/td>\n 4%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (803)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,012)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,001)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,002)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,005)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,008)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,012)<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

            *Registered voters<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

[QUESTIONS 4 & 5 WERE ROTATED<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.<\/span> Do you think President Trump should be impeached and compelled to leave the Presidency, or not?<\/span><\/p>\n
\n TREND:\n <\/td>\n June
\n 2019<\/strong>\n <\/td>		\n May
\n 2019\n <\/td>		\n March
\n 2019\n <\/td>		\n Nov.
\n 2018\n <\/td>		\n April
\n 2018\n <\/td>		\n Jan.
\n 2018\n <\/td>		\n July
\n 2017\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Yes, should\n <\/td>\n 35%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 39%\n <\/td>\n 42%\n <\/td>\n 36%\n <\/td>\n 39%\n <\/td>\n 38%\n <\/td>\n 41%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n No, should not\n <\/td>\n 59%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 56%\n <\/td>\n 54%\n <\/td>\n 59%\n <\/td>\n 56%\n <\/td>\n 57%\n <\/td>\n 53%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) Don\u2019t know\n <\/td>\n 6%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 5%\n <\/td>\n 4%\n <\/td>\n 5%\n <\/td>\n 5%\n <\/td>\n 4%\n <\/td>\n 6%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (751)<\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td>\n (802)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (802)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (802)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (803)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (806)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (800)<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

[REGISTERED VOTERS ONLY: moe= +\/<\/strong>–<\/em> 3.8%<\/em>] <\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.<\/span> Looking ahead to the 2020 election for President, do you think that Donald Trump should be re-elected, or do you think that it is time to have someone else in office?<\/span><\/p>\n
\n TREND: REGISTERED VOTERS<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n June
\n 2019<\/strong>\n <\/td>		\n May
\n 2019\n <\/td>		\n March
\n 2019\n <\/td>		\n Jan.
\n 2019\n <\/td>		\n Nov.
\n 2018\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Should be re-elected\n <\/td>\n 37%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 37%\n <\/td>\n 38%\n <\/td>\n 38%\n <\/td>\n 37%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Someone else in office\n <\/td>\n 59%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 60%\n <\/td>\n 57%\n <\/td>\n 57%\n <\/td>\n 58%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL)\n Don\u2019t know\n <\/td>\n 4%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 4%\n <\/td>\n 5%\n <\/td>\n 5%\n <\/td>\n 4%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (660)<\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td>\n (719)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (746)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (735)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (716)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

6.<\/span> Regardless of whether you agree or disagree with President Trump, has he been giving enough attention to the issues that are most important to your family or do you wish he would give more attention to issues that are important to your family?<\/span><\/p>\n
\n TREND:\n <\/td>\n June
\n 2019<\/strong>\n <\/td>		\n Nov.
\n 2018\n <\/td>		\n Sept.
\n 2017\n <\/td>		\n Aug.
\n 2017\n <\/td>		\n May
\n 2017\n <\/td>		\n March
\n 2017\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Giving enough attention\n <\/td>\n 41%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 38%\n <\/td>\n 37%\n <\/td>\n 40%\n <\/td>\n 34%\n <\/td>\n 36%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Wish he\u2019d give more\n attention\n <\/td>\n 55%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 56%\n <\/td>\n 53%\n <\/td>\n 51%\n <\/td>\n 62%\n <\/td>\n 57%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) Don\u2019t know\n <\/td>\n 4%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 6%\n <\/td>\n 10%\n <\/td>\n 9%\n <\/td>\n 5%\n <\/td>\n 7%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (751)<\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td>\n (802)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,009)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (805)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,002)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (801)<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

7.<\/span> Donald Trump promised to \u201cdrain the swamp\u201d when he got to Washington. Would you say that he has made progress draining the swamp, that he has made the swamp worse, or that nothing has really changed?<\/span><\/p>\n
\n TREND:\n <\/td>\n June
\n 2019<\/strong>\n <\/td>		\n Nov.
\n 2018\n <\/td>		\n April.
\n 2018\n <\/td>		\n Dec.
\n 2017\n <\/td>		\n Aug.
\n 2017\n <\/td>		\n May
\n 2017\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Made progress draining\n the swamp\n <\/td>\n 23%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 30%\n <\/td>\n 25%\n <\/td>\n 20%\n <\/td>\n 25%\n <\/td>\n 24%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Made the swamp worse\n <\/td>\n 32%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 30%\n <\/td>\n 31%\n <\/td>\n 33%\n <\/td>\n 26%\n <\/td>\n 32%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Nothing has really\n changed\n <\/td>\n 35%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 33%\n <\/td>\n 37%\n <\/td>\n 38%\n <\/td>\n 39%\n <\/td>\n 35%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) Don\u2019t know\n <\/td>\n 9%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 6%\n <\/td>\n 7%\n <\/td>\n 9%\n <\/td>\n 10%\n <\/td>\n 8%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (751)<\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td>\n (802)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (803)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (806)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (805)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,002)<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

8.<\/span> Would you say the way Trump runs his administration has been less conventional than prior presidents, or about as conventional as prior presidents?<\/span><\/p>\n
\n TREND:\n <\/td>\n June
\n 2019<\/strong>\n <\/td>		\n April
\n 2019\n <\/td>		\n April
\n 2018\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Less conventional\n <\/td>\n 80%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 80%\n <\/td>\n 81%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n About as conventional\n <\/td>\n 13%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 12%\n <\/td>\n 12%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL)\n More conventional\n <\/td>\n 2%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 3%\n <\/td>\n 2%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) Don\u2019t know\n <\/td>\n 5%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 5%\n <\/td>\n 5%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (751)<\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td>\n (801)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (803)<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

9.<\/span> Is Trump being less conventional good or bad for the country?<\/span><\/p>\n
\n TREND:\n <\/td>\n June
\n 2019<\/strong>\n <\/td>		\n April
\n 2019\n <\/td>		\n April
\n 2018\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Good\n <\/td>\n 27%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 26%\n <\/td>\n 27%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Bad\n <\/td>\n 47%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 46%\n <\/td>\n 46%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL)\n Both good and bad\n <\/td>\n 4%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 7%\n <\/td>\n 5%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL)\n Don\u2019t know\n <\/td>\n 2%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 2%\n <\/td>\n 3%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Not less\n conventional (from Q8)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n 20%<\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 20%<\/em>\n <\/td>\n 19%<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (751)<\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td>\n (801)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (803)<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

10.<\/span> Now that he\u2019s been in office for more than two years, are you surprised by how Donald Trump has behaved as president or doesn\u2019t his behavior really surprise you? [If SURPRISED:<\/em> Is that very or just somewhat surprised?] <\/span><\/p>\n
\n  \n <\/td>\n June
\n 2019<\/strong>\n <\/td>		\n April
\n 2018*\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Yes, very surprised\n <\/td>\n 13%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 9%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Yes, somewhat surprised\n <\/td>\n 8%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 10%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n No,\n not really surprised\n <\/td>\n 77%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 79%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) Don\u2019t know\n <\/td>\n 2%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 2%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (751)<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td>\n (803)<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

  *April\n2018 question wording was: \u201cNow that he\u2019s been in office for more than a year\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

[NOTE:\nQUESTIONS 10A AND 10B WERE ONLY ASKED 6\/13-6\/17; <\/em>n=598, m.o.e= +\/-4.0%<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10A.<\/span> Are you concerned or not concerned that President Trump may be too friendly toward Russia?\u00a0 [If CONCERNED:<\/em> Are you concerned a lot or a little?]<\/span><\/p>\n
\n TREND: \n <\/td>\n June
\n 2019<\/strong>\n <\/td>		\n Jan.
\n 2019\n <\/td>		\n March
\n 2018\n <\/td>		\n July
\n 2017\n <\/td>		\n May
\n 2017\n <\/td>		\n March
\n 2017\n <\/td>		\n Jan.
\n 2017\n <\/td>		\n Aug.
\n 2016*\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Concerned, a lot\n <\/td>\n 36%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 40%\n <\/td>\n 39%\n <\/td>\n 38%\n <\/td>\n 39%\n <\/td>\n 37%\n <\/td>\n 33%\n <\/td>\n 32%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Concerned, a little\n <\/td>\n 11%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 10%\n <\/td>\n 13%\n <\/td>\n 16%\n <\/td>\n 12%\n <\/td>\n 11%\n <\/td>\n 15%\n <\/td>\n 13%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Not concerned\n <\/td>\n 48%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 47%\n <\/td>\n 46%\n <\/td>\n 44%\n <\/td>\n 45%\n <\/td>\n 49%\n <\/td>\n 48%\n <\/td>\n 49%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) Don\u2019t know\n <\/td>\n 4%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 2%\n <\/td>\n 3%\n <\/td>\n 3%\n <\/td>\n 4%\n <\/td>\n 3%\n <\/td>\n 3%\n <\/td>\n 3%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (598)<\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td>\n (805)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (803)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (800)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,002)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (801)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (801)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (803)<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

            *Registered voters<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

10B.<\/span> Do you think Trump\u2019s attitude toward Russia does or does not present a national security threat to the U.S.?<\/span><\/p>\n
\n TREND:\n <\/td>\n June
\n 2019<\/strong>\n <\/td>		\n Jan.
\n 2019\n <\/td>		\n March
\n 2018\n <\/td>		\n July
\n 2017\n <\/td>		\n May
\n 2017\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Does\n <\/td>\n 45%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 45%\n <\/td>\n 50%\n <\/td>\n 48%\n <\/td>\n 48%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Does not\n <\/td>\n 51%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 51%\n <\/td>\n 45%\n <\/td>\n 48%\n <\/td>\n 46%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) Don\u2019t know\n <\/td>\n 4%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 4%\n <\/td>\n 5%\n <\/td>\n 4%\n <\/td>\n 7%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (598)<\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td>\n (805)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (803)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (800)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,002)<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

[Q11-15, 23-30 held for future release.<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Q16-22 previously released.<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

METHODOLOGY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Monmouth\nUniversity Poll<\/em> was sponsored and conducted by the Monmouth University\nPolling Institute from June 12 to 17, 2019 with a national random sample of 751\nadults age 18 and older, in English. This includes 301 contacted by a live\ninterviewer on a landline telephone and 450 contacted by a live interviewer on\na cell phone. Telephone numbers were selected through random digit dialing\nand landline respondents were selected with a modified Troldahl-Carter youngest\nadult household screen. Monmouth is responsible for all aspects of the survey\ndesign, data weighting and analysis. Final sample is weighted for region, age,\neducation, gender and race based on US Census information. Data collection\nsupport provided by Braun Research (field) and Dynata (RDD sample). For\nresults based on this sample, one can say with 95% confidence that the error\nattributable to sampling has a maximum margin of plus or minus 3.6 percentage\npoints (unadjusted for sample design). Sampling error can be larger for\nsub-groups (see table below). In addition to sampling error, one should\nbear in mind that question wording and practical difficulties in conducting\nsurveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of opinion polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n DEMOGRAPHICS (weighted)<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Self-Reported<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 25%\n Republican<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 43% Independent<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 32% Democrat<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n  <\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 49% Male<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 51% Female<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n  <\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 31% 18-34<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 33% 35-54<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 36% 55+<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n  <\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 64% White<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 12% Black<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 16%\n Hispanic<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n   8% Asian\/Other<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n  <\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 68% No\n degree<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 32% 4 year\n degree<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n  <\/em> <\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

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