{"id":40802244270,"date":"2019-10-01T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/polling-institute\/?post_type=poll&p=40802244270"},"modified":"2019-10-01T11:30:20","modified_gmt":"2019-10-01T15:30:20","slug":"monmouthpoll_us_100119","status":"publish","type":"poll","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/polling-institute\/reports\/monmouthpoll_us_100119\/","title":{"rendered":"Impeachment Support Up Slightly But Trump Job Rating Steady"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

West Long Branch, NJ<\/em> \u2013\nPresident Donald Trump\u2019s approval rating has remained steady in the wake of an\nofficial impeachment inquiry launched last week, although support for\nimpeachment has ticked up slightly. In a two year Monmouth University Poll<\/em><\/strong>\ntrend on impeachment opinion the current findings are not out of line with some\nprior results. The public does find the nature of Trump\u2019s conversation with the\nUkraine president Volodymyr Zelenskiy to have been inappropriate. They also say\nit was wrong to hold the whistleblower complaint from Congress even when the\nsubject of the complaint is the president. The poll finds as well that news\nabout the phone call may also have raised doubts about former Vice President\nJoe Biden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump\u2019s overall job rating stands at 41% approve and 53% disapprove,\nwhich is similar to his 40% to 53% rating in August. Over the past 12 months,\nthe president\u2019s approval rating has ranged from 40% to 44% in Monmouth\u2019s\npolling, while his disapproval rating has ranged from 49% to 54%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been saying this for a long time. Fundamental opinion about\nDonald Trump has been baked in from the very start of his presidency. Almost\nnothing he\u2019s done has come as a surprise to the American public, which is why\nwe see such little change in his job rating. The question is whether those who\nwant Trump out of office are willing to wait until 2020 and that\u2019s where we see\na small shift,\u201d said Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmouth\nUniversity Polling Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this time, 44% of Americans feel that Trump should be impeached and\ncompelled to leave the presidency, while 52% disagree with this course of\naction. These numbers mark a shift from Monmouth\u2019s prior poll in August (35%\nsupported impeachment and 59% did not), but it is not the first time these\nresults have been found in the two years Monmouth has been asking this\nquestion.  This includes similar findings\nin March 2019 (42% for impeachment and 54% against) and July 2017 (41% for\nimpeachment and 53% against). Current support for removing Trump from office\ncomes from 77% of Democrats (up from 69% in August but similar to 75% in\nMarch), 41% of independents (up from 30% in August but similar to 40% in\nMarch), and 9% of Republicans (up from 2% in August but similar to 8% in\nMarch).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe believe Monmouth has the longest trend\nline of public opinion on impeachment. This helps give a broader perspective to\nthe recent shifts. Yes, support for impeachment has increased over the last\nweek, but it\u2019s not significantly higher than where it has been at other points\nin Trump\u2019s presidency.  At least not yet,\u201d said Murray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monmouth asks the same impeachment\nquestion used by the Gallup Poll<\/a> leading up to the House inquiry into\nRichard Nixon, which helps give another unique point of comparison. There are\nsome stark differences in public opinion trends from that time to now. Whereas\nsupport for impeaching Trump has inched up from 36% in November 2018 to 44% in\nthe current poll, support for impeaching Nixon jumped significantly from its\nstarting point of 19% in June 1973 to 46% in April 1974 as the House was about\nto launch its official impeachment inquiry.  In the same vein, while the\noverall trend in Trump\u2019s job approval number has been steady (43% in November\n2018 to 41% now), there was a significant drop in Nixon\u2019s job rating over the\ncomparable time period (from 44% in June 1973 to 25% in April 1974).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s important to put these small shifts in context because we are living in much different times in terms of political norms. A year ago, Trump\u2019s approval rating was a little higher than public support for his impeachment and now we see a slight gap in the opposite direction. This is in stark contrast to Nixon, who went from a more than 20 point gap in his favor on these two questions early in his second term to a 20 point gap in the opposite direction as the public reacted with shock to revelations about the president\u2019s behavior,\u201d said Murray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\nhas been an increase in the number of Americans who say it is a good idea for\nthe House Judiciary Committee to conduct an inquiry which may or may not lead\nto impeachment. This currently stands at 49%, which is up from 41% in\nAugust.  Those who say such an inquiry is\na bad idea is now 43%, down from 51% in August. \nMost Democrats feel it is a good idea for Congress to take this course\nof action (79%, up from 72% in August). They are joined by nearly half of\nindependents (47%, up from 39% in August) and about 1-in-6 Republicans (16%, up\nfrom 8% in August).  Among those who have\nheard a lot about reports that Trump asked Zelenskiy to investigate Biden, 56%\nsay the inquiry is a good idea and 40% say it is a bad idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMost\nof the public may not be on board with drawing up articles of impeachment just\nyet, but opposition to heading down that road has softened after recent events.\nAmericans do appear to be somewhat disturbed by what they heard last week. Not\nthat it changes their underlying opinion of the president, but it does slightly\nshift which actions they feel should be taken,\u201d said Murray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just over half of the public (52%) has heard a lot about reports that Trump asked the Ukrainian president to investigate Joe Biden and his son. Another 27% have heard a little about this, and 21% have not heard anything.  Democrats (62%) are somewhat more likely than Republicans (52%) and independents (47%) to say they have heard a lot about this.  Among all Americans, 63% say it is not appropriate for a U.S. president to make this type of request to a foreign leader. Just 21% say it is appropriate.  Only 5% of Democrats and 20% of independents say this is appropriate, but Republicans are more divided with 43% saying this type of request is appropriate, 31% saying it is not, and 26% saying either it depends or they are not sure.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just over 6-in-10 Americans (62%) believe it is likely that Trump mentioned the possibility of an investigation into Biden during his call with Zelenskiy, while 15% say he probably did not do this and 23% are unsure. Among those who have heard a lot about the incident, 76% say this conversation probably occurred, 12% say it probably did not, and 12% are unsure. Among all Democrats, 85% believe that Trump mentioned the investigation during the call, a number that goes up to 97% among Democrats who have heard a lot about it. Among all independents, 61% believe that Trump mentioned the investigation during the call, a number that goes up to 73% among independents who have heard a lot.  Among all Republicans, though, just 40% believe that Trump mentioned the investigation during the call. This number goes up only to 50% among Republicans who have heard a lot about the call.  Nearly 3-in-10 of all Republicans (29%) as well as the subset of Republicans who have heard a lot about the call (29%) say the investigation into Biden was probably not mentioned by Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt the very least, it is clear from the readout that Trump discussed investigating Biden during the call. Even though this information was released by the White House itself, more than one quarter of Republicans still say Trump probably didn\u2019t make any mention of it. This seems to be another example of partisan tribalism at work in public opinion,\u201d said Murray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked about the nature of that exchange, 45% of the public say Trump made promises or put pressure on Zelenskiy to investigate Biden, while 20% believe he did not do this. Another 19% are unsure and 16% say the exchange did not happen. Among those who have heard a lot about the call, 53% would describe the exchange as Trump making promises or exerting pressure while 23% would not describe it that way. Among Republicans overall, just 16% say Trump made promises or put pressure on Zelenskiy, while 35% say he did not. Among Republicans who have heard a lot about the call, 13% characterize the exchange as Trump making promises or exerting pressure \u2013 about the same as all Republicans \u2013 but 45% say that this did not happen, which is actually higher than for all Republicans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The poll also asked about how the whistleblower complaint was handled and found nearly two-thirds (64%) saying that it was not appropriate for the Director of National Intelligence to withhold this complaint from Congress. Just 19% say withholding the complaint was appropriate.  By party, 85% of Democrats, 61% of independents, and 46% of Republicans call this action inappropriate. The vast majority of Americans (77%) feel the whistleblower concerns involving the U.S. President should not be exempted from the requirement to report these complaints to Congress. Just 12% feel an exception should be made if the president is the subject of the complaint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The public is divided on the veracity of Trump\u2019s claim that Biden pressured Ukrainian officials to keep them from investigating his son\u2019s business ties. The poll finds 42% who say that Biden probably did exert this pressure and 37% say this probably did not happen, with another 22% who are unsure.  Independents are slightly more likely to feel that Biden did (43%) rather than did not (31%) pressure Ukrainian officials to keep them from investigating his son.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTrump may be facing backlash for this call but the irony is now that its contents are out there, it may actually help with his objective. And that is to sow doubt about Biden among voters,\u201d said Murray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Monmouth University Poll<\/em> also finds\nthere has been little movement in either the rating of Congress or the\ncountry\u2019s direction since recent events. Currently, 21% of Americans approve of\nthe job Congress is doing and 68% disapprove. This rating stood at 17% approve\nand 71% disapprove in August. \nThree-in-10 (30%) say the country is headed in the right direction while\n61% say things have gotten off on the wrong track. This question stood at 28%\nright direction and 62% wrong track in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The whistleblower story rapidly evolved during the past week. Monmouth did not select an individually representative sample during each night of polling, but did perform a supplemental analysis of the data by weighting the interviews collected over three sets of dates (Monday-Tuesday, Wednesday-Thursday, and Friday-Sunday) to match on age, gender, race, education and party identification.  Examining the results by date using this rebalanced sample needs to be taken with a caveat about the sample, but they do suggest there were no truly significant changes in fundamental public opinion about the president and impeachment during this time, although there may have been some shifts in opinion about the recent news itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The president\u2019s job approval rating hovered between 39% and 43% over the course of interviewing, which is within the margin of error for each set of interviewing dates analyzed. Similarly, support for removing Trump from office via impeachment stayed within a narrow range (42% to 46%). Opinion on holding an official impeachment inquiry increased on both sides of the issue. Those saying it is a good idea went up from 46% on Monday-Tuesday to 48% on Wednesday-Thursday and 50% on Friday-Sunday while those saying it is a bad idea also went up, from 40% on Mon-Tue to 44% on Wed-Thu and 45% on Fri-Sun.  Those having no opinion on whether the inquiry is a good or bad idea went down from 13% to 7% to 4% over the same period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awareness of the call between Trump and Zelenskiy increased significantly as the week progressed, going from 39% who heard a lot on Mon-Tue to 53% on Wed-Thu and 58% on Fri-Sun.  The belief that Trump broached an investigation into Biden during the call increased only slightly, though, from 57% on Mon-Tue to 65% on Wed-Thu and 63% Fri-Sun.  Also, the sense that it is appropriate for a U.S. president to make this type of request actually doubled over the field period (from 13% to 22% to 26%), while the sense that it was not appropriate declined slightly (from 66% to 63% to 61%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese results suggest that as the story started to permeate the public, there was an increase of digging in to partisan talking points,\u201d said Murray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Monmouth University Poll<\/em>\nwas conducted by telephone from September 23 to 29, 2019 with 1,161 adults in\nthe United States.  The question results in this release have a margin of\nerror of +\/- 2.9 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 Sept.
\n 2019<\/strong>\n <\/td>		 Aug.
2019 <\/td>		 June
2019 <\/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 41%\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 53%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 53%\n <\/td>\n 50%\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)\n No opinion\n <\/td>\n 6%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 7%\n <\/td>\n 9%\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 (1,161)<\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td>\n (800)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (751)<\/em>\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) 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 Sept.
\n 2019<\/strong>\n <\/td>		\n Aug.
\n 2019\n <\/td>		\n June
\n 2019\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 21%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 17%\n <\/td>\n 19%\n <\/td>\n 20%\n <\/td>\n 24%\n <\/td>\n 23%\n <\/td>\n 18%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Disapprove\n <\/td>\n 68%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 71%\n <\/td>\n 69%\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 11%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 13%\n <\/td>\n 12%\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 (1,161)<\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td>\n (800)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (751)<\/em>\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 Sept.
\n 2019<\/strong>\n <\/td>		\n Aug.
\n 2019\n <\/td>		\n June
\n 2019\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><\/tr>
\n Right direction\n <\/td>\n 30%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 28%\n <\/td>\n 31%\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><\/tr>
\n Wrong track\n <\/td>\n 61%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 62%\n <\/td>\n 62%\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><\/tr>
\n (VOL) Depends\n <\/td>\n 6%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 8%\n <\/td>\n 6%\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><\/tr>
\n (VOL) Don\u2019t know\n <\/td>\n 2%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 2%\n <\/td>\n 2%\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><\/tr>
\n (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,161)<\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td>\n (800)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (751)<\/em>\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><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n
\n   TREND: Continued<\/em>\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>		\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 24%\n <\/td>\n 32%\n <\/td>\n 31%\n <\/td>\n 35%\n <\/td>\n 29%\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 66%\n <\/td>\n 58%\n <\/td>\n 61%\n <\/td>\n 56%\n <\/td>\n 65%\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 7%\n <\/td>\n 4%\n <\/td>\n 5%\n <\/td>\n 4%\n <\/td>\n 4%\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 5%\n <\/td>\n 3%\n <\/td>\n 5%\n <\/td>\n 2%\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 (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>\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

[Note:\nQ4 was rotated with Q5-Trump reelection question, which will be released\ntomorrow.]<\/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 Sept.
\n 2019<\/strong><\/strong>\n <\/td>		\n Aug.
\n 2019\n <\/td>		\n June
\n 2019\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 44%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 35%\n <\/td>\n 35%\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 52%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 59%\n <\/td>\n 59%\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 5%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 6%\n <\/td>\n 6%\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 (1,161)<\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td>\n (800)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (751)<\/em>\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

[Q5-10 held for future release.<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11X.<\/span> Do you think it is a good idea or bad idea for the House Judiciary Committee to conduct an impeachment inquiry into President Trump that may or may not lead to impeachment?<\/span><\/p>\n
\n  \n <\/td>\n Sept.
\n 2019<\/strong><\/strong>\n <\/td>		\n Aug.
\n 2019\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Good idea\n <\/td>\n 49%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 41%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Bad idea\n <\/td>\n 43%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 51%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) Both\n <\/td>\n 1%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 1%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) Don\u2019t know\n <\/td>\n 7%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 6%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,161)<\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td>\n (800)<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

11.<\/span> Have you heard anything about recent reports that Donald Trump asked the Ukrainian president to investigate Joe Biden and his son, or haven\u2019t you heard about this? [If<\/em> YES<\/em>: Have you heard a lot or just a little?]<\/span><\/p>\n
\n  \n <\/td>\n Sept.
\n 2019<\/strong><\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Yes, a lot\n <\/td>\n 52%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Yes, a little\n <\/td>\n 27%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n No, not heard\n <\/td>\n 21%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,161)<\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

12.<\/span> Is it appropriate or not appropriate for a U.S. president to make this type of request to a foreign leader?<\/span><\/p>\n
\n  \n <\/td>\n Sept.
\n 2019<\/strong><\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Appropriate\n <\/td>\n 21%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Not appropriate\n <\/td>\n 63%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) Depends\n <\/td>\n 6%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) Don\u2019t know\n <\/td>\n 10%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,161)<\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

13.<\/span> Do you think Donald Trump probably did or probably did not mention the possibility of an investigation into the Biden family during his conversation with the Ukrainian president?<\/span><\/p>\n
\n  \n <\/td>\n Sept.
\n 2019<\/strong><\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Probably did  \n <\/td>\n 62%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Probably did not  \n <\/td>\n 15%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) Don\u2019t know\n <\/td>\n 23%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,161)<\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

13A.<\/span> If this conversation happened, do you think Trump made any promises or put any pressure on the Ukrainian president in return for investigating Biden, such as giving or withholding aid, or did he not do this?<\/span><\/p>\n
\n  \n <\/td>\n Sept.
\n 2019<\/strong><\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Yes, made promises\/put\n pressure\n <\/td>\n 45%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n No, did not do this\n <\/td>\n 20%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) Rejects choice\n or did not happen (from Q13)\n <\/td>\n 16%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) Don\u2019t know\n <\/td>\n 19%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,161)<\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

14.<\/span> A whistleblower in an intelligence agency filed a complaint about this conversation, but the complaint was not initially shared with congressional leadership. Is it appropriate or not appropriate for the Director of National Intelligence to withhold this whistleblower complaint from Congress?<\/span><\/p>\n
\n  \n <\/td>\n Sept.
\n 2019<\/strong><\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Appropriate\n <\/td>\n 19%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Not appropriate\n <\/td>\n 64%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) Depends\n <\/td>\n 5%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) Don\u2019t know\n <\/td>\n 12%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,161)<\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

15.<\/span> The Director of National Intelligence is required to report most whistleblower complaints to members of the House and Senate Intelligence Committees. Should an exception be made if the subject of the complaint is the president, or should there be no exceptions to this reporting requirement for the president?<\/span><\/p>\n
\n  \n <\/td>\n Sept.
\n 2019<\/strong><\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Exception made for the\n president\n <\/td>\n 12%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n No exceptions for the\n president\n <\/td>\n 77%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) Depends\n <\/td>\n 3%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) Don\u2019t know\n <\/td>\n 8%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,161)<\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

16.<\/span> President Trump claims that Joe Biden put pressure on Ukrainian officials to get them not to investigate his son\u2019s business dealings there.\u00a0 Do you think Biden probably did or probably did not do this?<\/span><\/p>\n
\n  \n <\/td>\n Sept.
\n 2019<\/strong><\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Probably did\n <\/td>\n 42%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Probably did not\n <\/td>\n 37%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) Don\u2019t know\n <\/td>\n 22%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,161)<\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

[Q17-30 held for future release.<\/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 September 23 to 29, 2019 with a national random sample\nof 1,161 adults age 18 and older, in English. This includes 465 contacted\nby a live interviewer on a landline telephone and 696 contacted by a live\ninterviewer on a cell phone. Telephone numbers were selected through\nrandom digit dialing and landline respondents were selected with a modified\nTroldahl-Carter youngest adult household screen. Monmouth is responsible for\nall aspects of the survey design, data weighting and analysis. Final sample is\nweighted for region, age, education, gender and race based on US Census\ninformation. Data collection support provided by Braun Research (field)\nand Dynata (RDD sample). For results based on this sample, one can say\nwith 95% confidence that the error attributable to sampling has a maximum\nmargin of plus or minus 2.9 percentage points (unadjusted for sample\ndesign). Sampling error can be larger for sub-groups (see table\nbelow). In addition to sampling error, one should bear in mind that\nquestion wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce\nerror 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 26%\n Republican<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 44% Independent<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 30% Democrat<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n  <\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 48% Male<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 52% 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 35% 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 69% No\n degree<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 31% 4 year\n degree<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n  <\/em> <\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

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