{"id":40802245319,"date":"2020-01-21T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/polling-institute\/?post_type=poll&p=40802245319"},"modified":"2020-01-21T10:09:24","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T15:09:24","slug":"monmouthpoll_us_012120","status":"publish","type":"poll","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/polling-institute\/reports\/monmouthpoll_us_012120\/","title":{"rendered":"Majority Support Allowing New Impeachment Evidence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

West Long Branch, NJ<\/em> \u2013\nA majority of Americans say that House managers should be able to introduce new\nevidence in the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Most also\nsay that Trump and members of his administration should be asked to appear at\nthe trial, but there is a deep partisan split on whether they should be\ncompelled to do so. The Monmouth University Poll<\/em><\/strong> also finds\nthat public opinion on whether the president should be removed from office, as\nwell as job performance ratings for Trump and congressional leaders have\nremained fairly stable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A majority of Americans (57%) say the House managers should be able to\npresent new evidence in the Senate trial to support the articles of\nimpeachment. Another 37% say that the managers should be limited to sharing\nonly what was revealed during the initial impeachment inquiry. Support for\nallowing new evidence comes from 87% of Democrats, 56% of independents, and\njust 24% of Republicans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPublic opinion on allowing new evidence and compelling witness\ntestimony in the Senate trial breaks sharply along partisan lines. But it is\ninteresting that solid majorities in every partisan group would like to see\nTrump and members of his administration at least asked to appear,\u201d said Patrick\nMurray, director of the independent Monmouth University Polling Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just over half of the American public (53%) approve of the House of\nRepresentatives decision to impeach Trump, while 46% disapprove. Support for\nthe U.S. Senate actually removing Trump from office now that he has been\nimpeached stands at 49% who agree with this, while a similar 48% say Trump\nshould not be removed.  A different\nquestion on impeachment Monmouth had been asking prior to the House action\nshowed support for the president\u2019s removal at 45% in December, 44% in November\nand September (just after details of Trump\u2019s call with Ukrainian president\nVolodymyr Zelensky was revealed), and 35% in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe process has now moved on to the Senate and there are some new\nrevelations, but public opinion on impeachment and Trump\u2019s overall performance\nhas shifted only slightly,\u201d said Murray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The president\u2019s current job rating is 43% approve and 52% disapprove.\nThis is not significantly different from his 43% to 50% rating in December.\nOver the past 12 months, Trump\u2019s approval number has ranged from 40% to 44% in\nMonmouth\u2019s polling, while disapproval has ranged from 50% to 54%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public opinion is divided over how the House impeachment inquiry was\nconducted \u2013 52% say it was generally fair and 44% say it was generally unfair.\nThere is only slightly less confidence in how the Senate will conduct the\nimpeachment trial \u2013 46% say it is likely to be fair and 43% say it will be\nunfair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than 3 in 4 Americans say that Trump officials, as well as the\npresident himself, should be invited to testify at the Senate trial. Just over\nhalf (51%) say members of the Trump administration who refused to appear before\nthe House inquiry should actually be compelled to testify in the Senate\ntrial.  Another 29% say they should be\nasked to testify but not necessarily compelled and just 16% say they should not\neven be asked to appear. The poll also finds that 40% feel the president\nhimself should be compelled to testify at his impeachment trial, 36% say he\nshould be asked but not compelled, and just 22% say he should not be asked at\nall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While solid majorities feel that Trump and members of his\nadministration should at least be asked to testify, support for compelling them\nto do so ranges widely by party affiliation. This includes 83% of Democrats,\n48% of independents, and 21% of Republicans who say members of Trump\u2019s\nadministration should be compelled to appear; and 64% of Democrats, 39% of\nindependents, and 13% of Republicans who say the same about the president\nhimself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As to the facts of the case, 52% of Americans say that members of the\nTrump administration made promises or put pressure on Zelensky in return for\ninvestigating former Vice President Joe Biden. Another 34% say they did not do\nthis and 14% are unsure. In November, public opinion on this question stood at\n45% who thought members of the administration put pressure on Zelensky and 34%\nwho said this did not happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The poll also finds that a majority of Americans (55%) believe Rudy\nGiuliani, the president\u2019s personal attorney, was representing Trump\u2019s wishes\nwhen he met with Ukrainian officials about the investigation, while 21% say\nGiuliani was acting more on his own. In November, 54% said Giuliani was\nrepresenting Trump\u2019s wishes and 25% said he was acting on his own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Monmouth University Poll<\/em>\nalso finds there has been little movement in the rating of Congress or its\nleadership. Currently, 24% of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing\nand 62% disapprove. Approval has ranged between 21% and 24% since the\nimpeachment process got underway in September while disapproval has been\nbetween 62% and 68%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi earns a 35% approve and 43%\ndisapprove job rating, with 22% having no opinion. This is similar to her\n31%-45% rating in November and 34%-45% rating in January 2019.  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell earns\na 21% approve and 39% disapprove rating, with 40% having no opinion. This is\nsimilar to his 15%-39% rating in November and 15%-40% rating one year ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Monmouth University Poll<\/em>\nwas conducted by telephone from January 16 to 20, 2020 with 903 adults in the\nUnited States.  The question results in this release have a margin of\nerror of +\/- 3.3 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> Jan.<\/strong>
2020<\/strong><\/td>		Dec.
2019<\/td>		Nov.
2019<\/td>		Sept.
2019<\/td>		Aug.
2019<\/td>		June
2019<\/td>		May
2019<\/td>		April
2019<\/td>		March
2019<\/td>		Jan.
2019<\/td><\/tr>
\n Approve\n <\/td>\n 43%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 43%\n <\/td>\n 43%\n <\/td>\n 41%\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><\/tr>
\n Disapprove\n <\/td>\n 52%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 50%\n <\/td>\n 51%\n <\/td>\n 53%\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><\/tr>
\n (VOL)\n No opinion\n <\/td>\n 5%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 8%\n <\/td>\n 6%\n <\/td>\n 6%\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><\/tr>
\n (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (903)<\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td>\n (903)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (908)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,161)<\/em>\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:\n Continued<\/em>\n <\/td> Nov.
2018<\/td>		 Aug.
2018<\/td>		 June
2018<\/td>		 April
2018<\/td>		 March
2018<\/td>		 Jan.
2018<\/td>		 Dec.
2017<\/td>		 Sept.
2017<\/td>		 Aug.
2017<\/td>		 July
2017<\/td>		 May
2017<\/td>		 March
2017<\/td><\/tr>
\n Approve\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>\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 49%\n <\/td>\n 50%\n <\/td>\n 46%\n <\/td>\n 50%\n <\/td>\n 54%\n <\/td>\n 50%\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 8%\n <\/td>\n 7%\n <\/td>\n 11%\n <\/td>\n 9%\n <\/td>\n 8%\n <\/td>\n 8%\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 (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><\/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> Jan.
2020<\/strong><\/td>		 Dec.
2019<\/td>		 Nov.
2019<\/td>		 Sept.
2019<\/td>		 Aug.
2019<\/td>		 June
2019<\/td>		 May
2019<\/td>		 April
2019<\/td>		 March
2019<\/td>		 Jan.
2019<\/td><\/tr>
\n Approve\n <\/td>\n 24%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 22%\n <\/td>\n 23%\n <\/td>\n 21%\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 62%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 65%\n <\/td>\n 64%\n <\/td>\n 68%\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 14%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 13%\n <\/td>\n 13%\n <\/td>\n 11%\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 (903)<\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td>\n (903)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (908)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,161)<\/em>\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 Jan.
\n 2020<\/strong>\n <\/td>		\n Dec.
\n 2019\n <\/td>		\n Nov.
\n 2019\n <\/td>		\n Sept.
\n 2019\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 37%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 32%\n <\/td>\n 30%\n <\/td>\n 30%\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 56%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 56%\n <\/td>\n 61%\n <\/td>\n 61%\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 7%\n <\/td>\n 6%\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 1%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 4%\n <\/td>\n 2%\n <\/td>\n 2%\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 (903)<\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td>\n (903)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (908)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,161)<\/em>\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

4.<\/span> Now that he has been impeached by the House, do you think Donald Trump should or should not be removed from the presidency by the Senate?<\/span><\/p>\n
\n  \n <\/td>\n Jan.
\n 2020<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Yes, should\n <\/td>\n 49%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n No, should not\n <\/td>\n 48%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) Don\u2019t know\n <\/td>\n 3%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (903)<\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

PRIOR QUESTION WORDING FOR REFERENCE:<\/em>  <\/em>Do you think President Trump should be impeached and\ncompelled to leave the presidency, or not?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n   TREND:\n <\/td>\n Dec.
\n 2019\n <\/td>		\n Nov.
\n 2019\n <\/td>		\n Sept.
\n 2019\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 45%\n <\/td>\n 44%\n <\/td>\n 44%\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 50%\n <\/td>\n 51%\n <\/td>\n 52%\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%\n <\/td>\n 4%\n <\/td>\n 5%\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 (903)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (908)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (1,161)<\/em>\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 held for future release.<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[QUESTIONS 6 & 7 WERE ROTATED<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6.<\/span> Do you approve or disapprove of the job Mitch McConnell is doing as Senate Majority Leader, or do you have no opinion of him?<\/span><\/p>\n
\n TREND:\n <\/td>\n Jan.
\n 2020<\/strong><\/strong>\n <\/td>		\n Nov.
\n 2019\n <\/td>		\n Jan.
\n 2019\n <\/td>		\n Nov.
\n 2018\n <\/td>		\n April
\n 2018\n <\/td>		\n July
\n 2017\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Approve\n <\/td>\n 21%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 15%\n <\/td>\n 15%\n <\/td>\n 15%\n <\/td>\n 10%\n <\/td>\n 12%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Disapprove\n <\/td>\n 39%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 39%\n <\/td>\n 40%\n <\/td>\n 28%\n <\/td>\n 38%\n <\/td>\n 38%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n No opinion\n <\/td>\n 40%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 46%\n <\/td>\n 45%\n <\/td>\n 57%\n <\/td>\n 52%\n <\/td>\n 49%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (903)<\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td>\n (908)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (805)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (802)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (803)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (800)<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

7.<\/span> Do you approve or disapprove of the job Nancy Pelosi is doing as Speaker of the House, or do you have no opinion of her?<\/span><\/p>\n
\n TREND:\n <\/td>\n Jan.
\n 2020<\/strong><\/strong>\n <\/td>		\n Nov.
\n 2019\n <\/td>		\n Jan.
\n 2019\n <\/td>		\n Nov.
\n 2018*\n <\/td>		\n April
\n 2018*\n <\/td>		\n July
\n 2017*\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Approve\n <\/td>\n 35%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 31%\n <\/td>\n 34%\n <\/td>\n 17%\n <\/td>\n 17%\n <\/td>\n 17%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Disapprove\n <\/td>\n 43%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 45%\n <\/td>\n 45%\n <\/td>\n 38%\n <\/td>\n 44%\n <\/td>\n 42%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n No opinion\n <\/td>\n 22%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 24%\n <\/td>\n 21%\n <\/td>\n 45%\n <\/td>\n 39%\n <\/td>\n 41%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (903)<\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td>\n (908)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (805)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (802)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (803)<\/em>\n <\/td>\n (800)<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

*Question\nwording was: \u201cas House Minority Leader?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

[Q8-19 held for future release.<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

20.<\/span> Do you approve or disapprove of the House of Representatives decision to impeach President Trump?<\/span><\/p>\n
\n  \n <\/td>\n Jan.
\n 2020<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Approve\n <\/td>\n 53%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Disapprove\n <\/td>\n 46%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) Don\u2019t know\n <\/td>\n 1%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (903)<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

21.<\/span> Do you feel the way the House impeachment inquiry was conducted was generally fair or unfair?<\/span><\/p>\n
\n  \n <\/td>\n Jan.
\n 2020<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Fair\n <\/td>\n 52%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Unfair\n <\/td>\n 44%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) Don\u2019t know\n <\/td>\n 4%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (903)<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

22.<\/span> Do you feel the way the Senate impeachment trial is likely to be conducted will be generally fair or unfair?<\/span><\/p>\n
\n  \n <\/td>\n Jan.
\n 2020<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Fair\n <\/td>\n 46%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Unfair\n <\/td>\n 43%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) Don\u2019t know\n <\/td>\n 11%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (903)<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

23.<\/span> Should House impeachment managers be able to present new evidence in the Senate trial to support the articles of impeachment, or should they be limited to sharing only what was revealed during the initial impeachment inquiry?<\/span><\/p>\n
\n  \n <\/td>\n Jan.
\n 2020<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Present new evidence\n <\/td>\n 57%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Limit to what was in inquiry\n <\/td>\n 37%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) Depends\n <\/td>\n 1%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) Don\u2019t know\n <\/td>\n 5%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (903)<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

24.<\/span> Some members of the Trump administration refused to testify in the House inquiry.\u00a0 Should they be compelled to testify in the Senate trial, should they be asked to testify but not compelled, or should they not be asked at all?<\/span><\/p>\n
\n  \n <\/td>\n Jan.
\n 2020<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Compelled\n <\/td>\n 51%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Asked, but not compelled\n <\/td>\n 29%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Not asked\n <\/td>\n 16%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) Don\u2019t know\n <\/td>\n 5%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (903)<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

25.<\/span> Should President Trump be compelled to testify in the Senate trial, should he be asked to testify but not compelled, or should he not be asked at all?<\/span><\/p>\n
\n  \n <\/td>\n Jan.
\n 2020<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Compelled\n <\/td>\n 40%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Asked, but not compelled\n <\/td>\n 36%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Not asked\n <\/td>\n 22%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) Don\u2019t know\n <\/td>\n 2%<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (903)<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

26.<\/span> Do you think members of the Trump administration made any promises or put any pressure on the Ukrainian president in return for investigating Joe Biden, such as giving or withholding aid, or did they not do this?<\/span><\/p>\n
\n TREND:\n <\/td>\n Jan.
\n 2020<\/strong>\n <\/td>		\n Nov.
\n 2019\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Yes, made promises\/put pressure\n <\/td>\n 52%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 45%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n No, did not do this\n <\/td>\n 34%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 34%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) Don\u2019t know\n <\/td>\n 14%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 21%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (903)<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td>\n (908)<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

27.<\/span> When Rudy Giuliani met with Ukrainian officials about the investigation, do you think he was representing the wishes of President Trump, or was he acting more on his own?<\/span><\/p>\n
\n TREND:\n <\/td>\n Jan.
\n 2020<\/strong>\n <\/td>		\n Nov.
\n 2019\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Representing Trump\n <\/td>\n 55%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 54%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n More on his own\n <\/td>\n 21%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 25%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) Both\n <\/td>\n 7%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 3%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (VOL) Don\u2019t know\n <\/td>\n 17%<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 17%\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n (n)<\/em><\/em>\n <\/td>\n (903)<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong>\n <\/td>\n (908)<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\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 January 16 to 20, 2020 with a national random sample of 903\nadults age 18 and older. This includes 363 contacted by a live interviewer\non a landline telephone and 540 contacted by a live interviewer on a cell\nphone, in English. Telephone numbers were selected through random digit\ndialing and landline respondents were selected with a modified Troldahl-Carter\nyoungest adult household screen. Monmouth is responsible for all aspects of the\nsurvey design, data weighting and analysis. The full sample is weighted for\nregion, age, education, gender and race based on US Census information (CPS\n2018 supplement). Data collection support provided by Braun Research\n(field) and Dynata (RDD sample). For results based on this sample, one can\nsay with 95% confidence that the error attributable to sampling has a maximum\nmargin of plus or minus 3.3 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 27% Republican<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 42% 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 30% 18-34<\/em>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 34% 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 13% 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

Click on pdf file\nlink below for full methodology and crosstabs by key demographic groups.<\/strong>
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