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Interviews: 900 Adults, including 405 respondents with a cell phone only and Date: January 13-17, 2018
20 respondents reached on a cell phone but who also have a landline.
48 Male
52 Female
Study #18033
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey
Please note: all results are shown as percentages unless otherwise stated.
The margin of error for 765 interviews among Registered Voters is ±3.54%
Unless otherwise noted by a “+” or “++”, all previous data shown reflects responses among all adults.
Q2a For statistical purposes only, would you please tell me how old you are?
(IF “REFUSED,” ASK:) Well, would you tell me which age group you belong to? (READ LIST)
18-24 ................................................................
8
25-29 ................................................................
10
30-34 ................................................................
13
35-39 ................................................................
7
40-44 ................................................................
9
45-49 ................................................................
8
50-54 ................................................................
8
55-59 ................................................................
10
60-64 ................................................................
10
65-69 ................................................................
5
70-74 ................................................................
4
75 and over ..........................................................
7
Not sure/refused .................................................
1
Q2b To ensure that we have a representative sample, would you please tell me whether you are from a Hispanic
or Spanish-speaking background?
Q2c And again, for statistical purposes only, what is your race--white, black, Asian, or something else?
White ..............................................................74
Black ..............................................................12
Asian .............................................................. 1
Other .............................................................. 4
Hispanic (VOL) ............................................. 7
Not sure/refused ........................................... 2
White, Non-Hispanic.......................................70
Q3 Registered Voter.
Yes ...................................................85
No .....................................................15
Not sure .......................................... -
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Q4 In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as president? (IF
APPROVE/DISAPPROVE) And, do you strongly or just somewhat (approve/disapprove) of the job Donald
Trump is doing as president?
Moving on…
Q5 Now I'm going to read you the names of several public figures and groups and I'd like you to rate your
feelings toward each one as very positive, somewhat positive, neutral, somewhat negative, or very negative.
If you don't know the name, please just say so. (ALWAYS ASK DONALD TRUMP FIRST, RANDOMIZE)
Don't Know
Very Somewhat Somewhat Very Name/
Positive Positive Neutral Negative Negative Not Sure
Donald Trump
January 2018 ........................................ 24 12 8 8 48 -
December 2017 ..................................... 21 16 9 9 45 -
October 2017 ........................................ 23 13 10 8 46 -
September 2017 .................................... 23 16 12 10 39 -
August 2017 .......................................... 22 14 12 12 40 -
June 2017 ............................................. 25 13 11 9 41 1
May 2017 .............................................. 21 17 9 10 42 1
April 2017 ................................................ 23 16 11 10 40 -
February 2017 ......................................... 27 16 10 12 35 -
January 2017 .......................................... 20 18 13 10 38 1
December 2016 ....................................... 20 20 13 11 35 1
October 10-13, 2016+ ............................. 15 14 8 10 52 1
October 8-10, 2016+ ............................... 17 13 7 12 51 -
September 2016+................................ 15 13 11 12 49 -
August 2016+ .......................................... 13 15 11 11 50 -
July 2016+ ............................................... 10 17 13 11 49 -
June 2016+ ............................................. 12 17 11 12 48 -
May 2016+ .............................................. 13 16 12 14 44 1
April 2016+ .............................................. 11 13 10 12 53 1
March 2016+ ........................................... 12 13 11 10 54 -
February 2016+ ....................................... 11 17 12 10 49 1
January 2016+ ........................................ 14 15 12 11 47 1
December 2015 ....................................... 12 15 13 12 47 1
October 25-29, 2015 ............................... 10 17 17 14 42 -
October 15-18, 2015 ............................... 13 17 17 14 39 -
September 2015 ...................................... 8 17 16 14 44 1
July 2015 ................................................. 10 16 16 13 43 2
February 2011 ......................................... 9 17 40 18 11 5
May 2004+ .............................................. 9 17 38 14 15 7
December 1999 ....................................... 4 12 28 24 25 7
October 1999 .......................................... 3 11 25 23 32 6
July 1990 ................................................. 3 11 28 25 24 9
High
February 2017 ......................................... 27 16 10 12 35 -
Presidential Term Low
January 2018 ........................................ 24 12 8 8 48 -
All-time Trump Low
April 2016+ .............................................. 11 13 10 12 53 1
+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.
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Steve Bannon
January 2018 ..................................... - 5 17 13 36 29
October 2017 ..................................... 2 6 18 11 31 32
Oprah Winfrey
January 2018 ................................... 24 24 27 10 14 1
December 2007 ................................ 23 21 29 12 13 2
Mike Pence
January 2018 ................................... 20 13 17 16 23 11
April 2017 ......................................... 24 14 13 16 23 10
February 2017 ................................. 27 15 17 14 21 6
January 2017 .................................. 20 15 22 11 21 11
December 2016 ................................ 21 16 18 9 20 16
October 10-13, 2016+ ...................... 20 16 22 11 17 14
September 2016+............................. 16 10 21 10 15 28
August 2016+ ................................... 10 13 28 12 13 24
Robert Mueller
January 2018* .................................... 15 13 21 7 7 37
December 2017 ................................ 16 12 15 11 10 36
June 2017 .......................................... 13 11 28 6 5 37
Joe Biden
January 2018* .............................. 30 24 22 11 11 2
January 2017 ............................... 35 21 19 10 12 3
October 2015 ............................... 19 23 24 17 14 3
September 2015 ........................... 15 25 25 14 14 7
June 2015 .................................... 16 24 24 16 15 5
November 2014 ............................ 13 22 22 17 21 5
June 2014 .................................... 11 21 25 15 21 7
July 2013 ...................................... 17 21 21 15 20 6
January 2013 ............................... 20 21 17 16 21 5
December 2012 ............................ 21 18 18 15 23 5
October 2012+ ............................. 21 19 15 13 29 3
September 26-30, 2012+ ............. 18 19 19 14 24 6
August 2012+ ............................... 15 21 20 14 26 4
July 2012+ .................................... 15 20 23 14 23 5
May 2012 ..................................... 15 20 21 16 21 7
December 2010 ............................ 10 24 25 15 18 8
August 26-30, 2010 ...................... 13 21 21 15 20 9
January 10-14, 2010 .................... 15 23 25 15 14 8
July 2009 ...................................... 13 25 20 17 19 6
January 2009 ............................... 20 27 22 12 9 10
December 2008 ............................ 20 25 25 12 11 7
October 17-20, 2008+ .................. 28 23 19 12 14 4
October 4-5, 2008+ ...................... 21 22 24 12 15 6
September 19-22, 2008+ ............. 17 20 25 13 16 9
September 6-8, 2008+ ................. 18 22 23 13 12 12
September 2007 ........................... 4 13 26 11 11 35
December 2006 ............................ 3 14 23 10 6 44
June 2004+ .................................. 5 11 25 6 4 49
sh + Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.
* Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A).
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Mitch McConnell
January 2018^^ .................................. 1 12 21 18 21 27
October 2017 ..................................... 1 11 24 17 20 27
September 2017 ................................. - 11 21 16 25 27
February 2017 .................................... 2 12 24 14 20 28
October 2015 ..................................... 2 5 24 18 15 36
January 2015 ..................................... 2 10 25 11 17 35
November 2014 .................................. 4 14 22 13 14 33
April 2014 ........................................... 1 7 24 10 13 45
January 2013 ..................................... 2 10 22 11 11 44
January 2012 ..................................... 3 7 25 7 12 46
November 11-15, 2010....................... 3 8 22 8 11 48
September 2010 ................................. 3 9 20 9 9 50
October 2009 .................................... 3 6 19 8 6 58
January 2007 ..................................... 2 9 19 5 1 64
Q6 I'm going to read you two statements about the role of government, and I'd like to know which one comes
closer to your point of view. (ROTATE STATEMENTS.)
Statement A: Government should do more to solve problems and help meet the needs of people,
Statement B: Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals.
10/7-
1/18 4/17 7/15 11/14 6/14 9/13 6/13
A/Government should do more ..................... 58 57 50 52 46 52 48
B/Government is doing too many things........ 38 39 46 46 50 44 48
Some of both (VOL) .................................... 3 2 2 1 2 2 2
Not sure....................................................... 1 2 2 1 2 2 2
8/26- 1/10-
6/12 6/11 2/11 10/10+ 30/10 6/10 14/10
49 51 51 45 47 47 43
47 46 46 50 47 49 48
2 2 2 2 3 2 6
2 1 1 3 3 2 3
10/4- 9/19-
12/09 10/09 9/09 4/09 2/09 5/08+ 22/08+
44 46 45 47 51 47 48
47 48 49 46 40 45 42
7 5 5 6 7 7 8
2 1 1 1 2 1 2
Q7 Changing topics, knowing it is a long way off, what is your preference for the outcome of this year’s
congressional elections -- (ROTATE:) a Congress controlled by Republicans or a Congress controlled by
Democrats?
10/10- 10/8-
1/18+ 12/17+ 10/17+ 9/17+ 6/17+ 4/17+ 13/16+ 10/16+ 9/16+ 8/16+
Republican-controlled Congress... 43 39 41 42 42 43 44 42 45 43
Democrat-controlled Congress ..... 49 50 48 48 50 47 46 48 48 47
Not sure ........................................ 8 11 11 10 8 10 10 10 7 10
8/12+ 7/12+ 6/12+ 5/12+ 4/12+ 3/12+ 1/12+ 12/11+ 11/11+ 10/11+
42 45 44 43 44 41 41 43 43 41
47 46 45 44 46 46 47 45 46 45
11 9 11 13 10 13 12 12 11 14
1/23- 1/10-
3/10+ 25/10+ 14/10+ 12/09+ 10/09+ 9/09+ 7/09+ 4/09+ 11/08+ 10/08+
42 42 41 41 38 40 39 39 36 36
45 44 41 43 46 43 46 48 48 49
13 14 18 16 16 17 15 13 16 15
9/08+ 8/08+ 7/08+ 6/08+ 4/08+ 3/08+ 11/07+ 9/07+ 10/06+ 9/06+
37 36 36 33 34 35 37 35 37 39
50 47 49 52 49 49 46 47 52 48
13 17 15 15 17 16 17 18 11 13
7/06+ 6/06+ 4/06+ 3/06+ 1/06+ 12/05+ 11/05+ 10/05+ 7/05+ 5/05+
38 38 39 37 38 38 37 39 40 40
48 49 45 50 47 46 48 48 45 47
14 13 16 13 15 16 15 13 15 13
10/04+ 9/04+ 6/04+ 5/04+ 3/04+ 1/04 12/13/03 10/02+ 9/02 7/02
43 42 42 41 42 42 42 43 42 43
44 46 44 44 45 43 42 42 42 41
13 12 14 15 13 15 16 15 16 16
6/02 1/02 12/01 12/99 10/99 7/99 6/99 4/99 3/99 10/98+
42 44 42 40 39 39 42 41 37 41
41 40 40 44 41 43 41 40 43 43
17 16 18 16 20 18 17 19 20 16
Q8 Will your vote for Congress this November be a vote to send a signal of support for President Trump, a
signal of opposition to President Trump, or not a signal either way about President Trump? +
Bill
Clinton
4/06+ 3/06+ 11/05+ 10/02+1 10/98+2
21 20 21 31 28
31 37 39 19 23
45 41 36 49 49
- - 1 - NA
3 2 3 1 -
1
In October 2002, the question was phrased, “Is your vote for Congress this November a vote to send a signal of support for President
Bush, a signal of opposition to President Bush, or not a signal either way about President Bush?
2
In October 1998, the question was phrased, “Is your vote for Congress this November a vote to send a signal of support for Bill
Clinton, a signal of opposition to Bill Clinton, or not a signal either way about Bill Clinton?”
+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.
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Moving on…
Q9 Which ONE of the following statements best describes your feelings toward Donald Trump? (DO NOT
ROTATE)
Q10a Which of the following words, if any, describe how you feel about Donald Trump’s first year as president?
(RANDOMIZE) (ALLOW MULTIPLE RESPONSES) *
Positive
Hopeful.......................................................................................... 23
Proud ............................................................................................ 12
Excited .......................................................................................... 8
Relieved ........................................................................................ 6
Negative
Disgusted ...................................................................................... 38
Scared .......................................................................................... 24
Angry............................................................................................. 11
Not sure ...................................................................................... 2
* Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A).
Q10b And, what one word or VERY short phrase would describe how you feel about Donald Trump’s first year as
president? (DO NOT PROBE) **
SEE VERBATIM RESPONSES
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Q11 Now, how would you rate Donald Trump on the following qualities, using a five-point scale, on which a "5"
means a very good rating, a "1" means a very poor rating, and a "3" means a mixed rating? (IF "NOT
SURE," RECORD AS "DK.") (RANDOMIZE)
Q12a And how confident are you that Donald Trump has the right set of goals and policies to be president of the
United States––extremely confident, quite confident, only somewhat confident, or not at all confident?
Q12b How confident are you that Donald Trump has the right set of personal characteristics to be president of the
United States––extremely confident, quite confident, only somewhat confident, or not at all confident?
Q13 Now I’m going to read you a series of elements about Donald Trump, both as a person and as President of
the United States. For each, please tell me whether in general you feel positive, feel neutral, or feel
negative about Donald Trump in this area.
Q14 Now I am going to read you a few things some people say are positive accomplishments during Donald
Trump’s first year as President. Which one or two, if any, has made you feel most POSITIVE about
President Trump? (READ AND RANDOMIZE 1-7, READ 8 LAST) (IF MORE THAN TWO, SAY:) Well, if
you had to choose just two, which would you choose?
High Low
10/30- 10/8-
1/18 4/17 6/15 1/15 11/1/14+ 12/14+ 8/14 1/14 6/13 9/98 2/09
Very satisfied ................ 21 8 4 6 4 2 3 2 4 31 1
Somewhat satisfied....... 48 48 33 39 32 29 32 26 32 55 6
Somewhat dissatisfied .. 22 29 34 31 34 34 31 37 35 10 22
Very dissatisfied ........... 8 14 29 23 30 34 33 34 29 3 70
Not sure ........................ 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 1
5/6-
1/13 10/10+ 6/10+ 10/10 1/10 10/09 9/09 7/09 6/09 4/09 2/09
3 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 1
24 17 16 17 15 17 21 11 11 16 6
32 31 34 36 33 31 35 31 33 30 22
40 48 48 45 50 49 41 56 54 52 70
1 1 - - 1 1 1 - 1 - 1
1/09 4/08+ 12/07 9/06+ 1/04 12/02 10/02+ 9/02 7/02 4/02 1/02
2 2 5 10 6 3 4 2 4 6 4
8 12 27 33 45 33 27 32 42 44 43
25 28 28 32 30 38 37 41 39 33 39
65 58 40 25 18 25 31 24 14 15 13
- - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
12/01 1/01 4/00+ 10/99 12/98 10/98+ 9/98 12/97 9/97 6/97
5 18 29 23 26 27 31 18 13 10
47 57 52 53 54 55 55 52 52 51
32 18 12 17 13 12 10 20 23 27
15 6 6 7 6 5 3 8 10 10
1 1 1 - 1 1 1 2 2 2
3/97 12/96 9/96 6/96 5/96+ 3/96 1/96 7/95 4/95 12/94
13 9 7 5 4 3 3 4 4 4
45 51 49 43 43 39 37 39 40 41
27 27 30 32 38 37 38 35 37 38
13 11 12 18 14 19 19 21 18 15
2 2 2 2 1 2 3 1 1 2
+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.
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Q16 During the next twelve months, do you think that the nation's economy will get better, get worse, or stay
about the same?
High Low
10/7-
1/18 2/17 12/16 9/09 9/13
Economy will get better ....................... 35 41 42 47 17
Economy will get worse ....................... 20 21 19 20 42
Economy will stay about the same ..... 43 36 38 30 38
Not sure............................................. 2 2 1 3 3
10/8-
12/15 7/15 3/15 12/14 12/14+ 9/14+ 6/14 4/14
24 25 29 31 28 27 27 26
24 24 21 17 24 20 24 26
50 51 48 51 46 51 48 47
2 - 2 1 2 2 1 1
10/25- 10/7-
3/14 12/13 28/13 9/13 9/13 7/13 6/13 12/12
26 29 23 17 27 31 32 38
25 24 34 42 24 21 18 28
48 46 42 38 48 47 49 33
1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1
9/26- 9/12-
10/12+ 30/12+ 16/12+ 8/12+ 7/12+ 6/12 5/12 4/12
45 44 42 36 27 35 33 38
9 13 18 18 25 20 19 19
34 35 32 38 45 41 46 42
12 8 8 8 3 4 2 1
10/14- 8/26-
4/11 2/11 1/11 12/10 11/10 18/10+ 9/10 30/10
33 29 40 32 37 37 32 26
21 29 17 24 15 20 24 26
46 41 42 42 46 41 41 45
- 1 1 2 2 2 3 3
1/18 2/17
Among Among
Economy Among Economy Among
Better All Adults Better All Adults
Mostly because of President Trump’s new economic policies ................... 65 23 73 30
Mostly because of what President Obama set in motion during
his time in office ......................................................................................... 6 2 5 2
Mostly because the normal business cycle is improving ............................ 29 10 20 8
Not sure ................................................................................................... - - 2 1
Economy will get worse on Q16 ................................................................. NA 20 NA 21
Economy will stay about the same on Q16 ................................................ NA 43 NA 36
Not sure on Q16 ......................................................................................... NA 2 NA 2
Q17a Which of the following statements best represents your view about the fact that the Dow Jones Industrial
Average has hit an all-time high? (ROTATE.)
1
1/18* 6/13 3/13
It is an indication that the U.S. economy is doing better overall ............... 41 21 22
It is an indication that corporations and the wealthy are doing better,
but not necessarily the economy overall .................................................. 53 68 60
Neither (VOL) ........................................................................................ 2 5 11
Not sure ................................................................................................ 4 6 7
* Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A).
1
Comparative data comes from a survey conducted by Hart/McInturff for CNBC.
Q17b In looking at 2018, do you think that it will be a time of economic expansion for you and your family and an
opportunity to move ahead, or do you think that it will be a time to hold back and save because harder times
are ahead?
Q21 Now that President Trump’s tax plan has become law, do you believe that you and your family will pay more
in taxes, pay less in taxes, about the same, or don’t you know enough to say one way or another?
More likely............................................................................
52
Less likely ............................................................................
16
No difference ................................................................ 26
Not sure .............................................................................
6
** Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM B).
(READ TO ALL)
On another topic…
Q23 If a law passed in your state that allowed adults to purchase small quantities of marijuana for their own
personal use from regulated, state-licensed businesses would you (ROTATE TOP TO BOTTOM/BOTTOM
TO TOP) -- actively support such a law, be in favor but not actively support it, be opposed to it but not
actively try to have it overturned, or be opposed to such a law and actively work to overturn it?
1/18 1/14
Actively support ................................................................ 31 24
Favor but not actively support it ...........................................29 31
Opposed but not actively try to have it overturned ...............24 24
Opposed and actively work to overturn it .............................14 19
Not sure................................................................................2 2
Q24 Which of the following substances would you say is the MOST harmful to a person’s overall health
(RANDOMIZE) (IF ALL, THEN ASK:) Now, if you had to choose just one, which substance would you say is
the MOST harmful? **
Now I am going to ask you a few questions for statistical purposes only.
(ASKED IF REGISTERED VOTER SAMPLE)
QF1 A lot of people are unable to get out and vote for many reasons. Did you happen to vote in the November
2016 election for president? (IF “YES,” ASK:) Which of the following statements describes your vote?
(ROTATE STATEMENTS :1-4 TOP TO BOTTOM, BOTTOM TO TOP)
(IF “SOMEONE ELSE,” ASK:) And, was your vote for Gary Johnson, Jill Stein, or someone else? +
Voted for Trump because you liked him or his policies ................................ 22
Voted for Trump because you did not like Clinton or her policies................. 17
Voted for Clinton because you did not like Trump or his policies ................. 18
Voted for Clinton because you liked her or her policies................................ 25
Voted for Gary Johnson (VOL) ................................................................... 2
Voted for Jill Stein (VOL) ............................................................................ 1
Voted for someone else (VOL) .................................................................. 6
Voted, not sure ........................................................................................... 1
No, Did Not Vote .......................................................................................... 7
Not sure...................................................................................................... 1
+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.
QF2 Are you currently employed? (IF "CURRENTLY EMPLOYED," ASK:) What type of work do you do?
(RECORD UNDER "6--OTHER.") (IF "NOT CURRENTLY EMPLOYED," ASK:) Are you a student, a stay-at-
home mom or dad, retired, or unemployed and looking for work?
Currently Employed
Professional, manager ......................... 28
White-collar worker .............................. 16
Blue-collar worker ................................ 19
Farmer, rancher ................................... 1
Not Currently Employed
Student ................................................. 4
Stay at home mom/dad ........................ 5
Retired ................................................. 20
Unemployed, looking for work .............. 4
Other .................................................... 3
Not sure ............................................. -
QF3 What is the last grade that you completed in school? (DO NOT READ CHOICES.)
QF4 Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a Democrat, a Republican, an independent, or something
else? (IF "DEMOCRAT" OR "REPUBLICAN," ASK:) Would you call yourself a strong (Democrat/Republican)
or not a very strong (Democrat/Republican)? (IF "NOT SURE," CODE AS "NOT VERY STRONG
DEMOCRAT/REPUBLICAN.") (IF "INDEPENDENT," ASK:) Do you think of yourself as closer to the
Republican Party, closer to the Democratic Party, or do you think of yourself as strictly independent? (IF
"NOT SURE," CODE AS "STRICTLY INDEPENDENT.")
QF5 Thinking about your general approach to issues, do you consider yourself to be liberal, moderate, or
conservative? (IF "LIBERAL" OR "CONSERVATIVE," ASK:) Do you consider yourself to be very
(liberal/conservative) or somewhat (liberal/conservative)?
QF6a/b Are you a current or retired labor union member? (ASK ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAY "NO" OR
"NOT SURE" IN QF6a.) Is anyone else in your household a current or retired labor union member?
QF7 How would you describe your economic circumstances—(ROTATE TOP TO BOTTOM, BOTTOM TO TOP)
poor, working class, middle class, upper middle class, or well-to-do?
Poor .............................................................. 7
Working class ............................................... 30
Middle class .................................................. 44
Upper middle class ....................................... 16
Well-to-do ..................................................... 2
Not sure/refused ......................................... 1