Tim Malloy, Assistant Director (203) 645-8043 FOR RELEASE: JANUARY 17, 2018 Rubenstein Pat Smith (212) 843-8026 U.S. VOTERS SPLIT ON WHETHER TRUMP IS STABLE, QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY NATIONAL POLL FINDS; PRESIDENT IS DIVIDING THE NATION, VOTERS SAY 2-1 Wide gender, racial and political gaps leave American voters divided on whether President Donald Trump is mentally stable, as 45 percent say he is stable and 47 percent say he is not stable, according to a Quinnipiac University National Poll released today. President Trump is stable, men say 53 40 percent, while women say 53 39 percent that he is not, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University Poll finds. White voters say 51 43 percent he is stable, as black voters disagree 71 15 percent. Republicans say 89 9 percent that Trump is stable. Democrats say 80 10 percent he is not stable. Independent voters are divided as 46 percent say he is stable and 45 percent say he is not stable. American voters disapprove 57 38 percent of the job President Trump is doing. Trump is doing more to divide the nation than to unite the nation, voters say 64 31 percent. Every listed party, gender, education, age and racial group says the president is dividing the nation except Republicans, who say 70 24 percent that he is doing more to unite the nation, and white voters with no college degree, who are divided 48 46 percent. Trump does not respect people of color as much as he respects white people, voters say 59 38 percent. Republicans, white voters with no college degree and white men are the only listed groups who say he respects people of color as much as white people. President Donald Trump can t seem to improve his approval rating, perhaps because of the troubling fact that half of the voters we spoke to think he is mentally unstable, said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll. The president is a divider, not a uniter, say an overwhelming number of voters, an assessment made even more disturbing by his perceived lack of respect for people of color. American voters say 58 35 percent the comments President Trump allegedly made about immigrants from certain countries are racist. -more-
Quinnipiac University Poll/January 17, 2018 page 2 American voters are divided on the way Trump is handling the economy, as 48 percent approve and 46 percent disapprove. He gets negative marks on handling other key issues: 36 60 percent on foreign policy; 33 60 percent on health care; 38 60 percent on immigration; 42 51 percent on taxes. Trump v. Oprah In a very early hypothetical presidential matchup, Oprah Winfrey, running as a Democrat, beats Trump 52 39 percent. Women rally to Oprah 58 33 percent, while men are split 45 45 percent. Oprah leads 88 4 percent among black voters and 66 24 percent among Hispanic voters, while white voters go 47 percent for Trump and 44 percent for Winfrey. Republicans back Trump 84 10 percent as Democrats go to Oprah 88 4 percent. Independent voters back Oprah 49 38 percent. But American voters say 66 14 percent that electing a celebrity to the office of president is a bad idea. In a question in which no opponent is named, voters say 65 24 percent that they would not be inclined to vote for Oprah for president. These same voters say 62 34 percent they would not be inclined to vote for Trump. By a narrow 48 44 percent, voters would be inclined to vote for former Vice President Joe Biden for president. Voters would not be inclined, 55 39 percent, to vote for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont for president and also turn thumbs down, 49 13 percent, on Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York. From January 12 16, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,212 voters nationwide with a margin of error of +/- 3.4 percentage points, including the design effect. Live interviewers call landlines and cell phones. The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts nationwide public opinion surveys, and statewide polls in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa and Colorado as a public service and for research. Visit poll.qu.edu or www.facebook.com/quinnipiacpoll Call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter @QuinnipiacPoll. 2
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1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as President? Approve 38% 83% 4% 37% 45% 32% 34% 56% Disapprove 57 12 93 56 49 63 62 39 DK/NA 5 5 3 7 6 5 3 5 Approve 30% 37% 43% 40% 54% 37% 45% 4% 28% Disapprove 61 58 54 56 42 58 51 91 61 DK/NA 9 5 3 5 4 5 4 4 11 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as President? App Dis DK/NA Jan 17, 2018 38 57 5 Jan 10, 2018 36 59 5 Dec 19, 2017 37 59 5 Dec 12, 2017 37 57 7 Dec 05, 2017 35 58 7 Nov 21, 2017 38 55 7 Nov 14, 2017 35 58 7 Oct 11, 2017 38 56 5 Sep 27, 2017 36 57 6 Aug 23, 2017 35 59 6 1a. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as President? COMBINED WITH: (If approve/disapprove q1) Do you strongly or somewhat approve/disapprove? Approve strongly 29% 65% 2% 27% 34% 24% 26% 44% Approve smwht 9 18 2 9 11 7 8 11 Disapprove smwht 7 5 7 8 7 7 5 5 Disapprove strongly 49 7 86 47 42 56 57 33 DK/NA 6 5 3 8 6 6 4 6 Approve strongly 19% 27% 33% 31% 41% 30% 35% 2% 19% Approve smwht 10 10 9 8 13 7 10 3 8 Disapprove smwht 10 8 5 5 5 6 5 15 7 Disapprove strongly 51 50 49 51 37 52 45 75 54 DK/NA 9 6 4 6 4 5 5 5 11 4
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as President? COMBINED WITH: (If approve/disapprove) Do you strongly or somewhat approve/disapprove? APPROVE... DISAPPROVE... Strngly Smwht Smwht Strngly DK/NA Jan 17, 2018 29 9 7 49 6 Jan 10, 2018 26 9 6 53 6 Dec 19, 2017 25 11 6 52 6 Dec 12, 2017 26 10 7 49 8 Dec 05, 2017 25 10 6 52 7 Nov 21, 2017 24 13 7 48 7 Nov 14, 2017 26 9 7 51 7 Oct 11, 2017 27 11 6 50 6 Sep 27, 2017 26 10 8 49 7 Aug 23, 2017 27 8 4 54 7 7. Is your opinion of Donald Trump favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Favorable 38% 83% 4% 37% 44% 32% 34% 55% Unfavorable 58 14 95 57 50 65 64 40 Hvn't hrd enough 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 REFUSED 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 Favorable 29% 36% 43% 40% 53% 38% 45% 3% 28% Unfavorable 64 59 55 58 44 59 52 96 62 Hvn't hrd enough 5 3 2 2 2 3 2 1 4 REFUSED 2 2-1 1-1 - 5 TREND: Is your opinion of Donald Trump favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Fav Unfav HvntHrd REF Jan 17, 2018 38 58 3 1 Oct 11, 2017 39 57 2 2 Sep 27, 2017 36 57 4 2 Aug 23, 2017 36 60 3 2 Aug 17, 2017 39 58 2 1 Aug 02, 2017 34 61 2 2 Jun 29, 2017 41 55 1 2 Jun 07, 2017 35 60 2 3 May 24, 2017 37 57 4 2 May 10, 2017 35 58 4 2 5
8. Is your opinion of Oprah Winfrey favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her? Favorable 47% 25% 69% 44% 40% 54% 49% 33% Unfavorable 33 58 13 32 39 27 31 47 Hvn't hrd enough 17 14 16 18 18 16 16 17 REFUSED 3 4 2 5 3 3 4 3 Favorable 45% 49% 48% 46% 33% 47% 41% 70% 60% Unfavorable 28 34 34 34 47 32 39 15 16 Hvn't hrd enough 24 14 13 17 17 16 17 13 19 REFUSED 2 2 6 3 3 4 3 2 5 TREND: Is your opinion of Oprah Winfrey favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her? Fav Unfav HvntHrd REF Jan 17, 2018 47 33 17 3 Mar 07, 2017 52 23 19 5 9. Is your opinion of Bernie Sanders favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Favorable 48% 13% 76% 49% 46% 50% 52% 35% Unfavorable 38 76 11 35 42 34 39 51 Hvn't hrd enough 13 11 10 14 10 15 7 13 REFUSED 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 Favorable 59% 54% 43% 42% 41% 45% 43% 70% 55% Unfavorable 25 41 39 43 50 41 45 10 21 Hvn't hrd enough 16 4 17 13 7 13 10 18 23 REFUSED 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 TREND: Is your opinion of Bernie Sanders favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Fav Unfav HvntHrd REF Jan 17, 2018 48 38 13 1 Mar 23, 2016 50 37 12 1 Feb 18, 2016 51 36 12 1 Feb 05, 2016 44 35 19 2 Dec 22, 2015 40 31 28 1 Dec 02, 2015 44 31 24 1 Nov 04, 2015 39 36 24 1 Sep 24, 2015 35 28 36 1 Aug 27, 2015 32 28 39 1 Jul 30, 2015 32 25 42 1 6
10. Is your opinion of Kirsten Gillibrand favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about her? Favorable 14% 1% 25% 12% 11% 16% 22% 8% Unfavorable 11 19 5 10 13 9 12 12 Hvn't hrd enough 74 79 68 76 74 75 65 78 REFUSED 1-1 2 1 1 1 2 Favorable 10% 13% 17% 15% 13% 17% 15% 13% 9% Unfavorable 8 9 12 13 13 10 12 8 8 Hvn't hrd enough 82 77 68 71 72 72 72 78 83 REFUSED - 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 11. Is your opinion of Joe Biden favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Favorable 53% 21% 78% 55% 48% 58% 60% 42% Unfavorable 29 62 6 27 33 25 30 39 Hvn't hrd enough 17 16 16 17 18 16 9 18 REFUSED 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Favorable 47% 58% 54% 55% 43% 57% 51% 73% 49% Unfavorable 22 28 33 31 41 29 34 6 19 Hvn't hrd enough 30 14 13 13 14 13 14 21 32 REFUSED 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-1 TREND: Is your opinion of Joe Biden favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Hvn't Fav Unfav HrdEn REF Jan 17, 2018 53 29 17 1 Sep 24, 2015 50 34 14 1 Aug 27, 2015 48 39 11 1 Jul 30, 2015 49 39 10 2 May 28, 2015 43 41 12 3 Jul 08, 2014 42 44 14 - Dec 11, 2013 37 48 13 2 Jul 12, 2013 38 44 16 2 May 31, 2013 37 44 19 1 Feb 08, 2013 46 41 11 2 7
15. Would you be inclined to vote for Oprah Winfrey for president, or not? Yes/Inclined 24% 8% 45% 19% 21% 27% 22% 14% No 65 87 41 71 68 63 69 79 DK/NA 11 5 14 10 11 11 9 7 Yes/Inclined 24% 27% 23% 23% 15% 20% 18% 56% 30% No 65 61 70 65 77 71 74 31 53 DK/NA 11 12 7 12 7 9 8 13 17 16. Would you be inclined to vote for Bernie Sanders for president, or not? Yes/Inclined 39% 6% 66% 38% 38% 40% 38% 27% No 55 92 27 56 58 53 57 69 DK/NA 6 2 7 6 4 7 5 4 Yes/Inclined 55% 41% 34% 30% 30% 35% 33% 68% 45% No 40 56 61 62 67 59 63 24 43 DK/NA 5 3 5 8 2 6 4 9 12 17. Would you be inclined to vote for Kirsten Gillibrand for president, or not? Yes/Inclined 13% 1% 24% 12% 12% 14% 18% 10% No 49 67 37 47 53 45 44 55 DK/NA 38 32 39 41 35 41 38 36 Yes/Inclined 15% 12% 15% 13% 12% 15% 14% 15% 10% No 45 47 52 51 53 46 49 48 45 DK/NA 40 41 33 36 35 39 37 37 44 8
18. Would you be inclined to vote for Joe Biden for president, or not? Yes/Inclined 48% 12% 75% 49% 45% 51% 51% 33% No 44 82 16 44 48 40 43 59 DK/NA 8 6 9 7 7 9 6 7 Yes/Inclined 51% 49% 47% 47% 38% 45% 42% 84% 47% No 36 44 47 47 58 46 51 13 35 DK/NA 14 7 6 6 4 9 7 3 18 19. Would you be inclined to vote to reelect Donald Trump as president, or not? Yes/Inclined 34% 78% 2% 33% 40% 30% 31% 52% No 62 18 97 63 57 67 66 42 DK/NA 3 3 1 4 4 3 3 5 Yes/Inclined 26% 32% 39% 36% 49% 35% 42% 3% 24% No 70 63 58 61 47 60 54 97 73 DK/NA 3 5 2 3 4 5 4-3 20. If the presidential election were being held today, and the candidates were Oprah Winfrey the Democrat and Donald Trump the Republican, for whom would you vote? Winfrey 52% 10% 88% 49% 45% 58% 53% 34% Trump 39 84 4 38 45 33 36 58 NEITHER(VOL) 4 2 4 6 5 4 4 4 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 DK/NA 4 3 4 4 3 4 3 2 Winfrey 60% 52% 50% 48% 36% 50% 44% 88% 66% Trump 30 39 43 40 55 40 47 4 24 NEITHER(VOL) 2 4 4 6 4 4 4 3 3 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 1 2 3 2 3 1 1 DK/NA 6 3 2 3 1 4 3 4 5 9
21. If a candidate for president lacks any government experience, does that make you more likely to vote for them, less likely to vote for them, or does it not impact your vote much either way? More likely 6% 10% 3% 6% 6% 7% 6% 7% Less likely 41 14 60 42 34 46 48 33 Not impact 50 73 33 49 57 44 44 57 DK/NA 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 More likely 3% 8% 6% 10% 6% 6% 6% 7% 4% Less likely 52 41 36 38 34 46 40 40 48 Not impact 43 50 57 45 57 45 51 50 42 DK/NA 2 2 2 7 2 3 3 2 6 22. In general, do you think that electing a celebrity to the office of the president is a good idea or a bad idea? Good idea 14% 14% 13% 15% 15% 14% 10% 14% Bad idea 66 52 75 67 65 66 73 63 DK/NA 20 34 12 19 20 20 16 23 Good idea 12% 15% 15% 12% 13% 11% 12% 26% 15% Bad idea 71 68 62 64 67 69 68 61 63 DK/NA 17 16 24 23 20 20 20 13 22 23. Do you feel that Donald Trump is doing more to unite the country as president, or doing more to divide the country as president? Unite 31% 70% 3% 30% 35% 28% 28% 48% Divide 64 24 95 65 59 68 69 46 DK/NA 5 6 2 5 5 4 3 6 Unite 25% 28% 37% 32% 43% 33% 38% 2% 20% Divide 69 67 60 63 53 62 58 95 76 DK/NA 6 4 4 5 4 5 4 3 5 10
TREND: Do you feel that Donald Trump is doing more to unite the country as President, or doing more to divide the country as President? (Prior to Feb 22, 2017 "will do more") Unite Divide DK/NA Jan 17, 2018 31 64 5 Dec 12, 2017 32 62 7 Oct 11, 2017 37 58 5 Sep 27, 2017 35 60 5 Aug 23, 2017 31 62 7 Apr 19, 2017 36 59 6 Apr 04, 2017 34 61 6 Mar 07, 2017 39 56 5 Feb 22, 2017 36 58 6 Feb 07, 2017 37 58 5 24. Do you think that President Trump is mentally stable, or not? Mentally stable 45% 89% 10% 46% 53% 39% 41% 61% Mentally unstable 47 9 80 45 40 53 51 35 DK/NA 8 3 10 8 7 9 8 5 Mentally stable 44% 45% 47% 44% 60% 43% 51% 15% 39% Mentally unstable 45 49 48 46 34 50 43 71 50 DK/NA 11 6 5 10 5 7 6 14 11 25. Do you think that President Trump works harder than most of the previous presidents, works less hard than most previous presidents, or do you think he works about as hard as most previous presidents? Works harder 25% 57% 4% 22% 26% 24% 22% 38% Works less hard 50 10 84 49 43 56 52 38 About as hard 21 30 8 26 27 17 20 22 DK/NA 4 3 4 3 4 3 5 2 Works harder 12% 21% 32% 31% 33% 28% 30% 4% 16% Works less hard 55 50 46 51 37 52 45 79 55 About as hard 32 23 19 14 26 17 21 15 24 DK/NA 1 6 3 5 4 3 4 2 5 11
26. Do you believe that President Trump respects people of color just as much as he respects white people, or not? Yes/Respects as much 38% 79% 5% 39% 45% 33% 35% 53% No 59 17 94 58 52 64 62 43 DK/NA 3 4 1 3 3 3 3 4 Yes/Respects as much 34% 37% 41% 41% 52% 38% 44% 11% 29% No 66 59 57 55 45 59 53 88 68 DK/NA - 4 2 5 3 3 3 1 3 TREND: Do you believe that President Trump respects people of color just as much as he respects white people, or not? Yes No DK/NA Jan 17, 2018 38 59 3 Dec 05, 2017 38 57 5 28. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - the economy? Approve 48% 91% 11% 50% 57% 39% 46% 63% Disapprove 46 7 79 43 37 54 48 31 DK/NA 7 2 10 7 6 7 6 5 Approve 39% 50% 50% 49% 65% 46% 54% 17% 32% Disapprove 49 44 44 47 32 47 40 76 53 DK/NA 12 6 6 5 4 7 6 7 15 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling the economy? App Dis DK/NA Jan 17, 2018 48 46 7 Dec 19, 2017 44 51 6 Nov 14, 2017 44 49 7 Oct 11, 2017 48 46 6 Sep 27, 2017 48 44 8 Aug 24, 2017 45 49 6 Aug 17, 2017 46 46 7 Aug 02, 2017 41 52 7 Jun 29, 2017 45 49 6 Jun 07, 2017 39 53 8 12
29. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - foreign policy? Approve 36% 77% 5% 34% 40% 32% 33% 54% Disapprove 60 20 93 61 56 64 65 42 DK/NA 4 3 2 4 4 4 3 4 Approve 24% 34% 41% 39% 50% 37% 43% 3% 25% Disapprove 70 64 55 57 47 59 54 93 70 DK/NA 6 2 4 4 3 4 3 3 5 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling foreign policy? App Dis DK/NA Jan 17, 2018 36 60 4 Dec 19, 2017 33 62 5 Nov 14, 2017 37 58 5 Oct 11, 2017 38 58 4 Sep 27, 2017 38 57 5 Aug 24, 2017 38 58 4 Aug 17, 2017 39 58 3 Aug 02, 2017 36 59 5 Jun 29, 2017 38 57 5 Jun 08, 2017 35 60 5 30. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - health care? Approve 33% 77% 5% 31% 36% 31% 30% 48% Disapprove 60 15 93 63 58 63 64 43 DK/NA 6 8 3 6 6 6 6 9 Approve 26% 36% 35% 37% 44% 36% 39% 7% 25% Disapprove 70 58 61 55 49 57 53 91 72 DK/NA 4 6 4 9 8 7 7 2 3 13
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling health care? App Dis DK/NA Jan 17, 2018 33 60 6 Dec 19, 2017 29 64 7 Sep 27, 2017 34 60 6 Aug 24, 2017 30 65 5 Aug 17, 2017 33 63 5 Aug 02, 2017 28 65 7 Jun 28, 2017 29 63 8 Jun 08, 2017 28 66 6 May 25, 2017 32 62 6 May 11, 2017 28 66 6 31. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - immigration issues? Approve 38% 81% 6% 37% 45% 31% 35% 54% Disapprove 60 17 94 60 53 66 63 42 DK/NA 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 3 Approve 29% 37% 42% 41% 54% 36% 45% 6% 28% Disapprove 69 61 56 57 44 60 53 94 70 DK/NA 2 3 2 3 2 4 3-2 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling immigration issues? App Dis DK/NA Jan 17, 2018 38 60 2 Dec 19, 2017 37 60 3 Nov 14, 2017 39 57 4 Oct 11, 2017 39 56 4 Sep 27, 2017 38 59 3 Aug 24, 2017 40 58 2 Aug 17, 2017 43 56 2 Aug 02, 2017 38 59 3 Jun 29, 2017 42 56 3 Jun 07, 2017 37 60 3 14
32. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - taxes? Approve 42% 89% 8% 40% 50% 35% 38% 59% Disapprove 51 6 86 52 44 57 56 35 DK/NA 7 5 6 8 6 8 6 6 Approve 37% 43% 44% 42% 56% 42% 48% 12% 34% Disapprove 52 49 52 52 39 51 45 83 52 DK/NA 11 7 4 6 4 8 6 5 14 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling taxes? App Dis DK/NA Jan 17, 2018 42 51 7 Dec 19, 2017 35 58 7 Nov 15, 2017 34 55 11 Oct 11, 2017 37 49 14 May 11, 2017 34 54 13 39. Do you think that President Trump's recently reported comments on immigrants from certain countries are racist, or not? Yes/Racist 58% 17% 91% 58% 51% 65% 61% 42% No 35 74 4 36 42 30 34 51 DK/NA 6 9 4 6 7 6 4 7 Yes/Racist 60% 61% 57% 56% 43% 59% 52% 89% 69% No 31 33 39 38 51 36 43 5 23 DK/NA 9 6 4 6 6 6 6 5 8 15