Donald Trump Favorability (October 2016)

Donald Trump Favorability (October 2016)

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categorycolumn-1
Very favorable13%
Somewhat favorable18%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable7%
Somewhat unfavorable9%
Very unfavorable49%
Don't know/No opinion2%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Very favorable2%12%26%
Somewhat favorable3%15%34%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable3%9%9%
Somewhat unfavorable6%11%12%
Very unfavorable83%50%18%
Don't know/No opinion3%3%1%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Very favorable23%13%35%
Somewhat favorable29%37%35%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable14%8%7%
Somewhat unfavorable13%17%8%
Very unfavorable20%23%15%
Don't know/No opinion0%2%0%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Very favorable0%4%1%
Somewhat favorable1%5%2%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable2%8%1%
Somewhat unfavorable8%8%4%
Very unfavorable88%70%88%
Don't know/No opinion0%5%4%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Very favorable3%6%24%
Somewhat favorable3%10%32%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable0%9%9%
Somewhat unfavorable3%8%13%
Very unfavorable91%62%20%
Don't know/No opinion1%4%2%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Very favorable8%26%31%
Somewhat favorable31%30%34%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable10%7%10%
Somewhat unfavorable19%14%9%
Very unfavorable30%22%11%
Don't know/No opinion2%0%4%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Very favorable1%4%3%
Somewhat favorable2%4%1%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable0%0%0%
Somewhat unfavorable1%2%5%
Very unfavorable96%90%88%
Don't know/No opinion0%0%3%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Very favorable1%34%19%
Somewhat favorable2%31%35%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable4%8%11%
Somewhat unfavorable5%9%13%
Very unfavorable84%17%22%
Don't know/No opinion3%0%0%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Very favorable19%3%6%
Somewhat favorable22%5%16%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable8%1%10%
Somewhat unfavorable10%10%6%
Very unfavorable40%72%59%
Don't know/No opinion1%8%3%

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categoryMaleFemale
Very favorable14%13%
Somewhat favorable17%19%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable9%6%
Somewhat unfavorable10%9%
Very unfavorable47%51%
Don't know/No opinion3%2%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Very favorable8%16%14%
Somewhat favorable12%19%26%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable10%6%6%
Somewhat unfavorable9%8%13%
Very unfavorable56%49%40%
Don't know/No opinion5%1%1%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Very favorable7%8%17%20%
Somewhat favorable6%15%20%31%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable11%8%6%7%
Somewhat unfavorable7%12%10%6%
Very unfavorable65%53%46%36%
Don't know/No opinion4%4%2%0%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Very favorable22%14%12%15%13%9%
Somewhat favorable12%22%19%10%16%19%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable5%9%7%6%6%7%
Somewhat unfavorable0%6%13%14%11%7%
Very unfavorable43%45%47%52%54%58%
Don't know/No opinion17%3%1%3%1%0%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Very favorable18%13%7%8%
Somewhat favorable20%20%14%10%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable8%10%5%3%
Somewhat unfavorable9%13%7%6%
Very unfavorable42%43%65%70%
Don't know/No opinion3%2%2%2%

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categoryThe Bible is the word of God, to be taken literallyThe Bible is the word of God, not to be taken literallyThe Bible is a book written by men
Very favorable23%12%9%
Somewhat favorable19%23%9%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable11%8%2%
Somewhat unfavorable10%8%10%
Very unfavorable34%49%69%
Don't know/No opinion4%0%1%

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categoryNo College EducationCollege Educated
Very favorable14%12%
Somewhat favorable18%17%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable8%6%
Somewhat unfavorable10%9%
Very unfavorable47%55%
Don't know/No opinion3%0%

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