Donald Trump Job Approval: Handling of Immigration and Border Security (October 2018)

Donald Trump Job Approval: Handling of Immigration and Border Security (October 2018)

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categoryTotal
Approve strongly32%
Approve somewhat15%
Neither approve nor disapprove6%
Disapprove somewhat6%
Disapprove strongly39%
Don't know2%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Approve strongly3%20%62%
Approve somewhat3%15%25%
Neither approve nor disapprove6%14%3%
Disapprove somewhat10%7%3%
Disapprove strongly77%44%7%
Don't know2%1%1%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Approve strongly4%3%3%
Approve somewhat1%3%3%
Neither approve nor disapprove3%7%8%
Disapprove somewhat10%12%8%
Disapprove strongly82%74%76%
Don't know0%1%3%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Approve strongly66%34%69%
Approve somewhat19%39%22%
Neither approve nor disapprove3%8%2%
Disapprove somewhat4%4%2%
Disapprove strongly7%15%3%
Don't know1%0%1%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Approve strongly4%13%58%
Approve somewhat2%14%23%
Neither approve nor disapprove3%12%3%
Disapprove somewhat6%10%3%
Disapprove strongly85%48%11%
Don't know0%3%2%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Approve strongly5%0%7%
Approve somewhat4%2%1%
Neither approve nor disapprove4%3%2%
Disapprove somewhat17%4%1%
Disapprove strongly70%90%89%
Don't know0%0%0%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Approve strongly40%50%71%
Approve somewhat27%29%16%
Neither approve nor disapprove3%4%2%
Disapprove somewhat10%3%1%
Disapprove strongly19%13%6%
Don't know0%1%4%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Approve strongly3%61%64%
Approve somewhat2%24%22%
Neither approve nor disapprove6%4%1%
Disapprove somewhat9%4%4%
Disapprove strongly79%6%9%
Don't know1%1%0%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Approve strongly41%12%21%
Approve somewhat20%1%9%
Neither approve nor disapprove3%14%9%
Disapprove somewhat5%10%8%
Disapprove strongly31%56%52%
Don't know1%7%2%

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categoryMaleFemale
Approve strongly37%28%
Approve somewhat15%14%
Neither approve nor disapprove4%7%
Disapprove somewhat8%5%
Disapprove strongly34%44%
Don't know2%2%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Approve strongly22%35%42%
Approve somewhat13%14%18%
Neither approve nor disapprove10%4%4%
Disapprove somewhat5%7%5%
Disapprove strongly47%39%27%
Don't know3%0%5%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Approve strongly19%21%39%46%
Approve somewhat15%16%14%14%
Neither approve nor disapprove3%7%7%3%
Disapprove somewhat7%6%6%6%
Disapprove strongly53%46%33%31%
Don't know4%5%1%0%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Approve strongly11%28%34%37%38%29%
Approve somewhat12%20%12%4%16%15%
Neither approve nor disapprove23%8%4%4%3%3%
Disapprove somewhat9%6%7%6%5%8%
Disapprove strongly44%33%42%47%38%44%
Don't know1%5%1%2%0%1%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Approve strongly42%28%26%20%
Approve somewhat15%21%9%7%
Neither approve nor disapprove6%5%9%2%
Disapprove somewhat6%7%7%5%
Disapprove strongly30%37%48%64%
Don't know2%3%1%1%

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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
Approve strongly50%32%14%
Approve somewhat13%21%8%
Neither approve nor disapprove6%4%5%
Disapprove somewhat6%7%7%
Disapprove strongly21%36%66%
Don't know3%0%0%

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