Donald Trump Job Approval: Handling of Judicial Nominees, including the Supreme Court (October 2017)

Donald Trump Job Approval: Handling of Judicial Nominees, including the Supreme Court (October 2017)

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categoryTotal
Approve strongly34%
Approve somewhat10%
Neither approve nor disapprove11%
Disapprove somewhat8%
Disapprove strongly31%
Don't know6%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Approve strongly2%35%63%
Approve somewhat2%16%16%
Neither approve nor disapprove11%13%11%
Disapprove somewhat13%9%2%
Disapprove strongly65%19%5%
Don't know6%9%4%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Approve strongly0%2%3%
Approve somewhat1%4%2%
Neither approve nor disapprove13%19%6%
Disapprove somewhat10%16%14%
Disapprove strongly71%50%71%
Don't know5%9%5%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Approve strongly78%39%71%
Approve somewhat12%22%13%
Neither approve nor disapprove7%16%10%
Disapprove somewhat1%5%1%
Disapprove strongly0%11%2%
Don't know2%7%3%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Approve strongly4%15%62%
Approve somewhat4%10%15%
Neither approve nor disapprove6%22%8%
Disapprove somewhat9%10%5%
Disapprove strongly72%32%6%
Don't know5%11%4%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Approve strongly10%0%2%
Approve somewhat8%3%0%
Neither approve nor disapprove13%7%0%
Disapprove somewhat16%10%3%
Disapprove strongly44%77%91%
Don't know9%2%3%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Approve strongly38%60%81%
Approve somewhat27%13%9%
Neither approve nor disapprove10%10%4%
Disapprove somewhat9%7%0%
Disapprove strongly11%6%3%
Don't know6%5%3%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Approve strongly2%55%77%
Approve somewhat3%22%9%
Neither approve nor disapprove9%13%4%
Disapprove somewhat13%1%2%
Disapprove strongly67%3%7%
Don't know5%6%2%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Approve strongly43%8%24%
Approve somewhat13%2%10%
Neither approve nor disapprove9%15%15%
Disapprove somewhat6%13%8%
Disapprove strongly24%50%38%
Don't know5%12%5%

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categoryMaleFemale
Approve strongly43%25%
Approve somewhat10%11%
Neither approve nor disapprove9%13%
Disapprove somewhat5%10%
Disapprove strongly30%32%
Don't know3%9%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Approve strongly21%35%49%
Approve somewhat9%11%11%
Neither approve nor disapprove12%10%12%
Disapprove somewhat7%9%5%
Disapprove strongly41%31%18%
Don't know9%5%4%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Approve strongly19%24%35%52%
Approve somewhat11%15%9%7%
Neither approve nor disapprove24%14%8%4%
Disapprove somewhat3%8%9%8%
Disapprove strongly33%31%34%26%
Don't know10%8%4%4%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Approve strongly32%33%34%33%33%37%
Approve somewhat2%8%13%15%9%12%
Neither approve nor disapprove4%11%13%6%13%9%
Disapprove somewhat0%8%6%14%7%6%
Disapprove strongly46%30%27%25%35%37%
Don't know16%9%7%7%3%0%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Approve strongly41%38%21%14%
Approve somewhat10%12%12%6%
Neither approve nor disapprove10%15%10%7%
Disapprove somewhat9%6%10%5%
Disapprove strongly24%22%44%60%
Don't know6%7%3%8%

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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 strongly40%39%17%
Approve somewhat10%14%6%
Neither approve nor disapprove12%11%7%
Disapprove somewhat8%8%8%
Disapprove strongly23%24%57%
Don't know6%5%4%

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