MCLAUGHLIN & ASSOCIATES NATIONAL OMNIBUS April 24, 2017 1. WHEN THERE IS A GENERAL ELECTION FOR U.S. SENATE AND CONGRESS, DO YOU ALWAYS VOTE, ALMOST ALWAYS VOTE, VOTE MOST OF THE TIME, HARDLY EVER VOTE, OR NEVER VOTE? ALWAYS/ALMOST ALWAYS 84.7 Always Vote 60.1 Almost Always Vote 24.6 VOTE MOST OF THE TIME 15.3 2. FOR THE 2018 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION FOR CONGRESS, HOW LIKELY WOULD YOU SAY YOU ARE TO VOTE? DEFINITELY VOTING 69.5 VERY LIKELY 21.1 SOMEWHAT LIKELY 9.5 3. GENERALLY SPEAKING, WOULD YOU SAY THINGS IN THE UNITED STATES ARE GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, OR HAVE THEY GOTTEN OFF ON THE WRONG TRACK? RIGHT DIRECTION 38.7 WRONG TRACK 52.4 DON'T KNOW 8.9 Net Diff. -13.7 4. GENERALLY SPEAKING, WOULD YOU LIKE THE NEXT PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, AND CONGRESS TO? 1. CONTINUE THE POLICIES OF PRESIDENT OBAMA, OR 2. CHANGE DIRECTION AND MOVE AWAY FROM THE POLICIES OF PRESIDENT OBAMA CONTINUE OBAMA POLS. 41.2 CHANGE DIRECTION 48.0 DON'T KNOW 10.8 Net Diff. -6.8
5. DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE JOB DONALD TRUMP IS DOING AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES? APPROVE 49.4 Strongly 25.8 Somewhat 23.6 DISAPPROVE 46.5 Somewhat 11.3 Strongly 35.2 DON'T KNOW 4.1 Net Diff. 2.9 Mean 2.42 6. DO YOU HAVE A FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE OPINION OF DONALD TRUMP? FAVORABLE 47.8 Very 25.0 Somewhat 22.8 UNFAVORABLE 47.9 Somewhat 11.8 Very 36.1 NO OPINION 4.3 Net Diff. -0.0 Mean 2.38 7. IF THE ELECTION FOR U.S. CONGRESS IN YOUR DISTRICT WERE HELD TODAY, WOULD YOU BE MORE LIKELY TO VOTE FOR THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE OR THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE? REPUBLICAN 43.0 Definitely 23.4 Probably 11.8 Lean 7.8 DEMOCRATIC 43.0 Definitely 27.0 Probably 10.7 Lean 5.3 UNDECIDED 14.0 Net Diff. 0.1 8. FROM THE FOLLOWING LIST, WHICH SHOULD BE THE TOP PRIORITY OF PRESIDENT TRUMP AND THE NEW CONGRESS? ECONOMIC 46.2 Creating Jobs 31.5 Reducing Taxes 14.7 SECURITY 36.9 Nat'l Sec./Terror 24.4 Stop/MidEast Refugees 6.0 Tear up Iran Nuke Deal 3.3 Building the Wall 3.2 REPEAL/REPLACE OBAMACARE 10.0 DK/REFUSED 7.0
9. FROM THE FOLLOWING LIST, WHICH ISSUE WAS PERSONALLY MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU IN DECIDING YOUR VOTE FOR PRESIDENT? ECONOMIC 37.5 Improving the Economy 13.2 Jobs/Unemployment 10.5 Wasteful Gov't Spending 6.4 Reduce Budget/Deficit 4.8 Hold Line/Taxes 2.7 SECURITY 24.4 Nat'l Sec./Terrorism 10.5 Defeat/Destroy ISIS 8.0 Fix Immigration 5.8 SOCIAL 24.4 Protect Medicare 11.9 Improving Education 6.3 Reform Healthcare 6.2 HONESTY/INTEGRITY/D.C. 9.8 DK/REFUSED 3.8 10. WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES YOUR PERSONAL OPINION ON THE ECONOMY IN THE UNITED STATES RIGHT NOW? 1. THE ECONOMY IS NOT IN A RECESSION, AND IS GETTING BETTER 2. THE ECONOMY IS NOT IN A RECESSION, BUT IS GETTING WORSE 3. THE ECONOMY IS IN A RECESSION, BUT GETTING BETTER 4. THE ECONOMY IS IN A RECESSION, AND GETTING WORSE NOT RECESSION 53.9 Getting Better 31.3 Getting Worse 22.6 RECESSION 33.0 Getting Better 22.0 Getting Worse 11.1 DK/REFUSED 13.1 Net Diff. 20.9 10. WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES YOUR PERSONAL OPINION ON THE ECONOMY IN THE UNITED STATES RIGHT NOW? 1. THE ECONOMY IS NOT IN A RECESSION, AND IS GETTING BETTER 2. THE ECONOMY IS NOT IN A RECESSION, BUT IS GETTING WORSE 3. THE ECONOMY IS IN A RECESSION, BUT GETTING BETTER 4. THE ECONOMY IS IN A RECESSION, AND GETTING WORSE GETTING BETTER 53.3 GETTING WORSE 33.7 DK/REFUSED 13.1 Net Diff. 19.6 11. WOULD YOU SAY YOU MOST FAVOR A SMALLER GOVERNMENT WITH FEWER SERVICES, OR A LARGER GOVERNMENT WITH MANY SERVICES? SMALLER GOV'T 50.5 LARGER GOV'T 33.7 DON'T KNOW 15.8 Net Diff. 16.8
12. DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF REPEALING AND REPLACING THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, ALSO KNOWN AS OBAMACARE? APPROVE 54.0 Strongly 34.1 Somewhat 19.9 DISAPPROVE 40.1 Somewhat 15.5 Strongly 24.7 DON'T KNOW 5.9 Net Diff. 13.8 Mean 2.67 13. DO YOU FOLLOW DONALD TRUMP ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, AND/OR HAVE YOU LIKED HIS PAGE ON FACEBOOK, MEANING HIS POSTS SHOW UP ON YOUR NEWSFEED? FOLLOW/LIKE TRUMP 28.2 Follow on Twitter 16.7 Liked/Facebook Page 13.7 Follow on Instagram 8.3 NONE OF THE ABOVE 71.8 14. FROM THE FOLLOWING LIST, WHAT SOCIAL NETWORKS DO YOU USE? FACEBOOK 81.6 TWITTER 38.0 INSTAGRAM 31.2 PINTEREST 27.8 GOOGLE + 26.3 LINKED-IN 22.4 SNAPCHAT 19.0 WHATSAPP 9.3 TUMBLR 9.1 REDDIT 6.9 MEERKAT 2.6 OTHER 3.1 15. THINKING ABOUT A POLITICAL PARTY, WOULD YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF A? REPUBLICAN 33.0 DEMOCRAT 36.0 INDEPENDENT/OTHER 31.0
16. IF YOU WERE TO LABEL YOURSELF, WOULD YOU SAY YOU ARE A LIBERAL, A MODERATE, OR A CONSERVATIVE IN YOUR POLITICAL BELIEFS? LIBERAL 26.2 Very 12.1 Somewhat 14.1 MODERATE 38.7 CONSERVATIVE 35.1 Somewhat 20.0 Very 15.1 Mean 3.12 17. WHAT IS YOUR RELIGION? PROTESTANT 48.4 CATHOLIC 23.3 JEWISH 3.5 MUSLIM 1.1 MORMON 0.9 EASTERN/GREEK/ORTHO. 0.8 BUDDHIST 1.9 ATHEIST/AGNOSTIC 17.8 OTHER 2.1 18. DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF AN EVANGELICAL OR BORN-AGAIN CHRISTIAN? (ASKED ONLY TO PROTESTANTS) Total Answering 484 YES 63.9 NO 36.1 19. WHAT IS CURRENTLY YOUR MARITAL STATUS? SINGLE 33.9 Never Married 25.2 Live w/sig. Other 8.7 MARRIED 47.5 SEPARATED 1.9 DIVORCED 12.4 WIDOWED 4.4
20. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR PRESENT EMPLOYMENT SITUATION A JOB IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, A JOB WITH THE GOVERNMENT, SELF-EMPLOYED, HOMEMAKER, STUDENT, RETIRED OR NOT EMPLOYED? EMPLOYED 51.7 Private Sector 34.6 Government 6.8 Self-Employed 10.3 HOMEMAKER 8.8 STUDENT 4.8 RETIRED 24.6 NOT EMPLOYED 10.1 21. WHAT IS YOUR ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME? UNDER $20k 14.3 $20-$40k 26.1 $40-$60k 21.1 $60-$100k 22.2 $100-$150k 10.4 $150-$200k 2.6 $200-$250k 1.5 OVER $250k 1.7 Mean 64371 22. ARE YOU OR IS ANY MEMBER OF YOUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY A VETERAN, A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES ON ACTIVE DUTY, OR EMPLOYED IN A MILITARY-RELATED INDUSTRY? YES 30.6 Veteran 24.3 Active Duty 2.4 Military Rel. Empl. 2.1 More than One 1.9 NO/NONE 69.4 23. FROM THE FOLLOWING LIST, WHAT IS THE LAST GRADE OF FORMAL EDUCATION YOU HAVE COMPLETED? LESS/COLLEGE GRAD 55.0 Less/H.S. Diploma 2.8 High School Grad. 20.8 Some College/Trade 31.5 COLLEGE GRADUATE 45.0 College Graduate 31.7 Post-Graduate Degree 13.2
24. WOULD YOU CONSIDER WHERE YOU LIVE TO BE A URBAN, SUBURBAN OR RURAL AREA? URBAN AREA 31.6 SUBURBAN AREA 44.7 RURAL AREA 23.7 25. WOULD YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF? WEALTHY 3.4 MIDDLE CLASS 86.9 Upper Middle Class 10.7 Middle Class 49.6 Lower Middle Class 26.6 POOR 9.8 26. OF ALL THE PERSONAL TELEPHONE CALLS THAT YOU RECEIVE, THAT IS CALLS NOT RELATED TO YOUR JOB, DO YOU? CELL PHONE 67.9 Only 50.9 Mostly 17.0 BOTH EQUALLY 16.1 LANDLINE PHONE 16.0 Mostly 11.5 Only 4.5 27. WHAT TYPE OF DEVICE DID YOU USE TO COMPLETE THIS SURVEY? DESKTOP 28.9 LAPTOP 41.9 TABLET 11.9 MOBILE DEVICE/CELL-PHONE 17.3 28. ARE YOU OR IS A MEMBER OF YOUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY FROM A LATINO, HISPANIC OR SPANISH SPEAKING BACKGROUND? YES 11.1 NO 88.9
29. WHAT IS YOUR MAIN RACIAL BACKGROUND? HISPANIC 11.1 AFRICAN AMERICAN 12.1 ASIAN 4.0 WHITE 71.0 OTHER 1.8 30. WHAT IS YOUR AGE? ARE YOU BETWEEN 18-29 18.9 30-40 18.8 41-55 26.5 56-65 19.6 OVER 65 16.2 Mean 47.02 31. GENDER: MALE 47.0 FEMALE 53.0 32. REGION: NEW ENGLAND 5.1 MIDDLE ATLANTIC 12.4 EAST NORTH CENTRAL 16.0 WEST NORTH CENTRAL 7.6 SOUTH ATLANTIC 21.2 EAST SOUTH CENTRAL 5.9 WEST SOUTH CENTRAL 10.1 MOUNTAIN 7.2 PACIFIC 14.5 33. AREA: EAST 17.5 MIDWEST 23.6 SOUTH 37.2 WEST 21.7