This Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted by telephone April 8-11, 2018, among

a random national sample of 1,002 adults, including landline and cell phone
respondents. Overall results have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.5
percentage points. Sampling, data collection and tabulation by Abt Associates of
Rockville, MD.

*= less than 0.5 percent

1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as
president? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?

-------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No

NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
4/11/18 40 25 15 56 10 46 4
1/18/18 36 24 13 58 9 49 5
11/1/17 37 25 12 59 8 50 4
9/21/17 39 26 13 57 9 48 4
8/20/17 37 22 15 58 13 45 5
7/13/17 36 25 11 58 10 48 6
4/20/17 42 27 15 53 10 43 5

2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Trump is handling the economy? Do you feel
that way strongly or somewhat?

-------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No

NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
4/11/18 46 30 16 48 12 36 6
9/21/17 43 27 16 49 13 36 8
7/13/17 43 26 17 41 12 29 16

3. Most people skip the congressional elections in off-years when there’s no

presidential race. How about you - did you vote in the congressional election in 2014,
or did you skip that like most people?

Too young
Did vote Did not vote to vote (vol.) No opinion
4/11/18 53 38 6 3
1/18/18 53 39 5 3
11/1/17 48 46 3 3
7/13/17 54 43 NA 3

4. How likely are you to vote in the congressional election in 2018 – are you
absolutely certain to vote, will you probably vote, are the chances 50-50, or less
than that?

Don't think
Certain Probably Chances Less than will vote No
to vote vote 50/50 50/50 (vol.) opinion
4/11/18 58 14 15 7 3 2
1/18/18 54 19 15 9 3 1
11/1/17 56 20 16 6 2 1
7/13/17 58 17 13 8 4 1

4/11/18 RV 67 13 13 5 1 1
1/18/18 RV 62 17 14 5 1 *
11/1/17 RV 62 19 14 3 1 *
7/13/17 RV 66 17 11 4 1 1

Compare to:
I'd like you to rate the chances that you will vote in the Congressional election the
week after next: Are you absolutely certain to vote, will you probably vote, are the
chances 50-50, or less than that?

Don't think Already

Certain Probably Chances Less than will vote voted No
to vote vote 50/50 50/50 (vol.) (vol.) op.
10/26/14 RV 59 15 11 7 1 6 *
10/12/14* RV 63 15 15 5 2 1 0
9/7/14 RV 71 16 9 2 1 NA *
6/1/14 RV 74 12 9 4 1 *
4/27/14 RV 68 15 12 4 1 " *
10/28/10 RV 64 13 11 5 1 7 0
10/3/10 RV 70 15 9 5 2 NA *
9/2/10 RV 70 14 14 1 1 0
7/11/10 RV 73 13 11 2 * *
6/6/10 RV 72 14 11 3 * " 0
11/4/06 RV 70 11 7 4 2 5 *
10/22/06 RV 75 14 7 3 * 1 2
*10/12/14 "next month," 9/7/14 and previous "in November," except for 10/28/10 and
11/04/06 "next week's Congressional election"

5. If the election for the U.S. House of Representatives were being held today, would
you vote for (the Democratic candidate) or (the Republican candidate) in your
congressional district? Would you lean toward the (Democratic candidate) or toward the
(Republican candidate)?

NET LEANED VOTE PREFERENCE – REG VOTERS

Dem Rep Other Neither Would not No

cand. cand. (vol.) (vol.) vote (vol.) opinion
4/11/18 47 43 1 3 * 5
1/18/18 51 39 1 2 1 6
11/1/17 51 40 1 3 1 4

10/24/16 LV 47 46 1 1 1 4
10/13/16 48 42 1 3 1 5
5/19/16 45 45 * 3 1 6
10/26/14 47 44 1 2 1 5
10/12/14 46 44 1 3 1 5
9/7/14 46 44 1 4 1 4
6/1/14 47 45 1 3 1 4
4/27/14 45 44 1 2 1 7
3/2/14 46 45 1 3 * 5
1/23/14 45 46 1 3 1 5
12/15/13 47 45 1 4 1 3
10/20/13 48 40 1 5 1 4
5/19/13 48 40 2 4 1 6
10/28/10 49 44 1 2 * 3
10/3/10 47 43 1 3 1 5
9/2/10* 45 47 1 2 1 5
7/11/10 46 47 * 2 * 5
6/6/10 47 44 2 2 1 4
4/25/10 48 43 1 2 1 6
3/26/10 48 44 1 2 * 4
2/8/10 45 48 * 3 * 4
10/22/06 54 41 * 1 * 3
10/8/06 54 41 * 1 1 3
9/7/06 50 42 * 3 2 4
8/6/06 52 39 * 2 1 5
6/25/06 52 39 1 3 1 4
5/15/06 52 40 1 3 1 4
4/9/06 55 40 * 2 * 3
1/26/06 54 38 1 3 1 5
12/18/05 51 41 1 3 1 4
11/2/05 52 37 1 4 2 6
7/15/02 47 46 1 1 1 4
1/27/02** 43 50 NA 2 1 5
9/6/00 49 42 2 1 6
7/23/00 46 45 3 1 5
2/27/00 45 46 2 1 5
10/31/99 50 43 3 1 3
9/2/99 48 44 3 * 5
3/14/99 50 41 2 1 6
2/14/99 48 41 3 1 7
1/30/99 49 39 8 1 3
11/1/98 51 43 4 * 2
10/25/98 48 43 3 1 4
10/18/98 49 44 3 1 4
9/28/98 49 44 2 * 4
9/13/98 49 43 3 1 4
8/21/98 48 45 3 1 3
7/12/98 47 45 2 * 6
1/31/98 49 40 2 1 8
1/19/98 47 44 3 1 5
10/8/96 51 41 2 1 5
9/29/96 48 41 3 1 7
9/22/96 50 43 2 1 4
9/15/96 49 45 1 1 4
9/4/96 48 44 3 * 5
8/29/96 53 39 3 1 5
8/28/96 51 40 3 1 5
8/27/96 51 41 3 0 5
8/26/96 51 41 3 0 5
8/25/96 48 43 3 1 6
8/24/96 47 43 2 1 6
8/19/96 49 42 3 0 6
8/18/96 45 46 3 0 6
8/15/96 46 43 4 1 5
8/14/96 48 42 3 1 6
8/13/96 49 43 3 0 5
8/12/96 49 42 3 1 5
8/11/96 49 40 4 1 6
8/10/96 49 41 4 1 5
8/5/96 48 45 2 1 4
6/30/96 49 44 3 * 3
5/22/96 52 41 3 1 3
3/17/96 48 48 2 * 2
3/10/96 51 43 2 * 4
1/21/96 52 43 3 1 1
11/13/95 51 43 4 * 2
10/1/95 49 44 3 * 3
11/6/94 47 42 5 2 5
10/31/94 48 44 4 1 3
10/23/94 50 45 2 1 2
10/9/94 46 47 3 2 2
9/11/94 50 45 1 1 4
8/7/94 49 42 4 1 4
3/27/94 49 35 6 1 9
2/27/94 50 40 8 1 2
10/21/91 51 41 4 * 4
7/28/91 49 41 6 * 3
6/2/91 48 42 4 1 5
11/4/90 51 41 5 * 3
10/14/90 50 41 5 * 3
9/9/90 47 46 3 * 3
7/24/90 51 41 4 1 4
5/21/90 47 45 5 1 2
10/10/88 52 41 2 1 4
9/19/88 51 39 3 1 6
6/22/85 48 44 5 * 3
10/16/84 52 44 2 NA 5
9/11/84 53 45 2 1
7/8/84 58 40 2 1
10/27/82 58 39 NA 3
10/11/82 55 36 9
9/13/82 58 36 6
11/22/81 53 41 " " " 7
*9/2/10 and previous: "Will not vote (vol.)"
**1/27/02 and previous: No "other candidate" option recorded

6. Is supporting a candidate who shares your opinion on [ITEM] important to you in the
congressional election this fall, or not important? (IF IMPORTANT) Would you say it's
extremely important to you, very important, or somewhat important?

4/11/18 - Summary Table

--- More important --- -- Less important -- No

NET Extremely Very NET Somewhat Not op.
a. Donald Trump 50 28 22 49 15 34 1
b. Gun policy 78 40 38 22 10 11 1
c. Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic
leader of the House

On another subject,
7. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of [ITEM]? Do you feel that way
strongly or somewhat?

4/11/18 - Summary Table

------- Favorable ------- ------ Unfavorable ------ No

NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
a. Trump as a person 32 17 16 61 14 47 7
b. Nancy Pelosi 32 11 21 44 15 29 24

Trend where available:

a. No trend.

Compare to:

George W. Bush

Favorable Unfavorable No opinion

7/30/01 63 34 2
6/3/01 61 34 5
4/22/01 64 32 4

Bill Clinton

Favorable Unfavorable No opinion

6/20/04 50 49 2
1/15/01 44 51 5
10/22/00 LV 33 60 7
10/21/00 LV 33 62 6
10/20/00 LV 32 63 5
10/1/00 RV 37 58 5
9/6/00 RV 35 62 3
8/20/00 RV 35 61 3
8/10/00 RV 34 62 4
1/26/00 34 61 5
12/15/99 RV 32 65 3
12/15/99 36 62 2
9/2/99 38 59 3
3/14/99 30 67 4
3/4/99 40 54 6
12/15/98 41 56 3
11/1/98 LV 37 60 3
11/1/98 42 54 4

b. Nancy Pelosi

------ Favorable ------ ----- Unfavorable ----- No

NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
4/11/18 32 11 21 44 15 29 24
10/28/10 RV 29 12 17 58 17 41 13
12/11/06 46 16 30 33 16 17 21

8. Did you happen to vote in the last presidential election, when Donald Trump ran
against Hillary Clinton, Gary Johnson and Jill Stein, or did you skip that one?

Did vote Did not vote No opinion

4/11/18 74 26 *
11/1/17 73 27 0
4/20/17 74 26 *

9. (ASK IF VOTED IN LAST PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION) Which candidate did you vote for?

Donald Hillary Gary Jill Someone No

Trump Clinton Johnson Stein else (vol.) opinion
4/11/18 43 46 4 1 4 2
11/1/17 43 46 3 1 4 2
4/20/17 43 46 4 2 3 2

10. Trump announced plans to impose taxes known as tariffs on some goods that are made
in other countries and imported to the United States. China has responded by
announcing planned tariffs on some U.S. goods sold in China. Do you think this
situation will be good or bad for jobs in the United States?

Good Bad No opinion

4/11/18 36 49 15

11. Do you think Trump should hold a summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong
Un in order to try to get North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons, or do you think
Trump should NOT hold a summit with Kim because it would give Kim legitimacy while his
government allegedly violates international laws?

Should hold Should NOT hold No

summit meeting summit meeting opinion
4/11/18 56 36 8

12. How likely do you think it is that this meeting will lead to an agreement for
North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons? Do you think this is very likely, somewhat
likely, somewhat unlikely, or very unlikely?
 ------- Likely ------ ------ Unlikely ----- No
NET Very Somewhat NET Somewhat Very opinion
4/11/18 30 5 25 67 25 42 3

13. Do you think Trump should or should not threaten U.S. military action against
North Korea if it does not give up its nuclear weapons? Do you feel that way strongly
or somewhat?

--------- Should -------- ------- Should not ------ No

NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
4/11/18 31 18 14 61 20 42 7

14. Do you think [ITEM] is or is not doing enough to try to prevent mass shootings in
this country? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?

4/11/18 - Summary Table

------ Doing enough ----- ---- Not doing enough --- No

NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
a. Congress 24 13 12 71 14 56 5
b. President Trump 34 20 14 59 10 50 6

Trend:

a. Congress

------- Is doing enough ------- ----- Is not doing enough -----

NET Strngly Smewht No op. NET Smewht Strngly No op. No op.
4/11/18 24 13 12 NA 71 14 56 NA 5
2/18/18 19 11 8 0 77 17 59 1 4

b. President Trump

------- Is doing enough ------- ----- Is not doing enough -----

NET Strngly Smewht No op. NET Smewht Strngly No op. No op.
4/11/18 34 20 14 NA 59 10 50 NA 6
2/18/18 29 21 8 0 62 11 50 * 9

15. Prompted by the school shooting in Parkland, Florida in February, students across
the country held rallies last month to call for stricter gun laws. Do you think this
represents a lasting movement, or is it more of a one-time thing?

Lasting One-time No
movement thing opinion
4/11/18 53 43 4

16. Which do you think should be a higher priority right now – (enacting new laws to
try to reduce gun violence) or (protecting the right to own guns)? Do you feel that
way strongly or somewhat?

Enacting new laws Right to own guns Both Neither No

NET Strg Smwt NET Smwt Strg (vol.) (vol.) opinion
4/11/18 57 50 7 34 3 31 5 1 2
10/18/15 46 38 8 47 7 40 4 1 2
4/14/13 52 NA NA 40 NA NA 3 2 3

17. Would you support or oppose [ITEM]? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?
Summary Table - 4/11/18

------ Support ------ ------ Oppose ------- No

NET Strngly Smwht NET Smwht Strngly op.
a. a nationwide ban on the sale 62 51 12 35 8 26 3
of assault weapons
b. raising the legal age to
buy rifles and shotguns to
21 in all states 72 60 13 26 5 21 2
c. a law allowing the police to
take guns away from people
who have been found by a
judge to be a danger to
themselves or others 85 72 13 12 5 7 3

Trend where available:

a. a nationwide ban on the sale of assault weapons

-------- Support -------- -------- Oppose --------- No

NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
4/11/18 62 51 12 35 8 26 3
2/18/18 50 38 12 46 11 36 4
6/23/16* 51 41 10 48 10 37 2
12/13/15 45 34 10 53 12 41 3
4/14/13 56 45 11 42 12 30 2
3/10/13 57 46 11 41 11 30 2
1/13/13 58 50 9 39 12 26 3
1/19/11** 63 NA NA 34 NA NA 3
4/26/09** 54 " " 41 " " 5
4/22/07*** 67 54 13 30 10 21 3
5/10/00 71 60 11 27 11 16 2
9/2/99 77 68 9 22 8 14 1
5/16/99 79 67 12 19 7 12 2
6/14/94 80 NA NA 18 NA NA 2
*June 2016 and prior "Would you support or oppose a law requiring a nationwide ban on
the sale of assault weapons?"
**CBS/NYT "Do you favor or oppose a nationwide ban on assault weapons"
***ABC News

b-c. No trend.

18. Do you or does anyone in your house own a gun, or not?

Yes No No opinion
4/11/18 47 52 1
5/19/13 44 55 1
4/14/13 43 55 2
3/10/13 42 57 1
1/13/13 44 56 1
1/16/11 44 55 *
4/24/09 41 58 *
6/15/08 42 58 *
4/22/07 45 55 0
10/8/06 42 58 *
10/20/02 41 59 *
5/10/00 45 55 *
4/2/00 43 56 *
9/2/99 44 56 *
5/16/99 46 53 *
19. Russia has been implicated in a variety of violations of international law. Do you
think Trump has done (too much) or (too little) to criticize Russia on these issues,
or has he handled it about right?

Too Too About No

much little right opinion
4/11/18 4 49 38 9

20. Would you support or oppose tougher U.S. sanctions against Russia? Do you feel
that way strongly or somewhat?

-------- Support -------- -------- Oppose --------- No

NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
4/11/18 68 40 28 21 13 8 11

21. Do you think Trump should hold a summit meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin
at the White House in order to try to improve U.S.-Russian relations; or do you think
Trump should NOT hold a summit with Putin at the White House because it would give
Putin legitimacy while his government allegedly violates international laws?

Should hold Should NOT hold No

summit meeting summit meeting opinion
4/11/18 52 42 6

22. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of former FBI director James Comey?

Favorable Unfavorable No opinion

4/11/18 30 32 38

23. Do you approve or disapprove of Trump's decision to fire Comey last year?

Approve Disapprove No opinion

4/11/18 33 47 20

24. Who do you find more believable, (Trump) or (Comey)?

Both Neither No
Trump Comey (vol.) (vol.) opinion
4/11/18 32 48 2 7 11

25. A special counsel at the U.S. Justice Department, Robert Mueller, has been
investigating possible collusion between Trump’s presidential campaign and Russian
government attempts to influence the 2016 election. Do you support or oppose Mueller
investigating this issue?

Support Oppose No opinion

4/11/18 69 25 6

26. Do you support or oppose Mueller investigating [ITEM]?

4/11/18 - Summary Table

Support Oppose No opinion

a. Trump's business activities 64 32 5
b. Allegation that Trump's associates paid hush
money to women who say they had affairs with him 58 35 7
27. Do you think the question of whether or not Trump has engaged in a pattern of
sexual misconduct is an important issue, or not important?

Important Not important No

issue issue opinion
4/11/18 51 46 3

Compare to:

Do you think the question of whether or not Clinton has engaged in a pattern of sexual
misconduct is an important issue or not important?

Important Not important No opinion

4/4/98* 47 52 2
4/1/98 48 50 2
*4/4 Washington Post only, 4/1 ABC only

Party ID. Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as (a Democrat), (a

Republican), an independent or what?

Democrat Republican Independent Other (vol.) No opinion

4/11/18 32 25 35 5 3
1/18/18 31 23 40 4 2
11/1/17 31 23 38 6 2
9/21/17 31 23 36 6 3
7/13/17 35 23 35 6 2
4/20/17 31 24 36 6 4
1/15/17 31 23 37 5 4

*** END ***

METHODOLOGICAL DETAILS

This poll was jointly sponsored and funded by The Washington Post and ABC News. The
poll is a random sample of adults in the United States, with interviews in English and
Spanish.

This questionnaire was administered with the exact questions in the exact order as
they appear in this document. Demographic questions are not shown. If a question was
asked of a reduced base of the sample, a parenthetical preceding the question
identifies the group asked. Phrases surrounded by parentheticals within questions
indicate clauses that were randomly rotated for respondents.

A dual frame landline and cell phone telephone sample was generated using Random Digit
Dialing procedures by Survey Sampling International (SSI). Interviewers called
landlines and cellular phone numbers, first requesting to speak with the youngest
adult male or female at home. The final sample included 351 interviews completed on
landlines and 651 interviews completed via cellular phones, including 421 interviews
with adults in cell phone-only households.

This survey uses statistical weighting procedures to account for deviations in the
survey sample from known population characteristics, which helps correct for
differential survey participation and random variation in samples. The overall adult
sample is weighted to correct for differential probabilities of selection among
individuals who are landline-only, cell phone-only or dual users. Results are also
weighted match the demographic makeup of the population by sex, region, age, education
and race/ethnicity according to the latest Current Population Survey Social and
Economic Supplement.
All error margins have been adjusted to account for the survey’s design effect, which
is 1.3 for this survey. The design effect is a factor representing the survey’s
deviation from a simple random sample, and takes into account decreases in precision
due to sample design and weighting procedures. Surveys that do not incorporate a
design effect overstate their precision.

Unweighted
Group sample size Error margin
All adults 1,002 +/- 3.5 points
Registered voters 865 4

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