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NBC/WSJ Survey: Trump Approval Ratings

This document summarizes the results of a survey of 900 adults conducted by Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies between October 27-30, 2019. The survey asked questions about approval ratings for President Trump's overall job performance, handling of the economy, and handling of foreign policy. It also collected demographic information on respondents such as gender, age, race, and whether they were registered voters. Margins of error for different subgroups are provided.

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NBC/WSJ Survey: Trump Approval Ratings

This document summarizes the results of a survey of 900 adults conducted by Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies between October 27-30, 2019. The survey asked questions about approval ratings for President Trump's overall job performance, handling of the economy, and handling of foreign policy. It also collected demographic information on respondents such as gender, age, race, and whether they were registered voters. Margins of error for different subgroups are provided.

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Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies Study #19433 -- page 1

Late October 2019 NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey

Interviews: 900 Adults, including 495 respondents with a cell phone only and Date: October 27-30, 2019
20 respondents reached on a cell phone but who also have a landline.
128 additional interviews were completed with Democratic primary
voters in order to achieve a total of N=414 interviews. 48 Male
52 Female

Study #19433
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey

Please note: all results are shown as percentages unless otherwise stated.

The margin of error for 900 interviews among Adults is ±3.27%

The margin of error for 720 interviews among Registered Voters is ±3.65%

The margin of error for 414 interviews among Democratic Primary Voters is ±4.82%

Unless otherwise noted by a “+” or “++”, all previous data shown reflects responses among all adults.

Q2a For statistical purposes only, would you please tell me how old you are?
(IF “REFUSED,” ASK:) Well, would you tell me which age group you belong to? (READ LIST)

18-24........................................ 11
25-29........................................ 7
30-34........................................ 12
35-39........................................ 8
40-44........................................ 9
45-49........................................ 8
50-54........................................ 7
55-59........................................ 11
60-64........................................ 10
65-69........................................ 5
70-74........................................ 5
75 and over .............................. 7
Not sure/refused .................... -

Q2b To ensure that we have a representative sample, would you please tell me whether you are from a Hispanic
or Spanish-speaking background?

Yes, Hispanic ................... 11


No, not Hispanic ............... 88
Not sure/refused ............. 1

Q2c And again, for statistical purposes only, what is your race--white, black, Asian, or something else?

White ................................. 72
Black .................................. 13
Asian.................................. 3
Other.................................. 3
Hispanic (VOL) ................ 7
Not sure/refused .............. 2

White, Non-Hispanic .......... 69

Q3 Registered Voter.

Yes......................... 80
No .......................... 20
Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies Study #19433 -- page 2
Late October 2019 NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey

Q4 In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as president? (IF
APPROVE/DISAPPROVE) And, do you strongly or just somewhat (approve/disapprove) of the job Donald
Trump is doing as president?

10/27- 10/4- 4/28-


30/19 6/19 9/19+ 8/19 7/19+ 6/19 5/1/19 3/19 2/19
Total approve ................ 45 43 45 43 45 44 46 43 46
Strongly approve........... 31 29 33 29 32 29 29 30 31
Somewhat approve ...... 14 14 12 14 13 15 17 13 15
Total disapprove ........... 53 53 53 55 52 53 51 53 52
Somewhat disapprove . 8 7 7 9 10 9 10 10 9
Strongly disapprove ...... 45 46 46 46 42 44 41 43 43
Not sure ...................... 2 4 2 2 3 3 3 4 2

8/22- 8/18-
1/19 12/18 11/18+ 10/18+ 9/18+ 25/18+ 22/18+ 7/18+ 6/18+
43 43 46 47 44 44 46 45 44
29 27 32 30 29 31 30 29 26
14 16 14 17 15 13 16 16 18
54 54 52 49 52 52 51 52 53
7 10 7 6 7 9 7 8 11
47 44 45 43 45 43 44 44 42
3 3 2 4 4 4 3 3 2

4/18 3/18 1/18 12/17 10/17 9/17 8/17 6/17


39 43 39 41 38 43 40 40
22 25 26 24 22 25 24 25
17 18 13 17 16 18 16 15
57 53 57 56 58 52 55 55
13 10 6 8 9 10 10 10
44 43 51 48 49 42 45 45
4 4 4 3 4 5 5 5
+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

Q5a Do you generally approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing in handling the economy?

10/27- 4/28-
30/19* 8/19 5/1/19 1/19 7/18+1 10/171 9/171 6/17 4/17
Approve......................................... 52 49 51 51 50 42 41 44 44
Disapprove.................................... 43 46 41 45 34 37 36 48 46
No opinion................................... 3 3 7 NA 15 20 22 NA NA
Not sure....................................... 2 2 1 4 1 1 1 8 10
* Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A).
1
2017-18 language included a read option for “No opinion.”

Q5b Do you generally approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing in handling foreign policy?

10/27-
30/19** 2/19 6/17 4/17
Approve............................. 41 43 39 40
Disapprove ........................ 55 52 57 55
Not sure .......................... 4 5 4 5
** Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM B).
Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies Study #19433 -- page 3
Late October 2019 NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey

Moving on…
Q6 Now I'm going to read you the names of several public figures, groups, and organizations and I'd like you to
rate your feelings toward each one as very positive, somewhat positive, neutral, somewhat negative, or very
negative. If you don't know the name, please just say so. (ALWAYS ASK DONALD TRUMP FIRST,
RANDOMIZE :2-10)

Don't Know
Very Somewhat Somewhat Very Name/
Positive Positive Neutral Negative Negative Not Sure
Donald Trump
October 27-30, 2019 ........................ 29 11 7 10 43 -
October 4-6, 2019 ............................ 27 11 9 9 44 -
September 2019+ ............................ 30 11 8 7 44 -
August 2019 ..................................... 28 11 8 8 45 -
April 28-May 1, 2019 ........................ 28 11 12 8 41 -
March 2019 ...................................... 28 12 9 10 41 -
February 2019 ................................. 30 12 8 10 40 -
January 2019 ................................... 27 12 9 8 43 1
December 2018 ............................... 24 13 11 9 43 -
November 2018+ ............................. 29 12 6 7 45 1
October 2018+ ................................. 27 15 7 8 43 -
September 2018+ ............................ 26 13 9 8 44 -
August 18-22, 2018+ ....................... 29 11 9 8 42 1
July 2018+ ....................................... 28 12 9 9 43 -
June 2018+ ...................................... 24 16 9 10 41 -
April 2018 ......................................... 21 14 12 10 43 -
March 2018 ...................................... 23 14 11 12 40 -
January 2018 ................................... 24 12 8 8 48 -
December 2017 ............................... 21 16 9 9 45 -
October 2017 ................................... 23 13 10 8 46 -
September 2017 .............................. 23 16 12 10 39 -
August 2017 ..................................... 22 14 12 12 40 -
June 2017 ........................................ 25 13 11 9 41 1
May 2017 ......................................... 21 17 9 10 42 1
April 2017 ............................................. 23 16 11 10 40 -
February 2017 ..................................... 27 16 10 12 35 -
January 2017 ....................................... 20 18 13 10 38 1
December 2016 ................................... 20 20 13 11 35 1
October 10-13, 2016+ .......................... 15 14 8 10 52 1
October 8-10, 2016+ ............................ 17 13 7 12 51 -
September 2016+ ................................ 15 13 11 12 49 -
August 2016+....................................... 13 15 11 11 50 -
July 2016+ ........................................... 10 17 13 11 49 -
June 2016+ .......................................... 12 17 11 12 48 -
May 2016+ ........................................... 13 16 12 14 44 1
April 2016+........................................... 11 13 10 12 53 1
March 2016+ ........................................ 12 13 11 10 54 -
February 2016+ ................................... 11 17 12 10 49 1
January 2016+ ..................................... 14 15 12 11 47 1
December 2015 ................................... 12 15 13 12 47 1
October 25-29, 2015 ............................ 10 17 17 14 42 -
October 15-18, 2015 ............................ 13 17 17 14 39 -
September 2015 .................................. 8 17 16 14 44 1
July 2015 ............................................. 10 16 16 13 43 2
February 2011 ..................................... 9 17 40 18 11 5
May 2004+ ........................................... 9 17 38 14 15 7
December 1999 ................................... 4 12 28 24 25 7
October 1999 ....................................... 3 11 25 23 32 6
July 1990 ............................................. 3 11 28 25 24 9
High
February 2017 ..................................... 27 16 10 12 35 -
Presidential Term Low
April 2018 ............................................ 21 14 12 10 43 -
All-time Trump Low
April 2016+........................................... 11 13 10 12 53 1
+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.
Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies Study #19433 -- page 4
Late October 2019 NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey

Q6 (cont'd) Don't Know


Very Somewhat Somewhat Very Name/
Positive Positive Neutral Negative Negative Not Sure
The Republican Party1
October 27-30, 2019...................... 13 23 21 16 26 1
April 28-May 1, 2019 ..................... 12 23 22 19 23 1
January 2019 ................................. 11 23 21 18 25 2
December 2018 ............................. 11 21 25 18 24 1
November 2018+ ........................... 17 23 14 16 29 1
October 2018+ ............................... 13 23 19 16 28 1
September 2018+ .......................... 11 21 22 20 24 2
August 18-22, 2018+ ..................... 10 22 24 19 24 1
July 2018+ ..................................... 11 24 19 20 26 -
June 2018+.................................... 9 23 20 23 24 1
March 2018.................................... 9 21 24 21 24 1
December 2017 ............................. 8 19 23 23 26 1
October 2017 ................................. 6 21 25 25 21 2
August 2017 .................................. 7 22 25 21 24 1
April 2017 ...................................... 10 21 21 21 26 1
February 2017 ............................... 10 25 21 20 23 1
January 2017 ................................. 13 22 22 21 22 -
December 2016 ............................. 12 23 26 18 20 1
October 10-13, 2016+.................... 8 18 24 24 25 1
September 2016+ .......................... 9 20 23 21 27 -
July 2016+ ..................................... 6 21 21 24 27 1
April 2016+ .................................... 7 20 21 23 28 1
February 2016+ ............................. 10 23 21 23 23 1
October 25-29, 2015...................... 7 22 26 20 24 1
July 2015 ....................................... 7 21 26 22 22 2
April 2015 ...................................... 8 22 26 20 23 1
January 2015 ................................. 6 19 27 23 23 2
December 2014 ............................. 7 23 24 22 23 1
November 2014 ............................. 9 23 23 18 25 2
Oct. 30 – Nov. 1, 2014+................. 7 22 23 23 24 1
October 8-12, 2014+...................... 6 21 21 25 25 2
September 2014+ .......................... 9 22 26 20 21 2
June 2014 ...................................... 6 23 24 22 23 2
January 2014 ................................. 5 19 28 22 25 1
December 2013 ............................. 6 20 22 26 25 1
October 25-28, 2013...................... 6 16 24 23 30 1
May 30-June 2, 2013 ..................... 8 24 26 18 23 1
February 2013 ............................... 8 21 24 20 26 1
December 2012 ............................. 9 21 23 18 27 2
October 2012+ ............................... 15 21 20 18 25 1
September 26-30, 2012+ ............... 14 24 18 18 25 1
August 2012+ ................................ 12 24 18 16 29 1
May 2012 ....................................... 9 23 23 19 24 2
January 2012 ................................. 8 23 24 19 25 1
November 2011 ............................. 9 21 23 18 26 3
August 2011 .................................. 8 24 21 23 23 1
April 2011 ...................................... 7 24 24 22 22 1
January 2011 ................................. 7 27 24 21 19 2
December 2010 ............................. 11 27 23 17 20 2
October 28-30, 2010+.................... 12 22 24 18 23 1
September 2010 ............................ 8 23 25 21 22 1
August 5-9, 2010 ........................... 6 18 28 24 22 2
June 2010 ...................................... 6 24 26 23 19 2
March 2010.................................... 6 25 24 20 23 2
January 23-25, 2010...................... 7 25 27 18 20 3
December 2009 ............................. 5 23 27 24 19 2
High
December 2001 ............................. 21 36 18 13 9 3
Low
October 25-28, 2013...................... 6 16 24 23 30 1
+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.
1
The historical trend data for this item does not include every survey in which this item has been asked.
Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies Study #19433 -- page 5
Late October 2019 NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey

Q6 (cont'd) Don't Know


Very Somewhat Somewhat Very Name/
Positive Positive Neutral Negative Negative Not Sure
The Democratic Party1
October 27-30, 2019 ...................... 13 22 21 14 28 2
April 28-May 1, 2019...................... 12 22 26 15 24 1
January 2019 ................................. 11 24 23 16 24 2
December 2018 ............................. 14 25 23 15 22 1
November 2018+ ........................... 15 23 18 15 28 1
October 2018+ ............................... 14 21 20 18 26 1
September 2018+ .......................... 11 27 23 14 24 1
August 18-22, 2018+ ..................... 10 22 24 18 25 1
July 2018+ ..................................... 10 24 23 18 25 -
June 2018+ .................................... 11 24 22 20 22 1
March 2018.................................... 11 21 27 18 22 1
December 2017 ............................. 11 22 28 16 22 1
October 2017 ................................. 12 20 26 19 23 -
August 2017 .................................. 11 23 25 19 21 1
April 2017 ...................................... 11 23 26 16 23 1
February 2017 ............................... 8 22 24 23 23 -
January 2017 ................................. 12 23 19 16 28 2
December 2016 ............................. 10 24 23 20 22 1
October 10-13, 2016+ .................... 15 24 18 16 26 1
September 2016+ .......................... 15 22 20 16 27 -
July 2016+ ..................................... 15 24 19 19 22 1
April 2016+ .................................... 10 28 20 19 22 1
February 2016+ ............................. 16 24 21 17 21 1
October 25-29, 2015 ...................... 15 26 18 17 22 2
July 2015 ....................................... 13 25 22 18 20 2
April 2015 ...................................... 12 26 24 17 19 2
January 2015 ................................. 9 26 24 18 20 3
December 2014 ............................. 12 25 22 17 22 2
November 2014 ............................. 12 26 20 20 21 1
Oct. 30 – Nov. 1, 2014+ ................. 12 24 19 20 23 2
October 8-12, 2014+...................... 12 25 20 20 23 1
September 2014+ .......................... 11 25 22 20 22 -
June 2014 ...................................... 13 25 21 18 22 1
January 2014 ................................. 10 27 22 20 20 1
December 2013 ............................. 10 26 19 20 24 1
October 25-28, 2013 ...................... 15 22 21 18 22 2
September 2013 ............................ 13 27 22 20 18 -
May 30-June 2, 2013 ..................... 14 25 22 19 18 2
February 2013 ............................... 18 23 22 17 19 1
December 2012 ............................. 21 23 19 16 19 2
October 2012+ ............................... 21 21 17 17 23 1
September 26-30, 2012+ ............... 21 21 17 17 22 2
August 2012+ ................................ 19 23 16 17 23 2
June 2012 ...................................... 14 23 25 18 19 1
January 2012 ................................. 15 23 23 21 18 -
November 2011 ............................. 15 25 22 18 19 1
August 2011 .................................. 11 22 21 19 25 2
April 2011 ...................................... 12 26 22 18 21 1
January 2011 ................................. 15 24 25 19 16 1
December 2010 ............................. 9 28 20 18 23 2
October 28-30, 2010+ .................... 16 23 17 19 23 2
September 2010 ............................ 15 22 20 20 22 1
August 5-9, 2010 ........................... 11 22 22 18 26 1
May 6-11, 2010 .............................. 11 26 19 18 24 2
January 10-14, 2010 ...................... 11 27 20 18 23 1
December 2009 ............................. 10 25 19 19 26 1
High
January 2000 ................................... 20 30 23 15 10 2
Low
July 2006 ......................................... 7 25 27 22 17 2
+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.
1 The historical trend data for this item does not include every survey in which this item has been asked.
Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies Study #19433 -- page 6
Late October 2019 NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey

Q6 (cont'd) Don't Know


Very Somewhat Somewhat Very Name/
Positive Positive Neutral Negative Negative Not Sure
Nancy Pelosi
October 27-30, 2019 .................... 13 18 18 11 34 6
January 2019 ............................... 11 17 17 13 34 8
December 2018............................ 10 18 22 13 28 9
October 2018+ ............................. 8 14 20 13 35 10
August 2018+ ............................... 6 14 22 13 35 10
March 2018 .................................. 7 14 24 14 29 12
September 2017........................... 8 17 19 15 28 13
February 2017 .............................. 7 12 25 14 30 12
October 2015 ............................... 6 13 22 13 33 13
November 2014............................ 6 15 20 12 35 12
October 8-12, 2014+ .................... 7 13 18 12 32 18
January 2013 ............................... 8 18 22 10 27 15
January 2012 ............................... 8 15 22 12 32 11
November 11-15, 2010 ................ 9 15 16 11 37 12
October 28-30, 2010+ .................. 8 16 15 11 39 11
September 2010........................... 7 15 17 14 36 11
August 5-9, 2010 .......................... 7 14 19 11 35 14
January 10-14, 2010 .................. 6 15 19 12 32 16
October 2009 ............................... 8 18 16 9 33 16
September 2009........................... 8 19 16 11 33 13
July 2009...................................... 7 18 16 11 33 15
June 2009 .................................... 5 19 17 12 34 13
February 2009 .............................. 12 19 15 9 28 17
January 2009 ............................... 9 17 19 10 26 19
October 4-5, 2008+ ...................... 7 16 21 14 27 15
January 2008 ............................... 5 17 21 11 22 24
April 2007 .................................... 11 18 20 12 18 21
January 2007 ............................... 10 18 23 9 15 25
December 2006............................ 9 16 21 8 15 31
October 2006+ ............................. 4 10 18 8 17 43
September 2006+ ........................ 4 11 12 7 16 50
December 2005............................ 3 10 20 6 12 49
February 2005 .............................. 5 10 17 6 10 52

Mitch McConnell
October 27-30, 2019* ................... 5 13 20 14 26 22
January 2019 ............................... 4 13 23 10 25 25
October 2018+ ............................. 6 15 19 10 26 24
August 2018+ ............................... 1 11 25 18 23 22
January 2018 ............................... 1 12 21 18 21 27
October 2017 ............................... 1 11 24 17 20 27
September 2017........................... - 11 21 16 25 27
February 2017 .............................. 2 12 24 14 20 28
October 2015 ............................... 2 5 24 18 15 36
January 2015 ............................... 2 10 25 11 17 35
November 2014............................ 4 14 22 13 14 33
April 2014 ..................................... 1 7 24 10 13 45
January 2013 ............................... 2 10 22 11 11 44
January 2012 ............................... 3 7 25 7 12 46
November 11-15, 2010 ................ 3 8 22 8 11 48
September 2010........................... 3 9 20 9 9 50
October 2009 .............................. 3 6 19 8 6 58
January 2007 ............................... 2 9 19 5 1 64

Adam Schiff
October 27-30, 2019* ................... 6 10 15 6 22 41

* Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A).


+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.
Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies Study #19433 -- page 7
Late October 2019 NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey

Q6 (cont'd) Don't Know


Very Somewhat Somewhat Very Name/
Positive Positive Neutral Negative Negative Not Sure
Mike Pence
October 27-30, 2019* ................... 20 14 19 11 27 9
January 2018 ............................... 20 13 17 16 23 11
April 2017 ..................................... 24 14 13 16 23 10
February 2017 .............................. 27 15 17 14 21 6
January 2017 ............................... 20 15 22 11 21 11
December 2016............................ 21 16 18 9 20 16
October 10-13, 2016+ .................. 20 16 22 11 17 14
September 2016+ ........................ 16 10 21 10 15 28
August 2016+ ............................... 10 13 28 12 13 24

The Federal Bureau of


Investigation, or FBI
October 27-30, 2019** ................. 21 27 32 10 8 2
December 2018............................ 24 27 30 11 6 2
October 2018+ ............................. 21 31 29 11 7 1
June 2018+ .................................. 22 28 30 12 6 2
March 2018 .................................. 20 28 30 13 7 2
January 2018 ............................... 22 31 25 13 6 3
December 2017............................ 20 27 32 9 10 2
June 2017 .................................... 23 31 30 10 4 2
May 2017 ..................................... 20 32 30 12 4 2
April 2017 ..................................... 16 31 34 11 7 1
December 2016............................ 12 25 35 18 9 1
July 2016+.................................... 14 26 31 16 11 2
June 2016+ .................................. 13 35 33 11 5 3
December 2014............................ 12 30 37 10 6 5
May 30-June 2, 2013 ................... 18 30 35 10 5 2
June 2006 ................................... 13 29 35 15 5 3
June 2002 .................................... 10 30 24 21 12 3
July 1995...................................... 15 34 25 15 8 3
* Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A).
** Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM B).
+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.
Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies Study #19433 -- page 8
Late October 2019 NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey

Q6 (cont'd) Don't Know


Very Somewhat Somewhat Very Name/
Positive Positive Neutral Negative Negative Not Sure
Mitt Romney
October 27-30, 2019** .................. 2 16 37 19 19 7
July 2016+ .................................... 7 20 27 25 17 4
March 2016+ ................................ 5 17 32 25 19 2
January 2015................................ 8 19 29 22 18 4
September 2014+ ......................... 12 21 25 19 20 4
December 2012 ............................ 12 23 21 18 26 -
October 2012+.............................. 24 19 12 15 29 1
September 26-30, 2012+.............. 19 22 14 14 30 1
September 12-16, 2012+.............. 18 20 18 16 27 1
August 2012+ ............................... 18 20 17 15 29 1
July 2012+ .................................... 13 22 23 16 24 2
June 2012..................................... 9 24 22 17 22 6
May 2012...................................... 10 24 23 19 19 5
April 2012 ..................................... 10 23 26 18 18 6
March 2012 .................................. 6 22 28 20 19 5
January 2012................................ 6 25 26 21 15 7
December 2011 ............................ 4 20 30 21 11 14
November 2011 ............................ 5 21 32 17 13 12
October 2011................................ 6 21 30 17 12 14
August 2011 ................................. 5 19 32 18 11 15
June 2011..................................... 7 20 30 16 10 17
February 2011 .............................. 6 19 30 13 12 20
December 9-13, 2010 ................... 10 18 30 10 10 22
September 2010 ........................... 6 15 29 20 10 20
March 2010 .................................. 7 20 29 16 9 19
July 2009 ...................................... 10 18 30 12 8 22
April 2008+ .................................. 9 19 31 17 11 13
January 2008................................ 7 21 24 19 13 16
December 2007 ............................ 9 16 26 16 11 22
November 2007 ............................ 4 18 27 17 12 22
September 2007 ........................... 6 18 26 14 11 25
June 2007..................................... 5 16 23 13 7 36
March 2007 .................................. 4 11 24 11 6 44
December 2006 ............................ 3 8 22 7 4 56

Rudy Giuliani
October 27-30, 2019** .................. 9 15 16 7 37 16
October 4-6, 2019 ........................ 12 14 14 12 30 18
August 2018+ ............................... 11 17 16 15 27 14
June 2018+ .................................. 12 18 21 12 27 10
January 2008................................ 6 23 24 20 20 7
December 2007 ............................... 10 27 19 17 20 7
November 2007 ............................ 12 31 20 16 15 6
September 2007 ........................... 15 28 20 15 15 7
March 2007 .................................. 21 37 21 8 6 7
December 2006 ............................ 19 36 22 9 5 9
August 2004+ ............................... 29 29 20 7 4 11
September 2002 ........................... 42 25 16 3 3 11
December 2001 ............................ 61 23 9 1 1 5
* Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A).
** Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM B).
+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.
Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies Study #19433 -- page 9
Late October 2019 NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey

SUMMARY TABLE OF IMAGES – BY D/S (POSITIVE – NEGATIVE)


TOTAL TOTAL
D/S
POSITIVE NEGATIVE
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, or FBI ........... 48 18 30
Mike Pence............................................................. 34 38 -4
The Republican Party ............................................. 36 42 -6
The Democratic Party ............................................. 35 42 -7
Adam Schiff ............................................................ 16 28 -12
Donald Trump......................................................... 40 53 -13
Nancy Pelosi .......................................................... 31 45 -14
Mitt Romney ........................................................... 18 38 -20
Rudy Giuliani .......................................................... 24 44 -20
Mitch McConnell ..................................................... 18 40 -22
Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies Study #19433 -- page 10
Late October 2019 NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey

Changing topics…
Q7 Please tell me how interested you are in the 2020 elections, using a scale from one to ten, on which a "ten"
means that you are very interested in the elections and a "one" means that you are not at all interested. You
may choose any number from one to ten. (RECORD NUMBER 1-10. IF "NOT SURE," RECORD AS "DK.") 1

10/27- 4/28-
30/19+ 5/1/19+
10, very interested ..... 64 63
9................................. 8 6
8................................. 11 13
7................................. 5 6
6................................. 3 3
5................................. 3 5
4................................. 2 1
3................................. 1 -
2................................. 1 1
1, not at all interested 2 2
Cannot rate .............. - -

10/10- 10/8-
13/16+ 10/16+ 9/16+ 5/16+ 2/16+ 9/15+ 4/15+
67 62 60 60 61 56 53
5 8 8 9 9 8 7
9 10 11 11 13 13 15
5 5 7 6 6 9 8
3 2 3 3 3 3 4
4 6 4 6 4 5 7
2 - 1 1 1 1 1
1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1 1 1 - - 1 2
2 4 3 2 2 2 2
1 - - - - 1 -

9/26- 9/12-
10/12+ 30/12+ 16/12+ 8/12+ 7/12+ 6/12+ 5/12+ 4/12+ 3/12+ 1/12+
69 65 64 62 62 60 62 61 48 57
8 8 8 6 6 8 7 6 11 10
9 10 12 13 11 12 12 12 14 11
4 5 6 6 7 7 6 7 9 7
2 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 5 3
5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6
- - 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2
- 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2
1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 1 2 3 1 1 2 2 1
- - - - - - - - 1 -

10/4- 9/19- 9/6-


5/08+ 22/08+ 8/08+ 8/08+ 7/08+ 6/08+ 4/08+ 3/08+ 1/08+ 12/07+ 11/07+
72 70 69 65 64 67 65 67 66 65 62
7 8 10 8 8 7 9 8 10 8 9
10 9 10 11 12 11 11 10 10 12 11
4 5 3 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 6
1 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3
3 3 2 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 5
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
- 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
- - 1 1 - - - - - - -
2 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 2
- - - - - - - 1 - - -
+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.
1 The historical trend data for this item does not include every survey in which this item has been asked.
Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies Study #19433 -- page 11
Late October 2019 NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey

Q8 If there were a presidential primary election or caucus in your state next year, would you vote in the Democratic
primary or caucus, the Republican primary or caucus, or would you wait to vote in the general election in
November 2020?

10/27- 10/4- 4/28-


30/19 6/19 9/19+ 8/19+ 7/19+ 6/19+ 5/1/19+ 3/19+ 2/19+
Vote in Democratic Primary or caucus ......... 36 36 38 37 35 38 35 35 34
Vote in Republican Primary or caucus ......... 25 24 27 26 25 28 29 29 29
Wait until the general election ...................... 36 37 32 34 36 30 31 32 31
Do not plan to vote at all (VOL).................. 1 - - - 1 2 1 1 -
Not sure ...................................................... 3 3 3 3 3 2 4 3 6
+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

Now, thinking specifically about the 2020 Democratic primary elections…


Q9a I am going to read a list of SIXTEEN of the declared candidates running for the Democratic nomination for
President. After I read the entire list, please tell me if a Democratic primary for president were being held
today, which one of the following candidates would you favor (RANDOMIZE :1-16)? (IF "NOT SURE," ASK:)
Well, which way do you lean? (ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER.)

THIS TABLE HAS BEEN RANKED BY HIGHEST PERCENTAGE


10/27-
30/19^^ 9/19^^ 7/19^^
Joe Biden ............................... 27 31 26
Elizabeth Warren ................... 23 25 19
Bernie Sanders ...................... 19 14 13
Pete Buttigieg ........................ 6 7 7
Amy Klobuchar ...................... 5 2 1
Kamala Harris ........................ 4 5 13
Andrew Yang ......................... 3 4 2
Cory Booker ........................... 2 2 1
Tulsi Gabbard ........................ 2 1 -
Beto O’Rourke ....................... 1 1 2
Julián Castro .......................... 1 1 1
Michael Bennet ...................... 1 1 1
Marianne Williamson ............. - - 1
Steve Bullock ......................... - - -
Tom Steyer ............................ - 1 NA
John Delaney ......................... - 1 1
Bill de Blasio .......................... NA 1 -
John Hickenlooper ................. NA NA 1
Jay Inslee............................... NA NA 1
Other (VOL) ........................ - - -
None (VOL) ......................... 1 1 2
Not sure .............................. 5 2 8
^^ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters who said
they would vote in the Democratic primary or caucus.

(ASKED IF FIRST CHOICE OF BIDEN, WARREN, SANDERS OR BUTTIGIEG1)


Q9b And, would you definitely vote for (NAME), probably vote for (NAME), but are still thinking about it, or are you
just leaning towards voting for (NAME)? ^^

Among Among Among


Biden Warren Sanders
First Choice First Choice First Choice
Definitely vote for candidate ............................... 50 32 57
Probably vote for candidate ............................... 23 24 21
Just leaning towards voting for candidate .......... 26 42 22
Not sure ........................................................... 1 2 -
^^ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters who said they would vote in the Democratic
primary or caucus.
1
Buttigieg results too small to report, N=25.
Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies Study #19433 -- page 12
Late October 2019 NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey

(ASKED IF FIRST CHOICE ON Q9a)


Q9c And, which of the remaining candidates would be your second choice? (DO NOT READ LIST) (ACCEPT ONLY
ONE ANSWER.)

THIS TABLE HAS BEEN RANKED BY HIGHEST PERCENTAGE


10/27-
30/19^^ 9/19^^ 7/19^^
Elizabeth Warren ................... 24 21 13
Joe Biden ............................... 15 11 10
Bernie Sanders ...................... 14 16 12
Pete Buttigieg ........................ 12 12 8
Kamala Harris ........................ 9 8 14
Amy Klobuchar ...................... 4 2 -
Cory Booker ........................... 3 4 2
Andrew Yang ......................... 3 2 1
Michael Bennet ...................... - - -
Tulsi Gabbard ........................ 2 1 3
Beto O’Rourke ....................... 2 5 2
Julián Castro .......................... 1 1 2
Marianne Williamson ............. 1 - 1
Tom Steyer ............................ 1 1 NA
Steve Bullock ......................... - 1 -
John Delaney ......................... - - -
Bill de Blasio .......................... NA - 1
John Hickenlooper ................. NA NA -
Jay Inslee............................... NA NA 1
Tim Ryan ............................... NA - 1
Mind is definitely made up ..... NA 9 12
Other (VOL) ........................ - - -
None (VOL) ......................... 4 2 2
Not sure .............................. 5 4 5
^^ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters who said
they would vote in the Democratic primary or caucus.

Q9a/c Combined first/second choices.

THIS TABLE HAS BEEN RANKED BY HIGHEST PERCENTAGE


10/27-
30/19^^ 9/19^^ 7/19^^
Elizabeth Warren ................... 45 45 32
Joe Biden ............................... 41 41 36
Bernie Sanders ...................... 33 29 25
Pete Buttigieg ........................ 17 19 15
Kamala Harris ........................ 13 14 28
Amy Klobuchar ...................... 9 5 1
Andrew Yang ......................... 6 6 4
Cory Booker ........................... 5 6 3
Tulsi Gabbard ........................ 4 2 3
Beto O’Rourke ....................... 3 6 4
Julián Castro .......................... 2 1 3
Marianne Williamson ............. 1 - 2
Michael Bennet ...................... 1 1 1
Tom Steyer ............................ 1 1 NA
Steve Bullock ......................... - 1 -
John Delaney ......................... - 1 1
Bill de Blasio .......................... NA 1 1
John Hickenlooper ................. NA NA 1
Jay Inslee............................... NA NA 2
Tim Ryan ............................... NA - 1
None (VOL) ......................... 1 3 2
Not sure .............................. 4 5 7
^^ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters who said
they would vote in the Democratic primary or caucus.
Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies Study #19433 -- page 13
Late October 2019 NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey

Q9d How satisfied are you with the choice of DEMOCRATIC candidates for president (ROTATE TOP TO
BOTTOM, BOTTOM TO TOP) -- very satisfied, fairly satisfied, not very satisfied, or not at all satisfied? ^^

Very satisfied ............................................... 31


Fairly satisfied ............................................. 54
Not very satisfied ......................................... 9
No at all satisfied ......................................... 4
Not sure ..................................................... 2
^^ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters
who said they would vote in the Democratic primary or caucus.

Q9e Which will be more important in deciding your vote in the Democratic presidential primary? ^^ 1

Voting for a candidate who will build on former President Obama’s legacy................... 37
Voting for a candidate who will take a new and different approach................................ 55
Not sure ....................................................................................................................... 8
^^ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters who said they would vote in the Democratic
primary or caucus.
1
Question language from a September 2019 FOX News Poll of registered voters more likely to vote in the
Democratic primary or caucus.
Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies Study #19433 -- page 14
Late October 2019 NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey

Thinking again about the 2020 presidential election…


(ROTATE Q10A-B)
Q10A (And,) if the election for president were held today, and (ROTATE) Donald Trump were the Republican
candidate and Joe Biden were the Democratic candidate, for whom would you vote? +

10/27-
30/19+ 7/19+
Donald Trump ................................. 41 42
Joe Biden ........................................ 50 51
Depends (VOL) ............................ - -
Neither/other (VOL) ...................... 6 4
Not sure ....................................... 3 3
+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

Q10B (And,) if the election for president were held today, and (ROTATE) Donald Trump were the Republican
candidate and Elizabeth Warren were the Democratic candidate, for whom would you vote? +

10/27-
30/19+ 7/19+
Donald Trump ................................. 42 43
Elizabeth Warren ............................ 50 48
Depends (VOL) ............................ - 1
Neither/other (VOL) ...................... 5 4
Not sure ....................................... 3 4
+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

Q11 Which one of these three statements comes closest to your point of view? +

Statement A: I am almost certain to vote for Donald Trump no matter whom the Democrats nominate for
president.

Statement B: I am almost certain to vote against Donald Trump no matter whom the Democrats decide to
nominate.

Statement C: I may vote for or against Donald Trump depending upon whom the Democrats nominate for
president.

A: Certain to vote for Trump .......................................... 34


B: Certain to vote against Trump.................................... 46
C: May vote either way depending on nominee .............. 17
Not sure ......................................................................... 3
+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

RELATED DECEMBER 2011 TREND+


A: Certain to vote for Obama .......................................... 34
B: Certain to vote against Obama.................................... 37
C: May vote either way depending on nominee .............. 27
Not sure ......................................................................... 2
+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.
Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies Study #19433 -- page 15
Late October 2019 NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey

Q12 And, knowing it is a long ways off, what is your preference for the outcome of next year’s congressional
elections -- (ROTATE:) a Congress controlled by Republicans or a Congress controlled by Democrats?

10/27- 8/18-
30/19+ 10/18+ 9/18+ 22/18+ 7/18+ 6/18+ 4/18+ 3/18+ 1/18+ 12/17+ 10/17+
Republican-controlled ...... 42 41 40 42 43 40 40 40 43 39 41
Democrat-controlled ......... 49 48 52 50 49 50 47 50 49 50 48
Not sure ........................... 9 11 8 8 8 10 13 10 8 11 11

10/10- 10/8-
9/17+ 6/17+ 4/17+ 13/16+ 10/16+ 9/16+ 8/16+ 6/16+ 5/16+ 4/16+
42 42 43 44 42 45 43 46 44 45
48 50 47 46 48 48 47 46 48 47
10 8 10 10 10 7 10 8 8 8

10/25- 10/30- 10/8- 10/25-


29/15+ 11/1/14+ 12/14+ 9/14+ 6/14+ 4/14+ 3/14+ 1/14+ 12/13+ 28/13+
45 42 42 45 43 45 44 43 44 41
45 46 46 43 45 45 43 45 42 45
10 12 12 12 12 10 13 12 14 14

10/7- 9/26-
9/13+ 9/13+ 7/13+ 6/13+ 10/12+ 30/12+ 8/12+ 7/12+ 6/12+ 5/12+
39 43 44 42 43 43 42 45 44 43
47 46 44 45 45 47 47 46 45 44
14 11 12 13 12 10 11 9 11 13

10/28- 10/14-
4/12+ 3/12+ 1/12+ 12/11+ 11/11+ 10/11+ 8/11+ 6/11+ 30/10+ 18/10+
44 41 41 43 43 41 47 44 46 44
46 46 47 45 46 45 41 44 44 46
10 13 12 12 11 14 12 12 10 10

8/26- 8/5- 5/20- 1/23- 1/10-


9/10+ 30/10+ 9/10+ 6/10+ 23/10+ 3/10+ 25/10+ 14/10+ 12/09+ 10/09+
44 43 42 45 44 42 42 41 41 38
44 43 43 43 43 45 44 41 43 46
12 14 15 12 13 13 14 18 16 16

9/09+ 7/09+ 4/09+ 11/08+ 10/08+ 9/08+ 8/08+ 6/08+ 4/08+ 3/08+
40 39 39 36 36 37 36 33 34 35
43 46 48 48 49 50 47 52 49 49
17 15 13 16 15 13 17 15 17 16

11/07+ 9/07+ 10/06+ 9/06+ 7/06+ 6/06+ 4/06+ 3/06+ 1/06+ 12/05+
37 35 37 39 38 38 39 37 38 38
46 47 52 48 48 49 45 50 47 46
17 18 11 13 14 13 16 13 15 16

11/05+ 10/05+ 7/05+ 5/05+ 10/04+ 9/04+ 6/04+ 5/04+ 3/04+ 1/04
37 39 40 40 43 42 42 41 42 42
48 48 45 47 44 46 44 44 45 43
15 13 15 13 13 12 14 15 13 15

12/13/03 10/02+ 9/02 7/02 6/02 1/02 12/01 12/99 10/99 7/99 6/99
42 43 42 43 42 44 42 40 39 39 42
42 42 42 41 41 40 40 44 41 43 41
16 15 16 16 17 16 18 16 20 18 17

4/99 3/99 10/98+ 9/98 7/98 6/98 1/98 12/97 9/97 7/97 4/97
41 37 41 40 41 39 40 41 41 45 44
40 43 43 39 40 40 42 37 39 39 38
19 20 16 21 19 21 18 22 20 16 18
+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.
Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies Study #19433 -- page 16
Late October 2019 NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey

(ASKED OF ¼ SAMPLE FORM E)


Q13 Now, if you had to select one word or very short phrase to describe your feelings about Donald Trump, what
would it be? + SEE RECORDED RESPONSES

Now, turning back to the presidential race…


Q14 As you think about the upcoming presidential election, are you thinking more about….(ROTATE PUNCHES 1
& 2)

What Donald Trump would do if he wins ................................................... 29


What the Democratic candidate would do if they win ................................ 42
…or…
Neither of these? ...................................................................................... 27
Not sure .................................................................................................. 2

(ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAY TRUMP IN Q14)


Q15a And are you thinking more about….(ROTATE STATEMENTS)

Among Among
All Asked All Adults
The positive things that Trump would do ............................ 59 17
The negative things that Trump would do .......................... 39 11
Not sure............................................................................ 2 1

(ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAY THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE IN Q14)


Q15b And are you thinking more about….(ROTATE STATEMENTS)

Among Among
All Asked All Adults
The positive things that the Democratic candidate would do ........ 65 27
The negative things that the Democratic candidate would do ....... 33 14
Not sure ...................................................................................... 2 1

Q16 How confident are you that Donald Trump has the right set of goals and policies to be president of the United
States––extremely confident, quite confident, only somewhat confident, or not at all confident?

Donald Barack George Bill


Trump Obama W. Bush Clinton
10/27-
30/19 1/19 1/17 1/09 12/08 1/01 1/93
Extremely confident ...................... 22 21 14 29 30 15 19
Quite confident .............................. 13 12 16 25 24 25 31
Only somewhat confident .............. 14 17 26 30 29 37 35
Not at all confident ........................ 50 49 44 15 16 21 13
Not sure ...................................... 1 1 - 1 1 2 2
Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies Study #19433 -- page 17
Late October 2019 NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey

Thinking more about Donald Trump…


Q17 Now, how would you rate Donald Trump on the following qualities, using a five-point scale, on which a "5"
means a very good rating, a "1" means a very poor rating, and a "3" means a mixed rating? (IF "NOT SURE,"
RECORD AS "DK.") (RANDOMIZE)

THIS TABLE RANKED BY % VERY GOOD RATING


Very Good Very Poor
Rating Rating Cannot
5 4 3 2 1 Rate
Dealing with the economy
October 27-30, 2019 ............................................................ 33 12 15 10 29 1
February 2017 ..................................................................... 29 16 19 9 25 2
January 2017 ....................................................................... 32 14 18 12 24 -
Standing up to adversaries like Russia, North Korea
and China
October 27-30, 2019 ............................................................ 32 11 12 5 40 -
Being a good negotiator
October 27-30, 2019* .......................................................... 31 9 13 8 39 -
January 2019 ....................................................................... 25 11 16 9 38 1
Changing business as usual in Washington
October 27-30, 2019 ............................................................ 29 10 18 7 33 1
January 2019 ....................................................................... 26 13 20 10 29 2
January 2018 ....................................................................... 22 13 23 9 32 1
June 2017 ............................................................................ 25 14 23 10 27 1
April 2017 ............................................................................ 25 14 21 11 28 1
February 2017 ..................................................................... 33 12 22 10 21 2
January 2017 ....................................................................... 33 12 20 11 22 2
Serving as commander-in-chief
October 27-30, 2019 ............................................................ 29 9 9 7 45 1
Being effective and getting things done
October 27-30, 2019* .......................................................... 28 11 15 10 35 1
January 2019 ....................................................................... 23 15 16 11 35 -
January 2018 ....................................................................... 22 14 15 12 37 -
April 2017 ............................................................................ 21 18 20 10 31 -
February 2017 ..................................................................... 30 16 19 11 23 1
January 2017 ....................................................................... 30 13 23 9 23 2
April 2016+ .......................................................................... 27 11 20 12 30 -
October 25-29, 2015+ .......................................................... 28 20 18 12 21 1
Dealing with an international crisis
October 27-30, 2019** ......................................................... 24 13 11 9 42 1
January 2018 ....................................................................... 16 12 15 6 50 1
April 2017 ............................................................................ 16 14 19 12 38 1
February 2017 ..................................................................... 14 15 20 11 39 1
January 2017 ....................................................................... 16 15 18 11 39 1
April 2016+ .......................................................................... 11 9 15 11 53 -
Being steady and reliable
October 27-30, 2019** ......................................................... 23 11 11 8 45 -
January 2019 ....................................................................... 21 11 14 9 44 1
January 2018 ....................................................................... 17 11 15 8 49 -
Sharing your positions on the issues
October 27-30, 2019 ............................................................ 21 12 18 7 41 1
January 2017 ....................................................................... 17 15 24 11 32 1
April 2016+ .......................................................................... 15 12 19 11 43 -
October 25-29, 2015+ .......................................................... 16 15 22 11 35 1
+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.
* Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A).
** Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM B).
Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies Study #19433 -- page 18
Late October 2019 NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey

THIS TABLE RANKED BY % VERY GOOD RATING


Q17 (cont’d) Very Good Very Poor
Rating Rating Cannot
5 4 3 2 1 Rate
Being honest and trustworthy
October 27-30, 2019* .......................................................... 20 7 15 4 53 1
January 2019 ....................................................................... 16 12 13 9 49 1
January 2018 ....................................................................... 17 12 14 8 49 -
June 2017 ............................................................................ 17 14 13 7 48 1
April 2017 ............................................................................ 12 13 21 6 47 1
February 2017 ..................................................................... 19 15 17 8 41 -
January 2017 ....................................................................... 20 12 15 11 41 1
Having high personal and ethical standards
October 27-30, 2019** ......................................................... 15 12 15 9 49 -
January 2019 ....................................................................... 14 10 16 10 48 2
January 2018 ....................................................................... 11 10 16 9 53 1
January 2017 ....................................................................... 11 15 19 12 43 -
+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.
* Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A).
** Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM B).

Thinking now about the economy…


Q18 During the next twelve months, do you think that the nation's economy will get better, get worse, or stay about
the same?

10/27- 10/8-
30/19 12/18 1/18 2/17 12/16 12/15 7/15 3/15 12/14 12/14+
Will get better................ 24 28 35 41 42 24 25 29 31 28
Will get worse ............... 27 33 20 21 19 24 24 21 17 24
Will stay about the same 48 37 43 36 38 50 51 48 51 46
Not sure ...................... 1 2 2 2 1 2 - 2 1 2

Thinking now about Syria…


Q19 Do you think President Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from northeastern Syria where Turkey’s
armed forces have engaged in military activity against the Kurdish people is the right decision, the wrong
decision, or do you not have an opinion about this?

Right decision .............................................. 29


Wrong decision............................................ 41
No opinion ................................................... 28
Not sure ..................................................... 2

Thinking more about this…


Q20 Do you think President Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from northeastern Syria makes the U.S.
more safe, less safe, has no real impact on the U.S. either way, or do you not have an opinion about this?

More safe .................................................... 10


Less safe ..................................................... 35
No real impact either way ............................ 29
No opinion ................................................... 25
Not sure ..................................................... 1
Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies Study #19433 -- page 19
Late October 2019 NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey

Moving on…
Q21A And, based upon what you know today about President Trump’s call and actions related to his discussion with
the Ukrainian president, do you approve or disapprove of the impeachment inquiry being conducted by
Congress to determine if there is enough evidence to remove Donald Trump from office?

Approve................................ 53
Disapprove ........................... 44
Not sure ............................. 3

Q21B And, based on what you have seen, read, or heard, would you say Congress should… (ROTATE)

Impeach Donald Trump and remove him from office ................. 49


Not impeach Donald Trump and he should remain in office ...... 46
Not sure ................................................................................... 5

RELATED OCTOBER 4-6 TREND –


CHANGE IN QUESTIONNAIRE ORDER
Impeach Donald Trump and remove him from office ................. 43
Not impeach Donald Trump and he should remain in office ...... 49
Not sure ................................................................................... 8

(ASKED IF CONGRESS SHOULD IMPEACH, Q21B:1)


Q21B_1 And, in only a few words, please tell me the main reason you think Congress should impeach Donald Trump
and remove him from office? SEE RECORDED RESPONSES

(ASKED IF CONGRESS SHOULD NOT IMPEACH, Q21B:2)


Q21B_2 And, in only a few words, please tell me the main reason you think Congress should NOT impeach Donald
Trump and he should remain in office? SEE RECORDED RESPONSES

(ASKED IF CONGRESS SHOULD IMPEACH, Q21B:1)


Q21C And, what would you like to see Congress do next…(ROTATE)

Among Among
All Asked All Adults
Move to impeach Donald Trump and remove him from office NOW............... 41 20
Continue the impeachment inquiry to gather more evidence .......................... 58 28
Not sure ........................................................................................................ 1 1
Not impeach/Not sure on Q21B .................................................................... NA 51

(ASKED IF CONGRESS SHOULD NOT IMPEACH, Q21B:2, ASK)


Q21D And, what would you like to see Congress do next…(ROTATE)

Among Among
All Asked All Adults
Continue the impeachment inquiry to see if there is more evidence to support removing
Donald Trump from office .............................................................................................. 7 3
Stop the impeachment inquiry and allow Donald Trump to finish his term as president 92 42
Not sure ....................................................................................................................... 1 1
Impeach/Not sure on Q21B.......................................................................................... NA 54
Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies Study #19433 -- page 20
Late October 2019 NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey

Q22 Have you seen, read, or heard the news coverage of the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a U.S.
military raid in Syria? (IF YES, THEN ASK) And, have you seen, read, or heard a lot or just some about this?
1

Total Yes ............................. 84


Yes, a lot ............................ 36
Yes, just some ................... 48
No ........................................ 15
Not sure ............................. 1
1
Asked October 28-30, N=666.

Q23 Do you think the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi makes the United States more safe, less safe,
does it have no real impact on the U.S. either way, or do you not have an opinion about this?

More safe ............................. 40


Less safe.............................. 9
No real impact either way..... 29
No opinion ............................ 20
Not sure ............................. 2
1
Asked October 28-30, N=666.
Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies Study #19433 -- page 21
Late October 2019 NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey

Now I am going to ask you a few questions for statistical purposes only.
QF1 A lot of people are unable to get out and vote for many reasons. Did you happen to vote in the November
2016 election for president? (IF “YES,” ASK:) Which of the following statements describes your vote?
(ROTATE STATEMENTS :1-4 TOP TO BOTTOM, BOTTOM TO TOP)

(IF “SOMEONE ELSE,” ASK:) And, was your vote for Gary Johnson, Jill Stein, or someone else? +

Voted for Trump because you liked him or his policies ...................... 23
Voted for Trump because you did not like Clinton or her policies ....... 16
Voted for Clinton because you did not like Trump or his policies ....... 17
Voted for Clinton because you liked her or her policies ..................... 23
Voted for Gary Johnson (VOL) ......................................................... 2
Voted for Jill Stein (VOL) .................................................................. 1
Voted for someone else (VOL) ........................................................ 4
Voted, not sure ................................................................................. 1
No, Did Not Vote ................................................................................ 11
Not sure............................................................................................ 2
+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

(ASKED OF REPUBLICAN AND LEAN REPUBLICAN REGISTERED VOTERS)


QF1a Do you consider yourself to be more of a supporter of Donald Trump or more of a supporter of the
Republican Party?

10/27- 10/4- 4/28-


30/19+ 6/19+ 9/19+ 7/19+ 6/19 5/1/19 3/19 2/19 1/19
Supporter of Donald Trump ...................... 52 48 48 44 52 47 43 45 51
Supporter of the Republican Party ............ 38 39 40 46 38 42 47 47 38
Both (VOL) .............................................. 6 8 7 7 3 5 5 4 6
Neither (VOL) .......................................... 2 4 4 2 5 5 4 2 3
Not sure .................................................. 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2
+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

QF2 Are you currently employed? (IF "CURRENTLY EMPLOYED," ASK:) What type of work do you do? (RECORD
UNDER "6--OTHER.") (IF "NOT CURRENTLY EMPLOYED," ASK:) Are you a student, a stay-at-home mom
or dad, retired, or unemployed and looking for work?

Currently Employed
Professional, manager ................. 25
White-collar worker ...................... 21
Blue-collar worker ........................ 19
Farmer, rancher ........................... 1
Not Currently Employed
Student ......................................... 3
Stay at home mom/dad ................ 4
Retired.......................................... 24
Unemployed, looking for work ...... 2
Other ............................................ -
Not sure...................................... 1

QF3 What is the last grade that you completed in school? (DO NOT READ CHOICES.)

Grade school ........................................................... 1


Some high school .................................................... 5
High school graduate ............................................... 27
Some college, no degree ......................................... 20
Vocational training/School ...................................... 2
2-year college degree .............................................. 11
4-year college/bachelor's degree ............................. 19
Some postgraduate work, no degree ....................... 2
2-3 years postgraduate work/master's degree ......... 10
Doctoral/law degree ................................................. 3
Not sure/refused .................................................... -
Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies Study #19433 -- page 22
Late October 2019 NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey

QF4 Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a Democrat, a Republican, an independent, or something
else? (IF "DEMOCRAT" OR "REPUBLICAN," ASK:) Would you call yourself a strong (Democrat/Republican)
or not a very strong (Democrat/Republican)? (IF "NOT SURE," CODE AS "NOT VERY STRONG
DEMOCRAT/REPUBLICAN.") (IF "INDEPENDENT," ASK:) Do you think of yourself as closer to the
Republican Party, closer to the Democratic Party, or do you think of yourself as strictly independent? (IF "NOT
SURE," CODE AS "STRICTLY INDEPENDENT.")

Strong Democrat .......................... 24


Not very strong Democrat ............. 9
Independent/lean Democrat ......... 10
Strictly Independent ...................... 14
Independent/lean Republican ....... 10
Not very strong Republican .......... 6
Strong Republican ........................ 19
Other (VOL) ................................ 6
Not sure ...................................... 2

QF5 Thinking about your general approach to issues, do you consider yourself to be liberal, moderate, or
conservative? (IF "LIBERAL" OR "CONSERVATIVE," ASK:) Do you consider yourself to be very
(liberal/conservative) or somewhat (liberal/conservative)?

Very liberal ....................................... 13


Somewhat liberal .............................. 13
Moderate .......................................... 34
Somewhat conservative ................... 19
Very conservative ............................. 16
Not sure .......................................... 5

QF6a/b Are you a current or retired labor union member? (ASK ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAY "NO" OR "NOT
SURE" IN QF6a.) Is anyone else in your household a current or retired labor union member?

Labor union member .............. 13


Union household .................... 8
Non-union household ............. 78
Not sure ............................... 1

QF7 When it comes to staying up with the news, which of these news sources, if any, do you watch or consume
regularly? (RANDOMIZE, ACCEPT MULTIPLE ANSWERS)

Broadcast network news, such as NBC, ABC, or CBS ........................ 44


Internet social media sites like Facebook and Twitter .......................... 38
The cable channel Fox News ............................................................... 35
The cable channel MSNBC or CNN ..................................................... 33
Conservative news outlets, blogs, or websites ..................................... 22
Progressive or liberal news outlets, blogs, or websites ........................ 19
Or, do you not watch or consume any of these to follow the news ...... 8
Watch different TV news (VOL) ......................................................... 1
Get news from some other source (VOL) .......................................... 3
Not sure.............................................................................................. -

QF8 How would you describe your economic circumstances—(ROTATE TOP TO BOTTOM, BOTTOM TO TOP)
poor, working class, middle class, upper middle class, or well-to-do?

Poor................................................ 7
Working class ................................. 24
Middle class ................................... 47
Upper middle class ......................... 17
Well-to-do ....................................... 3
Not sure/refused ........................... 2

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