Yahoo YouGov Crime Poll August 2025
Yahoo YouGov Crime Poll August 2025
2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as President?
Strongly approve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23%
Somewhat approve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18%
Approve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40%
Somewhat disapprove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10%
Strongly disapprove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45%
Disapprove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5%
4. In general, do you think Donald Trump has spent his second term...
Focused on America’s most important issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39%
Focused on issues that aren’t very important . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10%
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5. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling each of the following issues?
6. Here are some policies Donald Trump has prioritized during his first few months in office. For each, do you
think Trump has ...
7. Speaking last week to reporters, Donald Trump said "The line is that I’m a dictator, but I stop crime. So a lot of
people say, ’You know, if that’s the case, I’d rather have a dictator.’" Would you approve or disapprove of the U.S.
having a dictator if it led to a much lower level of crime?
Approve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14%
Disapprove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17%
8. So far in his second term, do you think Donald Trump has tried to be more or less of a dictator than most
previous presidents have tried to be?
More of a dictator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53%
Less of a dictator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16%
About the same . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13%
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10. As you may know, Donald Trump has declared a crime "emergency" in Washington, D.C. and sent National
Guard troops and other federal agents to patrol the streets over the objections of local officials. Do you approve
or disapprove of Trump deploying the military to D.C.?
Approve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39%
Disapprove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13%
11. Would you approve or disapprove of Trump deploying the military to major U.S. cities?
Strongly approve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19%
Somewhat approve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18%
Total approve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37%
Somewhat disapprove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10%
Strongly disapprove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43%
Total disapprove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10%
12. Would you approve or disapprove of Trump deploying the military to your community?
Strongly approve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18%
Somewhat approve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15%
Total approve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33%
Somewhat disapprove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8%
Strongly disapprove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48%
Total disapprove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11%
13. How much of a problem do you think violent crime is in the country today?
Very big problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39%
Somewhat big problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44%
Total Very big / Somewhat of a problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83%
Small problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16%
Not a problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2%
Total Small / Not a problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17%
14. How much of a problem do you think violent crime is in Washington, D.C.?
Very big problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35%
Somewhat big problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36%
Total Very big / Somewhat of a problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70%
Small problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25%
Not a problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4%
Total Small / Not a problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30%
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15. How much of a problem do you think violent crime is in your community?
Very big problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10%
Somewhat big problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22%
Total Very big / Somewhat of a problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33%
Small problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44%
Not a problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23%
Total Small / Not a problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67%
17. And do you think violent crime is increasing or decreasing in your community?
Increasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22%
Decreasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16%
Staying about the same . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13%
18. Who do you think has done a BETTER job handling crime — Donald Trump or Joe Biden?
Biden better . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25%
About the same . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13%
Trump better . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18%
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23. Who did you vote for in the election for President in 2024?
Asked of people who voted in the 2024 general election
Kamala Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33%
Donald Trump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34%
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0%
Jill Stein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0%
Cornel West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0%
Chase Oliver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0%
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0%
Did not vote for President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33%
25. In general, how would you describe your own political viewpoint?
Very liberal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11%
Liberal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16%
Moderate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31%
Conservative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20%
Very conservative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10%
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1. Direction of Country
Would you say things in this country today are...
Generally headed in the right direction 33% 40% 26% 25% 27% 39% 38% 40% 13% 25%
Off on the wrong track 57% 53% 60% 60% 58% 54% 56% 52% 73% 60%
Not sure 11% 7% 14% 15% 14% 8% 6% 9% 14% 15%
Totals 101% 100% 100% 100% 99% 101% 100% 101% 100% 100%
Weighted N (1, 690) (821) (869) (350) (428) (553) (360) (1, 062) (211) (269)
Generally headed in the right direction 33% 6% 69% 26% 36% 37% 5% 69% 23%
Off on the wrong track 57% 89% 20% 63% 57% 56% 91% 22% 58%
Not sure 11% 5% 12% 11% 7% 6% 3% 9% 19%
Totals 101% 100% 101% 100% 100% 99% 99% 100% 100%
Weighted N (1, 690) (515) (543) (469) (1, 138) (1, 103) (521) (540) (556)
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Strongly approve 23% 29% 17% 14% 18% 27% 30% 29% 7% 17%
Somewhat approve 18% 17% 18% 17% 20% 21% 12% 20% 7% 13%
Approve 40% 46% 35% 31% 37% 48% 42% 49% 14% 30%
Somewhat disapprove 10% 9% 11% 12% 10% 9% 7% 8% 9% 16%
Strongly disapprove 45% 40% 49% 47% 46% 40% 50% 39% 64% 49%
Disapprove 55% 49% 60% 59% 56% 49% 57% 47% 73% 65%
Not sure 5% 5% 5% 10% 6% 3% 1% 4% 12% 5%
Totals 101% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100%
Weighted N (1, 690) (821) (869) (350) (428) (553) (360) (1, 062) (211) (269)
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Very favorable 25% 31% 19% 17% 18% 30% 33% 32% 5% 20%
Somewhat favorable 16% 16% 17% 16% 19% 18% 11% 18% 9% 13%
Favorable 42% 47% 36% 33% 37% 49% 44% 50% 14% 33%
Somewhat unfavorable 8% 7% 9% 10% 10% 8% 5% 7% 12% 10%
Very unfavorable 47% 42% 52% 50% 49% 42% 51% 41% 67% 54%
Unfavorable 56% 49% 61% 60% 59% 50% 55% 48% 79% 64%
Don’t know 3% 3% 3% 7% 4% 1% 1% 2% 7% 3%
Totals 99% 99% 100% 100% 100% 99% 101% 100% 100% 100%
Weighted N (1, 688) (821) (867) (350) (426) (553) (360) (1, 060) (211) (269)
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Very favorable 14% 12% 16% 7% 10% 15% 24% 13% 21% 14%
Somewhat favorable 17% 19% 16% 18% 22% 15% 15% 15% 20% 20%
Favorable 31% 31% 32% 25% 32% 30% 39% 28% 41% 33%
Somewhat unfavorable 11% 11% 10% 14% 16% 8% 5% 10% 9% 12%
Very unfavorable 30% 36% 23% 21% 22% 36% 37% 36% 10% 22%
Unfavorable 40% 47% 34% 35% 38% 44% 42% 46% 19% 34%
Don’t know 28% 22% 35% 40% 30% 26% 19% 25% 40% 33%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 101%
Weighted N (1, 682) (815) (868) (350) (426) (548) (359) (1, 060) (211) (267)
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Very favorable 15% 17% 12% 11% 14% 17% 16% 18% 5% 14%
Somewhat favorable 24% 25% 24% 19% 20% 30% 27% 30% 5% 20%
Favorable 39% 42% 36% 30% 34% 46% 43% 47% 10% 34%
Somewhat unfavorable 14% 13% 14% 15% 13% 14% 12% 12% 17% 17%
Very unfavorable 40% 39% 41% 41% 43% 35% 43% 36% 55% 38%
Unfavorable 53% 52% 55% 56% 56% 49% 55% 48% 72% 56%
Don’t know 8% 6% 9% 14% 10% 5% 2% 5% 17% 11%
Totals 101% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% 101% 99% 100%
Weighted N (1, 688) (821) (867) (348) (427) (552) (360) (1, 060) (211) (269)
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Very favorable 2% 2% 1% 1% 4% 1% 0% 1% 5% 0%
Somewhat favorable 6% 7% 4% 7% 6% 5% 6% 6% 4% 4%
Favorable 7% 10% 5% 8% 9% 6% 6% 7% 9% 5%
Somewhat unfavorable 17% 18% 15% 21% 13% 19% 13% 16% 12% 24%
Very unfavorable 63% 63% 63% 50% 61% 63% 77% 67% 57% 55%
Unfavorable 80% 82% 78% 71% 74% 82% 90% 83% 69% 80%
Don’t know 13% 9% 17% 20% 16% 12% 4% 10% 22% 16%
Totals 101% 99% 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99%
Weighted N (1, 685) (817) (868) (349) (426) (551) (359) (1, 060) (211) (265)
Very favorable 2% 1% 3% 0% 1% 1% 1% 1% 3%
Somewhat favorable 6% 3% 11% 3% 6% 6% 2% 11% 4%
Favorable 7% 4% 14% 4% 7% 7% 3% 12% 7%
Somewhat unfavorable 17% 8% 24% 22% 15% 15% 7% 24% 20%
Very unfavorable 63% 79% 49% 65% 70% 70% 85% 55% 50%
Unfavorable 80% 87% 74% 87% 85% 85% 92% 79% 70%
Don’t know 13% 10% 13% 10% 8% 8% 5% 9% 23%
Totals 101% 101% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Weighted N (1, 685) (515) (539) (468) (1, 133) (1, 098) (521) (536) (556)
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Yahoo/YouGov Survey - Trump on Crime
August 29 - September 2, 2025 - 1,690 U.S. Adults
Very favorable 21% 20% 22% 12% 16% 22% 34% 23% 22% 16%
Somewhat favorable 24% 29% 20% 31% 21% 22% 26% 25% 20% 21%
Favorable 45% 49% 42% 43% 37% 44% 60% 48% 42% 37%
Somewhat unfavorable 16% 17% 15% 15% 16% 16% 17% 17% 8% 19%
Very unfavorable 17% 18% 15% 13% 18% 20% 13% 17% 15% 16%
Unfavorable 33% 35% 31% 28% 33% 36% 30% 34% 23% 35%
Don’t know 22% 16% 28% 28% 30% 20% 10% 18% 35% 28%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 99% 101% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Weighted N (1, 683) (820) (863) (349) (425) (553) (357) (1, 058) (210) (267)
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Yahoo/YouGov Survey - Trump on Crime
August 29 - September 2, 2025 - 1,690 U.S. Adults
Very favorable 16% 18% 14% 11% 14% 20% 16% 17% 7% 17%
Somewhat favorable 25% 26% 23% 21% 23% 27% 26% 28% 13% 20%
Favorable 40% 44% 37% 32% 37% 47% 42% 46% 20% 38%
Somewhat unfavorable 10% 10% 9% 11% 12% 9% 8% 9% 10% 10%
Very unfavorable 36% 34% 37% 31% 34% 34% 46% 35% 48% 29%
Unfavorable 46% 45% 47% 41% 46% 43% 54% 45% 57% 39%
Don’t know 14% 11% 16% 27% 16% 10% 4% 10% 23% 23%
Totals 101% 99% 99% 101% 99% 100% 100% 99% 101% 99%
Weighted N (1, 687) (820) (867) (350) (428) (550) (360) (1, 061) (210) (268)
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Yahoo/YouGov Survey - Trump on Crime
August 29 - September 2, 2025 - 1,690 U.S. Adults
4. Trump Focus
In general, do you think Donald Trump has spent his second term...
Focused on America’s most important issues 39% 45% 33% 31% 34% 46% 44% 47% 15% 26%
Focused on issues that aren’t very important 50% 46% 55% 56% 54% 45% 49% 43% 69% 65%
Not sure 10% 9% 12% 13% 12% 9% 7% 9% 16% 10%
Totals 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 101%
Weighted N (1, 689) (820) (869) (350) (428) (552) (360) (1, 061) (211) (269)
Focused on America’s most important issues 39% 9% 79% 33% 41% 42% 7% 77% 33%
Focused on issues that aren’t very important 50% 84% 14% 56% 51% 51% 87% 17% 50%
Not sure 10% 7% 7% 11% 8% 7% 7% 6% 17%
Totals 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% 100%
Weighted N (1, 689) (515) (542) (469) (1, 137) (1, 102) (521) (539) (556)
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Yahoo/YouGov Survey - Trump on Crime
August 29 - September 2, 2025 - 1,690 U.S. Adults
Strongly approve 14% 18% 9% 10% 10% 14% 21% 17% 4% 10%
Somewhat approve 16% 18% 13% 13% 14% 19% 15% 20% 7% 9%
Approve 29% 36% 23% 23% 24% 33% 35% 37% 11% 19%
Somewhat disapprove 14% 13% 14% 15% 16% 13% 12% 13% 12% 15%
Strongly disapprove 49% 44% 53% 48% 52% 46% 50% 43% 69% 53%
Disapprove 62% 57% 67% 63% 67% 58% 62% 57% 81% 68%
Not sure 8% 7% 10% 13% 9% 8% 3% 6% 8% 13%
Totals 101% 100% 99% 99% 101% 100% 101% 99% 100% 100%
Weighted N (1, 682) (817) (865) (350) (428) (553) (352) (1, 054) (211) (269)
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Yahoo/YouGov Survey - Trump on Crime
August 29 - September 2, 2025 - 1,690 U.S. Adults
Strongly approve 18% 23% 13% 11% 14% 21% 23% 22% 5% 13%
Somewhat approve 18% 19% 18% 15% 19% 22% 15% 22% 8% 11%
Approve 36% 42% 30% 27% 33% 43% 38% 44% 14% 24%
Somewhat disapprove 12% 11% 13% 17% 10% 12% 11% 11% 16% 14%
Strongly disapprove 44% 41% 48% 45% 47% 40% 48% 39% 62% 52%
Disapprove 57% 52% 61% 62% 57% 52% 59% 50% 78% 65%
Not sure 7% 6% 9% 11% 9% 5% 3% 6% 8% 10%
Totals 99% 100% 101% 99% 99% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100%
Weighted N (1, 689) (821) (868) (349) (428) (552) (360) (1, 061) (211) (269)
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Yahoo/YouGov Survey - Trump on Crime
August 29 - September 2, 2025 - 1,690 U.S. Adults
Strongly approve 20% 26% 14% 15% 15% 24% 25% 25% 5% 17%
Somewhat approve 15% 16% 14% 13% 16% 17% 13% 18% 6% 10%
Approve 35% 42% 28% 28% 30% 41% 38% 43% 10% 27%
Somewhat disapprove 12% 12% 12% 15% 12% 12% 9% 11% 16% 14%
Strongly disapprove 46% 42% 50% 47% 49% 41% 50% 40% 63% 51%
Disapprove 58% 53% 63% 63% 61% 53% 59% 51% 79% 65%
Not sure 7% 5% 9% 10% 9% 7% 3% 6% 11% 8%
Totals 100% 101% 99% 100% 101% 101% 100% 100% 101% 100%
Weighted N (1, 689) (821) (868) (350) (427) (552) (360) (1, 062) (211) (269)
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Yahoo/YouGov Survey - Trump on Crime
August 29 - September 2, 2025 - 1,690 U.S. Adults
Strongly approve 32% 38% 27% 21% 25% 40% 39% 41% 7% 21%
Somewhat approve 13% 14% 12% 14% 14% 13% 10% 13% 14% 12%
Approve 45% 51% 39% 35% 39% 53% 49% 54% 21% 33%
Somewhat disapprove 10% 9% 11% 11% 9% 11% 9% 8% 20% 12%
Strongly disapprove 41% 36% 46% 47% 45% 33% 42% 35% 50% 51%
Disapprove 51% 45% 57% 58% 54% 44% 50% 43% 70% 63%
Not sure 4% 4% 5% 7% 7% 3% 0% 3% 9% 4%
Totals 100% 101% 101% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Weighted N (1, 683) (818) (865) (350) (423) (550) (360) (1, 058) (211) (266)
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Yahoo/YouGov Survey - Trump on Crime
August 29 - September 2, 2025 - 1,690 U.S. Adults
Strongly approve 28% 33% 23% 18% 22% 34% 34% 36% 6% 15%
Somewhat approve 16% 18% 15% 18% 16% 17% 14% 17% 13% 20%
Approve 44% 51% 38% 36% 39% 52% 48% 53% 19% 34%
Somewhat disapprove 10% 8% 11% 12% 11% 9% 7% 6% 20% 15%
Strongly disapprove 37% 34% 39% 37% 39% 32% 42% 35% 48% 36%
Disapprove 47% 42% 51% 48% 50% 42% 49% 41% 68% 51%
Not sure 9% 7% 11% 16% 11% 7% 3% 6% 13% 15%
Totals 100% 100% 99% 101% 99% 99% 100% 100% 100% 101%
Weighted N (1, 679) (820) (859) (343) (428) (549) (359) (1, 061) (209) (261)
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Yahoo/YouGov Survey - Trump on Crime
August 29 - September 2, 2025 - 1,690 U.S. Adults
5F. Trump Approval on Issues — The war between Russia and Ukraine
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling each of the following issues?
Strongly approve 15% 19% 12% 13% 12% 17% 19% 19% 5% 12%
Somewhat approve 18% 23% 14% 18% 13% 22% 20% 23% 8% 12%
Approve 34% 41% 26% 31% 25% 39% 39% 42% 12% 24%
Somewhat disapprove 12% 11% 13% 14% 11% 12% 10% 10% 13% 16%
Strongly disapprove 40% 37% 43% 37% 45% 36% 44% 36% 58% 42%
Disapprove 52% 48% 56% 51% 56% 48% 54% 47% 71% 58%
Not sure 14% 11% 18% 18% 19% 13% 8% 12% 17% 18%
Totals 99% 101% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% 101% 100%
Weighted N (1, 689) (821) (868) (349) (428) (553) (359) (1, 062) (210) (269)
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Yahoo/YouGov Survey - Trump on Crime
August 29 - September 2, 2025 - 1,690 U.S. Adults
6A. Trump Policies During First Few Months — Arresting and deporting immigrants
Here are some policies Donald Trump has prioritized during his first few months in office. For each, do you think Trump has ...
Gone too far 49% 44% 54% 61% 53% 40% 48% 42% 64% 63%
Been about right 27% 27% 27% 17% 28% 31% 29% 31% 17% 19%
Not gone far enough 17% 25% 9% 12% 9% 24% 19% 22% 6% 9%
Not sure 7% 4% 10% 10% 10% 5% 4% 6% 14% 9%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% 101% 100%
Weighted N (1, 688) (820) (868) (350) (428) (552) (358) (1, 061) (211) (269)
Gone too far 49% 85% 10% 53% 50% 50% 86% 15% 49%
Been about right 27% 6% 54% 21% 28% 27% 6% 49% 25%
Not gone far enough 17% 3% 30% 19% 18% 19% 4% 33% 13%
Not sure 7% 5% 6% 8% 4% 4% 5% 4% 13%
Totals 100% 99% 100% 101% 100% 100% 101% 101% 100%
Weighted N (1, 688) (514) (542) (469) (1, 136) (1, 101) (520) (540) (556)
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Yahoo/YouGov Survey - Trump on Crime
August 29 - September 2, 2025 - 1,690 U.S. Adults
6B. Trump Policies During First Few Months — Raising tariffs on imported goods
Here are some policies Donald Trump has prioritized during his first few months in office. For each, do you think Trump has ...
Gone too far 56% 51% 61% 62% 60% 50% 56% 51% 73% 61%
Been about right 27% 31% 22% 19% 22% 33% 30% 34% 8% 17%
Not gone far enough 6% 10% 2% 5% 4% 8% 7% 7% 4% 4%
Not sure 11% 7% 15% 14% 14% 9% 7% 9% 14% 18%
Totals 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% 99% 100%
Weighted N (1, 688) (820) (868) (350) (428) (552) (358) (1, 060) (211) (269)
Gone too far 56% 86% 22% 62% 58% 57% 90% 26% 54%
Been about right 27% 5% 55% 23% 27% 28% 4% 52% 22%
Not gone far enough 6% 2% 10% 6% 6% 7% 2% 10% 6%
Not sure 11% 7% 13% 9% 9% 8% 4% 12% 17%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99%
Weighted N (1, 688) (514) (542) (469) (1, 136) (1, 101) (520) (539) (556)
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Yahoo/YouGov Survey - Trump on Crime
August 29 - September 2, 2025 - 1,690 U.S. Adults
6C. Trump Policies During First Few Months — Sending federal troops into U.S. cities
Here are some policies Donald Trump has prioritized during his first few months in office. For each, do you think Trump has ...
Gone too far 51% 46% 55% 56% 50% 47% 52% 44% 69% 58%
Been about right 28% 32% 24% 20% 28% 32% 29% 35% 8% 21%
Not gone far enough 10% 15% 6% 9% 5% 13% 13% 12% 7% 7%
Not sure 11% 7% 15% 15% 17% 8% 6% 9% 15% 13%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 99%
Weighted N (1, 687) (820) (867) (350) (428) (551) (358) (1, 060) (211) (269)
Gone too far 51% 86% 14% 57% 52% 52% 89% 17% 48%
Been about right 28% 6% 56% 24% 30% 30% 5% 56% 23%
Not gone far enough 10% 2% 19% 10% 11% 11% 3% 19% 8%
Not sure 11% 6% 11% 10% 7% 7% 4% 8% 21%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% 100% 101% 100% 100%
Weighted N (1, 687) (514) (541) (469) (1, 135) (1, 100) (520) (539) (556)
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Yahoo/YouGov Survey - Trump on Crime
August 29 - September 2, 2025 - 1,690 U.S. Adults
Approve 14% 18% 11% 18% 16% 15% 7% 14% 15% 13%
Disapprove 69% 69% 69% 60% 64% 71% 83% 70% 68% 66%
Not sure 17% 13% 20% 22% 20% 15% 10% 16% 17% 20%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% 100% 100% 99%
Weighted N (1, 690) (821) (869) (350) (428) (552) (360) (1, 062) (211) (269)
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Yahoo/YouGov Survey - Trump on Crime
August 29 - September 2, 2025 - 1,690 U.S. Adults
More of a dictator 53% 49% 58% 52% 53% 50% 60% 50% 66% 55%
Less of a dictator 16% 19% 12% 10% 15% 21% 15% 17% 10% 15%
About the same 18% 21% 15% 20% 15% 19% 18% 22% 8% 15%
Not sure 13% 10% 15% 18% 17% 10% 7% 11% 16% 15%
Totals 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Weighted N (1, 690) (821) (869) (350) (428) (552) (360) (1, 062) (211) (268)
More of a dictator 53% 86% 20% 58% 57% 57% 91% 24% 49%
Less of a dictator 16% 3% 33% 12% 17% 18% 3% 33% 11%
About the same 18% 5% 32% 19% 19% 19% 4% 32% 17%
Not sure 13% 6% 15% 11% 7% 7% 2% 11% 24%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% 100% 101%
Weighted N (1, 690) (515) (543) (469) (1, 137) (1, 103) (521) (540) (556)
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Yahoo/YouGov Survey - Trump on Crime
August 29 - September 2, 2025 - 1,690 U.S. Adults
Completely 5% 6% 4% 4% 6% 6% 4% 6% 4% 6%
Mostly 18% 23% 14% 20% 16% 20% 16% 23% 5% 11%
Total Completely / Mostly 23% 29% 18% 25% 21% 26% 20% 28% 9% 18%
Partially 27% 29% 24% 20% 26% 30% 30% 30% 19% 20%
Not at all 42% 36% 48% 43% 46% 37% 45% 36% 62% 49%
Total Partially / Not at all 69% 65% 72% 63% 71% 67% 75% 66% 81% 69%
Not sure 8% 6% 9% 12% 7% 7% 4% 6% 10% 14%
Totals 100% 100% 99% 99% 101% 100% 99% 101% 100% 100%
Weighted N (1, 684) (821) (863) (350) (424) (550) (360) (1, 059) (211) (268)
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Yahoo/YouGov Survey - Trump on Crime
August 29 - September 2, 2025 - 1,690 U.S. Adults
Approve 39% 46% 33% 30% 35% 48% 42% 47% 17% 30%
Disapprove 48% 46% 49% 51% 46% 43% 54% 43% 67% 50%
Not sure 13% 7% 18% 19% 19% 9% 4% 10% 15% 20%
Totals 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100%
Weighted N (1, 690) (821) (869) (350) (428) (552) (360) (1, 062) (211) (268)
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Yahoo/YouGov Survey - Trump on Crime
August 29 - September 2, 2025 - 1,690 U.S. Adults
Strongly approve 19% 23% 16% 12% 14% 25% 23% 24% 7% 13%
Somewhat approve 18% 20% 16% 18% 18% 18% 16% 21% 9% 18%
Total approve 37% 43% 31% 30% 33% 44% 39% 44% 16% 31%
Somewhat disapprove 10% 10% 10% 13% 10% 10% 5% 9% 14% 10%
Strongly disapprove 43% 41% 45% 43% 41% 39% 52% 39% 58% 43%
Total disapprove 53% 51% 55% 57% 51% 49% 57% 48% 72% 53%
Not sure 10% 6% 14% 13% 17% 7% 4% 7% 12% 16%
Totals 100% 100% 101% 99% 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Weighted N (1, 690) (821) (869) (350) (428) (552) (360) (1, 062) (211) (269)
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Yahoo/YouGov Survey - Trump on Crime
August 29 - September 2, 2025 - 1,690 U.S. Adults
Strongly approve 18% 21% 15% 10% 12% 23% 23% 22% 7% 11%
Somewhat approve 15% 19% 12% 18% 15% 16% 13% 17% 8% 20%
Total approve 33% 40% 27% 28% 28% 39% 35% 39% 15% 31%
Somewhat disapprove 8% 7% 9% 8% 10% 9% 4% 8% 8% 8%
Strongly disapprove 48% 46% 51% 49% 47% 44% 55% 45% 65% 48%
Total disapprove 56% 53% 59% 57% 56% 53% 60% 52% 72% 56%
Not sure 11% 8% 14% 15% 16% 8% 5% 9% 13% 13%
Totals 100% 101% 101% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% 101% 100%
Weighted N (1, 687) (821) (866) (348) (428) (552) (359) (1, 062) (209) (269)
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Yahoo/YouGov Survey - Trump on Crime
August 29 - September 2, 2025 - 1,690 U.S. Adults
Very big problem 39% 37% 40% 39% 35% 43% 37% 38% 45% 44%
Somewhat big problem 44% 44% 44% 48% 41% 41% 49% 45% 39% 41%
Total Very big / Somewhat of a problem 83% 81% 84% 87% 76% 84% 86% 82% 84% 85%
Small problem 16% 16% 15% 12% 20% 15% 14% 16% 13% 14%
Not a problem 2% 3% 1% 1% 4% 1% 0% 1% 3% 1%
Total Small / Not a problem 17% 19% 16% 13% 24% 16% 14% 18% 16% 15%
Totals 101% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Weighted N (1, 686) (820) (866) (350) (427) (552) (357) (1, 061) (210) (268)
Very big problem 39% 26% 51% 37% 36% 36% 24% 48% 42%
Somewhat big problem 44% 46% 43% 43% 45% 45% 48% 42% 44%
Total Very big / Somewhat of a problem 83% 72% 94% 81% 81% 81% 71% 91% 85%
Small problem 16% 24% 6% 18% 17% 17% 27% 9% 12%
Not a problem 2% 3% 0% 2% 1% 1% 2% 1% 2%
Total Small / Not a problem 17% 28% 6% 19% 19% 19% 29% 9% 15%
Totals 101% 99% 100% 100% 99% 99% 101% 100% 100%
Weighted N (1, 686) (512) (543) (469) (1, 135) (1, 100) (518) (540) (555)
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Yahoo/YouGov Survey - Trump on Crime
August 29 - September 2, 2025 - 1,690 U.S. Adults
Very big problem 35% 39% 31% 31% 28% 40% 39% 37% 26% 36%
Somewhat big problem 36% 30% 41% 36% 35% 35% 36% 34% 35% 41%
Total Very big / Somewhat of a problem 70% 69% 72% 68% 63% 75% 75% 72% 61% 77%
Small problem 25% 26% 24% 26% 30% 22% 23% 25% 28% 21%
Not a problem 4% 5% 4% 6% 7% 3% 2% 3% 11% 2%
Total Small / Not a problem 30% 31% 28% 32% 37% 25% 25% 28% 39% 23%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100%
Weighted N (1, 681) (819) (862) (348) (427) (549) (357) (1, 058) (210) (265)
Very big problem 35% 15% 56% 33% 35% 35% 15% 55% 33%
Somewhat big problem 36% 35% 36% 36% 34% 34% 34% 33% 39%
Total Very big / Somewhat of a problem 70% 51% 91% 69% 69% 69% 49% 89% 72%
Small problem 25% 41% 8% 27% 27% 27% 46% 10% 21%
Not a problem 4% 8% 1% 4% 3% 3% 5% 1% 7%
Total Small / Not a problem 30% 49% 9% 31% 31% 31% 51% 11% 28%
Totals 100% 99% 101% 100% 99% 99% 100% 99% 100%
Weighted N (1, 681) (511) (543) (465) (1, 134) (1, 098) (518) (540) (551)
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Yahoo/YouGov Survey - Trump on Crime
August 29 - September 2, 2025 - 1,690 U.S. Adults
Very big problem 10% 10% 11% 11% 13% 10% 7% 7% 20% 16%
Somewhat big problem 22% 20% 24% 28% 21% 22% 19% 18% 26% 36%
Total Very big / Somewhat of a problem 33% 30% 35% 40% 34% 32% 26% 25% 46% 51%
Small problem 44% 43% 46% 39% 39% 45% 56% 49% 40% 31%
Not a problem 23% 27% 19% 22% 27% 24% 19% 26% 15% 18%
Total Small / Not a problem 67% 70% 65% 60% 66% 68% 74% 75% 54% 49%
Totals 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% 101% 100% 101% 101%
Weighted N (1, 680) (820) (861) (349) (423) (549) (359) (1, 057) (209) (268)
Totals 99% 100% 101% 100% 101% 99% 100% 100% 99%
Weighted N (1, 680) (512) (541) (466) (1, 132) (1, 097) (520) (536) (553)
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Yahoo/YouGov Survey - Trump on Crime
August 29 - September 2, 2025 - 1,690 U.S. Adults
Increasing 45% 45% 45% 47% 42% 46% 44% 44% 44% 49%
Decreasing 21% 23% 19% 15% 22% 21% 25% 24% 16% 15%
Staying about the same 24% 21% 26% 24% 24% 25% 21% 23% 26% 24%
Not sure 10% 11% 10% 14% 12% 8% 9% 9% 13% 12%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 99% 100%
Weighted N (1, 687) (819) (868) (350) (425) (552) (360) (1, 061) (211) (269)
Increasing 45% 35% 53% 44% 43% 43% 32% 53% 49%
Decreasing 21% 31% 15% 21% 25% 26% 35% 18% 11%
Staying about the same 24% 22% 25% 26% 24% 24% 23% 24% 23%
Not sure 10% 13% 7% 9% 8% 8% 10% 5% 16%
Totals 100% 101% 100% 100% 100% 101% 100% 100% 99%
Weighted N (1, 687) (515) (542) (469) (1, 137) (1, 102) (521) (540) (554)
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Yahoo/YouGov Survey - Trump on Crime
August 29 - September 2, 2025 - 1,690 U.S. Adults
Increasing 22% 20% 23% 23% 21% 22% 20% 20% 20% 29%
Decreasing 16% 18% 14% 15% 19% 18% 12% 16% 22% 16%
Staying about the same 49% 48% 50% 40% 45% 52% 59% 54% 44% 38%
Not sure 13% 13% 13% 22% 15% 8% 10% 11% 14% 18%
Totals 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101% 101% 100% 101%
Weighted N (1, 689) (821) (868) (350) (427) (552) (360) (1, 062) (211) (269)
Increasing 22% 18% 25% 22% 21% 21% 16% 26% 22%
Decreasing 16% 23% 12% 16% 19% 19% 24% 14% 10%
Staying about the same 49% 45% 52% 52% 51% 51% 51% 52% 46%
Not sure 13% 14% 11% 10% 9% 8% 9% 8% 22%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 100%
Weighted N (1, 689) (515) (543) (469) (1, 137) (1, 102) (521) (540) (556)
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Yahoo/YouGov Survey - Trump on Crime
August 29 - September 2, 2025 - 1,690 U.S. Adults
Biden better 25% 24% 26% 30% 27% 21% 27% 22% 39% 27%
About the same 13% 14% 11% 10% 17% 11% 12% 11% 19% 14%
Trump better 44% 49% 40% 34% 38% 54% 47% 54% 16% 34%
Not sure 18% 12% 22% 27% 17% 14% 14% 13% 26% 25%
Totals 100% 99% 99% 101% 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Weighted N (1, 690) (821) (869) (350) (428) (552) (360) (1, 062) (211) (269)
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Yahoo! News Poll
The sample was weighted according to gender, age, race, education, 2024 election turnout
and Presidential vote, party identification, and current voter registration status. Demographic
weighting targets come from the 2019 American Community Survey. Party identification is
weighted to the estimated distribution at the time of the election (31% Democratic, 33% Re-
publican). Respondents were selected from YouGov’s opt-in panel to be representative of all
U.S. adults. The weights range from 0.1 to 6.5, with a mean of 1 and a standard deviation of
0.8.
The margin of error (a 95% confidence interval) for a sample percentage p based upon the
entire sample is approximately 3.1%. It is calculated using the formula
s
1 + CV2
p̂ ± 100 ×
n
where CV is the coefficient of variation of the sample weights and n is the sample size used
to compute the proportion. This is a measure of sampling error (the average of all estimates
obtained using the same sample selection and weighting procedures repeatedly). The sample
estimate should differ from its expected value by less than margin of error in 95 percent of all
samples. It does not reflect non-sampling errors, including potential selection bias in panel
participation or in response to a particular survey.