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Political Issues in the United States

Dates Total Online Interviews
Wave I 1/4-25/2016 1,000 adults 912 Likely to register to vote
Wave II 6/8-7/5/2016 1,000 adults 845 Likely to vote in November
Wave IIIA 8/15-9/1/2016 514 adults 453 Likely to vote in November
Wave IIIB 9/1-22/2016 528 adults 455 Likely to vote in November

1. Overall, do you think the country is headed in the right direction or the wrong direction?

1/4-25/16 6/8-7/5/16 8/15-9/1/16 9/1-9/22/16
1 Right direction 42 40 46 33
2 Wrong Direction 58 60 54 67

3. How satisfied are you with the current process of electing a president in the United States?

1/4-25/16 6/8-7/5/16 8/15-9/1/16 9/1-22/16
1 Extremely satisfied 10 10 19 10
2 Very satisfied 22 19 20 14
3 Somewhat satisfied 37 33 28 32
5 Hardly satisfied at all 18 22 22 25
6 Not at all satisfied 13 16 12 19

9. If the Presidential election were conducted today, who would you consider voting for? (Select all that apply)

1/4-25/16 6/8-7/5/16 8/15-9/1/16 9/1-22/16
Hillary Clinton 39 43 53 46
Donald Trump 29 34 39 44
Gary Johnson 16 20
Jill Stein 7 8

10. Who would be your first choice?

1/4-25/16 6/8-7/5/16 8/15-9/1/16 9/1-22/16
Hillary Clinton 29 33 48 42
Donald Trump 21 28 36 41
Gary Johnson 11 13
Jill Stein  5 4

10a. Think back to January, before the primary, who was your first choice then?

1/4-25/16[1] 6/8-7/5/16 8/15-9/1/16 9/1-22/16
Joe Biden  3 4  5 5
Jeb Bush  6 4  2 3
Ben Carson  4 4  7 6
Chris Christie  1  2 2
Hillary Clinton 29 30 31 20
Ted Cruz  8 8  5 7
Carly Fiorina  1 1  1 1
John Kasich  1 5  3 5
Rand Paul  1 1  1 –
Mitt Romney  4 1  2 3
Marco Rubio  5 3  5 4
Paul Ryan  1 1  1 2
Bernie Sanders  15 16 16 21
Donald Trump 21 20 19 18
Elizabeth Warren 2  1 1
Gary Johnson  1 1
Jill Stein – –

[1] Based on answers in the January survey to “Who would be your first choice”?

10b.If the election were held today, who would you vote for?

8/15-9/1/16 9/1-22/16
Hillary Clinton 48 44
Donald Trump 37 40
Gary Johnson 11 13
Jill Stein 3 3

11. Who do you think is going to win?

1/4-25/16 6/8-7/5/16 8/15-9/1/16 9/1-22/16
Joe Biden 1 1
Hillary Clinton 42 55 64 59
Mitt Romney 2 –
Paul Ryan 0 1
Bernie Sanders 9 6
Donald Trump 28 36 31 37
Elizabeth Warren –
Gary Johnson 3 3
Jill Stein 2 1

14. How would you rate each candidate in terms of being qualified to be President of the United States?

1/4-25/16 6/8-7/5/16 8/15-9/1/16 9/1-22/16
b. Hillary Clinton
1 Extremely well qualified 24 25 34 20
2 Very well qualified 20 19 16 19
3 Quite well qualified 11 11 12 11
4 Somewhat well qualified 14 11 10 11
5 Not very well qualified 9 11  7 14
6 Not at all qualified 23 23 22 25
f. Donald Trump
1 Extremely well qualified 14 13 12 10
2 Very well qualified 12 13 15 10
3 Quite well qualified 13 11 10 13
4 Somewhat well qualified 11 12 15 14
5 Not very well qualified 11 13 16 15
6 Not at all qualified 39 39 32 38
h. Gary Johnson
1 Extremely well qualified  7 3
2 Very well qualified 15 8
3 Quite well qualified 19 14
4 Somewhat well qualified 28 32
5 Not very well qualified 18 27
6 Not at all qualified 14 16
i. Jill Stein
1 Extremely well qualified  7 2
2 Very well qualified 12 6
3 Quite well qualified 16 9
4 Somewhat well qualified 22 32
5 Not very well qualified 26 29
6 Not at all qualified 17 22

15. How would you rate each candidate on their likeability?

1/4-25/16 6/8-7/5/16 8/15-9/1/16 9/1-22/16
b. Hillary Clinton
1 Extremely likeable 18 18 26 11
2 Very likeable 16 14 14 12
3 Quite likeable 14 14 10 12
4 Somewhat likeable 17 13 12 18
5 Not very likable 11 14 10 14
6 Not at all likeable 24 27 29 31
f. Donald Trump
1 Extremely likeable 13 12 13 9
2 Very likeable 10 13 10 10
3 Quite likeable 14 9 12 9
4 Somewhat likeable 13 12 14 14
5 Not very likable 13 14 15 19
6 Not at all likeable 36 40 36 38
h. Gary Johnson
1 Extremely likeable  9 4
2 Very likeable 16 11
3 Quite likeable 20 20
4 Somewhat likeable 37 40
5 Not very likable  9 16
6 Not at all likeable  9 8
i. Jill Stein
1 Extremely likeable  8 3
2 Very likeable 13 8
3 Quite likeable 21 18
4 Somewhat likeable 35 41
5 Not very likable 12 19
6 Not at all likeable 11 11

16. How would you rate each candidate on his or her honesty and integrity?

  1/4-25/16 6/8-7/5/16 8/15-9/1/16 9/1-22/16
b. Hillary Clinton
1 Extremely honest 14 12 22 9
2 Very honest 12 14 12 8
3 Quite honest 15 12 10 13
4 Somewhat honest 15 15  9 13
5 Not very honest 13 13 13 16
6 Not at all honest 31 34 34 41
f. Donald Trump
1 Extremely honest 15 13 11 9
2 Very honest 14 14 13 10
3 Quite honest 13 10 14 15
4 Somewhat honest 12 14 18 16
5 Not very honest 13 11 16 16
6 Not at all honest 34 38 28 35
h. Gary Johnson
1 Extremely honest  9 6
2 Very honest 15 9
3 Quite honest 23 26
4 Somewhat honest 39 42
5 Not very honest  9 9
6 Not at all honest  6 9
i. Jill Stein
1 Extremely honest  9 5
2 Very honest 13 9
3 Quite honest 23 24
4 Somewhat honest 38 42
5 Not very honest  9 12
6 Not at all honest  8 8

17. How would you rate each of these candidates on their ability to handle domestic policy? (e.g. economy, health care, immigration etc.)

  1/4-25/16 6/8-7/5/16 8/15-9/1/16 9/1-22/16
b. Hillary Clinton
1 Excellent 22 21 31 19
2 Very good 21 20 17 18
3 Good 18 16 14 13
4 Fair 14 14 12 15
5 Poor 26 29 26 35
f. Donald Trump
1 Excellent 14 14 13 11
2 Very good 16 16 17 15
3 Good 18 13 16 17
4 Fair 14 15 17 16
5 Poor 39 42 37 40
h. Gary Johnson
1 Excellent  8 5
2 Very good 19 12
3 Good 33 33
4 Fair 28 34
5 Poor 11 17
i. Jill Stein
1 Excellent  7 3
2 Very good 13 8
3 Good 33 33
4 Fair 31 37
5 Poor 15 19

18. How would you rate each of these candidates on their ability to handle foreign policy? (e.g. foreign relations, trade, terrorism)

  1/4-25/16 6/8-7/5/16 8/15-9/1/16 9/1-22/16
b. Hillary Clinton      
1 Excellent 22 23 33 20
2 Very good 16 19 15 18
3 Good 16 14 12 15
4 Fair 16 14 11 13
5 Poor 30 30 28 35
f. Donald Trump      
1 Excellent 14 13 13 11
2 Very good 14 14 13 13
3 Good 14 14 19 15
4 Fair 15 12 16 16
5 Poor 42 46 39 45
h. Gary Johnson      
1 Excellent  7 4
2 Very good 18 10
3 Good 30 30
4 Fair 30 33
5 Poor 15 22
i. Jill Stein      
1 Excellent  7 3
2 Very good 12 8
3 Good 30 28
4 Fair 35 37
5 Poor 16 24