Your Daily Polling Update for Friday, March 22, 2019
TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 43%
Same as yesterday
RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on seven polls, ranging from 39% (Reuters) to 48% (Rasmussen). Without these two extremes, it would still be 43%…. President Trump’s disapproval rating averages 53% today (same as yesterday), which is 10 points higher than his approval rating.
DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
Among Democratic primary voters nationwide
How many of the Democratic candidates for President are you considering while deciding for whom you will vote in your state’s Democratic Presidential primary/caucus, or have you already made up your mind and know who you are going to vote for?
Considering all of them: 17%
Considering most of them: 24%
Considering just a few of them: 38%
Have already decided who to vote for: 12%
Prefer not to say: 8%
RON’S COMMENT: Similar to another poll we reported recently, most Democratic voters are wide open as to their party’s next presidential nominee. Only 12% say they have already decided who to vote for. Also, more than two out of five Democratic voters (41%) say they are still considering most or all of the candidates. Given fluidity of candidate attachment, this presidential primary field is ripe for shifts and surprises along the way––which offers a ray of hope to lesser known candidates.
TERRORIST ATTACK
Among adults nationwide
Are we safer from terrorist attacks now than we were in 2001?
Safer: 36%
About the same: 30%
Less safe: 26%
RON’S COMMENT: 42% of men, 29% of women, 27% of Democrats, 31% of independents and 54% of Republicans say we’re safer now.
COLLEGE ADMISSIONS
Among adults nationwide
Do you think it is appropriate or inappropriate for colleges to give an advantage in admitting students who are…
% = Appropriate/Inappropriate
- The children or grandchildren of alumni: 26%/48%
- Racial minorities who are underrepresented on campus: 34%/43%
- Women who are underrepresented in certain majors: 36%/37%
- The children of undocumented immigrants: 23%/53%
- The children of wealthy parents who will make an extremely large donation: 13%/71%
- Financially disadvantaged or poor: 49%/28%
- Competitive athletes: 43%/33%
- Talented musicians: 51%/23%
- Talented artists: 50%/25%
- Able to pay full tuition without financial aid: 36%/42%
- International students: 27%/46%
- The first person in several generations of their family to attend college: 40%/33%
RON’S COMMENT: 51% of Democrats, 32% of independents and 21% of Republicans favor giving an admissions advantage to women who are underrepresented in certain majors…. 55% of Democrats, 28% of independents and 17% of Republicans favor giving an admissions advantage to racial minorities who are underrepresented on campus…. 24% of Democrats, 24% of independents and 30% of Republicans favor giving an admissions advantage to children or grandchildren of alumni…. 14% of Democrats, 10% of independents and 16% of Republicans favor giving an admissions advantage to children of wealthy parents who will make an extremely large donation.
How much have you heard in the news recently about wealthy parents bribes to college officials in order to get their children admitted into selective paying colleges?
Heard a lot: 50%
Heard a little: 36%
Heard nothing at all: 14%
RON’S COMMENT: A total of 86% of Americans have heard something about the admissions scandal.
If found guilty, what do you think should happen to the parents who paid bribes in order to get their children admitted into selective colleges?
Go to jail: 40%
Pay a large fine: 33%
Do community service: 12%
Do something else: 8%
Nothing: 7%
RON’S COMMENT: 42% of men, 39% of women, 43% of whites, 37% of blacks, 31% of Hispanics, 41% of Democrats, 37% of independents and 45% of Republicans say guilty parents should go to jail.
If found guilty, what do you think should happen to the college officials who accepted bribes in order to get children of wealthy parents admitted into selective colleges?
Go to jail: 54%
Pay a large fine: 22%
Do community service: 7%
Do something else: 11%
Nothing: 6%
RON’S COMMENT: 54% of men, 53% of women, 57% of whites, 48% of blacks, 39% of Hispanics, 59% of Democrats, 47% of independents and 59% of Republicans say guilty college officials should go to jail.
Do you think the students knew their parents had paid bribes in order to get them admitted into selective colleges?
Yes: 49%
No: 16%
Not sure: 35%
RON’S COMMENT: Nearly half of Americans believe the students who benefitted from bribes knew about them.
SOURCES
Presidential job rating average based on recent nationwide polls.
DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES, TERRORIST ATTACK, COLLEGE ADMISSIONS: The Economist/YouGov, March 17-19
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