THE AP-GfK POLL March, 2016

Public Affairs & Corporate Communications THE AP-GfK POLL March, 2016 Conducted by GfK Public Affairs & Corporate Communications A survey of the American general population (ages 18+) Interview dates: March 31 April 4, 2016 Number of interviews, adults: 1,076 Margin of error for the total sample: +/- 3.3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level NOTE: All results show percentages among all respondents, unless otherwise labeled. Please refer to the exact sample number at the bottom of each table. *Beginning in October, 2013, AP-GfK polls were conducted online using GfK s nationally representative KnowledgePanel. All prior trend conducted by telephone. For more information, see http://www.ap-gfkpoll.com. 1

CUR1. Generally speaking, would you say things in this country are heading in the 12/3-7/15 7/9-13/15 4/23-27/15 1/29-2/2/15 12/4-8/14 Right direction 29 32 26 36 35 38 39 33 31 31 31 34 33 32 28 37 37 35 34 Wrong direction 71 68 74 63 64 62 60 66 68 69 69 66 67 68 72 62 62 64 66 Don t know [VOL] na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na Refused/Not answered 10/15-20/14 10/15-20/14 9/25-29/14 * 1 * 1 1 * 1 1 1 * * 1 * * 1 1 1 1-7/24-28/14 5/16-19/14 3/20-24/13 1/17-21/14 12/5-9/13 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 N=1,004 N=1,077 N=1,045 N=1,010 N=1,608 N=1,385 N=968 N=1,845 N=1,541 N=958 N=1,044 N=1,354 N=1,012 N=1,060 N=1,367 2

CUR2./ CUR3/ CUR3A/3AA CUR3B. Overall, do you approve, disapprove, or neither approve nor disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president. [IF APPROVE ] Would you say you approve of the way Obama is handling his job as president strongly or do you approve just somewhat? [IF DISAPPROVE ] Would you say you disapprove of the way Obama is handling his job as president strongly or do you disapprove just somewhat? [IF NEITHER, OR REFUSED/NOT ANSWERED] If you had to choose, do you lean more toward approving or disapproving of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president? [NOTE: BEGINNING IN DECEMBER, 2013, RESPONDENTS WHO DECLINE TO LEAN ARE SHOWN THIS QUESTION AGAIN INCLUDING A DO NOT LEAN EITHER WAY RESPONSE OPTION] 12/3-7/15 7/9-13/15 4/23-27/15 1/29-2/2/15 12/4-8/14 7/24-28/14 5/16-19/14 3/20-24/14 1/17-21/14 12/5-9/13 10/3-7/13* Total approve 50 44 44 46 43 45 47 41 42 42 41 43 44 42 40 43 41 45 42 37 Strongly approve 24 20 18 17 18 18 20 13 14 16 17 15 15 17 12 15 14 15 14 17 Somewhat approve 12 12 10 12 11 12 11 12 11 12 12 11 12 11 10 13 10 13 12 12 Lean approve 14 13 17 17 14 15 16 16 16 14 11 17 16 14 18 16 16 17 16 9 Neither don t lean 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 * * 1 * * 1 1 1 1 1 10 Total disapprove 50 55 54 54 55 55 52 58 58 58 60 56 56 58 59 56 59 53 58 53 Lean disapprove 11 11 13 12 10 13 10 13 13 11 7 13 10 7 12 13 11 10 11 6 Somewhat disapprove 9 10 8 13 12 12 11 11 11 10 8 12 12 10 12 11 12 12 15 12 Strongly disapprove 30 34 34 29 33 30 31 33 34 38 44 31 35 41 35 31 36 32 32 35 Don t know [VOL] na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na Refused/Not Answered * * * * * * * 1 * * - * - - * * * * - * N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 N=1,004 N=1,077 N=1,045 N=1,010 N=1,608 N=1,385 N=968 N=1,845 N=1,541 N=958 N=1,044 N=1,354 N=1,012 N=1,060 N=1,367 N=1,227 3

AA4./ AA4A/ AA4B/ AA5/ AA5A. Overall, do you approve, disapprove, or neither approve nor disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job. [IF APPROVE ] Would you say you approve of the way Congress is handling its job strongly or do you approve just somewhat? [IF DISAPPROVE ] Would you say you disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job strongly or do you disapprove just somewhat? [IF NEITHER OR REFUSED/NOT ANSWERED] If you had to choose, do you lean more toward approving or disapproving of the way Congress is handling its job? [NOTE: BEGINNING IN DECEMBER, 2013, RESPONDENTS WHO DECLINE TO LEAN ARE SHOWN THIS QUESTION AGAIN INCLUDING A DO NOT LEAN EITHER WAY RESPONSE OPTION] 12/3-7/15 7/9-13/15 4/23-27/15 1/29-2/2/15 12/4-8/14 7/24-28/14 5/16-19/14 3/20-24/14 1/14-21/14 12/5-9/13 10/3-7/13* Total approve 13 15 12 16 17 19 15 15 13 12 12 12 10 7 13 14 16 14 13 5 Strongly approve 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 * * 2 2 2 2 3 1 Somewhat approve 3 3 3 3 3 5 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 1 2 5 5 5 2 Lean approve 10 11 9 12 12 12 11 12 9 8 8 9 8 5 10 10 9 6 6 3 Neither don t lean 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 * * - 1 * * 1 1 1 2 * 11 Total disapprove 86 84 86 83 82 80 83 84 86 88 88 87 89 93 86 85 82 84 86 83 Lean disapprove 18 21 23 19 19 22 21 19 19 18 12 22 19 15 16 20 15 14 13 9 Somewhat disapprove 18 18 18 19 20 18 19 20 20 20 20 18 18 18 20 19 19 21 17 15 Strongly disapprove 50 45 45 45 43 40 43 45 47 51 57 46 52 60 49 47 49 49 57 60 Don t know [VOL] na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na Refused/Not Answered * 1 1 * 1 * 1 1 1 * - * * * * * * 1 1 1 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 N=1,004 N=1,077 N=1,045 N=1,010 N=1,608 N=1,385 N=968 N=1,845 N=1,541 N=958 N=1,044 N=1,354 N=1,012 N=1,060 N=1,367 N=1,227 4

S1. Are you currently registered to vote at your address, or not? 7/9-13/15 4/23-27/15 Yes 82 80 78 76 82 80 79 100 100 78 100 100 78 74 77 73 79 No 18 20 21 23 18 19 20 - - 22 - - 15 19 16 20 16 Not sure - - - - - - * - - * - - 4 5 5 4 2 Refused/Not answered 1 1 1 1 1 * - - - - - - 3 3 2 3 2 7/24-28/14 5/16-19/14 3/20-24/14 1/17-21/14 12/5-9/13 (Excludes those living in ND) N=1,075 N=1,030 N=1,006 N=1,023 N=1,002 N=1,077 N=1,607 N=1,384 N=967 N=1,840 N=1,536 N=955 N=1,042 N=1,352 N=1,009 N=1,058 N=1,365 ANG1. Which comes closest to your feelings about each of the following? Enthusiastic/ Satisfied Satisfied, but not enthusiastic Dissatisfied/ Angry Dissatisfied, but not angry Angry Refused Enthusiastic The way the federal government is working 20 2 19 78 44 34 2 The way your state and local governments are working 37 2 35 62 43 19 1 The way your personal and family relationships are going 84 45 39 14 12 2 2 Your personal financial situation 64 14 50 35 27 8 1 Your career (Base: employed n=631) 77 24 53 22 19 3 1 Your work-life balance (Base: employed n=631) 73 21 52 25 22 4 2 Base: (unless noted) 5

CURX1. How important are each of the following issues to you personally? [ITEMS RANDOMIZED] The economy 7/9-13/15 Extremely/Very important 81 84 83 83 87 87 88 83 87 90 91 86 89 92 87 Extremely important 42 45 50 49 53 53 53 50 54 56 60 54 57 62 55 Very important 39 39 33 34 34 34 35 32 33 33 31 32 33 30 32 Moderately important 12 10 13 11 9 9 9 10 9 7 7 9 8 6 10 Slightly/Not at all important 5 4 3 4 3 3 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 Slightly important 3 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 Not at all important 2 1 1 2 1 1 * 2 1 1 * 1 * * 1 Refused/Not Answered 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 4/23-27/15 1/29-2/2/15 12/4-8/14 7/24-28/14 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 N=1,004 N=1,077 N=1,045 N=1,010 N=1,608 N=1,385 N=968 N=1,845 N=1,541 N=958 N=1,044 Immigration 7/9-13/15 Extremely/Very important 54 54 61 57 55 57 52 50 57 59 65 58 59 66 62 Extremely important 24 27 34 27 28 28 27 22 28 29 33 31 31 35 35 Very important 30 27 26 30 27 29 26 28 29 30 32 27 29 31 27 Moderately important 27 28 21 24 27 26 25 26 24 25 23 25 24 21 23 Slightly/Not at all important 17 16 16 17 17 16 20 21 17 16 12 15 15 12 14 Slightly important 11 11 10 11 13 10 15 14 12 13 9 10 11 9 10 Not at all important 6 5 6 6 4 6 5 7 5 4 3 5 4 3 4 Refused/Not Answered 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 N=1,004 N=1,077 N=1,045 N=1,010 N=1,608 N=1,385 N=968 N=1,845 N=1,541 N=958 N=1,044 4/23-27/15 1/29-2/2/15 12/4-8/14 7/24-28/14 6

(Continued) CURX1. How important are each of the following issues to you personally? [ITEMS RANDOMIZED] The U.S. role in world affairs Extremely/Very important 55 58 62 57 59 60 52 56 61 66 59 62 69 51 7/9-13/15 Extremely important 22 23 27 23 26 27 22 23 26 29 27 30 35 23 Very important 34 35 35 34 33 34 30 33 35 38 32 32 34 29 Moderately important 29 28 25 29 27 25 28 28 27 24 24 25 22 31 Slightly/Not at all important 14 12 11 12 12 14 18 13 10 9 15 11 8 17 Slightly important 10 8 9 9 9 10 12 9 8 6 9 8 5 12 Not at all important 4 4 3 4 4 4 6 4 3 2 5 3 2 5 Refused/Not Answered 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 N=1,004 N=1,077 N=1,010 N=1,608 N=1,385 N=968 N=1,845 N=1,541 N=958 N=1,044 4/23-27/15 12/4-8/14 7/24-28/14 The threat posed by the Islamic State group Extremely/Very important 69 69 73 65 65 68 73 68 74 79 Extremely important 40 41 48 35 36 38 42 39 44 50 Very important 29 28 25 30 29 30 31 29 30 29 Moderately important 15 18 16 20 21 20 18 17 16 13 Slightly/Not at all important 15 11 9 14 13 11 8 13 8 7 Slightly important 10 8 6 10 8 8 6 7 6 5 Not at all important 5 3 3 4 4 3 2 5 3 2 Refused/Not Answered 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 N=1,608 N=1,385 N=968 N=943 N=787 N=480 7

(Continued) CURX1. How important are each of the following issues to you personally? [ITEMS RANDOMIZED] Health care 7/9-13/15 4/23-27/15 Extremely/Very important 74 74 74 79 78 73 76 75 78 78 76 78 80 77 76 Extremely important 38 40 45 44 46 40 43 40 43 43 43 44 46 45 46 Very important 36 34 29 34 32 33 34 35 35 35 33 34 34 33 31 Moderately important 17 17 17 14 15 18 14 17 15 15 16 15 14 16 15 Slightly/Not at all important 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 7 6 5 6 7 Slightly important 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 Not at all important 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 3 Refused/Not Answered 2 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,004 N=1,077 N=1,045 N=1,010 N=1,608 N=1,385 N=968 N=1,845 N=1,541 N=958 N=1,044 N=1,354 1/29-2/2/15 12/4-8/14 7/24-28/14 3/20-24/14 Supreme Court nominations Extremely/Very important 50 Extremely important 27 Very important 24 Moderately important 29 Slightly/Not at all important 20 Slightly important 12 Not at all important 8 Refused/Not Answered 2 8

(Continued) CURX1. How important are each of the following issues to you personally? [ITEMS RANDOMIZED] Trade with other countries Extremely/Very important 43 Extremely important 14 Very important 29 Moderately important 37 Slightly/Not at all important 19 Slightly important 14 Not at all important 5 Refused/Not Answered 1 9

CURY2/3/3a. Overall, do you approve, disapprove, or neither approve nor disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling... [RESPONDENTS SHOWN EACH ITEM ON A SEPARATE SCREEN] [ITEMS RANDOMIZED] The economy 7/9-13/15 Total approve 49 44 45 46 42 46 45 41 40 41 42 40 41 42 37 Approve 36 29 31 32 28 33 35 31 27 29 31 27 30 31 26 Lean towards approving 13 15 14 14 13 13 10 10 14 12 11 13 12 10 11 Don t lean either way 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 * 1 * * 1 * * 1 Total disapprove 49 53 52 52 56 53 52 57 58 58 58 58 58 58 62 Lean towards disapproving 11 12 14 12 12 10 11 9 11 10 7 10 8 7 11 Disapprove 38 42 39 40 44 43 41 48 47 48 51 48 50 51 51 Refused/Not Answered 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 * * - 1 * * * 4/23-27/15 1/29-2/2/15 12/4-8/14 7/24-28/14 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 N=1,004 N=1,077 N=1,045 N=1,010 N=1,608 N=1,385 N=968 N=1,845 N=1,541 N=958 N=1,044 The U.S. role in world affairs Total approve 46 40 41 40 39 42 38 40 39 39 41 43 42 39 Approve 32 26 27 26 22 24 25 27 29 30 28 31 32 26 Lean towards approving 14 14 14 15 17 18 13 13 11 10 12 12 10 14 Don t lean either way 1 1 1 1 1 1 * 1 1 * 1 1 * 1 Total disapprove 53 58 56 58 59 57 61 59 60 60 57 56 58 59 Lean towards disapproving 12 14 14 16 14 13 14 12 10 9 14 11 9 13 Disapprove 40 44 43 42 45 43 47 47 50 52 43 45 49 46 Refused/Not Answered 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 * * 1 1 * * 7/9-13/15 4/23-27/15 12/4-8/14 7/24-28/14 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 N=1,004 N=1,077 N=1,010 N=1,608 N=1,385 N=968 N=1,845 N=1,541 N=958 N=1,044 10

(Continued) CURY2/3/3a. Overall, do you approve, disapprove, or neither approve nor disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling... [ITEMS RANDOMIZED The threat posed by the Islamic State group Total approve 43 38 40 38 44 43 42 42 48 51 47 Approve 27 23 25 21 29 28 29 30 34 37 36 Lean towards approving 16 15 15 17 15 15 13 12 14 14 11 Don t lean either way 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 * 2 1 1 Total disapprove 56 60 58 61 53 55 57 58 48 48 51 Lean towards disapproving 13 12 12 15 13 13 12 10 12 10 8 Disapprove 43 48 47 46 40 43 45 48 37 37 43 Refused/Not Answered 1 1 1 1 2 1 * * 2 1 * N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 N=1,045 N=1,608 N=1,385 N=968 N=943 N=787 N=480 1/29-2/2/15 Immigration 4/23-27/15 1/29-2/2/15 Total approve 42 36 38 42 42 41 35 37 34 34 35 35 31 38 38 Approve 27 23 24 24 29 32 20 21 21 21 22 22 18 22 23 Lean towards approving 15 13 14 18 13 9 15 15 13 14 14 13 12 17 15 Don t lean either way 1 1 2 1 1 * 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Total disapprove 57 61 60 57 56 57 63 62 65 64 64 64 68 60 61 Lean towards disapproving 13 12 12 11 10 8 13 11 7 12 11 9 11 13 17 Disapprove 44 49 48 46 46 49 51 52 58 51 53 55 57 46 43 Refused/Not Answered 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 * - 1 * * 1 1 * N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,077 N=1,045 N=1,010 N=1,608 N=1,385 N=968 N=1,845 N=1,541 N=958 N=1,044 N=1,354 N=513 12/4-8/14 7/24-28/14 5/16-19/14 3/20-24/14 11

(Continued) CURY2/3/3a. Overall, do you approve, disapprove, or neither approve nor disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling... [ITEMS RANDOMIZED] Health care 7/9-13/15 4/23-27/15 1/29-2/2/15 Total approve 45 40 44 44 43 41 41 42 42 41 42 42 38 42 38 Approve 34 30 34 33 33 33 32 34 35 31 33 34 30 32 29 Lean towards approving 10 11 10 11 10 8 9 8 7 10 9 8 9 10 9 Don t lean either way 1 1 1 1 1 * * * - 1 * * 1 1 1 Total disapprove 54 58 55 55 55 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 60 57 61 Lean towards disapproving 8 8 6 8 9 6 7 5 3 8 5 5 7 7 7 Disapprove 46 50 48 46 46 51 51 53 55 50 52 53 53 50 54 Refused/Not Answered 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 * * 1 * * * 1 * 12/4-8/14 7/24-28/14 5/16-19/14 3/20-24/14 N=1,033 N=1,004 N=1,077 N=1,045 N=1,010 N=1,608 N=1,385 N=968 N=1,845 N=1,541 N=958 N=1,044 N=1,354 N=1,012 Trade with other countries Total approve 49 Approve 29 Lean towards approving 20 Don t lean either way 1 Total disapprove 49 Lean towards disapproving 18 Disapprove 32 Refused/Not Answered 1 12

(Continued) CURY2/3/3a. Overall, do you approve, disapprove, or neither approve nor disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling... [ITEMS RANDOMIZED] Supreme Court nominations Total approve 57 Approve 40 Lean towards approving 17 Don t lean either way 1 Total disapprove 41 Lean towards disapproving 17 Disapprove 25 Refused/Not Answered 1 13

FAV1. For each of the following individuals, please select if you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of that person. If you don t know enough about the person to have an opinion, you can say that too. (Summary table) Total favorable Very favorable Somewhat favorable Total unfavorable Somewhat unfavorable Very unfavorable Don t know enough to say Refused Barack Obama 53 31 22 44 11 32 2 1 Ted Cruz 26 5 21 59 27 32 14 1 Hillary Clinton 40 17 23 55 17 38 4 1 John Kasich 34 8 26 31 18 12 34 2 Donald Trump 26 11 15 69 13 56 4 1 Bernie Sanders 48 19 29 39 19 20 12 1 14

FAV1. For each of the following individuals, please select if you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of that person. If you don t know enough about the person to have an opinion, you can say that too. Barack Obama 7/9-13/15 4/23-27/15 Total favorable 53 45 48 47 46 46 46 41 43 44 44 44 42 46 44 Very favorable 31 24 25 24 24 27 26 21 20 23 26 20 22 23 24 Somewhat favorable 22 21 24 23 22 20 20 20 23 21 18 24 20 23 20 Total unfavorable 44 47 44 45 47 46 45 46 46 50 54 51 51 49 46 Somewhat unfavorable 11 11 11 14 13 15 13 13 15 15 13 13 14 15 13 Very unfavorable 32 36 34 31 34 31 32 33 32 35 41 38 37 34 33 Don t know enough to say 2 6 6 6 5 7 6 11 9 5 2 4 6 4 8 Refused/Not Answered 1 2 2 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 N=1,004 N=1,077 N=1,045 N=1,010 N=1,608 N=1,385 N=968 N=1,044 N=1,012 N=1,367 N=1,227 1/29-2/2/15 12/4-8/14 7/24-28/14 3/20-24/14 12/5-9/13 10/3-7/13 Ted Cruz 7/9-13/15 4/23-27/15 1/29-2/2/15 7/24-28/14 3/20-24/14 10/3-7/13* Total favorable 26 28 24 17 20 18 15 22 18 16 Very favorable 5 7 10 5 6 6 6 9 8 7 Somewhat favorable 21 21 14 12 15 12 9 13 10 9 Total unfavorable 59 46 37 39 33 32 27 30 30 32 Somewhat unfavorable 27 19 12 14 11 10 10 9 10 10 Very unfavorable 32 27 24 25 22 22 17 22 20 22 Don t know enough to say 14 24 37 41 43 49 55 46 50 50 Refused/Not Answered 1 3 2 3 4 2 3 2 2 2 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 N=1,004 N=1,077 N=1,045 N=1,044 N=1,012 N=1,227 15

FAV1. (Continued) For each of the following individuals, please select if you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of that person. If you don t know enough about the person to have an opinion, you can say that too. Hillary Clinton Total favorable 40 38 44 41 39 46 48 46 Very favorable 17 17 18 17 18 22 21 21 Somewhat favorable 23 22 25 24 21 24 27 26 Total unfavorable 55 51 46 48 49 41 42 39 Somewhat unfavorable 17 13 10 13 16 12 14 14 Very unfavorable 38 38 36 35 33 30 29 25 Don t know enough to say 4 8 8 8 9 12 8 12 Refused/Not Answered 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 N=1,004 N=1,077 N=1,044 N=1,012 7/9-13/15 4/23-27/15 7/24-28/14 3/20-24/14 John Kasich 7/9-13/15 3/20-24/14 Total favorable 34 26 14 13 9 8 Very favorable 8 5 2 3 2 2 Somewhat favorable 26 21 12 10 6 6 Total unfavorable 31 24 25 23 13 13 Somewhat unfavorable 18 13 11 12 6 7 Very unfavorable 12 10 14 11 7 6 Don t know enough to say 34 48 58 61 75 77 Refused/Not Answered 2 3 3 4 4 2 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 N=1,004 N=1,012 16

FAV1. (Continued) For each of the following individuals, please select if you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of that person. If you don t know enough about the person to have an opinion, you can say that too. Donald Trump Total favorable 26 32 30 31 28 Very favorable 11 13 12 10 10 Somewhat favorable 15 19 19 21 18 Total unfavorable 69 58 58 57 58 Somewhat unfavorable 13 15 12 15 15 Very unfavorable 56 43 45 43 43 Don t know enough to say 4 7 10 8 12 Refused/Not Answered 1 3 2 3 2 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 N=1,004 7/9-13/15 Bernie Sanders 4/23-27/15 Total favorable 48 40 31 32 10 Very favorable 19 14 11 13 4 Somewhat favorable 29 26 19 20 6 Total unfavorable 39 39 32 30 11 Somewhat unfavorable 19 16 11 13 5 Very unfavorable 20 23 21 18 6 Don t know enough to say 12 19 35 35 73 Refused/Not Answered 1 3 3 3 5 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 N=1,077 17

FAVP. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of [GRID, RANDOMIZE FIRST TWO ITEMS] The Democratic Party Total favorable 48 46 45 42 49 49 47 47 43 43 42 Very favorable 19 16 16 16 17 18 19 15 15 15 13 Somewhat favorable 29 30 28 26 32 31 28 32 28 28 29 Total unfavorable 50 52 54 57 49 49 52 51 54 55 54 Somewhat unfavorable 22 23 23 20 25 25 22 25 25 27 23 Very unfavorable 28 29 31 36 23 25 30 26 29 28 32 Refused/Not Answered 3 2 1 1 3 2 1 3 3 2 4 N=1,608 N=1,385 N=968 N=1,845 N=1,541 N=958 N=1,354 N=1,012 N=1,367 N=1,227 5/16-19/14 3/20-24/14 12/5-9/13 10/3-7/13 The Republican Party Total favorable 30 39 41 44 41 42 44 35 38 30 28 Very favorable 6 10 9 12 10 10 12 7 9 5 7 Somewhat favorable 24 29 31 33 31 32 32 28 29 25 21 Total unfavorable 67 58 58 54 56 56 54 62 60 68 69 Somewhat unfavorable 27 32 32 29 30 30 26 34 34 37 34 Very unfavorable 40 26 26 25 26 26 28 28 26 31 35 Refused/Not Answered 3 3 2 1 3 2 2 3 3 3 4 N=1,608 N=1,385 N=968 N=1,845 N=1,541 N=958 N=1,354 N=1,012 N=1,367 N=1,227 5/16-19/14 3/20-24/14 12/5-9/13 10/3-7/13 18

ENTH1a. Which of the following words best describes how you would feel about Hillary Clinton being the Democratic nominee for president in 2016? Excited/satisfied 28 39 Excited 13 18 Satisfied 16 21 Neutral 21 26 Angry/disappointed 50 34 Disappointed 28 21 Angry 21 13 Refused/Not Answered 1 2 4/23-27/15 N=1,077 ENTH1b. Which of the following words best describes how you would feel about Donald Trump being the Republican nominee for president in 2016? Excited/satisfied 19 Excited 10 Satisfied 10 Neutral 16 Angry/disappointed 63 Disappointed 31 Angry 33 Refused/Not Answered 1 19

WIN2. Would you definitely vote for, consider voting for, or definitely not vote for each of the following candidates in a general election for president? Definitely would vote for Would consider voting for Definitely would not vote for Refused Hillary Clinton 24 26 49 1 Bernie Sanders 21 41 37 1 Donald Trump 16 19 63 2 Ted Cruz 10 33 55 2 John Kasich 11 42 46 2 Hillary Clinton Definitely would vote for 24 22 Would consider voting for 26 29 Definitely would not vote for 49 46 Refused/Not Answered 1 3 N=1.033 Bernie Sanders Definitely would vote for 21 17 Would consider voting for 41 35 Definitely would not vote for 37 44 Refused/Not Answered 1 5 N=1.033 20

WIN2. (Continued) Would you definitely vote for, consider voting for, or definitely not vote for each of the following candidates in a general election for president? Donald Trump Definitely would vote for 16 17 Would consider voting for 19 25 Definitely would not vote for 63 54 Refused/Not Answered 2 3 N=1.033 Ted Cruz Definitely would vote for 10 10 Would consider voting for 33 34 Definitely would not vote for 55 52 Refused/Not Answered 2 4 N=1.033 John Kasich Definitely would vote for 11 7 Would consider voting for 42 37 Definitely would not vote for 46 52 Refused/Not Answered 2 5 N=1.033 21

WIN3. If Hillary Clinton is the Democratic nominee for president and Donald Trump is the Republican nominee, would you: Vote for Clinton or Trump 66 Definitely vote for either Clinton or Trump 47 Probably vote for either Clinton or Trump 19 Vote for third party candidate 20 Probably vote for a third party candidate 10 Definitely vote for a third party candidate 10 Would not vote 13 Refused/Not Answered 1 22

WIN1. Regardless of who you would personally support, do you think each of the following could possibly win the general election for president if they were their party s nominee, or definitely could not win? Could possibly win Definitely could not win Refused Hillary Clinton 82 16 2 Bernie Sanders 60 37 3 Donald Trump 59 38 3 Ted Cruz 48 49 3 John Kasich 34 63 3 Hillary Clinton Could possibly win 82 71 78 75 Definitely could not win 16 25 17 21 Refused/Not Answered 2 4 5 4 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 Bernie Sanders Could possibly win 60 62 37 44 Definitely could not win 37 33 56 51 Refused/Not Answered 3 5 6 5 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 23

WIN1. (Continued) Regardless of who you would personally support, do you think each of the following could possibly win the general election for president if they were their party s nominee, or definitely could not win? Donald Trump Could possibly win 59 63 55 48 Definitely could not win 38 33 40 47 Refused/Not Answered 3 4 5 5 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 Ted Cruz Could possibly win 48 47 33 23 Definitely could not win 49 48 60 71 Refused/Not Answered 3 6 7 6 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 John Kasich Could possibly win 34 31 18 16 Definitely could not win 63 63 74 78 Refused/Not Answered 3 6 7 6 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 24

IMG1. Please tell me how well each word describes [INSERT ITEM] [GRID, RANDOMIZE ITEMS ] Hillary Clinton Civil Very/somewhat well 48 Very well 21 Somewhat well 27 Slightly/not at all well 49 Slightly well 21 Not at all well 28 Refused/Not Answered 3 Compassionate Very/somewhat well 42 41 40 42 40 Very well 20 18 19 18 15 Somewhat well 22 23 21 24 24 Slightly/not at all well 56 54 55 53 58 Slightly well 22 20 22 20 22 Not at all well 34 34 33 34 36 Refused/Not Answered 3 6 6 5 3 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 N=1,004 7/9-13/15 25

IMG1. (Continued) Please tell me how well each word describes [INSERT ITEM] [GRID, RANDOMIZE ITEMS ] Honest Very/somewhat well 29 29 31 33 31 37 Very well 12 13 12 12 12 15 Somewhat well 17 17 19 21 20 22 Slightly/not at all well 69 65 63 63 66 61 Slightly well 18 17 18 19 19 20 Not at all well 50 48 45 44 48 41 Refused/Not Answered 3 5 6 5 2 2 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 N=1,004 N=1,077 7/9-13/15 4/23-27/15 Decisive Very/somewhat well 48 50 49 50 47 56 Very well 24 24 25 25 22 29 Somewhat well 24 26 24 25 25 27 Slightly/not at all well 49 44 45 45 50 42 Slightly well 23 16 18 18 19 18 Not at all well 27 28 27 27 31 24 Refused/Not Answered 3 6 6 5 3 3 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 N=1,004 N=1,077 7/9-13/15 4/23-27/15 26

IMG1. (Continued) Please tell me how well each word describes [INSERT ITEM] [GRID, RANDOMIZE ITEMS ] Likable Very/somewhat well 36 37 40 39 41 44 Very well 16 16 18 18 17 20 Somewhat well 20 20 22 21 24 24 Slightly/not at all well 62 58 54 57 58 54 Slightly well 22 19 19 21 22 19 Not at all well 40 39 35 35 36 34 Refused/Not Answered 2 6 6 5 2 2 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 N=1,004 N=1,077 7/9-13/15 4/23-27/15 Competent Very/somewhat well 48 48 49 51 48 Very well 28 26 29 28 27 Somewhat well 21 22 20 22 22 Slightly/not at all well 49 46 45 45 49 Slightly well 19 14 16 16 18 Not at all well 30 32 30 30 31 Refused/Not Answered 3 6 6 4 2 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 N=1,004 7/9-13/15 27

IMG1. (Continued) Please tell me how well each word describes [INSERT ITEM] [GRID, RANDOMIZE ITEMS ] Bernie Sanders Civil Very/somewhat well 58 Very well 28 Somewhat well 30 Slightly/not at all well 37 Slightly well 25 Not at all well 12 Refused/Not Answered 5 Compassionate Very/somewhat well 58 52 38 40 Very well 30 24 17 17 Somewhat well 28 27 22 24 Slightly/not at all well 37 40 51 51 Slightly well 25 22 29 26 Not at all well 13 18 22 25 Refused/Not Answered 5 8 11 9 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 28

IMG1. (Continued) Please tell me how well each word describes [INSERT ITEM] [GRID, RANDOMIZE ITEMS ] Honest Very/somewhat well 57 49 38 42 Very well 27 23 17 19 Somewhat well 30 26 21 23 Slightly/not at all well 38 43 51 49 Slightly well 23 24 29 24 Not at all well 15 19 23 25 Refused/Not Answered 5 9 11 9 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 Decisive Very/somewhat well 52 47 34 40 Very well 22 18 12 15 Somewhat well 30 30 22 26 Slightly/not at all well 43 44 55 51 Slightly well 27 26 31 27 Not at all well 16 18 24 24 Refused/Not Answered 5 9 11 9 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 29

IMG1. (Continued) Please tell me how well each word describes [INSERT ITEM] [GRID, RANDOMIZE ITEMS ] Likable Very/somewhat well 56 48 35 41 Very well 27 21 14 15 Somewhat well 29 27 21 25 Slightly/not at all well 39 43 54 51 Slightly well 24 23 30 26 Not at all well 15 20 24 25 Refused/Not Answered 5 8 11 9 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 Competent Very/somewhat well 49 44 35 39 Very well 21 16 12 15 Somewhat well 29 28 23 25 Slightly/not at all well 46 48 55 52 Slightly well 26 25 27 26 Not at all well 20 23 28 27 Refused/Not Answered 5 8 11 9 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 30

IMG1. (Continued) Please tell me how well each word describes [INSERT ITEM] [GRID, RANDOMIZE ITEMS ] Donald Trump Civil Very/somewhat well 15 Very well 4 Somewhat well 11 Slightly/not at all well 83 Slightly well 17 Not at all well 66 Refused/Not Answered 3 Compassionate Very/somewhat well 17 21 18 Very well 7 9 8 Somewhat well 10 13 11 Slightly/not at all well 80 73 77 Slightly well 16 19 18 Not at all well 64 54 59 Refused/Not Answered 3 6 5 N=1,033 N=1,007 31

IMG1. (Continued) Please tell me how well each word describes [INSERT ITEM] [GRID, RANDOMIZE ITEMS ] Honest Very/somewhat well 25 34 33 Very well 10 15 14 Somewhat well 15 19 18 Slightly/not at all well 72 60 62 Slightly well 16 17 19 Not at all well 56 43 44 Refused/Not Answered 3 6 5 N=1,033 N=1,007 Decisive Very/somewhat well 42 55 55 Very well 21 33 34 Somewhat well 22 23 21 Slightly/not at all well 55 39 40 Slightly well 16 12 12 Not at all well 39 27 28 Refused/Not Answered 3 6 5 N=1,033 N=1,007 32

IMG1. (Continued) Please tell me how well each word describes [INSERT ITEM] [GRID, RANDOMIZE ITEMS ] Likable Very/somewhat well 21 26 24 Very well 8 8 9 Somewhat well 14 17 15 Slightly/not at all well 76 68 71 Slightly well 16 21 21 Not at all well 60 48 50 Refused/Not Answered 3 6 5 N=1,033 N=1,007 Competent Very/somewhat well 31 40 38 Very well 14 20 19 Somewhat well 16 19 19 Slightly/not at all well 67 55 58 Slightly well 17 18 19 Not at all well 50 37 39 Refused/Not Answered 3 6 5 N=1,033 N=1,007 33

IMG1. (Continued) Please tell me how well each word describes [INSERT ITEM] [GRID, RANDOMIZE ITEMS ] Ted Cruz Civil Very/somewhat well 33 Very well 8 Somewhat well 26 Slightly/not at all well 61 Slightly well 33 Not at all well 28 Refused/Not Answered 6 Compassionate Very/somewhat well 29 27 27 Very well 6 7 8 Somewhat well 23 20 19 Slightly/not at all well 66 63 62 Slightly well 31 27 28 Not at all well 35 36 34 Refused/Not Answered 6 10 11 N=1,033 N=1,007 34

IMG1. (Continued) Please tell me how well each word describes [INSERT ITEM] [GRID, RANDOMIZE ITEMS ] Honest Very/somewhat well 27 27 29 Very well 5 8 11 Somewhat well 21 20 18 Slightly/not at all well 68 63 60 Slightly well 32 28 30 Not at all well 36 36 30 Refused/Not Answered 6 10 11 N=1,033 N=1,007 Decisive Very/somewhat well 36 35 33 Very well 9 12 13 Somewhat well 27 23 20 Slightly/not at all well 58 55 56 Slightly well 33 28 30 Not at all well 25 27 27 Refused/Not Answered 6 10 11 N=1,033 N=1,007 35

IMG1. (Continued) Please tell me how well each word describes [INSERT ITEM] [GRID, RANDOMIZE ITEMS ] Likable Very/somewhat well 26 27 27 Very well 5 7 8 Somewhat well 21 20 19 Slightly/not at all well 68 64 62 Slightly well 28 26 29 Not at all well 41 37 33 Refused/Not Answered 5 10 11 N=1,033 N=1,007 Competent Very/somewhat well 34 33 32 Very well 8 10 11 Somewhat well 25 23 21 Slightly/not at all well 61 58 57 Slightly well 31 28 29 Not at all well 31 30 28 Refused/Not Answered 5 10 11 N=1,033 N=1,007 36

IMG1. (Continued) Please tell me how well each word describes [INSERT ITEM] [GRID, RANDOMIZE ITEMS ] John Kasich Civil Very/somewhat well 48 Very well 18 Somewhat well 30 Slightly/not at all well 46 Slightly well 28 Not at all well 18 Refused/Not Answered 7 Compassionate Very/somewhat well 37 29 Very well 11 7 Somewhat well 27 23 Slightly/not at all well 56 58 Slightly well 35 35 Not at all well 21 23 Refused/Not Answered 7 13 N=1,033 37

IMG1. (Continued) Please tell me how well each word describes [INSERT ITEM] [GRID, RANDOMIZE ITEMS ] Honest Very/somewhat well 39 33 Very well 12 9 Somewhat well 27 25 Slightly/not at all well 55 54 Slightly well 33 33 Not at all well 22 21 Refused/Not Answered 7 13 N=1,033 Decisive Very/somewhat well 36 30 Very well 9 6 Somewhat well 27 24 Slightly/not at all well 57 57 Slightly well 36 34 Not at all well 21 23 Refused/Not Answered 7 13 N=1,033 38

IMG1. (Continued) Please tell me how well each word describes [INSERT ITEM] [GRID, RANDOMIZE ITEMS ] Likable Very/somewhat well 40 32 Very well 13 7 Somewhat well 27 25 Slightly/not at all well 54 56 Slightly well 34 33 Not at all well 20 23 Refused/Not Answered 7 13 N=1,033 Competent Very/somewhat well 40 33 Very well 12 10 Somewhat well 28 23 Slightly/not at all well 53 55 Slightly well 33 32 Not at all well 20 23 Refused/Not Answered 7 13 N=1,033 39

ISSPRES. How well does each of the following candidates represent your positions on the issues you care about? Very/ somewhat well Very well Somewhat Well Slightly/ Not well at all Slightly well Not well at all Hillary Clinton 43 20 23 53 13 40 3 Bernie Sanders 44 21 23 52 22 31 4 Donald Trump 30 15 14 67 12 54 4 John Kasich 31 7 24 64 32 32 5 Ted Cruz 27 7 20 69 24 45 4 Base: Refused Hillary Clinton Very/somewhat well 43 39 Very well 20 20 Somewhat well 23 20 Slightly/not at all well 53 55 Slightly well 13 16 Not at all well 40 39 Refused/Not Answered 3 6 N=1,033 Bernie Sanders Very/somewhat well 44 40 Very well 21 18 Somewhat well 23 22 Slightly/not at all well 52 53 Slightly well 22 20 Not at all well 31 33 Refused/Not Answered 4 7 N=1,033 40

ISSPRES. (Continued) How well does each of the following candidates represent your positions on the issues you care about? Donald Trump Very/somewhat well 30 37 Very well 15 18 Somewhat well 14 19 Slightly/not at all well 67 57 Slightly well 12 16 Not at all well 54 41 Refused/Not Answered 4 7 N=1,033 John Kasich Very/somewhat well 31 25 Very well 7 6 Somewhat well 24 19 Slightly/not at all well 64 66 Slightly well 32 29 Not at all well 32 36 Refused/Not Answered 5 10 N=1,033 41

ISSPRES. (Continued) How well does each of the following candidates represent your positions on the issues you care about? Ted Cruz Very/somewhat well 27 31 Very well 7 10 Somewhat well 20 21 Slightly/not at all well 69 61 Slightly well 24 22 Not at all well 45 40 Refused/Not Answered 4 8 N=1,033 IMG2 How important is each of the following qualities in a candidate for president? Civility Extremely/Very important 75 Extremely important 38 Very important 37 Moderately important 18 Slightly/Not at all important 5 Slightly important 3 Not at all important 2 Refused/Not Answered 2 42

IMG2 (Continued) How important is each of the following qualities in a candidate for president? Compassion Extremely/Very important 68 65 65 Extremely important 36 32 35 Very important 32 33 30 Moderately important 23 24 22 Slightly/Not at all important 7 8 9 Slightly important 5 5 6 Not at all important 2 2 3 Refused/Not Answered 2 4 4 N=1,033 N=1,007 Honesty Extremely/Very important 88 86 86 Extremely important 63 63 66 Very important 25 23 19 Moderately important 7 7 6 Slightly/Not at all important 3 3 4 Slightly important 1 2 1 Not at all important 2 2 3 Refused/Not Answered 2 3 4 N=1,033 N=1,007 43

IMG2 (Continued) How important is each of the following qualities in a candidate for president? Decisiveness Extremely/Very important 85 83 83 Extremely important 51 50 60 Very important 34 33 24 Moderately important 10 9 8 Slightly/Not at all important 4 4 5 Slightly important 2 2 3 Not at all important 2 2 3 Refused/Not Answered 2 4 4 N=1,033 N=1,007 Likability Extremely/Very important 53 51 54 Extremely important 24 25 27 Very important 29 26 26 Moderately important 33 31 28 Slightly/Not at all important 13 14 14 Slightly important 9 10 11 Not at all important 3 4 3 Refused/Not Answered 2 4 4 N=1,033 N=1,007 44

IMG2 (Continued) How important is each of the following qualities in a candidate for president? Competence Extremely/Very important 91 88 88 Extremely important 69 68 74 Very important 22 19 14 Moderately important 4 6 5 Slightly/Not at all important 3 3 3 Slightly important 1 1 1 Not at all important 2 2 2 Refused/Not Answered 2 4 4 N=1,033 N=1,007 Their positions on the issue Extremely/Very important 87 85 Extremely important 59 56 Very important 28 29 Moderately important 8 7 Slightly/Not at all important 3 4 Slightly important 1 2 Not at all important 2 1 Refused/Not Answered 3 4 N=1,033 45

CUR_CvT. If Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are the nominees for president in November, regardless of whom you might support, which candidate would you trust to do a better job of: Hillary Clinton Donald Trump Both Neither Refused Handling the economy 38 35 9 16 2 Handling immigration 42 33 5 18 2 Protecting the country 37 31 10 19 2 Handling health care 43 27 8 21 2 Handling the U.S. image abroad 48 21 7 22 2 Filling Supreme Court vacancies 42 23 15 18 3 Handling international trade 41 32 9 16 3 Handling the threat posed by the Islamic State group 36 32 8 22 2 Creating jobs 36 35 10 17 2 Working with Congress 44 20 10 23 2 Making America great 33 28 7 30 2 Handling gender equality 55 12 10 21 2 CONV1. Which of the following comes closest to your position about who should win the Republican Party s nomination for president if one candidate has a lead but no candidate has a majority of delegates to the party s convention after all states have held their primaries or caucuses? The candidate with the most delegates should be the nominee, even if he doesn t have a majority 46 It would be acceptable for delegates for other candidates to choose a different nominee 49 Refused/Not Answered 5 46

PV1. Do you think it is generally acceptable or unacceptable for people to stage a protest: Acceptable Unacceptable Refused At a political candidate s rally 58 40 3 With the intention of preventing a political candidate from speaking 15 83 3 PV2. How closely have you been following news about confrontations between protesters and supporters of Donald Trump s presidential campaign at some recent rallies? Extremely/Very closely 27 Extremely closely 9 Very closely 18 Somewhat closely 37 Not too/not closely at all 34 Not too closely 21 Not closely at all 14 Refused/Not Answered 2 47

PV3. Based on what you ve heard, how much responsibility do you think each of the following bears for confrontations between protesters and supporters at some of Trump s campaign rallies turning violent? A lot/ a little A lot of responsibility A little responsibility No responsibility Anti-Trump protesters 88 52 36 9 3 Trump s supporters 83 47 36 15 3 Trump himself 76 47 29 21 3 Refused CL1. How closely have you been following news about a charge being filed over an incident between Donald Trump s campaign manager and a reporter in early March? Extremely/Very closely 22 Extremely closely 8 Very closely 14 Somewhat closely 30 Not too/not closely at all 45 Not too closely 21 Not closely at all 24 Refused/Not Answered 2 48

CL2. As you may know, Donald Trump s campaign manager was charged with battery involving a reporter after a campaign event in early March. Based on what you ve heard, do you approve or disapprove of the way Trump has handled this incident? Total approve 17 Strongly approve 7 Somewhat approve 9 Neither approve nor disapprove 36 Total disapprove 46 Somewhat disapprove 15 Strongly disapprove 31 Refused/Not Answered 2 CL3. Do you think the charge against Trump s campaign manager is justified or not justified based on the available evidence? Justified 49 Not justified 46 Refused/Not Answered 5 49

CL4. Based on what you ve heard, do you think Trump should fire his campaign manager, only fire him if he is convicted of a crime, or not fire him? Fire him right away 30 Only fire him if he is convicted of a crime 45 Not fire him 20 Refused/Not Answered 4 B1a/b/ba. How would you describe the nation s economy these days. [IF NEITHER OR REFUSED/NOT ANSWERED] If you had to choose, do you lean more towards the nation s economy being good or the nation s economy being poor? [NOTE: BEGINNING IN DECEMBER, 2013, RESPONDENTS WHO DECLINE TO LEAN ARE SHOWN THIS QUESTION AGAIN INCLUDING A DO NOT LEAN EITHER WAY RESPONSE OPTION] 12/3-7/15 7/9-13/15 4/23-27/15 Total good 45 41 47 45 41 45 47 41 38 39 41 36 37 38 35 34 Very good 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 1 1 2 2 2 Somewhat good 26 24 29 29 26 28 32 29 22 24 26 21 23 25 20 21 Lean toward good 15 15 15 13 11 13 12 10 14 14 12 13 13 12 13 12 Neither Don t lean * 1 1 1 1 1 1 * * * * 1 1 * 1 1 Total poor 54 57 51 54 57 54 51 57 61 60 59 63 62 62 65 65 Lean toward poor 13 10 14 13 12 14 12 12 13 12 10 15 13 12 15 11 Somewhat poor 27 33 25 27 28 27 26 30 32 32 31 32 32 32 29 34 Very poor 15 14 13 14 17 14 13 15 17 17 18 16 17 18 21 20 Refused/Not Answered 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 * * 1 * * * 1 1/29-2/2/15 12/4-8/14 7/24-28/14 5/16-19/14 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 N=1,004 N=1,077 N=1,045 N=1,010 N=1,608 N=1,385 N=968 N=1,845 N=1,541 N=958 N=1,044 N=1,354 50

B2. And would you describe the financial situation in your own household these days as good, poor, or neither good nor poor? [IF GOOD, ASK:] Is that very good or somewhat good? [IF POOR, ASK:] Is that very poor or somewhat poor? [IF NEITHER, ASK:] If you had to choose, do you lean more toward good or poor? 12/4-8/14 2/16-20/12* 12/8-12/11 10/13-17/11 8/18-22/11 6/16-20/11 5/5-9/11 3/24-28/11 1/5-10/11 11/3-8/10 10/13-18/10 10/13-18/10 9/8-13/10 8/11-16/10 6/9-14/10 5/7-11/10 Total good 65 60 63 60 54 60 63 61 62 57 62 65 71 61 61 64 60 Very good 11 10 17 15 13 12 15 15 14 15 14 15 18 15 14 14 18 Somewhat good 36 36 29 31 26 31 30 31 32 28 31 35 38 30 30 32 31 Neither lean good 18 15 17 13 15 17 19 16 16 15 17 15 15 16 17 18 11 Neither Don t lean * * 4 5 10 7 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 3 6 7 Total poor 33 38 33 35 36 33 32 34 34 37 33 30 24 33 36 30 33 Neither lean poor 11 11 11 9 8 10 7 9 12 12 10 9 9 9 15 8 10 Somewhat poor 15 20 14 15 17 14 15 17 13 15 13 12 8 13 12 14 12 Very poor 7 7 8 11 11 9 11 8 9 11 11 10 7 10 9 8 11 Don t know na na * * - * * * - - * * * * * * * Refused 1 2 * 1 * * * * * * 1 * * * * * * N=1,010 N=1,000 N=1,000 N=1,000 N=1,000 N=1,001 N=1,001 N=1,001 N=1,001 N=1,000 N=1,501 N=846 N=1,000 N=1,007 N=1,044 N=1,002 51

ECO41. In the past month, do you think the economy has 12/3-7/15 7/9-13/15 4/23-27/15 1/29-2/2/15 12/4-8/14 7/24-28/14 5/16-19/14 3/20-24/14 1/17-21/14 12/5-9/13 10/3-7/13* 4/11-15/13 Gotten better 16 17 20 17 17 19 29 24 20 21 21 19 20 19 19 20 18 21 22 12 21 Gotten worse 17 31 20 21 24 16 15 14 24 25 24 20 20 22 22 23 21 20 23 45 17 Stayed about the same 65 50 58 60 58 64 55 60 55 54 54 60 59 59 58 55 60 58 53 41 60 Don t know [VOL] na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na 3 Refused/Not Answered 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 * N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 N=1,004 N=1,077 N=1,045 N=1,010 N=1,608 N=1,385 N=968 N=1,845 N=1,541 N=958 N=1,044 N=1,354 N=1,012 N=1,060 N=1,367 N=1,227 N=1,004 CCON1. How do you expect the financial situation of your household will change over the next 12 months? Will it? 12/3-7/15 7/9-13/15 4/23-27/15 Total Better 37 32 31 29 29 35 37 34 27 27 25 27 27 26 27 27 A lot better 6 7 6 5 6 7 7 7 5 5 4 5 6 6 5 4 A little better 31 25 25 24 23 28 30 27 23 22 21 22 21 21 22 23 Stay about the same 45 43 47 44 45 49 45 48 46 46 47 45 46 45 44 43 Total Worse 17 23 20 25 24 15 15 16 25 26 27 27 27 29 28 29 A little worse 13 19 15 19 19 11 11 13 19 21 21 20 20 22 21 21 A lot worse 4 4 5 6 6 3 4 4 6 6 5 7 7 7 7 8 Refused/Not Answered 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1/29-2/2/15 12/4-8/14 7/24-28/14 5/16-19/14 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 N=1,004 N=1,077 N=1,045 N=1,010 N=1,608 N=1,385 N=968 N=1,845 N=1,541 N=958 N=1,044 N=1,354 52

CCON2. How do you expect the general economic situation in this country will change over the next 12 months? Will it 12/3-7/15 7/9-13/15 4/23-27/15 Get better 26 29 29 31 29 34 38 38 31 31 32 32 33 34 29 29 A lot better 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 2 3 A little better 24 25 26 28 26 30 35 34 28 28 28 29 30 30 27 26 Stay about the same 41 34 40 34 36 37 40 42 33 32 29 33 32 31 33 33 Get worse 30 34 30 32 33 26 19 19 34 36 39 33 34 35 36 36 A little worse 24 26 22 23 23 19 14 13 25 26 28 24 24 24 24 26 A lot worse 6 9 8 10 10 7 5 6 10 9 11 9 10 11 12 10 Refused/Not Answered 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1/29-2/2/15 12/4-8/14 7/24-28/14 5/16-19/14 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 N=1,004 N=1,077 N=1,045 N=1,010 N=1,608 N=1,385 N=968 N=1,845 N=1,541 N=958 N=1,044 N=1,354 CCON3. Compared with the past 12 months, how do you think consumer prices will change in the next 12 months? Will they 12/3-7/15 7/9-13/15 4/23-27/15 Increase more rapidly 11 9 15 16 17 17 17 15 16 16 16 19 20 22 23 24 Increase at the same rate 42 34 39 38 41 43 39 40 38 40 42 44 45 46 43 41 Increase at a slower rate 22 24 20 21 21 22 22 23 23 23 22 21 20 18 18 17 Stay about the same 21 25 20 20 16 15 18 17 18 17 16 12 12 11 13 14 Fall 2 6 3 3 3 2 2 3 4 3 3 2 2 1 2 3 Refused/Not Answered 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 1/29-2/2/15 12/4-8/14 7/24-28/14 5/16-19/14 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 N=1,004 N=1,077 N=1,045 N=1,010 N=1,608 N=1,385 N=968 N=1,845 N=1,541 N=958 N=1,044 N=1,354 53

CCON4. Thinking about making major purchases such as furniture or electronic devices, do you think now is a? 12/3-7/15 7/9-13/15 4/23-27/15 1/29-2/2/15 12/4-8/14 7/24-28/14 5/16-19/14 A good time to buy 18 17 21 16 16 16 20 26 14 15 16 14 15 16 15 15 Neither a good nor bad time to buy 65 66 62 67 65 66 63 56 64 65 65 65 65 63 61 63 A bad time to buy 15 16 15 15 18 17 15 16 20 19 19 20 20 20 23 20 Refused/Not Answered 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 N=1,004 N=1,077 N=1,045 N=1,010 N=1,608 N=1,385 N=968 N=1,845 N=1,541 N=958 N=1,044 N=1,354 CCON5. Thinking of the general economic situation, do you think that now is a 12/3-7/15 7/9-13/15 4/23-27/15 Total Good Time to Save 76 76 77 77 72 76 71 72 69 71 72 73 74 78 70 69 Very good time to save 32 33 31 30 31 30 26 25 27 28 30 30 31 34 31 28 Fairly good time to save 43 43 46 47 41 46 45 47 42 43 43 43 43 44 39 41 Total Bad Time to Save 23 22 21 21 26 23 26 26 29 28 27 25 24 21 28 28 Fairly bad time to save 17 17 15 16 19 17 20 20 23 22 22 19 19 15 20 21 Very bad time to save 5 5 5 5 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 7 6 6 7 8 Refused/Not Answered 2 3 3 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 3 1/29-2/2/15 12/4-8/14 7/24-28/14 5/16-19/14 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 N=1,004 N=1,077 N=1,045 N=1,010 N=1,608 N=1,385 N=968 N=1,845 N=1,541 N=958 N=1,044 N=1,354 54

CCON6. How do you expect the number of people who are unemployed in this country to change over the next 12 months? Will it. 12/3-7/15 7/9-13/15 4/23-27/15 Total Increase 30 34 32 33 32 33 26 25 33 33 35 34 35 37 36 36 Sharply increase 4 6 6 7 5 6 4 4 7 7 7 8 9 10 9 8 Slightly increase 26 28 26 25 27 27 22 21 26 26 28 26 27 27 27 28 Remain the same 43 38 40 38 37 37 39 39 35 34 30 35 34 31 33 33 Total Decrease 24 26 25 27 29 28 33 33 31 32 34 29 30 31 29 30 Slightly decrease 22 23 24 24 26 26 30 31 29 30 32 27 28 29 27 28 Sharply decrease 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Refused/Not Answered 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 1 * 2 1 1 3 2 1/29-2/2/15 12/4-8/14 7/24-28/14 5/16-19/14 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=1,027 N=1,004 N=1,077 N=1,045 N=1,010 N=1,608 N=1,385 N=968 N=1,845 N=1,541 N=958 N=1,044 N=1,354 55

Supreme1. How closely have you been following news about the vacancy on the Supreme Court after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia? Extremely/Very closely 22 Extremely closely 10 Very closely 12 Somewhat closely 31 Not too/not closely at all 44 Not too closely 22 Not closely at all 23 Refused/Not Answered 3 Supreme3. As you may know, President Obama has nominated Judge Merrick Garland to replace Justice Scalia on the Supreme Court. Which of the following comes closer to your opinion on what the U.S. Senate should do now that President Obama has made a nomination for the Supreme Court vacancy? Hold hearings and vote on Judge Garland s nomination 64 Refuse to hold hearings so that the next president can make the nomination 32 Refused/Not Answered 4 56

Supreme4. If the Senate votes on Judge Garland s nomination, would you prefer that the Senate vote to confirm him as a Supreme Court justice, or not? Vote to confirm 59 Vote not to confirm 36 Refused/Not Answered 5 NCC8. Do you favor or oppose providing a legal way for illegal immigrants already in the United States to become U.S. citizens? 12/3-7/15 4/23-27/15 12/4-8/14 Total Favor 60 55 54 53 58 54 53 53 53 52 53 51 55 55 56 55 Strongly favor 22 20 21 20 19 19 18 19 20 18 17 18 20 20 17 18 Somewhat favor 38 35 33 33 38 34 34 34 33 35 36 34 35 36 39 36 Total Oppose 38 42 44 44 40 44 46 47 45 47 47 46 42 42 41 43 Somewhat oppose 19 20 21 21 16 22 23 21 23 24 23 21 23 21 20 22 Strongly oppose 19 22 23 23 24 22 23 25 22 23 24 25 19 21 21 21 Refused/Not answered 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 3 3 3 3 2 7/24-28/14 5/16-19/14 3/20-24/14 1/17-21/14 12/5-9/13 N=1,033 N=1,007 N=519 N=1,010 N=1,608 N=1,385 N=968 N=1,845 N=1,541 N=958 N=1,044 N=1,354 N=1,012 N=1,060 N=1,367 57

IM25c. Do you favor or oppose temporarily banning all Muslims who are not U.S. citizens from entering the United States? Total Favor 45 45 Strongly favor 20 23 Somewhat favor 25 22 Total Oppose 52 52 Somewhat oppose 25 26 Strongly oppose 26 25 Refused/Not answered 3 3 N=1,033 58

TRADE1. Do you think free trade agreements with other countries are generally good or bad for the American economy, or don t make much difference either way? Good for the economy 33 Don t make much difference 37 Bad for the economy 27 Refused/Not Answered 3 TRADE2. Do you think free trade agreements with other countries generally increase or decrease the number of jobs available to American workers, or don t make much difference either way? Increase 11 Don t make much difference 40 Decrease 46 Refused/Not Answered 3 59

TRADE3. Do you think free trade agreements with other countries generally increase or decrease wages for American workers, or don t make much difference either way? Increase 6 Don t make much difference 48 Decrease 43 Refused/Not Answered 2 TRADE4. Which of the following best describes you? I only buy items made in the United States, even if they cost more or are more difficult to find 9 I would like to buy items made in the United States, but they are often too costly or difficult to find 71 I don t feel strongly about buying items that are made in the United States 17 Refused/Not Answered 3 60

TRADE5. Say that you were buying a new pair of pants, and had the option to purchase one made in another country for $50, or one that was made in the United States for $85. Which would you be more likely to purchase? The cheaper pair of pants made in another country 67 The more expensive pair of pants made in the United States 30 Refused/Not Answered 3 TRADE6. Do you personally have a close friend or relative who has lost a job because it was moved overseas, or not? Yes, I do 18 No, I do not 81 Refused/Not Answered 1 61

TERR1. How would you rate the current risk of a terrorist attack happening inside the United States? 12/3-7/15 Extremely/very high risk 55 70 50 47 49 55 53 56 61 Extremely high risk 26 44 22 18 18 20 20 23 26 Somewhat high risk 30 26 29 29 31 35 33 33 35 Moderate risk 31 21 33 36 35 31 32 31 29 Extremely/very low risk 11 6 14 16 15 14 12 12 10 Somewhat low risk 8 5 11 12 12 11 10 10 7 Extremely low risk 4 2 3 4 3 3 3 2 2 Refused/Not Answered 2 2 3 2 1 * 2 1 * 1/29-2/2/15 N=1,007 N=1,045 N=1,608 N=1,385 N=968 N=1,845 N=1,541 N=958 ISIS1. How closely have you been following news about the U.S. military action in Syria and Iraq against the group known as the Islamic State? 12/3-7/15 1/29-2/2/15 Extremely/very closely 21 32 19 29 33 42 32 35 48 Extremely closely 7 12 6 9 10 13 10 12 17 Very closely 14 20 13 21 23 29 22 24 31 Somewhat closely 38 37 39 38 39 40 37 38 37 Not too/not at all closely 39 29 40 31 27 18 30 27 15 Not too closely 24 21 24 21 20 14 20 19 12 Not at all closely 16 8 16 11 7 4 10 7 3 Refused/Not Answered 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 N=1,007 N=1,045 N=1,608 N=1,385 N=968 N=1,845 N=1,541 N=958 62

ISIS2. Overall, would you say the U.S. military response in Syria and Iraq to the group known as the Islamic State has: 12/3-7/15 Gone too far 8 12 11 10 9 12 10 10 Been about right 39 29 41 39 37 45 44 40 Not gone far enough 48 56 46 49 53 40 43 49 Refused/Not Answered 5 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 N=1,007 N=1,608 N=1,385 N=968 N=1,845 N=1,541 N=958 63