DETROIT – Michigan voters continue to disapprove of President Donald Trump, according to a new WDIV/Detroit News poll.
The poll asked Michigan voters how they feel about President Trump, along with other topics. Here are some of the findings:
Is America on the right track?
By a margin of 38.2 percent right – 48.2 percent wrong, Michigan voters believe the nation is on the wrong track by a 10-point margin.
- Independent voters believe the nation is on the wrong track by a margin of 28.5 percent right track/ 46.3 percent wrong track.
- 78 percent of Republican voters believe the nation is on the right track. 80.0 percent of Democratic voters believe Michigan is on the wrong track.
- In January 2018, voters said the nation was on the wrong track by a margin of 33 percent-54 percent.
How Michiganders view President Trump
Voters view Donald Trump unfavorably by a margin of 37.0 percent favorable to 56.6 percent unfavorable. These numbers remain unchanged from January 2018.
- Men view Trump unfavorably by a margin of 40.1 percent-50.7 percent.
- Women view Trump unfavorably by a whopping margin of 34.1 percent-62.1 percent.
But while voters view Trump unfavorably, voters disapprove of the job he is doing by a margin of 44.3 percent approve to 51.1 percent disapprove.
- While 25.5 percent strongly approve of Donald Trump’s performance, 44.2 percent strongly disapprove of Trump’s performance.
- While President Trump’s favorable/unfavorable has remain unchanged, his job approval has climbed from 39.5 percent to 44.3 percent since January 2018 – an improvement of 4.8 percent points.
Voters were asked if President Trump’s performance would or would not be a major factor in how they vote this November. 67.9 percent of voters said President Trump WOULD play a major factor in how they voted this November.
- Trade sanctions: Voters were asked if they support or oppose President Trump’s imposition of trade sanctions on other countries. By a margin of 40.8 percent-50.0 percent, Michigan voters oppose the trade sanctions .
- While 26.5 percent strongly support the sanctions, 38.2 percent strongly oppose the sanctions.
- Republicans are now the state’s strongest advocates of trade sanctions.
Poll methodology:
The Glengariff Group, Inc. conducted a Michigan statewide survey of November 2018 likely general election voters. The 600 sample, live operator telephone survey was conducted on September 5-7, 2018 and has a margin of error of +/-4.0 percent with a 95 percent level of confidence. 64.0 percent of respondents were contacted via landline telephone. 36.0 percent of respondents were contacted via cell phone telephone. This survey was commissioned by WDIV Local 4 and the Detroit News.