Fox December 2018 National Topline December 12 Release
Fox December 2018 National Topline December 12 Release
Fox December 2018 National Topline December 12 Release
Methodology
The Fox News Poll is conducted under the joint direction of Anderson Robbins Research (D) and
Shaw & Company Research (R). The poll was conducted by telephone with live interviewers
December 9-11, 2018 among a random national sample of 1,006 registered voters (RV).
Results based on the full sample have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three
percentage points.
Landline (364) and cellphone (642) telephone numbers were randomly selected for inclusion in
the survey using a probability proportionate to size method, which means phone numbers for
each state are proportional to the number of voters in each state. Fieldwork conducted by Braun
Research, Inc. of Princeton, NJ.
Results from Fox News polls before February 2011 were conducted by Opinion Dynamics Corp.
1. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as president? [IF
APPROVE / DISAPPROVE: Is that strongly (approve/disapprove), or only somewhat?]
2.-5. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling the following
issues? [RANDOMIZE LIST]
Border security
9-11 Dec 18 46% 49 5
13-16 Oct 18 44% 51 4
19-21 Aug 18 44% 51 5
Immigration
9-11 Dec 18 43% 53 4
13-16 Oct 18 41% 55 4
16-19 Sep 18 41% 54 5
19-21 Aug 18 39% 57 4
9-11 Jul 18 43% 55 2
3-6 Jun 18 43% 52 5
22-24 Apr 18 43% 52 5
18-21 Mar 18 41% 55 4
21-23 Jan 18 40% 54 6
24-26 Sep 17 39% 57 4
27-29 Aug 17 43% 54 3
16-18 Jul 17 42% 53 6
23-25 Apr 17 44% 54 3
12-14 Mar 17 41% 56 3
Approve Disapprove (Don’t know)
Health care
9-11 Dec 18 33% 56 11
13-16 Oct 18 37% 53 9
16-19 Sep 18 38% 52 10
19-21 Aug 18 36% 55 9
21-23 Jan 18 40% 51 8
22-24 Oct 17 33% 60 7
24-26 Sep 17 35% 58 7
27-29 Aug 17 34% 60 6
16-18 Jul 17 32% 59 9
25-27 Jun 17 36% 55 9
23-25 Apr 17 35% 56 9
12-14 Mar 17 35% 55 10
6. Do you believe Donald Trump has been successful in revising trade deals with other
countries to make them more favorable to the U.S., or don’t you think so?
9. Have you personally been helped or hurt by the economic policies of the Trump
administration, or have they not made much of a difference either way?
For reference: Have you personally been helped or hurt by Barack Obama’s economic program?
Helped Hurt (Mixed/Neither) (Don’t know)
11-13 Oct 10 19% 27 46 8
For reference: And what about for you and your family -- will the actions Obama has taken since becoming
president help or hurt your personal financial situation, or will they not make much of a difference?
Will Help Will Hurt No difference (Don’t know)
22-23 Apr 09 38% 25 33 4
10. How often do you think President Trump puts his personal business interests ahead of the
interests of the American people?
On another subject…
16. I'm going to read you the names of several individuals and items. Please tell me whether
you have a generally favorable or unfavorable opinion of each one. If you've never heard
of one, please just say so. [IF FAVORABLE/UNFAVORABLE: Is that strongly
(favorable / unfavorable) or only somewhat?] [RANDOMIZE]
Gun laws
9-11 Dec 18 69% 35 34 27 17 10 3
26-28 Jun 16 79% 34 45 20 14 6 1
21-23 Jun 15 68% 25 43 30 17 13 3
4-6 Feb 13 78% 26 52 21 17 4 2
Race relations
9-11 Dec 18 69% 30 39 27 19 9 4
21-23 Jan 18 70% 27 42 28 22 6 2
21-23 Jun 15 66% 23 43 32 22 10 2
Illegal immigration
9-11 Dec 18 66% 33 32 31 23 9 3
21-23 Jan 18 64% 24 40 34 25 9 1
21-23 May 17 51% 24 27 48 32 16 1
26-28 Jun 16 62% 24 38 37 27 10 1
21-23 Jun 15 61% 19 42 37 27 10 1
4-6 Feb 13 60% 16 44 39 33 6 1
1-2 Sep 10 71% 29 42 28 21 7 1
-----------Concerned----------- --------Not concerned-------- (Don’t
TOTAL Extremely Very TOTAL Not very Not at all know)
Climate change
9-11 Dec 18 64% 33 31 32 19 13 4
21-23 Jan 18 57% 24 33 41 22 19 2
16-18 Jul 17 62% 34 28 36 16 20 2
21-23 May 17 60% 29 31 40 21 19 1
26-28 Jun 16 56% 19 37 43 26 17 1
21-23 Jun 15 51% 17 34 48 25 23 1
4-6 Feb 13 46% 13 33 52 33 19 1
32. If the 2020 presidential election were held today, would you:
Moving on…
49. Do you approve or disapprove of Robert Mueller’s investigation of the Trump
campaign’s ties with Russia and potential obstruction of justice charges against members
of the Trump administration?
50. Do you think the Trump campaign coordinated with the Russian government during the
2016 presidential election, or not?
52. In the long run, do you think Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation will make
the country stronger or weaker?
(No
Stronger Weaker difference) (Don’t know)
9-11 Dec 18 42% 34 9 16
53. In general, which of the following best describes the people who have pleaded guilty
during Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation -- they committed serious crimes,
they committed minor crimes, or they didn’t really commit any crimes at all?
Didn’t really
Serious commit any (Depends
crimes Minor crimes crimes at all on person) (Don’t know)
9-11 Dec 18 44% 21 11 7 16
POLITICAL IDENTIFICATION
--------Democrat-------- --------Republican-------- Independent /
TOTAL Solid Lean TOTAL Solid Lean Other
9-11 Dec 18 46% 38 8 40 33 7 15
13-16 Oct 18 46% 37 9 41 33 8 14
16-19 Sep 18 45% 38 7 39 34 5 16
19-21 Aug 18 49% 42 7 39 31 8 12
9-11 Jul 18 43% 36 7 41 34 7 15
3-6 Jun 18 47% 37 10 37 30 7 16
22-24 Apr 18 46% 38 8 37 29 8 17
18-21 Mar 18 44% 35 9 41 30 11 16
10-13 Feb 18 45% 36 9 39 30 9 16
21-23 Jan 18 43% 35 8 41 32 9 16
Fox News Poll -- Margin of Error for Subgroups
The Fox News Poll is conducted under the joint direction of Anderson Robbins Research (D) and
Shaw & Company Research (R). It was conducted by telephone (landline and cellphone) with
live interviewers December 9-11, 2018 among a random national sample of 1,006 registered
voters. Results based on the full sample have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three
percentage points. Results among the attached subgroups have larger sampling errors:
Men: +/- 4%
Women: +/- 4%
White: +/- 3.5%
Non-White: +/- 6.5%
White Men: +/- 5%
White Women: +/- 5%
Under Age 45: +/- 5%
Age 45+: +/- 3.5%
Income Under $50k: +/- 4.5%
Income $50k+: +/- 4%
Trump Voters: +/- 4.5%
Clinton Voters: +/- 5%
Democrats: +/- 4.5%
Republicans: +/- 4.5%
Independents: +/- 8%
Democratic Men: +/- 7.5%
Democratic Women: +/- 6%
Republican Men: +/- 6%
Republican Women: +/- 7%
Liberal: +/- 5.5%
Moderate: +/- 6.5%
Conservative: +/- 4.5%
White Evangelical: +/- 6%
White College Degree: +/- 5.5%
White No Degree: +/- 4.5%
White College Degree Men: +/- 7%
White No Degree Men: +/- 6.5%
White College Degree Women: +/- 9%
White No Degree Women: +/- 6%
Urban: +/- 6.5%
Suburban: +/- 5%
Rural: +/- 5%
Suburban Women: +/- 7%
Rural Whites: +/- 5.5%
1. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as president?
1. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as president? [IF APPROVE / DISAPPROVE: Is that
strongly (approve/disapprove), or only somewhat?]
3. Immigration: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling the following issues?
4. Border security: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling the following issues?
6. Do you believe Donald Trump has been successful in revising trade deals with other countries to make them more
favorable to the U.S., or don't you think so?
8. A year from now, do you think the economy will be better or worse? [IF BETTER / WORSE: Is that a lot (better/worse)
or only a little?]
10. How often do you think President Trump puts his personal business interests ahead of the interests of the American
people?
22. The opioid addiction crisis: How concerned are you about...
28. The caravan of Central American migrants currently seeking to enter the U.S.: How concerned are you about...
30. Natural disasters like hurricanes and wildfires: How concerned are you about...
32. If the 2020 presidential election were held today, would you definitely vote to re-elect Donald Trump, probably
vote to re-elect Trump, probably vote for someone else, or definitely vote for someone else?
34. Joe Biden: Please tell me what kind of president you think ... would be -- excellent, good, only fair, or poor.
36. Cory Booker: Please tell me what kind of president you think ... would be -- excellent, good, only fair, or poor.
38. John Delaney: Please tell me what kind of president you think ... would be -- excellent, good, only fair, or poor.
40. Kamala Harris: Please tell me what kind of president you think ... would be -- excellent, good, only fair, or poor.
42. Amy Klobuchar: Please tell me what kind of president you think ... would be -- excellent, good, only fair, or poor.
44. Beto O'Rourke: Please tell me what kind of president you think ... would be -- excellent, good, only fair, or poor.
46. Howard Shultz: Please tell me what kind of president you think ... would be -- excellent, good, only fair, or poor.
48. Elizabeth Warren: Please tell me what kind of president you think ... would be -- excellent, good, only fair, or
poor.
50. Do you think the Trump campaign coordinated with the Russian government during the 2016 presidential election, or
not?
52. In the long run, do you think Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation will make the country stronger or
weaker?