A majority of Americans believe President Trump Donald John TrumpUS reimposes UN sanctions on Iran amid increasing tensions Jeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant 'Fill that seat' at North Carolina rally MORE doesn't care if the federal government shuts down, according to a new poll.

Fifty-one percent in the Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday said they don't believe the president cares if the government shuts down. Forty-five percent said he does care.

Eighty-three percent of Republicans said Trump cared, while 80 percent Democrats said he didn't.

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The poll surveyed voters from Friday, Jan. 19 to Tuesday, Jan. 23, a period which covered last weekend's partial government shutdown.

The government shut down on midnight Friday after lawmakers failed to pass a short-term spending bill because of disagreements on immigration.

Trump signed a bill Monday to fund the government for another three weeks after a deal that gives lawmakers more time to reach an agreement on protecting immigrants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

The poll found that 32 percent blame congressional Democrats for the shutdown, 31 percent blame Trump and 18 percent blame congressional Republicans.

Democrats had refused to back the House GOP short-term spending bill Friday because it did not include a fix for DACA recipients.

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer Chuck SchumerVideo of Lindsey Graham arguing against nominating a Supreme Court justice in an election year goes viral Graham signals support for confirming a Supreme Court nominee this year Pelosi orders Capitol flags at half-staff to honor Ginsburg MORE (D-N.Y.) eventually accepted an offer from Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellMomentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day Trump expects to nominate woman to replace Ginsburg next week Video of Lindsey Graham arguing against nominating a Supreme Court justice in an election year goes viral MORE (R-Ky.) to fund the government for three weeks in exchange for McConnell's promise to allow an immigration bill on the floor next month.

The poll surveyed 1,245 voters from Jan. 19 to 23, and had a margin of error of 3.3 percentage points.