A vast majority of Americans say social distancing guidelines advocated by President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE's coronavirus task force are working, according to a new Harvard CAPS-Harris poll released exclusively to The Hill.

Eighty percent of respondents said the guidelines pushed by the White House task force are working, while 20 percent said they did not think the measures have been successful.

The poll comes amid a debate about how soon to start reopening parts of the economy.

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The White House issued social distancing guidelines in mid-March, recommending that gatherings of more than 10 people be avoided and that individuals stay at least 6 feet away from others. Earlier this month, the Trump administration also recommended that individuals wear face masks when out in public.

Additionally, states have issued stay-at-home orders, in which nonessential businesses and schools have closed to the public.

"I think we are seeing broad acceptance of the government shutdown policies," said Harvard CAPS-Harris polling director Mark Penn Mark PennTrump, Biden battle over rush for COVID-19 vaccine The 7 keys to victory in the presidential race Biden leads Trump on law and order, coronavirus: poll MORE. "Work at home is the new normal and people are adjusting to it in industries where it is possible."

Seventy-eight percent of respondents said they were working or studying from home, while 22 percent said they were not.

However, tensions between the White House and a number of governors have risen in recent weeks as Trump has aimed to gradually reopen the economy in the near future.

Trump appeared on Friday to throw his support behind protesters in battleground states with Democratic governors where conservatives are chafing at the stay-at-home orders

"Some governors have gone too far. Some of the things that happened are maybe not so appropriate," Trump said at a coronavirus task force briefing Sunday. "And I think in the end it’s not going to matter because we're starting to open up our states, and I think they're going to open up very well."

The Harvard CAPS-Harris survey was conducted April 14-16 by The Harris Poll among 2,394 registered voters. Results were weighted for age within gender, region, race/ethnicity, marital status, household size, income, employment, education, political party and political ideology where necessary to align them with their actual proportions in the population.

Propensity score weighting was also used to adjust for respondents’ propensity to be online.