March 6, 2019 - U.S. Voters Oppose Trump Emergency Powers On Wall 2-1 Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 86% Back Democrats' Bill On Gun Background Checks

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American voters disapprove 66 - 31 percent of President Donald Trump using emergency executive powers to fund a wall on the border with Mexico, according to a Quinnipiac University National Poll released today.





Republicans back President Trump's use of emergency powers for the wall 69 - 29 percent, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University National Poll finds. Every other listed party, gender, education, age and racial group disapproves of this action.





Driven mainly by women, American voters oppose building a wall on the Mexican border 55 - 41 percent. Women oppose the wall 62 - 34 percent. Men are divided, with 49 percent supporting the wall and 47 percent opposed.





U.S. voters support 86 - 12 percent, including 80 - 17 percent among Republicans and 76 - 20 percent among gun owners, a bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives requiring background checks for all gun purchases, including at gun shows and online purchases.





Voters support 93 - 6 percent "requiring background checks for all gun buyers." Support is 89 - 10 percent among Republicans and 87 - 12 percent among gun owners. Support for universal background checks has ranged from 88 to 97 percent in every Quinnipiac University poll since February 2013, in the wake of the Sandy Hook massacre. The highest level of support, 97 - 2 percent, came in a February 20, 2018 survey, six days after the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.





"'We didn't want it in the first place and we certainly don't want it built by emergency executive order,' say wall-weary voters in big numbers," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.





"The call for universal background checks is now nearly universal. The trend we saw after the horror of Sandy Hook and through subsequent mass shootings has become an unstoppable tide."





The U.S. must do more to address gun violence, 73 percent of American voters say. Another 16 percent say the U.S. is doing enough and 5 percent say the U.S. is doing too much.





Voters support stricter gun laws 60 - 35 percent.





Legalized Marijuana





American voters say 60 - 33 percent "the use of marijuana should be made legal in the U.S." There is a very small gender gap, but a wide age gap:

Voters 18 to 34 years old support legalized marijuana 85 - 12 percent;

Voters 35 to 49 years old support it 63 - 30 percent;

Voters 50 to 64 years old support it 59 - 35 percent;

Voters over 65 years old are divided on legalized marijuana as 44 percent support it, with 49 percent opposed.

Voters support medical marijuana, if a doctor prescribes it, 93 - 5 percent.





American voters support erasing criminal records for marijuana possession 63 - 29 percent. Republicans are divided as 45 percent support erasing records, with 47 percent opposed. Every other listed party, gender, education, age and racial group supports erasing criminal records.





"The baby boomers say no to the drug that helped define an era, while the millennials say bring it on," Malloy said. "In between are enough voters to rubber stamp legalizing marijuana for recreation as well as medical reasons."





From March 1 - 4, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,120 voters nationwide with a margin of error of +/- 3.4 percentage points, including the design effect.





The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts gold standard surveys using random digit dialing with live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. The Quinnipiac University Poll conducts nationwide surveys and polls in more than a dozen states on national and statewide elections, as well as public policy issues.





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16. Do you support or oppose building a wall along the border with Mexico?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 41% 85% 8% 36% 49% 34% 42% 56% Oppose 55 11 89 60 47 62 56 41 DK/NA 4 4 3 5 4 5 2 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support 23% 41% 47% 45% 56% 42% 49% 12% 20% Oppose 73 56 51 52 41 56 49 81 76 DK/NA 4 3 2 4 3 2 3 7 4

TREND: Do you support or oppose building a wall along the border with Mexico?

Sup Opp DK/NA Mar 06, 2019 41 55 4 Jan 29, 2019 41 55 4 Jan 14, 2019 43 55 2 Dec 18, 2018 43 54 3 Aug 15, 2018 38 58 4 Jun 18, 2018 39 58 4 Apr 11, 2018 40 57 3 Feb 06, 2018 37 59 4 Jan 11, 2018 34 63 3 Dec 13, 2017 36 62 2

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17. Do you approve or disapprove of President Trump using emergency executive powers to fund a wall along the border with Mexico without the approval of Congress?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 31% 69% 5% 26% 38% 25% 30% 43% Disapprove 66 29 95 70 59 73 69 53 DK/NA 3 2 - 3 3 3 1 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 11% 29% 37% 37% 43% 30% 37% 10% 14% Disapprove 88 68 61 60 54 67 61 89 85 DK/NA 1 3 2 3 2 3 3 1 1

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of President Trump using emergency executive powers to fund a wall along the border with Mexico without the approval of Congress?

App Dis DK/NA Mar 06, 2019 31 66 3 Jan 29, 2019 31 66 3 Jan 14, 2019 32 65 3

22. Do you support or oppose stricter gun laws in the United States?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 60% 33% 87% 61% 51% 68% 64% 50% Oppose 35 62 11 33 44 26 33 44 DK/NA 5 5 2 5 5 5 3 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support 66% 58% 56% 68% 48% 65% 57% 84% 66% Oppose 30 37 41 29 47 31 39 14 27 DK/NA 4 4 3 4 5 4 5 1 7 GUN......... HsHld Owner Support 45% 35% Oppose 51 60 DK/NA 5 4

TREND: Do you support or oppose stricter gun laws in the United States?

Sup Opp DK/NA Mar 06, 2019 60 35 5 Jan 14, 2019 56 40 4 Nov 21, 2018 58 36 6 Apr 11, 2018 56 39 4 Mar 06, 2018 63 32 5 Feb 20, 2018 66 31 4 Dec 20, 2017 59 36 5 Nov 15, 2017 60 36 3 Oct 12, 2017 60 36 3 Jun 28, 2017 54 42 4

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23. Do you support or oppose requiring background checks for all gun buyers?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 93% 89% 98% 93% 89% 96% 94% 93% Oppose 6 10 2 5 9 3 6 6 DK/NA 1 1 1 2 1 1 - 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support 91% 93% 92% 97% 89% 98% 94% 98% 87% Oppose 8 7 7 3 10 2 6 2 10 DK/NA 1 - 1 - 1 - - - 3 GUN......... HsHld Owner Support 90% 87% Oppose 10 12 DK/NA 1 1

TREND: Do you support or oppose requiring background checks for all gun buyers?

Sup Opp DK/NA Mar 06, 2019 93 6 1 Jan 14, 2019 92 6 1 Feb 20, 2018 97 2 1 Dec 20, 2017 95 4 1 Nov 15, 2017 95 4 1 Oct 12, 2017 94 5 1 Jun 28, 2017 94 5 - Jun 30, 2016 93 6 1 Nov 05, 2015 93 5 1 Sep 28, 2015 93 6 1

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24. In general, do you think the United States is doing enough to address gun violence, doing too much, or do you think more needs to be done to address gun violence?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Doing enough 16% 30% 4% 16% 21% 12% 15% 19% Doing too much 5 8 - 4 7 2 3 6 More to be done 73 52 95 74 64 81 78 64 DK/NA 6 10 1 6 7 5 4 11 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Doing enough 14% 13% 21% 15% 21% 13% 17% 7% 19% Doing too much 7 2 4 2 7 2 5 - 4 More to be done 76 77 69 78 62 79 71 90 74 DK/NA 3 7 7 5 9 6 7 3 3 GUN......... HsHld Owner Doing enough 25% 29% Doing too much 6 6 More to be done 60 54 DK/NA 9 10

25. As you may know, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that would require background checks on all gun sales, including those at gun shows and through online retailers. Do you support or oppose this bill?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 86% 80% 97% 86% 80% 91% 88% 83% Oppose 12 17 2 12 17 7 11 12 DK/NA 3 4 - 2 3 3 2 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support 86% 87% 86% 88% 81% 90% 86% 93% 85% Oppose 12 10 13 10 17 7 12 4 14 DK/NA 2 4 1 2 3 3 3 3 1 GUN......... HsHld Owner Support 79% 76% Oppose 17 20 DK/NA 4 4

26. Do you think that the use of marijuana should be made legal in the United States, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 60% 40% 73% 64% 59% 61% 61% 55% No 33 52 20 31 35 31 34 37 DK/NA 7 8 8 5 6 8 6 8 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 85% 63% 59% 44% 58% 58% 58% 68% 65% No 12 30 35 49 36 35 35 20 32 DK/NA 2 7 6 7 6 7 7 12 3

TREND: Do you think that the use of marijuana should be made legal in the United States, or not?

Yes No DK/NA Mar 06, 2019 60 33 7 Apr 26, 2018 63 33 4 Jan 11, 2018 58 36 6 Aug 03, 2017 61 33 5 Apr 20, 2017 60 34 6 Feb 23, 2017 59 36 5 Jun 06, 2016 54 41 5 Dec 05, 2012 51 44 5

27. Do you support or oppose allowing adults to legally use marijuana for medical purposes if their doctor prescribes it?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 93% 86% 96% 96% 93% 92% 93% 91% Oppose 5 12 3 3 5 5 6 5 DK/NA 2 2 1 1 2 3 1 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support 99% 93% 93% 91% 94% 90% 92% 98% 96% Oppose 1 6 6 6 5 7 6 1 4 DK/NA - 1 1 3 1 3 2 1 -

TREND: Do you support or oppose allowing adults to legally use marijuana for medical purposes if their doctor prescribes it?

Sup Opp DK/NA Mar 06, 2019 93 5 2 Apr 26, 2018 93 5 1 Jan 11, 2018 91 6 2 Aug 03, 2017 94 4 1 Apr 20, 2017 94 5 1 Feb 23, 2017 93 6 1 Jun 06, 2016 89 9 2

28. Do you support or oppose erasing criminal records for marijuana possession or use?