January 12, 2017 - American Voters Want Second Opinion On Obamacare, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Voters Support Immigrants, But Also Back Muslim List

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American voters are divided 48 - 47 percent on whether President-elect Donald Trump should support efforts to repeal Obamacare, the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today.





In a separate question, 18 percent of voters say Trump and Congress should repeal all of the ACA, while 47 percent say repeal parts of the ACA and 31 percent say Congress should not repeal any of the ACA, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University Poll finds.





Republican voters say 86 - 13 percent that Trump should support ACA repeal, while Democrats say 78 - 17 percent he should not. Independent voters are divided as 44 percent say Trump should support ACA repeal and 49 percent say he should not.





On the second question, 13 percent of independent voters say repeal all of ACA, while 58 percent say repeal parts of it and 24 percent say keep all of it.





Almost half of American voters - 45 percent - are "very concerned" about climate change, while 29 percent are "somewhat concerned," with 14 percent "not so concerned" at 13 percent "not concerned at all."





Voters say 59 - 32 percent that Trump should not remove regulations intended to combat climate change. Opposed to removing these regulations are Democrats 81 - 15 percent and independent voters 58 - 34 percent. Republicans say 52 - 35 percent to remove the regulations.





"Not exactly a hearty endorsement of two highly controversial stances President-elect Donald Trump has taken: A split decision on scrapping Obamacare but no ambivalence on climate change. 'Preserve the planet, Mr. Trump,' is the stern advice of voters," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.





Illegal immigrants should be allowed to stay in the U.S. with a path to citizenship, 59 percent of American voters say, while 9 percent say immigrants should be allowed to stay with no path to citizenship and 25 percent say illegal immigrants should be required to leave.





Supporting the path to citizenship option are Democrats, 80 percent; independent voters, 62 percent; Republicans, 38 percent; women, 66 percent, and men, 51 percent. Voters in every age group support this option, with support at 59 or 60 percent.





By a narrow 48 - 42 percent, American voters support "suspending immigration from terror prone regions, even if it means turning away refugees."





By a broader 53 - 41 percent, voters support requiring immigrants from Muslim countries to register with the federal government.





"The Trump 'send them back to where they came from' rallying cry may have stirred the crowds and tipped the vote his way, but Americans are not inclined to simply show immigrants the door," Malloy said.





Abortion





Offered four options on abortion, American voters say:

28 percent that it should be legal in all cases:

34 percent that it should be legal in most cases;

21 percent that it should be illegal in most cases;

11 percent that it should be illegal in all cases.

Voters agree with the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision on abortion 68 - 28 percent. Republicans disagree 57 - 39 percent, the only listed party, gender, education, age or racial group to disagree.





American voters are divided 46 - 46 percent on whether they would support or oppose a law in their state banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.





Trump should select a Supreme Court justice based solely on whether the person is qualified and should not consider a nominee's position on controversial issues such as abortion, voters say 53 - 40 percent.





From January 5 - 9, Quinnipiac University surveyed 899 voters nationwide with a margin of error of +/- 3.3 percentage points. Live interviewers call landlines and cell phones.





The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa, Colorado, North Carolina, Georgia and the nation as a public service and for research.





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31. As president, do you think Donald Trump should - remove regulations on businesses and corporations, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Should 39% 66% 18% 37% 47% 32% 40% 47% No 51 25 73 53 46 56 52 40 DK/NA 10 10 9 10 8 13 8 13 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes/Should 34% 39% 43% 41% 53% 36% 44% 26% No 63 51 49 41 42 49 46 65 DK/NA 3 10 8 18 5 14 10 10

32. As president, do you think Donald Trump should - remove specific regulations intended to combat climate change, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Should 32% 52% 15% 34% 36% 29% 28% 42% No 59 35 81 58 54 63 66 46 DK/NA 9 14 3 8 10 9 6 12 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes/Should 31% 28% 35% 35% 38% 32% 35% 23% No 62 64 56 53 51 59 55 68 DK/NA 7 8 9 11 11 8 10 9

33. As president, do you think Donald Trump should - support efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Should 48% 86% 17% 44% 55% 41% 47% 59% No 47 13 78 49 39 54 52 37 DK/NA 5 1 5 7 6 4 1 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes/Should 47% 49% 51% 46% 63% 44% 53% 33% No 44 47 47 49 35 53 44 56 DK/NA 9 4 3 5 2 3 3 11

48. How concerned are you about climate change; very concerned, somewhat concerned, not so concerned, or not concerned at all?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very concerned 45% 12% 71% 48% 39% 49% 47% 33% Somewhat concerned 29 38 22 28 29 28 25 34 Not so concerned 14 23 4 13 15 12 15 15 Not concerned at all 13 27 3 10 15 10 12 17 DK/NA 1 1 - - 1 - - 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Very concerned 53% 45% 38% 43% 32% 47% 40% 58% Somewhat concerned 36 29 30 22 32 28 30 27 Not so concerned 9 14 17 12 17 14 15 9 Not concerned at all 2 12 14 22 19 12 15 6 DK/NA - - 1 1 1 - - 1

49. Which comes closest to your view about illegal immigrants who are currently living in the United States? A) They should be allowed to stay in the United States and to eventually apply for U.S. citizenship. B) They should be allowed to remain in the United States, but not be allowed to apply for U.S. citizenship. C) They should be required to leave the U.S.

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No A) Stay/Citizenship 59% 38% 80% 62% 51% 66% 64% 52% B) Stay/Not citizen 9 10 6 12 11 7 12 9 C) Not stay 25 44 11 19 32 19 21 32 DK/NA 6 8 2 7 5 7 4 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht A) Stay/Citizenship 60% 59% 60% 59% 48% 67% 58% 65% B) Stay/Not citizen 9 7 11 9 13 8 10 7 C) Not stay 26 28 26 23 36 19 27 22 DK/NA 5 6 3 9 4 7 5 7

50. Do you support or oppose suspending immigration from "terror prone" regions, even if it means turning away refugees from those regions?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 48% 72% 24% 49% 54% 43% 46% 57% Oppose 42 17 66 42 38 45 48 29 DK/NA 10 10 10 9 8 12 5 14 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Support 44% 44% 51% 54% 59% 45% 51% 38% Oppose 49 48 40 33 34 43 39 51 DK/NA 6 8 10 14 7 12 10 11

51. Do you support or oppose requiring immigrants from Muslim countries to register with the federal government?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 53% 75% 34% 52% 53% 53% 45% 68% Oppose 41 21 62 41 41 41 50 26 DK/NA 6 5 4 7 7 6 5 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Support 47% 41% 63% 59% 56% 58% 57% 42% Oppose 46 56 34 33 41 35 38 51 DK/NA 8 3 3 8 4 7 6 6

52. Do you think President-elect Trump and the Republicans in Congress should repeal all of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, should repeal parts of the healthcare law but keep other parts, or should not repeal any of the Affordable Care Act?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Repeal all 18% 36% 4% 13% 23% 13% 17% 25% Repeal parts 47 57 29 58 48 47 48 51 Should not repeal 31 5 64 24 24 37 34 19 DK/NA 4 2 3 4 5 3 1 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Repeal all 13% 19% 23% 16% 27% 15% 21% 8% Repeal parts 52 38 48 52 50 49 49 41 Should not repeal 29 40 27 28 19 33 27 45 DK/NA 6 2 3 4 3 3 3 6

53. Do you think abortion should be legal in all cases, legal in most cases, illegal in most cases or illegal in all cases?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Legal all cases 28% 9% 45% 30% 22% 34% 32% 23% Legal most cases 34 25 39 39 35 34 37 30 Illegal most cases 21 36 8 19 25 17 22 26 Illegal all cases 11 25 5 5 11 11 7 16 DK/NA 6 4 3 6 7 5 3 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Legal all cases 35% 32% 23% 25% 20% 33% 27% 31% Legal most cases 38 34 34 33 34 33 33 39 Illegal most cases 16 19 25 22 31 18 24 12 Illegal all cases 9 12 12 12 11 12 12 9 DK/NA 3 3 6 8 4 4 4 10

54. In general, do you agree or disagree with the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that established a woman's right to an abortion?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Agree 68% 39% 89% 74% 63% 72% 75% 59% Disagree 28 57 10 22 31 26 23 36 DK/NA 4 5 1 4 6 2 2 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Agree 75% 74% 64% 64% 61% 72% 67% 73% Disagree 20 25 31 32 34 26 30 22 DK/NA 5 1 4 4 5 2 3 5

55. If a ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy were enacted in the state in which you live, would you support or oppose that policy?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 46% 59% 36% 45% 51% 42% 41% 50% Oppose 46 38 58 45 39 52 53 44 DK/NA 8 3 7 10 10 6 6 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Support 49% 54% 47% 39% 53% 39% 46% 50% Oppose 43 43 46 52 40 55 48 40 DK/NA 9 4 6 9 7 6 6 10

56. Should President-elect Trump choose a Supreme Court nominee based only on whether that person is qualified to be a justice, or should he also consider that person's views on controversial issues like abortion?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Only qualifications 53% 41% 62% 56% 51% 55% 59% 50% Consider views 40 53 34 37 41 39 36 43 DK/NA 7 6 4 7 8 6 5 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Only qualifications 49% 54% 53% 57% 52% 57% 54% 51% Consider views 45 43 41 33 42 37 39 43 DK/NA 6 3 6 10 6 7 6 6

56a. (If consider views q56) Do you think President-elect Trump should appoint Supreme Court Justices who will vote to restrict abortion rights, or not?