While the majority of Americans support President Barack Obama's actions, the numbers are skewed on party lines. | Getty Poll: Majority support Obama's executive actions on guns

A majority of Americans support President Barack Obama’s executive actions on guns, according to a CNN/ORC poll released Thursday night.

Some 67 percent of Americans surveyed favor Obama’s changes, with 32 percent opposing them.


While the majority of Americans support the actions, the numbers are skewed on party lines. A plurality of Democrats (87 percent), 65 percent of independents and 51 percent of Republicans support the actions. More than one in two gun owners (57 percent) and rural residents (56 percent) also support the moves.

Despite widespread support, more people are skeptical about the measures actually doing anything. Six in 10 of those surveyed don’t think the actions will be effective. Three-quarters of gun owners don’t believe they’ll be effective.

The poll of 1,027 adults was conducted Jan. 5-7. The margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points.