POLITICO / Morning Consult Poll: Half of Voters Support Impeachment

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 03: U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions while departing the White House on October 03, 2019 in Washington, DC. Trump is scheduled to travel to Florida today before returning to Washington later this evening. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Arlington, VA — According to the latest POLITICO/Morning Consult poll, fifty percent of voters say that Congress should begin impeachment proceedings, compared to forty-four percent say the opposite. Eighty-four percent of Democrats support starting proceedings, compared to 12 percent who oppose it. Among Republicans, sixteen percent support impeachment proceedings, compared to eighty-one percent who oppose. Meanwhile, Independents are more evenly split: forty-five percent support impeachment proceedings, while forty-three percent are in opposition. Fifty-three percent of women support the impeachment inquiry, compared to forty-six percent of men. The poll was conducted Oct. 7-8 following the emergence of a second whistleblower.

Fifty-eight percent of voters, including twenty-nine percent of Republicans and eighty-six percent of Democrats, say it was inappropriate for President Donald Trump to publicly urge China and Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden.

Half of voters also say they support the House (50% - 43%) and Senate (50% - 42%) impeaching and convicting the president. Voters are split over the impact of an impeachment vote by their member of Congress. Forty-one percent of voters say they would be more likely to vote for their representative if he or she voted to impeach Trump, while thirty-five percent say they would be less likely to do so. Eighteen percent say it would not affect their vote.

“President Trump’s impeachment inquiry is drawing strong - and divisive - interest from voters with an eye toward the 2020 election,” said Tyler Sinclair, Morning Consult’s vice president. “For instance, roughly four in ten voters would be more likely to vote for a senator who backs removing Trump from office, including seven in ten Democrats. This compares with 35 percent who say they are less likely to vote for a senator who backs removal, including seven in ten Republicans.”

Voter intensity remains high, 84 percent, say they are “very likely” or “absolutely certain” to vote in the primary or caucus in their state. The president’s approval rating dropped to forty-one percent compared to fifty-seven percent disapproval.

More details on the poll and its methodology can be found in these two documents:

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