The Star Tribune interviewed 800 Minnesota registered voters between Oct. 14 and Oct. 16. Highlights from questions about President Trump and impeachment are below. Scroll down the page to see details about how the poll was conducted and the demographics of the 800 respondents.
Based on what you have read or heard, do you support or oppose impeaching President Donald Trump and removing him from office?
Support Oppose Undecided 47% 48% 5% Support Oppose Undecided Men 43% 52% 5% Women 50 44 6 DFL / Democrat 85 6 9 Republican 5 93 2 Independent / other 43 53 4 18-34 61 32 7 35-49 45 48 7 50-64 40 57 3 65+ 47 49 4 Under $50,000 57 38 5 $50,000 and over 43 51 6 Hennepin / Ramsey 62 32 6 Metro Suburbs 39 56 5 Southern Minn. 41 55 4 Northern Minn. 38 56 6 Do you believe President Trump should or should not be impeached and removed from office?
Should Should not Not sure 36% 49% 15% Should Should not Not sure Men 31% 54% 15% Women 40 45 15 DFL / Democrat 67 14 19 Republican 4 94 2 Independent / other 29 47 24 18-34 48 34 18 35-49 31 48 21 50-64 33 58 9 65+ 34 51 15 Under $50,000 37 50 13 $50,000 and over 34 52 14 Hennepin / Ramsey 42 41 17 Metro Suburbs 31 55 14 Southern Minn. 33 48 19 Northern Minn. 33 56 11 Trump voters 5 91 4 Clinton voters 66 12 22 Do you approve or disapprove of Donald Trump's job performance as president?
Approve Disapprove Not sure 40% 56% 4% Approve Disapprove Not sure Men 44% 52% 4% Women 37 59 4 DFL / Democrat 3 97 0 Republican 83 13 4 Independent / other 42 49 9 18-34 27 72 1 35-49 40 53 7 50-64 49 47 4 65+ 41 56 3 Under $50,000 30 66 4 $50,000 and over 43 53 4 Hennepin / Ramsey 23 74 3 Metro Suburbs 49 46 5 Southern Minn. 47 49 4 Northern Minn. 48 47 5 Approve Disapprove Not sure 39% 56% 5% Approve Disapprove Not sure Men 46% 50% 4% Women 33 61 6 DFL / Democrat 4 92 4 Republican 95 1 4 Independent / other 27 66 7 18-34 24 72 4 35-49 39 54 7 50-64 44 50 6 65+ 44 52 4 Under $50,000 44 51 5 $50,000 and over 39 55 6 Hennepin / Ramsey 32 64 4 Metro Suburbs 42 53 5 Southern Minn. 40 55 5 Northern Minn. 46 47 7 Trump voters 86 8 6 Clinton voters 1 95 4 Do you think the House of Representatives' impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump is...
A serious matter Partisan politics Not sure 52% 43% 5% A serious matter Partisan politics Not sure Men 48% 47% 5% Women 56 38 6 DFL / Democrat 96 2 2 Republican 6 90 4 Independent / other 46 43 11 18-34 69 25 6 35-49 52 42 6 50-64 42 53 5 65+ 52 43 5 Under $50,000 65 31 4 $50,000 and over 47 48 5 Hennepin / Ramsey 69 28 3 Metro Suburbs 44 49 7 Southern Minn. 45 49 6 Northern Minn. 43 52 5 Do you think Donald Trump generally speaks the truth, or not?
Yes, he does No, he does not Not sure 35% 61% 4% Yes, he does No, he does not Not sure Men 37% 58% 5% Women 33 64 3 DFL / Democrat 2 97 1 Republican 71 23 6 Independent / other 38 56 6 18-34 21 73 6 35-49 36 59 5 50-64 44 53 3 65+ 34 63 3 Under $50,000 26 72 2 $50,000 and over 38 58 4 Hennepin / Ramsey 22 75 3 Metro Suburbs 43 53 4 Southern Minn. 38 57 5 Northern Minn. 43 53 4 Yes, he does No, he does not Not sure 34% 59% 7% Yes, he does No, he does not Not sure Men 39% 55% 6% Women 29 63 8 DFL / Democrat 5 91 4 Republican 74 15 11 Independent / other 28 65 7 18-34 24 73 3 35-49 30 62 8 50-64 38 53 9 65+ 39 54 7 Under $50,000 39 53 8 $50,000 and over 35 58 7 Hennepin / Ramsey 27 68 5 Metro Suburbs 38 52 10 Southern Minn. 31 62 7 Northern Minn. 41 53 6 Trump voters 70 18 12 Clinton voters 3 94 3 Do you believe that Donald Trump abuses the power of his office, or not?
Yes, he does No, he does not Not sure 56% 38% 6% Yes, he does No, he does not Not sure Men 52% 42% 6% Women 59 34 7 DFL / Democrat 94 4 2 Republican 17 73 10 Independent / other 50 43 7 18-34 70 26 4 35-49 57 35 8 50-64 49 44 7 65+ 53 42 5 Under $50,000 63 31 6 $50,000 and over 55 39 6 Hennepin / Ramsey 69 26 5 Metro Suburbs 50 45 5 Southern Minn. 49 41 10 Northern Minn. 50 45 5 About the poll
This Star Tribune Minnesota Poll findings are based on interviews conducted Oct. 14-16 with 800 Minnesota registered voters. The interviews were conducted via land line (47 percent) and cellphone (53 percent). The poll was conducted for the Star Tribune by Mason-Dixon Polling and Strategy, Inc.Results of a poll based on 800 interviews will vary by no more than 3.5 percentage points, plus or minus, from the overall population 95 times out of 100. Margins are larger for groups within the sample, such as Democrats and Republicans, and age groups.The self-identified party affiliation of the respondents is 38 percent Democrats, 32 percent Republicans and 30 percent independents or other.Sampling error does not take into account other sources of variation inherent in public opinion surveys, such as nonresponse, question wording or context effects. In addition, news events may have affected opinions during the period the poll was taken.Readers can e-mail questions to matt.delong@startribune.com.Demographic breakdown of this polling sample
PARTY DFL / Democrat 303 (38%) Republican 257 (32%) Independent/Other 240 (30%) AGE 18-34 142 (18%) 35-49 209 (26%) 50-64 241 (30%) 65+ 202 (25%) Refused 6 (1%) GENDER Male 382 (48%) Female 418 (52%) INCOME < $25,000 91 (11%) $25,000-$49,999 130 (16%) $50,000-$74,999 134 (17%) $75,000-$99,999 127 (16%) $100,000+ 151 (19%) Refused 167 (21%) REGION Hennepin/Ramsey 256 (32%) Metro Suburbs 231 (29%) Southern Minnesota 159 (20%) Northern Minnesota 154 (19%) INTERVIEW Land-line 377 (47%) Cell Phone 423 (53%)
