- The Washington Times - Sunday, November 24, 2024

The majority of Americans are happy that President-elect Donald Trump won the election and look forward to his second stint in the White House, a new poll has found.

A CBS News/YouGov poll found that 59% approve of Mr. Trump’s handling of the presidential transition. More Americans are happy (31%) and satisfied (24%) that he won, than those dissatisfied (23%) or angry (21%).

More Republicans are excited (54%) and optimistic (41%) about what Mr. Trump will do as president than Democrats, who say they are scared (50%) and concerned (35%) about what he will do.

The majority of Republicans (78%) said Mr. Trump’s election would motivate them to support him, while 4% said it would motivate them to oppose him and 18% said it wouldn’t motivate them either way. For Democrats, 10% say the election of Mr. Trump motivates them to support him, while 44% say it motivates them to oppose him and 46% say it doesn’t motivate them either way.

Some 44% say that food and grocery prices will go down now that Mr. Trump was elected, while 35% say prices will go up and 21% say there will be no change.

Overall, 42% say that the economy is good right now, while 36% say it was good in October. However, when it comes to Republicans, 25% say the economy is good right now, while only 13% say it was good in October.


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Since being elected earlier this month, Mr. Trump got to work to fill out his Cabinet and key administration positions, with some appointments and nominations being applauded while others have been questioned.

Most of those surveyed (89%) say it is important that whoever Mr. Trump picks for his administration to speak their mind, while 86% say it’s important they have experience in the field or agency they would run, 64% say they should have experience in Washington and 51% say they should be loyal to the president-elect.

The majority of voters (57%) approve of a mass deportation program for immigrants in the country illegally, while 43% disapprove. Some 82% say immigration and border patrol agencies should be in charge of the deportations, while 64% say federal law enforcement should get involved and 40% say the military is needed.

More than half of all Americans (65%) say democracy in the United States is threatened, while 57% of Republican voters say the same. Some 35% of Americans say democracy is secure, while 43% of Republican voters say the same.

Republicans are more likely to say that America’s best days are in the future (67%) than in its past (27%). When the same question was asked in October, more Republicans said the country’s best days were in the past (57%) than the future (38%).

For Democrats, 45% say America’s best days are in the past, while 36% say they’re in the future, compared to October when 26% said the country’s best days are in the past, and 63% said the best days were in the future.

The survey of 2,232 adults was conducted Nov. 19-22. The margin of error is plus or minus 2.3 percentage points.

• Mallory Wilson can be reached at mwilson@washingtontimes.com.

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