The Star Tribune and Minnesota Public Radio News polled 800 Minnesota likely voters between Sept. 10 and Sept. 12, on a number of topics, including President Trump’s job performance, his handling of the economy and jobs, and whether he generally speaks the truth or not. Highlights from questions about President Trump are below. Scroll down the page to see details about how the poll was conducted and the demographics of the 800 respondents.
Do you approve or disapprove of Donald Trump’s job performance as president?
| Approve | Disapprove | Not sure |
| 39% | 56% | 5% |
| Approve | Disapprove | Not sure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 46% | 50% | 4% |
| Women | 33 | 61 | 6 |
| Democrats | 4 | 92 | 4 |
| Republicans | 95 | 1 | 4 |
| Independents / 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 approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling the economy and jobs?
| Approve | Disapprove | Not sure |
| 48% | 45% | 7% |
| Approve | Disapprove | Not sure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 55% | 40% | 5% |
| Women | 42 | 49 | 9 |
| Democrats | 10 | 81 | 9 |
| Republicans | 97 | 1 | 2 |
| Independents / other | 47 | 44 | 9 |
| 18-34 | 30 | 60 | 10 |
| 35-49 | 47 | 44 | 9 |
| 50-64 | 56 | 39 | 5 |
| 65+ | 53 | 43 | 4 |
| Under $50,000 | 50 | 42 | 8 |
| $50,000 and over | 50 | 43 | 7 |
| Hennepin / Ramsey | 38 | 54 | 8 |
| Metro Suburbs | 53 | 40 | 7 |
| Southern Minn. | 49 | 44 | 7 |
| Northern Minn. | 55 | 39 | 6 |
| Trump voters | 92 | 6 | 2 |
| Clinton voters | 8 | 82 | 10 |
Thinking about your household’s financial situation, would you say you are better off, worse off or about the same as you were two years ago?
| Better | Worse | Same | Not sure |
| 27% | 16% | 56% | 1% |
| Better | Worse | Same | Not sure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 28% | 13% | 58% | 1% |
| Women | 25 | 18 | 55 | 2 |
| Democrats | 8 | 19 | 72 | 1 |
| Republicans | 53 | 8 | 37 | 2 |
| Independents / other | 23 | 20 | 56 | 1 |
| 18-34 | 18 | 15 | 66 | 1 |
| 35-49 | 26 | 17 | 56 | 1 |
| 50-64 | 33 | 14 | 52 | 1 |
| 65+ | 27 | 16 | 55 | 2 |
| Under $50,000 | 28 | 17 | 54 | 1 |
| $50,000 and over | 28 | 14 | 57 | 1 |
| Hennepin / Ramsey | 20 | 16 | 64 | 0 |
| Metro Suburbs | 33 | 16 | 50 | 1 |
| Southern Minn. | 24 | 18 | 55 | 3 |
| Northern Minn. | 30 | 13 | 55 | 2 |
| Trump voters | 50 | 9 | 40 | 1 |
| Clinton voters | 6 | 20 | 73 | 1 |
Do you think Donald Trump generally speaks the truth, or not?
| 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 |
| Democrats | 5 | 91 | 4 |
| Republicans | 74 | 15 | 11 |
| Independents / 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 |
About the poll
This Star Tribune/MPR News Minnesota Poll findings are based on interviews conducted Sept. 10-12 with 800 Minnesota likely voters. The interviews were conducted via land line (60 percent) and cellphone (40 percent). The poll was conducted for the Star Tribune and Minnesota Public Radio News by Mason-Dixon Polling and Research 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 37 percent Democrats, 31 percent Republicans and 32 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 djmcgrath@startribune.com.
Demographic breakdown of this polling sample
| PARTY | ||
|---|---|---|
| DFL/Democrat | 299 | (37%) |
| Republican | 246 | (31%) |
| Independent/Other | 255 | (32%) |
| AGE | ||
| 18-34 | 152 | (19%) |
| 35-49 | 200 | (25%) |
| 50-64 | 226 | (28%) |
| 65+ | 216 | (27%) |
| Refused | 6 | (1%) |
| GENDER | ||
| Male | 377 | (47%) |
| Female | 423 | (53%) |
| INCOME | ||
|---|---|---|
| < $25,000 | 84 | (10%) |
| $25,000-$49,999 | 127 | (16%) |
| $50,000-$74,999 | 130 | (16%) |
| $75,000-$99,999 | 121 | (15%) |
| $100,000+ | 125 | (16%) |
| Refused | 213 | (27%) |
| REGION | ||
| Hennepin/Ramsey | 255 | (32%) |
| Metro Suburbs | 230 | (29%) |
| Southern Minnesota | 160 | (20%) |
| Northern Minnesota | 155 | (19%) |
| INTERVIEW | ||
| Land-line | 483 | (60%) |
| Cell Phone | 317 | (40%) |
