---
title: "Republican views of Donald Trump as president"
description: "BASED ON REPUBLICAN AND REPUBLICAN-LEANING REGISTERED VOTERS If Donald Trump were to become president do you think he would be a great, good, average, poor, or terrible president? NET Great/Good % Great % Good % Average % NET Poor/Terrible % Poor % Terrible % (VOL.) Never heard of/DK/Ref % Unweighted N All Rep/Rep Lean RV 56 […]"
date: "2016-01-20"
authors:
  - name: "Pew Research Center"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2016/01/20/republican-views-of-donald-trump-as-president/"
---

# Republican views of Donald Trump as president

**BASED ON REPUBLICAN AND REPUBLICAN-LEANING REGISTERED VOTERS**

If Donald Trump were to become president do you think he would be a great, good, average, poor, or terrible president?

|  | NET Great/Good % | Great % | Good % | Average % | NET Poor/Terrible % | Poor % | Terrible % | (VOL.) Never heard of/DK/Ref % | Unweighted N |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

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| All Rep/Rep Lean RV | 56 | 20 | 36 | 18 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 702 |
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| SEX |
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| Men | 59 | 21 | 39 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 424 |
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| Women | 52 | 19 | 33 | 20 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 278 |
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| AGE |
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| 18-39 | 49 | 19 | 30 | 21 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 127 |
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| 40-64 | 57 | 20 | 37 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 335 |
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| 65+ | 59 | 21 | 38 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 232 |
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| EDUCATION |
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| College grad+ | 50 | 17 | 33 | 18 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 323 |
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| Non-college grad | 59 | 21 | 38 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 375 |
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| FAMILY INCOME |
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| $75,000+ | 57 | 21 | 36 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 298 |
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| $30,000-$74,999 | 58 | 17 | 41 | 15 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 228 |
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| <$30,000 | 52 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 102 |
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| IDEOLOGY |
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| Conservative | 61 | 22 | 39 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 438 |
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| Moderate/Lib | 47 | 15 | 32 | 18 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 254 |
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| THOUGHT ABOUT ELECTION |
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| A lot | 65 | 26 | 39 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 449 |
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| NET Less than a lot | 40 | 8 | 32 | 24 | 28 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 253 |

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