McLaughlin & Associates conducted a nationwide poll on December 7, 2016, asking the audience about the most important national security issues that the United States faces.

1. MCLAUGHLIN & ASSOCIATES
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SecureAmericaNow.org
December 7, 2016
1. WHEN THERE IS A GENERAL ELECTION FOR U.S. SENATE AND CONGRESS, DO YOU ALWAYS VOTE, ALMOST ALWAYS VOTE, VOTE MOST OF
THE TIME, HARDLY EVER VOTE, OR NEVER VOTE?
Total 1000
ALWAYS/ALMOST ALWAYS 88.8
Always Vote 61.5
Almost Always Vote 27.3
VOTE MOST OF THE TIME 11.2
2. FOR THE 2018 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION FOR CONGRESS, HOW LIKELY WOULD YOU SAY YOU ARE TO VOTE?
Total 1000
VERY LIKELY 83.3
SOMEWHAT LIKELY 16.7
3. GENERALLY SPEAKING, WOULD YOU SAY THINGS IN THE UNITED STATES ARE GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, OR HAVE THEY GOTTEN
OFF ON THE WRONG TRACK?
Total 1000
RIGHT DIRECTION 28.0
WRONG TRACK 62.1
DON'T KNOW 9.9
Net Diff. -34.1
4. GENERALLY SPEAKING, WOULD YOU LIKE THE NEXT PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, AND CONGRESS TO…?
1. CONTINUE THE POLICIES OF PRESIDENT OBAMA, OR
2. CHANGE DIRECTION AND MOVE AWAY FROM THE POLICIES OF PRESIDENT OBAMA
Total 1000
CONTINUE OBAMA POLS. 39.1
CHANGE DIRECTION 52.0
DON'T KNOW 8.9
Net Diff. -13.0

2. 5. DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE JOB BARACK OBAMA IS DOING AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES?
Total 1000
APPROVE 53.1
Strongly 25.8
Somewhat 27.3
DISAPPROVE 45.1
Somewhat 15.2
Strongly 29.9
DON'T KNOW 1.8
Net Diff. 8.0
Mean 2.50
6. DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE JOB DONALD TRUMP IS DOING AS PRESIDENT-ELECT OF THE UNITED STATES?
Total 1000
APPROVE 48.1
Strongly 25.0
Somewhat 23.1
DISAPPROVE 40.7
Somewhat 12.5
Strongly 28.2
DON'T KNOW 11.2
Net Diff. 7.5
Mean 2.51
7. DO YOU HAVE A FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE OPINION OF DONALD TRUMP?
Total 1000
FAVORABLE 45.4
Very 21.2
Somewhat 24.2
UNFAVORABLE 48.5
Somewhat 15.7
Very 32.8
NO OPINION 6.1
Net Diff. -3.1
Mean 2.36
8. IF THE ELECTION FOR U.S. CONGRESS IN YOUR DISTRICT WERE HELD TODAY, WOULD YOU BE MORE LIKELY TO VOTE FOR THE
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE OR THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE?
Total 1000
REPUBLICAN 44.9
Definitely 23.6
Probably 11.6
Lean 9.7
DEMOCRATIC 42.2
Definitely 26.4
Probably 9.9
Lean 5.9
UNDECIDED 12.9
Net Diff. 2.7

3. 9. IN THIS PAST NOVEMBER ELECTION FOR PRESIDENT, FOR WHOM DID YOU VOTE?
Total 1000
HILLARY CLINTON 42.0
DONALD TRUMP 41.7
GARY JOHNSON 4.9
JILL STEIN 2.3
EVAN MCMULLIN 0.8
OTHER CANDIDATE 1.4
NOT VOTE/PRESIDENT 1.5
NOT VOTE AT ALL 2.0
DK/REFUSED 3.4
10. REGARDLESS OF WHO YOU MAY HAVE VOTED FOR IN THE ELECTION FOR PRESIDENT, GENERALLY SPEAKING WHEN IT CAME TO THE
DEBATES, WHO DID YOU AGREE WITH MORE ON THE ISSUES THAT MATTERED TO YOU MOST?
Total 1000
HILLARY CLINTON 43.7
DONALD TRUMP 44.5
UNSURE 11.8
Net Diff. -0.8
11. FROM THE FOLLOWING LIST, WHICH SHOULD BE THE TOP PRIORITY OF PRESIDENT TRUMP AND THE NEW CONGRESS?
Total 1000
ECONOMIC 47.2
Creating Jobs 34.8
Reducing Taxes 12.4
SECURITY 34.2
Nat'l Sec./Terror 20.3
Stop/MidEast Refugees 7.0
Building the Wall 3.8
Tear up Iran Nuke Deal 3.1
REPEAL/REPLACE OBAMACARE 13.0
DK/REFUSED 5.5
12. WOULD YOU SAY YOU MOST FAVOR A SMALLER GOVERNMENT WITH FEWER SERVICES, OR A LARGER GOVERNMENT WITH MANY SERVICES?
Total 1000
SMALLER GOV'T 52.9
LARGER GOV'T 30.5
DON'T KNOW 16.6
Net Diff. 22.4

4. 13. DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF REPEALING AND REPLACING THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, ALSO KNOWN
AS “OBAMACARE?”
Total 1000
APPROVE 59.5
Strongly 35.1
Somewhat 24.4
DISAPPROVE 33.2
Somewhat 13.3
Strongly 20.0
DON'T KNOW 7.3
Net Diff. 26.3
Mean 2.80
14. DO YOU BELIEVE THE 2016 ELECTION WAS FAIRLY CONDUCTED?
Total 1000
YES 61.3
NO 25.7
UNSURE 13.1
Net Diff. 35.6
15. DO YOU BELIEVE MILLIONS OF ILLEGAL VOTERS CAST BALLOTS FOR HILLARY CLINTON?
Total 1000
YES 29.2
NO 47.7
UNSURE 23.1
Net Diff. -18.5
16. DO YOU BELIEVE THE MEDIA IS BIASED AGAINST PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP?
Total 1000
YES 53.1
NO 34.2
UNSURE 12.6
Net Diff. 18.9
17. HOW AWARE ARE YOU OF THE POLITICAL PROTESTS FOLLOWING THE RESULTS OF THE 2016 ELECTION?
Total 1000
AWARE 96.1
Very Aware 63.3
Somewhat Aware 32.8
NOT AWARE 1.7
UNSURE 2.2
Net Diff. 94.4

5. 18. HAVE YOU, YOURSELF, PARTICIPATED IN ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED PROTESTS?
Total 1000
YES 7.3
NO 90.5
UNSURE 2.2
Net Diff. -83.1
19. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES YOUR OWN PERSONAL OPINION?
1. I BELIEVE THE PEOPLE PROTESTING CAME TOGETHER NATURALLY TO VOICE THEIR ANGER ABOUT THE ELECTION RESULTS.
2. I BELIEVE THE 2016 ELECTION PROTESTS ARE PAID FOR BY POLITICAL INTERESTS.
Total 1000
CAME TOGETHER NATURALLY 54.2
PAID FOR/POL. INTERESTS 32.3
UNSURE 13.5
Net Diff. 21.8
20. DO YOU BELIEVE COLLEGE STUDENTS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO MISS CLASS WITHOUT PENALTY IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN PROTESTS?
Total 1000
YES 23.9
NO 65.8
UNSURE 10.3
Net Diff. -41.9
21. DO YOU BELIEVE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WHO RECEIVE FEDERAL PUBLIC FUNDING, INCLUDING TUITION MONIES PAID THROUGH
FINANCIAL AID AND PUBLICLY-FUNDED STUDENT LOANS, SHOULD HAVE THOSE FUNDS PULLED IF IT IS PROVEN THAT THEY HAVE ACTED IN
AN EFFORT TO FURTHER A PARTISAN POLITICAL AGENDA?
Total 1000
YES 49.2
NO 30.8
UNSURE 20.0
Net Diff. 18.4
22. IF YOU KNEW THAT PROTESTORS WERE BEING PAID AND THAT SOME PROTESTS ARE BEING LED BY THE SAME LEADERS AS THE BLACK
LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT, WOULD THIS DISCREDIT THE PROTESTS FROM YOUR POINT OF VIEW?
Total 1000
YES 61.8
NO 23.1
UNSURE 15.1
Net Diff. 38.7

6. 23. DO YOU BELIEVE PRESIDENT OBAMA AND HILLARY CLINTON SHOULD URGE PROTESTERS TO ACCEPT THE ELECTION RESULT THAT DONALD
TRUMP WON?
Total 1000
YES 67.9
NO 21.0
UNSURE 11.1
Net Diff. 46.9
24. GREEN PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JILL STEIN WHO RECEIVED 1% OF THE NATIONAL VOTE HAS ASKED FOR RECOUNTS IN
MICHIGAN, WISCONSIN AND PENNSYLVANIA TO TRY TO STOP DONALD TRUMP FROM BEING PRESIDENT. HILLARY CLINTON AND THE
DEMOCRATS ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE RECOUNT. DO YOU THINK IT WAS RIGHT OR WRONG FOR HILLARY CLINTON AND THE DEMOCRATS TO
SUPPORT THESE RECOUNTS?
Total 1000
RIGHT 38.9
WRONG 42.4
UNSURE 18.7
Net Diff. -3.5
25. DO YOU BELIEVE IT WOULD BE RIGHT TO HAVE MASS PROTESTS AT THE INAUGURATION?
Total 1000
YES 27.1
NO 61.4
UNSURE 11.5
Net Diff. -34.4
26. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH FUTURE SENATE DEMOCRATIC LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER’S ENDORSEMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE KEITH
ELLISON AS CHAIRMAN OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE, KNOWING THAT CONGRESSMAN ELLISON WORKED FOR THE ANTI-SEMITIC
NATION OF ISLAM AND REVEREND FARRAKHAN, AND COMPARED THE 9/11 ATTACK ON THE WORLD TRADE CENTER TO THE REICHSTAG FIRE IN
NAZI GERMANY THAT GAVE HITLER THE AUTHORITY TO DO WHATEVER HE WANTED?
Total 1000
AGREE 19.5
Strongly 8.8
Somewhat 10.7
DISAGREE 51.5
Somewhat 16.1
Strongly 35.4
DON'T KNOW 29.0
Net Diff. -32.1
Mean 1.90
27. SHOULD CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT TRUMP TEAR UP THE IRAN DEAL BECAUSE IT DOES NOT ALLOW INDEPENDENT U.S. INSPECTIONS OF
IRAN’S MILITARY LABORATORIES, NO U.S. MONITORING OF THE PROGRAM AND NO AMERICANS OR CANADIANS ON THE GROUND IN IRAN TO
INSPECT IN ANY CAPACITY?
Total 1000
YES 50.9
NO 21.9
UNSURE 27.2
Net Diff. 28.9

7. 28. ALL THINGS BEING EQUAL, WHO DO YOU AGREE WITH MORE?
1. PRESIDENT OBAMA AND SENATE DEMOCRATS WHO SAY THAT WE HAVE NO REALISTIC CHOICE TO AVOID WAR, BUT TO ACCEPT THE
AGREEMENT WITH IRAN AND IRAN’S BEHAVIOR WILL IMPROVE; OR
2. PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP AND THOSE IN CONGRESS WHO SAY IT’S A BAD AGREEMENT THAT THEY DID WITHOUT INPUT FROM CONGRESS
AND NOW IT SHOULD BE VOIDED TO NEGOTIATE A BETTER DEAL
Total 1000
PRES. OBAMA/DEMS 28.7
PRES.-ELECT TRUMP 51.3
DON'T KNOW 20.0
Net Diff. -22.6
29. ALL THINGS BEING EQUAL, WHO DO YOU AGREE WITH MORE?
1. PRESIDENT OBAMA WHO SAYS THAT THE AGREEMENT WITH IRAN DELAYS THEM FROM GETTING NUCLEAR WEAPONS FOR 10 YEARS AND
THAT’S THE BEST DEAL THAT WE CAN GET NOW AND IT BUYS US TIME TO AVOID WAR WITH IRAN, OR
2. OTHERS WHO SAY THAT NOW IS THE TIME TO STAND UP TO IRAN WHILE WE STILL HAVE ENORMOUS ECONOMIC AND MILITARY
ADVANTAGES OVER IRAN. IN 10 YEARS IRAN COULD HAVE NUCLEAR WEAPONS, BALLISTIC MISSILES TO CARRY THEM AND A MORE POWERFUL
CONVENTIONAL MILITARY AND A REVIVED ECONOMY TO PAY FOR THEM ALL. BETTER TO WALK AWAY FROM THIS AGREEMENT AND NEGOTIATE
FROM STRENGTH FOR A BETTER DEAL THAN TO PUT THIS OFF FOR 10 YEARS WHILE IRAN GETS STRONGER.
Total 1000
PRES. OBAMA/BEST DEAL 29.1
NEGOTIATE FROM STRENGTH 49.4
DON'T KNOW 21.5
Net Diff. -20.3
30. DO YOU SUPPORT OR OPPOSE PUTTING A HALT ON ANY MORE MIDDLE EASTERN REFUGEES FROM ENTERING THE UNITED STATES WITHOUT
BEING 100% SURE THEY ARE NOT A THREAT TO COMMUNITY SAFETY, NATIONAL SECURITY, OR A DRAIN ON OUR ECONOMY?
Total 1000
SUPPORT 66.1
Strongly 43.8
Somewhat 22.3
OPPOSE 24.4
Somewhat 14.5
Strongly 9.9
DON'T KNOW 9.5
Net Diff. 41.8
Mean 3.11
31. CURRENTLY THE RULES OF THE SENATE ARE WRITTEN TO ALLOW FILIBUSTERS SO THAT IT TAKES 60 VOTES OUT OF 100 TO GET ANY
LAW PASSED OR GET ANYTHING DONE. WOULD YOU BE IN FAVOR OF CHANGING THE SENATE RULES TO MATCH THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES SO THAT IT TAKES A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF 51 VOTES IN THE SENATE OUT OF 100 TO PASS A LAW OR GET THINGS
DONE?
Total 1000
FAVOR SIMPLE MAJORITY 46.2
OPPOSE SIMPLE MAJORITY 27.1
UNSURE 26.7
Net Diff. 19.0

8. 32. DO YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A WAR ON COPS?
Total 1000
YES 54.7
NO 32.8
UNSURE 12.5
Net Diff. 21.9
33. DO YOU SUPPORT OR OPPOSE CUTTING OFF FEDERAL FUNDS TO CITIES THAT BREAK THE LAW BY REFUSING TO TURN IN CRIMINAL
ILLEGAL ALIENS?
Total 1000
SUPPORT 62.0
Strongly 41.1
Somewhat 20.8
OPPOSE 26.7
Somewhat 13.5
Strongly 13.3
DON'T KNOW 11.3
Net Diff. 35.2
Mean 3.01
34. FROM THE FOLLOWING LIST, WHAT SOCIAL NETWORKS DO YOU USE?
Total 1000
FACEBOOK 79.5
TWITTER 32.3
GOOGLE + 31.0
PINTEREST 28.7
INSTAGRAM 28.5
LINKED-IN 22.4
SNAPCHAT 17.8
TUMBLR 8.3
REDDIT 6.4
WHATSAPP 3.8
MEERKAT 0.8
OTHER 10.0
35. THINKING ABOUT A POLITICAL PARTY, WOULD YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF A…?
Total 1000
REPUBLICAN 33.0
DEMOCRAT 36.0
INDEPENDENT/OTHER 31.0

9. 36. IF YOU WERE TO LABEL YOURSELF, WOULD YOU SAY YOU ARE A LIBERAL, A MODERATE, OR A CONSERVATIVE IN YOUR POLITICAL
BELIEFS?
Total 1000
LIBERAL 26.0
Very 12.1
Somewhat 13.9
MODERATE 39.0
CONSERVATIVE 35.0
Somewhat 19.9
Very 15.1
Mean 3.12
37. WHAT IS YOUR RELIGION?
Total 1000
PROTESTANT 47.6
CATHOLIC 25.4
JEWISH 3.1
MUSLIM 1.1
MORMON 1.0
EASTERN/GREEK/ORTHO. 0.6
BUDDHIST 1.4
ATHEIST/AGNOSTIC 16.7
OTHER 3.0
38. DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF AN EVANGELICAL OR BORN-AGAIN CHRISTIAN?
(ASKED ONLY TO PROTESTANTS)
Total Answering 476
YES 59.1
NO 40.9
39. WHAT IS CURRENTLY YOUR MARITAL STATUS?
Total 1000
SINGLE 34.2
Never Married 25.6
Live w/Sig. Other 8.6
MARRIED 50.8
SEPARATED 1.1
DIVORCED 10.4
WIDOWED 3.6

10. 40. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR PRESENT EMPLOYMENT SITUATION – A JOB IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, A JOB WITH THE GOVERNMENT,
SELF-EMPLOYED, HOMEMAKER, STUDENT, RETIRED OR NOT EMPLOYED?
Total 1000
EMPLOYED 55.8
Private Sector 39.5
Government 7.3
Self-Employed 9.0
HOMEMAKER 9.2
STUDENT 4.1
RETIRED 20.9
NOT EMPLOYED 10.0
41. WHAT IS YOUR ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME?
Total 1000
UNDER $20k 14.3
$20-$40k 25.3
$40-$60k 18.7
$60-$100k 24.7
$100-$150k 10.4
$150-$200k 4.0
$200-$250k 1.1
OVER $250k 1.6
Mean 66065
42. ARE YOU OR IS ANY MEMBER OF YOUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY A VETERAN, A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES ON ACTIVE DUTY, OR
EMPLOYED IN A MILITARY-RELATED INDUSTRY?
Total 1000
YES 34.1
Veteran 26.7
Active Duty 3.6
Military Rel. Empl. 1.4
More than One 2.4
NO/NONE 65.9
43. FROM THE FOLLOWING LIST, WHAT IS THE LAST GRADE OF FORMAL EDUCATION YOU HAVE COMPLETED?
Total 1000
LESS/COLLEGE GRAD 54.2
Less/H.S. Diploma 1.7
High School Grad. 19.6
Some College/Trade 32.9
COLLEGE GRADUATE 45.8
College Graduate 29.8
Post-Graduate Degree 16.0

11. 44. WOULD YOU CONSIDER WHERE YOU LIVE TO BE A URBAN, SUBURBAN OR RURAL AREA?
Total 1000
URBAN AREA 30.1
SUBURBAN AREA 47.8
RURAL AREA 22.1
45. WOULD YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF…?
Total 1000
WEALTHY 2.3
MIDDLE CLASS 86.1
Upper Middle Class 11.4
Middle Class 47.4
Lower Middle Class 27.4
POOR 11.6
46. OF ALL THE PERSONAL TELEPHONE CALLS THAT YOU RECEIVE, THAT IS CALLS NOT RELATED TO YOUR JOB, DO YOU…?
Total 1000
CELL PHONE 65.5
Only 47.4
Mostly 18.1
BOTH EQUALLY 18.6
LANDLINE PHONE 15.9
Mostly 11.2
Only 4.8
47. WHAT TYPE OF DEVICE DID YOU USE TO COMPLETE THIS SURVEY?
Total 1000
DESKTOP 34.4
LAPTOP 38.6
TABLET 9.7
MOBILE DEVICE/CELL-PHONE 17.3
48. ARE YOU OR IS A MEMBER OF YOUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY FROM A LATINO, HISPANIC OR SPANISH SPEAKING BACKGROUND?
Total 1000
YES 11.0
NO 89.0

12. 49. WHAT IS YOUR MAIN RACIAL BACKGROUND?
Total 1000
HISPANIC 11.0
AFRICAN AMERICAN 12.1
ASIAN 4.0
WHITE 71.0
OTHER 1.9
50. WHAT IS YOUR AGE? ARE YOU BETWEEN…
Total 1000
18-29 18.9
30-40 18.8
41-55 26.5
56-65 19.6
OVER 65 16.2
Mean 47.02
51. GENDER:
Total 1000
MALE 47.0
FEMALE 53.0
52. REGION:
Total 1000
NEW ENGLAND 5.1
MIDDLE ATLANTIC 12.4
EAST NORTH CENTRAL 16.0
WEST NORTH CENTRAL 7.6
SOUTH ATLANTIC 21.2
EAST SOUTH CENTRAL 5.9
WEST SOUTH CENTRAL 10.1
MOUNTAIN 7.2
PACIFIC 14.5
53. AREA:
Total 1000
EAST 17.5
MIDWEST 23.6
SOUTH 37.2
WEST 21.7