New Politico/Morning Consult poll finds voter support for impeachment is increasing
A new Politico/Morning Consult poll released Thursday afternoon shows that 43 percent of voters believe Congress should start the impeachment process against President Trump, up 7 percentage points from a poll conducted last Friday through Sunday. It was the latest poll showing an uptick in support for impeachment since Trump's Ukraine scandal broke and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced Tuesday she was opening a formal impeachment inquiry.
Impeaching Trump,@YouGovUS/@HuffPost (9/24-26):
Support 47% (+8)
Oppose 39%@maristpoll/@NPR/@NewsHour (9/25):
Support 49% (+3)
Oppose 46%@Harris_X_/@ScottWRasmussen:
Support 44% (+3)
Oppose 41%@MorningConsult/@politico (9/24-26):
Support 43%
Oppose 43% pic.twitter.com/e6fqdnIS0Z— Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) September 26, 2019
Thursday's Politico/Morning Consult poll found that 43 percent of voters do not think Congress should launch impeachment proceedings, down from 49 percent last week, and 13 percent of voters are undecided. The poll was conducted Tuesday night to early Thursday.
Democratic voters especially are favorable to impeachment, with support increasing from 66 percent in the last poll to 79 percent now, but Morning Consult Vice President Tyler Sinclair said this week's news has "had a significant impact on Republicans and independents, giving credibility to Democrats' impeachment inquiry. Up from 5 percent last week, 10 percent of Republicans now support beginning impeachment proceedings, while support among independents has reached 39 percent."
The poll surveyed 1,640 registered voters, and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.