January 2020

Gonzales Maryland Poll

Gonzales Poll

 Gonzales Maryland Poll

Table of Contents
Background and Methodology ............................................................................................ 3
Synopsis ............................................................................................................................... 4
Gonzales January 2020 Poll Results .................................................................................. 6
Appendix A: Data Tables .................................................................................................. 12
QUESTION 1: Number One Issue in Maryland ........................................................... 12
QUESTION 2: Trump Job Approval ........................................................................... 13
QUESTION 3: Hogan Job Approval ........................................................................... 15
QUESTION 4: Direction of State ............................................................................... 17
QUESTION 5: Recreational Marijuana ....................................................................... 19
QUESTION 6: Economic Conditions in Maryland Today ............................................ 21
QUESTION 7: Economic Conditions in Maryland Over Next Year .............................. 23
QUESTION 8: Remove President Trump From Office................................................. 25

Appendix B: Maryland Poll Sample Demographics ......................................................... 28
Region Classifications ............................................................................................. 29

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Background and Methodology
Patrick E. Gonzales graduated magna cum laude from the University of
Baltimore with a degree in political science.
His career in the field of public opinion research began in the mid-1980s as an
analyst with Mason-Dixon Opinion Research. During this time, Mr. Gonzales
helped develop, craft and implement election surveys and exit polls for
television and radio in the Baltimore-Washington D.C. metro area.
Mr. Gonzales has polled and analyzed well over a thousand elections in
Maryland and across the country since that time. Furthermore, he and his
associates have conducted numerous market research projects, crafting
message development plans and generating strategy blueprints for businesses
and organizations throughout the state.
Over his 35 years conducting public opinion polls, Patrick Gonzales has been
widely recognized by his peers for his ability to conduct unbiased surveys, and
analyze the results in an impartial, evenhanded manner.
Mr. Gonzales frequently appears on radio and television in the Baltimore-D.C.
region as a guest commentator.
This poll was conducted by Gonzales Research & Media Services from
December 23rd, 2019 through January 4th, 2020. A total of 838 registered voters
in Maryland, who indicated that they are likely to vote in the 2020 general
election, were queried by live telephone interviews, utilizing both landline (39%)
and cell phone (61%) numbers. A cross-section of interviews was conducted
throughout the state, reflecting general election voting patterns.
The margin of error (MOE), per accepted statistical standards, is a range of plus
or minus 3.5 percentage points. If the entire population was surveyed, there is
a 95% probability that the true numbers would fall within this range.

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Synopsis
As the 2020 legislative session begins, nearly one-third of voters declare without prompting - crime to be the number one issue Maryland government
should tackle.
Across the state, 31% say that crime is at the top of their list, while 16% say
education is the number one issue, 11% say transportation, 9% say taxes, 9%
say corruption, 6% say the opioid crisis, 5% say health care, with other
responses receiving less than five percent mention.
Recently-impeached President Trump receives a dismal job approval rating
from Marylanders. Statewide, only 37% approve of the job he’s doing as
president, while 61% disapprove, with 53% strongly disapproving. Among
Republicans, however, 85% approve of the job Donald Trump is doing as
president.
Now that the House of Representatives has voted to impeach President Trump,
it goes to the Senate (or not). If articles of impeachment do arrive in the upper
chamber, 50% of Marylanders support a vote of removal (43% strongly
support), while 46% oppose removing Trump (43% strongly oppose).
The intensity of support/opposition to removing Trump from office is glaring:
86% supporting Trump’s removal from office (43 percent of 50 percent) by the
Senate passionately support his removal; within the group of voters opposed to
removing Trump, 93% are fervently opposed to his removal.
An estimable 75% continue to approve of the job second-term governor Larry
Hogan is doing (40% “strongly approve”), while only 17% disapprove of the job
he’s doing. Hogan’s numbers across the state are incredibly balanced.
In this age of extreme political polarization (see 2 paragraphs previous), it is
astonishing that men and women approve of Hogan in identical numbers, as
do voters under 50 and those 50 and older. Further, in our 35 years of polling
the voters of Maryland, we have never found a pol who was supported by 73%
of Democrats, 77% of Republicans, and 78% of independents. These numbers
indicate a versatile, Protean-like appeal we have not witnessed in a politician
before…anywhere.
Statewide, 56% say things in Maryland are moving in the right direction, while
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33% say that things are off on the wrong track, and 11% provide no opinion.
The constancy between voter groups on the direction the state’s moving is even
more conspicuous than Hogan’s job rating.
Marijuana for medical use has been in place here since Gov. Martin O’Malley
signed legislation 7 years ago. Over the past several years, there has been a
concerted effort in the state to legalize marijuana for recreational use.
Among Marylanders, 57% support legalizing marijuana for recreational use,
while 38% oppose it. The generational divide on recreational pot legalization
is broad: 76% of Maryland voters under the age of 50 support the legalization
of marijuana for recreational use, while 52% of voters 50 and older are opposed
to legalizing recreational reefer.
Marylanders are somewhat mixed about the economy – 56% of voters rate
economic conditions in the state today as either excellent (10%) or pretty good
(46%), but 41% rate the economy only fair or poor. Sixty-four percent of
Republicans rate economic conditions excellent/good, as do 53% of Democrats,
and 51% of independents.
Asked about their confidence in the economy over the next year, 26% think
things will improve, 13% feel things will get worse, and 55% believe economic
conditions in the state will stay about the same over the next year. The most
puzzling discovery from this question was that only 6% of those under the age
of 40 believe the economy will improve over the next year, while 31% believe it
will get worse. This cynicism among millennials is pronounced.
Marylanders 40 and older are optimistic on the economy improving or getting
worse by a 4-to-1 margin. Why are millennials pessimistic by a 5-to-1 margin?

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Gonzales January 2020 Poll Results
Number One Issue In Maryland
We asked Maryland voters, without prompting, “What is the number one issue
Maryland government should deal with right now?”
Statewide, 31% say crime is the number one issue for Maryland government to tackle,
16% say education is the number one issue, 11% say transportation, 9% say taxes, 9% say
corruption, 6% say the opioid crisis, 5% say health care, with other responses receiving
less than five percent mention.

The top 3 issues by party:
Party

#1 Issue

#2 Issue

#3 Issue

Democrat

Crime 40%

Education 14%

Republican

Crime 20%

Education 18%

Taxes 15%

Independent

Crime 19%

Education 17%

Corruption 17%

Transportation 10%

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President Donald Trump
Among Maryland voters, 37% approve of the job Donald Trump is doing as president
(29% “strongly approve” and 8% “somewhat approve”), while 61% disapprove of the job
he is doing as president (53% “strongly disapprove” and 8% “somewhat disapprove”),
with 2% giving no response.
The results by party, gender, age, and race:
Approve

Disapprove

Democrat
Republican
Unaffiliated

14%
85%
32%

85%
14%
60%

Men
Women

45%
30%

53%
68%

Under 50
50 and older

29%
43%

69%
56%

White
African-American

50%
8%

49%
90%

Trump Job Rating

Remove President Trump From Office

Now that the House of Representatives has voted to impeach President Trump, it is
supposed to go to the Senate, which will vote on removing him from office. Statewide,
50% support the Senate voting to remove Trump from office (43% “strongly support”
and 7% “somewhat support”), while 46% oppose the Senate voting to remove him from
office (43% “strongly oppose” and 3% “somewhat oppose”), with 4% offering no opinion.
The results by party, age, and race:
Support

Oppose

Democrat
Republican
Unaffiliated

71%
6%
55%

24%
94%
39%

Under 50
50 and older

58%
44%

36%
53%

White
African-American

39%
77%

57%
18%

Remove President Trump

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Governor Larry Hogan
Among Marylanders, an impressive 75% continue to approve of the job Larry Hogan is
doing as governor (40% “strongly approve” and 35% “somewhat approve”), while 17%
disapprove of the job he is doing as governor (5% “strongly disapprove” and 12%
“somewhat disapprove”), with 8% offering no response.

The results by party, gender, age, and race:
Approve

Disapprove

Democrat
Republican
Unaffiliated

73%
77%
78%

19%
14%
13%

Men
Women

75%
75%

16%
17%

Under 50
50 and older

75%
75%

17%
16%

White
African-American

78%
70%

14%
21%

Hogan Job Rating

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What is most remarkable about Governor Hogan’s imposing job rating – particularly in
this age of extreme political polarization – is the striking consistency spanning all the
voter demographic groups in the Free State. His approval rating varies by no more than
10 points across all the disparate subgroups.
Direction of State
Statewide, 56% say things in Maryland are moving in the right direction, while 33% say
that things are off on the wrong, and 11% provide no opinion.
The results by party, gender age, race and region:
Right Direction

Wrong Track

Democrat
Republican
Unaffiliated

56%
58%
52%

33%
32%
37%

Men
Women

56%
56%

35%
32%

Under 50
50 and older

56%
56%

33%
34%

White
African-American

56%
57%

33%
32%

Baltimore Metro
Washington Metro
Rural Maryland

55%
57%
55%

34%
32%
34%

Direction of State

The constancy here between the voter groups is even more noticeable than Hogan’s job
rating.

Recreational Marijuana
Statewide, 57% support legalizing marijuana for recreational use (37% “strongly
support” and 20% “somewhat support”), while 38% oppose legalizing marijuana in the
state for recreational use (28% “strongly oppose” and 10% “somewhat oppose”), with 5%
offering no opinion.

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Legalize Recreational Marijuana by Region

Baltimore Metro
Support
Oppose

59%
36%

Western MD
Support
Oppose

49%
48%

Washington Metro
Support
Oppose

58%
36%

Eastern Shore/
Southern MD
Support
Oppose

54%
45%

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Seventy-six percent of Marylanders under the age of 50 support legalizing marijuana for
recreational use and only 21% oppose it; while 52% of voters 50 and older oppose
legalizing recreational marijuana and only 42% support it
The results by party, gender, and age:
Support

Oppose

Democrat
Republican
Unaffiliated

66%
38%
59%

31%
56%
33%

Men
Women

63%
51%

33%
43%

Under 50
50 and older

76%
42%

21%
52%

Recreational Marijuana

Economic Conditions in Maryland
Fifty-six percent of voters rate economic conditions in the state today either “excellent”
(10%) or “pretty good” (46%), while 41% rate economic conditions “only fair” (32%) or
“poor” (9%), with 3% providing no response.
By party, 64% of Republicans rate economic conditions excellent/good and 33% rate
them fair/poor; 53% of Democrats rate conditions excellent/good and 44% rate them
fair/poor; and 51% of unaffiliated voters rate economic conditions in the state today
excellent/good and 42% rate them fair/poor.
When asked about their confidence in the economy over the next year, 26% believe
things will improve, 13% feel things will get worse, and 55% believe the economy will
stay about the same. Only 6% of Marylanders under the age of 40 think the economy
will improve over the next year and 31% believe it will get worse. Among those 40 and
older, 32% think the economy will improve over the next year and only 8% believe it will
get worse.
Over Next Year

18 to 39
40 to 49
50 to 59
60 and older

Improve

Get Worse

6%
37%
27%
31%

31%
6%
7%
9%

Stay The Same
61%
55%
51%
54%

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Appendix A:

Data Tables

QUESTION 1: Number One Issue in Maryland What is the number one issue Maryland
government should deal with right now?
NUMBER ONE ISSUE IN MARYLAND
Crime
Education
Transportation
Taxes
Corruption
Opioid Crisis
Health Care
Economy
Climate Change
Immigration
Abortion
No answer
Total

Number
261
131
94
75
74
54
45
26
21
12
9
36
838

Percent
31.1 %
15.6 %
11.2 %
8.9 %
8.8 %
6.4 %
5.4 %
3.1 %
2.5 %
1.4 %
1.1 %
4.3 %
100.0 %

TOP 3 ISSUES FOR DEMOCRATS
Crime
Education
Transportation
Total

Number
189
66
45
470

Percent
40.2 %
14.0 %
9.6 %
100.0 %

TOP 3 ISSUES FOR REPUBLICANS
Crime
Education
Taxes
Total

Number
46
42
36
234

Percent
19.7 %
17.9 %
15.4 %
100.0 %

TOP 3 ISSUES FOR INDEPENDENTS
Crime
Education
Corruption
Total

Number
26
23
23
134

Percent
19.4 %
17.2 %
17.2 %
100.0 %

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QUESTION 2: Trump Job Approval Do you approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is
doing as president?
JOB APPROVAL: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
Approve
Disapprove
No answer
Total

Number
309
514
15
838

Percent
36.9 %
61.3 %
1.8 %
100.0 %

Number
242
67
70
444
15
838

Percent
28.9 %
8.0 %
8.4 %
53.0 %
1.8 %
100.0 %

Is that strongly or somewhat approve/disapprove?
JOB APPROVAL: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
Strongly Approve
Somewhat Approve
Somewhat Disapprove
Strongly Disapprove
No answer
Total

N=838

JOB APPROVAL: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
Approve
Disapprove
No answer

PARTY
Democrat

68
14.5%

399
84.9%

3
0.6%

Republican

198
84.6%

34
14.5%

2
0.9%

Unaffiliated

43
32.1%

81
60.4%

10
7.5%

N=838

JOB APPROVAL: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
Approve
Disapprove
No answer

GENDER
Male

171
44.8%

202
52.9%

9
2.4%

Female

138
30.3%

312
68.4%

6
1.3%

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JOB APPROVAL: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
Approve
Disapprove
No answer

AGE GROUP
Under 50

108
29.3%

252
68.5%

8
2.2%

50 or older

201
42.8%

262
55.7%

7
1.5%

N=838

JOB APPROVAL: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
Approve
Disapprove
No answer

RACE
White

268
49.7%

264
49.0%

7
1.3%

AfricanAmerican

19
7.8%

220
90.5%

4
1.6%

Other/
Refused

22
39.3%

30
53.6%

4
7.1%

N=838

JOB APPROVAL: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
Approve
Disapprove
No answer

REGION
Baltimore
Metro

132
36.7%

222
61.7%

6
1.7%

Washington
Metro

70
24.6%

209
73.3%

6
2.1%

Rural
Maryland

107
55.4%

83
43.0%

3
1.6%

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QUESTION 3: Hogan Job Approval Do you approve or disapprove of the job Larry Hogan is
doing as governor?
JOB APPROVAL: GOVERNOR LARRY HOGAN
Approve
Disapprove
No answer
Total

Number
629
139
70
838

Percent
75.1 %
16.6 %
8.4 %
100.0 %

Number
338
291
102
37
70
838

Percent
40.3 %
34.7 %
12.2 %
4.4 %
8.4 %
100.0 %

Is that strongly or somewhat approve/disapprove?
JOB APPROVAL: GOVERNOR LARRY HOGAN
Strongly Approve
Somewhat Approve
Somewhat Disapprove
Strongly Disapprove
No answer
Total

N=838

JOB APPROVAL: GOVERNOR LARRY HOGAN
Approve
Disapprove
No answer

PARTY
Democrat

344
73.2%

88
18.7%

38
8.1%

Republican

181
77.4%

33
14.1%

20
8.5%

Unaffiliated

104
77.6%

18
13.4%

12
9.0%

N=838

JOB APPROVAL: GOVERNOR LARRY HOGAN
Approve
Disapprove
No answer

GENDER
Male

285
74.6%

63
16.5%

34
8.9%

Female

344
75.4%

76
16.7%

36
7.9%

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JOB APPROVAL: GOVERNOR LARRY HOGAN
Approve
Disapprove
No answer

AGE GROUP
Under 50

276
75.0%

63
17.1%

29
7.9%

50 or older

353
75.1%

76
16.2%

41
8.7%

N=838

JOB APPROVAL: GOVERNOR LARRY HOGAN
Approve
Disapprove
No answer

RACE
White

419
77.7%

77
14.3%

43
8.0%

AfricanAmerican

171
70.4%

52
21.4%

20
8.2%

Other/
Refused

39
69.6%

10
17.9%

7
12.5%

N=838

JOB APPROVAL: GOVERNOR LARRY HOGAN
Approve
Disapprove
No answer

REGION
Baltimore
Metro

265
73.6%

64
17.8%

31
8.6%

Washington
Metro

210
73.7%

49
17.2%

26
9.1%

Rural
Maryland

154
79.8%

26
13.5%

13
6.7%

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QUESTION 4: Direction of State Overall, would you say things in Maryland are moving in the
right direction, or would you say things are off on the wrong track?
DIRECTION OF STATE
Right Direction
Wrong Track
No answer
Total

N=838

Number
467
279
92
838

Right Direction

DIRECTION OF STATE
Wrong Track

No answer

Democrat

262
55.7%

155
33.0%

53
11.3%

Republican

136
58.1%

75
32.1%

23
9.8%

Unaffiliated

69
51.5%

49
36.6%

16
11.9%

Right Direction

DIRECTION OF STATE
Wrong Track

No answer

Male

214
56.0%

132
34.6%

36
9.4%

Female

253
55.5%

147
32.2%

56
12.3%

Right Direction

DIRECTION OF STATE
Wrong Track

No answer

Under 50

206
56.0%

120
32.6%

42
11.4%

50 or older

261
55.5%

159
33.8%

50
10.6%

Percent
55.7 %
33.3 %
11.0 %
100.0 %

PARTY

N=838

GENDER

N=838

AGE GROUP

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Right Direction

DIRECTION OF STATE
Wrong Track

No answer

White

301
55.8%

178
33.0%

60
11.1%

AfricanAmerican

139
57.2%

78
32.1%

26
10.7%

Other/
Refused

27
48.2%

23
41.1%

6
10.7%

Right Direction

DIRECTION OF STATE
Wrong Track

No answer

Baltimore
Metro

197
54.7%

124
34.4%

39
10.8%

Washington
Metro

164
57.5%

90
31.6%

31
10.9%

Rural
Maryland

106
54.9%

65
33.7%

22
11.4%

RACE

N=838

REGION

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QUESTION 5: Recreational Marijuana Do you support or oppose legalizing marijuana in
Maryland for recreational use?
RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA
Support
Oppose
No answer
Total

Number
477
320
41
838

Percent
56.9 %
38.2 %
4.9 %
100.0 %

Number
310
167
84
236
41
838

Percent
37.0 %
19.9 %
10.0 %
28.2 %
4.9 %
100.0 %

Is that strongly or somewhat support/oppose?
RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA
Strongly Support
Somewhat Support
Somewhat Oppose
Strongly Oppose
No answer
Total

N=838
Support

RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA
Oppose
No answer

PARTY
Democrat

308
65.5%

144
30.6%

18
3.8%

Republican

90
38.5%

132
56.4%

12
5.1%

Unaffiliated

79
59.0%

44
32.8%

11
8.2%

N=838
Support

RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA
Oppose
No answer

GENDER
Male

242
63.4%

124
32.5%

16
4.2%

Female

235
51.5%

196
43.0%

25
5.5%

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Support

RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA
Oppose
No answer

AGE GROUP
Under 50

281
76.4%

76
20.7%

11
3.0%

50 or older

196
41.7%

244
51.9%

30
6.4%

N=838
Support

RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA
Oppose
No answer

RACE
White

302
56.0%

211
39.1%

26
4.8%

AfricanAmerican

147
60.5%

85
35.0%

11
4.5%

Other/
Refused

28
50.0%

24
42.9%

4
7.1%

N=838
Support

RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA
Oppose
No answer

REGION
Baltimore
Metro

213
59.2%

129
35.8%

18
5.0%

Washington
Metro

165
57.9%

102
35.8%

18
6.3%

Rural
Maryland

99
51.3%

89
46.1%

5
2.6%

N=193
Support

RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA
Oppose
No answer

Rural Maryland
Eastern Shore

51
54.3%

42
44.7%

1
1.1%

Western
Maryland

48
48.5%

47
47.5%

4
4.0%

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QUESTION 6: Economic Conditions in Maryland Today How would you rate economic
conditions in Maryland today: excellent, pretty good, only fair, or poor?
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN MARYLAND
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
No answer
Total

Number
83
386
268
74
27
838

Percent
9.9 %
46.1 %
32.0 %
8.8 %
3.2 %
100.0 %

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN MARYLAND
Excellent/Good
Fair/Poor
No answer
Total

Number
469
342
27
838

Percent
56.0 %
40.8 %
3.2 %
100.0 %

N=838

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN MARYLAND
Excellent/Good
Fair/Poor
No answer

PARTY
Democrat

251
53.4%

208
44.3%

11
2.3%

Republican

150
64.1%

77
32.9%

7
3.0%

Unaffiliated

68
50.7%

57
42.5%

9
6.7%

N=838

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN MARYLAND
Excellent/Good
Fair/Poor
No answer

GENDER
Male

218
57.1%

154
40.3%

10
2.6%

Female

251
55.0%

188
41.2%

17
3.7%

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ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN MARYLAND
Excellent/Good
Fair/Poor
No answer

AGE GROUP
Under 50

197
53.5%

160
43.5%

11
3.0%

50 or older

272
57.9%

182
38.7%

16
3.4%

N=838

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN MARYLAND
Excellent/Good
Fair/Poor
No answer

RACE
White

302
56.0%

220
40.8%

17
3.2%

AfricanAmerican

139
57.2%

97
39.9%

7
2.9%

Other/
Refused

28
50.0%

25
44.6%

3
5.4%

N=838

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN MARYLAND
Excellent/Good
Fair/Poor
No answer

REGION
Baltimore
Metro

197
54.7%

151
41.9%

12
3.3%

Washington
Metro

166
58.2%

107
37.5%

12
4.2%

Rural
Maryland

106
54.9%

84
43.5%

3
1.6%

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QUESTION 7: Economic Conditions in Maryland Over Next Year Over the next year, do you
think economic conditions in Maryland will improve, get worse, or stay about the same?
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN 1 YEAR
Improve
Get Worse
Stay the Same
No answer
Total

N=838
Improve

Number
219
109
461
49
838

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN 1 YEAR
Get Worse
Stay the Same

Percent
26.1 %
13.0 %
55.0 %
5.8 %
100.0 %

No answer

PARTY
Democrat

126
26.8%

61
13.0%

257
54.7%

26
5.5%

Republican

58
24.8%

28
12.0%

132
56.4%

16
6.8%

Unaffiliated

35
26.1%

20
14.9%

72
53.7%

7
5.2%

N=838
Improve

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN 1 YEAR
Get Worse
Stay the Same

No answer

GENDER
Male

102
26.7%

51
13.4%

202
52.9%

27
7.1%

Female

117
25.7%

58
12.7%

259
56.8%

22
4.8%

N=838
Improve

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN 1 YEAR
Get Worse
Stay the Same

No answer

AGE GROUP
Under 50

79
21.5%

70
19.0%

214
58.2%

5
1.4%

50 or older

140
29.8%

39
8.3%

247
52.6%

44
9.4%

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N=838
Improve

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN 1 YEAR
Get Worse
Stay the Same

No answer

AGE
18 to 39

12
6.4%

59
31.4%

115
61.2%

2
1.1%

40 to 49

67
37.2%

11
6.1%

99
55.0%

3
1.7%

50 to 59

53
27.7%

13
6.8%

97
50.8%

28
14.7%

60 and older

87
31.2%

26
9.3%

150
53.8%

16
5.7%

N=838
Improve

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN 1 YEAR
Get Worse
Stay the Same

No answer

RACE
White

143
26.5%

74
13.7%

295
54.7%

27
5.0%

AfricanAmerican

61
25.1%

29
11.9%

138
56.8%

15
6.2%

Other/
Refused

15
26.8%

6
10.7%

28
50.0%

7
12.5%

N=838
Improve

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN 1 YEAR
Get Worse
Stay the Same

No answer

REGION
Baltimore
Metro

97
26.9%

53
14.7%

186
51.7%

24
6.7%

Washington
Metro

76
26.7%

34
11.9%

157
55.1%

18
6.3%

Rural
Maryland

46
23.8%

22
11.4%

118
61.1%

7
3.6%

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QUESTION 8: Remove President Trump From Office As you may know, the House in Congress
recently voted to impeach President Donald Trump. Now it goes to the Senate, which will vote
on removing him from office. Do you support or oppose removing President Donald Trump from
office?
REMOVE PRESIDENT TRUMP FROM OFFICE
Support
Oppose
No answer
Total

Number
421
382
35
838

Percent
50.2 %
45.6 %
4.2 %
100.0 %

Number
362
59
21
361
35
838

Percent
43.2 %
7.0 %
2.5 %
43.1 %
4.2 %
100.0 %

Is that strongly or somewhat support/oppose?
REMOVE PRESIDENT TRUMP FROM OFFICE
Strongly Support
Somewhat Support
Somewhat Oppose
Strongly Oppose
No answer
Total

N=838

REMOVE PRESIDENT TRUMP FROM OFFICE
Support
Oppose
No answer

PARTY
Democrat

334
71.1%

111
23.6%

25
5.3%

Republican

13
5.6%

219
93.6%

2
0.9%

Unaffiliated

74
55.2%

52
38.8%

8
6.0%

N=838

REMOVE PRESIDENT TRUMP FROM OFFICE
Support
Oppose
No answer

GENDER
Male

168
44.0%

202
52.9%

12
3.1%

Female

253
55.5%

180
39.5%

23
5.0%

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REMOVE PRESIDENT TRUMP FROM OFFICE
Support
Oppose
No answer

AGE GROUP
Under 50

215
58.4%

134
36.4%

19
5.2%

50 or older

206
43.8%

248
52.8%

16
3.4%

N=838

REMOVE PRESIDENT TRUMP FROM OFFICE
Support
Oppose
No answer

RACE
White

209
38.8%

310
57.5%

20
3.7%

AfricanAmerican

187
77.0%

45
18.5%

11
4.5%

Other/
Refused

25
44.6%

27
48.2%

4
7.1%

N=838

REMOVE PRESIDENT TRUMP FROM OFFICE
Support
Oppose
No answer

REGION
Baltimore
Metro

176
48.9%

167
46.4%

17
4.7%

Washington
Metro

176
61.8%

94
33.0%

15
5.3%

Rural
Maryland

69
35.8%

121
62.7%

3
1.6%

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Remove President Trump by Job Approval
N=838

REMOVE PRESIDENT TRUMP FROM OFFICE
Support
Oppose
No answer

JOB APPROVAL: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
Approve

3
1.0%

305
98.7%

1
0.3%

Disapprove

409
79.6%

75
14.6%

30
5.8%

No answer

9
60.0%

2
13.3%

4
26.7%

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Appendix B: Maryland Poll Sample Demographics
PARTY
Democrat
Republican
Unaffiliated
Total

Number
470
234
134
838

Percent
56.1 %
27.9 %
16.0 %
100.0 %

AGE
18 to 39
40 to 49
50 to 59
60 and older
Total

Number
188
180
191
279
838

Percent
22.4 %
21.5 %
22.8 %
33.3 %
100.0 %

AGE GROUP
Under 50
50 or older
Total

Number
368
470
838

Percent
43.9 %
56.1 %
100.0 %

RACE
White
African-American
Hispanic
Total

Number
539
243
56
838

Percent
64.3 %
29.0 %
6.7 %
100.0 %

GENDER
Male
Female
Total

Number
382
456
838

Percent
45.6 %
54.4 %
100.0 %

REGION
Baltimore Metro
Washington Metro
Rural Maryland
Total

Number
360
285
193
838

Percent
43.0 %
34.0 %
23.0 %
100.0 %

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Region Classifications
Baltimore Metro
Baltimore City
Anne Arundel County
Baltimore County
Harford County
Howard County
Total

Washington Metro
Montgomery County
Prince George's County
Charles County
Total

Rural Maryland
Eastern Shore/Southern Maryland
Western Maryland
Total

Number
72
81
117
40
50
360

Percent
20.0 %
22.5 %
32.5 %
11.1 %
13.9 %
100.0 %

Number
142
119
24
285

Percent
49.8 %
41.8 %
8.4 %
100.0 %

Number
94
99
193

Percent
48.7 %
51.3 %
100.0 %

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