Overview

• Republicans were preferred on immigration 40% to 22% and led Democrats on crime by 20 points.
• The GOP also held double-digit advantages on the economy (34%–24%) and foreign conflicts (35%–23%).
• Democrats were favored on the environment and women’s rights, led on health care by nine points, and edged the GOP on respect for democracy by two points.
• Forty-two percent approved of President Trump’s immigration agenda, and his overall approval stood at 41%, down one point from earlier this month.
• The poll, conducted Sept. 19–21 among just over 1,000 adults with a margin of error of about three points, also found smaller GOP leads on gun policy and political extremism and an edge on corruption (27% to 21%).