Pundits have been debating for weeks about whether voter feelings about Donald Trump is a big factor in this election (even though he's not on the ballot). The results of this poll show that the approval/disapproval of Trump is important to how people will vote.
As the top chart shows, Trump is popular only among Republicans -- where 85% give him a positive approval rating. It's far different for other voters. He only has 39% approval from the general public, 35% from Independents, and 9% from Democrats.
Those are not good numbers, especially when you consider the second chart. It shows that 67% of voters say their opinion of Trump is a factor in how they'll vote, while only 31% say it is not. By comparison, in 2014 only 47% said their opinion of Obama was a factor, while 52% said it was not.
Trump is not helping Republican candidates this year, and that's because most Americans just don't like him.
The charts are from the newest NPR / PBS NewsHour / Marist Poll -- done between October 21st and 23rd of a national sample of 935 adults, with a margin of error of 3.9 points.
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