Majority Strongly
Dissatisfied With US Election
More than half say Trump will be bad for Canada
In a random sampling
of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 1474 Canadian voters the night
after the US election, the majority are “not at all satisfied” with the outcome
(53%), and, in total, 7-in-10 are dissatisfied with the result (70%). Strong
dissatisfaction is characteristic of the young (64%), females (61%), the
wealthy ($80K to $100K - 60%), Atlantic Canada (65%), among Liberals (64%) and
New Democrats (69%), mothers of children under 18 (67%), the best educated
(post grad - 64%) and those who disagree with President-Elect Donald Trump’s
political philosophy (73%).
Majority say Trump will be bad for Canada
The majority of
Canadian voters say Donald Trump will be bad for Canada (55%), and just less
than one fifth think he will be good for the country (14%). Slightly more think
he won’t make a difference (17%) or don’t know (15%). The profile of those who
think he will be bad for the country is the same as those who disapprove of the
election outcome - young, female, wealthy, mothers, well-educated and Liberals
or New Democrats.
Two thirds or more find Trump unfit for presidency
Two thirds or more
find Donald Trump “does not have the temperament to be president” (69%), “is
not honest or trustworthy” (68%) and, especially, that he “does not have the
experience to be president” (71%).
Two thirds disagree with Trump’s
political philosophy
Two thirds of
Canadian voters disagree with Donald Trump’s political philosophy (68%), and
disagreement is common across all groups, but especially strong among females
(74%), those in mid income groups ($60K to $80K - 72%), in the Atlantic provinces
(72%) and Quebec (75%), Liberals (81%) and New Democrats (83%), Francophones
(75%), mothers (78%) and the best educated (post grad - 80%).
Half approve of Clinton, but 4-in-10 do
not
While one half of
Canadian voters approve of Hillary Clinton (50%), as many as 4-in-10 do not
approve (40%). Approval is highest among the oldest (59%), women (59%), the
wealthiest ($100K to $250K - (58%), in Quebec (56%), among Liberals (66%),
mothers (62%) and the best educated (post grad - 60%). Disapproval is common to
the youngest (47%), males (51%), in Alberta (54%) and among Conservatives
(67%).
Three quarters disapprove of Trump
Close to three
quarters of Canadian voters disapprove of Donald Trump (73%), and just one
fifth approve (19%). Approval is common to Gen X (45 to 54 - 24%), males (26%),
in Alberta (33%), among Conservatives (45%), the least educated (secondary
school or less - 27%), and among those who disapprove of the CETA (32%) and
NAFTA (34%) trade deals.
“The Canadian voter
profile closely mirrors the American voter in distribution if not magnitude -
those who voted for Trump were males, middle aged and less well-educated than
those who supported Clinton. In addition, predictably, President-Elect Trump is
especially popular among Canadian conservatives and in Alberta. It is
interesting to note, however, that Hillary Clinton, while enjoying the approval
of half our population, still has high levels of disapproval as well, even in
this country. Her support was centred on the oldest and women, and that’s not a
big enough coalition to win with” said Forum Research President, Dr. Lorne
Bozinoff.
Lorne Bozinoff,
Ph.D. is the president and founder of Forum Research. He can be reached at
lbozinoff@forumresearch.com or at (416) 960-9603.
