Impeach, Resign, Censure


The following figures were compiled from CNN interactive, Washington Post website, and Gallup website. Whereas data were directly imported from Washington Post and Gallup.com, the following figures from CNN were compiled from new reports from CNN. Therefore, the listed date of data was the date when the report was published, which usually came two days after the survey.


Do you think Congress should or should not impeach Clinton? (WashingtonPost)
ImpeachNot impeachNo Opinion
1 1/23/98 55% 38% 7%
2 1/24/98 54% 41% 5%
3 1/25/98 55% 40% 5%
4 1/31/98 40% 51% 9%
5 7/12/98 39% 55% 7%
6 7/29/98 39% 57% 4%
7 8/16/98 35% 59% 6%
8 8/17/98 25% 69% 6%
9 8/19/98 30% 65% 5%
10 8/23/98 24% 70% 6%
11 9/13/98 30% 64% 6%
12 9/14/98 38% 59% 3%
13 9/21/98 41% 57% 2%
14 9/28/98 31% 66% 3%
Mean 38.29% 56.50% 5.29%
Variance 0.0100 0.0104 0.0003
SD* 0.1000 0.1020 0.0179
Margin of Error: +/- 2.52 percentage
*Standard Deviation
Source: Washington Post-ABC News Political Poll
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Impeach the President?(CNN)
YesNo
1 1/26/98 47% 48%
2 7/9/98 45% 50%
3 7/31/98 22% 70%
4 8/10/98 26% 70%
5 8/13/98 20% 76%
6 8/17/98 25% 69%
7 8/23/98 29% 67%
8 9/12/98 31% 63%
9 9/14/98 31% 66%
10 9/24/98 29% 68%
11 10/8/98 32% 65%
Mean 30.64% 64.73%
Variance 0.0066 0.0065
SD* 0.0810 0.0808
*Standard Deviation
Source: CNN/USA Today/Gallop Poll
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Based on what you know at this point, do you think Clinton should or should not be impeached and removed from office?(Gallup)
ImpeachNot impeachNo Opinion
1 01/05-07/98 59% 32% 9%
2 08/07-08/98 64% 32% 4%
3 08/10-12/98 65% 30% 5%
4 8/17/98 62% 32% 6%
5 8/18/98 66% 29% 5%
6 08/21-23/98 62% 35% 3%
7 9/10/98 60% 37% 3%
8 09/11-12/98 63% 34% 3%
9 9/13/98 63% 35% 2%
10 9/20/98 60% 34% 6%
11 9/21/98 66% 31% 3%
12 09/23-24/98 66% 31% 3%
13 10/06-07/98 63% 34% 3%
Mean 63.00% 32.77% 4.23%
Variance 0.0005 0.0005 0.0003
SD* 0.0229 0.0219 0.0185
Margin of Error: +/- 4 pct. pts.
*Standard Deviation
Source: Gallup Poll, The Gallup Organization (Princeton)
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Given what you know about the Monica Lewinsky issue, do you think Clinton shoud remain in office as president, or should he resign the presidency?(WashingtonPost)
RemainResignNo Opinion
1 1/21/98 41% 53% 5%
2 1/23/98 31% 64% 4%
3 1/24/98 36% 60% 5%
4 1/25/98 36% 59% 5%
5 1/26/98 30% 65% 5%
6 1/31/98 41% 53% 6%
7 7/29/98 53% 45% 2%
8 8/16/98 57% 40% 3%
9 8/17/98 68% 28% 4%
10 8/19/98 61% 36% 3%
11 8/23/98 67% 30% 3%
12 9/9/98 58% 40% 2%
13 9/11/98 50% 45% 5%
14 9/12/98 55% 39% 6%
15 9/13/98A 57% 39% 3%
16 9/13/98B 57% 39% 3%
17 9/14/98 55% 41% 5%
18 9/21/98 54% 43% 3%
19 9/28/98 61% 37% 3%
Mean 50.95% 45.05% 3.95%
Variance 0.0128 0.0113 0.0002
SD* 0.1139 0.1075 0.0124
Margin of Error: +/- 2.52 percentage
*Standard Deviation
Source: Washington Post-ABC News Political Poll
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Do you think Clinton should or should not resign NOW and turn the presidency to Al Gore?
YesNoNo Opinion
1 9/10/98 35% 61% 4%
2 09/11-12/98 35% 61% 4%
3 9/13/98 36% 62% 2%
4 9/20/98 40% 56% 4%
5 9/21/98 39% 59% 2%
6 09/23-24/98 33% 64% 3%
7 10/06-07/98 34% 64% 2%
Mean 36.00% 61.00% 3.00%
Variance 0.0006 0.0007 0.0001
SD* 0.0239 0.0262 0.0093
Margin of Error: +/- 4 pct. pts.
*Standard Deviation
Source: Gallup Poll, The Gallup Organization (Princeton)
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Given what you know.Do you think Congress should or should not censure or officially reprimand clinton for his actions in the Lewinsky matter? (WashingtonPost)
CensureNot CensureNo Opinion
1 8/23/98 55% 40% 5%
2 9/9/98 66% 29% 4%
3 9/11/98 67% 26% 8%
4 9/13/98 57% 38% 5%
5 9/14/98 68% 26% 6%
6 9/21/98 64% 31% 4%
7 9/28/98 61% 33% 6%
Mean 62.57% 31.86% 5.43%
Variance 0.0022 0.0026 0.0002
SD* 0.0239 0.0511 0.0129
Margin of Error: +/- 2.52 percentage
*Standard Deviation
Source: Washington Post-ABC News Political Poll
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Should Clinton be censured? (CNN)
YesNo
1 9/10/98 58% 36%
2 9/13/98 59% 35%
3 9/14/98 60% 36%
4 9/16/98 45% NA
5 9/24/98 56% 39%
6 10/8/98 53% 38%
Mean 55.17% 36.80%
Variance 0.0026 0.0002
SD* 0.0508 0.0147
*Standard Deviation
Source: CNN/USA Today/Gallop Poll
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