Poll: 54 percent of voters say North Korean summit was successful

A little more than half of voters said the summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump was "very" or "somewhat" successful, but they are divided on whether it favors the United States, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll.

Fifteen percent of those polled said the summit between Trump and Kim was “very successful,” and 39 percent said the summit was “somewhat successful.” Fourteen percent said the summit was “not too successful,” while 10 percent said it was “not successful at all.”

Voters, however, appear to be less sure when it comes to the details of the negotiations at the summit and whether it could have positive outcomes for the U.S. Thirteen percent believe the agreement “strongly favors” the U.S., 21 percent believe it “somewhat favors” the U.S. Thirteen percent say the deal “somewhat favors” North Korea, and 11 percent say it “strongly favors” North Korea. Forty-two percent said they either do not know, or do not have an opinion.

Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to hold a summit with a North Korean leader in an effort to reach a denuclearization deal with Pyongyang. The president has demanded the complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of the Kim regime in exchange for a loosening of economic sanctions that have crippled the repressive nation.

Some have questioned whether Trump gave too much away – including the halt of joint military exercises with South Korea – for only a vague pledge from North Korea to move toward denuclearization.

When it comes to voters’ understanding of whether North Korea actually agreed to denuclearize, the respondents are almost evenly split. Thirty-three percent answered that “yes,” based on their understanding North Korea agreed to end its nuclear program. Thirty-two percent responded “no” to this, and 35 percent said they either do not know or have no opinion.

Fifty-six percent of voters also believe it’s “too early to say” whether the relationship between North Korea and the U.S. has improved.

The POLITICO/Morning Consult poll was conducted from June 12-14, reaching 1,993 registered voters online. The poll’s margin of error was plus-or-minus 2 percentage points and its data was weighted to approximate a target sample of registered voters based on age, race/ethnicity, gender, education and region.

Morning Consult is a nonpartisan media and technology company that provides data-driven research and insights on politics, policy and business strategy.

More details on the poll and its methodology can be found in these two documents – Toplines: Here | Crosstabs: Here.

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