ELON, N.C. — Close to half of North Carolina adults would welcome another impeachment of President Donald Trump, but not a majority, according to an Elon University Poll released Tuesday as Democrats prepare to take control of both chambers of Congress.
Asked how they would feel about an impeachment push, 47 percent of respondents answered positively, a third answered negatively and about one in five, 21 percent, were neutral. The split ran sharply along party lines, with 78 percent of Democrats, 48 percent of independents and 17 percent of Republicans reacting positively. The poll’s director noted that while Trump’s approval in the state is low, opinion was not negative enough at the time for most residents to favor impeachment.
The poll also asked about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, whom Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky sought to impeach this week over strikes on Iran. Forty-six percent of North Carolinians disapproved of Hegseth’s performance, 27 percent approved and 28 percent were unsure. The U.S. House blocked the Hegseth impeachment effort 211-204 on Tuesday.
Looking ahead to 2028, about one in four adults, 24 percent, said they would likely back Trump if he ran again, including 56 percent of Republicans, while 62 percent called it unlikely. In an open-ended question about whom they would gladly back for president, no single name pulled away from the field. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio stood out on the Republican side, and Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom and Pete Buttigieg on the Democratic side.
Every potential candidate tested had more unfavorable than favorable ratings statewide. Vance stood at 36 percent favorable and 52 percent unfavorable, Harris at 35 and 50, Rubio at 35 and 43, and Buttigieg came closest to even at 34 favorable and 35 unfavorable.
Interviews were done online before the election, between Sept. 29 and Oct. 8, with a final sample of 800 adults statewide. Results carry a margin of error of plus or minus 4.03 percentage points.
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