A majority of Americans say they are "comfortable and prepared to support" President-elect Donald Trump, especially when it comes to dealing with the economy and migrant crisis, according to a new CNBC survey.
With 54% saying they are "comfortable and prepared to support" Trump and 41% saying they are not comfortable, the results are similar to 2016, when the businessman and real estate maven was elected to his first term.
"In 2016, there were a few more people who said, 'I'm not sure,' and took a kind of a wait-and-see approach," said Hart Research partner Jay Campbell, the Democrat pollster for the CNBC All-America Economic Survey.
"Those numbers have dropped by half or more ... People know what to expect with Donald Trump now."
Four years ago, 56% said they were prepared to support Trump.
Americans are very optimistic about Trump's impact on the economy. A total of 51% say they expect their personal financial situation to improve. That's 10 points higher than when he was elected in 2016.
The same share (51%) also say they expect the U.S. economy to improve, up 5 points from 2016.
A share of 46% say they expect the economy to improve in the next year, up 9 points from October. Also, 40% say now is a good time to invest in stocks, with 27% saying it's a bad time.
"Trump's walking into his second term with more sour moods about the current economy, but more hopeful attitudes about what's to come," said Public Opinion Strategies partner Micah Roberts, the Republican pollster for the CNBC survey.
The survey also found that 60% say deploying the military to the southern border to stop illegal drugs and human trafficking should be a 2025 priority for the incoming Trump administration. Another 13% say it should be done but later in the term.
Using the military to police the migrant crisis is opposed by only 24%, including 51% of Democrats, 12% of independents, and 3% of Republicans.
A majority of Americans also support tariffs, though 24% say it can be done later in the term. Tariffs are opposed by 42%.
The survey results also show that majorities of Americans support cutting taxes for individuals and businesses, increasing deportation of undocumented immigrants, reducing the size of government, and drilling for oil on federal lands.
The CNBC survey was conducted Dec. 5-8 among 1,000 people nationwide. It has a margin of error of plus/minus 3.1 percentage points.
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