The results of a new poll shows support among Iowans for the U.S.-Mexico border wall has grown 7 percentage points compared to last month’s findings.
According to the survey from the Des Moines Register and Des Moines-based Mediacom, roughly 37 percent of respondents in the early voting state say they support funding for the wall, regardless of whether it comes attached to an immigration reform deal. A nearly equal portion, 35 percent, of respondents say they disapprove of any funds for the wall.
Twenty percent say they approve of funding for the wall as long as it is a part of a larger immigration reform package.
The poll was conducted on Feb. 10-13, just before President Trump agreed to last week’s funding deal and declared a national emergency to divert billions of dollars for the project. A poll in January found 30 percent of respondents say a wall should be funded without conditions.
The bill Trump signed, which avoided another partial government shutdown, appropriated $1.375 billion for the construction of a physical barrier along certain segments of the U.S.-Mexico border. The bipartisan compromise bill fell nearly $4.5 billion short of the White House’s initial request last winter, prompting Trump to declare a national emergency, which is now being challenged by 16 states.
The Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll indicates an up-tick in general support for Trump with 46 percent of respondents approving of the president. Eighty-five percent of Republicans in Iowa are supporting the president. Meanwhile, half of respondents disapprove of the president’s job.
The survey was conducted via randomly selected landline and cellphone interviews. The sample size was 803 Iowans of voting age. The margin of error was plus-or-minus 3.5 percent.
