A CNN/ORC poll released Monday shows that young Americans are most likely to hold a favorable opinion of Hillary Clinton and view the former secretary of State as trustworthy.
Among all of those polled, 53 percent have a favorable opinion of Clinton, a six-percent drop since the question was last asked in November 2014. In contrast, 44 percent see Hillary in an unfavorable light.
Those ages 18 to 34 are most likely to hold a positive opinion of Clinton, with 59 percent seeing her favorably.
The poll, which was conducted nearly two weeks after news first broke about Clinton’s use of a personal e-mail system while at the State Department, also asked respondents whether or not Hillary could be described as “honest and trustworthy.”
While 50 percent deemed Clinton honest, 49 percent disagreed.
Millennials are most likely to trust Hillary, as 61 percent of the 18-to-34-year-olds polled agreed that the former secretary of State can be described as honest despite the recent scrutiny of her shady e-mail practices.
Young Americans are also least likely to be following the Hillary e-mail controversy, according to a Pew Research Center poll released last week.
Nevertheless, a slim majority — 51 percent — of those polled described her exclusive use of personal e-mail as at least a “somewhat serious” issue, with 31 percent calling it “very serious.”
And, another 51 percent believe the likely Democratic presidential candidate has not done enough to explain her decision, while only 46 percent deem the explanation she delivered at her press conference last week sufficient.
Finally, 51 percent agree that Hillary has done something wrong by refusing to use a government e-mail account and turning over only the e-mails her staff deemed work-related to the State Department. Forty-seven percent maintain that Hillary has not done anything wrong, despite the fact that the former secretary of State did violate a 2009 regulation by using a private e-mail system.
The poll was conducted between March 13 and 15 and involved the opinions of 1,009 adult Americans.
An unrelated survey conducted days earlier by Republican polling firm Vox Populi Polling found that a majority — 55 percent — of active American voters predict that the controversy is at least “somewhat likely” to affect the former secretary of State in the 2016 presidential election, whether that be in the Democratic primary or the eventual general election.
