Poll: Few Trump voters say tape impacts their support

Large majorities of Democrats, independents who lean to the Democrats and Clinton supporters alike see the issue as important to discuss, but other voters are less exercised about it. Nearly all Trump supporters, Republicans, and Republican-leaning independents consider the issue a distraction. Non-leaning Independents and voters undecided about Clinton and Trump are closer to the Republicans – 64 and 55 percent respectively say the controversy is distraction rather than an important issue to discuss.

A more direct question about the impact of Trump’s comments on voter preferences produces very similar results. Far more voters say the controversy “makes no difference in your support of Trump” (57 percent) than say it makes them less likely to support him (38 percent), with most of the latter responses coming from Democrats and Clinton supporters.