Most respondents supported what the president had to say about the economy and terrorism.
U.S. President Donald Trump delivered his first address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. (JIM LO SCALZO/EPA/POOL/ANADOLU AGENCY/GETTY IMAGES)
President Donald Trump's well-received address to Congress Tuesday night was received positively by 78 percent of those who watched, a new poll finds.
Fifty-seven percent of those polled in the CNN/ORC survey said their reaction was "very positive," while 21 percent said their reaction was "positive."
Twenty-one percent said their reaction was "negative."
The data seem to reflect that Trump appealed to people not normally in his camp. CNN's Van Jones, who in November criticized Trump's victory as a "whitelash," praised the president's recognition of Carryn Owens, the widow of Williams "Ryan" Owens, the Navy SEAL who died during a January military operation in Yemen.
"He became President of the United States in that moment, period," Jones remarked.
Seventy-two percent of those polled said his economic message was in the right direction; 70 percent back what he had to say about terrorism. He also garnered majority support on taxes (64 percent), immigration (62 percent) and health care (61 percent), with those polled saying his comments were in the "right direction."
CNN points out that Trump's strong first address to Congress has historic precedent, with 68 percent of Americans polled finding President Barack Obama's first address very positively.
But for Trump, who many charge has overseen a chaotic, uneven first month-and-a-half in office, it was a key political victory that his address was deemed by some to be a critical reset.
Only 8 percent of respondents in the CNN/ORC poll said his remarks were not conservative enough; he got particularly raucous applause from congressional Republicans with his line reaffirming his pledge to "repeal and replace Obamacare."
Twenty-six percent found the speech too conservative, however.
The poll was conducted Feb. 28 among 509 Americans, who were first interviewed as part of a random, nationwide sample conducted Feb. 24-27.
President Donald Trump's well-received address to Congress Tuesday night was received positively by 78 percent of those who watched, a new poll finds.
Fifty-seven percent of those polled in the CNN/ORC survey said their reaction was "very positive," while 21 percent said their reaction was "positive."
Twenty-one percent said their reaction was "negative."
The data seem to reflect that Trump appealed to people not normally in his camp. CNN's Van Jones, who in November criticized Trump's victory as a "whitelash," praised the president's recognition of Carryn Owens, the widow of Williams "Ryan" Owens, the Navy SEAL who died during a January military operation in Yemen.
"He became President of the United States in that moment, period," Jones remarked.
Seventy-two percent of those polled said his economic message was in the right direction; 70 percent back what he had to say about terrorism. He also garnered majority support on taxes (64 percent), immigration (62 percent) and health care (61 percent), with those polled saying his comments were in the "right direction."
CNN points out that Trump's strong first address to Congress has historic precedent, with 68 percent of Americans polled finding President Barack Obama's first address very positively.
But for Trump, who many charge has overseen a chaotic, uneven first month-and-a-half in office, it was a key political victory that his address was deemed by some to be a critical reset.
Only 8 percent of respondents in the CNN/ORC poll said his remarks were not conservative enough; he got particularly raucous applause from congressional Republicans with his line reaffirming his pledge to "repeal and replace Obamacare."
Twenty-six percent found the speech too conservative, however.
The poll was conducted Feb. 28 among 509 Americans, who were first interviewed as part of a random, nationwide sample conducted Feb. 24-27.
