Interviews with 1,001 adult Americans conducted by telephone by ORC
International on August 13-16, 2015. The margin of sampling error for
results based on the total sample is plus or minus 3 percentage points.
The sample also includes 897 interviews among registered voters (plus or
minus 3.5 percentage points).
This sample includes 601 interviews among landline respondents and 400
interviews among cell phone respondents.

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE:
Thursday, August 20 at 1:00 p.m.

 2.

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling: (RANDOM ORDER)
Approve

Disapprove

No opinion

38%

60%

3%

38%
48%

58%
48%

4%
4%

The U.S. relationship with Iran
August 13-16, 2015
June 26-28, 2015*
April 16-19, 2015
*Asked of half sample

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August 13-16, 2015

 8a.

As you may know, the U.S. and other countries have imposed strict economic sanctions against Iran
while that country has nuclear facilities which could eventually allow it to produce its own nuclear
weapons. Do you favor or oppose an agreement that would ease some of those economic sanctions
and in exchange require Iran to accept major restrictions on its nuclear program but not end it
completely and submit to greater international inspection of its nuclear facilities? (ASKED OF
HALF SAMPLE. RESULTS BASED ON 500 INTERVIEWS IN VERSION A. SAMPLING
ERROR: +/- 4.5 PERCENTAGE POINTS.)

Favor
Oppose
No opinion

Aug. 13-16
2015

Apr. 16-19
2015

Nov. 18-20
2013

50%
46%
4%

53%
43%
4%

56%
39%
5%

QUESTION WORDING PRIOR TO APRIL 2015: As you may know, the U.S. and other countries have imposed strict economic sanctions against Iran
while that country has nuclear facilities which could eventually allow it to produce its own nuclear weapons. Would you favor or oppose an interim
deal that would ease some of those economic sanctions and in exchange require Iran to accept major restrictions on its nuclear program but not end it
completely and submit to greater international inspection of its nuclear facilities?

8b.

As you may know, the U.S. Congress must approve the agreement the United States and five other
countries reached with Iran that is aimed at preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons before
it can take effect. Do you think Congress should approve or reject the deal with Iran? (ASKED OF
HALF SAMPLE. RESULTS BASED ON 501 INTERVIEWS IN VERSION B. SAMPLING
ERROR: +/- 4.5 PERCENTAGE POINTS.)

Approve
Reject
No opinion

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Aug. 13-16
2015

July 22-25
2015

41%
56%
2%

44%
52%
5%

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August 13-16, 2015

 METHODOLOGY
A total of 1,001 adults were interviewed by telephone nationwide by live interviewers calling both landline and cell phones.
Among the entire sample, 27% described themselves as Democrats, 23% described themselves as Republicans, and 50% described
themselves as independents or members of another party.
All respondents were asked questions concerning basic demographics, and the entire sample was weighted to reflect national
Census figures for gender, race, age, education, region of country, and telephone usage.
Crosstabs on the following pages only include results for subgroups with enough unweighted cases to produce a sampling error of
+/- 8.5 percentage points or less. Some subgroups represent too small a share of the national population to produce crosstabs with
an acceptable sampling error. Interviews were conducted among these subgroups, but results for groups with a sampling error
larger than +/-8.5 percentage points are not displayed and instead are denoted with "N/A".

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August 13-16, 2015

 CNN/ORC International Poll -- August 13 to 16, 2015
Question 2C
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling:
C. The U.S. relationship with Iran
Base = Total Sample

Approve
Disapprove
No opinion
Sampling Error

Total
Men
Women
White
----------------38%
33%
43%
30%
60%
65%
54%
68%
3%
2%
3%
2%
+/-3.0 +/-4.5 +/-4.5 +/-3.5

Approve
Disapprove
No opinion
Sampling Error

Total
----38%
60%
3%
+/-3.0

Approve
Disapprove
No opinion
Sampling Error

Under
Total
$50K
--------38%
40%
60%
58%
3%
2%
+/-3.0 +/-5.0

Approve
Disapprove
No opinion
Sampling Error

Total
----38%
60%
3%
+/-3.0

Democrat
----66%
30%
4%
+/-6.0

Approve
Disapprove
No opinion
Sampling Error

Total
----38%
60%
3%
+/-3.0

North
east
----38%
60%
3%
+/-6.5

Midwest
----43%
54%
2%
+/-6.5

South
----36%
62%
2%
+/-5.5

Approve
Disapprove
No opinion
Sampling Error

Total
----38%
60%
3%
+/-3.0

Tea Pty
Support
------8%
91%
1%
+/-7.0

Tea Pty
Neutral
------28%
69%
3%
+/-4.5

Tea Pty
Oppose
------67%
30%
3%
+/-5.5

1834
----50%
48%
2%
+/-7.5

3549
----35%
62%
3%
+/-7.5
$50K
or more
------37%
60%
3%
+/-4.5

Non-White
--------52%
45%
3%
+/-6.5

5064
----28%
70%
2%
+/-5.5

65+
----35%
62%
3%
+/-5.5

No
College
------33%
65%
2%
+/-5.5

Independent
-----36%
61%
3%
+/-4.5

Republican
-----7%
92%
1%
+/-5.5

Under
50
----43%
54%
3%
+/-5.5

50 and
Older
-----31%
67%
2%
+/-4.0

Attended
College
-------41%
56%
3%
+/-3.5

Lean
Democrat
-----66%
31%
3%
+/-5.0

Liberal
----66%
31%
3%
+/-6.5

Moderate
----40%
58%
2%
+/-5.5

West
----35%
61%
4%
+/-6.5

Urban
----41%
54%
5%
+/-6.0

Lean
Republican
-----12%
87%
1%
+/-4.5
Conservative
------15%
83%
3%
+/-5.0

Suburban
----41%
58%
1%
+/-4.5

Rural
----25%
71%
3%
+/-6.5

* percentage less than 1%

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August 13-16, 2015

 CNN/ORC International Poll -- August 13 to 16, 2015
Question 8a
As you may know, the U.S. and other countries have imposed strict economic sanctions against Iran
while that country has nuclear facilities which could eventually allow it to produce its own nuclear
weapons. Do you favor or oppose an agreement that would ease some of those economic sanctions and
in exchange require Iran to accept major restrictions on its nuclear program but not end it
completely and submit to greater international inspection of its nuclear facilities?
Base = Half Sample

Favor
Oppose
No opinion
Sampling Error

Total
Men
Women
White
----------------50%
49%
52%
50%
46%
49%
43%
47%
4%
2%
5%
3%
+/-4.5 +/-6.0 +/-6.0 +/-5.0

Favor
Oppose
No opinion
Sampling Error

Total
----50%
46%
4%
+/-4.5

Favor
Oppose
No opinion
Sampling Error

Under
Total
$50K
--------50%
45%
46%
52%
4%
3%
+/-4.5 +/-7.0

Favor
Oppose
No opinion
Sampling Error

Total
----50%
46%
4%
+/-4.5

Favor
Oppose
No opinion
Sampling Error

Total
----50%
46%
4%
+/-4.5

Favor
Oppose
No opinion
Sampling Error

Total
----50%
46%
4%
+/-4.5

1834
----N/A
N/A
N/A

3549
----N/A
N/A
N/A

$50K
or more
------55%
43%
2%
+/-6.5

Democrat
----N/A
N/A
N/A

Independent
-----52%
44%
4%
+/-6.5

North
east
----N/A
N/A
N/A

Midwest
----N/A
N/A
N/A

Tea Pty
Support
------N/A
N/A
N/A

Tea Pty
Neutral
------48%
48%
4%
+/-6.5

Non-White
--------N/A
N/A
N/A

5064
----54%
41%
4%
+/-8.0

65+
----41%
55%
4%
+/-7.5

No
College
------49%
47%
4%
+/-8.0
Republican
-----33%
64%
3%
+/-8.0
South
----47%
50%
3%
+/-7.5

Under
50
----51%
46%
3%
+/-7.5

Attended
College
-------51%
46%
3%
+/-5.0
Liberal
----N/A
N/A
N/A

West
----N/A
N/A
N/A

50 and
Older
-----49%
47%
4%
+/-5.5

Lean
Democrat
-----63%
33%
5%
+/-7.0
Moderate
----46%
50%
4%
+/-7.5

Urban
----50%
47%
3%
+/-8.0

Lean
Republican
-----37%
61%
2%
+/-6.0
Conservative
------37%
59%
3%
+/-7.0

Suburban
----55%
43%
2%
+/-6.5

Rural
----N/A
N/A
N/A

Tea Pty
Oppose
------66%
33%
1%
+/-7.5

* percentage less than 1%

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August 13-16, 2015

 CNN/ORC International Poll -- August 13 to 16, 2015
Question 8b
As you may know, the U.S. Congress must approve the agreement the United States and five other
countries reached with Iran that is aimed at preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons before
it can take effect. Do you think Congress should approve or reject the deal with Iran?
Base = Half Sample

Approve
Reject
No opinion
Sampling Error

Total
Men
Women
White
----------------41%
37%
45%
39%
56%
60%
53%
60%
2%
3%
1%
1%
+/-4.5 +/-6.0 +/-6.0 +/-5.0

Approve
Reject
No opinion
Sampling Error

Total
----41%
56%
2%
+/-4.5

Approve
Reject
No opinion
Sampling Error

Under
Total
$50K
--------41%
41%
56%
57%
2%
2%
+/-4.5 +/-7.0

Approve
Reject
No opinion
Sampling Error

Total
----41%
56%
2%
+/-4.5

Approve
Reject
No opinion
Sampling Error

Total
----41%
56%
2%
+/-4.5

Approve
Reject
No opinion
Sampling Error

Total
----41%
56%
2%
+/-4.5

1834
----N/A
N/A
N/A

Democrat
----70%
28%
1%
+/-8.5

3549
----N/A
N/A
N/A

$50K
or more
------45%
53%
2%
+/-6.0

5064
----34%
65%
1%
+/-7.5

Midwest
----N/A
N/A
N/A

Tea Pty
Support
------N/A
N/A
N/A

Tea Pty
Neutral
------30%
68%
2%
+/-6.5

65+
----37%
60%
3%
+/-7.5

No
College
------31%
67%
2%
+/-8.0

Independent
-----39%
58%
3%
+/-6.5

North
east
----N/A
N/A
N/A

Non-White
--------N/A
N/A
N/A

Republican
-----15%
83%
2%
+/-8.0
South
----40%
59%
2%
+/-7.5

Under
50
----47%
51%
2%
+/-7.5

Attended
College
-------50%
49%
1%
+/-5.5
Liberal
----N/A
N/A
N/A

West
----N/A
N/A
N/A

50 and
Older
-----35%
63%
2%
+/-5.5

Lean
Democrat
-----66%
32%
2%
+/-7.0
Moderate
----43%
54%
3%
+/-7.5

Urban
----40%
59%
1%
+/-8.5

Lean
Republican
-----22%
77%
1%
+/-6.5
Conservative
------21%
78%
*
+/-7.0

Suburban
----44%
52%
4%
+/-6.0

Rural
----N/A
N/A
N/A

Tea Pty
Oppose
------70%
29%
1%
+/-7.5

* percentage less than 1%

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