According to a March 2024 survey, voters in the United States were divided on whether or not it should be possible to charge a former president with a federal crime for alleged crimes committed while in office. Due in part to former president Donald Trump facing a number of criminal allegations, the topic of trying former presidents has appeared to be more of a partisan issue. Approximately 94 percent of Democrats in the U.S. agreed that former presidents should be able to be tried for crimes committed in office. Comparatively, nearly half of Republicans disagreed.
Adults on whether it should be possible to charge a former president with a federal crime for alleged crimes committed while in office in the United States in 2024, by political party
Original question: Do you think it should be possible to charge a former president with a federal crime for alleged crimes committed while in office, or not?
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Quinnipiac University Poll. (March 27, 2024). Adults on whether it should be possible to charge a former president with a federal crime for alleged crimes committed while in office in the United States in 2024, by political party [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459379/former-presidents-charged-crimes-committed-office-party-us/
Quinnipiac University Poll. "Adults on whether it should be possible to charge a former president with a federal crime for alleged crimes committed while in office in the United States in 2024, by political party." Chart. March 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459379/former-presidents-charged-crimes-committed-office-party-us/
Quinnipiac University Poll. (2024). Adults on whether it should be possible to charge a former president with a federal crime for alleged crimes committed while in office in the United States in 2024, by political party. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459379/former-presidents-charged-crimes-committed-office-party-us/
Quinnipiac University Poll. "Adults on Whether It Should Be Possible to Charge a Former President with a Federal Crime for Alleged Crimes Committed While in Office in The United States in 2024, by Political Party." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459379/former-presidents-charged-crimes-committed-office-party-us/
Quinnipiac University Poll, Adults on whether it should be possible to charge a former president with a federal crime for alleged crimes committed while in office in the United States in 2024, by political party Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459379/former-presidents-charged-crimes-committed-office-party-us/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Adults on whether it should be possible to charge a former president with a federal crime for alleged crimes committed while in office in the United States in 2024, by political party [Graph], Quinnipiac University Poll, March 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459379/former-presidents-charged-crimes-committed-office-party-us/