Insurance companies and the national media have about the same proportion of Americans who view them favorably, 34 percent and 35 percent.
The FBI is viewed favorably by 58 percent. That includes 55 percent of Clinton supporters, even though some of her backers have expressed frustration with how the agency handled the timing of pre-election announcements about an investigation into her use of a private e-mail server when she was secretary of state.
Energy Policy
By a two-to-one margin, the poll shows American adults think it’s more important for the country’s energy policy to focus on renewable sources than on the coal and natural gas industries.
Majorities of Trump voters say fossil fuels are more important, while almost nine in 10 Clinton voters pick renewable policy as more pressing.
Almost half, 46 percent, see climate change as a major threat, unchanged from when the poll asked in June 2014. Three-quarters of Clinton voters view it as a major danger, while 21 percent of Trump supporters do.
Almost two-thirds -– 64 percent -– think the U.S. media has fallen off track and is no longer valuable in its traditional role of checking the powers of the three branches of federal government. Among Trump supporters, 82 percent hold that view, while 48 percent of Clinton backers do.
The poll of 999 American adults has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points, higher among subgroups. It was conducted Dec. 2-5 by Iowa-based Selzer & Co.
This article was provided by Bloomberg News.