--- title: Donald Trump's Muslim Ban is Opposed by 57% of Americans description: However Republicans are evenly divided over Trump's proposal canonical: https://time.com/4145238/trump-poll-muslim-ban/ author: NBC News article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-12-10T22:21:36.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-05T08:40:21.442Z article:section: Politics og:title: Poll: 57% of Americans Oppose Trump's Muslim Ban og:description: But Republicans are evenly divided on the plan. og:url: https://time.com/4145238/trump-poll-muslim-ban/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7e2d0d7aa144dcff/698874f70a4a2220e79c774b/trump3.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5246 og:image:height: 2951 og:image:alt: trump og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Poll: 57% of Americans Oppose Trump's Muslim Ban twitter:description: But Republicans are evenly divided on the plan. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7e2d0d7aa144dcff/698874f70a4a2220e79c774b/trump3.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Poll: 57% of Americans Oppose Trump's Muslim Ban > Sponsored content. 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Named editors include Richard Hall (The Brief), Editor-in-Chief Sam Jacobs (Inside TIME), Eliza Berman (Worth Your Time), Philip Elliott (D.C. Brief), Justin Worland (Future Proof) and Harry Booth (In the Loop). Health Matters is written by TIME's health desk. #### How do I sign up for a TIME newsletter? Go to time.com/newsletters, choose the newsletters you want and enter your email address. There is no cost and no subscription requirement. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-network-2026q3/newsletters?i=1fad6cd1-0204-4c4e-8beb-e51e83c25763&cr=time-nl-network-2026q3-v1) ## Video: Watch Trump Talk About Restricting Muslims' Entry into the U.S. [Watch (HLS stream): Watch Trump Talk About Restricting Muslims' Entry into the U.S.](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/cBfLYrMA.m3u8) (0:18)  _Published 2015-12-08. Just one of his many opinions on how to deal with terrorism in the U.S._ by [Mark Murray / NBC News](https://time.com/author/nbc-news/) ## Mark Murray / NBC News Dec 10, 2015 10:21 PM UTC Just one of his many opinions on how to deal with terrorism in the U.S. by [Mark Murray / NBC News](https://time.com/author/nbc-news/) ## Mark Murray / NBC News Dec 10, 2015 10:21 PM UTC Nearly 6 in 10 Americans oppose Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s proposal to bar Muslims from entering the United States, but Republicans are evenly divided, according to a new national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. Fifty-seven percent of all adults disagree with Trump’s proposal, versus 25 percent who agree. But views are mixed among Republicans: 42 percent of GOP respondents support Trump’s proposal to ban Muslims from entering the U.S., while 36 percent oppose it. And among Republican primary voters, it’s 38 percent support, 39 percent oppose. By comparison, 75 percent of Democrats and 55 percent of independents disagree with Trump’s proposal. [_Read the rest of the story from our partners at NBC News._](http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/nbc-wsj-poll-57-oppose-trumps-muslim-proposal-n477941?cid=par-time-article%5F20141002) ## Transcript [00:00] Donald J Trump is calling for a total and complete shut [00:04] down of Muslims entering the United States until [00:08] our country's representatives can figure out what [00:13] the hell is going on. 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