Poll: US doing ‘well economically,’ has increase in racial tensions

Poll: US doing ‘well economically,’ has increase in racial tensions
Poll: US doing ‘well economically,’ has increase in racial tensions

A poll is showing what Americans think of President Donald Trump as he reaches his first year in office.

A CBS Nation Tracker poll finds nearly half of Americans see the U.S. doing well economically. Meanwhile, most felt that racial tensions have increased in the past year.

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CBS News reported that after Trump’s first year in office, Americans feel more positive about the economy, but there are several issues at play.

Among the findings:

—Nearly half of respondents said the country is run for the benefit of a few elites.

—Most surveyed also found that Trump uses his personal Twitter account to communicate in a way that’s not helpful.

—Nearly half also see the country as not safe from terrorism.

—Most Americans see the U.S. as divided.

—The poll showed a 50-50 split between whether undocumented immigrants should be deported.

Trump supporters say a big reason why they hold their views is because he is a different kind of president and fighting the establishment.

Trump opponents say a big reason why they hold their views is because they don’t like his policies and “he’s disrespected people like me.”

The poll sampled nearly 2,200 adults from Jan. 10-12. It had a margin of error of 2.6 percentage points.

Trump has continued to criticize polls.