Poll: 25 percent of federal employees would quit under President Trump

February 4, 2016 in News by RBN Staff


The Hill
| Caitlin Yilek | February 01, 2016, 04:29 pm

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A quarter of federal government employees say they would consider leaving their jobs if Donald Trump were to become president, according to a new poll.

About 14 percent of respondents — many of which are from government agencies’ top ranks — said they would definitely consider leaving, according to a poll conducted by the Government Business Council. Another 11 percent said they might consider leaving.

Among Democrats, 42 percent said they would consider quitting, while 48 percent said they would not.

Eight percent of Republican federal government workers said they would not work under the real estate tycoon as president.

About 6 in 10 overall would be “embarrassed” to work under President Trump.

The poll was conducted Jan. 20-26 and surveyed 688 federal employees. The margin of error is plus or minus 4 percent.