Poll: Half of voters think Trump should resign because of sexual misconduct allegations

Half of American voters believe President Trump should resign because of allegations of sexual misconduct, according to a Quinnipiac poll released Tuesday.

The poll, conducted from Dec. 13-18, found 59 percent of women and 41 percent of men believe Trump should resign because of the allegations. Voters are split sharply along party lines on the issue, with 85 percent of Democrats calling for his resignation, and only 7 percent of Republicans saying he should step down.

Trump has faced allegations of sexual misconduct from more than a dozen women, with several coming forward while he was a presidential candidate in 2016. 

{mosads}The official White House position is that the women who have accused Trump are lying.

Three of his accusers held a press conference on Dec. 11 and called on Congress to investigate the accusations against Trump. The women claim that Trump groped and kissed them without consent, and one woman said Trump walked into a dressing room during a Miss USA contest.

Several senators last week called for Trump to resign, including Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Kamala Harris (D-Calif.).

Voters are split on how Democrats are handling the issue of sexual harassment in politics, with 44 percent approving and 44 percent disapproving.

Sexual misconduct allegations have in recent weeks have led to the resignation or retirement of a number of politicians, including Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.), Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) and Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Texas).

The Quinnipiac poll was conducted among 1,230 voters and had a margin of error of 3.3 percentage points.