Most Americans oppose demolishing the East Wing of the White House to make way for President Donald Trump’s ballroom, report says ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos Poll conducted using the Ipsos KnowledgePanel.
A 56% majority of Americans oppose the Trump administration tearing down the East Wing of the White House as part of construction of a 90,000-square-foot ballroom financed by $300 million in private donations, including 45% who are “strongly” opposed, the poll found.
Most Americans oppose President Donald Trump’s demolition of the East Wing to make way for a ballroom.
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Only 28% of Americans support it, and 15% strongly support tearing down the East Wing to turn it into a ballroom, according to the poll. Another 16% say they are not sure.
Support breaks down along party lines, with a majority of 62% of Republicans in favor and 88% of Democrats against. According to the poll, a 61% majority of independents oppose the City and East Wing Ballroom, with nearly half strongly opposed.
An excavator works to clear debris after the demolition of the East Wing of the White House, October 23, 2025 in Washington.
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Opinions are much stronger among Democrats: 78% of Democrats strongly oppose teardown and ballroom, a much smaller 35% of Republicans strongly support it.
A majority of liberals (76%) and about half of moderates (51%) strongly oppose tearing down and relocating the East Wing, while only about a third of conservatives (34%) strongly support it.
Strong support peaks among those who strongly support Trump, with 58% saying they strongly support tearing down the East Wing and the ballroom. Among those who somewhat approve of Trump, only 11% strongly support the plan.
Construction workers atop the U.S. Treasury watch as work continues on a largely demolished portion of the East Wing of the White House, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington, ahead of construction of a new ballroom.
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Construction crews demolish the East Wing of the White House on October 23, 2025, in Washington.
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Among those who strongly disapprove of Trump, 82% strongly oppose tearing down the East Wing and building a ballroom, while a much smaller 37% of those who somewhat disapprove of the president strongly oppose the plan.
About four in 10 conservative Republicans (42%) say they strongly favor the plan. By contrast, 82% of liberal Democrats and 73% of moderate and conservative Democrats are strongly opposed.
Methodology: This ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll was conducted online via the probability-based Ipsos KnowledgePanel® from October 24-28, 2025, in English and Spanish, among a random national sample of 2,725 U.S. adults and has a margin of error of plus or minus 1.9 percentage points, including the design effect. The margins of error are greater for subgroups. The partisan splits are 28% Democrats, 31% Republicans and 41% independents or something else.
See more details about ABC News’ survey methodology here.
