The surveys on Trump and the election keep rolling in. And there is one common factor – they are all getting worse.

The 17th annual American Values Survey by the Public Religion Research Institute (20/10) in partnership with the Brookings Institution found that 58% of Americans see Trump as a threat to democracy with six in 10 Americans saying: “President Trump is a potentially dangerous dictator whose power should be limited before he destroys American democracy.”

The survey found that two thirds (64%) of Independents and similar numbers of Hispanic Americans agree Trump is a dangerous dictator whose power should be limited.

Nearly two thirds of independents also agree with the statement.

Two thirds (68% of Americans say their opinion of Trump has mostly changed for the worse over the past two years. His favourability among Hispanic Protestants has dropped from 51% to 31% today.

Hispanic voters are twice as likely as white Trump voters (22% versus 11%) to express regret about their vote choice.

PRRI CEO, Dr Melissa Deckman, says Trump’s gains are clearly not a long-term realignment as we see Black, Hispanic and young male voters moving back to Democrats.”

The survey found that 71% of Americans say the country (71%) and the economy (76%) are going in the wrong direction.

Amazingly (or perhaps not given who is benefitting and who is not among Americans) 41% of Americans agree that capitalism is no longer working for average Americans and the country should consider adopting some aspects of socialism. Among Americans aged 18 to29 48% support adopting some aspects of socialism.

Although Republicans and white evangelical Protestants have moved strongly in favour of deportations 59% of Americans still favour providing a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.

Trump blathering about elections has meant confidence in elections remains fragile. Most Republicans (82%) say the biggest problem in US elections is ineligible people casting votes while 80% of Democrats say the biggest problem is eligible voters being denied the right to vote.

Among other findings the report found that majorities of both Democrats and Republicans say the rising cost of housing and everyday expenses (61%) and electing leaders of good moral character (59%) are critical issues.

Among Republicans, concern about electing leaders of good moral character has little impact on favourable views of Donald Trump with Trump favourability at 73% among those saying this is critical and 79% among those who say it is not critical.

Majorities of Republicans and white evangelical Protestants support detaining undocumented immigrants in internment camps until they can be deported (62% and 53%). So much for Christian charity.

One message that hasn’t got to Trump is about self-enrichment by using the power of his office. Large bipartisan majorities say it should be illegal for elected officials to use their office to benefit themselves or their families financially (88%), to draw voting maps for partisan advantage (83%), or to buy or sell individual stocks while in office (80%).

Just one-third of Americans (36%), but 71% of Republicans, agree that the United States was justified in carrying out military strikes against Iran.

Another amazing finding is that nearly two-thirds of Americans (64%) agree the United States provides too much financial and military support to Israel, compared with three in ten (30%) who disagree.