22 percent of Americans are undecided on whether Trump deserves to be impeached, poll shows

More than half of Americans back Congress' impeachment inquiry, a poll released by CBS on Sunday shows.

Naturally, the survey was split along party lines. In total, 55 percent of Americans approve of the inquiry of President Trump, with 87 percent of Democrats supporting it, suggesting that most moderate Democrats are actually aligned with the more left-leaning wing of the party, contrary to speculation. Meanwhile, only 23 percent of Republicans surveyed got behind the inquiry.

The poll was a little less cut and dry on whether Trump should actually be impeached over his communications with Ukraine's government. A plurality responded yes at 42 percent, while 36 percent don't think he deserves it. That leaves a fairly prominent 22 percent that believes it's too soon to tell, either way. The Washington Post's Greg Sargent points out that that means there's quite a bit of room for the 42 percent to increase as more information comes out. Of course, the opposite could also be true.

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Ultimately, the decision rests with members of the House, but the opinions of their constituents will no doubt play a role in the outcome. The CBS poll was conducted by YouGov, which interviewed 2,059 U.S. residents between Sept. 26-27. The margin of error is 2.3 percentage points.