Polls

GOP Popularity Declines from Reagan to Bush

| Tom Jensen

Header-poll-resultsTopline results are below. Full results, including crosstabs, can be found here.

Q1 Of the last five Presidents, who do you have
the highest opinion of: Ronald Reagan, George
H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, or
Barack Obama? If Ronald Reagan, press 1. If
George H.W. Bush, press 2. If Bill Clinton,
press 3. If George W. Bush, press 4. If Barack
Obama, press 5.
Reagan ………………………………………………….. 44%
H.W. Bush………………………………………………. 3%
Clinton……………………………………………………. 18%
W. Bush …………………………………………………. 6%
Obama…………………………………………………… 29%

Q2 Of the last five Presidents, who do you have
the lowest opinion of: Ronald Reagan, George
H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, or
Barack Obama? If Ronald Reagan, press 1. If
George H.W. Bush, press 2. If Bill Clinton,
press 3. If George W. Bush, press 4. If Barack
Obama, press 5.
Reagan ………………………………………………….. 3%
H.W. Bush………………………………………………. 7%
Clinton……………………………………………………. 21%
W. Bush …………………………………………………. 43%
Obama…………………………………………………… 26%

Q3 Would you describe yourself as a liberal,
moderate, or conservative? If liberal, press 1. If
moderate, press 2. If conservative, press 3.
Liberal ……………………………………………………. 16%
Moderate………………………………………………… 39%
Conservative…………………………………………… 46%

Q4 Would you describe the community you live in
as urban, suburban, rural, or a small town? If
urban, press 1. If suburban, press 2. If rural,
press 3. If a small town, press 4.
Urban…………………………………………………….. 14%
Suburban ……………………………………………….. 29%
Rural ……………………………………………………… 26%
Small Town…………………………………………….. 30%

Q5 If you are a woman, press 1, if a man, press 2.
Woman ………………………………………………….. 53%
Man……………………………………………………….. 47%

Q6 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If you are a
Republican, press 2. If you are an independent
or identify with another party, press 3.
Democrat ……………………………………………….. 49%
Republican……………………………………………… 35%
Independent/Other…………………………………… 16%

Q7 If you are white, press one now. If you are
African-American, press two now. If other,
press 3.
White …………………………………………………….. 75%
African-American …………………………………….. 22%
Other……………………………………………………… 3%

Q8 If you are 18 to 29 years old, press 1 now. If
you are 30 to 45, press 2. If you are 46 to 65,
press 3. If older, press 4.
18 to 29………………………………………………….. 11%
30 to 45………………………………………………….. 25%
46 to 65………………………………………………….. 44%
Older than 65………………………………………….. 20%

Q9
252………………………………………………………… 13%
336………………………………………………………… 18%
704………………………………………………………… 18%
828………………………………………………………… 15%
910………………………………………………………… 14%
919………………………………………………………… 22%

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