Topline results are below. Full results, including crosstabs, can be found here.
Q1 Do you approve or disapprove of President
Barack Obama’s job performance? If you
approve, press 1. If you disapprove, press 2.
If you’re not sure, press 3.
Approve …………………………………………………. 45%
Disapprove……………………………………………… 51%
Not Sure…………………………………………………. 4%
Q2 Do you support or oppose President Obama’s
health care plan, or do you not have an
opinion? If you support it, press 1. If you
oppose it, press 2. If you don’t have an opinion,
press 3.
Support ………………………………………………….. 38%
Oppose ………………………………………………….. 53%
No Opinion……………………………………………… 9%
Q3 Do you think gay men and women should be
able to serve openly in the military? If yes,
press 1. If no, press 2. If you’re not sure,
press 3.
Yes ……………………. 50%
No ……………………… 40%
Not Sure……………… 10%
Q4 If there was an election for the state legislature
today, would you vote Democratic or
Republican? If Democratic, press 1. If
Republican, press 2. If you’re undecided,
press 3.
Democratic……………………………………………… 41%
Republican……………………………………………… 44%
Undecided………………………………………………. 15%
Q5 If there was an election for Congress today,
would you vote Democratic or Republican? If
Democratic, press 1. If Republican, press 2. If
you’re undecided, press 3.
Democratic……………………………………………… 41%
Republican……………………………………………… 44%
Undecided………………………………………………. 15%
Q6 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of the Democratic Party? If favorable, press 1.
If unfavorable, press 2. If you’re not sure,
press 3.
Favorable……………………………………………….. 38%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 51%
Not Sure…………………………………………………. 11%
Q7 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of the Republican Party? If favorable, press 1.
If unfavorable, press 2. If you’re not sure,
press 3.
Favorable……………………………………………….. 32%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 48%
Not Sure…………………………………………………. 20%
Q8 Generally speaking when you vote this fall do
you plan to support incumbents or vote for
challengers? If you will mostly vote for
incumbents, press 1. If you will mostly vote for
challengers, press 2. If you’re not sure, press
3.
Incumbents …………………………………………….. 13%
Challengers…………………………………………….. 31%
Not Sure…………………………………………………. 56%
Q9 Who did you vote for President last year? If
John McCain, press 1. If Barack Obama, press
2. If someone else or you don’t remember,
press 3.
McCain…………………………………………………… 48%
Obama…………………………………………………… 48%
Someone else/Don’t remember …………………. 4%
Q10 Would you describe yourself as a liberal,
moderate, or conservative? If liberal, press 1. If
moderate, press 2. If conservative, press 3.
Liberal ……………………………………………………. 17%
Moderate………………………………………………… 39%
Conservative…………………………………………… 44%
Q11 I am going to name 7 issues. Which of these is
most important to you? The War in Iraq,
education, the economy and jobs, taxes, moral
or family values, health care, or immigration. If
the War in Iraq is most important, press 1. If
education, press 2. If the economy and jobs,
press 3. If taxes, press 4. If moral and family
values, press 5. If health care, press 6. If
immigration, press 7. If some other issue is
most important, press 8.
War in Iraq ……………………………………………… 5%
Education……………………………………………….. 8%
Economy and Jobs ………………………………….. 56%
Taxes…………………………………………………….. 6%
Moral and family values ……………………………. 12%
Health care …………………………………………….. 10%
Immigration…………………………………………….. 2%
Other……………………………………………………… 1%
Q12 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…………………………………………………….. 16%
Suburban ……………………………………………….. 29%
Rural ……………………………………………………… 27%
Small Town…………………………………………….. 28%
Q13 If you are a woman, press 1, if a man, press 2.
Woman ………………………………………………….. 52%
Man……………………………………………………….. 48%
Q14 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 ……………………………………………….. 44%
Republican……………………………………………… 38%
Independent/Other…………………………………… 18%
Q15 If you are white, press one now. If you are
African-American, press two now. If other,
press 3.
White …………………………………………………….. 77%
African-American …………………………………….. 20%
Other……………………………………………………… 3%
Q16 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………………………………………………….. 10%
30 to 45………………………………………………….. 25%
46 to 65………………………………………………….. 44%
Older than 65………………………………………….. 21%
Q17
252………………………………………………………… 9%
336………………………………………………………… 21%
704………………………………………………………… 19%
828………………………………………………………… 16%
910………………………………………………………… 14%
919………………………………………………………… 21%