Topline results are below. Full results, including crosstabs, can be found here.
Q1 Do you approve or disapprove of the way
President Bush is handling his job as
President? If you approve, press 1 on your
keypad now. If you disapprove, press 2. If you
are not sure, press 3.
Approve ……………… 43%
Disapprove………….. 49%
Not sure ……………… 7%
Q2 Looking back, do you think the United States
did the right thing in taking military action
against Iraq, or should the U.S. have stayed
out? If you think it did the right thing, press 1.
If you think it should have stayed out, press 2.
If you’re not sure, press 3.
Right thing…………… 48%
Stayed out…………… 46%
Not sure ……………… 6%
Q3 Do you approve or disapprove of the way
Patrick McHenry is handling his job as
Congressman? If you approve, press 1 on
your keypad now. If you disapprove, press 2.
If you are undecided, press 3.
Approve ……………… 44%
Disapprove………….. 32%
Undecided…………… 24%
Q4 In 2008 Patrick McHenry will be running for a
third term as Congressman. If the race were
today would you vote to reelect Patrick
McHenry or would you choose someone else?
If you would vote to reelect Patrick McHenry,
press 1. If you would vote for someone else,
press 2. If you don’t know, press 3.
Reelect McHenry …. 45%
Someone else……… 36%
Don’t know………….. 19%
Q5 What issue is most important when deciding
who to vote for for Congress? Education, the
economy and jobs, health care, immigration,
moral and family values, the War in Iraq, or
taxes? If education, press 1. If the economy
and jobs, press 2. If health care, press 3. If
immigration, press 4. If moral and family
values, press 5. If the War in Iraq, press 6. If
taxes, press 7. If a different issue or you are
not sure, press 8.
Education ………….. 5%
Economy and jobs. 35%
Health care………… 17%
Immigration ……….. 17%
Moral and family
values………………..13%
War in Iraq ………… 5%
Taxes ……………….. 2%
Other ………………… 6%
Q6 Daniel Johnson, a conservative Democrat and
31-year-old prosecutor from Hickory, who was
awarded the Navy and Marine Corps medal
after losing both of his legs while saving the life
of a fellow sailor, is challenging Patrick
McHenry. If the election was today, who would
you vote for? If for Patrick McHenry, press 1.
If for Daniel Johnson, press 2. If you don’t
know, press 3.
McHenry……………. 39%
Johnson ……………. 32%
Don’t know ………… 29%
Q7 If you are a woman, press 1, if a man, press 2.
Women ………………. 53% Men……………………. 47%
Q8 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If Republican,
press 2. If other, press 3.
Democrat ……………. 37%
Republican………….. 51%
Other………………….. 12%
Q9 If you are white, press 1. If African-American,
press 2. If Hispanic, press 3. If other, press
White …………………. 92%
Black………………….. 4%
Other………………….. 4%
Q10 If you are 18 to 29 years old, press 1. If you
are 30 to 45, press 2. If 46 to 65, press 3. If
older than 65, press 4.
18-29………………….. 9%
30-45…………………..16%
46-65………………….. 42%
Older Than 65……… 33%