Polls

Perdue Still Stuck in the 20s

| Tom Jensen

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

Q1 Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Bev
Perdue’s job performance? If you approve,
press 1. If you disapprove, press 2. If you’re
not sure, press 3.
Approve…………….. 26%
Disapprove………… 54%
Not Sure……………. 21%

Q2 Some of the reasons voters have given for
disapproving of Governor Perdue are that she
raised taxes, that she’s indecisive and hasn’t
shown strong leadership, that she doesn’t take
progressive stands on issues, that she has not
been visible enough, that she cut teacher and
state employee pay, and that she’s generally
not trustworthy. Which of these best describes
why you disapprove of her job performance? If
it’s because she’s raised taxes, press 1. If it’s
because she’s indecisive and hasn’t shown
strong leadership, press 2. If it’s because she
doesn’t take progressive stands on issues,
press 3. If it’s because she has not been
visible enough, press 4. If it’s because she cut
teacher and state employee pay, press 5. If it’s
because she’s generally not trustworthy, press
6. If something else, press 7.
Raised Taxes………. 37%
Indecisive……………. 19%
Lack of Progressive
Stances………………. 4%
Lack of Visibility …… 1%
Cut Teacher and
State Employee
Pay ……………………. 17%
Generally Not
Trustworthy …………. 17%
Something Else……. 6%

Q3 Do you approve or disapprove of the
leadership Governor Perdue has provided on
education? If you approve, press 1. If you
disapprove, press 2. If you’re not sure, press
3.
Approve …………………………………………………. 26%
Disapprove……………………………………………… 49%
Not Sure…………………………………………………. 25%

Q4 Do you approve or disapprove of the
leadership Governor Perdue has provided on
health care? If you approve, press 1. If you
disapprove, press 2. If you’re not sure, press
3.
Approve…………….. 20%
Disapprove………… 50%
Not Sure……………. 30%

Q5 Governor Perdue says that education and
economic development should be protected
from additional budget cuts. Do you think that
care for our youngest children and their
teachers should be protected for these same
reasons? If yes, press 1. If no, press 2.
Yes ……………………………………………………….. 76%
No …………………………………………………………. 24%

Q6 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……………………………………………… 42%
Republican……………………………………………… 43%
Undecided………………………………………………. 14%

Q7 Would you describe yourself as a liberal,
moderate, or conservative? If liberal, press 1. If
moderate, press 2. If conservative, press 3.
Liberal ……………………………………………………. 18%
Moderate………………………………………………… 39%
Conservative…………………………………………… 43%

Q8 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 ……………………………………………… 6%
Education……………………………………………….. 11%
Economy and Jobs ………………………………….. 40%
Taxes…………………………………………………….. 7%
Moral and family values ……………………………. 13%
Health care …………………………………………….. 15%
Immigration…………………………………………….. 4%
Other……………………………………………………… 3%

Q9 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 ……………………………………………….. 28%
Rural ……………………………………………………… 26%
Small Town…………………………………………….. 30%

Q10 If you are a woman, press 1, if a man, press 2.
Woman ………………………………………………….. 55%
Man……………………………………………………….. 45%

Q11 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 ……………………………………………….. 46%
Republican……………………………………………… 35%
Independent/Other…………………………………… 20%
Q12 If you are white, press one now. If you are
African-American, press two now. If other,
press 3.
White …………………………………………………….. 78%
African-American …………………………………….. 19%
Other……………………………………………………… 3%
Q13 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………………………………………………….. 16%
30 to 45………………………………………………….. 26%
46 to 65………………………………………………….. 38%
Older than 65………………………………………….. 20%
Q14
252………………………………………………………… 13%
336………………………………………………………… 19%
704………………………………………………………… 24%
828………………………………………………………… 14%
910………………………………………………………… 13%
919………………………………………………………… 18%

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