Raleigh, N.C.- PPP’s latest national poll finds
President Obama’s approval ratings narrowly split at 47% positive to 49%
negative. His nemeses, Congressional Republicans, do far worse at 24% favorable
to 67% unfavorable. Voters trust Obama over Congressional Republicans to deal
with the major issues facing the country by 50% to 42%. Congressional Democrats
have a better-but-still-bad rating of 40% positive to 52% negative. They lead
the GOP on the generic ballot 47%-40%.
Respondents
support universal background checks 71%-22%. Democrats (85%), Republicans (57%)
and Independents (66%) all support universal background checks. Only 14% say
they’d be more likely to support their elected officials if they voted against
universal background checks; 51% say a “no” vote would make them less likely to
vote for the official. The National Rifle Association has a net-positive
approval rating of 43%-41%. Contradictorily, 40% of voters say they’d be less
likely to support an NRA-endorsed candidate to 28% who would be more likely to
vote for him or her.
“Six
months after Newtown voters are still angry about Congress’ lack of action on
background checks,” said Dean Debnam, President of Public Policy Polling. “A
majority say they’ll hold elected officials who block legislation responsible
for it in the next election.”
Attorney
General Eric Holder has an overall negative favorability rating at 21%
favorable to 39% unfavorable. 41% of respondents say Holder should resign to
34% who want him to stay on the job. Voters want Republicans to move on from
their attempts to repeal Obamacare by a margin of 52%-45%.
Who
should win the Stanley Cup turns out to be a far more polarizing issue. Support
for the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins breaks down along a margin of 23%
for the Blackhawks and 21% for the Bruins. The NBA finals inspire a more
unified response. By a margin of 32% to 20%, respondents hope the San Antonio
Spurs will beat the defending champions Miami Heat.
PPP surveyed 603 registered voters between June 11-13,
2013. The margin of error was +/- 4.0%. This poll was not authorized or paid
for by any campaign or political organization. PPP’s surveys are conducted
through automated telephone interviews.
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?
Approve …………………………………………………. 47%
Disapprove……………………………………………… 49%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 4%
Q2 Do you approve or disapprove of the job
Congressional Democrats are doing?
Approve …………………………………………………. 40%
Disapprove……………………………………………… 54%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 6%
Q3 Do you approve or disapprove of the job
Congressional Republicans are doing?
Approve …………………………………………………. 24%
Disapprove……………………………………………… 67%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 9%
Q4 If there was an election for the U.S. House
today, would you vote for the Democratic or
Republican candidate from your district?
Democrat ……………………………………………….. 47%
Republican……………………………………………… 40%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 12%
Q5 Who do you trust more to deal with the major
issues facing the country: Barack Obama or
Congressional Republicans?
Barack Obama………………………………………… 50%
Congressional Republicans ………………………. 42%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 8%
Q6 Would you support or oppose requiring
background checks for all gun sales, including
gun shows and the Internet?
Support ………………………………………………….. 71%
Oppose ………………………………………………….. 22%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 8%
Q7 If one of your elected officials voted against
requiring background checks for all guns sales,
would that make you more or less likely to
support them for re-election, or would it not
make a difference?
More likely………………………………………………. 14%
Less likely ………………………………………………. 51%
Wouldn’t make a difference……………………….. 28%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 7%
Q8 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of the National Rifle Association?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 43%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 41%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 16%
Q9 Would you be more or less likely to vote for a
candidate supported by the National Rifle
Association, or would it not make a difference?
More likely………………………………………………. 28%
Less likely ………………………………………………. 40%
Wouldn’t make a difference……………………….. 30%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 2%
Q10 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Eric Holder?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 21%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 39%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 40%
Q11 Do you think Eric Holder should resign as
Attorney General, or not?
He should……………………………………………….. 41%
He should not………………………………………….. 34%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 25%
Q12 Which of the following statements do you agree
with more: ‘Congressional Republicans should
keep trying to repeal Obamacare,’ or ‘It’s time
to move on and focus on other issues’?
Congressional Republicans should keep
trying to repeal Obamacare ……………………….45%
It’s time to move on and focus on other
issues …………………………………………………….52%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 3%
Q13 Who are you rooting for in the NBA Finals: the
Miami Heat or the San Antonio Spurs?
Heat ………………………………………………………. 20%
Spurs …………………………………………………….. 32%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 48%
Q14 Who are you rooting for in the NHL Finals: the
Boston Bruins or the Chicago Blackhawks?
Bruins ……………………………………………………. 21%
Blackhawks…………………………………………….. 23%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 56%
Q15 In the last presidential election, did you vote for
Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
Barack Obama………………………………………… 50%
Mitt Romney……………………………………………. 44%
Someone else/Don’t remember …………………. 6%
Q16 Would you describe yourself as very liberal,
somewhat liberal, moderate, somewhat
conservative, or very conservative?
Very liberal ……………………………………………… 12%
Somewhat liberal …………………………………….. 14%
Moderate………………………………………………… 29%
Somewhat conservative……………………………. 28%
Very conservative ……………………………………. 17%
Q17 If you are a woman, press 1. If a man, press 2.
Woman ………………………………………………….. 55%
Man……………………………………………………….. 45%
Q18 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If a Republican,
press 2. If you are an independent or identify
with another party, press 3.
Democrat ……………………………………………….. 42%
Republican……………………………………………… 35%
Independent/Other…………………………………… 22%
Q19 If you are Hispanic, press 1. If white, press 2.
If African-American, press 3. If other, press 4.
Hispanic…………………………………………………. 8%
White …………………………………………………….. 71%
African-American …………………………………….. 13%
Other……………………………………………………… 7%
Q20 If you are 18 to 29 years old, press 1. If 30 to
45, press 2. If 46 to 65, press 3. If you are
older than 65, press 4.
18 to 29………………………………………………….. 12%
30 to 45………………………………………………….. 19%
46 to 65………………………………………………….. 47%
Older than 65………………………………………….. 22%
Q21 If you live in the Northeast, press 1. If the
South, press 2. If the Midwest, press 3. If the
West, press 4.
Northeast ……………………………………………….. 25%
South …………………………………………………….. 35%
Midwest …………………………………………………. 25%
West………………………………………………………. 15%
Q22 Do you live in a rural area, a suburban area, or
an urban area?
Rural ……………………………………………………… 32%
Suburban ……………………………………………….. 51%
Urban…………………………………………………….. 17%
Q23 Are you a vegan or a vegetarian, or not?
Are vegan or vegetarian……………………………. 9%
Are not …………………………………………………… 91%
Q24 Do you consider yourself to be more of an
introvert or more of an extrovert?
Introvert …………………………………………………. 33%
Extrovert ………………………………………………… 51%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 16%
