Washington Post-ABC News Poll
This Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted by telephone October 26-30 2011, among a random national sample of 1,003 adults, including users of both conventional and cellular phones. The results from the full survey have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. Sampling, data collection and tabulation by SSRS of Media, Pa.
*= less than 0.5 percent
1. Overall, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of (INSERT)? Do you feel that way strongly, or somewhat?
10/30/11 – summary table
a. The Democratic Party
------- Favorable ------- ------ Unfavorable ------ No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
10/30/11 48 21 26 46 21 25 7
b. The Republican Party
------- Favorable ------- ------ Unfavorable ------ No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
10/30/11 40 13 27 53 21 32 7
c. The idea of an independent candidate running for president against the (Democratic) and (Republican) party nominees
------- Favorable ------- ------ Unfavorable ------ No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
10/30/11 61 25 36 32 16 16 7
Trend
a. The Democratic Party
------- Favorable ------- ------ Unfavorable ------ No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
10/30/11 48 21 26 46 21 25 7
3/26/10 50 25 24 45 14 31 5
2/8/10 50 24 26 46 17 28 4
6/21/09 53 40 6
8/22/08 RV 58 36 5
11/1/07 51 45 5
3/5/06 55 41 4
6/5/05 51 47 2
12/15/02 56 37 6
1/27/02 56 36 8
7/30/01 60 36 4
12/15/00 64 25 11
1/16/00 56 35 9
1/10/00* 61 33 6
1/10/00 LV 58 37 5
11/21/99 51 41 8
5/2/99 53 37 10
2/21/99 55 37 8
2/13/99 56 38 6
2/8/99 57 37 6
1/10/99 57 35 8
12/20/98 57 30 13
12/16/98 58 32 10
10/29/97 54 39 7
9/1/96 RV 60 36 4
8/18/96 RV 55 41 4
8/7/96 RV 57 38 5
4/10/96 55 38 7
4/19/95 51 43 6
7/8/92 RV 54 38 8
6/6/91** 52 34 14
4/2/90 54 35 11
1/15/90 58 32 10
11/16/88 54 36 10
11/4/84 47 42 11
10/4/84 RV 50 39 11
*1/10/00 to 7/8/92: Gallup
**6/6/91 and previous: CBS News/New York Times
b. The Republican Party
------- Favorable ------- ------ Unfavorable ------ No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
10/30/11 40 13 27 53 21 32 7
3/26/10 40 17 23 55 24 30 5
2/8/10 44 19 25 52 23 29 4
6/21/09 36 56 8
8/22/08 RV 47 49 4
11/1/07 39 56 5
3/5/06 51 46 3
6/5/05 49 49 2
12/15/02 56 38 5
1/27/02 63 30 7
7/30/01 51 46 3
12/15/00 54 35 11
1/16/00 53 37 10
1/10/00* 53 41 6
1/10/00 LV 56 39 5
11/21/99 50 44 6
5/2/99 47 44 9
2/21/99 45 46 9
2/13/99 40 54 5
2/8/99 45 47 8
1/10/99 40 52 8
12/20/98 31 57 12
12/16/98 43 47 10
10/29/97 50 42 8
9/1/96 RV 50 45 5
8/18/96 RV 55 41 4
8/7/96 RV 51 44 5
4/10/96 52 41 7
4/19/95 52 42 6
7/8/92 RV 53 39 8
6/6/91** 62 28 10
4/2/90 58 34 8
1/15/90 63 28 9
11/16/88 57 34 9
11/4/84 58 33 9
10/4/84 53 36 11
*1/10/00 to 7/8/92: Gallup
**6/6/91 and previous: CBS News/New York Times
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