Washington Post-ABC News Poll
This Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted by telephone April 14-17, 2011, among a random national sample of 1,001 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 TNS of Horsham, Pa. Read the story here
*= less than 0.5 percent
1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president? Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat?
-------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
4/17/11 47 27 21 50 12 37 3
3/13/11 51 27 24 45 12 33 4
1/16/11 54 30 23 43 15 28 3
12/12/10 49 24 25 47 15 32 4
10/28/10 50 27 23 45 11 34 5
10/28/10 LV 46 31 15 52 8 44 2
10/3/10 50 26 24 47 13 34 3
9/2/10 46 24 22 52 14 38 3
7/11/10 50 28 22 47 12 35 3
6/6/10 52 30 22 45 12 33 4
4/25/10 54 31 23 44 11 33 3
3/26/10 53 34 20 43 8 35 3
2/8/10 51 29 22 46 12 33 3
1/15/10 53 30 24 44 13 32 2
12/13/09 50 31 18 46 13 33 4
11/15/09 56 32 23 42 13 29 2
10/18/09 57 33 23 40 11 29 3
9/12/09 54 35 19 43 12 31 3
8/17/09 57 35 21 40 11 29 3
7/18/09 59 38 22 37 9 28 4
6/21/09 65 36 29 31 10 22 4
4/24/09 69 42 27 26 8 18 4
3/29/09 66 40 26 29 9 20 5
2/22/09 68 43 25 25 8 17 7
2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Obama is handling [ITEM]? Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat?
4/17/11 - Summary Table*
-------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
a. The economy 42 23 19 57 11 46 2
b. The federal
budget deficit 39 21 18 58 11 47 3
c. The situation
in Afghanistan 44 17 27 49 17 31 7
d. The situation
in Libya 42 23 19 49 19 30 9
*Full sample asked item a-b; half sample asked item c; other half sample asked item d.
Trend:
a. The economy
-------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
4/17/11 42 23 19 57 11 46 2
3/13/11 43 22 21 55 13 41 2
1/16/11 46 22 24 51 13 38 2
12/12/10 43 21 22 54 15 39 3
10/28/10 RV 44 21 23 54 15 39 3
10/28/10 LV 42 23 19 55 10 45 2
10/3/10 45 22 23 53 13 41 2
9/2/10 41 20 21 57 13 44 2
7/11/10 43 20 23 54 13 41 4
6/6/10 50 26 24 49 12 37 2
4/25/10 49 24 25 49 10 39 2
3/26/10 45 23 22 52 12 40 3
2/8/10 45 22 23 53 15 38 2
1/15/10 47 22 24 52 13 39 1
12/13/09 46 23 24 52 12 40 2
11/15/09 51 26 25 47 12 36 2
10/18/09 50 29 22 48 13 35 1
9/12/09 51 28 24 46 13 33 2
8/17/09 52 27 25 46 13 33 2
7/18/09 52 29 23 46 10 35 3
6/21/09 56 28 28 41 13 27 3
4/24/09 58 31 28 38 13 25 4
3/29/09 60 34 25 38 12 26 3
2/22/09 60 NA NA 34 NA NA 6
b. The federal budget deficit
-------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
4/17/11 39 21 18 58 11 47 3
3/13/11 39 18 20 55 13 42 6
1/16/11 43 21 22 52 11 41 6
12/12/10 38 16 22 55 19 36 7
9/2/10 39 18 20 58 13 45 3
7/11/10 40 20 20 56 11 45 4
6/6/10 39 22 17 56 13 42 6
4/25/10 40 20 20 55 14 42 5
3/26/10 43 22 21 52 14 38 5
2/8/10 40 17 23 56 16 40 4
1/15/10 38 18 20 56 15 41 6
12/13/09 37 16 21 56 12 44 6
11/15/09 42 19 23 53 10 43 5
10/18/09 45 20 25 51 14 37 4
9/12/09 39 17 22 55 13 42 6
8/17/09 41 19 22 53 12 41 5
7/18/09 43 19 24 49 11 38 8
6/21/09 48 22 26 48 13 35 5
4/24/09 51 NA NA 43 NA NA 7
3/29/09 52 NA NA 43 NA NA 5
c. The situation in Afghanistan
-------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
4/17/11 44 17 27 49 17 31 7
1/16/11 49 19 30 41 17 24 10
12/12/10 45 17 28 46 16 30 10
7/11/10 45 20 25 45 14 31 10
4/25/10 56 20 36 36 16 20 7
3/26/10 53 25 29 35 15 20 12
1/15/10 50 22 28 45 18 27 6
12/13/09 52 24 28 44 13 32 4
11/15/09 45 23 23 48 16 32 6
10/18/09 45 22 23 47 17 31 7
9/12/09 55 23 33 37 17 21 7
8/17/09 60 25 35 33 14 19 7
7/18/09 62 33 29 30 13 17 8
4/24/09 63 NA NA 26 NA NA 11
d. The situation in Libya
-------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
4/17/11 42 23 19 49 19 30 9
3/13/11 45 24 22 34 14 20 21
3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way [ITEM] are doing their job?
4/17/11 - Summary Table
Approve Disapprove No opinion
a. The Democrats in Congress 36 60 4
b. The Republicans in Congress 34 63 3
Trend:
a. The Democrats in Congress
Approve Disapprove No opinion
4/17/11 36 60 4
10/3/10 36 61 3
7/18/09 47 48 5
4/24/09 45 49 6
2/22/09 50 44 6
7/13/08 35 57 8
2/1/08 39 54 7
12/9/07 40 53 6
11/1/07 36 58 6
9/30/07 38 57 5
7/21/07 46 51 2
6/1/07 44 49 6
4/15/07 54 44 2
10/8/06 48 50 3
5/15/06 39 58 4
11/2/05 41 54 5
6/5/05 42 56 3
6/6/99 51 42 7
3/14/99 51 42 7
7/8/97 45 49 6
4/5/95 36 60 4
10/31/94 39 53 8
10/23/94 36 59 5
9/11/94 41 53 6
b. The Republicans in Congress
Approve Disapprove No opinion
4/17/11 34 63 3
10/3/10 30 67 3
7/18/09 36 58 6
4/24/09 30 64 6
2/22/09 38 56 6
7/13/08 25 69 6
2/1/08 30 63 7
12/9/07 32 63 5
11/1/07 32 63 6
9/30/07 29 67 4
7/21/07 34 64 2
6/1/07 36 58 6
4/15/07 39 59 2
10/8/06 35 63 2
5/15/06 33 64 3
11/2/05 35 61 4
6/5/05 42 56 2
6/6/99 41 52 7
3/14/99 40 56 4
7/8/97 40 54 6
9/15/96 RV 46 48 6
6/30/96 38 56 6
4/5/95 45 50 5
10/31/94 33 59 7
10/23/94 31 64 5
9/11/94 35 59 6
4. Do you approve or disapprove of the way John Boehner is handling his job as Speaker of the House of Representatives? Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat?
-------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
4/17/11 43 13 30 40 20 20 17
1/16/11 39 12 28 27 14 14 33
Nancy Pelosi:
3/26/10 42 20 22 46 9 37 12
1/15/10 40 12 28 48 11 37 12
6/21/09 38 NA NA 45 NA NA 16
4/15/07 53 35 12
2/25/07 50 31 18
1/19/07 54 25 21
Newt Gingrich:
11/7/98* 38 58 4
7/12/98 41 44 15
5/12/98 41 44 15
1/19/98 40 52 7
4/24/97 26 62 12
3/9/97 33 61 7
9/15/96 RV 39 54 7
1/7/96 30 61 8
11/19/95 27 65 8
6/8/95 35 50 15
3/19/95 37 48 15
3/5/95 38 51 11
1/29/95 40 48 12
1/4/95 35 37 28
12/20/94** 35 " " 43 " " 22
* "has handled"
** "as incoming speaker"
5. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Harry Reid is handling his job as majority leader of the Senate? Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat?
-------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
4/17/11 33 9 24 49 19 30 18
3/26/10 29 10 19 47 16 30 25
1/15/10 35 7 28 47 18 29 18
4/15/07 46 NA NA 33 NA NA 21
Trent Lott:
3/9/97 44 NA NA 24 NA NA 31
Bob Dole:
5/22/96* 56 15 41 34 15 19 11
1/7/96 38 NA NA 49 NA NA 13
11/19/95 45 46 9
3/19/95 60 21 38 28 14 14 12
1/4/95 62 23 39 25 12 13 13
12/20/94 59 NA NA 28 NA NA 13
* "has handled"
6. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling [ITEM]?
4/17/11 - Summary Table
Approve Disapprove No opinion
a. The economy 34 62 3
b. The federal budget deficit 33 64 3
Trend:
a. The economy
Approve Disapprove No opinion
4/17/11 34 62 3
11/4/90 LV* 26 69 5
* “the nation’s economy”
b. The federal budget deficit
Approve Disapprove No opinion
4/17/11 33 64 3
10/14/90 23 72 5
10/7/90 33 59 8
7. Who do you think is taking a stronger leadership role in the government in Washington these days, (Obama) or (the Republicans in Congress)?
Obama Reps Both (vol.) Neither (vol.) No opinion
4/17/11 40 45 3 9 2
3/13/11 39 46 2 9 3
12/12/10 43 42 3 8 5
Compare to:
Bush Dems Both (vol.) Neither (vol.) No opinion
6/1/07 43 45 3 7 3
4/15/07 34 58 2 4 2
1/19/07 36 56 1 3 3
7/30/01 51 38 3 4 4
Clinton Reps Both (vol.) Neither (vol.) No opinion
4/5/95 27 67 2 3 7
1/24/95 24 61 4 5 6
12/15/94 25 59 3 5 7
8. Overall, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Barack Obama? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?
------- Favorable ------- ------ Unfavorable ------ No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
4/17/11 52 33 20 45 13 32 2
4/25/10 57 37 21 41 12 29 2
1/15/10 58 38 20 40 13 27 2
11/15/09 61 39 21 38 11 27 1
9/12/09 63 40 23 35 12 24 2
4/24/09 72 46 26 26 11 15 2
1/16/09 79 50 29 18 9 9 3
11/2/08 LV 63 47 16 33 7 26 4
10/23/08 LV 63 47 16 34 7 27 3
10/11/08 RV 64 44 20 33 12 21 3
9/7/08 RV 58 35 23 36 12 24 7
8/22/08 RV 62 37 25 34 13 21 4
6/15/08 63 35 28 33 12 21 4
4/13/08 56 28 28 39 14 25 5
1/12/08 63 31 32 30 14 16 7
11/1/07 51 21 30 36 16 20 13
2/25/07 53 21 33 30 16 14 16
1/19/07 45 NA NA 29 NA NA 25
12/11/06 44 21 22 23 17 6 33
9. When it comes to finding the right balance between [cutting government spending that is not needed] and [continuing government spending that is needed], who do you trust to do a better job - (Obama) or (the Republicans in Congress)?
Obama Reps Both (vol.) Neither (vol.) No opinion
4/17/11 45 44 2 7 2
3/13/11 43 42 2 10 3
10. Who do you trust to do a better job [ITEM] - (Obama) or (the Republicans in Congress)?
4/17/11 - Summary Table
Both Neither No
Obama Reps (vol.) (vol.) opinion
a. Handling taxes 47 42 1 8 2
b. Protecting the middle class 51 39 1 8 1
Trend:
a. Handling taxes
Both Neither No
Obama Reps (vol.) (vol.) opinion
4/17/11 47 42 1 8 2
1/16/11 44 42 2 9 4
12/12/10 43 44 1 7 5
b. Protecting the middle class
Both Neither No
Obama Reps (vol.) (vol.) opinion
4/17/11 51 39 1 8 1
1/16/11* 51 37 1 8 3
12/12/10 53 38 1 6 2
*1/16/11 and previous: ”Helping the middle class”
11. Do you think Obama's views on most issues are too (liberal) for you, too (conservative) for you, or just about right?
Too Too About No
liberal conservative right opinion
4/17/11 39 8 48 4
9/2/10 45 9 45 2
4/25/10 39 5 53 3
1/15/10 37 7 54 2
11/15/09 40 7 52 2
9/12/09 39 5 53 3
4/24/09 33 4 62 2
1/16/09 29 4 65 2
10/31/08 LV 39 3 56 2
10/21/08 LV 40 2 55 4
10/20/08 LV 39 2 55 4
10/11/08 RV 37 4 55 4
6/15/08 36 5 52 7
3/2/08 31 6 56 7
12. Overall, would you describe the Republican leaders in Congress as (too liberal) for you, (too conservative), or about right?
Too Too About No
liberal conservative right opinion
4/17/11 18 40 37 5
Compare to: the political views of the Republican Party
Too Too About No
liberal conservative right opinion
8/6/00 13 30 48 9
8/5/96 14 38 44 5
11/8/95* 18 38 37 7
3/29/95 14 32 48 6
11/6/94 13 33 44 9
10/25/94 15 35 44 6
8/19/92 RV 12 39 38 11
*11/95 and earlier: Gallup
13. Do you think Obama is doing too (much), too (little) or about the right amount to compromise with the Republican leaders in Congress on important issues?
About the No
Too much Too little right amount opinion
4/17/11 12 48 38 2
12/12/10 11 40 45 4
2/8/10 9 44 45 2
14. Overall, what do you think is the best way to reduce the federal budget deficit - (by cutting federal spending), (by increasing taxes), or by a combination of both?
Cutting federal Increasing Combination No
spending taxes of both opinion
4/17/11 36 3 59 2
3/13/11 31 3 64 3
12/12/10 36 2 60 1
15. (Obama), (the Democrats in Congress) and (the Republicans in Congress) `d last week to cut about 38 billion dollars from the federal budget, avoiding a partial shutdown of the federal government. Given what you’ve heard or read about it, do you support or oppose this budget agreement? Do you support/oppose strongly or somewhat?
-------- Support -------- --------- Oppose -------- No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
4/17/11 59 18 42 33 14 20 7
16. The national debt is the total amount of money the U.S. government owes to its bondholders and to some programs, such as Social Security. Who do you trust more to handle the national debt, (Obama) or (the Republicans in Congress)?
Obama Reps Both (vol.) Neither (vol.) No opinion
4/17/11 42 46 1 9 2
17. In order to reduce the national debt, would you support or oppose [ITEM]? Do you feel that way STRONGLY or SOMEWHAT?
4/17/11 – Summary Table
------ Support ------ ------- Oppose ----- No
NET Strngly Smwht NET Smwht Strngly op.
a. Cutting spending on Medicaid,
which is the government health
insurance program for the poor 30 14 16 69 17 52 2
b. Cutting spending on Medicare,
which is the government health
insurance program for the elderly 21 8 13 78 13 65 1
c. Cutting military spending 42 22 20 56 15 41 2
d. Raising taxes on Americans
with incomes over 250-thousand
dollars a year 72 54 18 27 10 17 1
18. Say the national debt could be reduced significantly by raising taxes on all Americans by a small percentage and making small reductions in Medicare and Social Security benefits. Is this something you would support or oppose? Do you support/oppose this strongly or somewhat?
-------- Support -------- --------- Oppose -------- No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
4/17/11 45 19 26 53 13 40 2
19. I'm going to read you two statements about the future of the Medicare program. After I read both statements, please tell me which one comes closer to your own view: Medicare should remain as it is today, with a defined set of benefits for people over 65, OR Medicare should be changed so that people over 65 would receive a check or voucher from the government each year for a fixed amount they can use to shop for their own private health insurance policy.
Should remain Should No
as it is today be changed opinion
4/17/11 65 34 2
7/9/96* 64 32 4
*Kaiser-Harvard
20. (IF MEDICARE SHOULD BE CHANGED) What if the cost of private insurance rises faster than the value of the vouchers, so seniors have to pay more of their own money for health insurance? In that case, would you support or oppose replacing Medicare with a voucher system?
Support Oppose No opinion
4/17/11 37 60 3
19/20 NET:
-Should remain as is- - Should be changed- No
NET At first Now NET Still DK/REF opinion
4/17/11 84 65 20 14 12 1 2
21. Changing topics: For each item I name, please tell me if it’s getting BETTER, getting WORSE, or staying about the same. How about [ITEM]? Is that getting MUCH better/worse or SOMEWHAT better/worse?
4/17/11 - Summary Table
Getting Getting Staying No
better worse the same opinion
a. The national economy 28 44 28 *
b. Inflation in your area, meaning the
prices you pay for things you buy 4 78 18 *
c. The availability of jobs in your area 26 37 35 1
*Full sample asked item a; half sample asked item b; other half sample asked item c.
Trend where available:
a. The national economy
Getting Getting Staying No
better worse the same opinion
4/17/11 28 44 28 *
10/28/10* 26 34 39 1
10/3/10 31 32 37 *
9/2/10 24 38 38 1
7/11/10 27 32 41 *
6/6/10 30 30 39 1
3/29/09 27 36 36 1
3/15/09 14 48 36 2
2/15/09 8 58 31 3
1/19/09 6 62 31 1
12/15/08 9 64 25 1
11/16/08 16 55 28 1
10/13/08 2 82 13 2
*10/28/10 and previous: “the nation’s economy”
Call for full trend.
b-c. No trend. 22. Have recent price increases in gasoline caused any financial hardship for you or others in your household, or not? (IF YES) Has that been a serious hardship, or not serious?
----------- Yes -----------
NET Serious Not serious No No opinion
4/17/11 71 43 29 28 *
3/13/11 71 44 26 29 1
7/28/08 72 45 27 28 *
6/15/08 77 51 25 23 0
5/11/08 63 34 29 37 *
4/13/08 67 38 29 32 1
5/21/07 58 27 30 42 *
4/15/07 67 36 31 33 *
7/19/06 60 29 30 39 1
5/15/06 57 31 26 43 *
4/9/06 70 44 26 30 *
9/11/05 64 34 30 36 *
8/28/05 66 36 30 34 *
8/21/05 53 26 27 47 *
4/24/05 64 34 30 36 *
3/20/05 57 29 28 43 *
5/23/04 64 37 27 36 0
4/18/04 54 31 23 46 0
4/28/02 53 20 33 47 *
4/29/01 48 17 30 52 *
6/25/00* 44 NA NA 56 *
5/24/00 36 64 *
4/2/00 39 61 *
3/12/00 41 59 *
2/15/00 40 " " 60 *
*6/25/00 and previous by Gallup; slightly different wordings.
23. (IF GAS IS A HARDSHIP) What steps, if any, have you taken to deal with the higher price of gasoline? (ACCEPT UP TO 3 RESPONSES)
------ Base: Hardship ----- -------- Base: All --------
4/17/11 6/15/08 5/11/08 4/17/11 6/15/08 5/11/08
Driving Less NET 72 72 66 51 55 42
Driving less 61 61 54 44 46 34
Carpooling/ride sharing 8 8 7 5 6 4
Taking mass transit 2 3 3 2 2 2
Telecommuting/working
from home * 1 * * * *
Changing vacation plans 3 3 1 2 3 1
Cut back on other types
of travel 7 5 2 5 4 1
Walking/riding bike 2 NA NA 1 NA NA
Bought smaller/more fuel
efficient car 6 8 8 4 6 5
Cut back on other expenses 12 11 7 9 8 4
Running up debt/credit
card bills, etc. 0 * * 0 * *
Shopping around for cheaper
gas 3 3 2 2 2 1
Other 7 11 10 5 8 6
None 10 5 9 7 4 6
No opinion 1 3 2 1 3 1
24. (IF NOT DRIVING LESS) What price per gallon would gasoline have to reach for you to significantly cut back on the amount of driving you do?
Already have/it's Don't drive No
Mean Median already there (vol.) (vol.) opinion
4/17/11 $5.47 $5.00 19 8 6
5/11/08 $5.65 $5.00 31 7 9
Q23/24 NET:
----Base: All----
4/17/11 5/11/08
Driving Less NET 58 58
25. (HALF SAMPLE) On another subject: In general, would you favor or oppose building more nuclear power plants at this time? Do you favor/oppose this strongly or somewhat?
--------- Favor --------- --------- Oppose -------- No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
4/17/11 33 20 13 64 17 47 3
7/28/08 44 25 19 53 30 23 3
6/5/05 34 17 17 64 27 37 2
6/3/01 42 19 22 52 20 32 6
4/22/01 37 17 20 59 27 33 4
3/26/90 22 NA NA 76 NA NA 2
5/19/86 19 NA NA 78 NA NA 3
4/30/86 28 NA NA 68 NA NA 4
1/16/85 26 NA NA 67 NA NA 6
4/12/83 27 NA NA 65 NA NA 8
11/10/80* 47 NA NA 47 NA NA 6
5/22/79 52 NA NA 42 NA NA 6
4/15/79 44 NA NA 43 NA NA 13
4/9/79 47 NA NA 45 NA NA 8
4/5/79 52 NA NA 42 NA NA 6
7/18/76 61 NA NA 22 NA NA 17
*1980 to 1979: ABC News/Harris surveys; 1976, Harris.
26. (HALF SAMPLE) On another subject: Would you favor or oppose building a nuclear power plant within 50 miles of your home? Do you favor/oppose this strongly or somewhat?
--------- Favor --------- --------- Oppose -------- No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
4/17/11 30 15 15 67 7 59 3
27. Do you think nuclear power plants generally are a safe source of energy or not? (IF SAFE/NOT): Is that very safe/unsafe or somewhat safe/unsafe?
-------- Safe ------- ------- Unsafe ------ No
NET Very Somewhat NET Somewhat Very opinion
4/17/11 53 23 30 43 15 28 4
5/19/86 42 11 31 53 27 26 5
28. You may have heard about the problems at a pair of nuclear power plants in Japan. Has this incident made you (more) confident in the safety of nuclear power plants in the United States, (less) confident, or has it not affected your confidence one way or the other?
More Less Not affected No opinion
4/17/11 6 42 51 1
29. Changing topics: A coalition of international forces has been enforcing a no fly-zone over Libya, and attacking Libyan forces when they’re believed to be threatening civilians. Do you support or oppose the participation of U.S. military aircraft in this effort?
Support Oppose No opinion
4/17/11 56 40 4
Compare to: You may have heard about the idea that U.S. military aircraft could participate in creating a no-fly zone over Libya in order to keep Gaddafi's air force from attacking rebel-held areas. Is this something you would support or oppose?
Support Oppose No opinion
3/13/11 56 37 7
30. (IF SUPPORT U.S. MILITARY PARTICIPATION) Should this military action (be carried out only to protect Libyan civilians), or should it (also seek to remove Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi [MOA-mar ka-DAFI] from power)?
Only to protect Also seek to No
civilians remove Gaddafi opinion
4/17/11 40 58 2
29/30 NET:
-------------------- Support ------------------
Only to protect Also seek to No
NET civilians remove Gadaffi DK/REF Oppose opinion
4/17/11 56 22 32 2 40 4
31. (IF SUPPORT U.S. MILITARY PARTICIPATION) Do you think the level of U.S. military involvement in the situation with Libya should be increased, decreased, or kept about the same as it is now?
Increased Decreased Same No opinion
4/17/11 18 11 68 3
29/31 NET:
------------------ Support ---------------- No
NET Increased Decreased Same DK/REF Oppose opinion
4/17/11 56 10 6 38 2 40 4
32. On another subject: What is your view of the Tea Party political movement – would you say you support it strongly, support it somewhat, oppose it somewhat or oppose it strongly?
-------- Support -------- --------- Oppose -------- No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
4/17/11 42 16 26 49 21 27 10
33. As you may know, Obama has announced that he is running for re-election in 2012. Would you say you will definitely vote for him, you’ll consider voting for him, or you definitely will not vote for him?
Definitely Will Definitely No
will consider will not opinion
4/17/11 28 25 45 2
12/12/10* 26 30 43 2
11/23/09** 24 31 41 4
*”If Obama runs...would you...”
**” Thinking ahead to 2012, at this point would you…”
34. (ASKED OF LEANED REPUBLICANS) Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the choice of candidates for the Republican nomination for president next year - are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied or very dissatisfied?
---- Satisfied ------ --- Dissatisfied ---- No
NET Very Somewhat NET Somewhat Very opinion
4/17/11 43 5 38 40 30 10 17
11/1/07 69 16 54 28 22 7 2
9/7/07 68 19 49 26 21 6 5
7/21/07 65 13 53 32 26 6 3
6/1/07 68 11 56 28 22 6 4
4/15/07 65 16 49 31 27 5 3
2/25/07 73 14 58 24 20 5 3
35. (ASKED OF LEANED REPUBLICANS) If the 2012 Republican presidential primary or caucus in your state were being held today, for whom would you vote? (OPEN ENDED; SINGLE RESPONSE) Which candidate would you lean toward?
NET LEANED VOTE PREFERENCE
4/17/11
Mitt Romney 16
Donald Trump 8
Mike Huckabee 6
Sarah Palin 5
Ron Paul 2
Newt Gingrich 2
Tim Pawlenty 1
Mitch Daniels 1
Mike Pence 1
Michelle Bachmann 1
Haley Barbour 1
Chris Christie 1
Rick Santorum *
Jon Huntsman *
Jim DeMint *
Other 5
No one/None of them 12
Anyone/Any of them 4
No opinion 33
36. If the 2012 presidential election were being held today and the candidates were (Barack Obama, the Democrat) and (ITEM, the Republican), for whom would you vote? Would you lean toward (Obama) or toward (ITEM)? (ORDER SCRAMBLED)
NET LEANED VOTE PREFERENCE
4/17/11 – Summary Table
Other Neither Would not No
Obama Rep. (vol.) (vol.) vote (vol.) opin.
a. Sarah Palin 55 38 1 3 2 1
b. Newt Gingrich 54 39 * 3 2 1
c. Mitt Romney 49 45 * 3 1 2
d. Mike Huckabee 50 44 * 2 1 2
e. Tim Pawlenty 53 38 * 4 1 3
f. Donald Trump 52 40 * 4 3 1
g. Michele Bachmann 51 39 * 4 2 3
NET LEANED VOTE PREFERENCE AMONG REGISTERED VOTERS
4/17/11 – Summary Table
Other Neither Would not No
Obama Rep. (vol.) (vol.) vote (vol.) opin.
a. Sarah Palin 56 37 1 4 2 1
b. Newt Gingrich 54 39 * 4 2 1
c. Mitt Romney 49 45 * 3 1 1
d. Mike Huckabee 50 44 * 3 1 2
e. Tim Pawlenty 52 39 * 5 1 3
f. Donald Trump 52 39 * 4 3 1
g. Michele Bachmann 52 38 * 4 2 3
Trend where available:
a. Sarah Palin
Other Neither Would not No
Obama Palin (vol.) (vol.) vote (vol.) opinion
4/17/11 55 38 1 3 2 1
12/12/10 54 39 1 3 3 1
b-g. No trend. 901. Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as (a Democrat), (a Republican), an independent or what? IF NOT DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN: Do you lean more towards the (Democratic Party) or (Republican Party)?
--Non-Partisans-
Lean Lean No
Democrat Republican Independent Other No op. Dem. Rep. Lean
4/17/11 32 22 41 4 * 17 18 8
3/13/11 33 24 37 5 1 17 14 11
1/16/11 33 23 38 5 1 17 17 9
12/12/10 31 26 38 5 1 18 17 7
10/28/10 34 24 34 5 2 17 16 6
10/3/10 33 23 39 4 1 15 19 9
9/2/10 31 25 39 4 1 17 21 6
7/11/10 31 24 40 3 1 18 18 9
6/6/10 32 24 39 3 1 19 19 6
4/25/10 34 23 38 4 1 19 17 6
3/26/10 34 24 38 3 1 17 17 7
2/8/10 32 26 39 3 * 17 19 6
1/15/10 32 23 38 7 * 17 20 9
12/13/09 32 26 37 5 1 13 18 11
11/15/09 35 21 39 4 1 19 17 8
10/18/09 33 20 42 4 1 20 19 8
9/12/09 32 21 43 4 * 19 20 9
8/17/09 35 25 34 6 1 15 14 11
7/18/09 33 22 41 4 * 20 16 9
6/21/09 35 22 37 7 * 17 16 10
4/24/09 35 21 38 5 * 18 16 10
3/29/09 36 25 33 5 1 15 16 8
2/22/09 36 24 34 5 1 18 13 9
1/16/09 35 23 36 5 1 20 12 11
12/14/08 37 24 35 4 1 16 13 10
11/3/08 35 26 30 6 2 13 10 15
10/11/08 36 26 31 4 2 15 12 10
9/29/08 34 26 31 8 2 17 12 12
9/22/08 36 26 31 5 2 18 9 11
9/7/08 35 26 33 5 2 15 14 11
8/22/08 36 23 34 6 1 16 14 10
7/13/08 37 24 33 6 1 16 14 10
6/15/08 38 24 34 4 1 16 14 8
5/11/08 34 28 34 4 1 19 11 8
4/13/08 35 29 30 5 1 15 13 8
3/2/08 40 28 28 3 1 15 8 9
2/1/08 37 26 32 4 1 16 11 10
1/12/08 39 27 29 5 1 13 9 12 908a. Would you say your views on most political matters are liberal, moderate, or conservative?
Don’t think in No
Liberal Moderate Conservative those terms (vol.) op.
4/17/11 21 39 36 2 2
3/13/11 23 37 36 1 2
1/16/11 22 38 36 2 2
12/12/10 19 39 38 2 2
10/28/10 21 39 37 1 2
10/3/10 21 43 34 2 1
9/2/10 19 37 40 3 1
7/11/10 22 35 39 2 1
6/6/10 23 39 36 1 1
4/25/10 22 40 35 1 2
3/26/10 24 32 42 1 2
2/8/10 24 36 37 2 1
1/15/10 25 34 38 1 1
12/13/09 23 35 41 1 1
11/15/09 19 41 38 1 1
10/18/09 23 36 38 2 1
9/12/09 24 39 36 * 1
8/17/09 20 40 37 2 1
7/18/09 20 39 38 2 1
6/21/09 22 40 36 1 *
4/24/09 23 39 35 2 2
3/29/09 20 38 38 2 2
2/22/09 23 38 37 1 1
1/16/09 24 42 32 * 1
12/14/08 22 37 37 1 2
10/11/08 RV 22 44 34 * 1
9/29/08 RV 19 44 34 1 1
9/22/08 RV 23 41 32 2 1
9/7/08 RV 22 39 36 1 2
8/22/08 22 41 33 2 2
7/13/08 19 43 35 2 1
6/15/08 21 43 33 1 2
5/11/08 24 39 34 2 1
4/13/08 24 38 35 1 2
3/2/08 19 48 30 2 2
2/1/08 25 38 34 2 1
1/12/08 24 36 36 2 1
12/9/07 24 38 36 1 1
11/1/07 24 41 32 1 1
9/30/07 24 45 30 1 1
9/7/07 20 39 39 1 2
7/21/07 25 39 32 3 1
6/1/07 24 36 37 2 1
4/15/07 24 42 32 1 1
2/25/07 23 40 35 1 1
1/19/07 23 41 33 1 1
12/11/06 23 42 33 2 1
11/4/06 19 42 36 2 1
10/22/06 22 42 32 2 2
10/8/06 21 43 33 1 1
9/7/06 24 39 33 2 2
8/6/06 18 42 38 1 1
6/25/06 21 41 35 1 1
5/15/06 19 48 31 1 1
5/11/06 18 49 33 * *
4/9/06 21 41 35 2 1
3/5/06 22 42 33 2 1
1/26/06 21 40 37 1 1
1/8/06 20 40 37 2 1
12/18/05 22 42 34 1 1
11/2/05 23 44 32 1 *
9/11/05 22 44 31 2 2
8/28/05 20 44 34 2 1
6/26/05 21 44 33 1 1
6/5/05 23 40 35 1 *
4/24/05 20 47 30 1 1 INCOME. Which of the following CATEGORIES best describes your total annual household income before taxes, from all sources?
-------Less than $50k------- --------More than $50k--------
NET LT20k 20-35k 35-50k NET 50-75k 75-100k 100k+
4/17/11 51 20 16 14 47 15 11 21
3/13/11 49 16 16 17 48 18 11 19
1/16/11 51 17 19 15 46 17 12 16
12/12/10 55 21 17 17 42 16 11 15
10/28/10 47 17 15 15 51 18 15 18
10/3/10 53 19 18 16 42 15 12 15
9/2/10 48 15 18 15 47 17 14 17
7/11/10 52 19 15 17 45 16 13 17
6/6/10 55 22 17 17 45 15 11 19
4/25/10 52 19 16 16 46 17 11 18
3/26/10 50 16 18 15 47 18 13 16
2/8/10 49 20 16 14 49 18 13 18
1/15/10 49 17 14 18 48 17 13 18
12/13/09 54 19 18 17 42 15 12 15
11/15/09 53 20 18 15 45 16 13 16
10/18/09 53 17 19 17 44 18 12 15
9/12/09 50 17 17 15 48 17 13 18
8/17/09 46 15 16 14 52 19 15 18
7/18/09 49 18 17 14 48 19 12 19
6/21/09 51 18 16 17 47 17 12 18
4/24/09 50 16 16 18 48 17 12 19
3/29/09 49 15 16 17 48 18 13 17
2/22/09 48 16 16 17 50 19 13 19
1/16/09 52 17 18 17 48 16 13 19
12/14/08 44 14 15 15 54 18 15 21
10/11/08 RV 41 12 14 16 56 20 15 22
9/29/08 RV 42 10 14 17 56 18 16 22
9/22/08 46 16 16 14 50 18 12 20
9/7/08 RV 44 13 14 17 56 17 15 24
8/22/08 RV 39 10 11 18 59 19 16 24
8/22/08 43 15 12 17 53 18 15 21
7/13/08 48 18 15 15 50 16 12 21
6/15/08 47 18 15 15 51 18 15 18
5/11/08 47 15 16 17 50 18 13 19
4/13/08 47 17 13 17 51 18 14 18
3/2/08 44 14 13 17 52 17 13 22
2/1/08 48 17 16 15 48 18 12 18
1/12/08 46 12 18 16 51 19 13 19
12/9/07 49 14 17 18 48 15 15 18
11/1/07 48 14 16 17 49 16 13 21
9/30/07 53 17 16 20 44 18 12 14
9/7/07 43 10 17 16 54 19 15 20
7/21/07 46 16 14 16 51 18 13 19
6/1/07 49 15 18 16 49 18 13 18
4/15/07 46 15 16 15 51 20 13 18
2/25/07 46 10 16 20 51 20 14 17
1/19/07 49 16 17 15 49 16 13 20
12/11/06 46 11 16 19 51 18 16 17
10/22/06 52 16 20 17 45 16 11 17
10/8/06 46 13 16 17 51 22 13 16
9/7/06 51 16 18 17 47 17 15 15
8/6/06 49 14 16 18 48 20 12 16
6/25/06 50 16 16 19 47 19 11 17
5/15/06 52 14 18 21 46 16 13 17
5/11/06 46 9 18 18 53 18 15 20
4/9/06 53 16 20 17 47 19 12 16
3/5/06 50 16 18 16 48 20 12 16
1/26/06 52 20 15 17 46 18 12 16
12/18/05 54 17 19 18 44 18 12 15
11/2/05 52 14 18 20 46 19 13 14
9/11/05 55 18 20 17 42 18 11 14
8/28/05 52 18 15 19 46 18 11 16
6/26/05 49 14 17 18 49 19 14 16
6/5/05 55 15 20 20 43 17 13 14
4/24/05 55 15 21 19 45 18 12 15 ***END***
