Washington Post-ABC News Poll

This Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted by telephone October 5-8, 2006, among a random national sample of 1,204 adults. The results have a three-point error margin. Sampling, data collection and tabulation by TNS of Horsham, PA. *= less than 0.5 percent 1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat? -------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opin. 10/8/06 39 23 16 60 12 48 1 9/7/06 42 24 18 55 12 43 3 8/6/06 40 23 17 58 12 46 2 6/25/06 38 20 18 60 12 48 2 5/15/06 33 17 16 65 18 47 2 4/9/06 38 20 18 60 13 47 1 3/5/06 41 24 17 58 14 44 1 1/26/06 42 25 18 56 14 42 2 1/8/06 46 29 17 52 13 39 2 12/18/05 47 29 17 52 12 40 1 11/2/05 39 20 18 60 13 47 1 10/29/05 39 22 17 58 13 45 3 9/11/05 42 27 15 57 12 45 1 8/28/05 45 27 18 53 12 41 2 6/26/05 48 27 21 51 11 40 1 6/5/05 48 27 21 52 14 38 1 4/24/05 47 25 22 50 13 38 3 3/13/05 50 31 19 48 11 37 3 1/31/05 50 34 15 45 11 34 5 1/16/05 52 33 19 46 11 35 2 12/19/04 48 27 21 49 12 38 2 10/20/04 50 30 20 46 11 35 4 10/17/04 LV 54 35 19 45 9 36 2 10/16/04 LV 54 35 19 44 10 34 2 10/15/04 LV 54 35 19 44 10 34 2 10/3/04 LV 53 36 17 46 11 34 1 9/26/04 50 33 18 45 13 32 5 9/8/04 52 35 17 43 11 32 5 8/29/04 50 31 19 47 13 34 3 8/1/04 47 28 18 49 13 36 5 7/25/04 50 32 19 47 13 34 3 7/11/04 48 31 17 50 11 39 2 6/20/04 47 30 17 51 13 39 1 5/23/04 47 31 17 50 14 36 3 4/18/04 51 33 18 47 13 34 1 3/7/04 50 32 18 48 12 36 2 2/11/04 50 30 21 47 14 34 2 1/18/04 58 35 24 40 9 30 2 12/21/03 59 39 21 38 15 23 3 12/14/03 57 37 20 39 10 29 5 12/7/03 53 32 21 40 13 27 7 11/16/03 57 34 23 39 11 28 4 10/29/03 56 30 26 42 13 29 2 10/13/03 53 33 20 43 13 29 4 9/30/03 54 34 20 44 15 29 2 9/13/03 58 35 23 40 14 27 2 9/7/03 56 34 22 41 13 28 4 8/11/03 59 37 22 37 14 23 4 7/10/03 59 35 24 38 13 25 3 6/22/03 68 45 23 29 11 18 4 4/30/03 71 50 22 26 17 9 3 4/16/03 74 52 22 23 9 14 3 4/9/03 77 58 19 20 6 14 4 4/3/03 71 54 16 25 7 19 4 3/23/03 68 NA NA 27 NA NA 4 3/20/03 67 NA NA 28 NA NA 5 3/2/03 62 38 23 35 13 22 4 2/23/03 60 NA NA 34 NA NA 6 2/9/03 64 42 21 34 14 20 3 2/1/03 62 41 21 34 13 22 4 1/28/03 62 43 19 36 13 23 2 1/27/03 59 39 21 37 15 22 4 1/20/03 59 36 23 38 16 22 2 12/15/02 66 37 28 32 12 20 2 11/4/02 LV 67 45 23 31 12 20 1 11/3/02 LV 67 45 22 32 12 20 1 11/2/02 LV 67 47 20 32 9 23 1 10/27/02 67 39 28 29 13 16 4 9/26/02 67 42 25 30 12 18 3 9/8/02 71 42 28 27 12 15 3 7/28/02 69 39 31 28 14 14 3 7/15/02 72 42 31 25 12 13 2 6/17/02 74 42 32 22 9 13 4 6/9/02 77 41 36 20 9 11 3 5/19/02 76 48 28 22 8 13 3 4/21/02 78 47 31 20 9 10 2 3/28/02 79 49 30 18 8 10 3 3/10/02 82 52 30 16 9 7 2 1/27/02 83 56 27 14 7 7 3 12/19/01 86 64 22 12 6 6 2 11/27/01 89 69 21 9 4 5 1 11/6/01 89 65 24 9 5 4 2 10/9/01 92 76 16 6 3 3 1 9/27/01 90 70 20 6 3 3 4 9/13/01 86 63 23 12 5 6 2 9/9/01 55 26 29 41 20 22 3 8/12/01 61 28 33 31 14 17 8 7/30/01 59 28 30 38 17 22 3 6/3/01 55 27 28 40 18 22 6 4/22/01 63 33 30 32 16 16 5 3/25/01 58 NA NA 33 NA NA 8 2/25/01 55 NA NA 23 NA NA 22 2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bush is handling (ITEM)? 10/8/06 Summary Table Approve Disapprove No op. a. The situation in Iraq 35 64 1 b. The US campaign against terrorism 45 53 1 c. The economy 41 56 2 Trend: a. The situation in Iraq -------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opin. 10/8/06 35 21 14 64 10 54 1 9/7/06 41 25 16 57 10 47 2 8/6/06 36 21 15 62 10 52 2 6/25/06 37 21 17 62 11 52 * 5/15/06 32 19 13 66 13 53 1 4/9/06 37 21 16 62 11 51 1 3/5/06 40 23 17 59 12 47 * 1/26/06 39 24 15 60 10 50 1 12/18/05 46 31 15 53 10 43 1 11/2/05 36 20 15 64 13 51 1 9/11/05 38 NA NA 62 NA NA 1 8/28/05 42 28 14 57 11 46 1 6/26/05 43 25 18 56 12 44 1 6/5/05 41 NA NA 58 NA NA 1 4/24/05 42 56 2 3/13/05 39 57 4 1/16/05 40 58 2 12/19/04 42 57 1 9/26/04 RV 47 50 3 8/29/04 RV 47 51 2 7/25/04 45 53 2 6/20/04 44 55 2 5/23/04 40 58 2 4/18/04 45 54 1 3/7/04 46 53 1 2/11/04 47 52 1 1/18/04 55 42 2 12/21/03 60 39 2 12/14/03 58 38 4 11/16/03 48 48 4 10/29/03 47 51 2 10/13/03 51 47 2 9/29/03 50 47 3 9/13/03 52 46 2 9/7/03 49 47 4 8/24/03 56 37 7 8/11/03 56 41 3 7/10/03 58 41 2 6/22/03 67 30 2 4/30/03 75 " " 22 " " 2 3/27/03* 69 26 5 3/23/03 71 26 3 3/20/03 65 29 5 3/17/03 64 29 7 3/9/03 55 38 8 2/23/03 55 39 6 2/9/03 61 37 2 2/5/03 61 32 7 2/1/03 61 35 3 1/28/03 58 38 4 1/27/03 57 40 3 1/20/03 50 46 4 12/15/02 58 37 5 11/4/02 LV 56 40 4 11/3/02 LV 57 40 4 11/2/02 LV 56 41 3 10/27/02 57 38 5 9/26/02 58 39 3 9/14/02 65 31 4 8/29/02 52 " " 36 " " 12 *3/27/03 and previous: "The situation with Iraq and Saddam Hussein" b. The US campaign against terrorism -------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opin. 10/8/06 45 29 16 53 13 40 1 9/7/06 53 33 19 45 14 31 2 8/6/06 47 NA NA 50 NA NA 2 6/25/06 51 NA NA 47 NA NA 2 5/15/06 53 NA NA 43 NA NA 4 4/9/06 50 32 18 49 15 34 1 3/5/06 52 NA NA 46 NA NA 2 1/26/06 52 45 2 1/8/06 53 45 2 12/18/05 56 44 1 11/2/05 48 51 1 9/11/05 50 " " 47 " " 3 8/28/05 56 34 21 43 14 29 2 6/5/05 50 NA NA 49 NA NA 1 4/24/05 56 41 3 3/13/05 59 38 3 1/16/05 61 38 2 12/19/04 53 43 3 9/26/04 RV 59 38 3 8/29/04 RV 60 37 3 7/25/04 57 40 4 6/20/04 50 48 2 5/23/04 58 39 4 4/18/04 63 35 2 3/7/04 63 34 3 2/11/04 64 34 2 1/18/04 66 33 2 12/21/03 70 28 2 10/29/03 63 35 2 10/13/03 66 30 4 9/13/03 70 27 3 9/7/03 67 28 5 4/30/03 79 19 2 2/9/03 74 23 4 2/1/03 75 21 3 1/27/03 72 26 2 1/20/03 71 25 4 12/15/02 79 20 1 11/4/02 LV 76 22 1 11/3/02 LV 77 22 3 11/2/02 LV 78 21 2 10/27/02 74 23 4 9/26/02 70 28 2 9/8/02 74 24 2 7/28/02 81 17 2 7/15/02 83 " " 15 " " 2 5/19/02 79 51 27 19 10 9 3 4/21/02 81 56 25 18 10 7 2 3/10/02 88 64 24 10 5 5 2 1/27/02 88 NA NA 10 NA NA 2 12/19/01 89 67 22 9 5 4 2 10/15/01 92 75 17 5 3 3 3 c. The economy -------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opin. 10/8/06 41 NA NA 56 NA NA 2 8/6/06 39 NA NA 59 NA NA 2 6/25/06 38 NA NA 61 NA NA 1 5/15/06 38 NA NA 60 NA NA 2 4/9/06 40 20 21 59 18 41 1 3/5/06 48 NA NA 51 NA NA 1 1/26/06 46 52 1 12/18/05 47 52 1 11/2/05 36 61 3 9/11/05 40 58 2 8/28/05 44 54 3 6/5/05 40 58 2 4/24/05 40 57 3 3/13/05 43 55 2 1/16/05 46 52 2 12/19/04 46 51 3 9/26/04 RV 47 50 4 8/29/04 RV 45 52 3 7/25/04 47 50 3 6/20/04 46 53 1 5/23/04 44 54 2 4/18/04 44 54 2 3/7/04 39 59 1 2/11/04 44 54 2 1/18/04 51 47 2 12/21/03 51 44 5 11/16/03 48 49 3 10/29/03 45 53 2 10/13/03 45 52 2 9/13/03 42 56 3 9/7/03 44 51 5 8/11/03 45 51 5 7/10/03 47 49 4 4/30/03 52 45 3 2/9/03 47 49 4 2/1/03 44 52 4 1/28/03 46 49 4 1/27/03 47 47 5 1/20/03 43 53 4 1/5/03 50 43 7 12/15/02 50 46 4 11/4/02 LV 53 45 2 11/3/02 LV 52 46 2 11/2/02 LV 55 43 2 10/27/02 51 43 6 9/26/02 51 47 3 9/8/02 57 40 4 7/28/02 57 39 4 7/15/02 58 38 3 4/21/02 64 33 3 1/27/02 62 34 4 12/19/01 67 27 6 11/6/01 72 23 5 9/9/01 48 48 4 7/30/01 52 45 3 6/3/01 53 41 6 4/22/01 55 38 7 3/25/01 50 " " 42 " " 8 3. Thinking about next November's election for the U.S. House and some U.S. Senate and governor seats, are you following the election very closely, somewhat closely, not too closely or not closely at all? ------- Closely ------- ------- Not closely ------ No NET Very Somewhat NET Not too Not at all op. 10/8/06 RV 75 26 49 25 17 8 0 9/7/06 RV 66 20 46 34 20 14 * 8/6/06 RV 66 21 45 34 23 11 * 5/15/06 RV 60 20 40 39 23 16 * All 57 18 38 43 24 19 * 4. Would you say you'll definitely vote in the congressional election this November, probably vote, or might you skip this one? Definitely Probably Might skip No opin. 10/8/06 RV 71 21 8 * 9/7/06 RV 68 22 9 1 5. (and 5a) If the election for the U.S. House of Representatives in November 2006 were being held today, would you vote for (the Democratic candidate) or (the Republican candidate) in your congressional district? (IF OTHER, NEITHER, DK, REF) Would you lean toward the (Democratic candidate) or toward the (Republican candidate)? Net Leaned Vote: Dem Rep Other Neither Will not No cand. cand. (vol.) (vol.) vote (vol.) opin. 10/8/06 RV 54 41 * 1 1 3 9/7/06 RV 50 42 * 3 2 4 8/6/06 RV 52 39 * 2 1 5 6/25/06 RV 52 39 1 3 1 4 All 52 38 1 2 2 5 5/15/06 RV 52 40 1 3 1 4 All 53 38 1 3 1 4 4/9/06 RV 55 40 * 2 * 3 All 54 40 * 2 1 4 1/26/06 RV 54 38 1 3 1 5 All 55 36 1 3 1 4 12/18/05 RV 51 41 1 3 1 4 All 50 41 1 3 1 4 11/2/05 RV 52 37 1 4 2 6 All 53 36 1 3 2 5 11/4/02 LV 48 48 1 1 0 2 11/3/02 LV 48 48 * 1 0 2 11/2/02 LV 50 49 * 1 0 2 10/27/02 LV 47 49 1 1 0 3 9/26/02 LV 49 47 1 2 0 2 RV 47 44 2 3 2 3 All 46 42 2 2 5 3 7/15/02 RV 47 46 1 1 1 4 All 47 45 1 1 1 4 1/27/02* RV 43 50 NA 2 1 5 9/6/00 RV 49 42 2 1 6 7/23/00 RV 46 45 3 1 5 2/27/00 RV 45 46 2 1 5 10/31/99 RV 50 43 3 1 3 9/2/99 RV 48 44 3 * 5 3/14/99 RV 50 41 2 1 6 2/14/99 RV 48 41 3 1 7 1/30/99 RV 49 39 8 1 3 11/1/98 RV 51 43 4 * 2 10/25/98 RV 48 43 3 1 4 10/18/98 RV 49 44 3 1 4 9/28/98 RV 49 44 2 * 4 8/21/98 RV 48 45 3 1 3 7/12/98 RV 47 45 2 * 6 1/31/98 RV 49 40 2 1 8 1/19/98 RV 47 44 3 1 5 10/8/96 RV 51 41 2 1 5 9/29/96 RV 48 41 3 1 7 9/22/96 RV 50 43 2 1 4 9/15/96 RV 49 45 1 1 4 9/4/96 RV 48 44 3 * 5 8/29/96 RV 53 39 3 1 5 8/28/96 RV 51 40 3 1 5 8/27/96 RV 51 41 3 0 5 8/26/96 RV 51 41 3 0 5 8/25/96 RV 48 43 3 1 6 8/24/96 RV 47 43 2 1 6 8/19/96 RV 49 42 3 0 6 8/18/96 RV 45 46 3 0 6 8/15/96 RV 46 43 4 1 5 8/14/96 RV 48 42 3 1 6 8/13/96 RV 49 43 3 0 5 8/12/96 RV 49 42 3 1 5 8/11/96 RV 49 40 4 1 6 8/10/96 RV 49 41 4 1 5 8/4/96 RV 48 45 2 1 4 6/30/96 RV 49 44 3 * 3 5/22/96 RV 52 41 3 1 3 3/10/96 RV 51 43 2 * 4 1/21/96 RV 52 43 3 1 1 10/1/95 RV 49 44 3 * 3 11/6/94 RV 47 42 5 2 5 10/31/94 RV 48 44 4 1 3 10/23/94 RV 50 45 2 1 2 10/9/94 RV 46 47 3 2 2 9/11/94 RV 50 45 1 1 4 8/7/94 RV 49 42 4 1 4 2/27/94 RV 50 40 8 1 2 10/21/91 RV 51 41 4 * 4 7/28/91 RV 49 41 6 * 3 6/2/91 RV 48 42 4 1 5 11/4/90 RV 51 41 5 * 3 10/14/90 RV 50 41 5 * 3 9/9/90 RV 47 46 3 * 3 7/24/90 RV 51 41 4 1 4 5/21/90 RV 47 45 5 1 2 9/21-10/10/88 RV 52 41 2 1 4 9/19/88 RV 51 39 3 1 6 6/22/85 RV 48 44 5 * 3 10/16/84 RV 52 44 2 NA 5 9/11/84 RV 53 45 2 NA 1 7/8/84 RV 58 40 2 NA 1 10/27/82 RV 58 39 NA NA 3 10/11/82 RV 55 36 NA NA 9 9/13/82 RV 58 36 NA NA 6 11/22/81 RV 53 41 " NA NA 7 *1/27/02 and previous: No "other candidate" option recorded 6. How enthusiastic are you about voting for the (Democrat/Republican) in your Congressional district this year - very enthusiastic, fairly enthusiastic, not too enthusiastic, or not enthusiastic at all? 10/8/06 Summary Table - Among Registered Voters, Leaned Dem/Rep Supporters --- Enthusiastic -- ---- Not Enthusiastic ---- No NET Very Fairly NET Not too Not at all op. a. Democrat 81 42 40 18 14 4 1 b. Republican 76 35 41 23 18 5 1 7. What will be the single most important issue in your vote for U.S. House this year? 10/8/06 RV 5/15/06 Economy 23 17 Iraq 12 11 War on terrorism 11 6 Immigration 7 11 Health care 5 5 Ethics/corruption 3 2 Education 3 3 Party affiliation 3 2 Gas prices 2 7 Social Security * 2 Local issues * 1 Medicare 1 1 Prescription drug benefits * * Abortion 1 2 Same-sex marriage 1 * Taxes 0 3 National security 0 1 Privacy issues 0 1 Federal deficit 0 1 Energy 0 1 Environment 0 1 Other 11 6 None 0 * No opinion 15 16 8. For each item I name, please tell me how important it will be in your vote for Congress this year. Will it be one of the single most important issues, very important, somewhat important or less important than that? 10/8/06 Summary Table - Among Registered Voters -----Important------ --Not as important- No NET 1 of most Very NET Somewhat Less op. a. The situation in Iraq 83 15 68 17 16 2 * b. The US campaign against terrorism 78 11 67 22 19 4 * c. The economy 77 12 65 23 20 3 * d. Health care 71 11 61 28 22 6 * e. Immigration issues 54 7 47 45 29 16 1 f. Ethics in government 65 9 56 34 27 7 1 g. Local issues where you live 59 8 51 41 32 8 1 Trend where available: a. The situation in Iraq -----Important------ --Not as important- No NET 1 of most Very NET Somewhat Less op. 10/8/06 RV 83 15 68 17 16 2 * 4/9/06 83 20 63 17 15 2 * b. The U.S campaign against terrorism -----Important------ --Not as important- No NET 1 of most Very NET Somewhat Less op. 10/8/06 RV 78 11 67 22 19 4 * 4/9/06 80 17 62 20 17 3 * c. The economy -----Important------ --Not as important- No NET 1 of most Very NET Somewhat Less op. 10/8/06 RV 77 12 65 23 20 3 * 4/9/06 80 16 64 20 18 2 * d. Health care -----Important------ --Not as important- No NET 1 of most Very NET Somewhat Less op. 10/8/06 RV 71 11 61 28 22 6 * 4/9/06 75 16 60 25 20 4 * e. Immigration issues -----Important------ --Not as important- No NET 1 of most Very NET Somewhat Less op. 10/8/06 RV 54 7 47 45 29 16 1 4/9/06 60 12 48 40 32 8 * f. No trend. g. Local issues where you live -----Important------ --Not as important- No NET 1 of most Very NET Somewhat Less op. 10/8/06 RV 59 8 51 41 32 8 1 4/9/06 62 9 53 37 31 6 1 9. And which of the following will be the SINGLE MOST important issue in your vote for Congress this year: (the U.S campaign against terrorism), (the war in Iraq), (the economy), (immigration), (ethics in government), (health care) or something else? Health Immi- Terror- Ethics No Iraq Econ. care gration ism in govt. Other op. 10/8/06 RV 26 23 13 9 14 10 3 2 Compare to: Health Immi- Terror- Gas No Iraq Econ. care gration ism Prices Other op. 9/7/06 RV 21 22 13 11 16 5 9 3 8/6/06 RV 21 21 14 10 11 15 7 1 6/25/06 RV 23 24 15 13 9 8 6 2 All 24 23 14 13 8 9 6 2 10. Do you think things in this country (are generally going in the right direction) or do you feel things (have gotten pretty seriously off on the wrong track)? Right Wrong No direction track opin. 10/8/06 32 66 2 5/15/06 29 69 2 11/2/05 30 68 2 10/24/04 LV 41 55 4 4/18/04 42 57 1 4/30/03 52 46 2 9/26/02 43 53 4 2/21/02 54 42 4 2/14/99 55 41 4 11/1/98 55 43 2 11/1/98 LV 55 44 1 8/21/98 57 40 4 7/12/98 50 45 6 4/4/98 55 41 4 1/31/98 61 34 5 1/30/98 61 34 5 1/19/98 44 50 6 8/27/97 39 57 4 6/8/97 37 60 3 3/9/97 34 62 4 10/17/96 RV 40 55 5 10/16/96 RV 42 53 5 10/15/96 RV 43 52 5 10/14/96 RV 44 51 5 10/13/96 RV 44 51 5 9/04/96 RV 40 54 6 8/21/96 28 67 5 6/30/96 26 70 5 3/17/96 27 70 3 1/21/96 27 66 6 1/3/96 21 77 3 4/5/95 23 73 3 1/4/95 27 68 6 10/31/94 27 69 4 7/20/94 26 70 4 3/27/94 28 69 3 1/23/94 31 60 10 11/14/93 25 69 6 8/8/93 26 71 3 6/20/93 26 71 3 4/26/93 27 71 2 3/11/93 36 57 7 2/28/93 37 59 4 1/17/93 31 63 6 12/14/92 35 60 5 10/27/92 RV 22 76 2 10/4/92 RV 18 78 4 6/7/92 14 83 3 4/9/92 16 81 3 3/11/92 18 79 4 1/15/92 19 78 3 11/10/91 24 72 4 10/29/91 26 71 3 8/27/91 31 60 9 7/28/91 30 67 3 6/2/91 39 57 4 4/9/91 42 51 7 2/26/91 58 39 3 1/27/91 49 48 4 10/14/90 19 79 2 9/9/90 36 60 4 8/20/90 35 60 5 7/24/90 37 60 2 5/21/90 39 60 2 3/26/90 44 53 2 2/4/90 49 48 3 1/16/90 48 49 3 5/23/89 42 55 3 3/16/89 46 52 2 1/16/89 LV 51 46 3 10/25/88 RV 49 46 6 9/27/88 48 44 8 7/11/88 40 56 4 5/25/88 35 59 6 3/21/88 40 56 4 1/23/88 39 59 2 12/13/87 49 47 4 12/2/87 35 61 4 9/23/87 43 54 4 6/29/87 35 62 3 4/13/87 37 60 3 3/9/87 38 58 4 1/18/87 39 56 5 9/8/86 50 48 2 1/26/86 45 47 8 7/29/85 52 43 6 1/16/85 59 36 4 5/22/84 47 48 5 12/13/83 43 51 6 11/7/83 51 44 5 4/12/83 41 54 4 3/2/83 43 53 3 1/25/83 58 39 3 1/25/83 43 52 4 10/11/82 35 57 8 1/30/82 39 56 5 2/80* 20 70 10 2/78 34 53 13 2/77 41 44 14 10/75 19 71 9 10/74 15 75 11 10/73 16 74 10 *2/80 and previous: Roper 11. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the U.S. Congress is doing its job? Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat? -------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opin. 10/8/06 RV 31 5 26 67 28 38 2 All 32 5 27 66 29 37 2 9/7/06 RV 39 NA NA 57 NA NA 4 All 40 55 5 8/6/06 36 60 4 5/15/06 33 63 4 4/9/06 35 62 3 3/5/06 36 62 3 1/26/06 43 53 4 1/8/06 41 55 5 12/18/05 43 53 4 11/2/05 37 59 4 8/28/05 37 59 4 6/5/05 41 54 4 10/29/03 40 52 9 4/30/03 57 37 6 9/26/02 51 43 6 7/15/02 57 36 7 2/21/02 57 39 4 1/27/02 58 35 7 12/19/01 59 34 7 9/9/01 45 48 7 7/30/01 48 48 4 4/22/01 58 33 8 10/31/99 42 53 6 9/2/99 46 47 7 6/6/99 48 46 6 3/14/99 44 49 7 2/14/99 46 50 4 12/20/98 44 51 5 12/19/98 45 50 5 12/13/98 49 46 5 11/7/98 41 55 4 11/1/98 49 47 5 10/25/98 45 44 11 10/18/98 46 45 8 9/28/98 52 44 4 8/21/98 55 39 6 7/12/98 46 44 11 5/12/98 45 45 9 4/4/98 47 45 8 1/31/98 55 35 10 1/30/98 55 35 10 1/25/98 56 37 8 1/24/98 55 38 7 1/19/98 47 49 5 10/13/97 36 57 7 8/27/97 39 54 7 7/8/97 40 53 6 4/24/97 40 53 7 3/9/97 35 60 5 8/5/96 42 52 7 6/30/96 35 58 7 5/22/96 35 60 5 3/10/96 30 64 6 1/7/96 31 65 5 11/19/95 27 68 5 10/1/95 32 65 3 7/17/95 34 63 3 3/19/95 39 56 5 1/29/95 42 52 6 10/31/94 21 72 8 10/23/94 18 78 4 9/11/94 24 70 5 6/26/94 34 61 5 3/27/94 35 62 3 2/27/94 32 64 4 1/23/94 29 60 11 11/14/93 28 66 6 8/8/93 33 64 3 4/26/93 30 69 2 1/17/93 29 66 6 4/9/92 17 78 5 3/18/92 19 76 5 3/8/92 22 73 6 2/2/92 32 64 4 12/15/91 35 59 6 10/21/91 45 50 5 6/2/91 49 46 5 10/14/90 34 63 3 2/4/90 41 55 4 1/16/90 39 55 6 8/21/89 42 53 5 5/23/89 54 44 2 2/14/89 53 44 3 1/23/88* 43 53 4 6/1/87 56 40 4 6/22/85 54 37 9 5/83 33 43 24 6/81 38 40 22 6/79 19 61 20 9/78 29 49 22 6/77 34 42 24 6/75 29 54 17 8/74 48 " " 35 " " 17 *1/23/88 and previous: Gallup 12. Do you approve or disapprove of the way your own representative to the U.S. House of Representatives in Congress is handling his or her job? Approve Disapprove No opinion 10/8/06 RV 62 32 6 All 60 33 6 9/7/06 RV 60 31 9 All 60 30 9 8/6/06 55 37 7 5/15/06 62 31 7 4/9/06 59 34 6 1/26/06 64 30 6 12/18/05 65 29 6 11/2/05 60 33 7 6/5/05 61 32 8 9/26/02 64 27 9 7/15/02 68 23 9 11/1/98 72 20 8 11/1/98 LV 73 23 5 10/18/98 68 20 11 10/18/98 LV 67 25 9 9/28/98 70 21 10 9/28/98 LV 71 23 6 7/12/98 70 18 12 1/19/98 74 19 7 4/5/95 65 25 9 10/31/94 51 38 11 10/23/94 49 43 8 9/11/94 53 35 12 6/26/94 59 31 10 3/27/94 62 26 12 1/17/93 60 29 11 4/9/92 47 39 13 3/18/92 49 40 11 2/2/92 56 32 12 12/15/91 60 28 12 10/21/91 64 27 9 6/2/91 61 26 14 10/14/90 64 29 7 5/23/89 71 18 11 13. Do you approve or disapprove of the way (ITEM) are doing their job? 10/8/06 Summary Table Approve Disapprove No opinion a. the Republicans in Congress 35 63 2 b. the Democrats in Congress 48 50 3 Trend: a. the Republicans in Congress Approve Disapprove No opinion 10/8/06 RV 36 62 2 All 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 b. the Democrats in Congress Approve Disapprove No opinion 10/8/06 RV 47 50 2 All 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 14. Will one reason for your vote for Congress be to express (support for) Bush, to express (opposition to) Bush, or is Bush not a factor in your choice? Support Opposition Not a factor No opinion 10/8/06 RV 18 35 47 1 5/15/06 12 30 58 1 11/4/02 LV 29 15 55 1 11/3/02 LV 29 17 52 1 11/2/02 LV 30 15 54 1 10/27/02 LV 33 18 49 1 Compare to: Is one of the reasons you support this candidate to express support for Bill Clinton, to express opposition to Clinton, or would you say that Clinton is not a factor? Support Opposition Not a factor No opinion 11/1/98 13 9 77 1 11/1/98 LV 10 13 77 * 10/25/98 14 10 72 4 10/25/98 LV 15 15 70 1 10/18/98 13 9 75 3 10/18/98 LV 12 12 76 1 9/28/98 14 13 71 2 9/28/98 LV 14 18 67 1 15. Overall, which party, the (Democrats) or the (Republicans), do you trust to do a better job in coping with the main problems the nation faces over the next few years? Both Neither Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) No opinion 10/8/06 RV 52 37 2 7 2 All 54 35 2 7 2 9/7/06 RV 46 40 2 8 4 All 47 38 1 10 4 6/25/06 48 38 1 10 3 5/15/06 50 36 1 11 3 4/9/06 51 37 1 9 2 3/5/06 42 40 2 14 2 1/26/06 51 37 1 8 3 12/18/05 47 42 1 8 2 11/2/05 49 37 3 9 3 6/5/05 46 41 1 9 2 8/11/03 39 40 3 10 7 12/15/02 41 44 2 11 2 10/27/02 LV 39 51 2 5 2 9/26/02 39 46 3 8 4 7/15/02 42 45 2 7 4 1/27/02 40 44 3 10 4 4/22/01 47 40 4 7 3 7/23/00 42 42 2 9 6 9/2/99 45 39 4 9 4 6/6/99 45 35 3 13 5 3/14/99 47 37 5 9 3 2/14/99 48 37 4 7 4 10/18/98 44 36 3 12 6 9/28/98 49 38 2 8 3 8/21/98 48 36 4 9 3 7/12/98 45 38 3 8 6 1/31/98 47 37 4 6 7 1/19/98 45 42 2 7 4 7/8/97 44 37 2 14 3 9/15/96 RV 45 38 3 11 3 8/5/96 43 38 3 11 3 6/30/96 46 37 3 12 3 5/22/96 47 38 3 10 3 11/6/94 RV 41 39 2 12 6 10/31/94 43 43 2 8 4 10/23/94 39 40 3 15 3 9/11/94 43 40 4 11 3 6/26/94 41 36 3 14 5 2/27/94 46 32 4 16 3 11/14/93 42 39 3 11 4 1/17/93 49 28 5 13 5 7/8/92 48 38 1 8 4 6/7/92 43 37 3 11 6 3/11/92 45 37 1 11 5 3/8/92 51 36 1 7 5 2/2/92 49 39 2 7 3 12/15/91 39 37 3 15 6 10/21/91 39 40 3 13 5 16. Which political party, the (Democrats) or the (Republicans), do you trust to do a better job handling (ITEM)? 10/8/06 - Summary Table Both Neither No Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) op. a. The situation in Iraq 51 38 3 7 2 b. The U.S. campaign against terrorism 47 41 4 6 2 c. The economy 54 37 3 6 1 d. Immigration issues 49 36 4 10 3 e. Health care 61 28 1 7 2 f. Ethics in government 49 30 3 15 2 Trend: a. The situation in Iraq Both Neither No Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) op. 10/8/06 RV 50 40 3 6 2 All 51 38 3 7 2 9/7/06 RV 43 44 2 9 2 All 43 44 2 10 2 8/6/06 43 40 * 11 5 6/25/06 47 41 1 9 2 5/15/06 50 36 2 10 3 4/9/06 49 42 1 6 2 3/5/06 42 42 2 11 2 1/26/06 47 40 1 9 2 12/18/05 47 44 2 6 2 11/2/05 48 37 2 11 2 12/15/02* 30 56 4 7 3 10/27/02 LV 31 58 3 4 4 9/26/02 33 52 6 4 6 *12/15/02 and previous: "The situation with Iraq and Saddam Hussein" b. The U.S. campaign against terrorism Both Neither No Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) op. 10/8/06 RV 46 43 4 6 2 All 47 41 4 6 2 9/7/06 RV 41 48 1 7 3 All 40 47 1 9 3 8/6/06 46 38 1 11 4 6/25/06 39 46 2 10 3 5/15/06 46 41 2 8 3 4/9/06 46 45 1 6 1 3/5/06 39 46 3 10 2 1/26/06 41 46 2 6 4 11/2/05 42 42 4 10 3 12/15/02 25 61 5 6 2 10/27/02* LV 26 61 4 5 4 9/26/02* 30 51 6 6 8 7/15/02 27 55 9 3 6 1/27/02 23 62 10 3 2 *"The war on terrorism" c. The economy Both Neither No Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) op. 10/8/06 RV 53 39 2 5 1 All 54 37 3 6 1 9/7/06 RV 51 41 1 5 3 All 50 39 1 7 4 6/25/06 52 39 1 5 3 5/15/06 52 34 3 9 2 4/9/06 49 43 1 4 3 3/5/06 49 40 2 8 2 1/26/06 55 37 2 5 2 11/2/05 56 34 1 8 1 12/15/02 44 45 4 6 1 10/27/02* LV 43 48 3 3 2 9/26/02* 47 39 3 6 5 7/15/02** 38 48 3 6 5 1/27/02** 39 48 5 6 3 4/22/01*** 47 43 4 4 3 9/28/98 53 40 NA NA 7 7/12/98 49 37 4 5 6 1/19/98 45 44 3 6 3 7/8/97 43 39 5 12 2 10/23/94 38 43 3 14 2 9/11/94 39 43 3 11 4 2/27/94 47 36 3 11 3 2/2/92 49 38 2 7 4 12/15/91 43 36 4 11 5 3/4/91 32 49 5 10 4 1/16/90 33 52 4 7 4 *"The economy and jobs" **"Improving the economy" ***4/22/01 and previous: "The nation's economy" d. Immigration issues Both Neither No Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) op. 10/8/06 RV 46 38 4 9 3 All 49 36 4 10 3 6/25/06 45 40 1 9 5 5/15/06 48 34 1 14 4 4/9/06 50 38 1 7 4 e. Health care Both Neither No Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) op. 10/8/06 RV 60 30 2 7 2 All 61 28 1 7 2 5/15/06 61 28 1 7 2 4/9/06 61 29 * 6 3 11/2/05 54 29 2 12 3 12/15/02* 53 33 3 7 4 10/27/02* LV 50 39 3 5 3 9/26/02* 50 35 4 5 6 7/15/02** 47 37 3 9 5 1/27/02** 50 35 5 5 4 1/19/98*** 54 33 2 7 4 10/23/94 46 29 2 21 2 9/11/94 51 29 3 12 5 2/27/94 58 22 5 11 3 2/2/92 60 25 3 8 4 12/15/91 57 23 3 11 5 *"The cost, availability, and coverage of health insurance" **"improving the health care system" ***1/19/98 and previous: "Providing affordable health care" f. Ethics in government Both Neither No Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) op. 10/8/06 RV 47 31 3 16 3 All 49 30 3 15 2 12/18/05 47 38 2 10 3 11/2/05 42 36 3 16 3 17. Which political party, the (Democrats) or the (Republicans), do you think (ITEM)? 10/8/06 - Summary Table Both Neither No Dems Reps (vol.) (vol.) opin. a. better represents your own personal values 53 37 2 7 1 b. is more concerned with the needs of people like you 58 30 2 9 1 c. has stronger leaders 36 48 6 8 2 Trend: a. better represents your own personal values Both Neither No Dems Reps (vol.) (vol.) opin. 10/8/06 RV 51 39 2 6 1 All 53 37 2 7 1 11/2/05 50 40 1 7 1 4/24/05 47 38 2 10 2 3/14/99 47 39 3 8 3 b. is more concerned with the needs of people like you Both Neither No Dems Reps (vol.) (vol.) opin. 10/8/06 RV 56 33 2 8 1 All 58 30 2 9 1 8/6/06 56 30 1 12 2 11/2/05 56 33 1 9 1 c. has stronger leaders Both Neither No Dems Reps (vol.) (vol.) opin. 10/8/06 RV 36 49 6 8 2 All 36 48 6 8 2 8/6/06 34 52 4 6 5 1/26/06 41 47 3 6 3 11/2/05 35 51 5 8 2 18. Whether or not you agree with them, do you think the Democrats are or are not offering the country a clear direction that's different from the Republicans? Yes, No, No they are they are not opin. 10/8/06 RV 51 45 4 All 52 44 4 8/6/06 48 47 5 5/15/06 44 52 4 11/2/05 44 51 5 19. Do you think most of the Democrats in Congress deserve to be re-elected, or not? Yes No No opin. 10/8/06 RV 55 37 8 All 55 38 7 20. Do you think most of the Republicans in Congress deserve to be re-elected, or not? Yes No No opin. 10/8/06 RV 38 56 5 All 39 56 5 21. Overall, how much do you think Congress has accomplished in the past year: a great deal, a good amount, not too much, or nothing at all? --Great deal/Good amount--- ---Not much/Nothing---- No NET Grt. deal Good amt. NET Not too Nothing opin. 10/8/06 RV 28 6 23 71 56 15 1 All 29 7 22 71 56 14 1 10/31/94 LV 20 4 16 80 67 12 1 All 20 4 16 79 67 12 1 10/23/94 18 2 15 81 68 14 1 9/11/94 21 2 19 79 67 12 * 6/26/94* 24 4 20 74 65 9 1 *"in the past 18 months" 22. In deciding who to support for Congress, what would you say is more important to you - the candidates' (positions on the issues) or the candidates' (personal values), or would you say they're equally important? Positions Personal Equally No on issues values important opin. 10/8/06 RV 30 5 65 * All 31 5 64 * 23. Regardless of your local contest, which party would you like to see in control of Congress after the congressional elections in November, the (Democrats) or the (Republicans)? Neither No Democrats Republicans (vol.) opin. 10/8/06 RV 58 38 3 2 All 59 36 3 2 5/15/06 56 33 8 3 11/2/05 55 37 6 2 24. On another subject, would you describe the state of the nation's economy these days as excellent, good, not so good or poor? --- Excellent/Good ---- ---- Not so good/Poor ---- No NET Excellent Good NET Not so good Poor op. 10/8/06 47 7 40 53 37 16 * 3/5/06 43 5 38 57 37 19 * 1/26/06 40 5 35 60 37 23 * 12/18/05 45 5 39 55 38 17 * 11/2/05 35 3 32 65 36 29 * 9/11/05 40 3 37 59 37 22 1 6/5/05 44 3 40 56 38 19 * 4/24/05 37 2 35 63 44 20 * 9/26/04 RV 46 3 43 53 38 15 1 8/29/04 RV 45 3 41 55 37 18 * 7/25/04 46 4 42 53 39 14 * 6/20/04 45 4 41 55 38 17 * 4/18/04 43 4 39 57 39 18 * 3/7/04 39 2 37 60 38 22 1 1/18/04 42 3 39 58 42 16 0 12/21/03 42 4 39 57 41 16 1 10/29/03 33 1 32 67 45 23 * 9/13/03 30 2 27 70 45 25 * 8/11/03 32 2 30 68 43 25 * 4/30/03 35 1 34 64 46 19 * 2/9/03 28 1 27 72 49 23 * 1/20/03 25 1 25 74 48 26 1 12/15/02 35 1 33 65 44 21 1 11/4/02 LV 28 1 27 72 55 17 1 11/3/02 LV 27 1 26 72 56 17 1 11/2/02 LV 29 1 28 71 54 17 * 9/26/02 31 2 28 69 50 19 * 7/15/02 39 3 36 61 44 17 1 2/21/02 30 1 29 69 51 18 * 1/27/02 31 1 29 69 50 19 * 9/20/01 38 3 35 60 47 14 2 9/9/01 33 1 32 66 47 19 * 7/30/01 50 3 46 50 39 12 * 4/22/01 50 3 47 50 40 9 * 1/15/01 70 10 59 29 24 6 1 10/27/00 LV 86 24 61 14 11 3 * 10/26/00 LV 86 24 61 14 11 3 * 6/11/00 74 17 57 26 19 6 * 2/27/00 80 25 55 20 14 5 * 10/31/99 74 18 56 26 18 7 1 9/2/99 76 19 57 23 16 6 1 3/14/99 80 22 58 19 15 4 1 11/1/98 73 12 61 26 21 5 1 11/1/98 LV 78 13 65 22 19 3 * 10/13/97 61 12 49 39 27 11 * 25. All in all, considering the costs to the United States versus the benefits to the United States, do you think the war with Iraq was worth fighting, or not? ----- Worth fighting ---- --- Not worth fighting -- No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly op. 10/8/06 35 25 10 63 13 50 2 9/7/06 42 29 13 56 11 45 2 8/6/06 39 29 10 59 12 47 1 6/25/06 40 25 15 58 13 45 2 5/15/06 37 24 14 62 12 50 1 4/9/06 41 30 11 58 10 48 1 3/5/06 42 29 14 57 11 46 1 1/26/06 44 32 12 55 13 42 1 1/8/06 43 30 13 55 12 43 2 12/18/05 46 33 14 52 11 42 1 11/2/05 39 25 13 60 12 48 1 8/28/05 46 33 12 53 9 44 1 6/26/05 46 33 13 53 10 43 1 6/5/05 41 29 12 58 12 46 1 4/24/05 44 31 13 54 12 42 2 3/13/05 45 34 11 53 11 42 2 1/16/05 44 32 12 55 10 45 1 12/19/04 42 31 11 56 10 47 2 10/3/04 LV 49 34 15 48 11 37 3 9/26/04 RV 46 35 12 51 8 42 3 9/8/04 RV 51 38 13 45 10 34 4 8/29/04 RV 48 34 14 50 11 39 2 7/25/04 49 36 13 48 11 37 3 6/20/04 47 32 14 52 13 39 2 5/23/04 48 35 13 50 13 37 1 5/6/04 49 NA NA 47 NA NA 5 4/18/04 51 47 2 3/7/04 52 44 3 2/11/04 48 50 2 1/18/04 56 41 3 12/21/03 59 39 2 12/14/03 53 42 5 11/16/03 52 44 4 10/29/03 54 44 2 10/13/03 54 44 2 9/13/03 61 37 2 9/7/03 54 42 4 8/24/03 57 37 5 8/11/03 61 35 4 7/10/03 57 40 3 6/22/03 64 33 3 4/30/03 70 " " 27 " " 4 2/2/92* 66 NA NA 32 NA NA 2 7/28/91 67 30 3 6/2/91 70 26 3 3/4/91 86 " " 13 " " 1 *2/2/92 and previous: "the Persian Gulf war"; 3/4/91: "this war" 26. Do you think the war with Iraq has or has not contributed to the long-term security of the United States? IF YES: Has it contributed to the long-term security of the United States a great deal, or somewhat? --------- Contributed --------- Has No NET Great deal Somewhat not opin. 10/8/06 48 26 21 50 3 9/7/06 50 28 21 47 3 6/25/06 51 28 22 48 1 5/15/06 48 28 20 51 2 4/9/06 52 32 20 46 1 3/5/06 50 28 23 48 2 1/26/06 53 32 21 45 1 12/18/05 54 32 22 44 2 11/2/05 46 25 21 52 2 8/28/05 49 29 20 49 2 6/26/05 52 31 22 46 1 6/5/05 47 24 22 52 1 3/13/05 52 29 23 46 2 1/16/05 50 30 21 47 3 12/19/04 51 27 23 46 4 10/3/04 LV 53 32 22 42 4 9/26/04 RV 54 36 18 42 4 9/8/04 RV 57 36 22 40 3 8/29/04 RV 54 33 20 42 4 7/25/04 51 32 19 45 3 6/20/04 51 28 23 46 2 5/23/04 54 30 24 43 3 4/18/04 57 33 24 40 3 3/7/04 57 29 29 40 3 2/11/04 58 32 26 38 4 1/18/04 59 34 25 38 3 12/21/03 62 34 29 34 4 7/10/03* 62 33 29 35 3 *"did or did not" 27. Do you think the number of U.S. military forces in Iraq should be (increased), (decreased), or kept about the same? Kept about No Increased Decreased the same opinion 10/8/06 18 51 28 3 8/6/06 17 53 27 3 5/15/06 15 54 27 4 4/9/06 13 54 31 2 3/5/06 11 52 34 3 12/18/05 9 52 36 3 11/2/05 15 47 36 3 8/28/05 21 41 35 4 6/26/05 16 38 44 2 3/13/05 15 44 36 4 28. (IF DECREASED, Q27) Should all U.S. forces in Iraq be withdrawn immediately, or should they be decreased, but not all withdrawn immediately? Withdrawn Decreased but not No immediately withdrawn immediately opinion 10/8/06 37 63 * 8/6/06 33 66 1 5/15/06 31 68 1 4/9/06 28 72 1 3/5/06 33 67 * 12/18/05 23 77 0 11/2/05 38 61 * 8/28/05 33 66 1 6/26/05 34 66 1 3/13/05 27 72 1 27/28 NET: -------------- Decreased -------------- Kept about No Increased NET All/immed. Not all/not immed. DK the same op. 10/8/06 18 51 19 32 * 28 3 8/6/06 17 53 18 35 * 27 3 5/15/06 15 54 17 37 * 27 4 4/9/06 13 54 15 39 1 31 2 3/5/06 11 52 17 35 * 34 3 12/18/05 9 52 12 40 * 36 3 11/2/05 15 47 18 29 * 36 3 8/28/05 21 41 13 27 * 35 4 6/26/05 16 38 13 25 * 44 2 3/13/05 15 44 12 31 1 37 4 29. Do you think of the war with Iraq as (part of the war against terrorism), or as (separate from the war against terrorism)? Part Separate No opinion 10/8/06 51 48 2 9/7/06 57 41 2 6/25/06 56 43 1 6/26/05 56 43 1 10/3/04 LV 60 38 1 9/8/04 RV 58 39 3 9/13/03 66 32 2 9/7/03 65 31 4 4/16/03 77 22 1 30. On another subject, do you think a political leader should or should not rely on his or her religious beliefs in making policy decisions? Should Should not Depends (vol.) No opin. 10/8/06 35 61 2 2 4/24/05 40 55 4 2 Compare to: Do you think a president should or should not rely on his religious beliefs in making policy decisions? Should Should not Depends (vol.) No opin. 12/21/03 40 54 5 1 31. Compared to before September 11, 2001, do you think the country today is safer from terrorism or less safe from terrorism? IF SAFER: Would you say the country is much safer or somewhat safer? -------- Safer -------- Less No diff. No NET Much Somewhat safe (vol.) opin. 10/8/06 50 20 30 42 7 1 9/7/06 55 19 36 37 6 2 6/25/06 59 24 35 33 7 1 3/5/06 56 22 33 35 8 1 1/26/06 64 24 41 30 6 * 8/21/05 49 14 35 38 11 2 10/3/04 LV 62 29 33 29 7 2 9/26/04 RV 59 24 35 34 5 2 9/8/04 RV 64 26 38 28 5 3 8/29/04 RV 60 24 36 31 7 2 1/18/04 67 28 39 24 8 1 9/7/03 67 24 42 27 4 2 32. How much credit do you think Bush should get for the fact that there has not been another terrorist attack in the United States since September 11th, 2001 - a great deal of credit, a good amount, just some or hardly any? Great deal/ ---- Some/Hardly any/None ---- -- Good amount -- None No NET Great Good NET Some Hardly any (vol.) op. 10/8/06 44 20 23 56 24 27 5 * 8/29/04 RV 51 21 30 48 24 21 3 1 33. On another subject, would you rate the level of ethics and honesty of members of Congress as excellent, good, not so good or poor? --- Excellent/Good --- --- Not so good/Poor --- No NET Excellent Good NET Not so good Poor opinion 10/8/06 RV 29 2 27 71 45 25 1 All 30 2 28 69 43 26 1 5/30/06 27 1 26 65 36 30 7 12/3/95 24 2 22 72 42 30 4 8/8/93 29 1 28 70 42 28 1 1/16/90 46 2 44 53 36 17 1 5/23/89 39 2 37 59 41 18 1 34. And would you rate the level of ethics and honesty of your own representative to the U.S. House of Representatives in Congress as excellent, good, not so good or poor? --- Excellent/Good --- --- Not so good/Poor --- No NET Excellent Good NET Not so good Poor opinion 10/8/06 RV 69 12 57 28 23 6 3 All 67 11 56 30 24 6 3 5/30/06 54 9 45 36 23 13 10 5/23/89* 69 10 59 29 21 8 3 *"Your congressman" 35. When it comes to the level of ethics and honesty among politicians, do you think (the Democrats are generally better than the Republicans), (the Republicans are generally better than the Democrats), or isn't there much difference between them when it comes to ethics and honesty? Dems better Reps better No difference No opinion 10/8/06 RV 18 12 70 * All 18 11 70 1 5/30/06 16 9 72 3 1/8/06 15 11 73 1 11/2/05 16 12 71 1 3/27/94 10 8 81 1 5/23/89 13 8 79 1 36. As you may have heard or read, a congressman from Florida, Mark Foley, recently resigned after it was reported that he had sent sexually explicit e-mails to high-school students who had worked in Congress. How closely have you been following this story - very closely, somewhat closely, not too closely or not closely at all? ------- Closely ------- ------- Not closely ------ No NET Very Somewhat NET Not too Not at all op. 10/8/06 RV 73 31 42 27 17 10 * All 70 28 42 30 17 13 * 37. Republican leaders in Congress say they received a complaint about Foley about a year ago, but it did not contain the more incriminating material that surfaced more recently. Do you think the Republican leaders in Congress (took the proper steps at the time, given what they knew); or do you think they (tried to cover it up)? Took proper steps Tried to cover up No opin. 10/8/06 RV 28 64 8 All 27 64 8 38. Just your best guess, do you think the Democratic leaders of Congress would have handled the situation better, worse, or about the same? Better Worse Same No opin. 10/8/06 RV 24 9 66 2 All 23 8 66 2 39. How important will the Foley situation be in your vote for Congress this year? Will it be one of the single most important issues, very important, somewhat important or less important than that? -----Important------ --Not as important- No NET 1 of most Very NET Somewhat Less op. 10/8/06 RV 18 2 16 81 29 53 * All 19 2 16 80 30 51 1 40. Do you think the speaker of the House of Representatives, Dennis Hastert, should (step down as speaker because of the way the Foley issued was handled), or should he (remain in his job)? Step down Remain No opin. 10/8/06 RV 44 48 8 All 45 47 8 41. Do you think the Democrats who've criticized Republican leaders' handling of the Foley case are mainly (raising legitimate concerns), or mainly (trying to use the issue for political advantage)? Raising legitimate Use the issue for No concerns political advantage opin. 10/8/06 RV 34 63 4 All 34 62 4 42. As you may know, gasoline prices have fallen recently in many parts of the country. What do you think is the main reason gas prices have gone down? 10/8/06 Supply - more gas available 16 Bush/Republican efforts to impact/ win November election 13 Upcoming election 12 Market forces 11 Demand - people driving less 8 Political reasons 5 Time of year/season 3 Bush/Republican efforts to improve economy in long-run 2 Less hurricanes/natural disasters 2 Public pressure 1 The war 1 Other 8 No opinion 17 43. Do you favor or oppose stricter gun control laws in this country? Is that strongly or somewhat favor/oppose? ----------- Favor -------- ---------- Oppose ------- No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Strongly Somewhat opin. 10/8/06 61 45 16 37 22 15 2 5/12/02 57 39 19 37 22 15 6 1/15/01 59 46 13 39 26 13 2 5/10/00 67 50 17 30 22 9 3 4/2/00 64 49 14 34 21 13 2 9/2/99 63 52 11 35 25 11 2 8/15/99 63 46 16 34 22 12 3 5/16/99 67 55 12 31 21 10 1 10/13/93* 64 40 24 33 20 13 3 6/8/89* 60 28 32 34 23 11 6 *Gallup: "Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose, or strongly oppose enacting tougher gun control laws?" 44. Do you or does anyone in your house own a gun, or not? Yes No No opin. 10/8/06 42 58 * 10/20/02 41 59 * 5/10/00 45 55 * 4/2/00 43 56 * 9/2/99 44 56 * 5/16/99 46 53 * 901. Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as: Democrat Republican Independent Other No op. 10/8/06 38 27 31 3 1 9/7/06 33 32 30 3 2 8/6/06 34 27 34 4 1 6/25/06 33 28 35 3 * 5/15/06 34 28 33 4 1 5/11/06 33 30 33 3 1 4/9/06 34 29 34 3 0 3/5/06 32 28 36 3 1 1/26/06 32 27 34 6 * 1/8/06 31 30 34 5 1 12/18/05 33 32 33 2 * 11/2/05 31 27 38 3 1 9/11/05 31 27 34 8 1 9/2/05 32 31 31 5 2 8/28/05 32 29 33 5 1 6/26/05 34 28 32 5 1 6/5/05 30 31 34 4 * 4/24/05 35 28 32 5 * 905. Are you registered to vote at your present address, or not? Yes No No opinion 10/8/06 85 15 * 9/7/06 81 19 * 8/6/06 85 15 0 6/25/06 83 17 1 5/15/06 83 17 * 5/11/06 84 16 * 4/9/06 83 17 0 1/26/06 81 19 * 12/18/05 86 14 * 11/2/05 86 14 * 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. 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 1 911. What, if anything, is your religion? Christian Other Non- No Protestant Catholic (Non-Protestant) Christian None op. 10/8/06 44 19 13 5 15 * 9/7/06 46 19 12 6 14 1 8/6/06 45 23 12 3 16 1 6/25/06 45 23 12 4 14 * 5/15/06 46 22 14 4 12 * 5/11/06 46 24 10 4 13 1 4/9/06 42 24 14 5 14 * 3/5/06 44 21 14 4 14 * 1/26/06 46 24 11 4 14 1 1/8/06 45 20 12 4 15 1 12/18/05 44 21 13 3 15 1 11/2/05 46 21 11 6 15 * 9/11/05 44 23 12 3 15 * 8/28/05 44 23 14 3 13 1 6/26/05 46 22 10 4 16 * 6/5/05 47 23 11 4 14 * 4/24/05 47 21 12 4 14 1 911b. (IF CHRISTIAN) Would you consider yourself a born-again or evangelical Christian, or not? Yes No No opin. 10/8/06 44 55 1 9/7/06 45 53 2 8/6/06 46 51 3 6/25/06 42 55 3 5/15/06 42 56 1 5/11/06 38 60 2 4/9/06 40 59 1 3/5/06 46 53 1 1/26/06 44 54 2 1/8/06 45 51 3 12/18/05 43 54 2 11/2/05 41 57 2 9/11/05 40 58 2 8/28/05 43 54 3 6/26/05 42 55 3 6/5/05 44 54 2 4/24/05 42 56 2 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 <20k 20-35k 35-50k NET 50-75k 75-100k 100k+ 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 Q909. What was the last grade of school you completed? Less than high school 15 Graduated high school 32 Some college 22 Graduated College 21 Post-graduate 10 Q910. What is your age? 18-29 19 30-39 20 40-49 20 50-64 24 65+ 17 Q918. Are you of Hispanic origin or background? IF YES: Are you White Hispanic or Black Hispanic? IF NO: Are you white, black, or some other race? White 77 Black 10 Hispanic 6 Asian 1 Other Race 5 RESPONDENT'S SEX Male 48 Female 52