Washington Post-ABC News Poll
This Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted by telephone August 30–September 2, 2010, among a random national sample of 1,002 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.
*= 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
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?
9/2/10 - Summary Table*
-------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
a. The economy 41 20 21 57 13 44 2
b. The federal
budget deficit 39 18 20 58 13 45 3
c. The situation
in Iraq 49 26 23 45 15 30 6
*Full sample asked item a; half sample asked item b; other half sample asked item c.
Trend:
a. The economy
-------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
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
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 Iraq
-------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
9/2/10 49 26 23 45 15 30 6
7/11/10 48 23 25 42 16 26 10
4/24/09 71 NA NA 21 NA NA 8
3. 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 opinion
9/2/10 25 5 20 72 21 51 4
6/6/10 26 7 20 71 20 51 2
3/26/10 24 7 18 72 18 54 4
2/8/10 26 NA NA 71 NA NA 3
7/13/08 23 71 6
2/1/08 33 59 8
12/9/07 32 60 8
11/1/07 28 65 7
9/30/07 29 65 6
7/21/07 37 60 4
6/1/07 39 53 8
4/15/07 44 8 36 54 25 29 3
2/25/07 41 NA NA 54 NA NA 5
1/19/07 43 50 8
12/11/06 37 57 6
11/4/06 RV 36 7 29 60 25 35 4
10/22/06 31 5 25 65 27 38 4
10/8/06 32 5 27 66 29 37 2
9/7/06 40 NA NA 55 NA NA 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
4. 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
9/2/10 40 37 3 18 2
9/2/10 RV 40 38 3 18 2
6/6/10 44 32 2 18 4
6/6/10 RV 44 32 2 19 2
4/25/10 46 32 2 18 3
4/25/10 RV 45 33 1 18 3
2/8/10 43 37 2 17 2
11/15/09 47 31 2 17 3
9/12/09 48 28 3 19 2
2/22/09 56 30 3 9 3
12/14/08 56 23 3 15 3
5/11/08 53 32 2 10 2
10/8/06 54 35 2 7 2
9/7/06 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
9/4/96 RV 45 41 2 8 4
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
8/16/94 44 35 2 15 4
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
6/2/91 37 42 5 10 6
3/4/91 34 47 5 9 5
11/4/90 LV 42 40 3 11 4
10/14/90 46 41 1 8 4
5/21/90 41 45 3 8 2
1/16/90 38 50 3 6 3
8/21/89 42 43 4 9 2
10/10/88 RV 45 45 1 4 5
8/17/88 40 43 2 8 8
8/14/88 47 36 1 11 5
7/20/88 51 36 1 7 6
7/17/88 43 39 1 10 7
5/25/88 45 40 2 7 7
3/21/88 45 42 1 7 4
1/23/88 43 44 1 9 2
12/17/87 49 39 1 6 5
10/19/87 44 43 2 8 3
6/1/87 47 41 3 6 3
3/9/87 47 38 3 9 3
1/18/87 46 38 3 8 6
9/8/86 38 47 2 8 5
6/23/86 41 46 2 8 4
3/24/86 40 46 NA 8 7
2/12/86 40 46 2 8 5
10/28/85 37 45 NA 11 7
9/23/85 39 45 NA 10 6
7/29/85 41 43 NA 10 6
6/22/85 36 47 10 NA 6
2/26/85 40 52 5 NA 3
1/16/85 33 49 11 NA 7
7/8/84 44 43 9 NA 5
5/22/84 41 40 12 NA 7
2/15/84 41 45 8 NA 6
1/17/84 42 37 11 NA 10
12/13/83 38 38 14 NA 10
8/1/83 45 36 9 2 8
10/11/82 44 38 10 NA 9
9/13/82 45 37 10 NA 8
5. Which political party, the (Democrats) or the (Republicans), do you trust to do a better job handling (ITEM)?
9/2/10 - Summary Table*
Both Neither No
Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) opinion
a. The economy 42 40 2 15 2
b. Health care 44 39 2 13 3
c. Immigration issues 37 40 5 14 4
d. The situation in
Afghanistan 38 42 3 13 4
e. The federal budget
deficit 38 44 1 14 3
f. Taxes 39 45 2 12 2
*Half sample asked items a-c; other half sample asked items d-f.
Trend:
a. The economy
Both Neither No
Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) opinion
9/2/10 42 40 2 15 2
9/2/10 RV 39 43 2 15 2
7/11/10 42 34 3 17 5
7/11/10 RV 41 36 3 17 3
3/26/10 44 36 3 16 1
3/26/10 RV 44 36 3 16 1
2/1/08 52 33 2 10 3
12/9/07 51 33 2 9 5
11/1/07 50 35 3 9 4
9/30/07 51 33 2 11 3
10/22/06 RV 50 41 2 5 2
10/8/06 54 37 3 6 1
9/7/06 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"
b. Health care
Both Neither No
Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) opinion
9/2/10 44 39 2 13 3
9/2/10 RV 42 40 1 13 3
3/26/10 47 34 2 15 3
3/26/10 RV 47 33 2 15 2
2/1/08 56 29 2 10 4
11/1/07 54 29 2 10 5
9/30/07 56 26 2 12 5
10/8/06 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"
c. Immigration issues
Both Neither No
Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) opinion
9/2/10 37 40 5 14 4
9/2/10 RV 35 42 5 15 3
3/26/10 38 35 3 16 8
3/26/10 RV 38 34 4 16 8
2/1/08 40 37 2 12 9
11/1/07 42 35 4 13 6
10/8/06 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
d. The situation in Afghanistan
Both Neither No
Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) opinion
9/2/10 38 42 3 13 4
9/2/10 RV 39 41 3 12 4
3/26/10 43 33 4 13 6
3/26/10 RV 44 32 5 15 5
e. The federal budget deficit
Both Neither No
Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) opinion
9/2/10 38 44 1 14 3
9/2/10 RV 38 44 1 13 3
3/26/10 43 35 2 18 2
3/26/10 RV 43 34 3 18 3
2/1/08 52 31 2 10 6
9/30/07 52 29 2 12 5
Compare to:
The federal budget
Both Neither No
Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) opinion
5/15/06 54 34 1 8 3
11/2/05 48 34 2 13 2
7/15/02* 44 41 5 6 4
1/27/02**** 38 46 5 7 3
3/14/99* 43 40 5 10 3
9/28/98* 49 42 NA NA 9
7/12/98* 42 39 4 7 8
1/19/98** 41 43 3 8 4
7/8/97** 39 36 5 17 3
10/23/94*** 36 37 3 21 3
9/11/94 39 40 4 14 4
2/27/94 44 28 5 20 3
2/2/92 40 39 4 14 3
3/4/91 35 43 5 14 3
1/16/90 35 42 4 15 4
*"Managing the federal budget"
**"Balancing the federal budget"
***10/23/94 and previous: "Reducing the federal budget"
****"Keeping the federal budget balanced"
f. Taxes
Both Neither No
Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) opinion
9/2/10 39 45 2 12 2
9/2/10 RV 40 45 2 11 2
3/26/10 41 39 4 14 3
3/26/10 RV 41 37 3 15 4
2/1/08 48 40 1 8 4
11/1/07 46 40 2 8 4
5/15/06 52 38 1 5 2
11/2/05 48 38 1 11 1
12/15/02 46 44 2 6 2
9/26/02 44 44 3 6 4
4/22/01* 38 52 2 6 3
9/2/99* 40 49 2 6 3
3/14/99** 43 41 2 10 4
9/28/98** 47 44 NA NA 9
7/12/98** 42 39 3 8 8
1/19/98** 45 44 2 6 2
7/8/97** 41 38 3 15 4
10/30/95* 45 40 10 3 3
10/23/94** 37 42 2 17 2
9/11/94** 36 47 2 11 4
2/27/94** 35 41 4 18 2
2/2/92** 41 45 3 8 3
12/15/91** 40 38 3 14 5
3/4/91** 35 44 5 13 3
1/16/90** 37 47 2 10 4
*"Cutting taxes"
**"Holding taxes down"
6. Do you think Obama's economic program is making the economy (better), making it (worse) or having no real effect?
Better Worse No effect No opinion
9/2/10 30 33 36 1
4/25/10 39 26 32 2
1/15/10 35 23 41 2
10/18/09 41 22 35 2
8/17/09 43 23 32 2
7. If the Republicans took control of Congress, do you think their economic program would make the economy (better), make it (worse) or have no real effect?
Better Worse No effect No opinion 9/2/10 32 27 37 3
8. Which political party, the (Democrats) or the (Republicans), do you think [ITEM]?
9/2/10 - Summary Table
Both Neither No
Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) opinion
a. better represents your own
personal values 45 42 2 10 1
b. is more concerned with the
needs of people like you 48 39 2 11 1
Trend:
a. better represents your own personal values
Both Neither No
Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) opinion
9/2/10 45 42 2 10 1
11/15/09 49 39 2 9 2
11/4/06 RV 48 44 1 6 2
10/8/06 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
Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) opinion
9/2/10 48 39 2 11 1x
11/15/09 51 36 2 9 3
10/8/06 58 30 2 9 1
8/6/06 56 30 1 12 2
11/2/05 56 33 1 9 1
9. Thinking about President Obama, please tell me whether the following statement applies to Obama, or not:
9/2/10 - Summary Table
Yes No No opinion
a. He understands the problems of people like you 50 48 2
b. He has brought needed change to Washington 44 53 2
c. He shares your values 49 50 1
Trend:
a. He understands the problems of people like you
Yes No No opinion
9/2/10 50 48 2
6/6/10 51 48 2
3/26/10 56 43 2
1/15/10 57 42 2
7/18/09 63 35 1
4/24/09 73 25 1
1/16/09 72 24 4
b. He has brought needed change to Washington
Yes No No opinion
9/2/10 44 53 2
3/26/10 54 44 1
1/15/10 50 49 1
7/18/09 62 35 3
4/24/09 63 34 2
1/16/09* 76 22 3
*"will bring"
c. He shares your values
Yes No No opinion
9/2/10 49 50 1
1/15/10 55 43 1
4/24/09 60 38 2
1/16/09 67 30 3
7/13/08 56 39 5
10. Right now, are you inclined to vote to re-elect your representative in Congress in the next election or are you inclined to look around for someone else to vote for?
Depends
Re-elect Look around (vol.) No opinion
9/2/10 All 31 58 5 6
9/2/10 RV 33 57 5 5
7/11/10 All 25 60 6 8
7/11/10 RV 26 62 6 6
6/6/10 All 29 60 5 6
6/6/10 RV 30 59 5 5
4/25/10 RV 32 57 7 4
2/8/10 RV 37 56 5 3
11/15/09 All 38 50 6 5
5/15/06 RV 37 54 6 3
6/5/05 All 40 50 8 3
2/21/02 RV 43 47 7 4
10/31/99 RV 43 47 9 2
9/28/98 LV 52 42 NA 6
7/12/98 RV 46 43 5 6
1/19/98 RV 49 41 7 3
8/27/97 All 34 52 9 5
11/6/94 RV 37 47 7 8
10/31/94 RV 37 56 2 5
10/23/94 RV 34 58 4 5
9/11/94 RV 39 52 4 5
6/26/94 RV 38 53 6 3
3/27/94 RV 34 55 6 5
1/23/94 RV 35 44 10 10
11/14/93 RV 40 51 5 4
8/21/92 RV 35 48 5 12
7/8/92 RV 36 54 3 6
6/7/92 RV 39 53 4 5
4/9/92 RV 35 56 3 7
3/18/92 RV 36 56 4 4
3/11/92 All 36 54 3 7
2/2/92 RV 41 49 4 5
10/21/91 RV 32 56 8 5
6/2/91 All 37 49 5 9
11/4/90 LV 41 50 NA 8
10/14/90 All 36 57 NA 7
5/21/90 All 43 50 3 3
5/23/89 All 45 44 4 6
11. Do you think most of the Democrats in Congress deserve to be re-elected, or not?
Yes No No opinion
9/2/10 36 56 8
9/2/10 RV 34 58 8
11/4/06 RV 48 41 10
10/8/06 55 38 7
10/8/06 RV 55 37 8
12. Do you think most of the Republicans in Congress deserve to be re-elected, or not?
Yes No No opinion 9/2/10 33 58 9 9/2/10 RV 31 59 9 11/4/06 RV 39 53 8 10/8/06 39 56 5 10/8/06 RV 38 56 5
13. (ASKED OF REGISTERED VOTERS) I'd like you to rate the chances that you will vote in the Congressional election in November: Are you absolutely certain to vote, will you probably vote, are the chances 50-50, or less than that?
Certain Probably Chances Less than will vote voted No
to vote vote 50/50 50/50 (vol.) (vol.) opin.
9/2/10 RV 70 14 14 1 1 NA 0
7/11/10 RV 73 13 11 2 * NA *
6/6/10 RV 72 14 11 3 * NA 0
11/4/06* RV 70 11 7 4 2 5 *
10/22/06 RV 75 14 7 3 * 1 2
*"next week's Congressional election"
14. (ASKED OF REGISTERED VOTERS) If the election for the U.S. House of Representatives in November 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 PREFERENCE
Dem Rep Other Neither Will not No
cand. cand. (vol.) (vol.) vote (vol.) opinion
9/2/10 LV 40 53 1 1 - 5
9/2/10 RV 45 47 1 2 1 5
7/11/10 RV 46 47 * 2 * 5
6/6/10 RV 47 44 2 2 1 4
4/25/10 RV 48 43 1 2 1 6
3/26/10 RV 48 44 1 2 * 4
2/8/10 RV 45 48 * 3 * 4
10/18/09 All 51 39 1 3 2 5
6/15/08 All 52 37 * 2 1 8
11/4/06 LV 51 45 1 1 * 2
10/22/06 RV 54 41 * 1 * 3
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
5/15/06 RV 52 40 1 3 1 4
4/9/06 RV 55 40 * 2 * 3
1/26/06 RV 54 38 1 3 1 5
12/18/05 RV 51 41 1 3 1 4
11/2/05 RV 52 37 1 4 2 6
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
7/15/02 RV 47 46 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
9/13/98 RV 49 43 3 1 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
11/3/96 LV 53 42 3 1 3
11/2/96 LV 53 42 2 0 3
11/1/96 LV 53 43 2 0 3
10/31/96 LV 52 44 2 0 4
10/30/96 LV 50 45 1 0 5
10/29/96 LV 51 42 2 0 4
10/28/96 LV 54 41 2 1 3
10/27/96 LV 53 41 2 0 4
10/26/96 LV 50 44 1 1 4
10/25/96 LV 50 45 2 1 4
10/24/96 LV 47 47 2 0 4
10/23/96 LV 48 47 3 0 3
10/22/96 LV 49 47 2 0 3
10/21/96 LV 50 45 2 0 4
10/20/96 LV 50 43 3 0 4
10/19/96 LV 50 45 2 0 3
10/18/96 LV 50 46 1 0 3
10/17/96 LV 50 45 2 0 3
10/16/96 LV 52 44 2 1 3
10/15/96 LV 51 43 2 1 4
10/14/96 LV 50 44 2 1 4
10/13/96 LV 51 43 2 1 4
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
8/5/96 RV 48 45 2 1 4
6/30/96 RV 49 44 3 * 3
5/22/96 RV 52 41 3 1 3
3/17/96 RV 48 48 2 * 2
3/10/96 RV 51 43 2 * 4
1/21/96 RV 52 43 3 1 1
11/13/95 RV 51 43 4 * 2
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
3/27/94 RV 49 35 6 1 9
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
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
15. (ASKED OF REGISTERED VOTERS) 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?
9/2/10 - Summary Table*
------ Important ----- -- Not as important - No
NET 1 of most Very NET Somewhat Less op.
a. The economy 93 31 62 7 7 * *
b. Health care 82 19 63 18 15 3 *
c. Immigration issues 55 12 43 45 30 15 0
d. The situation
in Afghanistan 64 12 52 36 27 9 *
e. The federal budget deficit 76 15 61 24 18 6 *
f. Taxes 69 11 58 31 23 8 1
g. The way Washington
is working 65 9 56 33 27 6 1
h. Local issues where you
live 61 8 53 38 30 8 *
*Half sample asked items a-d; other half sample asked items e-h.
Trend where available:
a. The economy
------ Important ----- -- Not as important - No
NET 1 of most Very NET Somewhat Less op.
9/2/10 RV 93 31 62 7 7 * *
10/8/06 RV 77 12 65 23 20 3 *
4/9/06 80 16 64 20 18 2 *
b. Health care
------ Important ----- -- Not as important - No
NET 1 of most Very NET Somewhat Less op.
9/2/10 RV 82 19 63 18 15 3 *
10/8/06 RV 71 11 61 28 22 6 *
4/9/06 75 16 60 25 20 4 *
c. Immigration issues
------ Important ----- -- Not as important - No
NET 1 of most Very NET Somewhat Less op.
9/2/10 RV 55 12 43 45 30 15 0
10/8/06 RV 54 7 47 45 29 16 1
4/9/06 60 12 48 40 32 8 *
d-g. No trend.
h. Local issues where you live
------ Important ----- -- Not as important - No
NET 1 of most Very NET Somewhat Less op.
9/2/10 RV 61 8 53 38 30 8 *
10/8/06 RV 59 8 51 41 32 8 1
4/9/06 62 9 53 37 31 6 1
16. (ASKED OF REGISTERED VOTERS) Will one reason for your vote for Congress be to express (support for) Obama, to express (opposition to) Obama, or is Obama not a factor in your choice?
Support Opposition Not a factor No opinion
9/2/10 RV 25 27 47 1
3/26/10 RV* 25 24 49 1
*"show" support and U.S. House
Compare to: 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
17. Whether or not you agree with them, do you think the Republicans are or are not offering the country a clear direction that's different from the Democrats?
Yes, No, No
they are they are not opinion
9/2/10 46 47 7
9/2/10 RV 45 48 7
Compare to: 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 opinion
11/4/06 RV 49 47 4
10/8/06 52 44 4
8/6/06 48 47 5
5/15/06 44 52 4
11/2/05 44 51 5
18. 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
9/2/10 45 9 45 2
9/2/10 RV 47 7 44 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
19. (ASKED OF REGISTERED VOTERS) Regardless of how you might vote in your own congressional district, do you think it's more important (to have the Democrats in charge of Congress, to help support Obama's policies), or (to have the Republicans in charge of Congress, to act as a check on Obama's policies)?
Dems in charge GOP in charge No opinion
9/2/10 39 55 6
7/11/10 43 51 6
Compare to:
Which statement comes closer to the way you think: Since the president is a Republican, we need (Republicans in charge of Congress to help support the president's agenda), or Since the president is a Republican, we need (Democrats in charge of Congress to act as a check on the president and his agenda).
Republicans Democrats No difference No
in charge in charge (vol) opinion
9/26/02 34 56 6 3
9/26/02 RV 36 55 6 3
20. IF [ITEM] campaigned for a candidate for Congress in your district, would that make you more likely to (support) that candidate, more likely to (oppose) that candidate, or wouldn’t it make much difference either way?
9/2/10 - Summary Table
No No
Support Oppose diff. opinion
a. Barack Obama 17 27 55 *
b. Michelle Obama 21 24 55 *
c. Sarah Palin 20 36 42 1
21. I am going to mention four phrases and ask you which one best describes how you feel about the way the federal government works. Do you feel enthusiastic, satisfied but not enthusiastic, dissatisfied but not angry, or angry?
----- Positive ------- ----- Negative -----
Enthusi- Satis- Dissat- None/ No
NET astic fied NET isfied Angry Other opinion
9/2/10 22 2 20 78 52 25 NA *
7/11/10 36 4 32 64 43 21 NA 1
6/6/10 30 2 28 69 45 25 NA 1
4/25/10 30 4 26 69 51 18 NA 1
2/8/10 32 3 29 67 48 19 NA *
10/29/03 42 2 41 57 42 15 NA *
11/4/02 LV 49 4 45 50 41 9 NA 1
11/3/02 LV 50 5 45 49 40 9 NA 1
11/2/02 LV 51 6 45 49 40 9 NA 1
10/27/02 50 4 47 49 42 7 NA 1
10/27/02 LV 53 3 50 47 41 6 NA 1
2/21/02 56 7 49 43 36 7 NA 1
12/15/00 59 4 55 39 34 6 NA 1
2/14/99 52 3 48 47 35 12 NA 1
9/28/98 50 4 46 49 36 12 NA 1
9/28/98 LV 48 4 44 50 37 14 NA 1
8/16/98 41 2 39 57 46 11 NA 1
1/19/98 46 2 43 53 45 8 1 *
8/27/97 34 2 33 64 52 11 2 1
3/17/96 29 2 27 70 54 16 NA *
5/14/95 48 3 45 50 41 9 NA 1
1/4/95 29 2 27 69 53 16 * 1
11/6/94 RV 28 2 26 70 49 21 1 1
10/31/94 26 1 25 73 55 18 1 1
10/23/94 28 1 26 71 52 20 * *
10/9/94 25 2 24 72 53 19 2 *
9/11/94 26 2 25 73 53 20 NA *
3/27/94 30 1 29 68 48 20 1 1
2/28/93 33 4 29 66 50 16 * *
10/4/92 LV 17 1 16 81 56 25 1 1
10/4/92 RV 17 1 16 81 56 25 1 1
7/8/92 23 1 22 76 53 23 * 1
6/7/92 21 1 20 79 58 21 * 1
4/9/92 21 1 20 79 55 24 1 *
3/18/92 22 1 21 77 54 23 1 *
3/11/92 18 1 17 80 60 20 1 1
22. On another subject, would you describe the state of the nation's economy these days as excellent, good, not so good or poor?
------ Positive ------ ------- Negative ------- No
NET Excellent Good NET Not so good Poor opinion
9/2/10 8 * 7 92 40 53 0
7/11/10 10 1 9 90 44 46 0
6/6/10 12 * 11 88 43 45 0
1/16/09 5 1 5 94 32 62 *
9/22/08 9 * 9 91 34 57 *
4/13/08 10 1 9 90 39 51 *
2/1/08 19 1 18 81 43 38 0
12/9/07 28 3 25 72 40 32 *
11/1/07 35 3 32 64 39 26 *
4/15/07 42 5 37 57 37 20 *
12/11/06 50 7 42 50 36 14 *
10/22/06 55 10 45 45 28 17 *
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 *
See also ABC CCI trend.
23. Do you think the nation's economy is getting better, getting worse or staying the same?
Getting Getting Staying No
better worse the same opinion
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
9/15/08 13 52 34 2
8/17/08 6 58 36 *
7/13/08 2 78 18 2
6/15/08 4 74 21 1
5/11/08 4 77 18 1
4/13/08 3 73 22 1
3/16/08 3 68 28 2
2/17/08 8 62 29 1
1/13/08 5 65 29 1
12/16/07 8 61 28 3
11/18/07 7 68 25 1
10/14/07 11 55 30 4
9/16/07 8 49 41 1
8/12/07 15 57 26 2
7/15/07 12 51 36 0
6/17/07 11 52 35 2
5/13/07 14 55 29 2
4/15/07 13 46 40 2
3/18/07 15 49 35 2
2/19/07 16 41 41 1
1/14/07 18 34 45 2
12/17/06 18 34 46 2
11/12/06 19 37 42 3
10/15/06 17 45 36 3
9/17/06 14 50 35 1
8/13/06 15 54 30 1
7/16/06 14 52 34 1
6/18/06 16 51 32 1
5/14/06 14 56 29 1
4/16/06 19 47 33 2
3/12/06 14 49 36 1
2/12/06 17 48 33 2
1/15/06 20 39 38 3
12/18/05 18 47 33 2
11/13/05 18 52 28 2
10/16/05 9 57 32 2
9/18/05 11 60 27 2
8/14/05 16 41 40 3
7/17/05 21 43 33 2
6/19/05 17 43 38 1
5/15/05 16 51 32 1
4/17/05 14 48 34 3
3/13/05 23 40 35 1
2/13/05 17 40 39 3
1/16/05 22 34 42 2
12/12/04 29 33 38 1
11/14/04 28 33 37 2
10/17/04 27 42 30 1
9/12/04 26 38 35 1
8/15/04 24 38 36 2
7/18/04 29 36 33 2
6/13/04 28 38 34 *
5/16/04 25 41 32 2
4/18/04 26 37 35 2
3/14/04 23 42 34 1
2/15/04 29 37 32 2
1/18/04 34 27 37 1
12/14/03 35 27 37 2
11/16/03 32 28 38 2
10/12/03 30 32 35 3
9/14/03 25 39 34 2
8/17/03 26 38 36 1
7/20/03 20 37 42 1
6/15/03 25 33 43 0
5/11/03 22 36 41 0
4/13/03 20 37 43 0
3/16/03 9 52 39 0
2/16/03 20 44 36 0
1/19/03 19 43 37 0
12/29/02 16 44 39 1
12/1/02 21 37 42 1
11/3/02 17 38 44 0
10/6/02 14 48 37 1
9/1/02 19 36 44 1
8/4/02 21 43 34 0
7/28/02 17 44 39 1
7/15/02 20 36 43 2
7/7/02 22 37 41 0
6/9/02 27 29 43 1
5/12/02 35 27 38 0
4/14/02 34 26 40 0
3/17/02 47 20 32 1
2/17/02 29 27 42 2
1/20/02 25 36 39 1
12/9/01 24 37 38 1
11/11/01 16 48 36 1
10/14/01 15 46 39 0
9/16/01 9 44 46 1
8/12/01 16 46 38 0
7/15/01 13 40 46 0
6/17/01 17 45 38 1
5/20/01 13 47 39 0
4/22/01 12 44 44 0
3/25/01 13 49 37 1
2/11/01 13 45 41 1
1/14/01 12 40 47 1
7/9/00 21 28 50 0
9/12/99 21 23 56 1
5/23/99 24 26 49 1
1/31/99 28 21 50 0
1/03/99 29 21 47 2
11/08/98 26 27 47 0
10/11/98 24 31 44 1
9/27/98 26 31 43 0
9/13/98 20 27 53 0
6/21/98 30 21 49 0
5/24/98 34 22 42 1
4/26/98 31 21 47 1
10/26/97 22 25 51 0
8/3/97 24 20 55 1
6/22/97 25 26 47 1
3/2/97 17 27 55 0
2/2/97 23 27 49 0
1/5/97 21 27 52 0
10/27/96 23 29 48 1
9/29/96 20 28 52 0
9/1/96 18 36 46 1
7/7/96 13 40 48 0
6/9/96 12 43 44 0
5/12/96 15 45 40 0
4/14/96 13 38 48 0
3/17/96 15 41 43 *
10/1/95 16 39 44 0
8/6/95 15 36 50 0
7/9/95 13 39 47 1
6/11/95 13 35 51 0
5/14/95 16 41 42 0
3/19/95 19 38 43 0
10/2/94 21 38 41 0
9/25/94 20 36 43 1
9/18/94 19 35 45 1
7/10/94 21 33 46 0
6/26/94 24 30 46 0
5/29/94 23 33 44 0
4/3/94 23 28 48 1
2/27/94 30 27 43 0
2/13/94 34 25 41 0
1/30/94 34 24 42 0
1/16/94 32 25 43 0
1/2/94 30 25 45 0
12/19/93 25 30 46 0
12/5/93 22 31 47 0
11/21/93 20 37 42 1
11/7/93 15 37 48 0
10/24/93 12 39 49 0
10/10/93 16 37 46 0
9/26/93 17 37 45 0
9/12/93 16 32 52 0
8/29/93 13 42 45 0
8/15/93 16 39 45 1
8/1/93 13 35 52 0
7/4/93 14 35 51 0
6/20/93 16 35 49 0
6/6/93 14 35 50 0
5/23/93 13 33 54 1
5/9/93 14 34 52 0
4/25/93 25 26 49 0
4/11/93 17 30 52 0
3/28/93 26 29 45 0
3/14/93 23 24 52 0
2/28/93 23 28 47 2
2/14/93 30 24 45 1
1/31/93 29 26 45 0
1/17/93 29 23 47 1
1/3/93 33 17 48 2
12/20/92 31 25 43 1
12/6/92 26 27 47 0
11/22/92 17 32 51 0
11/8/92 16 47 37 0
10/25/92 12 46 42 0
10/11/92 6 52 42 0
9/27/92 10 48 42 0
9/13/92 9 58 33 1
8/30/92 8 48 43 0
8/16/92 12 45 43 0
8/2/92 12 41 48 0
7/19/92 11 52 37 0
7/5/92 18 47 35 0
6/21/92 15 41 43 0
6/7/92 18 36 46 0
5/24/92 15 45 40 0
5/10/92 19 38 42 0
4/26/92 18 39 44 0
4/12/92 17 41 41 0
3/29/92 16 42 42 0
3/25/92 15 45 40 0
3/15/92 9 48 42 0
3/1/92 9 55 36 0
2/16/92 8 48 44 0
2/2/92 9 57 34 0
1/19/92 7 58 35 0
1/5/92 8 54 38 0
12/22/91 4 66 30 0
12/08/91 6 60 29 5
11/24/91 6 53 37 4
11/10/91 12 50 38 0
10/27/91 11 44 44 1
10/21/91 9 56 34 1
09/22/91 16 41 41 2
09/08/91 16 40 41 3
08/25/91 17 40 40 3
08/11/91 16 44 38 2
07/28/91 13 53 34 0
07/28/91 19 46 33 2
07/14/91 19 42 37 2
06/30/91 20 40 38 2
06/02/91 20 44 35 1
04/09/91 18 49 31 2
03/04/91 10 53 36 1
01/27/91 6 65 28 1
11/01/90 4 77 19 0
10/14/90 3 77 19 1
09/09/90 5 64 31 0
07/24/90 9 58 32 1
05/21/90 7 46 47 0
02/04/90 10 42 48 0
01/16/90 11 38 51 0
08/21/89 15 32 53 0
06/19/89 12 37 51 0
05/23/89 12 37 50 1
04/03/89 9 39 51 1
02/14/89 16 36 47 1
01/16/89 25 36 38 1
10/10/88 24 34 42 0
07/20/88 24 39 35 2
07/11/88 23 36 41 0
05/25/88 16 42 41 1
03/21/88 20 44 36 0
01/23/88 18 45 37 0
12/17/87 15 47 38 0
12/13/87 14 49 36 1
12/02/87 15 53 31 1
11/05/87 10 56 32 2
10/26/87 12 60 28 0
10/19/87 17 47 36 0
06/29/87 19 38 43 0
06/01/87 20 38 41 1
04/13/87 20 37 42 1
03/09/87 22 36 41 1
02/28/87 18 48 33 1
01/18/87 23 38 38 1
09/08/86 30 34 35 1
06/23/86 32 30 38 0
05/19/86 35 28 36 1
04/28/86 40 28 32 0
03/24/86 42 24 33 1
02/12/86 29 27 43 1
12/17/85 30 30 37 3
10/28/85 27 35 37 1
09/23/85 27 32 39 2
07/29/85 32 29 39 0
06/22/85 37 28 35 0
05/13/85 32 29 38 1
03/25/85 36 27 37 0
02/26/85 41 25 32 2
01/16/85 43 12 44 1
07/08/84 43 26 31 0
05/22/84 40 23 36 1
01/17/84 49 19 31 1
12/13/83 46 20 31 3
11/07/83 44 20 36 0
09/26/83 44 20 35 1
08/01/83 50 19 30 1
06/19/83 36 20 42 2
05/15/83 43 17 39 1
04/12/83 37 21 40 2
03/02/83 39 21 39 1
01/22/83 18 46 36 0
12/18/82 20 53 26 1
10/11/82 21 48 28 3
09/13/82 21 45 33 1
08/17/82 17 50 31 2
04/25/82 21 47 30 2
03/08/82 13 59 27 1
01/30/82 17 50 31 2
12/12/81 12 54 32 2
11/22/81 11 55 33 1
10/18/81 17 40 41 2
09/20/81 12 42 44 2
05/20/81 14 49 36 1
03/06/81 9 54 36 1
24. How much blame do you think [ITEM] deserves for the country's economic situation - a great deal, a good amount, only some or hardly any?
9/2/10 - Summary Table
a. The Bush administration, for inadequate regulation of the financial industry
b. The Obama administration, for not doing enough to turn the economy around
- Grt deal/Gd amt- -- Some/Hardly any/None ---
Great Good Only Hardly None No
NET deal amt NET some any (vol.) opinion
a. Bush 60 32 28 40 29 10 1 1
b. Obama 42 19 23 57 28 27 2 1
Trend:
a. The Bush administration, for inadequate regulation of the financial industry
- Grt deal/Gd amt- -- Some/Hardly any/None ---
Great Good Only Hardly None No
NET deal amt NET some any (vol.) opinion
9/2/10 60 32 28 40 29 10 1 1
1/15/10 67 41 25 33 24 8 1 1
9/12/09 65 40 25 35 23 10 1 1
7/18/09 62 42 20 36 23 11 1 2
3/29/09 70 47 23 29 21 7 1 2
b. The Obama administration, for not doing enough to turn the economy around
- Grt deal/Gd amt- -- Some/Hardly any/None ---
Great Good Only Hardly None No
NET deal amt NET some any (vol.) opinion
9/2/10 42 19 23 57 28 27 2 1
1/15/10 36 14 21 64 36 25 3 *
9/12/09 27 13 15 71 33 34 4 2
7/18/09 32 14 17 66 28 34 4 2
3/29/09 26 13 13 72 27 39 6 2
25. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of the political movement known as the Tea Party? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?
------- Favorable ------- ------ Unfavorable ------ No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
9/2/10 38 18 19 45 24 21 18
6/6/10 36 17 19 50 25 24 14
3/26/10 41 21 21 39 16 23 20
2/8/10 35 20 15 40 20 20 25
26. On a different topic, do you feel you do or do not have a good basic understanding of the teachings and beliefs of Islam, the Muslim religion?
Do Do not No opinion
9/2/10 43 55 2
3/29/09 45 55 *
9/7/06 40 58 2
3/5/06 40 59 1
9/7/03 33 64 3
10/15/02 25 73 2
1/6/02 31 61 8
10/9/01 34 65 1
27. Would you say you have a generally favorable or unfavorable opinion of Islam?
Favorable Unfavorable No opinion
9/2/10 37 49 13
3/29/09 41 48 11
9/7/06 41 45 14
3/5/06 43 46 11
9/7/03 39 38 23
10/15/02 42 33 26
1/6/02 41 24 35
10/9/01 47 39 13
28. Every religion has mainstream beliefs, and also fringe elements or extremists. Thinking of mainstream Islam, do you think mainstream Islam encourages violence against non-Muslims, or is it a peaceful religion?
Encourages violence Peaceful religion No opinion
9/2/10 31 54 14
3/29/09 29 58 13
9/7/06 33 54 13
3/5/06 33 54 13
9/7/03 34 46 20
10/15/02 23 53 25
1/6/02 14 57 29
29. Do you personally know anyone who is a Muslim, or not?
Yes No No opinion
9/2/10 49 50 *
3/29/09 47 53 1
10/9/01 41 58 1
30. There has been news lately about plans for a Muslim community center and place of worship in Lower Manhattan, near the site of the former World Trade Center. Do you yourself think this Muslim community center should or should not be built at this location? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?
--------- Should -------- ------ Should not ------- No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
9/2/10 29 14 15 66 13 53 5
30a. (IF SHOULD NOT) Is that more because you oppose (building a Muslim community center at this particular location), or more because you oppose (building Muslim community centers in this country in general)?
This location In general Other (vol.) No opinion
9/2/10 82 14 3 1
31. (ASKED OF REGISTERED VOTERS) Do you feel strongly enough about this issue for it to influence your vote for U.S. Congress in November, or not that strongly?
Strongly Not that strongly No opinion
9/2/10 42 55 2
32. If you honestly assessed yourself, would you say that you have at least some feelings of prejudice against Muslims?
Yes No No opinion
9/2/10 All 26 71 2
3/5/06 All 27 72 1
Compare to: If you honestly assessed yourself, would you say that you have at least some feelings of prejudice against Jews?
Yes No No opinion
8/7/00 6 93 *
Compare to: If you honestly assessed yourself, would you say that you have at least some feelings of racial prejudice?
Yes No No opinion
1/4/09 35 64 1
10/24/08 15 84 1
6/15/08 30 69 2
10/19/99* 34 66 *
*"some racist feelings"
33. On another subject, all in all, considering the costs to the United States versus the benefits to the United States, do you think the war in Iraq was worth fighting, or not? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?
----- Worth fighting ---- --- Not worth fighting -- No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
9/2/10 34 21 14 62 16 46 4
7/11/10 42 26 16 55 13 42 3
7/18/09 34 21 12 62 11 51 4
2/22/09 38 24 14 60 13 48 2
1/16/09 39 21 17 61 12 49 1
12/14/08 34 21 13 64 14 50 2
9/7/08 36 24 13 61 13 48 3
8/22/08 35 22 13 63 13 50 2
7/13/08 36 22 13 63 13 50 1
6/15/08 34 21 13 63 9 54 3
4/13/08 34 24 11 64 11 52 2
3/2/08 34 24 11 63 12 51 2
2/1/08 34 23 11 65 11 53 1
1/12/08 35 21 13 64 13 51 2
12/9/07 37 25 12 61 11 50 2
11/1/07 35 23 12 63 12 51 2
9/30/07 38 25 14 59 12 47 3
9/7/07 36 23 13 62 11 51 2
7/21/07 36 25 12 63 10 53 1
6/1/07 37 24 12 61 12 50 2
4/15/07 33 22 11 66 12 54 1
2/25/07 34 22 12 64 13 51 2
1/10/07 40 28 12 58 11 47 2
12/11/06 36 25 11 61 12 50 2
11/4/06 RV 44 33 12 53 10 44 2
10/22/06 40 28 12 57 11 47 2
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
7/11/04 45 34 10 53 12 42 2
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 32 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"
34. How often do you think about what happened on September 11, 2001 - the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington - do you think about it a lot, or not all that much? (IF A LOT) Do you think about it pretty much every day, or less often than that?
------ Think about it ------ Don't think No
NET Every day Less often about it opinion
9/2/10 64 14 50 36 *
9/7/06 71 23 48 29 *
9/7/03 77 34 42 23 *
9/8/02 75 40 35 25 *
35. 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? IF LESS SAFE: Would you say the country is much less safe or somewhat less safe?
----- Safer ------ ---- Less safe --- No difference No
NET Much Smwht NET Smwht Much (vol.) opinion
9/2/10 48 15 33 42 24 18 8 2
9/7/08 62 25 37 29 19 10 7 2
9/7/07 60 24 36 29 17 11 11 1
10/8/06 50 20 30 42 NA NA 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
36. How much confidence do you have in the ability of the U.S. government to prevent further terrorist attacks against Americans in this country: a great deal, a good amount, only a fair amount or none at all?
------- Confident ------- ---- Not confident --- No
NET Grt.deal Good amt. NET Fair amt. None opinion
9/2/10 44 12 32 56 45 11 *
9/7/07 49 15 34 50 40 10 1
9/7/06 46 15 31 53 43 10 1
1/26/06 50 19 31 49 39 11 *
9/11/05 41 14 27 59 41 18 *
8/21/05 42 14 28 57 43 15 *
9/8/04 RV 52 16 35 47 39 8 1
9/7/03 45 14 31 55 48 7 1
9/8/02 50 12 38 49 43 6 *
7/15/02 46 13 33 54 45 9 *
6/9/02 44 14 30 55 44 11 *
5/19/02 46 17 29 52 42 10 2
3/10/02 55 18 38 44 39 5 *
1/27/02 57 18 40 42 37 6 1
11/27/01 63 24 39 36 32 5 1
11/6/01 52 17 35 47 40 7 1
9/11/01 66 35 31 32 30 2 1
6/2/97 35 10 26 62 52 10 3
8/5/96 35 12 23 65 49 16 *
5/14/95 36 12 24 63 51 12 1
4/20/95 37 13 24 62 51 11 1
6/28/93 59 22 37 41 32 8 1
4/3/89 46 16 30 54 38 16 *
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
9/2/10 31 25 39 4 1 17 21 6
9/2/10 RV 31 26 37 4 1 16 21 4
7/11/10 31 24 40 3 1 18 18 9
7/11/10 RV 33 26 37 3 * 16 17 8
6/6/10 32 24 39 3 1 19 19 6
6/6/10 RV 34 25 38 2 * 17 18 6
4/25/10 34 23 38 4 1 19 17 6
4/25/10 RV 35 25 37 3 * 17 17 6
3/26/10 34 24 38 3 1 17 17 7
3/26/10 RV 35 26 36 2 1 16 17 6
2/8/10 32 26 39 3 * 17 19 6
2/8/10 RV 32 27 38 3 1 14 20 7
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.
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 <20k 20-35k 35-50k NET 50-75k 75-100k 100k+
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 RV 40 12 14 14 57 21 14 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 RV 43 14 14 15 54 16 14 24
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
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