1. If the election for the U.S. House of Representatives were being held today, would you vote for the Republican candidate or for the Democratic candidate in your district?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp
Republican 35% 82% 2% 33% 40% 32% 43% 5% 24%
Democratic 43 3 87 33 38 47 35 78 53
SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 - 4 2 2 2 1 2
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 - 1 2 2 1 2 - 3
DK/NA 18 14 10 27 18 18 18 16 18
WHITE..............................................
COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry
Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld
Republican 36% 47% 53% 47% 46% 41% 61% 44% 45%
Democratic 40 33 25 32 32 39 17 33 35
SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 1 2 2 2 1 3 1 1
DK/NA 21 17 19 17 19 18 17 20 17
COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.......
Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+
Republican 31% 37% 30% 39% 42% 26% 39% 39%
Democratic 44 42 49 40 40 54 38 41
SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 2 1 1 2 2 3 1
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1
DK/NA 21 17 18 18 14 16 19 18
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TREND: If the election for the U.S. House of Representatives were being held today, would you vote for the Republican candidate, or for the Democratic candidate in your district? (2011 wording referenced "2012 election", *High also 40% Mar 2011, Feb 2012) |
REPUBLICAN....
High Low
Apr 03 Jul 11 Apr 19 Feb 22 Nov 23 Jul 11 Nov 02
2013 2012 2012 2012 2011 2012* 2011
Republican 35 40 39 40 36 40 34
Democratic 43 43 40 38 40 43 42
SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 1 2 2 1 3
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 1 2 2 2 1 2
DK/NA 18 15 17 18 20 15 19
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2. (If Republican or Republican Leaner) If the Republican primary for President were being held today, and the candidates were: Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Paul Ryan, Scott Walker, Chris Christie, Bobby Jindal, Rand Paul, and Bob McDonnell for whom would you vote? |
REPUBLICANS/REPUBLICAN LEANERS
Tot Men Wom
Bush 10% 9% 12%
Rubio 19 19 19
Ryan 17 16 17
Walker 2 2 2
Christie 14 17 11
Jindal 3 3 3
Paul 15 18 11
McDonnell 1 1 1
SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 1
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) - - -
DK/NA 18 14 23
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3. (If Republican or Republican Leaner) If you had to choose, would you prefer that the Republican party nominate for President a candidate with experience as a governor or experience as a United States Senator? |
REPUBLICANS/REPUBLICAN LEANERS
Tot Men Wom
Governor 59% 60% 57%
Senator 23 21 25
DK/NA 18 19 18
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4. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? |
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp
Approve 49% 8% 89% 44% 42% 56% 40% 90% 65%
Disapprove 45 88 8 46 51 39 54 6 28
DK/NA 6 4 3 9 6 5 6 4 7
WHITE..............................................
COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry
Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld
Approve 47% 37% 29% 39% 36% 44% 20% 40% 42%
Disapprove 50 56 66 56 58 50 75 54 54
DK/NA 4 7 5 4 6 6 5 6 4
COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.......
Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+
Approve 52% 48% 55% 46% 48% 61% 46% 46%
Disapprove 43 45 39 51 49 34 49 48
DK/NA 4 7 7 3 4 5 5 6
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TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? (*High also 59% Mar 2009) |
APPROVE.......
High Low
Apr 03 Mar 07 Feb 08 Dec 06 Jul 11 Jun 04 Oct 06
2013 2013 2013 2012 2012 2009* 2011
Approve 49 45 46 53 45 59 41
Disapprove 45 46 45 40 49 31 55
DK/NA 6 9 9 8 6 10 4
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5. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job? |
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp
Approve 19% 34% 9% 19% 18% 20% 18% 14% 28%
Disapprove 71 57 83 70 74 69 73 75 58
DK/NA 10 10 8 11 8 12 9 11 14
WHITE..............................................
COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry
Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld
Approve 14% 21% 24% 22% 18% 19% 24% 21% 18%
Disapprove 80 69 66 71 74 72 63 71 74
DK/NA 7 10 11 7 8 9 13 8 9
COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.......
Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+
Approve 16% 20% 19% 23% 16% 22% 18% 17%
Disapprove 78 68 69 70 81 65 74 73
DK/NA 5 12 13 7 3 12 8 10
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TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job? (*High also 34% Mar 3, 2011 & Mar 2010, **Low also 19% Nov 2011, Feb 2013) |
APPROVE.......
High Low
Apr 03 Mar 07 Feb 08 Dec 06 Jul 11 Mar 31 Apr 03
2013 2013 2013 2012 2012 2011* 2013**
Approve 19 20 19 23 24 34 19
Disapprove 71 71 72 69 68 55 71
DK/NA 10 9 8 8 8 11 10
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6. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job? |
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp
Approve 34% 4% 68% 26% 28% 39% 26% 67% 45%
Disapprove 59 90 27 65 67 52 67 24 46
DK/NA 7 6 6 9 5 9 7 9 8
WHITE..............................................
COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry
Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld
Approve 26% 26% 19% 29% 21% 31% 16% 26% 30%
Disapprove 68 67 74 66 74 61 77 68 65
DK/NA 6 7 7 5 5 8 7 6 5
COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.......
Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+
Approve 31% 35% 40% 31% 28% 46% 31% 30%
Disapprove 62 57 51 64 67 47 63 62
DK/NA 6 7 8 5 4 7 6 8
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TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job? (*Low also 24% Sep 2011, Oct 2011) |
APPROVE.......
High Low
Apr 03 Mar 07 Feb 08 Dec 06 Jul 11 Mar 4 Nov 23
2013 2013 2013 2012 2012 2009 2011*
Approve 34 32 33 37 29 45 24
Disapprove 59 60 59 54 62 45 69
DK/NA 7 8 9 9 8 10 7
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7. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in the nation today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? |
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp
Very satisfied 2% 1% 6% 1% 3% 2% 2% 6% 3%
Smwht satisfied 28 11 47 26 24 31 22 51 42
Smwht dissatisfied 31 27 31 33 30 31 31 30 29
Very dissatisfied 38 61 15 40 41 35 44 11 25
DK/NA 1 - 2 1 2 - 1 1 1
WHITE..............................................
COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry
Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld
Very satisfied 2% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 1% 2% 1%
Smwht satisfied 26 20 16 20 19 24 14 22 26
Smwht dissatisfied 34 30 30 34 32 31 22 36 24
Very dissatisfied 38 47 51 42 45 44 63 40 48
DK/NA - 1 1 1 2 - - 1 1
COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.......
Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+
Very satisfied 2% 3% 3% 2% 2% 1% 3% 3%
Smwht satisfied 30 27 30 28 27 39 25 25
Smwht dissatisfied 34 29 30 28 38 30 34 28
Very dissatisfied 34 40 36 42 32 29 37 44
DK/NA 1 1 1 - 1 - 1 1
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TREND: In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in the nation today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? |
VERY+SMWHT SAT
High Low
Apr 03 Mar 07 Feb 08 Dec 06 Jul 11 Dec 11 Nov 13
2013 2013 2013 2012 2012 2001 2008
Very satisfied 2 2 3 3 4 21 2
Smwht satisfied 28 23 28 32 25 47 14
Smwht dissatisfied 31 28 28 26 29 19 38
Very dissatisfied 38 46 40 38 41 10 44
DK/NA 1 1 1 1 1 3 2
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8. Is your opinion of the Republican Party favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about it? |
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp
Favorable 28% 63% 7% 23% 33% 25% 33% 12% 26%
Unfavorable 52 23 73 54 51 53 51 53 51
Hvn't hrd enough 17 12 18 19 13 20 13 31 22
REFUSED 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 4 1
WHITE..............................................
COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry
Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld
Favorable 27% 36% 42% 33% 36% 30% 47% 34% 37%
Unfavorable 63 46 44 48 50 53 36 50 49
Hvn't hrd enough 8 16 12 17 11 15 14 14 12
REFUSED 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2
COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.......
Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+
Favorable 25% 30% 26% 30% 31% 28% 29% 28%
Unfavorable 63 47 49 56 59 46 55 54
Hvn't hrd enough 9 20 23 12 7 27 13 14
REFUSED 3 2 2 2 2 - 3 3
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TREND: Is your opinion of the Republican Party favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about it? (*Low also 25% Jul 2009) |
FAVORABLE....
High Low
Apr 03 Jul 11 Apr 19 Feb 22 Nov 23 Nov 22 Oct 8
2013 2012 2012 2012 2011 2010 2009*
Favorable 28 33 33 32 31 40 25
Unfavorable 52 50 49 53 54 45 53
Hvn't hrd enough 17 14 16 12 13 13 18
REFUSED 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
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9. Is your opinion of the Democratic Party favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about it? |
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp
Favorable 38% 6% 73% 31% 33% 42% 33% 63% 39%
Unfavorable 44 81 10 47 52 38 52 12 33
Hvn't hrd enough 15 12 15 17 12 17 12 22 24
REFUSED 3 1 2 5 3 3 3 3 4
WHITE..............................................
COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry
Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld
Favorable 41% 29% 24% 31% 29% 37% 17% 32% 31%
Unfavorable 49 54 63 53 58 47 68 53 56
Hvn't hrd enough 7 14 10 13 11 13 11 12 10
REFUSED 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2
COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.......
Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+
Favorable 46% 34% 38% 41% 40% 45% 35% 36%
Unfavorable 44 45 37 50 51 31 48 49
Hvn't hrd enough 6 18 23 6 6 22 13 12
REFUSED 4 3 3 3 3 1 4 3
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TREND: Is your opinion of the Democratic Party favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about it? |
FAVORABLE.....
High Low
Apr 03 Jul 11 Apr 19 Feb 22 Nov 23 Nov 12 Apr 21
2013 2012 2012 2012 2011 2008 2010
Favorable 38 37 37 37 35 55 32
Unfavorable 44 50 46 49 51 35 52
Hvn't hrd enough 15 11 15 11 11 6 12
REFUSED 3 2 2 3 3 4 3
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10. Is your opinion of the Tea Party movement favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about it? |
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp
Favorable 24% 44% 7% 22% 29% 19% 27% 7% 24%
Unfavorable 43 18 64 44 43 43 42 52 32
Hvn't hrd enough 32 35 28 33 27 36 30 40 43
REFUSED 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1
WHITE..............................................
COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry
Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld
Favorable 25% 27% 35% 26% 30% 23% 44% 25% 29%
Unfavorable 59 34 33 39 42 42 24 42 41
Hvn't hrd enough 14 37 31 33 26 33 30 32 29
REFUSED 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1
COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.......
Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+
Favorable 23% 24% 21% 25% 25% 20% 25% 25%
Unfavorable 60 35 36 49 55 38 45 44
Hvn't hrd enough 16 39 41 25 19 41 29 28
REFUSED 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2
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TREND: Is your opinion of the Tea Party movement favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about it? |
FAVORABLE.....
High Low
Apr 03 Nov 23 Nov 03 Sep 01 Nov 17 Nov 17 Apr 03
2013 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 2013
Favorable 24 29 31 29 34 34 24
Unfavorable 43 42 45 42 38 38 43
Hvn't hrd enough 32 28 24 29 26 26 32
REFUSED 2 2 1 1 1 1 2
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11. Do you think the Democratic party cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not? |
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp
Yes 53% 24% 86% 47% 48% 59% 47% 82% 65%
No 44 74 13 49 50 38 50 15 31
DK/NA 3 2 2 4 2 3 3 3 5
WHITE..............................................
COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry
Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld
Yes 56% 43% 40% 49% 42% 52% 32% 49% 46%
No 42 54 58 47 56 45 64 49 52
DK/NA 2 3 2 4 2 3 3 2 2
COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.......
Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+
Yes 59% 51% 56% 51% 57% 66% 51% 48%
No 39 46 41 46 42 33 46 48
DK/NA 2 4 3 2 2 1 2 4
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12. Do you think the Republican party cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not? |
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp
Yes 37% 73% 11% 35% 40% 35% 43% 16% 32%
No 59 24 86 60 57 60 54 78 61
DK/NA 4 4 3 4 3 5 3 7 7
WHITE..............................................
COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry
Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld
Yes 44% 43% 51% 47% 45% 41% 55% 45% 43%
No 54 54 45 50 53 55 43 51 54
DK/NA 2 4 4 3 2 3 2 4 3
COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.......
Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-34 35-54 55+
Yes 41% 36% 31% 40% 50% 37% 40% 36%
No 58 59 65 58 47 60 57 59
DK/NA 1 5 4 2 3 3 3 5
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13a. What is the most important issue to you in deciding how to vote for Congress? COMBINED WITH: 13b. And what is the next most important issue to you in deciding how to vote for Congress? (Note: Percentages add to more than 100%) |
Tot
Economy total 40%
Economy 24
Jobs/Unemployment 14
Cost of living 1
Poverty 1
Budget total 20%
Budget/Deficit 16
Budget (spending) 4
Healthcare total 20%
Healthcare(general) 15
Healthcare(ObamaCare-drop) 2
Medicare 3
Gun Issues 9%
Taxes total 8%
Taxes(general) 7
Taxes(other/specific) 1
Education total 7%
Education(general) 6
Education(other/specific) 1
Constitution/Rights total 5%
Civil liberties/Equal rights 3
Constitution 2
Immigration 5
Foreign affairs 3
Gay issues/Gay marriage 3
Abortion/Contraception 2
Environment 2
Military Issues/Benefits 2
Social security 2
Terrorism/National security 2
War 2
Economic Inequality 1
Elderly issues 1
Entitlements 1
Government too big 1
Gas prices 1
Moral issues 1
Middle class 1
Women's issues 1
Social Issues(general) 1
Social services(general) 1
Bipartisan/Willing to compromise 4
Party/Political Philosophy 3
Cares about the people/The country 3
Honesty/Integrity/Keeps promises 2
Gets things done 1
Experience/Record 1
New/Not political insider 1
Other 10
DK/NA 10
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