| Tennessee Survey of 500 Likely Voters | |||||||||||||
| Conducted by Rasmussen Reports | |||||||||||||
| Date: December 12, 2005 | |||||||||||||
| In the 2006 election for the U.S. Senate, Democrat Harold Ford, Jr. is likely to face one of three Republican challengers. | |||||||||||||
| Suppose the Republicans nominate Van Hilleary? | |||||||||||||
| If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Van Hilleary or for Democrat Harold Ford, Jr.? | |||||||||||||
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| Total | Party | Ideology | Bush Approval | ||||||||||
| All Voters | GOP | Dem | Other | Conser've | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Strongly Approve | Somewhat Approve | Somewhat Disapprove | Strongly Disapprove | Not Sure | |
| Van Hilleary | 41% | 63% | 14% | 40% | 55% | 30% | 24% | 36% | 63% | 61% | 30% | 14% | 45% |
| Ford | 39% | 16% | 74% | 34% | 23% | 51% | 63% | 41% | 14% | 23% | 45% | 72% | 14% |
| Other | 5% | 4% | 4% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 0% |
| Not Sure | 15% | 17% | 8% | 19% | 16% | 15% | 8% | 18% | 20% | 10% | 19% | 9% | 42% |
| Total | Bush Iraq | More Important | Gender | ||||||||||
| All Voters | Excellent | Good | Fair | Poor | Not Sure | Immigration | Iraq | Other | Not Sure | Men | Women | ||
| Van Hilleary | 41% | 70% | 57% | 48% | 17% | 29% | 45% | 41% | 35% | 33% | 48% | 34% | |
| Ford | 39% | 10% | 16% | 42% | 64% | 48% | 36% | 44% | 35% | 15% | 34% | 45% | |
| Other | 5% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 0% | 4% | 4% | 7% | 16% | 6% | 5% | |
| Not Sure | 15% | 16% | 22% | 6% | 13% | 23% | 15% | 10% | 23% | 36% | 12% | 16% | |
| Total | Age | Race | Religious Affiliation | ||||||||||
| All Voters | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | Evangelical Christian | Protestant | Catholic | Other | |
| Van Hilleary | 41% | 39% | 40% | 42% | 39% | 46% | 45% | 13% | 49% | 53% | 42% | 29% | 30% |
| Ford | 39% | 44% | 38% | 35% | 44% | 35% | 33% | 82% | 35% | 26% | 42% | 50% | 49% |
| Other | 5% | 3% | 4% | 8% | 4% | 8% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 5% | 2% | 6% |
| Not Sure | 15% | 14% | 19% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 16% | 4% | 16% | 17% | 10% | 19% | 15% |
| Total | Married | Children at Home | Income | ||||||||||
| All Voters | Yes | No | Yes | No | Under 20k | 20k-40k | 40k-60k | 60k-75k | 75k-100k | 100k+ | Not Sure | ||
| Van Hilleary | 41% | 45% | 35% | 42% | 41% | 35% | 35% | 42% | 45% | 51% | 52% | 50% | |
| Ford | 39% | 35% | 46% | 41% | 39% | 48% | 42% | 33% | 36% | 39% | 40% | 9% | |
| Other | 5% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 5% | 2% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 14% | |
| Not Sure | 15% | 14% | 16% | 15% | 14% | 12% | 20% | 17% | 15% | 7% | 4% | 27% | |
| Total | Employment | ||||||||||||
| All Voters | Gov't | Entrep'eur | Pvt Sector | Retired | Other | ||||||||
| Van Hilleary | 41% | 30% | 45% | 43% | 44% | 40% | |||||||
| Ford | 39% | 54% | 38% | 32% | 42% | 40% | |||||||
| Other | 5% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 4% | 5% | |||||||
| Not Sure | 15% | 14% | 13% | 18% | 10% | 15% | |||||||
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