| Tennessee Survey of 500 Likely Voters | |||||||||
| Conducted by Rasmussen Reports | |||||||||
| Date: December 12, 2005 | |||||||||
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| Total | Income | ||||||||
| All Voters | Under 20k | 20k-40k | 40k-60k | 60k-75k | 75k-100k | 100k+ | Not Sure | ||
| Ballot | Corker | 36% | 30% | 30% | 37% | 40% | 43% | 50% | 47% |
| Ford | 42% | 48% | 46% | 35% | 38% | 41% | 39% | 19% | |
| Other | 6% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 1% | 11% | |
| Not Sure | 16% | 17% | 18% | 21% | 14% | 7% | 9% | 24% | |
| Ballot | Bryant | 41% | 30% | 32% | 48% | 51% | 55% | 56% | 48% |
| Ford | 38% | 46% | 43% | 32% | 32% | 34% | 38% | 15% | |
| Other | 5% | 5% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 7% | 0% | 8% | |
| Not Sure | 15% | 19% | 17% | 15% | 14% | 4% | 6% | 29% | |
| Ballot | Van Hilleary | 41% | 35% | 35% | 42% | 45% | 51% | 52% | 50% |
| Ford | 39% | 48% | 42% | 33% | 36% | 39% | 40% | 9% | |
| Other | 5% | 5% | 2% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 14% | |
| Not Sure | 15% | 12% | 20% | 17% | 15% | 7% | 4% | 27% | |
| Bush | Very Favorable | 39% | 26% | 32% | 49% | 48% | 45% | 49% | 59% |
| Somewhat Favorable | 14% | 14% | 16% | 10% | 17% | 9% | 18% | 17% | |
| Somewhat Unfavorable | 15% | 18% | 19% | 12% | 18% | 13% | 0% | 8% | |
| Very Unfavorable | 31% | 41% | 32% | 29% | 18% | 31% | 33% | 14% | |
| Not Sure | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 2% | |
| Ford | Very Favorable | 16% | 22% | 17% | 13% | 12% | 6% | 11% | 5% |
| Somewhat Favorable | 33% | 31% | 36% | 29% | 35% | 41% | 42% | 23% | |
| Somewhat Unfavorable | 22% | 18% | 25% | 26% | 21% | 22% | 21% | 28% | |
| Very Unfavorable | 16% | 14% | 12% | 16% | 19% | 21% | 18% | 24% | |
| Not Sure | 13% | 15% | 9% | 16% | 14% | 10% | 9% | 19% | |
| Corker | Very Favorable | 8% | 6% | 9% | 7% | 1% | 5% | 17% | 12% |
| Somewhat Favorable | 28% | 27% | 26% | 33% | 33% | 23% | 34% | 26% | |
| Somewhat Unfavorable | 24% | 27% | 21% | 19% | 16% | 33% | 21% | 14% | |
| Very Unfavorable | 12% | 14% | 15% | 9% | 15% | 13% | 2% | 6% | |
| Not Sure | 29% | 26% | 29% | 31% | 35% | 26% | 26% | 41% | |
| Bryant | Very Favorable | 11% | 8% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 15% | 17% | 20% |
| Somewhat Favorable | 30% | 28% | 26% | 32% | 40% | 27% | 36% | 40% | |
| Somewhat Unfavorable | 20% | 21% | 24% | 15% | 17% | 31% | 10% | 8% | |
| Very Unfavorable | 12% | 15% | 11% | 8% | 9% | 14% | 17% | 6% | |
| Not Sure | 26% | 28% | 29% | 33% | 26% | 13% | 20% | 26% | |
| Van Hilleary | Very Favorable | 18% | 22% | 16% | 23% | 15% | 17% | 16% | 10% |
| Somewhat Favorable | 26% | 18% | 30% | 27% | 31% | 24% | 39% | 31% | |
| Somewhat Unfavorable | 18% | 18% | 17% | 17% | 14% | 21% | 13% | 14% | |
| Very Unfavorable | 18% | 23% | 21% | 13% | 15% | 21% | 16% | 9% | |
| Not Sure | 20% | 20% | 17% | 20% | 25% | 17% | 17% | 36% | |
| Bredesen | Very Favorable | 19% | 13% | 27% | 13% | 28% | 26% | 31% | 13% |
| Somewhat Favorable | 42% | 34% | 41% | 51% | 39% | 58% | 33% | 48% | |
| Somewhat Unfavorable | 18% | 20% | 15% | 19% | 25% | 7% | 25% | 17% | |
| Very Unfavorable | 15% | 27% | 14% | 13% | 5% | 2% | 7% | 6% | |
| Not Sure | 5% | 6% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 8% | 4% | 15% | |
| Bush Econ | Excellent | 18% | 11% | 15% | 25% | 11% | 28% | 20% | 29% |
| Good | 23% | 14% | 20% | 28% | 35% | 22% | 21% | 17% | |
| Fair | 21% | 21% | 24% | 15% | 25% | 15% | 33% | 28% | |
| Poor | 38% | 54% | 41% | 33% | 28% | 35% | 27% | 22% | |
| Not Sure | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4% | |
| Bush Iraq | Excellent | 23% | 14% | 18% | 38% | 20% | 22% | 23% | 29% |
| Good | 18% | 14% | 18% | 16% | 26% | 17% | 19% | 34% | |
| Fair | 14% | 14% | 18% | 9% | 10% | 13% | 18% | 17% | |
| Poor | 44% | 56% | 46% | 37% | 42% | 48% | 39% | 17% | |
| Not Sure | 1% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 4% | |
| Iraq Priority | Troops Home | 39% | 44% | 41% | 34% | 40% | 36% | 29% | 24% |
| Finish Mission | 52% | 46% | 52% | 59% | 50% | 51% | 58% | 69% | |
| Not Sure | 9% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 10% | 13% | 13% | 7% | |
| More Important | Immigration | 34% | 36% | 37% | 33% | 45% | 27% | 21% | 24% |
| Iraq | 52% | 56% | 46% | 51% | 45% | 61% | 62% | 49% | |
| Other | 9% | 2% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 16% | |
| Not Sure | 5% | 6% | 4% | 7% | 2% | 2% | 7% | 11% | |
| Barrier | Favor | 68% | 69% | 66% | 73% | 71% | 61% | 59% | 77% |
| Oppose | 20% | 17% | 22% | 17% | 20% | 35% | 30% | 7% | |
| Not Sure | 11% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 4% | 11% | 17% | |
| Bush Approval | Strongly Approve | 34% | 26% | 30% | 43% | 33% | 37% | 37% | 57% |
| Somewhat Approve | 17% | 13% | 19% | 17% | 23% | 14% | 16% | 17% | |
| Somewhat Disapprove | 14% | 18% | 17% | 4% | 20% | 8% | 13% | 8% | |
| Strongly Disapprove | 34% | 42% | 34% | 36% | 24% | 40% | 34% | 16% | |
| Not Sure | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | |
| Bredesen Approval | Strongly Approve | 20% | 7% | 22% | 19% | 24% | 28% | 32% | 15% |
| Somewhat Approve | 43% | 36% | 50% | 47% | 48% | 53% | 40% | 55% | |
| Somewhat Disapprove | 21% | 30% | 19% | 21% | 17% | 10% | 16% | 21% | |
| Strongly Disapprove | 13% | 22% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 6% | 8% | 8% | |
| Not Sure | 2% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 0% | |
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