Tennessee Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted by Rasmussen Reports
Date: December 12, 2005
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  Total Religious Affiliation
All Voters Evangelical Christian Protestant Catholic Other
Ballot Corker 36% 41% 41% 30% 27%
Ford 42% 34% 42% 48% 48%
Other 6% 5% 7% 4% 8%
Not Sure 16% 20% 11% 17% 17%
Ballot Bryant 41% 50% 46% 31% 29%
Ford 38% 26% 39% 55% 47%
Other 5% 3% 6% 3% 8%
Not Sure 15% 21% 9% 11% 16%
Ballot Van Hilleary 41% 53% 42% 29% 30%
Ford 39% 26% 42% 50% 49%
Other 5% 4% 5% 2% 6%
Not Sure 15% 17% 10% 19% 15%
Bush Very Favorable 39% 50% 39% 34% 26%
Somewhat Favorable 14% 15% 16% 9% 12%
Somewhat Unfavorable 15% 13% 15% 21% 18%
Very Unfavorable 31% 21% 31% 35% 42%
Not Sure 1% 1% 0% 0% 2%
Ford Very Favorable 16% 13% 15% 12% 24%
Somewhat Favorable 33% 27% 39% 47% 30%
Somewhat Unfavorable 22% 27% 21% 25% 17%
Very Unfavorable 16% 15% 16% 13% 18%
Not Sure 13% 19% 10% 3% 10%
Corker Very Favorable 8% 8% 7% 8% 9%
Somewhat Favorable 28% 27% 27% 37% 27%
Somewhat Unfavorable 24% 21% 31% 33% 18%
Very Unfavorable 12% 11% 9% 7% 17%
Not Sure 29% 33% 26% 16% 30%
Bryant Very Favorable 11% 13% 13% 2% 8%
Somewhat Favorable 30% 32% 34% 41% 21%
Somewhat Unfavorable 20% 17% 20% 27% 23%
Very Unfavorable 12% 9% 12% 10% 17%
Not Sure 26% 29% 21% 20% 31%
Van Hilleary Very Favorable 18% 20% 19% 12% 15%
Somewhat Favorable 26% 31% 24% 35% 20%
Somewhat Unfavorable 18% 14% 21% 22% 18%
Very Unfavorable 18% 14% 20% 13% 23%
Not Sure 20% 21% 15% 18% 24%
Bredesen Very Favorable 19% 23% 23% 20% 10%
Somewhat Favorable 42% 38% 45% 53% 43%
Somewhat Unfavorable 18% 19% 19% 20% 16%
Very Unfavorable 15% 15% 9% 7% 24%
Not Sure 5% 5% 4% 0% 6%
Bush Econ Excellent 18% 23% 21% 10% 9%
Good 23% 28% 19% 29% 18%
Fair 21% 19% 22% 25% 23%
Poor 38% 31% 38% 36% 50%
Not Sure 0% 0% 0% 0% 1%
Bush Iraq Excellent 23% 31% 22% 21% 13%
Good 18% 21% 19% 16% 12%
Fair 14% 17% 15% 11% 11%
Poor 44% 31% 43% 51% 62%
Not Sure 1% 0% 1% 1% 2%
Iraq Priority Troops Home 39% 33% 37% 32% 53%
Finish Mission 52% 61% 55% 58% 34%
Not Sure 9% 7% 8% 11% 13%
More Important Immigration 34% 34% 32% 31% 39%
Iraq 52% 50% 54% 63% 49%
Other 9% 11% 8% 7% 7%
Not Sure 5% 5% 6% 0% 6%
Barrier Favor 68% 73% 64% 59% 70%
Oppose 20% 17% 23% 34% 19%
Not Sure 11% 10% 14% 7% 11%
Bush Approval Strongly Approve 34% 45% 34% 35% 23%
Somewhat Approve 17% 19% 15% 8% 17%
Somewhat Disapprove 14% 12% 12% 17% 17%
Strongly Disapprove 34% 24% 38% 40% 41%
Not Sure 1% 0% 0% 0% 2%
Bredesen Approval Strongly Approve 20% 21% 28% 7% 16%
Somewhat Approve 43% 46% 44% 64% 36%
Somewhat Disapprove 21% 21% 19% 22% 22%
Strongly Disapprove 13% 10% 8% 4% 23%
Not Sure 2% 3% 1% 4% 3%
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