Rasmussen Reports
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National Opinion Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters                                                                                                        
Conducted April 29-30, 2006 by Rasmussen Reports                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Generic Congressional Ballot Importance of Immigration When Voting Follow News About Protests Control Borders and Enforce Laws Before More Reform All Welcome Except Security Threats, Criminals, Welfare Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Republican Democrat Other Not Sure Very Important Somewhat Important Not Very Important Not at All Important Not Sure Very Closely Somewhat Closely Not Very Closely Not at All Not Sure Agree Disagree Not Sure Agree Disagree Not Sure Men Women 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ Yes No Yes No Under 20k 20k-40k 40k-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k+ Not Sure Gov't Entrepreneur Pvt Sect Retired Other Evangelical Protestant Catholic Other
Generic Congressional Ballot Republican 36% 71% 11% 25% 61% 24% 12% 30% 100% 0% 0% 0% 45% 28% 22% 18% 10% 41% 35% 26% 7% 4% 39% 29% 29% 36% 41% 26% 40% 32% 39% 34% 40% 32% 38% 39% 30% 39% 34% 26% 31% 39% 36% 39% 38% 46% 31% 45% 35% 33% 34% 53% 32% 38% 27%
Democrat 46% 15% 78% 40% 20% 55% 75% 32% 0% 100% 0% 0% 40% 49% 57% 71% 46% 46% 45% 49% 37% 23% 42% 56% 47% 45% 46% 45% 45% 46% 41% 46% 40% 48% 48% 43% 50% 42% 47% 51% 48% 45% 45% 44% 49% 31% 44% 40% 46% 50% 42% 29% 48% 46% 53%
Other 5% 5% 2% 10% 5% 7% 2% 12% 0% 0% 100% 0% 4% 7% 5% 0% 4% 5% 6% 4% 0% 0% 6% 4% 2% 6% 4% 5% 6% 5% 9% 4% 4% 5% 5% 4% 8% 5% 5% 8% 6% 4% 6% 3% 4% 2% 3% 3% 6% 5% 8% 3% 6% 4% 7%
Not Sure 14% 8% 9% 26% 14% 14% 11% 26% 0% 0% 0% 100% 11% 16% 16% 11% 40% 8% 14% 21% 56% 73% 12% 11% 22% 12% 9% 24% 9% 17% 11% 16% 16% 15% 8% 14% 13% 15% 13% 15% 15% 11% 13% 15% 10% 22% 22% 12% 12% 12% 16% 15% 13% 12% 14%
                                                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Generic Congressional Ballot Importance of Immigration When Voting Follow News About Protests Control Borders and Enforce Laws Before More Reform All Welcome Except Security Threats, Criminals, Welfare Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Republican Democrat Other Not Sure Very Important Somewhat Important Not Very Important Not at All Important Not Sure Very Closely Somewhat Closely Not Very Closely Not at All Not Sure Agree Disagree Not Sure Agree Disagree Not Sure Men Women 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ Yes No Yes No Under 20k 20k-40k 40k-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k+ Not Sure Gov't Entrepreneur Pvt Sect Retired Other Evangelical Protestant Catholic Other
Congressional Ballot on Immigration More Enforcement 49% 58% 43% 46% 61% 47% 35% 28% 61% 38% 55% 51% 67% 34% 16% 11% 29% 57% 47% 32% 63% 18% 56% 40% 28% 47% 63% 34% 54% 44% 49% 50% 50% 48% 48% 50% 47% 49% 49% 51% 49% 57% 47% 49% 41% 35% 50% 52% 49% 48% 43% 51% 49% 51% 46%
More Legal Job Opportunities 40% 32% 48% 38% 26% 41% 59% 47% 28% 54% 36% 25% 23% 54% 70% 74% 29% 32% 43% 55% 14% 16% 33% 54% 52% 43% 28% 44% 38% 41% 38% 38% 34% 43% 41% 38% 43% 37% 41% 39% 38% 33% 44% 43% 50% 34% 40% 36% 40% 40% 40% 38% 40% 38% 41%
Other 12% 11% 10% 15% 13% 13% 6% 25% 12% 8% 9% 23% 10% 13% 14% 16% 42% 11% 10% 14% 19% 66% 11% 6% 20% 9% 9% 23% 8% 14% 13% 12% 15% 9% 11% 13% 10% 14% 11% 10% 13% 10% 9% 8% 9% 31% 10% 13% 10% 11% 16% 11% 11% 11% 13%
Not Sure 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
                                                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Generic Congressional Ballot Importance of Immigration When Voting Follow News About Protests Control Borders and Enforce Laws Before More Reform All Welcome Except Security Threats, Criminals, Welfare Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Republican Democrat Other Not Sure Very Important Somewhat Important Not Very Important Not at All Important Not Sure Very Closely Somewhat Closely Not Very Closely Not at All Not Sure Agree Disagree Not Sure Agree Disagree Not Sure Men Women 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ Yes No Yes No Under 20k 20k-40k 40k-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k+ Not Sure Gov't Entrepreneur Pvt Sect Retired Other Evangelical Protestant Catholic Other
Bush Approval Strongly Approve 21% 38% 8% 19% 36% 15% 7% 22% 48% 5% 9% 13% 27% 19% 11% 0% 10% 26% 18% 18% 41% 21% 24% 16% 19% 22% 24% 18% 24% 19% 21% 19% 27% 20% 22% 26% 15% 25% 20% 14% 15% 24% 19% 29% 25% 30% 19% 31% 18% 21% 23% 29% 23% 20% 16%
Somewhat Approve 19% 31% 9% 19% 31% 15% 8% 4% 33% 5% 21% 29% 21% 19% 16% 0% 6% 17% 22% 18% 13% 2% 21% 13% 20% 20% 17% 21% 19% 20% 17% 20% 18% 19% 23% 21% 17% 18% 20% 21% 23% 16% 19% 18% 19% 22% 11% 15% 21% 21% 23% 28% 19% 20% 14%
Somewhat Disapprove 13% 11% 13% 14% 12% 15% 12% 14% 8% 12% 18% 26% 13% 13% 15% 9% 11% 11% 14% 17% 0% 5% 14% 10% 12% 12% 13% 13% 12% 13% 11% 16% 14% 11% 13% 12% 14% 12% 13% 12% 16% 14% 13% 13% 6% 13% 14% 13% 11% 16% 11% 13% 10% 14% 14%
Strongly Disapprove 45% 18% 69% 47% 20% 55% 73% 47% 9% 77% 47% 32% 39% 49% 57% 91% 60% 45% 46% 45% 45% 59% 41% 61% 46% 45% 45% 45% 45% 45% 47% 44% 41% 50% 40% 41% 52% 44% 46% 50% 46% 45% 49% 39% 49% 33% 56% 40% 49% 41% 42% 29% 46% 44% 54%
Not Sure 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% 13% 1% 1% 5% 1% 1% 1% 2% 0% 14% 1% 1% 2% 0% 12% 1% 1% 2% 1% 0% 3% 0% 2% 4% 1% 0% 0% 1% 1% 2% 2% 1% 2% 0% 1% 0% 1% 1% 2% 0% 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 2%