| National Opinion Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conducted November 15-16, 2006 by Rasmussen Reports | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous War on Terror Survey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | Married | Children at Home | Religious Affiliation | Importance of Candidate's Faith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Yes | No | Yes | No | Evangelical Christian | Protestant | Catholic | Other | Rarely or Never | Occasionally | Once a Month | 2-3 Times a Month | Every Week | More Than Once a Week | Not Sure | Very Important | Somewhat Important | Not Very Important | Not at All Important | Not Sure | ||
| Winning War on Terror | U.S. and Allies | 45% | 52% | 38% | 45% | 56% | 43% | 41% | 43% | 46% | 41% | 39% | 69% | 27% | 37% | 69% | 32% | 23% | 34% | 49% | 36% | 46% | 44% | 66% | 42% | 47% | 30% | 34% | 49% | 44% | 39% | 47% | 57% | 38% | 61% | 53% | 27% | 21% | 13% |
| Terrorists | 33% | 31% | 34% | 34% | 27% | 33% | 38% | 27% | 30% | 40% | 41% | 15% | 47% | 37% | 14% | 42% | 53% | 20% | 30% | 38% | 32% | 33% | 16% | 32% | 31% | 47% | 50% | 30% | 36% | 29% | 26% | 19% | 31% | 18% | 27% | 49% | 54% | 44% | |
| Neither | 19% | 15% | 22% | 19% | 13% | 23% | 17% | 21% | 20% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 21% | 23% | 15% | 22% | 20% | 25% | 17% | 22% | 19% | 18% | 14% | 22% | 19% | 18% | 14% | 17% | 17% | 26% | 21% | 20% | 11% | 15% | 18% | 23% | 21% | 24% | |
| Not Sure | 4% | 2% | 6% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 5% | 10% | 3% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 20% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 20% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 20% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | Married | Children at Home | Religious Affiliation | Importance of Candidate's Faith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Yes | No | Yes | No | Evangelical Christian | Protestant | Catholic | Other | Rarely or Never | Occasionally | Once a Month | 2-3 Times a Month | Every Week | More Than Once a Week | Not Sure | Very Important | Somewhat Important | Not Very Important | Not at All Important | Not Sure | ||
| Iraq--Next Six Months | Better | 29% | 34% | 24% | 33% | 38% | 27% | 22% | 33% | 30% | 32% | 24% | 49% | 19% | 16% | 45% | 20% | 12% | 35% | 33% | 21% | 29% | 30% | 45% | 30% | 27% | 18% | 17% | 32% | 31% | 27% | 33% | 38% | 20% | 45% | 31% | 14% | 14% | 12% |
| Worse | 45% | 46% | 45% | 40% | 36% | 48% | 55% | 39% | 43% | 49% | 60% | 24% | 62% | 51% | 27% | 51% | 71% | 36% | 41% | 54% | 48% | 44% | 27% | 46% | 47% | 58% | 60% | 45% | 43% | 44% | 39% | 38% | 26% | 29% | 43% | 59% | 70% | 45% | |
| About the Same | 16% | 14% | 19% | 15% | 15% | 21% | 15% | 16% | 18% | 10% | 8% | 18% | 12% | 21% | 19% | 19% | 10% | 15% | 17% | 14% | 16% | 16% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 12% | 18% | 14% | 11% | 19% | 18% | 14% | 36% | 17% | 17% | 18% | 12% | 17% | |
| Not Sure | 9% | 6% | 12% | 13% | 11% | 3% | 8% | 12% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 7% | 12% | 9% | 10% | 6% | 14% | 8% | 11% | 7% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 12% | 6% | 9% | 15% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 18% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 5% | 26% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | Married | Children at Home | Religious Affiliation | Importance of Candidate's Faith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Yes | No | Yes | No | Evangelical Christian | Protestant | Catholic | Other | Rarely or Never | Occasionally | Once a Month | 2-3 Times a Month | Every Week | More Than Once a Week | Not Sure | Very Important | Somewhat Important | Not Very Important | Not at All Important | Not Sure | ||
| Long-Term--Iraq Seen As | Success | 37% | 41% | 33% | 41% | 46% | 35% | 32% | 34% | 39% | 26% | 32% | 62% | 18% | 30% | 62% | 25% | 10% | 34% | 43% | 25% | 42% | 34% | 61% | 30% | 36% | 26% | 22% | 38% | 43% | 32% | 43% | 51% | 19% | 57% | 41% | 14% | 17% | 10% |
| Failure | 48% | 45% | 50% | 45% | 40% | 53% | 53% | 44% | 45% | 54% | 58% | 24% | 69% | 51% | 22% | 58% | 81% | 34% | 43% | 57% | 47% | 48% | 26% | 53% | 50% | 58% | 65% | 49% | 48% | 44% | 40% | 33% | 35% | 29% | 41% | 69% | 74% | 42% | |
| Not Sure | 15% | 14% | 17% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 16% | 22% | 15% | 20% | 10% | 15% | 13% | 19% | 16% | 17% | 9% | 32% | 14% | 18% | 11% | 18% | 13% | 16% | 14% | 17% | 13% | 13% | 9% | 24% | 16% | 16% | 46% | 14% | 18% | 16% | 8% | 49% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | Married | Children at Home | Religious Affiliation | Importance of Candidate's Faith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Yes | No | Yes | No | Evangelical Christian | Protestant | Catholic | Other | Rarely or Never | Occasionally | Once a Month | 2-3 Times a Month | Every Week | More Than Once a Week | Not Sure | Very Important | Somewhat Important | Not Very Important | Not at All Important | Not Sure | ||
| Bush on Iraq | Excellent | 14% | 16% | 12% | 19% | 21% | 11% | 9% | 13% | 12% | 19% | 20% | 25% | 8% | 7% | 24% | 6% | 5% | 17% | 16% | 10% | 17% | 12% | 31% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 13% | 5% | 10% | 16% | 23% | 10% | 28% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 3% |
| Good | 21% | 23% | 20% | 16% | 22% | 23% | 21% | 23% | 24% | 15% | 9% | 38% | 7% | 19% | 36% | 15% | 6% | 11% | 26% | 12% | 22% | 21% | 32% | 21% | 22% | 13% | 16% | 20% | 26% | 25% | 22% | 31% | 22% | 31% | 22% | 10% | 12% | 29% | |
| Fair | 17% | 17% | 18% | 11% | 20% | 16% | 16% | 24% | 19% | 13% | 11% | 22% | 11% | 20% | 21% | 22% | 7% | 9% | 18% | 17% | 14% | 19% | 14% | 22% | 20% | 13% | 16% | 19% | 18% | 17% | 19% | 14% | 9% | 14% | 24% | 19% | 11% | 8% | |
| Poor | 46% | 44% | 49% | 54% | 37% | 48% | 51% | 39% | 44% | 53% | 58% | 15% | 72% | 52% | 18% | 56% | 81% | 52% | 40% | 59% | 46% | 47% | 22% | 46% | 49% | 63% | 58% | 46% | 49% | 48% | 42% | 29% | 46% | 26% | 42% | 66% | 73% | 51% | |
| Not Sure | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 10% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 13% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 9% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | Married | Children at Home | Religious Affiliation | Importance of Candidate's Faith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Yes | No | Yes | No | Evangelical Christian | Protestant | Catholic | Other | Rarely or Never | Occasionally | Once a Month | 2-3 Times a Month | Every Week | More Than Once a Week | Not Sure | Very Important | Somewhat Important | Not Very Important | Not at All Important | Not Sure | ||
| US--Safer Today Than Before 9/11 | Yes | 48% | 54% | 42% | 45% | 56% | 48% | 45% | 46% | 51% | 45% | 29% | 74% | 27% | 40% | 76% | 35% | 18% | 35% | 55% | 33% | 49% | 47% | 69% | 51% | 47% | 29% | 35% | 47% | 48% | 52% | 52% | 62% | 29% | 67% | 51% | 31% | 23% | 18% |
| No | 39% | 35% | 43% | 46% | 31% | 42% | 41% | 34% | 37% | 45% | 47% | 17% | 55% | 46% | 16% | 47% | 67% | 38% | 35% | 48% | 39% | 39% | 23% | 38% | 32% | 57% | 54% | 37% | 42% | 30% | 34% | 31% | 38% | 23% | 33% | 56% | 64% | 45% | |
| Not Sure | 13% | 11% | 15% | 9% | 13% | 10% | 14% | 20% | 12% | 10% | 23% | 9% | 17% | 14% | 8% | 17% | 15% | 27% | 11% | 19% | 11% | 14% | 9% | 11% | 21% | 14% | 11% | 16% | 9% | 18% | 14% | 8% | 33% | 11% | 16% | 13% | 14% | 37% | |