NATIONAL SURVEY of 1,000 likely voters
Wednesday, February 1, 2006
| National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conducted February 1, 2006 by Rasmussen Reports | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Party | Ideology | Bush Approval | Direction of Country | Gender | Age | Married | Children at Home | Employment | Religiious Affiliation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Voters | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Strongly Approve | Somewhat Approve | Somewhat Disapprove | Strongly Disapprove | Not Sure | Right Direction | Wrong Track | Not Sure | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Yes | No | Yes | No | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Pvt Sect | Retired | Other | Evangelical | Protestant | Catholic | Other | ||
| Bush Approval | Strongly Approve | 32% | 57% | 13% | 22% | 55% | 22% | 13% | 25% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 76% | 8% | 23% | 35% | 29% | 32% | 28% | 37% | 31% | 32% | 100% | 0% | 76% | 9% | 28% | 37% | 35% | 32% | 26% | 48% | 33% | 29% | 23% |
| Somewhat Approve | 17% | 25% | 10% | 16% | 19% | 17% | 11% | 22% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 20% | 13% | 40% | 19% | 16% | 13% | 23% | 18% | 17% | 15% | 0% | 25% | 20% | 16% | 16% | 16% | 19% | 15% | 18% | 23% | 17% | 16% | 15% | |
| Somewhat Disapprove | 11% | 6% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 15% | 9% | 14% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 16% | 17% | 8% | 14% | 15% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 16% | 0% | 17% | 1% | 16% | 13% | 3% | 11% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 12% | 16% | 11% | |
| Strongly Disapprove | 39% | 12% | 61% | 45% | 17% | 45% | 67% | 35% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 2% | 62% | 15% | 38% | 39% | 39% | 39% | 35% | 41% | 36% | 0% | 57% | 2% | 57% | 42% | 44% | 34% | 36% | 42% | 22% | 38% | 38% | 49% | |
| Not Sure | 1% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 2% | |
| Total | Party | Ideology | Bush Approval | Direction of Country | Gender | Age | Married | Children at Home | Employment | Religiious Affiliation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Voters | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Strongly Approve | Somewhat Approve | Somewhat Disapprove | Strongly Disapprove | Not Sure | Right Direction | Wrong Track | Not Sure | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Yes | No | Yes | No | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Pvt Sect | Retired | Other | Evangelical | Protestant | Catholic | Other | ||
| Direction of Country | Right Direction | 34% | 58% | 16% | 24% | 56% | 26% | 15% | 24% | 81% | 40% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 39% | 29% | 27% | 33% | 38% | 35% | 33% | 81% | 12% | 100% | 0% | 31% | 43% | 40% | 32% | 24% | 49% | 35% | 33% | 24% |
| Wrong Track | 60% | 34% | 78% | 71% | 38% | 67% | 79% | 68% | 14% | 45% | 86% | 96% | 70% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 56% | 63% | 70% | 58% | 55% | 60% | 57% | 14% | 81% | 0% | 90% | 66% | 53% | 53% | 59% | 69% | 46% | 59% | 56% | 70% | |
| Not Sure | 7% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 5% | 15% | 10% | 3% | 28% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 4% | 8% | 2% | 9% | 8% | 5% | 11% | 5% | 7% | 0% | 10% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 6% | 11% | 6% | |
| Total | Party | Ideology | Bush Approval | Direction of Country | Gender | Age | Married | Children at Home | Employment | Religiious Affiliation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Voters | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Strongly Approve | Somewhat Approve | Somewhat Disapprove | Strongly Disapprove | Not Sure | Right Direction | Wrong Track | Not Sure | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Yes | No | Yes | No | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Pvt Sect | Retired | Other | Evangelical | Protestant | Catholic | Other | ||
| Generic Congressional Ballot | Republican | 37% | 73% | 12% | 22% | 64% | 22% | 16% | 35% | 76% | 52% | 13% | 7% | 12% | 73% | 17% | 33% | 40% | 35% | 33% | 38% | 41% | 37% | 36% | 76% | 19% | 73% | 19% | 36% | 46% | 40% | 35% | 31% | 58% | 41% | 32% | 25% |
| Democrat | 45% | 15% | 79% | 39% | 23% | 54% | 72% | 40% | 11% | 24% | 63% | 76% | 78% | 12% | 64% | 45% | 43% | 47% | 53% | 40% | 41% | 44% | 50% | 11% | 61% | 12% | 62% | 47% | 37% | 43% | 49% | 48% | 29% | 42% | 51% | 52% | |
| Other | 4% | 3% | 1% | 10% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 0% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 7% | 2% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 7% | |
| Not Sure | 14% | 10% | 8% | 29% | 8% | 20% | 9% | 19% | 10% | 19% | 20% | 13% | 10% | 12% | 14% | 20% | 13% | 15% | 10% | 18% | 13% | 16% | 10% | 10% | 16% | 12% | 15% | 12% | 10% | 15% | 11% | 17% | 10% | 13% | 16% | 15% | |
| Total | Party | Ideology | Bush Approval | Direction of Country | Gender | Age | Married | Children at Home | Employment | Religiious Affiliation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Voters | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Strongly Approve | Somewhat Approve | Somewhat Disapprove | Strongly Disapprove | Not Sure | Right Direction | Wrong Track | Not Sure | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Yes | No | Yes | No | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Pvt Sect | Retired | Other | Evangelical | Protestant | Catholic | Other | ||
| Iraq | President | 46% | 81% | 19% | 36% | 71% | 36% | 20% | 35% | 95% | 74% | 9% | 4% | 11% | 94% | 16% | 52% | 52% | 41% | 40% | 52% | 51% | 45% | 42% | 95% | 22% | 94% | 20% | 41% | 53% | 52% | 42% | 33% | 67% | 47% | 42% | 30% |
| Democrats in Congress | 41% | 14% | 68% | 42% | 21% | 50% | 65% | 28% | 2% | 11% | 63% | 81% | 44% | 4% | 65% | 32% | 36% | 46% | 46% | 40% | 37% | 43% | 40% | 2% | 60% | 4% | 62% | 47% | 40% | 38% | 39% | 51% | 23% | 37% | 46% | 58% | |
| Not Sure | 13% | 6% | 13% | 23% | 8% | 15% | 15% | 37% | 3% | 15% | 27% | 15% | 44% | 3% | 18% | 17% | 12% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 12% | 12% | 18% | 3% | 18% | 3% | 18% | 12% | 7% | 10% | 18% | 16% | 11% | 15% | 12% | 12% | |
| Total | Party | Ideology | Bush Approval | Direction of Country | Gender | Age | Married | Children at Home | Employment | Religiious Affiliation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Voters | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Strongly Approve | Somewhat Approve | Somewhat Disapprove | Strongly Disapprove | Not Sure | Right Direction | Wrong Track | Not Sure | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Yes | No | Yes | No | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Pvt Sect | Retired | Other | Evangelical | Protestant | Catholic | Other | ||
| Economy | President | 41% | 75% | 16% | 31% | 68% | 30% | 16% | 20% | 90% | 56% | 14% | 3% | 14% | 88% | 13% | 44% | 46% | 37% | 35% | 43% | 46% | 42% | 39% | 90% | 18% | 88% | 16% | 35% | 51% | 45% | 39% | 30% | 58% | 45% | 37% | 27% |
| Democrats in Congress | 44% | 17% | 70% | 46% | 21% | 52% | 73% | 40% | 5% | 22% | 57% | 84% | 38% | 7% | 69% | 28% | 41% | 47% | 56% | 43% | 43% | 43% | 42% | 5% | 64% | 7% | 65% | 50% | 38% | 42% | 42% | 56% | 32% | 41% | 45% | 58% | |
| Not Sure | 14% | 8% | 14% | 24% | 11% | 18% | 11% | 39% | 5% | 23% | 29% | 13% | 48% | 5% | 18% | 28% | 12% | 16% | 8% | 14% | 12% | 15% | 19% | 5% | 19% | 5% | 19% | 14% | 10% | 13% | 19% | 13% | 10% | 14% | 18% | 14% | |
| Total | Party | Ideology | Bush Approval | Direction of Country | Gender | Age | Married | Children at Home | Employment | Religiious Affiliation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Voters | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Strongly Approve | Somewhat Approve | Somewhat Disapprove | Strongly Disapprove | Not Sure | Right Direction | Wrong Track | Not Sure | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Yes | No | Yes | No | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Pvt Sect | Retired | Other | Evangelical | Protestant | Catholic | Other | ||
| Health Care | President | 35% | 64% | 14% | 23% | 57% | 25% | 14% | 13% | 77% | 40% | 10% | 4% | 10% | 75% | 11% | 35% | 37% | 32% | 32% | 37% | 37% | 34% | 32% | 77% | 14% | 75% | 13% | 32% | 41% | 40% | 29% | 25% | 54% | 32% | 32% | 22% |
| Democrats in Congress | 47% | 19% | 69% | 52% | 24% | 56% | 72% | 41% | 10% | 27% | 56% | 83% | 58% | 12% | 69% | 29% | 44% | 49% | 58% | 45% | 45% | 46% | 41% | 10% | 64% | 12% | 65% | 47% | 44% | 45% | 43% | 58% | 32% | 45% | 47% | 60% | |
| Not Sure | 19% | 17% | 17% | 25% | 20% | 20% | 14% | 46% | 13% | 33% | 33% | 13% | 32% | 13% | 20% | 36% | 19% | 19% | 11% | 18% | 18% | 19% | 27% | 13% | 21% | 13% | 22% | 21% | 15% | 15% | 27% | 17% | 14% | 23% | 21% | 17% | |