MINNESOTA SURVEY of 500 likely voters
Thursday, April 27, 2006
Crosstabs for Governor Ballot Questions
Crosstabs for Senate Ballot Questions
Crosstabs for Other Questions
1* Suppose that, in the election for Governor, you have a choice between Republican Tim Pawlenty and Democrat Mike Hatch. If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Tim Pawlenty or for Democrat Mike Hatch?
39% Pawlenty
49% Hatch
6% some other candidate
6% not sure
2* Fine… what if the Democrats nominate Becky Lourey? If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Tim Pawlenty or for Democrat Becky Lourey?
40% Pawlenty
43% Lourey
8% some other candidate
8% not sure
3* Okay… what if the Democrats nominate Steve Kelly? If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Tim Pawlenty or for Democrat Steve Kelly?
38% Pawlenty
43% Kelly
8% some other candidate
11% not sure
4* In the election for Minnesota’s next United States Senator, suppose the Republicans nominate Mark Kennedy and the Democrats nominate Amy Klobuchar. If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Mark Kennedy or for Democrat Amy Klobuchar?
43% Kennedy
45% Klobuchar
4% some other candidate
9% not sure
5* Fine… what if the Democrats nominate Ford Bell? If the election for Senator were held today, would you vote for Republican Mark Kennedy or for Democrat Ford Bell?
44% Kennedy
33% Bell
9% some other candidate
14% not sure
6* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of:
|
|
Pawlenty |
Hatch |
Lourey |
Kelly |
Kennedy |
Klobuchar |
Bell |
|
Very favorable |
24% |
22% |
13% |
11% |
28% |
28% |
28% |
|
Somewhat favorable |
27% |
38% |
30% |
28% |
29% |
29% |
29% |
|
Somewhat unfavorable |
20% |
21% |
22% |
24% |
25% |
25% |
25% |
|
Very unfavorable |
26% |
11% |
11% |
8% |
17% |
17% |
17% |
|
Not sure |
3% |
8% |
24% |
28% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
7* Generally speaking, do tax increases help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy?
23% help
48% hurt
15% no impact
14% not sure
8* Okay… do tax cuts help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy?
48% help
27% hurt
13% no impact
12% not sure
9*How are your income taxes prepared? Do you do it yourself, hire a professional, or have someone else in your family take care of your income tax filing?
34% do it yourself
57% hire a professional
9% have someone else in the family
1% not sure
10* This year, are your taxes being filed electronically or by mail?
61% electronically
37% by mail
3% not sure
11* Which is worse, filling out your income tax paperwork or going to the dentist?
48% tax paperwork
34% going to the dentist
17% not sure
12* One more topic… How closely have you followed news stories about the Congressional debate on immigration legislation?
36% very closely
45% somewhat closely
15% not very closely
4% not at all
0% not sure
13* Some people believe that the goal of immigration policy should be to keep out national security threats, criminals, and those who would come here to live off our welfare system. Beyond that, all immigrants would be welcome. Do you agree or disagree with that goal for immigration policy?
54% agree
28% disagree
18% not sure
14* Some people say it makes no sense to debate new rules for immigration until we can control our borders and enforce the existing laws. Do you agree or disagree?
65% agree
23% disagree
11% not sure
15* There are currently 11 million illegal aliens living in the United States. Most have lived here for more than five years. Should the United States forcibly require all 11 million illegal aliens to leave this country?
33% yes
44% no
23% not sure
16* Suppose a woman enters the United States as an illegal alien and gives birth to a child in the United States. Should that child automatically become a citizen of the United States?
29% yes
56% no
14% not sure
17* How would you rate the job Tim Pawlenty has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
24% strongly approve
20% somewhat approve
23% somewhat disapprove
26% strongly disapprove
13% not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.