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IOWA SURVEY of 500 likely voters

Monday, August 28, 2006

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Iowa Survey of 500 Likely Voters                                                                                      
Conducted August 28, 2006 by Rasmussen Reports                                                                                  
                                                                                           
  Total Party Ideology Rate Economy Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Excellent Good Fair Poor Not Sure Nussle (R) Culver (D) Other 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 Conservative 59% 59% 61% 56% 54% 52% 81% 17% 60% 59% 60% 56% 47% 59% 64% 52% 40% 60% 57% 75% 63% 63% 59% 47% 60% 56% 65% 56% 46% 55% 54% 59% 85% 76% 50% 65% 65% 58% 55% 57% 62% 54% 59% 64%
Moderate 22% 32% 10% 26% 29% 24% 11% 0% 40% 31% 20% 9% 0% 35% 11% 21% 23% 28% 18% 15% 16% 24% 23% 29% 22% 23% 19% 24% 20% 16% 29% 31% 14% 24% 26% 18% 23% 26% 22% 17% 23% 28% 14% 20%
Liberal 9% 5% 14% 7% 10% 12% 3% 0% 0% 2% 10% 20% 25% 4% 13% 11% 10% 7% 11% 5% 8% 5% 11% 11% 9% 10% 7% 10% 18% 14% 7% 4% 2% 0% 7% 11% 6% 8% 11% 8% 10% 7% 13% 8%
Not Sure 10% 4% 15% 11% 6% 12% 5% 83% 0% 7% 11% 15% 28% 2% 12% 17% 27% 5% 14% 5% 13% 8% 7% 13% 10% 11% 8% 10% 15% 15% 10% 6% 0% 0% 17% 6% 7% 8% 12% 17% 5% 11% 13% 7%
                                                                                           
  Total Party Ideology Rate Economy Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Excellent Good Fair Poor Not Sure Nussle (R) Culver (D) Other 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
Vilsack Conservative 9% 5% 14% 8% 8% 15% 4% 12% 4% 5% 10% 16% 0% 5% 13% 12% 9% 7% 11% 5% 10% 9% 9% 10% 9% 12% 9% 10% 16% 10% 6% 11% 6% 5% 9% 7% 6% 12% 7% 12% 11% 9% 9% 8%
Moderate 45% 26% 60% 50% 30% 52% 68% 7% 23% 33% 52% 58% 56% 28% 68% 37% 26% 40% 50% 31% 52% 42% 47% 44% 46% 45% 48% 44% 49% 44% 47% 38% 43% 62% 27% 62% 38% 39% 54% 41% 39% 49% 39% 53%
Liberal 34% 59% 12% 31% 53% 22% 20% 12% 70% 57% 22% 14% 0% 61% 11% 30% 30% 43% 26% 39% 23% 38% 36% 38% 35% 31% 34% 35% 26% 31% 36% 34% 48% 33% 50% 24% 45% 38% 31% 26% 45% 33% 34% 27%
Not Sure 11% 10% 13% 10% 8% 12% 8% 69% 4% 6% 15% 11% 44% 6% 8% 21% 35% 9% 13% 25% 15% 10% 8% 9% 11% 12% 10% 12% 8% 15% 12% 17% 3% 0% 14% 7% 10% 11% 8% 22% 5% 9% 18% 12%
                                                                                           
  Total Party Ideology Rate Economy Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Excellent Good Fair Poor Not Sure Nussle (R) Culver (D) Other 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
Harkin Conservative 11% 5% 15% 13% 11% 12% 10% 12% 7% 8% 11% 18% 15% 8% 14% 13% 8% 9% 13% 15% 8% 9% 13% 11% 10% 13% 10% 11% 16% 12% 7% 15% 4% 10% 15% 18% 9% 9% 10% 16% 10% 12% 11% 10%
Moderate 29% 20% 38% 28% 21% 35% 37% 7% 24% 18% 36% 32% 0% 20% 38% 21% 30% 24% 33% 29% 40% 32% 23% 27% 28% 32% 32% 27% 32% 31% 27% 28% 35% 28% 10% 24% 23% 35% 27% 28% 28% 30% 30% 27%
Liberal 48% 64% 34% 46% 59% 41% 43% 0% 69% 65% 40% 34% 0% 64% 40% 39% 27% 56% 41% 36% 37% 48% 54% 52% 51% 39% 46% 49% 39% 41% 52% 45% 60% 57% 64% 52% 59% 42% 53% 35% 51% 49% 43% 50%
Not Sure 12% 10% 13% 13% 10% 12% 9% 81% 0% 9% 14% 15% 85% 8% 8% 26% 35% 11% 13% 20% 15% 11% 10% 10% 10% 17% 12% 12% 13% 17% 14% 12% 2% 5% 10% 7% 9% 13% 10% 22% 11% 10% 16% 13%
                                                                                           
  Total Party Ideology Rate Economy Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Excellent Good Fair Poor Not Sure Nussle (R) Culver (D) Other 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
Grassley Conservative 54% 61% 50% 51% 58% 47% 60% 23% 71% 67% 51% 36% 47% 63% 53% 45% 32% 59% 50% 45% 55% 46% 59% 55% 54% 55% 54% 54% 42% 53% 51% 57% 71% 68% 41% 63% 63% 48% 56% 48% 54% 55% 49% 58%
Moderate 27% 25% 26% 31% 25% 30% 29% 0% 22% 24% 26% 36% 0% 26% 31% 21% 22% 23% 31% 25% 24% 37% 25% 27% 27% 27% 28% 27% 32% 24% 30% 21% 23% 29% 34% 26% 23% 34% 26% 19% 29% 30% 26% 21%
Liberal 6% 3% 9% 5% 6% 6% 4% 0% 3% 2% 6% 12% 0% 4% 7% 12% 3% 7% 5% 0% 2% 6% 9% 6% 6% 4% 4% 6% 9% 6% 5% 5% 3% 3% 13% 0% 7% 4% 7% 10% 5% 5% 6% 6%
Not Sure 13% 11% 15% 13% 10% 16% 7% 77% 4% 6% 17% 16% 53% 8% 10% 22% 42% 12% 14% 30% 20% 10% 8% 12% 13% 14% 15% 12% 17% 16% 13% 17% 4% 0% 13% 11% 7% 14% 11% 24% 12% 10% 18% 15%
                                                                                           
  Total Party Ideology Rate Economy Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Excellent Good Fair Poor Not Sure Nussle (R) Culver (D) Other 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
Nussle Conservative 43% 44% 47% 38% 44% 35% 57% 7% 69% 42% 42% 37% 0% 48% 50% 11% 18% 48% 40% 40% 45% 41% 43% 45% 46% 37% 43% 43% 34% 38% 50% 38% 63% 45% 37% 44% 51% 37% 48% 40% 48% 44% 37% 46%
Moderate 30% 36% 21% 34% 34% 33% 21% 0% 23% 38% 30% 21% 17% 40% 21% 38% 22% 29% 31% 5% 30% 37% 35% 26% 29% 32% 33% 28% 31% 25% 26% 40% 24% 50% 28% 35% 30% 39% 23% 19% 28% 36% 30% 20%
Liberal 7% 3% 12% 8% 6% 12% 4% 0% 0% 2% 8% 17% 0% 0% 13% 17% 5% 7% 8% 10% 6% 7% 7% 9% 8% 6% 5% 8% 14% 8% 4% 6% 3% 0% 19% 2% 4% 6% 11% 10% 7% 7% 10% 5%
Not Sure 19% 17% 21% 20% 16% 20% 17% 93% 8% 18% 19% 25% 83% 12% 16% 33% 55% 16% 22% 45% 19% 15% 15% 19% 17% 25% 18% 20% 21% 28% 20% 17% 10% 5% 16% 19% 16% 18% 17% 30% 16% 14% 24% 29%
                                                                                           
  Total Party Ideology Rate Economy Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Excellent Good Fair Poor Not Sure Nussle (R) Culver (D) Other 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
Culver Conservative 5% 1% 10% 3% 5% 6% 3% 12% 0% 2% 3% 16% 0% 1% 10% 6% 0% 4% 6% 0% 4% 1% 8% 6% 5% 6% 2% 6% 14% 9% 2% 1% 0% 0% 3% 5% 4% 4% 6% 8% 2% 5% 6% 7%
Moderate 38% 22% 56% 37% 23% 46% 58% 0% 14% 28% 50% 39% 0% 21% 61% 25% 19% 34% 42% 26% 38% 48% 37% 37% 37% 43% 37% 39% 31% 35% 41% 38% 47% 47% 28% 51% 34% 38% 40% 28% 31% 44% 37% 34%
Liberal 34% 57% 13% 30% 52% 23% 19% 0% 75% 53% 23% 13% 0% 62% 14% 21% 16% 40% 28% 19% 29% 31% 40% 34% 38% 21% 35% 33% 26% 25% 38% 36% 44% 47% 37% 28% 47% 32% 35% 24% 50% 31% 32% 23%
Not Sure 23% 19% 21% 30% 20% 25% 20% 88% 11% 18% 24% 32% 100% 17% 16% 48% 65% 22% 24% 55% 29% 20% 15% 22% 21% 31% 26% 22% 29% 31% 19% 25% 9% 6% 32% 16% 16% 26% 20% 40% 17% 19% 25% 35%
                                                                                           
  Total Party Ideology Rate Economy Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Excellent Good Fair Poor Not Sure Nussle (R) Culver (D) Other 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
National Security and Iraq President Bush 42% 81% 5% 39% 72% 27% 8% 35% 97% 75% 26% 5% 75% 81% 6% 45% 37% 49% 35% 47% 46% 43% 37% 42% 44% 36% 49% 38% 29% 39% 40% 52% 48% 57% 49% 31% 59% 46% 36% 30% 62% 40% 37% 29%
Democrats in Congress 45% 11% 81% 42% 19% 56% 76% 35% 3% 18% 57% 74% 25% 13% 79% 35% 30% 37% 51% 49% 43% 50% 45% 42% 42% 53% 37% 48% 60% 48% 40% 36% 39% 41% 39% 49% 36% 41% 48% 56% 23% 45% 51% 59%
Not Sure 13% 8% 15% 19% 9% 16% 16% 30% 0% 7% 17% 21% 0% 6% 15% 20% 33% 14% 13% 5% 11% 7% 18% 15% 14% 11% 13% 13% 12% 13% 20% 12% 13% 2% 12% 20% 5% 13% 16% 14% 15% 14% 12% 12%
                                                                                           
  Total Party Ideology Rate Economy Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Excellent Good Fair Poor Not Sure Nussle (R) Culver (D) Other 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
Winning War on Terror US and Allies 42% 69% 17% 40% 63% 32% 16% 47% 87% 69% 31% 7% 60% 71% 18% 31% 38% 50% 34% 31% 51% 45% 38% 43% 43% 40% 48% 39% 34% 44% 38% 43% 39% 66% 42% 26% 64% 47% 34% 33% 55% 42% 42% 29%
Terrorists 31% 11% 53% 27% 16% 40% 47% 7% 3% 12% 41% 49% 0% 13% 51% 25% 20% 27% 34% 45% 28% 32% 32% 26% 32% 29% 29% 31% 40% 33% 26% 31% 35% 22% 15% 30% 24% 30% 32% 39% 16% 29% 40% 39%
Neither 23% 15% 28% 26% 14% 25% 34% 28% 10% 15% 24% 36% 0% 14% 28% 35% 27% 18% 27% 24% 15% 21% 27% 23% 22% 26% 19% 24% 18% 18% 32% 23% 23% 12% 26% 44% 10% 19% 27% 21% 21% 23% 17% 30%
Not Sure 5% 5% 2% 7% 6% 3% 2% 18% 0% 3% 4% 8% 40% 3% 3% 9% 14% 4% 5% 0% 6% 2% 3% 8% 4% 5% 3% 5% 8% 5% 3% 3% 3% 0% 16% 0% 1% 4% 7% 7% 8% 5% 1% 3%
                                                                                           
  Total Party Ideology Rate Economy Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Excellent Good Fair Poor Not Sure Nussle (R) Culver (D) Other 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
Managing Economy President Bush 40% 77% 5% 36% 68% 26% 9% 20% 100% 73% 22% 3% 47% 79% 5% 41% 30% 46% 33% 37% 44% 39% 37% 41% 43% 29% 47% 36% 25% 35% 37% 51% 48% 57% 49% 30% 59% 47% 35% 16% 59% 39% 34% 26%
Democrats in Congress 48% 11% 89% 45% 21% 60% 85% 35% 0% 20% 62% 82% 0% 13% 84% 46% 38% 39% 57% 58% 45% 51% 52% 43% 47% 54% 45% 50% 62% 52% 42% 43% 47% 39% 40% 58% 36% 46% 51% 57% 28% 47% 57% 62%
Not Sure 12% 12% 6% 19% 11% 15% 6% 45% 0% 7% 16% 15% 53% 8% 10% 13% 32% 14% 10% 5% 12% 10% 11% 16% 10% 16% 8% 14% 13% 12% 21% 5% 5% 4% 11% 12% 5% 7% 15% 27% 12% 14% 9% 12%