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South Carolina Survey of 500 Likely Voters                                                                          
Conducted August 24, 2006 by Rasmussen Reports                                                                        
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Sanford (R) Moore (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 58% 68% 49% 53% 56% 66% 61% 16% 62% 56% 32% 51% 54% 62% 43% 65% 63% 58% 54% 62% 50% 52% 60% 35% 53% 67% 74% 62% 74% 64% 61% 67% 59% 56% 48% 59% 67% 51% 49%
Moderate 21% 23% 19% 21% 27% 19% 12% 9% 27% 15% 23% 13% 24% 18% 21% 9% 16% 28% 28% 23% 18% 19% 22% 26% 22% 15% 20% 27% 20% 12% 23% 22% 18% 28% 15% 22% 22% 28% 18%
Liberal 11% 3% 18% 16% 12% 7% 12% 0% 6% 16% 23% 12% 12% 9% 18% 23% 6% 5% 9% 8% 17% 19% 7% 22% 8% 8% 3% 10% 6% 16% 7% 6% 15% 7% 17% 15% 3% 21% 12%
Not Sure 10% 7% 15% 10% 5% 8% 16% 75% 6% 12% 22% 24% 10% 11% 18% 3% 15% 9% 9% 8% 15% 10% 10% 16% 17% 11% 3% 1% 0% 8% 9% 5% 8% 10% 20% 5% 8% 0% 22%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Sanford (R) Moore (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
Sanford Conservative 52% 64% 43% 43% 56% 47% 54% 15% 60% 53% 40% 12% 55% 49% 39% 52% 60% 53% 53% 55% 47% 49% 54% 41% 50% 64% 57% 43% 66% 35% 36% 58% 59% 55% 47% 52% 60% 47% 45%
Moderate 31% 27% 31% 40% 31% 32% 31% 31% 33% 26% 28% 42% 28% 36% 43% 30% 23% 30% 36% 31% 32% 35% 30% 39% 28% 23% 28% 50% 26% 56% 36% 30% 31% 35% 26% 36% 29% 49% 23%
Liberal 4% 2% 5% 6% 4% 4% 5% 0% 0% 9% 9% 6% 5% 3% 3% 7% 3% 3% 4% 4% 5% 4% 4% 1% 2% 5% 6% 2% 5% 0% 4% 6% 2% 4% 6% 3% 2% 2% 8%
Not Sure 12% 6% 21% 11% 9% 16% 10% 54% 7% 12% 22% 39% 12% 13% 16% 11% 14% 14% 6% 10% 16% 12% 12% 19% 20% 9% 9% 4% 4% 8% 24% 7% 8% 7% 21% 9% 9% 1% 24%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Sanford (R) Moore (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
Graham Conservative 33% 38% 29% 29% 32% 33% 40% 8% 34% 33% 33% 27% 35% 31% 19% 42% 35% 33% 29% 36% 28% 34% 33% 25% 23% 42% 37% 55% 36% 25% 32% 32% 40% 35% 24% 38% 39% 26% 23%
Moderate 40% 39% 44% 36% 43% 45% 29% 9% 42% 37% 36% 35% 38% 41% 41% 27% 42% 41% 51% 41% 36% 44% 38% 39% 41% 36% 41% 31% 44% 50% 47% 35% 31% 52% 36% 40% 43% 44% 34%
Liberal 12% 14% 10% 10% 15% 10% 5% 14% 12% 14% 9% 2% 14% 9% 12% 13% 13% 10% 12% 11% 12% 12% 12% 13% 14% 7% 15% 7% 15% 8% 7% 19% 15% 7% 9% 11% 8% 26% 11%
Not Sure 16% 10% 17% 25% 10% 12% 26% 70% 12% 16% 22% 36% 12% 19% 29% 18% 9% 16% 8% 12% 23% 11% 18% 23% 22% 15% 6% 8% 5% 16% 14% 15% 14% 7% 31% 10% 10% 4% 32%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Sanford (R) Moore (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
DeMint Conservative 37% 43% 28% 38% 37% 42% 36% 8% 42% 36% 6% 23% 43% 30% 21% 37% 43% 36% 46% 39% 32% 38% 37% 29% 30% 48% 42% 34% 52% 30% 27% 43% 37% 42% 33% 38% 46% 39% 24%
Moderate 34% 35% 36% 32% 37% 31% 36% 9% 36% 33% 33% 32% 34% 35% 34% 37% 27% 37% 34% 38% 28% 34% 35% 38% 34% 34% 31% 38% 22% 39% 32% 30% 38% 36% 34% 37% 33% 32% 35%
Liberal 8% 9% 8% 5% 9% 8% 4% 14% 5% 11% 30% 0% 7% 9% 13% 9% 8% 5% 7% 6% 10% 11% 6% 4% 12% 4% 7% 17% 5% 10% 13% 5% 13% 7% 1% 8% 5% 17% 6%
Not Sure 21% 14% 28% 25% 17% 20% 24% 70% 17% 20% 31% 45% 16% 26% 32% 17% 22% 22% 14% 16% 30% 18% 22% 29% 24% 14% 20% 11% 22% 20% 28% 22% 13% 15% 32% 17% 16% 12% 35%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Sanford (R) Moore (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
Moore Conservative 9% 6% 17% 3% 9% 4% 14% 0% 2% 18% 3% 11% 7% 11% 17% 8% 6% 10% 4% 7% 11% 3% 11% 14% 9% 4% 2% 10% 2% 0% 18% 3% 5% 5% 17% 10% 5% 3% 14%
Moderate 35% 25% 42% 43% 28% 49% 39% 17% 28% 51% 21% 16% 37% 33% 26% 38% 37% 34% 37% 37% 30% 41% 32% 36% 32% 45% 26% 44% 39% 13% 40% 35% 42% 38% 19% 33% 38% 43% 31%
Liberal 27% 39% 15% 22% 36% 17% 22% 0% 38% 17% 9% 13% 33% 22% 29% 24% 20% 30% 33% 29% 25% 25% 28% 27% 26% 25% 41% 26% 27% 18% 19% 33% 24% 36% 22% 30% 27% 45% 19%
Not Sure 29% 30% 26% 32% 27% 29% 25% 83% 32% 15% 67% 60% 24% 35% 28% 30% 37% 27% 26% 27% 34% 30% 29% 24% 33% 25% 31% 19% 32% 69% 24% 30% 29% 21% 42% 27% 30% 9% 36%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Sanford (R) Moore (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 52% 82% 14% 47% 74% 33% 18% 33% 78% 18% 40% 43% 53% 50% 47% 33% 47% 63% 58% 60% 34% 51% 52% 45% 44% 52% 68% 46% 66% 66% 46% 64% 46% 60% 39% 64% 61% 54% 27%
Democrats in Congress 39% 14% 79% 31% 21% 53% 66% 53% 14% 76% 29% 34% 37% 42% 37% 53% 48% 32% 31% 33% 51% 38% 40% 40% 42% 43% 31% 46% 30% 23% 37% 24% 47% 34% 53% 27% 31% 39% 62%
Not Sure 9% 4% 7% 21% 4% 13% 16% 14% 9% 5% 30% 23% 10% 8% 17% 14% 5% 5% 11% 6% 15% 11% 8% 15% 14% 5% 2% 8% 4% 11% 16% 11% 7% 7% 8% 10% 8% 7% 11%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Sanford (R) Moore (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 48% 71% 24% 38% 62% 35% 32% 20% 67% 26% 19% 41% 55% 40% 52% 40% 49% 51% 47% 55% 36% 48% 48% 51% 43% 43% 47% 47% 63% 36% 46% 56% 44% 53% 42% 66% 49% 49% 28%
Terrorists 28% 11% 48% 32% 18% 36% 49% 0% 12% 52% 20% 23% 26% 30% 30% 40% 22% 25% 23% 24% 35% 33% 26% 26% 32% 28% 18% 36% 22% 28% 27% 23% 33% 25% 32% 18% 24% 25% 43%
Neither 19% 15% 21% 25% 14% 26% 18% 60% 17% 18% 38% 36% 15% 25% 17% 13% 28% 18% 25% 16% 26% 16% 21% 19% 20% 22% 29% 12% 15% 33% 25% 20% 15% 20% 19% 11% 22% 26% 23%
Not Sure 4% 3% 6% 4% 5% 3% 0% 19% 4% 5% 23% 0% 4% 5% 0% 7% 1% 6% 5% 5% 4% 3% 5% 4% 5% 7% 6% 4% 0% 2% 3% 1% 8% 2% 8% 4% 5% 0% 5%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Sanford (R) Moore (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 46% 78% 11% 34% 66% 28% 17% 24% 74% 15% 31% 16% 46% 46% 37% 26% 44% 58% 53% 55% 27% 43% 47% 30% 41% 50% 66% 38% 60% 47% 41% 62% 36% 56% 33% 54% 57% 46% 24%
Democrats in Congress 44% 15% 83% 44% 28% 62% 66% 22% 16% 79% 39% 59% 43% 45% 40% 65% 45% 37% 35% 38% 55% 46% 43% 56% 40% 45% 31% 56% 36% 39% 50% 29% 53% 37% 53% 34% 38% 53% 59%
Not Sure 10% 7% 6% 22% 5% 10% 16% 54% 10% 6% 30% 25% 11% 9% 23% 9% 12% 6% 12% 7% 17% 11% 10% 14% 19% 6% 4% 6% 4% 15% 9% 9% 12% 8% 13% 12% 5% 1% 18%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Sanford (R) Moore (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
Rate Economy Excellent 9% 15% 6% 4% 14% 3% 5% 8% 16% 3% 0% 0% 12% 7% 10% 8% 9% 8% 15% 12% 4% 11% 9% 11% 7% 7% 11% 2% 18% 6% 11% 11% 3% 15% 9% 6% 10% 7% 13%
Good 29% 46% 10% 23% 40% 23% 12% 12% 44% 11% 19% 21% 29% 29% 25% 13% 24% 39% 34% 32% 23% 21% 32% 21% 24% 34% 41% 30% 34% 30% 23% 47% 24% 31% 18% 35% 37% 34% 12%
Fair 39% 30% 51% 41% 30% 49% 53% 21% 29% 50% 37% 54% 37% 42% 49% 46% 30% 37% 39% 35% 46% 35% 41% 45% 37% 42% 33% 32% 41% 44% 39% 23% 43% 39% 51% 44% 36% 36% 38%
Poor 22% 9% 34% 31% 15% 25% 30% 53% 11% 36% 44% 25% 22% 22% 16% 33% 36% 16% 10% 20% 26% 33% 18% 23% 31% 17% 15% 36% 7% 20% 27% 19% 31% 14% 21% 15% 16% 23% 36%
Not Sure 0% 0% 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 6% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 1% 0% 1% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 1% 0% 1% 0% 1%