SOUTH CAROLINA SURVEY of 500 likely voters
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Crosstabs for Ballot Questions
Crosstabs for Other Questions
Previous South Carolina Survey
1* In thinking about the 2006 election for Governor if the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Mark Sanford or for Democrat Tommy Moore?
51% Sanford
38% Moore
3% some other candidate
9% not sure
2* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of:
|
|
Sanford |
Moore |
|
Very favorable |
29% |
15% |
|
Somewhat favorable |
39% |
35% |
|
Somewhat unfavorable |
16% |
21% |
|
Very unfavorable |
13% |
7% |
|
Not sure |
4% |
22% |
3* For each of the following, please let me know if you believe that person is politically conservative, moderate, or liberal.
|
|
Bush |
Sanford |
Graham |
DeMint |
Moore |
|
Conservative |
58% |
52% |
33% |
37% |
9% |
|
Moderate |
21% |
31% |
40% |
34% |
35% |
|
Liberal |
11% |
4% |
12% |
8% |
27% |
|
Not sure |
10% |
12% |
16% |
21% |
29% |
4* Okay… Who do you trust more when it comes to the situation in Iraq and national security—President Bush or Democrats in Congress?
52% President Bush
39% Democrats in Congress
9% not sure
5* Who is winning the War on Terrorism…the United States and its allies or the terrorists?
48% the United States and its allies
28% the terrorists
19% neither
4% not sure
6* Who do you trust more when it comes to managing the economy—President Bush or Democrats in Congress?
46% President Bush
44% Democrats in Congress
10% not sure
7* Generally speaking, how would you rate the U.S. economy these days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
9% excellent
29% good
39% fair
22% poor
0% not sure
8* How would you rate the job George W. Bush has been doing as President… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
29% strongly approve
23% somewhat approve
13% somewhat disapprove
36% strongly disapprove
0% not sure
9* How would you rate the job Mark Sanford has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
28% strongly approve
37% somewhat approve
17% somewhat disapprove
16% strongly disapprove
2% not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.
1* If the election for Governor were held today, would you vote for Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger or for Democrat Phil Angelides?
48% Schwarzenegger
42% Angelides
4% some other candidate
7% not sure
2* If the election for United States Senator were held today, would you vote for Republican Richard Mountjoy or for Democrat Dianne Feinstein?
34% Mountjoy
56% Feinstein
5% some other candidate
6% not sure
3* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of:
|
|
Schwarzenegger |
Angelides |
Feinstein |
Mountjoy |
|
Very favorable |
25% |
8% |
31% |
7% |
|
Somewhat favorable |
31% |
32% |
22% |
25% |
|
Somewhat unfavorable |
25% |
24% |
20% |
19% |
|
Very unfavorable |
16% |
23% |
21% |
15% |
|
Not sure |
2% |
13% |
6% |
34% |
4* For each of the following, please let me know if you believe that person is politically conservative, moderate, or liberal.
|
|
Bush |
Schwarzenegger |
Feinstein |
Boxer |
Angelides |
Mountjoy |
|
Conservative |
65% |
21% |
9% |
7% |
7% |
32% |
|
Moderate |
20% |
62% |
32% |
23% |
29% |
24% |
|
Liberal |
9% |
12% |
52% |
59% |
45% |
6% |
|
Not sure |
6% |
5% |
8% |
12% |
19% |
37% |
5* Okay… Who do you trust more when it comes to the situation in Iraq and national security—President Bush or Democrats in Congress?
40% President Bush
52% Democrats in Congress
8% not sure
6* Who is winning the War on Terrorism…the United States and its allies or the terrorists?
40% the United States and its allies
29% the terrorists
26% neither
5% not sure
7* Who do you trust more when it comes to managing the economy—President Bush or Democrats in Congress?
39% President Bush
54% Democrats in Congress
7% not sure
8* Generally speaking, how would you rate the U.S. economy these days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
9% excellent
29% good
43% fair
19% poor
0% not sure
9* How would you rate the job George W. Bush has been doing as President… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
25% strongly approve
20% somewhat approve
11% somewhat disapprove
42% strongly disapprove
1% not sure
10* How would you rate the job Arnold Schwarzenegger has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
25% strongly approve
31% somewhat approve
23% somewhat disapprove
19% strongly disapprove
2% not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.