GEORGIA SURVEY of 500 likely voters
Thursday, February 2, 2006
Crosstabs for Ballot Questions
Crosstabs for Other Questions
1* Suppose that, in the election for Governor, Republicans nominate Sonny Perdue and Democrats nominate Cathy Cox. If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Sonny Perdue or for Democrat Cathy Cox?
54% Perdue
34% Cox
3% some other candidate
8% not sure
2* Okay… what if the Democrats nominate Mark Taylor? If the election for Georgia’s Governor were held today, would you vote for Republican Sonny Perdue or for Democrat Mark Taylor?
53% Perdue
33% Taylor
3% some other candidate
9% not sure
3* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of:
|
|
Perdue |
Cox |
Taylor |
|
Very favorable |
31% |
16% |
11% |
|
Somewhat favorable |
37% |
39% |
37% |
|
Somewhat unfavorable |
21% |
21% |
25% |
|
Very unfavorable |
5% |
10% |
14% |
|
Not sure |
5% |
15% |
13% |
4* who do you trust more when it comes to the situation in Iraq and national security—President Bush or Democrats in Congress?
54% President Bush
37% Democrats in Congress
9% not sure
5* Okay… who do you trust more when it comes to managing the economy—President Bush or Democrats in Congress?
47% President Bush
45% Democrats in Congress
8% not sure
6* Moving to a different topic… When it comes to determining how you will vote in the U. S. Senate race this year, how important is the situation in Iraq?
58% very important
29% somewhat important
7% not very important
2% not at all important
4% not sure
7* Okay… how important is the issue of health care?
72% very important
20% somewhat important
6% not very important
1% not at all important
1% not sure
8* Fine, as a voting issue, how important is the economy?
80% very important
16% somewhat important
2% not very important
1% not at all important
1% not sure
9* One more… how important is the issue of developing alternative sources of energy?
69% very important
24% somewhat important
4% not very important
1% not at all important
2% not sure
10* Okay… in determining how you will vote, which of the following issues is the most important issue is more important… the situation in Iraq, the economy, health care, or developing alternative sources of energy?
30% the situation in Iraq
33% the economy
20% health care
11% developing alternate sources of energy
6% not sure
11* Suppose you had to choose between the situation in Iraq and the economy. Which of those issues is most important?
41% the situation in Iraq
51% the economy
8% not sure
12* Looking ahead a year from now, will things in the United States be better, worse, or about the same?
32% better
29% worse
40% not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.