MARYLAND SURVEY of 500 likely voters
Sunday, February 19, 2006
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| Maryland Survey of 500 Likely Voters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conducted February 19, 2006 by Rasmussen Reports | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Party | Ideology | Stem Cell Similar to Nazi | Followed News | Most Important | Gender | Age | Married | Children at Home | Employment | Religiious Affiliation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Voters | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Yes | No | Not Sure | Very Closely | Somewhat Closely | Not Very Closely | Not at All | Not Sure | Iraq | Economy | Not Sure | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Yes | No | Yes | No | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Pvt Sect | Retired | Other | Evangelical | Protestant | Catholic | Other | ||
| Senate | Steele (R) | 35% | 73% | 17% | 24% | 68% | 25% | 10% | 37% | 47% | 32% | 42% | 30% | 39% | 38% | 26% | 55% | 33% | 39% | 34% | 39% | 32% | 32% | 33% | 43% | 33% | 40% | 36% | 34% | 32% | 36% | 21% | 39% | 39% | 41% | 35% | 42% | 35% | 47% | 24% |
| Cardin (D) | 49% | 16% | 71% | 45% | 21% | 55% | 75% | 37% | 26% | 54% | 41% | 59% | 53% | 43% | 38% | 25% | 52% | 47% | 44% | 48% | 49% | 56% | 48% | 41% | 50% | 48% | 48% | 49% | 52% | 47% | 58% | 46% | 47% | 48% | 44% | 43% | 50% | 42% | 54% | |
| Other | 7% | 5% | 6% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 3% | 25% | 6% | 2% | 10% | 4% | 6% | 11% | 20% | 9% | 4% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 10% | 9% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 7% | 7% | 9% | 6% | 14% | 7% | 6% | 3% | 5% | 10% | 6% | 6% | 7% | |
| Not Sure | 9% | 6% | 7% | 18% | 4% | 12% | 6% | 23% | 2% | 8% | 15% | 1% | 4% | 13% | 25% | 0% | 7% | 10% | 11% | 6% | 13% | 2% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 10% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 16% | 5% | 9% | 5% | 14% | |
| Total | Party | Ideology | Stem Cell Similar to Nazi | Followed News | Most Important | Gender | Age | Married | Children at Home | Employment | Religiious Affiliation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Voters | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Yes | No | Not Sure | Very Closely | Somewhat Closely | Not Very Closely | Not at All | Not Sure | Iraq | Economy | Not Sure | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Yes | No | Yes | No | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Pvt Sect | Retired | Other | Evangelical | Protestant | Catholic | Other | ||
| Senate | Steele (R) | 42% | 81% | 23% | 31% | 77% | 33% | 13% | 45% | 51% | 39% | 48% | 37% | 48% | 43% | 32% | 66% | 39% | 46% | 34% | 45% | 40% | 39% | 39% | 44% | 41% | 52% | 44% | 40% | 36% | 44% | 22% | 50% | 48% | 48% | 41% | 50% | 45% | 52% | 30% |
| Mfume (D) | 41% | 8% | 62% | 39% | 10% | 47% | 71% | 31% | 24% | 45% | 34% | 49% | 38% | 40% | 40% | 6% | 44% | 37% | 45% | 39% | 43% | 32% | 47% | 46% | 43% | 30% | 38% | 43% | 36% | 43% | 53% | 39% | 39% | 37% | 35% | 38% | 38% | 27% | 53% | |
| Other | 11% | 7% | 8% | 21% | 9% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 23% | 10% | 5% | 11% | 12% | 7% | 14% | 28% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 13% | 9% | 28% | 9% | 4% | 8% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 21% | 7% | 17% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 14% | 8% | 7% | 16% | 11% | |
| Not Sure | 6% | 5% | 6% | 9% | 4% | 9% | 3% | 16% | 2% | 5% | 13% | 3% | 2% | 10% | 15% | 0% | 5% | 6% | 11% | 4% | 9% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 4% | 4% | 9% | 10% | 4% | 11% | 4% | 6% | |
| Total | Party | Ideology | Stem Cell Similar to Nazi | Followed News | Most Important | Gender | Age | Married | Children at Home | Employment | Religiious Affiliation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Voters | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Yes | No | Not Sure | Very Closely | Somewhat Closely | Not Very Closely | Not at All | Not Sure | Iraq | Economy | Not Sure | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Yes | No | Yes | No | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Pvt Sect | Retired | Other | Evangelical | Protestant | Catholic | Other | ||
| Steele | Favorable | 47% | 80% | 26% | 48% | 74% | 42% | 27% | 36% | 61% | 45% | 54% | 40% | 58% | 44% | 46% | 55% | 46% | 52% | 42% | 53% | 42% | 63% | 38% | 48% | 44% | 53% | 54% | 40% | 49% | 47% | 44% | 49% | 49% | 55% | 36% | 55% | 53% | 62% | 28% |
| Unfavorable | 35% | 7% | 52% | 37% | 15% | 37% | 57% | 34% | 20% | 42% | 18% | 56% | 32% | 32% | 18% | 40% | 39% | 31% | 25% | 35% | 36% | 33% | 39% | 33% | 38% | 26% | 32% | 40% | 35% | 35% | 35% | 37% | 37% | 29% | 39% | 30% | 31% | 27% | 47% | |
| Not Sure | 18% | 13% | 21% | 15% | 12% | 21% | 16% | 30% | 19% | 13% | 28% | 4% | 10% | 23% | 37% | 5% | 15% | 17% | 34% | 12% | 22% | 4% | 23% | 20% | 17% | 21% | 15% | 21% | 17% | 18% | 21% | 14% | 15% | 15% | 25% | 15% | 16% | 11% | 25% | |
| Total | Party | Ideology | Stem Cell Similar to Nazi | Followed News | Most Important | Gender | Age | Married | Children at Home | Employment | Religiious Affiliation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Voters | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Yes | No | Not Sure | Very Closely | Somewhat Closely | Not Very Closely | Not at All | Not Sure | Iraq | Economy | Not Sure | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Yes | No | Yes | No | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Pvt Sect | Retired | Other | Evangelical | Protestant | Catholic | Other | ||
| Cardin | Favorable | 43% | 27% | 56% | 33% | 26% | 46% | 60% | 28% | 36% | 48% | 28% | 55% | 48% | 38% | 26% | 30% | 45% | 43% | 33% | 45% | 40% | 54% | 42% | 39% | 40% | 44% | 44% | 41% | 48% | 40% | 51% | 36% | 48% | 43% | 29% | 40% | 45% | 45% | 41% |
| Unfavorable | 24% | 42% | 14% | 20% | 46% | 16% | 7% | 30% | 41% | 22% | 21% | 32% | 24% | 21% | 15% | 41% | 23% | 24% | 12% | 29% | 19% | 23% | 27% | 28% | 23% | 17% | 24% | 23% | 25% | 23% | 13% | 39% | 27% | 18% | 24% | 31% | 22% | 25% | 20% | |
| Not Sure | 34% | 31% | 30% | 47% | 28% | 38% | 32% | 41% | 23% | 31% | 51% | 13% | 29% | 41% | 59% | 29% | 32% | 33% | 56% | 26% | 41% | 23% | 30% | 33% | 38% | 38% | 32% | 36% | 26% | 37% | 36% | 25% | 26% | 39% | 47% | 28% | 34% | 30% | 39% | |
| Total | Party | Ideology | Stem Cell Similar to Nazi | Followed News | Most Important | Gender | Age | Married | Children at Home | Employment | Religiious Affiliation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Voters | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Yes | No | Not Sure | Very Closely | Somewhat Closely | Not Very Closely | Not at All | Not Sure | Iraq | Economy | Not Sure | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Yes | No | Yes | No | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Pvt Sect | Retired | Other | Evangelical | Protestant | Catholic | Other | ||
| Mfume | Favorable | 39% | 15% | 53% | 43% | 13% | 49% | 59% | 32% | 27% | 42% | 38% | 43% | 40% | 41% | 34% | 17% | 43% | 36% | 27% | 35% | 43% | 45% | 43% | 46% | 37% | 29% | 38% | 42% | 39% | 40% | 61% | 35% | 37% | 29% | 35% | 36% | 35% | 39% | 45% |
| Unfavorable | 41% | 68% | 28% | 31% | 76% | 27% | 22% | 28% | 67% | 39% | 34% | 46% | 43% | 40% | 33% | 49% | 40% | 45% | 36% | 48% | 34% | 45% | 39% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 42% | 38% | 46% | 38% | 22% | 53% | 53% | 40% | 33% | 49% | 41% | 47% | 32% | |
| Not Sure | 20% | 17% | 19% | 27% | 11% | 24% | 18% | 40% | 7% | 19% | 28% | 11% | 17% | 19% | 33% | 34% | 17% | 19% | 36% | 17% | 22% | 10% | 19% | 13% | 23% | 30% | 20% | 20% | 15% | 22% | 18% | 12% | 11% | 32% | 32% | 15% | 24% | 14% | 23% | |
| Total | Party | Ideology | Stem Cell Similar to Nazi | Followed News | Most Important | Gender | Age | Married | Children at Home | Employment | Religiious Affiliation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Voters | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Yes | No | Not Sure | Very Closely | Somewhat Closely | Not Very Closely | Not at All | Not Sure | Iraq | Economy | Not Sure | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Yes | No | Yes | No | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Pvt Sect | Retired | Other | Evangelical | Protestant | Catholic | Other | ||
| Steele Ideology | Conservative | 46% | 46% | 47% | 45% | 46% | 39% | 66% | 14% | 41% | 54% | 23% | 64% | 58% | 36% | 26% | 26% | 57% | 37% | 39% | 47% | 46% | 62% | 47% | 42% | 45% | 40% | 46% | 47% | 50% | 45% | 56% | 59% | 49% | 33% | 30% | 50% | 46% | 45% | 45% |
| Moderate | 34% | 41% | 29% | 35% | 35% | 41% | 20% | 45% | 28% | 34% | 34% | 27% | 36% | 38% | 28% | 6% | 27% | 45% | 16% | 41% | 28% | 19% | 38% | 34% | 36% | 37% | 36% | 32% | 26% | 37% | 24% | 23% | 35% | 46% | 43% | 33% | 36% | 41% | 28% | |
| Liberal | 5% | 2% | 8% | 0% | 6% | 6% | 1% | 5% | 14% | 2% | 10% | 2% | 1% | 7% | 9% | 17% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 2% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 6% | |
| Not Sure | 15% | 11% | 16% | 20% | 14% | 15% | 13% | 37% | 17% | 10% | 33% | 6% | 5% | 19% | 37% | 50% | 14% | 12% | 38% | 10% | 20% | 10% | 13% | 17% | 16% | 20% | 15% | 16% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 10% | 15% | 18% | 21% | 15% | 14% | 10% | 20% | |
| Total | Party | Ideology | Stem Cell Similar to Nazi | Followed News | Most Important | Gender | Age | Married | Children at Home | Employment | Religiious Affiliation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Voters | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Yes | No | Not Sure | Very Closely | Somewhat Closely | Not Very Closely | Not at All | Not Sure | Iraq | Economy | Not Sure | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Yes | No | Yes | No | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Pvt Sect | Retired | Other | Evangelical | Protestant | Catholic | Other | ||
| Cardin Ideology | Conservative | 10% | 7% | 14% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 16% | 6% | 24% | 9% | 9% | 13% | 12% | 6% | 15% | 8% | 11% | 10% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 29% | 2% | 4% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 15% | 9% | 17% | 8% | 8% | 10% | 10% | 26% | 4% | 9% | 8% |
| Moderate | 36% | 28% | 44% | 31% | 24% | 46% | 35% | 38% | 15% | 41% | 24% | 47% | 37% | 37% | 11% | 20% | 39% | 32% | 29% | 43% | 30% | 31% | 39% | 30% | 38% | 39% | 35% | 37% | 32% | 38% | 36% | 33% | 41% | 37% | 29% | 29% | 36% | 40% | 38% | |
| Liberal | 26% | 42% | 22% | 16% | 44% | 19% | 20% | 17% | 41% | 25% | 26% | 29% | 31% | 25% | 17% | 32% | 25% | 32% | 18% | 27% | 26% | 17% | 34% | 37% | 24% | 22% | 29% | 23% | 25% | 27% | 22% | 39% | 26% | 24% | 24% | 26% | 32% | 25% | 23% | |
| Not Sure | 27% | 23% | 21% | 46% | 22% | 27% | 29% | 39% | 20% | 24% | 41% | 11% | 20% | 32% | 57% | 40% | 26% | 26% | 39% | 19% | 34% | 24% | 25% | 29% | 28% | 29% | 26% | 28% | 28% | 27% | 26% | 20% | 25% | 29% | 36% | 19% | 29% | 26% | 31% | |
| Total | Party | Ideology | Stem Cell Similar to Nazi | Followed News | Most Important | Gender | Age | Married | Children at Home | Employment | Religiious Affiliation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Voters | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Yes | No | Not Sure | Very Closely | Somewhat Closely | Not Very Closely | Not at All | Not Sure | Iraq | Economy | Not Sure | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Yes | No | Yes | No | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Pvt Sect | Retired | Other | Evangelical | Protestant | Catholic | Other | ||
| Mfume Ideology | Conservative | 5% | 5% | 6% | 2% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 4% | 13% | 4% | 3% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 6% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 16% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 5% | 5% | 9% | 3% | 12% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 9% | 13% | 1% | 2% | 6% |
| Moderate | 27% | 13% | 33% | 35% | 10% | 40% | 29% | 33% | 17% | 30% | 19% | 24% | 29% | 27% | 27% | 8% | 30% | 24% | 17% | 32% | 24% | 21% | 43% | 20% | 28% | 17% | 26% | 29% | 29% | 27% | 33% | 29% | 29% | 23% | 20% | 20% | 21% | 29% | 35% | |
| Liberal | 51% | 68% | 47% | 37% | 73% | 38% | 47% | 36% | 51% | 52% | 49% | 59% | 52% | 52% | 37% | 47% | 47% | 60% | 35% | 50% | 51% | 44% | 42% | 64% | 52% | 53% | 51% | 51% | 46% | 53% | 38% | 60% | 57% | 51% | 46% | 47% | 60% | 56% | 42% | |
| Not Sure | 17% | 15% | 14% | 26% | 15% | 17% | 16% | 27% | 19% | 14% | 29% | 9% | 14% | 16% | 34% | 42% | 17% | 13% | 44% | 14% | 20% | 20% | 13% | 12% | 16% | 28% | 18% | 16% | 16% | 17% | 17% | 9% | 13% | 23% | 25% | 21% | 18% | 13% | 17% | |
| Total | Party | Ideology | Stem Cell Similar to Nazi | Followed News | Most Important | Gender | Age | Married | Children at Home | Employment | Religiious Affiliation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Voters | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Yes | No | Not Sure | Very Closely | Somewhat Closely | Not Very Closely | Not at All | Not Sure | Iraq | Economy | Not Sure | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Yes | No | Yes | No | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Pvt Sect | Retired | Other | Evangelical | Protestant | Catholic | Other | ||
| Bush Approval | Strongly Approve | 23% | 52% | 11% | 11% | 54% | 11% | 7% | 20% | 50% | 18% | 32% | 28% | 26% | 21% | 16% | 45% | 23% | 23% | 31% | 26% | 21% | 17% | 19% | 36% | 22% | 27% | 26% | 20% | 23% | 23% | 14% | 34% | 26% | 26% | 16% | 34% | 23% | 28% | 15% |
| Somewhat Approve | 16% | 24% | 13% | 12% | 25% | 14% | 4% | 29% | 21% | 13% | 17% | 7% | 10% | 18% | 30% | 18% | 13% | 17% | 17% | 14% | 18% | 14% | 22% | 9% | 16% | 18% | 15% | 17% | 11% | 18% | 8% | 12% | 18% | 20% | 22% | 24% | 19% | 13% | 13% | |
| Somewhat Disapprove | 11% | 7% | 10% | 18% | 4% | 16% | 11% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 15% | 6% | 18% | 10% | 6% | 20% | 9% | 13% | 17% | 11% | 11% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 11% | 14% | 13% | 9% | 15% | 9% | 24% | 9% | 5% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 11% | 18% | 9% | |
| Strongly Disapprove | 48% | 14% | 64% | 59% | 16% | 59% | 73% | 35% | 14% | 57% | 35% | 52% | 46% | 51% | 48% | 17% | 53% | 45% | 32% | 46% | 49% | 48% | 48% | 47% | 51% | 41% | 44% | 53% | 47% | 48% | 49% | 44% | 52% | 43% | 50% | 31% | 47% | 41% | 62% | |
| Not Sure | 2% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 4% | 10% | 1% | 0% | 7% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 8% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 5% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 2% | |