MARYLAND SURVEY of 500 likely voters

MARYLAND SURVEY of 500 likely voters

Sunday, February 19, 2006

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%