South Dakota Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted February 28, 2006 by Rasmussen Reports

		Total	Party			Ideology				SD Legislation			To Get an Abortion				Gender		Age					Married		Children at Home		Income							Employment					Religiious Affiliation
		All Voters	GOP	Dem	Other	Conservative	Moderate	Liberal	Not Sure	Favor	Oppose	Not Sure	Too Easy	Too Hard	About Right	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
Governor	Rounds (R)	47%	75%	16%	31%	70%	33%	16%	49%	70%	26%	43%	70%	18%	39%	41%	47%	47%	27%	60%	51%	44%	47%	52%	37%	52%	45%	39%	54%	49%	44%	41%	46%	52%	39%	54%	49%	44%	45%	67%	40%	40%	44%
	Democrat	24%	10%	43%	23%	13%	29%	46%	15%	14%	34%	17%	12%	49%	23%	16%	25%	23%	27%	17%	23%	27%	24%	21%	29%	16%	27%	31%	22%	23%	24%	24%	21%	19%	31%	22%	23%	24%	22%	16%	31%	22%	22%
	Not Sure	29%	14%	41%	45%	18%	38%	38%	36%	16%	39%	39%	18%	33%	39%	43%	28%	30%	46%	23%	26%	29%	29%	27%	34%	32%	28%	30%	24%	28%	32%	35%	32%	29%	30%	24%	28%	32%	33%	17%	29%	38%	34%

		Total	Party			Ideology				SD Legislation			To Get an Abortion				Gender		Age					Married		Children at Home		Income							Employment					Religiious Affiliation
		All Voters	GOP	Dem	Other	Conservative	Moderate	Liberal	Not Sure	Favor	Oppose	Not Sure	Too Easy	Too Hard	About Right	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
Congress	Herseth (D)	56%	33%	82%	69%	35%	75%	83%	44%	40%	78%	38%	36%	83%	74%	56%	57%	56%	55%	44%	48%	65%	64%	52%	64%	43%	62%	67%	53%	51%	56%	60%	72%	44%	67%	53%	51%	56%	57%	44%	63%	60%	56%
	Republican	24%	43%	5%	9%	43%	7%	7%	22%	40%	9%	15%	43%	6%	10%	9%	20%	27%	20%	30%	26%	21%	21%	29%	13%	35%	19%	13%	31%	31%	20%	15%	10%	45%	13%	31%	31%	20%	19%	40%	18%	20%	18%
	Other	20%	24%	13%	22%	22%	17%	11%	34%	20%	13%	47%	21%	11%	16%	35%	22%	18%	25%	27%	26%	13%	15%	19%	22%	22%	19%	20%	16%	18%	24%	25%	18%	11%	20%	16%	18%	24%	23%	16%	19%	20%	26%

		Total	Party			Ideology				SD Legislation			To Get an Abortion				Gender		Age					Married		Children at Home		Income							Employment					Religiious Affiliation
		All Voters	GOP	Dem	Other	Conservative	Moderate	Liberal	Not Sure	Favor	Oppose	Not Sure	Too Easy	Too Hard	About Right	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
2008 Senate	Rounds (R)	36%	60%	10%	23%	60%	16%	11%	44%	58%	15%	37%	59%	11%	22%	30%	34%	38%	25%	49%	42%	31%	33%	41%	28%	47%	32%	26%	40%	42%	33%	25%	33%	47%	26%	40%	42%	33%	35%	54%	29%	28%	37%
	Johnson (D)	53%	27%	84%	64%	29%	72%	86%	39%	34%	75%	40%	30%	84%	64%	58%	57%	49%	58%	36%	46%	62%	62%	49%	62%	40%	59%	67%	48%	47%	63%	57%	58%	38%	67%	48%	47%	63%	50%	34%	62%	64%	49%
	Other	4%	5%	3%	3%	2%	6%	0%	12%	2%	5%	4%	3%	3%	7%	1%	4%	4%	14%	4%	1%	2%	2%	2%	7%	2%	5%	5%	2%	2%	4%	7%	0%	2%	5%	2%	2%	4%	6%	1%	4%	2%	10%
	Not Sure	7%	8%	3%	10%	9%	6%	3%	5%	6%	5%	19%	8%	3%	7%	11%	5%	9%	3%	12%	10%	5%	3%	8%	4%	12%	4%	2%	9%	8%	0%	11%	9%	13%	2%	9%	8%	0%	8%	11%	6%	6%	4%

		Total	Party			Ideology				SD Legislation			To Get an Abortion				Gender		Age					Married		Children at Home		Income							Employment					Religiious Affiliation
		All Voters	GOP	Dem	Other	Conservative	Moderate	Liberal	Not Sure	Favor	Oppose	Not Sure	Too Easy	Too Hard	About Right	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
Rounds	Favorable	66%	83%	51%	54%	78%	58%	50%	73%	82%	51%	70%	82%	45%	60%	69%	66%	67%	55%	70%	72%	64%	69%	71%	57%	76%	62%	60%	69%	71%	70%	57%	58%	69%	60%	69%	71%	70%	63%	77%	60%	68%	65%
	Unfavorable	22%	12%	33%	28%	12%	29%	39%	13%	12%	34%	11%	10%	41%	26%	19%	21%	23%	28%	22%	25%	24%	16%	21%	25%	19%	24%	26%	20%	16%	22%	31%	38%	14%	26%	20%	16%	22%	27%	15%	29%	21%	22%
	Not Sure	11%	5%	16%	18%	9%	13%	12%	14%	6%	15%	19%	8%	14%	15%	12%	13%	10%	17%	8%	4%	13%	14%	8%	18%	5%	14%	14%	11%	13%	8%	12%	4%	17%	14%	11%	13%	8%	10%	8%	12%	11%	14%

		Total	Party			Ideology				SD Legislation			To Get an Abortion				Gender		Age					Married		Children at Home		Income							Employment					Religiious Affiliation
		All Voters	GOP	Dem	Other	Conservative	Moderate	Liberal	Not Sure	Favor	Oppose	Not Sure	Too Easy	Too Hard	About Right	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
Herseth	Favorable	72%	57%	87%	83%	60%	83%	82%	67%	60%	83%	75%	56%	83%	87%	81%	74%	69%	80%	65%	70%	74%	72%	71%	73%	67%	74%	77%	64%	70%	85%	79%	77%	52%	77%	64%	70%	85%	72%	65%	79%	70%	69%
	Unfavorable	16%	25%	8%	9%	27%	6%	9%	8%	26%	8%	10%	27%	8%	7%	7%	14%	18%	10%	22%	17%	17%	11%	18%	12%	22%	13%	15%	21%	20%	6%	9%	17%	28%	15%	21%	20%	6%	14%	26%	10%	18%	13%
	Not Sure	12%	18%	6%	8%	13%	10%	9%	24%	14%	9%	15%	17%	8%	6%	12%	11%	13%	10%	13%	12%	9%	17%	11%	14%	11%	13%	8%	16%	11%	8%	12%	6%	20%	8%	16%	11%	8%	14%	9%	11%	12%	18%

		Total	Party			Ideology				SD Legislation			To Get an Abortion				Gender		Age					Married		Children at Home		Income							Employment					Religiious Affiliation
		All Voters	GOP	Dem	Other	Conservative	Moderate	Liberal	Not Sure	Favor	Oppose	Not Sure	Too Easy	Too Hard	About Right	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
Johnson	Favorable	64%	43%	89%	70%	46%	84%	85%	30%	48%	80%	57%	44%	82%	79%	70%	60%	67%	67%	53%	61%	67%	70%	64%	62%	61%	65%	70%	61%	63%	77%	61%	73%	57%	70%	61%	63%	77%	57%	55%	73%	70%	51%
	Unfavorable	21%	38%	3%	13%	35%	7%	7%	37%	34%	10%	16%	37%	7%	12%	8%	24%	19%	11%	29%	26%	20%	18%	24%	17%	26%	19%	15%	25%	26%	16%	20%	5%	35%	15%	25%	26%	16%	22%	27%	19%	19%	22%
	Not Sure	15%	19%	8%	17%	19%	9%	9%	33%	18%	10%	27%	18%	11%	9%	22%	15%	14%	22%	18%	13%	13%	12%	12%	21%	13%	16%	16%	14%	12%	6%	18%	21%	8%	16%	14%	12%	6%	22%	17%	9%	11%	28%

		Total	Party			Ideology				SD Legislation			To Get an Abortion				Gender		Age					Married		Children at Home		Income							Employment					Religiious Affiliation
		All Voters	GOP	Dem	Other	Conservative	Moderate	Liberal	Not Sure	Favor	Oppose	Not Sure	Too Easy	Too Hard	About Right	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
Rounds Approval	Strongly Approve	36%	51%	21%	22%	50%	27%	11%	42%	50%	19%	42%	51%	16%	25%	32%	36%	36%	29%	43%	36%	30%	40%	38%	31%	38%	34%	31%	42%	38%	35%	28%	20%	42%	31%	42%	38%	35%	31%	48%	32%	32%	33%
	Somewhat Approve	35%	31%	41%	35%	33%	39%	34%	36%	35%	35%	36%	38%	31%	36%	35%	34%	36%	28%	35%	39%	38%	33%	35%	35%	37%	34%	32%	37%	36%	34%	34%	39%	36%	32%	37%	36%	34%	35%	34%	33%	37%	38%
	Somewhat Disapprove	19%	11%	26%	24%	13%	20%	32%	16%	10%	28%	18%	7%	32%	23%	29%	20%	18%	31%	11%	17%	21%	19%	17%	23%	15%	21%	27%	13%	19%	21%	20%	13%	11%	27%	13%	19%	21%	18%	16%	23%	17%	18%
	Strongly Disapprove	8%	4%	11%	14%	2%	12%	19%	5%	2%	15%	3%	2%	18%	10%	4%	8%	9%	12%	5%	8%	12%	4%	9%	8%	8%	8%	7%	7%	5%	10%	13%	20%	11%	7%	7%	5%	10%	11%	2%	12%	10%	7%
	Not Sure	2%	2%	1%	4%	2%	2%	4%	2%	3%	2%	1%	1%	2%	6%	1%	3%	1%	0%	6%	0%	0%	4%	1%	4%	2%	2%	3%	1%	2%	0%	5%	8%	0%	3%	1%	2%	0%	4%	1%	1%	5%	4%