VIRGINIA SURVEY of 500 likely voters
Wednesday February 8, 2006
Crosstabs for Ballot Questions
Crosstabs for Other Questions
1* In the 2006 election for the U.S. Senate, suppose the Republicans nominate George Allen and the Democrats nominate Harris Miller…If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican George Allen or for Democrat Harris Miller?
48% Allen
35% Miller
4% some other candidate
12% not sure
2* Fine… what if the Democrats nominate James Webb? If the election for Senator were held today, would you vote for Republican George Allen or for Democrat James Webb?
49% Allen
37% Webb
4% some other candidate
11% not sure
3* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of:
|
|
Allen |
Miller |
Webb |
Kaine |
Warner |
|
Very favorable |
30% |
7% |
7% |
31% |
46% |
|
Somewhat favorable |
31% |
25% |
27% |
32% |
25% |
|
Somewhat unfavorable |
21% |
25% |
26% |
16% |
16% |
|
Very unfavorable |
13% |
7% |
6% |
17% |
11% |
|
Not sure |
4% |
36% |
34% |
4% |
2% |
4* How closely have you followed news stories about proposals to raise taxes and fees to deal with traffic gridlock in Northern Virginia and other parts of the state?
38% very closely
38% somewhat closely
21% not very closely
2% not at all
1% not sure
5* Should Virginia state taxes be raised to deal with traffic gridlock in Northern Virginia and other parts of the state?
24% yes
58% no
18% not sure
6* Governor Tim Kaine and the Republican-controlled Senate have made competing proposals to raise about a billion dollars in taxes. Which proposal do you prefer?
31% Governor Kaine’s
31% Senate Republicans
39% not sure
7* Changing topics…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
41% Democrats in Congress
6% not sure
8* Okay… who do you trust more when it comes to managing the economy—President Bush or Democrats in Congress?
51% President Bush
44% Democrats in Congress
5% not sure
9* 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?
57% very important
31% somewhat important
10% not very important
1% not at all important
1% not sure
10* Okay… how important is the issue of health care?
63% very important
21% somewhat important
12% not very important
4% not at all important
0% not sure
11* Fine, as a voting issue, how important is the economy?
68% very important
28% somewhat important
3% not very important
0% not at all important
0% not sure
12* One more… how important is the issue of developing alternative sources of energy?
58% very important
31% somewhat important
7% not very important
3% not at all important
0% not sure
13* Suppose you had to choose between the situation in Iraq and the economy. Which of those issues is most important?
56% the situation in Iraq
40% the economy
4% not sure
14* Looking ahead a year from now, will things in the United States be better, worse, or about the same?
29% better
36% worse
36% not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.