VERMONT SURVEY of 500 likely voters
Monday, February 6, 2006
Crosstabs for Ballot Questions
Crosstabs for Other Questions
1* If the election for Governor were held today, would you vote for Republican Jim Douglas or for Democrat Scudder Parker?
55% Douglas
30% Parker
3% some other candidate
10% not sure
2* Okay…in the election for the United States Senator, suppose you have a choice between Republican Greg Parke and Independent Bernie Sanders. If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Greg Parke or for Independent Bernie Sanders?
21% Parke
71% Sanders
3% some other candidate
6% not sure
3* Okay… what if the Republicans nominate Richard Tarrant? If the election for U.S. Senator were held today, would you vote for Republican Richard Tarrant or for Independent Bernie Sanders?
28% Tarrant
65% Sanders
2% some other candidate
4% not sure
4* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of:
|
|
Douglas |
Parker |
Sanders |
Parke |
Tarrant |
|
Very favorable |
29% |
9% |
50% |
4% |
12% |
|
Somewhat favorable |
40% |
29% |
23% |
19% |
21% |
|
Somewhat unfavorable |
22% |
20% |
13% |
23% |
23% |
|
Very unfavorable |
7% |
8% |
12% |
12% |
17% |
|
Not sure |
2% |
33% |
2% |
42% |
26% |
5* who do you trust more when it comes to the situation in Iraq and national security—President Bush or Democrats in Congress?
28% President Bush
56% Democrats in Congress
16% not sure
6* Okay… who do you trust more when it comes to managing the economy—President Bush or Democrats in Congress?
27% President Bush
61% Democrats in Congress
12% not sure
7* 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?
62% very important
30% somewhat important
5% not very important
1% not at all important
1% not sure
8* Okay… how important is the issue of health care?
75% very important
19% somewhat important
5% not very important
1% not at all important
1% not sure
9* Fine, as a voting issue, how important is the economy?
70% very important
24% somewhat important
4% not very important
0% not at all important
2% not sure
10* One more… how important is the issue of developing alternative sources of energy?
69% very important
28% somewhat important
2% not very important
1% not at all important
1% not sure
11* 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?
32% the situation in Iraq
24% the economy
22% health care
15% developing alternate sources of energy
7% not sure
12* Suppose you had to choose between the situation in Iraq and the economy. Which of those issues is most important?
54% the situation in Iraq
40% the economy
6% not sure
13* Looking ahead a year from now, will things in the United States be better, worse, or about the same?
20% better
49% worse
31% not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.