Maine Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted May 4, 2006 by Rasmussen Reports

		Total	Party			Ideology				Gender		Age					Married		Children at Home		Income							Employment					Religious Affiliation
		All Voters	GOP	Dem	Other	Conservative	Moderate	Liberal	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
Tax Increases	Help Economy	15%	19%	17%	10%	13%	13%	17%	23%	16%	14%	20%	9%	12%	15%	17%	15%	14%	10%	17%	12%	17%	12%	12%	13%	28%	16%	11%	21%	12%	17%	13%	13%	15%	21%	12%
	Hurt Economy	58%	65%	51%	57%	73%	60%	42%	42%	57%	58%	56%	69%	63%	57%	47%	60%	54%	69%	54%	56%	60%	62%	58%	70%	44%	43%	58%	54%	63%	50%	64%	77%	56%	50%	55%
	No Impact	15%	6%	18%	20%	7%	15%	25%	6%	19%	12%	19%	16%	13%	15%	13%	14%	17%	16%	15%	14%	14%	19%	21%	14%	18%	3%	21%	17%	17%	11%	8%	4%	14%	19%	19%
	Not Sure	12%	9%	14%	13%	7%	11%	15%	30%	7%	17%	5%	6%	12%	13%	24%	11%	14%	6%	15%	18%	9%	8%	9%	4%	10%	39%	9%	8%	8%	22%	15%	6%	15%	10%	14%

		Total	Party			Ideology				Gender		Age					Married		Children at Home		Income							Employment					Religious Affiliation
		All Voters	GOP	Dem	Other	Conservative	Moderate	Liberal	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
Tax Cuts	Help Economy	46%	61%	34%	44%	66%	41%	31%	35%	50%	42%	63%	45%	45%	40%	41%	49%	41%	53%	43%	42%	51%	49%	35%	50%	51%	29%	45%	46%	50%	43%	40%	74%	43%	36%	41%
	Hurt Economy	24%	18%	32%	21%	14%	26%	30%	33%	20%	28%	17%	22%	30%	25%	25%	21%	27%	16%	27%	24%	21%	25%	29%	16%	21%	40%	24%	27%	24%	19%	25%	13%	25%	29%	25%
	No Impact	19%	10%	22%	24%	11%	22%	26%	9%	21%	17%	16%	21%	19%	21%	16%	20%	19%	24%	17%	15%	19%	18%	27%	25%	22%	13%	25%	21%	18%	15%	21%	9%	18%	25%	21%
	Not Sure	11%	11%	12%	10%	9%	11%	12%	22%	9%	13%	3%	12%	7%	13%	18%	10%	13%	7%	13%	20%	9%	8%	10%	9%	6%	18%	5%	6%	8%	22%	15%	5%	14%	10%	13%

		Total	Party			Ideology				Gender		Age					Married		Children at Home		Income							Employment					Religious Affiliation
		All Voters	GOP	Dem	Other	Conservative	Moderate	Liberal	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
How Taxes Prepared	Do it Yourself	37%	35%	31%	44%	40%	33%	42%	25%	38%	36%	38%	38%	37%	39%	32%	37%	38%	35%	38%	40%	35%	45%	37%	38%	21%	43%	51%	23%	46%	33%	31%	39%	30%	35%	44%
	Hire Professional	52%	53%	56%	48%	53%	50%	52%	58%	54%	50%	42%	58%	53%	54%	52%	56%	46%	53%	52%	36%	56%	51%	54%	53%	75%	53%	35%	70%	48%	52%	52%	52%	62%	53%	44%
	Someone else in family	9%	9%	11%	6%	6%	15%	4%	13%	6%	11%	20%	2%	10%	6%	9%	6%	13%	10%	8%	18%	6%	5%	9%	8%	4%	4%	14%	7%	5%	11%	11%	7%	6%	10%	11%
	Not Sure	2%	3%	2%	2%	1%	3%	2%	5%	1%	3%	0%	2%	0%	2%	7%	1%	3%	1%	2%	6%	2%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1%	4%	6%	3%	2%	2%	2%

		Total	Party			Ideology				Gender		Age					Married		Children at Home		Income							Employment					Religious Affiliation
		All Voters	GOP	Dem	Other	Conservative	Moderate	Liberal	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
File Electronically	Yes	40%	43%	38%	41%	40%	42%	39%	33%	40%	40%	51%	50%	46%	36%	22%	41%	39%	54%	35%	39%	41%	42%	45%	39%	33%	44%	61%	20%	50%	30%	45%	41%	32%	45%	43%
	No	53%	48%	56%	54%	54%	48%	56%	59%	54%	53%	44%	47%	53%	56%	62%	53%	53%	42%	57%	46%	50%	58%	54%	61%	66%	56%	39%	71%	49%	55%	46%	51%	60%	47%	52%
	Not Sure	7%	9%	6%	5%	6%	10%	4%	8%	6%	7%	5%	3%	1%	7%	16%	6%	7%	4%	8%	15%	10%	0%	1%	0%	2%	0%	0%	9%	1%	15%	9%	7%	7%	7%	6%

		Total	Party			Ideology				Gender		Age					Married		Children at Home		Income							Employment					Religious Affiliation
		All Voters	GOP	Dem	Other	Conservative	Moderate	Liberal	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
Which is Worse	Tax Paperwork	46%	48%	44%	46%	51%	42%	46%	39%	47%	45%	39%	55%	53%	46%	37%	48%	42%	59%	41%	45%	37%	49%	58%	53%	56%	53%	47%	52%	46%	43%	42%	50%	46%	42%	46%
	Dentist	40%	38%	44%	38%	32%	42%	44%	60%	36%	44%	47%	37%	38%	40%	35%	37%	44%	32%	43%	39%	46%	41%	36%	36%	23%	28%	42%	29%	50%	31%	44%	38%	37%	45%	40%
	Not Sure	14%	14%	12%	16%	17%	16%	11%	1%	18%	11%	15%	8%	9%	13%	28%	14%	14%	9%	16%	17%	16%	11%	6%	11%	21%	19%	12%	19%	4%	26%	15%	12%	17%	13%	14%

		Total	Party			Ideology				Gender		Age					Married		Children at Home		Income							Employment					Religious Affiliation
		All Voters	GOP	Dem	Other	Conservative	Moderate	Liberal	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
Follow Immigration News	Very Closely	39%	41%	40%	37%	48%	36%	35%	17%	46%	33%	26%	31%	38%	46%	45%	44%	31%	32%	42%	37%	28%	47%	48%	49%	46%	48%	42%	48%	35%	42%	26%	38%	39%	39%	39%
	Somewhat Closely	39%	37%	40%	39%	33%	39%	44%	43%	38%	40%	34%	37%	42%	41%	40%	39%	38%	39%	39%	37%	47%	36%	25%	40%	40%	32%	44%	28%	42%	45%	32%	35%	46%	36%	37%
	Not Very Closely	15%	13%	14%	16%	14%	18%	12%	7%	9%	19%	16%	23%	16%	11%	13%	13%	18%	18%	13%	19%	16%	8%	24%	4%	6%	11%	9%	8%	18%	9%	34%	16%	12%	20%	13%
	Not at All	5%	5%	3%	6%	3%	5%	8%	1%	4%	6%	16%	3%	4%	2%	2%	2%	9%	9%	3%	4%	7%	6%	3%	0%	7%	0%	5%	10%	3%	3%	3%	7%	3%	1%	8%
	Not Sure	3%	4%	3%	1%	2%	2%	0%	31%	3%	2%	8%	7%	0%	0%	1%	2%	4%	2%	3%	2%	2%	3%	0%	8%	0%	9%	0%