VERMONT SURVEY of 500 likely voters
Tuesday, May 9, 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?
54% Douglas
31% Parker
5% 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?
19% Parke
73% Sanders
3% some other candidate
4% 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?
29% Tarrant
67% Sanders
0% some other candidate
2% 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 |
27% |
10% |
53% |
3% |
17% |
|
Somewhat favorable |
44% |
28% |
19% |
20% |
23% |
|
Somewhat unfavorable |
20% |
22% |
10% |
27% |
23% |
|
Very unfavorable |
7% |
10% |
16% |
12% |
21% |
|
Not sure |
2% |
30% |
2% |
38% |
15% |
5* I’m going to read you a short list of issues. For each, please let me know which political party you trust more to handle that issue. First, the economy. Which political party do you trust more on the handling of the economy—Republicans or Democrats?
36% Republicans
52% Democrats
11% not sure
6* Next… national security… Which political party do you trust more on National Security—Republicans or Democrats?
37% Republicans
52% Democrats
11% not sure
7* Okay… energy policy… Which political party do you trust more on energy policy?
24% Republicans
62% Democrats
13% not sure
8* Fine… immigration… Which political party do you trust more on the immigration issue?
28% Republicans
47% Democrats
25% not sure
9* Next… the War in Iraq… Which political party do you trust more on the War in Iraq?
27% Republicans
55% Democrats
17% not sure
10* Next… I’d like you to rate the way that President Bush has handled key issues… First, the economy… Overall, how would you rate the way that President Bush has handled the economy…Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
12% excellent
17% good
23% fair
46% poor
2% not sure
11* Next… national security… how would you rate the way that President Bush has handled National Security issues?
15% excellent
18% good
16% fair
48% poor
2% not sure
12* Fine… energy policy… Overall, how would you rate the way that President Bush has handled the nation’s energy policy?
6% excellent
12% good
17% fair
61% poor
4% not sure
13* Fine… how would you rate the way that President Bush has handled immigration policy?
5% excellent
13% good
32% fair
46% poor
5% not sure
14* Last one…how would you rate the way that President Bush has handled the War in Iraq?
10% excellent
13% good
13% fair
62% poor
2% not sure
15* How would you rate the job George W. Bush has been doing as President… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
16% strongly approve
15% somewhat approve
11% somewhat disapprove
56% strongly disapprove
2% not sure
16* How would you rate the job Jim Douglas has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
27% strongly approve
40% somewhat approve
21% somewhat disapprove
10% strongly disapprove
1% not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.