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| Illinois Survey of 500 Likely Voters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conducted October 15, 2006 by Rasmussen Reports | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Party | Ideology | Governor | Gender | Age | Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Voters | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Topinka (R) | Blagojevich (D) | Whitney | Other | Not Sure | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Under 20k | 20k-40k | 40k-60k | 60k-75k | 75k-100k | 100k+ | Not Sure | ||
| Follow Foley Story | Very Closely | 40% | 43% | 38% | 37% | 41% | 39% | 40% | 0% | 34% | 39% | 39% | 84% | 42% | 48% | 32% | 34% | 26% | 35% | 52% | 46% | 31% | 39% | 35% | 53% | 31% | 39% | 52% |
| Somewhat Closely | 37% | 35% | 35% | 43% | 33% | 36% | 45% | 57% | 41% | 36% | 41% | 3% | 46% | 32% | 42% | 23% | 47% | 37% | 38% | 35% | 28% | 33% | 38% | 31% | 45% | 46% | 36% | |
| Not Very Closely | 18% | 15% | 23% | 15% | 19% | 23% | 9% | 29% | 19% | 22% | 8% | 12% | 10% | 19% | 18% | 37% | 19% | 23% | 7% | 14% | 36% | 26% | 23% | 8% | 16% | 12% | 10% | |
| Not at All | 4% | 6% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 1% | 5% | 11% | 5% | 3% | 13% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 7% | 6% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 7% | 8% | 3% | 2% | |
| Not Sure | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Total | Party | Ideology | Governor | Gender | Age | Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Voters | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Topinka (R) | Blagojevich (D) | Whitney | Other | Not Sure | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Under 20k | 20k-40k | 40k-60k | 60k-75k | 75k-100k | 100k+ | Not Sure | ||
| GOP Leaders Handling of Foley Situation | Excellent | 10% | 16% | 10% | 4% | 22% | 5% | 1% | 0% | 17% | 9% | 3% | 1% | 7% | 16% | 5% | 27% | 7% | 9% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 26% | 4% | 9% | 10% | 7% | 8% |
| Good | 16% | 35% | 5% | 10% | 32% | 8% | 6% | 0% | 26% | 4% | 11% | 79% | 5% | 23% | 10% | 24% | 6% | 17% | 19% | 18% | 13% | 8% | 21% | 33% | 7% | 16% | 12% | |
| Fair | 22% | 29% | 16% | 22% | 26% | 25% | 12% | 0% | 28% | 19% | 21% | 16% | 15% | 20% | 24% | 16% | 24% | 22% | 20% | 33% | 25% | 16% | 27% | 11% | 33% | 22% | 33% | |
| Poor | 44% | 13% | 64% | 55% | 14% | 55% | 75% | 57% | 21% | 63% | 58% | 2% | 64% | 38% | 50% | 30% | 51% | 40% | 52% | 35% | 46% | 48% | 43% | 36% | 47% | 48% | 33% | |
| Not Sure | 7% | 7% | 6% | 8% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 43% | 8% | 6% | 8% | 2% | 9% | 3% | 10% | 2% | 12% | 12% | 3% | 8% | 11% | 3% | 5% | 11% | 3% | 8% | 15% | |
| Total | Party | Ideology | Governor | Gender | Age | Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Voters | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Topinka (R) | Blagojevich (D) | Whitney | Other | Not Sure | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Under 20k | 20k-40k | 40k-60k | 60k-75k | 75k-100k | 100k+ | Not Sure | ||
| If Foley was Dem, Would Dem Leaders Have Done | Better | 20% | 6% | 38% | 11% | 5% | 18% | 44% | 59% | 6% | 36% | 12% | 0% | 9% | 16% | 23% | 11% | 18% | 19% | 25% | 21% | 20% | 27% | 19% | 16% | 17% | 18% | 14% |
| Worse | 21% | 47% | 4% | 12% | 40% | 13% | 3% | 0% | 36% | 7% | 4% | 68% | 17% | 25% | 17% | 22% | 17% | 22% | 25% | 13% | 17% | 13% | 25% | 35% | 15% | 20% | 21% | |
| About the Same | 50% | 43% | 47% | 64% | 49% | 57% | 43% | 9% | 53% | 48% | 56% | 26% | 60% | 53% | 47% | 62% | 53% | 42% | 44% | 55% | 46% | 52% | 46% | 38% | 58% | 57% | 54% | |
| Not Sure | 9% | 5% | 11% | 13% | 6% | 12% | 9% | 33% | 5% | 9% | 28% | 6% | 14% | 6% | 12% | 4% | 11% | 17% | 6% | 10% | 17% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 5% | 11% | |
| Total | Party | Ideology | Governor | Gender | Age | Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Voters | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Topinka (R) | Blagojevich (D) | Whitney | Other | Not Sure | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Under 20k | 20k-40k | 40k-60k | 60k-75k | 75k-100k | 100k+ | Not Sure | ||
| Congress Having Inappropriate Staff Relationship | Very common | 8% | 9% | 4% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 6% | 9% | 13% | 5% | 7% | 0% | 7% | 6% | 10% | 3% | 7% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 15% | 6% | 4% | 8% | 16% | 6% | 4% |
| Somewhat common | 35% | 33% | 35% | 36% | 44% | 25% | 37% | 11% | 28% | 39% | 28% | 60% | 33% | 37% | 33% | 65% | 27% | 33% | 27% | 29% | 28% | 48% | 35% | 40% | 21% | 32% | 14% | |
| Not very common | 30% | 36% | 32% | 21% | 29% | 36% | 25% | 0% | 33% | 29% | 39% | 21% | 21% | 30% | 31% | 23% | 29% | 15% | 42% | 32% | 23% | 29% | 40% | 25% | 41% | 25% | 29% | |
| Not at All common | 6% | 6% | 2% | 10% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 7% | 6% | 3% | 18% | 11% | 1% | 9% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 9% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 3% | 8% | 5% | 7% | 1% | |
| Not Sure | 22% | 16% | 27% | 22% | 16% | 22% | 27% | 73% | 20% | 25% | 7% | 9% | 39% | 19% | 24% | 5% | 33% | 31% | 16% | 24% | 27% | 11% | 18% | 19% | 17% | 30% | 52% | |
| Total | Party | Ideology | Governor | Gender | Age | Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Voters | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Topinka (R) | Blagojevich (D) | Whitney | Other | Not Sure | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Under 20k | 20k-40k | 40k-60k | 60k-75k | 75k-100k | 100k+ | Not Sure | ||
| How Important is Foley Issue to Vote | Very Important | 15% | 6% | 25% | 9% | 7% | 20% | 16% | 54% | 7% | 21% | 10% | 2% | 30% | 10% | 18% | 3% | 10% | 17% | 20% | 21% | 28% | 18% | 20% | 10% | 7% | 10% | 11% |
| Somewhat Important | 25% | 13% | 32% | 29% | 23% | 26% | 27% | 0% | 16% | 36% | 25% | 7% | 12% | 23% | 26% | 41% | 20% | 26% | 20% | 26% | 20% | 46% | 26% | 16% | 23% | 16% | 25% | |
| Not Very Important | 34% | 37% | 32% | 32% | 26% | 38% | 41% | 11% | 41% | 31% | 38% | 6% | 35% | 32% | 36% | 22% | 48% | 27% | 35% | 30% | 28% | 18% | 35% | 24% | 54% | 45% | 26% | |
| Not at All Important | 23% | 38% | 7% | 27% | 40% | 12% | 14% | 13% | 31% | 9% | 21% | 83% | 22% | 33% | 13% | 35% | 16% | 25% | 23% | 16% | 18% | 11% | 17% | 42% | 17% | 27% | 34% | |
| Not Sure | 4% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 22% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 6% | 0% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 1% | 7% | 0% | 2% | 4% | |
| Total | Party | Ideology | Governor | Gender | Age | Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Voters | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Topinka (R) | Blagojevich (D) | Whitney | Other | Not Sure | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Under 20k | 20k-40k | 40k-60k | 60k-75k | 75k-100k | 100k+ | Not Sure | ||
| Stories About North Korea Nuclear Test | Very Closely | 53% | 55% | 50% | 53% | 62% | 49% | 46% | 0% | 48% | 53% | 51% | 80% | 52% | 71% | 36% | 56% | 41% | 52% | 60% | 52% | 44% | 62% | 46% | 64% | 46% | 47% | 63% |
| Somewhat Closely | 35% | 34% | 37% | 35% | 30% | 36% | 45% | 20% | 39% | 35% | 34% | 9% | 41% | 25% | 45% | 22% | 44% | 37% | 35% | 37% | 24% | 23% | 40% | 31% | 45% | 45% | 31% | |
| Not Very Closely | 9% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 18% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 11% | 3% | 3% | 14% | 18% | 10% | 8% | 2% | 10% | 16% | 13% | 10% | 4% | 8% | 6% | 5% | |
| Not at All | 1% | 0% | 2% | 3% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 4% | 2% | 0% | 8% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 5% | 2% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Not Sure | 2% | 2% | 3% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 58% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 10% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | |
| Total | Party | Ideology | Governor | Gender | Age | Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Voters | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Topinka (R) | Blagojevich (D) | Whitney | Other | Not Sure | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Under 20k | 20k-40k | 40k-60k | 60k-75k | 75k-100k | 100k+ | Not Sure | ||
| Bush Admin Response to North Korea | Excellent | 21% | 35% | 13% | 15% | 38% | 14% | 5% | 14% | 35% | 13% | 17% | 8% | 17% | 26% | 16% | 36% | 19% | 23% | 16% | 18% | 15% | 30% | 23% | 16% | 24% | 17% | 15% |
| Good | 21% | 35% | 7% | 23% | 34% | 12% | 14% | 0% | 37% | 11% | 5% | 29% | 18% | 23% | 19% | 15% | 21% | 18% | 22% | 29% | 14% | 13% | 19% | 29% | 26% | 21% | 37% | |
| Fair | 26% | 17% | 32% | 28% | 15% | 36% | 27% | 38% | 18% | 28% | 50% | 5% | 32% | 22% | 29% | 17% | 28% | 24% | 29% | 29% | 19% | 25% | 27% | 18% | 26% | 36% | 28% | |
| Poor | 29% | 11% | 43% | 30% | 12% | 33% | 48% | 48% | 7% | 43% | 28% | 59% | 32% | 27% | 30% | 33% | 28% | 30% | 30% | 19% | 50% | 29% | 23% | 35% | 24% | 24% | 18% | |
| Not Sure | 4% | 2% | 5% | 4% | 1% | 5% | 6% | 0% | 4% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 0% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 3% | 10% | 3% | 0% | 2% | 2% | |
| Total | Party | Ideology | Governor | Gender | Age | Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Voters | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Topinka (R) | Blagojevich (D) | Whitney | Other | Not Sure | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Under 20k | 20k-40k | 40k-60k | 60k-75k | 75k-100k | 100k+ | Not Sure | ||
| Situation with North Korea | Part of War on Terror | 18% | 31% | 10% | 12% | 28% | 14% | 7% | 4% | 32% | 6% | 12% | 15% | 27% | 21% | 15% | 5% | 28% | 16% | 18% | 16% | 17% | 11% | 16% | 27% | 14% | 23% | 5% |
| Entirely separate | 67% | 51% | 75% | 74% | 54% | 74% | 77% | 30% | 58% | 79% | 77% | 19% | 51% | 65% | 68% | 69% | 64% | 68% | 71% | 52% | 43% | 74% | 76% | 48% | 78% | 68% | 70% | |
| Not Sure | 16% | 18% | 15% | 14% | 18% | 11% | 16% | 66% | 10% | 15% | 12% | 65% | 22% | 15% | 17% | 26% | 8% | 16% | 11% | 31% | 40% | 14% | 8% | 24% | 8% | 9% | 25% | |
| Total | Party | Ideology | Governor | Gender | Age | Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Voters | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Topinka (R) | Blagojevich (D) | Whitney | Other | Not Sure | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Under 20k | 20k-40k | 40k-60k | 60k-75k | 75k-100k | 100k+ | Not Sure | ||
| Who's Winning War on Terror | U.S. and Allies | 40% | 67% | 23% | 31% | 71% | 26% | 13% | 22% | 62% | 23% | 12% | 85% | 35% | 53% | 28% | 60% | 40% | 37% | 35% | 29% | 28% | 37% | 39% | 59% | 35% | 39% | 34% |
| Terrorists | 28% | 8% | 42% | 32% | 9% | 35% | 48% | 13% | 12% | 40% | 38% | 3% | 38% | 20% | 35% | 18% | 34% | 23% | 32% | 25% | 27% | 30% | 30% | 20% | 35% | 29% | 18% | |
| Neither | 25% | 20% | 27% | 29% | 14% | 33% | 32% | 11% | 21% | 27% | 45% | 6% | 18% | 21% | 29% | 22% | 20% | 32% | 26% | 28% | 26% | 25% | 27% | 15% | 26% | 28% | 31% | |
| Not Sure | 7% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 8% | 54% | 4% | 9% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 6% | 8% | 0% | 6% | 8% | 7% | 18% | 19% | 7% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 4% | 17% | |
| Total | Party | Ideology | Governor | Gender | Age | Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Voters | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | Topinka (R) | Blagojevich (D) | Whitney | Other | Not Sure | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Under 20k | 20k-40k | 40k-60k | 60k-75k | 75k-100k | 100k+ | Not Sure | ||
| How Important is North Korea Issue to Vote | Very Important | 36% | 44% | 35% | 27% | 47% | 29% | 31% | 0% | 35% | 35% | 23% | 67% | 42% | 41% | 31% | 56% | 29% | 31% | 32% | 37% | 34% | 41% | 29% | 44% | 45% | 31% | 18% |
| Somewhat Important | 41% | 35% | 39% | 52% | 40% | 41% | 44% | 21% | 42% | 41% | 46% | 27% | 44% | 40% | 43% | 27% | 48% | 45% | 39% | 49% | 37% | 28% | 53% | 40% | 35% | 46% | 54% | |
| Not Very Important | 13% | 11% | 13% | 14% | 8% | 19% | 11% | 4% | 14% | 13% | 17% | 1% | 6% | 13% | 13% | 10% | 12% | 15% | 14% | 10% | 17% | 15% | 10% | 9% | 14% | 14% | 10% | |
| Not at All Important | 4% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 8% | 0% | 3% | 4% | 14% | 4% | 0% | 6% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 7% | 8% | 0% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 7% | 3% | 6% | 13% | |
| Not Sure | 6% | 5% | 9% | 2% | 1% | 8% | 7% | 74% | 6% | 8% | 0% | 1% | 8% | 0% | 11% | 4% | 10% | 3% | 6% | 5% | 10% | 13% | 7% | 0% | 4% | 3% | 6% | |