Rasmussen Reports
Sign up now for ElectionEdge 2006. The most comprehensive public opinion coverage ever provided for a mid-term election.
 

Toplines

Crosstabs for Ballot Questions

Crosstabs for Other Questions

Previous Virginia Survey

Daily Snapshot

Virginia Survey of 500 Likely Voters                                                                          
Conducted October 12, 2006 by Rasmussen Reports                                                                      
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Senate Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Allen (R) Webb (D) Other 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 Foley Story Very Closely 49% 53% 54% 38% 51% 49% 46% 30% 48% 55% 44% 13% 57% 41% 22% 56% 54% 53% 51% 54% 38% 50% 48% 24% 40% 56% 59% 51% 57% 48% 61% 37% 48% 64% 35% 43% 50% 63% 45%
Somewhat Closely 33% 30% 27% 43% 34% 28% 40% 47% 30% 34% 41% 54% 30% 36% 55% 28% 26% 30% 40% 27% 48% 29% 36% 51% 34% 27% 30% 31% 28% 37% 30% 30% 34% 26% 50% 37% 33% 23% 35%
Not Very Closely 15% 13% 16% 16% 11% 22% 11% 7% 19% 9% 14% 21% 11% 19% 18% 12% 17% 16% 7% 16% 12% 18% 13% 15% 24% 16% 6% 17% 14% 13% 8% 33% 14% 8% 7% 15% 14% 14% 16%
Not at All 3% 3% 3% 3% 4% 1% 2% 0% 3% 1% 0% 12% 2% 3% 5% 5% 3% 1% 1% 3% 2% 3% 3% 10% 2% 1% 5% 1% 1% 3% 1% 0% 4% 1% 8% 4% 2% 0% 4%
Not Sure 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 16% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Senate Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Allen (R) Webb (D) Other 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
GOP Leaders Handling of Foley Situation Excellent 13% 21% 6% 11% 19% 3% 17% 0% 22% 4% 0% 8% 17% 9% 16% 20% 9% 9% 8% 13% 11% 12% 13% 22% 13% 20% 10% 16% 7% 4% 21% 12% 10% 5% 17% 18% 17% 9% 5%
Good 15% 32% 1% 10% 27% 8% 3% 0% 27% 2% 4% 14% 13% 16% 15% 12% 9% 17% 23% 17% 10% 14% 15% 6% 12% 9% 12% 27% 18% 16% 16% 12% 15% 17% 11% 17% 17% 20% 8%
Fair 21% 23% 18% 22% 23% 20% 19% 70% 27% 15% 0% 35% 17% 26% 20% 18% 22% 24% 24% 22% 21% 24% 19% 24% 16% 35% 26% 12% 19% 9% 13% 25% 23% 24% 20% 25% 17% 27% 23%
Poor 44% 17% 69% 46% 22% 57% 60% 14% 12% 77% 96% 29% 48% 40% 32% 44% 57% 43% 41% 41% 50% 44% 44% 34% 43% 33% 49% 39% 51% 52% 47% 39% 42% 49% 47% 30% 41% 42% 58%
Not Sure 8% 7% 5% 10% 8% 11% 1% 16% 12% 2% 0% 15% 5% 10% 18% 5% 3% 7% 4% 7% 9% 5% 9% 14% 16% 2% 3% 6% 4% 19% 3% 12% 10% 5% 5% 10% 8% 2% 7%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Senate Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Allen (R) Webb (D) Other 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
If Foley was Dem, Would Dem Leaders Have Done Better 20% 3% 45% 13% 6% 20% 45% 0% 4% 41% 0% 7% 26% 16% 24% 18% 24% 19% 19% 17% 29% 16% 23% 42% 15% 14% 34% 23% 16% 11% 25% 17% 18% 25% 23% 17% 16% 10% 33%
Worse 24% 46% 7% 19% 43% 11% 11% 0% 44% 3% 14% 17% 27% 21% 25% 29% 22% 22% 18% 27% 15% 29% 20% 2% 19% 28% 24% 35% 26% 29% 35% 29% 19% 16% 20% 27% 27% 20% 19%
About the Same 47% 46% 35% 59% 43% 55% 40% 91% 45% 45% 70% 63% 41% 52% 38% 46% 43% 51% 56% 49% 41% 49% 45% 51% 45% 46% 37% 36% 55% 45% 33% 46% 50% 54% 52% 46% 49% 64% 38%
Not Sure 9% 5% 13% 9% 8% 14% 4% 9% 7% 10% 15% 13% 7% 11% 13% 7% 11% 8% 7% 7% 15% 6% 11% 5% 21% 13% 5% 6% 4% 14% 8% 7% 13% 6% 6% 10% 8% 7% 10%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Senate Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Allen (R) Webb (D) Other 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
Congress Having Inappropriate Staff Relationship Very common 13% 9% 16% 15% 11% 15% 12% 47% 10% 14% 47% 22% 14% 12% 22% 15% 14% 10% 3% 11% 19% 11% 15% 14% 12% 18% 8% 11% 10% 13% 15% 7% 12% 15% 22% 19% 7% 21% 15%
Somewhat common 31% 29% 33% 30% 31% 27% 36% 23% 28% 32% 34% 42% 28% 33% 39% 34% 21% 30% 34% 29% 35% 32% 30% 55% 33% 33% 36% 19% 29% 13% 25% 29% 36% 29% 30% 31% 29% 33% 33%
Not very common 31% 40% 29% 24% 32% 31% 32% 7% 35% 32% 12% 14% 35% 28% 12% 40% 36% 33% 29% 35% 23% 38% 27% 13% 26% 41% 28% 47% 35% 15% 37% 35% 29% 32% 24% 28% 39% 29% 25%
Not at All common 7% 7% 5% 10% 8% 8% 6% 0% 10% 6% 4% 2% 11% 4% 13% 5% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 6% 9% 0% 3% 3% 6% 11% 14% 19% 10% 11% 4% 7% 7% 6% 8% 9% 6%
Not Sure 17% 14% 16% 21% 18% 18% 13% 23% 19% 16% 4% 20% 11% 23% 14% 6% 22% 20% 27% 18% 16% 14% 19% 19% 26% 5% 21% 13% 12% 40% 14% 17% 19% 17% 16% 16% 18% 8% 21%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Senate Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Allen (R) Webb (D) Other 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 Important is Foley Issue to Vote Very Important 17% 12% 25% 15% 11% 17% 27% 54% 9% 27% 4% 16% 15% 20% 30% 4% 18% 18% 26% 12% 29% 6% 25% 53% 14% 18% 15% 15% 9% 7% 14% 14% 13% 25% 33% 32% 11% 16% 17%
Somewhat Important 18% 15% 25% 12% 16% 23% 13% 0% 15% 22% 0% 8% 17% 18% 14% 12% 20% 20% 24% 18% 17% 15% 19% 1% 32% 16% 21% 16% 17% 4% 7% 15% 23% 19% 21% 16% 17% 20% 18%
Not Very Important 31% 33% 25% 36% 29% 32% 35% 0% 29% 34% 34% 33% 28% 34% 21% 33% 37% 32% 27% 33% 26% 40% 26% 20% 22% 30% 35%