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Illinois Survey of 500 Likely Voters                                                                            
Conducted September 7, 2006 by Rasmussen Reports                                                                      
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Topinka (R) Blagojevich (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
Bush Conservative 66% 63% 73% 61% 62% 61% 78% 28% 68% 65% 67% 65% 73% 60% 56% 70% 70% 68% 63% 68% 61% 64% 67% 33% 65% 76% 67% 82% 75% 51% 78% 61% 72% 63% 53% 61% 67% 62% 77%
Moderate 19% 26% 15% 16% 23% 25% 8% 0% 22% 16% 18% 22% 18% 20% 14% 15% 26% 19% 19% 19% 19% 17% 20% 17% 18% 17% 20% 16% 18% 34% 12% 25% 21% 21% 10% 21% 21% 21% 11%
Liberal 9% 8% 7% 13% 10% 9% 8% 0% 7% 12% 9% 0% 5% 12% 26% 6% 2% 6% 6% 8% 12% 14% 6% 32% 10% 4% 9% 0% 7% 3% 7% 10% 3% 8% 24% 14% 4% 10% 7%
Not Sure 6% 4% 6% 10% 5% 5% 6% 72% 3% 7% 7% 13% 4% 8% 4% 8% 2% 7% 12% 5% 9% 5% 7% 18% 6% 4% 4% 3% 0% 12% 3% 4% 5% 8% 13% 4% 8% 7% 5%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Topinka (R) Blagojevich (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
Blagojevich Conservative 8% 7% 8% 9% 10% 7% 5% 3% 1% 13% 11% 4% 4% 11% 18% 6% 3% 7% 6% 9% 6% 13% 5% 29% 9% 7% 8% 0% 5% 5% 6% 8% 5% 6% 18% 10% 1% 12% 8%
Moderate 42% 19% 64% 41% 26% 53% 51% 23% 23% 64% 18% 27% 41% 43% 40% 42% 47% 43% 33% 43% 41% 42% 42% 38% 46% 39% 29% 52% 52% 31% 37% 28% 52% 43% 36% 28% 44% 45% 46%
Liberal 40% 62% 20% 41% 57% 32% 31% 9% 64% 17% 50% 59% 48% 34% 34% 44% 42% 39% 45% 40% 41% 37% 42% 15% 37% 47% 52% 38% 39% 46% 48% 57% 35% 40% 32% 49% 44% 36% 36%
Not Sure 10% 12% 9% 9% 7% 8% 12% 65% 12% 6% 21% 10% 7% 13% 8% 7% 8% 11% 16% 9% 12% 9% 10% 18% 8% 7% 12% 9% 4% 17% 8% 7% 9% 12% 14% 13% 11% 7% 10%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Topinka (R) Blagojevich (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
Durbin Conservative 12% 7% 18% 8% 8% 13% 16% 0% 8% 17% 6% 0% 10% 13% 8% 9% 17% 12% 8% 10% 15% 12% 11% 22% 13% 5% 12% 4% 20% 9% 9% 6% 14% 16% 7% 16% 6% 12% 13%
Moderate 37% 25% 44% 42% 28% 50% 34% 7% 27% 48% 35% 24% 38% 36% 53% 33% 35% 34% 31% 38% 35% 39% 36% 40% 52% 34% 34% 31% 30% 26% 41% 37% 38% 27% 45% 34% 39% 43% 27%
Liberal 36% 51% 24% 33% 49% 26% 32% 9% 51% 20% 45% 47% 41% 31% 21% 38% 38% 38% 44% 37% 32% 35% 36% 19% 21% 47% 40% 49% 39% 36% 38% 45% 29% 43% 31% 30% 39% 35% 39%
Not Sure 16% 17% 14% 16% 15% 11% 18% 84% 14% 15% 13% 29% 11% 19% 17% 20% 10% 16% 17% 15% 18% 14% 17% 19% 14% 14% 14% 15% 11% 29% 12% 12% 19% 14% 17% 21% 17% 9% 21%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Topinka (R) Blagojevich (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
Obama Conservative 8% 4% 9% 12% 10% 8% 5% 14% 5% 13% 0% 1% 5% 11% 18% 2% 7% 5% 13% 7% 10% 13% 6% 32% 10% 3% 5% 1% 5% 11% 7% 4% 3% 10% 22% 10% 5% 9% 8%
Moderate 34% 26% 35% 41% 28% 42% 30% 46% 27% 40% 23% 40% 34% 34% 18% 27% 50% 38% 30% 34% 33% 30% 35% 23% 22% 40% 36% 36% 39% 32% 30% 29% 37% 37% 30% 40% 28% 38% 27%
Liberal 49% 60% 48% 38% 54% 44% 51% 0% 58% 39% 68% 47% 54% 45% 50% 64% 40% 46% 48% 51% 45% 50% 49% 18% 58% 49% 50% 58% 54% 42% 55% 60% 51% 45% 36% 42% 55% 46% 55%
Not Sure 9% 10% 8% 10% 7% 6% 14% 40% 10% 8% 8% 12% 7% 11% 14% 7% 3% 12% 9% 8% 13% 7% 10% 27% 10% 8% 10% 4% 2% 14% 7% 7% 10% 8% 11% 9% 11% 8% 10%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Topinka (R) Blagojevich (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
Topinka Conservative 35% 28% 47% 25% 24% 38% 46% 9% 29% 46% 23% 8% 45% 26% 36% 32% 44% 34% 24% 33% 40% 31% 37% 32% 42% 29% 33% 39% 41% 14% 34% 31% 43% 20% 36% 27% 32% 35% 42%
Moderate 39% 52% 25% 40% 48% 35% 32% 18% 65% 17% 42% 41% 39% 38% 29% 51% 35% 41% 34% 40% 36% 41% 37% 5% 29% 52% 46% 44% 40% 51% 50% 51% 34% 37% 32% 39% 46% 35% 36%
Liberal 14% 13% 15% 15% 22% 13% 7% 0% 3% 22% 14% 21% 9% 20% 27% 6% 12% 14% 13% 15% 12% 17% 13% 43% 13% 6% 8% 12% 15% 13% 12% 11% 11% 20% 20% 22% 7% 19% 9%
Not Sure 12% 7% 13% 19% 6% 14% 14% 72% 3% 15% 21% 30% 8% 17% 8% 12% 9% 11% 29% 12% 13% 11% 13% 20% 15% 13% 12% 6% 4% 22% 4% 7% 11% 24% 13% 13% 15% 10% 13%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Topinka (R) Blagojevich (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
National Security and Iraq President Bush 44% 84% 13% 33% 75% 35% 15% 18% 69% 19% 60% 55% 46% 42% 28% 53% 47% 43% 48% 46% 38% 47% 42% 25% 37% 48% 51% 55% 40% 51% 39% 56% 47% 39% 31% 60% 49% 43% 24%
Democrats in Congress 47% 10% 81% 48% 20% 51% 79% 54% 23% 73% 23% 37% 49% 46% 58% 38% 50% 48% 39% 46% 51% 45% 49% 72% 54% 43% 40% 37% 51% 31% 55% 34% 46% 50% 56% 30% 42% 53% 58%
Not Sure 9% 6% 5% 19% 6% 14% 6% 28% 8% 9% 18% 8% 5% 13% 14% 9% 3% 9% 13% 9% 10% 8% 10% 3% 9% 10% 9% 9% 9% 18% 6% 10% 7% 11% 13% 10% 9% 4% 17%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Topinka (R) Blagojevich (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
Winning War on Terror US and Allies 46% 78% 23% 39% 71% 41% 23% 28% 66% 28% 52% 54% 49% 44% 38% 54% 49% 45% 45% 48% 43% 49% 45% 24% 43% 48% 48% 54% 47% 61% 40% 57% 52% 34% 41% 64% 52% 44% 30%
Terrorists 29% 11% 51% 21% 11% 37% 43% 28% 19% 43% 14% 14% 29% 30% 38% 20% 32% 29% 26% 28% 32% 25% 31% 42% 37% 24% 27% 21% 29% 17% 33% 25% 27% 34% 29% 21% 22% 30% 42%
Neither 22% 9% 22% 38% 16% 19% 31% 44% 12% 27% 33% 24% 19% 24% 24% 21% 17% 23% 25% 21% 23% 21% 22% 32% 18% 26% 23% 23% 16% 17% 24% 18% 18% 29% 26% 13% 22% 23% 25%
Not Sure 3% 2% 3% 3% 2% 3% 4% 0% 2% 2% 1% 9% 3% 3% 0% 5% 2% 3% 5% 3% 2% 5% 2% 1% 2% 1% 2% 2% 7% 5% 3% 0% 3% 3% 4% 2% 4% 3% 3%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Topinka (R) Blagojevich (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
Managing Economy President Bush 39% 78% 9% 30% 66% 33% 12% 9% 68% 12% 49% 49% 41% 37% 24% 46% 40% 39% 45% 42% 32% 41% 38% 14% 31% 46% 49% 52% 32% 51% 34% 52% 41% 37% 27% 52% 45% 36% 26%
Democrats in Congress 49% 15% 81% 50% 25% 48% 82% 69% 22% 76% 32% 37% 50% 48% 65% 39% 51% 48% 44% 47% 55% 50% 49% 65% 59% 41% 43% 37% 63% 29% 60% 44% 48% 46% 55% 34% 49% 50% 61%
Not Sure 12% 7% 10% 20% 9% 19% 7% 21% 10% 12% 19% 15% 9% 15% 11% 15% 9% 13% 10% 11% 14% 10% 13% 21% 10% 13% 8% 11% 5% 20% 6% 5% 11% 17% 18% 14% 6% 13% 13%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Topinka (R) Blagojevich (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
Rate Economy Excellent 6% 11% 2% 4% 10% 3% 1% 9% 13% 0% 3% 4% 8% 4% 2% 9% 4% 5% 9% 6% 4% 8% 4% 5% 2% 8% 7% 15% 2% 3% 0% 5% 6% 6% 7% 4% 6% 7% 5%
Good 31% 57% 10% 27% 49% 27% 13% 0% 45% 17% 30% 46% 32% 30% 32% 36% 26% 29% 36% 32% 29% 32% 30% 9% 27% 33% 33% 38% 34% 53% 26% 45% 31% 31% 20% 53% 37% 24% 18%
Fair 41% 27% 59% 36% 25% 50% 54% 23% 34% 49% 37% 39% 40% 43% 35% 42% 52% 39% 39% 42% 40% 40% 42% 46% 46% 44% 41% 29% 50% 20% 37% 35% 46% 46% 35% 28% 37% 50% 44%
Poor 22% 6% 28% 33% 15% 20% 31% 65% 8% 34% 30% 12% 20% 23% 30% 13% 18% 27% 15% 20% 27% 20% 23% 41% 25% 15% 19% 18% 15% 23% 37% 15% 16% 17% 38% 16% 20% 20% 32%
Not Sure 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%