VIRGINIA SURVEY of 500 likely voters
Tuesday September 12, 2006
Crosstabs for Ballot Questions
Crosstabs for Other Questions
1* In the 2006 election for the U.S. Senate…if the election for Senator were held today, would you vote for Republican George Allen or for Democrat James Webb?
50% Allen
43% Webb
1% some other candidate
7% not sure
2* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of:
|
|
Allen |
Webb |
|
Very favorable |
28% |
13% |
|
Somewhat favorable |
27% |
37% |
|
Somewhat unfavorable |
16% |
25% |
|
Very unfavorable |
20% |
10% |
|
Not sure |
8% |
15% |
3*In terms of how you will vote this November, which of the following issues is most important… the economy, immigration, government corruption, national security, the War in Iraq, same-sex marriage, or some other issue?
25% the economy
16% immigration
9% government corruption
19% national security
22% the War in Iraq
4% same-sex marriage
3% some other issue
2% not sure
4* 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, national security. Which political party do you trust more on the handling of national security—Republicans or Democrats?
47% Republicans
43% Democrats
10% not sure
5*Fine…the War in Iraq…Which party do you trust more on the War in Iraq?
46% Republicans
45% Democrats
10% not sure
6*Okay… the economy. Which political party do you trust more on the handling of the economy—Republicans or Democrats?
44% Republicans
49% Democrats
7% not sure
7*Great…immigration. Which political party do you trust more on the immigration issue?
40% Republicans
41% Democrats
19% not sure
8*Okay…taxes. Which political party do you trust more on taxes?
42% Republicans
47% Democrats
11% not sure
9*Fine…Is the War in Iraq part of the war on terror or is it a distraction from the War on Terror?
50% Iraq part of War on Terror
43% distraction
6% not sure
10*Great…which is more important in terms of deciding how you will vote…a candidates political party or their individual character?
16% political party
79% character
5% not sure
11*Okay….how often do you discuss politics and current events with family, friends and neighbors?
6% rarely or never
23% occasionally
18% about once a week
25% several times a week
27% every day or nearly every day
0% not sure
12*Have you ever met your representative in Congress?
28% yes
68% no
4% not sure
13* 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?
32% strongly approve
17% somewhat approve
10% somewhat disapprove
41% strongly disapprove
0% not sure
14* How would you rate the job Tim Kaine has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
28% strongly approve
41% somewhat approve
15% somewhat disapprove
11% strongly disapprove
4% not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.
1* If the election for U.S. Senate were held today, would you vote for Republican John Raese or for Democrat Robert Byrd?
30% Raese
63% Byrd
3% some other candidate
4% not sure
2* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of:
|
|
Byrd |
Raese |
|
Very favorable |
47% |
12% |
|
Somewhat favorable |
27% |
30% |
|
Somewhat unfavorable |
13% |
24% |
|
Very unfavorable |
12% |
23% |
|
Not sure |
1% |
11% |
3* For each of the following, please let me know if you believe that person is politically conservative, moderate, or liberal.
|
|
Bush |
Manchin |
Byrd |
Rockefeller |
Raese |
|
Conservative |
53% |
24% |
23% |
22% |
38% |
|
Moderate |
23% |
55% |
38% |
37% |
25% |
|
Liberal |
11% |
12% |
31% |
30% |
13% |
|
Not sure |
13% |
9% |
8% |
12% |
24% |
4* Okay… Who do you trust more when it comes to the situation in Iraq and national security—President Bush or Democrats in Congress?
40% President Bush
50% Democrats in Congress
9% not sure
5* Who is winning the War on Terrorism…the United States and its allies or the terrorists?
46% the United States and its allies
34% the terrorists
18% neither
2% not sure
6* Who do you trust more when it comes to managing the economy—President Bush or Democrats in Congress?
35% President Bush
54% Democrats in Congress
10% not sure
7* Generally speaking, how would you rate the U.S. economy these days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
10% excellent
25% good
34% fair
30% poor
1% not sure
8* 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?
26% strongly approve
17% somewhat approve
14% somewhat disapprove
42% strongly disapprove
2% not sure
9* How would you rate the job Joe Manchin has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
41% strongly approve
38% somewhat approve
14% somewhat disapprove
6% strongly disapprove
2% not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.