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West Virginia Survey of 500 Likely Voters                                                                          
Conducted September 5, 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 Raese (R) Byrd (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
Senate Raese (R) 30% 67% 10% 19% 51% 20% 11% 22% 100% 0% 0% 0% 29% 31% 28% 26% 36% 30% 30% 36% 21% 37% 27% 18% 28% 41% 40% 37% 61% 41% 36% 41% 33% 30% 21% 39% 30% 26% 23%
Byrd (D) 63% 28% 86% 61% 44% 71% 89% 61% 0% 100% 0% 0% 66% 61% 62% 65% 58% 64% 64% 60% 68% 56% 65% 74% 68% 52% 55% 56% 39% 49% 59% 53% 64% 64% 67% 54% 65% 68% 67%
Other 3% 1% 1% 12% 2% 4% 0% 6% 0% 0% 100% 0% 3% 2% 4% 3% 4% 2% 2% 2% 4% 3% 3% 2% 3% 3% 4% 0% 0% 4% 3% 5% 0% 3% 4% 3% 0% 6% 4%
Not Sure 4% 4% 4% 7% 3% 5% 0% 11% 0% 0% 0% 100% 2% 6% 5% 7% 2% 3% 4% 3% 6% 4% 4% 7% 2% 4% 0% 6% 0% 7% 2% 2% 3% 3% 8% 4% 4% 0% 6%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Senate Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Raese (R) Byrd (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
Byrd Very Favorable 47% 21% 68% 32% 33% 53% 62% 51% 6% 70% 0% 0% 50% 43% 30% 42% 49% 52% 56% 46% 47% 34% 51% 61% 47% 35% 43% 38% 31% 29% 47% 29% 40% 50% 57% 41% 47% 55% 49%
Somewhat Favorable 27% 31% 20% 40% 20% 33% 29% 30% 22% 27% 42% 54% 23% 30% 41% 37% 22% 21% 21% 24% 32% 34% 24% 23% 30% 30% 20% 33% 17% 15% 16% 29% 32% 29% 25% 28% 25% 18% 31%
Somewhat Unfavorable 13% 20% 9% 12% 18% 9% 6% 19% 32% 2% 30% 38% 10% 16% 7% 9% 12% 18% 12% 14% 12% 9% 15% 8% 9% 22% 19% 17% 10% 26% 18% 19% 15% 11% 8% 14% 15% 11% 10%
Very Unfavorable 12% 26% 2% 14% 24% 5% 4% 0% 36% 0% 29% 7% 16% 8% 16% 12% 16% 8% 11% 14% 8% 18% 10% 5% 12% 12% 19% 11% 41% 26% 13% 20% 11% 11% 9% 17% 12% 16% 6%
Not Sure 1% 2% 1% 2% 4% 0% 0% 0% 4% 1% 0% 0% 0% 2% 6% 0% 1% 0% 0% 2% 1% 5% 0% 2% 2% 2% 0% 0% 0% 5% 5% 3% 1% 0% 1% 0% 1% 0% 3%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Senate Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Raese (R) Byrd (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
Raese Very Favorable 12% 26% 5% 7% 20% 7% 9% 5% 35% 2% 0% 5% 10% 13% 14% 14% 12% 9% 14% 15% 7% 18% 10% 15% 10% 13% 27% 8% 17% 0% 17% 11% 17% 14% 3% 17% 12% 10% 8%
Somewhat Favorable 30% 46% 21% 29% 37% 30% 18% 29% 55% 19% 24% 31% 27% 33% 39% 24% 27% 33% 24% 31% 30% 30% 31% 28% 31% 31% 20% 41% 41% 23% 33% 39% 33% 28% 26% 35% 30% 29% 27%
Somewhat Unfavorable 24% 16% 29% 25% 16% 25% 35% 27% 2% 33% 35% 35% 23% 25% 17% 25% 28% 24% 26% 25% 22% 21% 25% 21% 27% 28% 17% 20% 16% 5% 20% 15% 24% 26% 26% 25% 23% 20% 25%
Very Unfavorable 23% 6% 33% 25% 17% 26% 30% 24% 2% 35% 21% 4% 27% 20% 11% 23% 27% 27% 25% 21% 27% 16% 26% 25% 20% 25% 28% 19% 18% 41% 17% 23% 19% 25% 28% 16% 25% 28% 27%
Not Sure 11% 6% 12% 15% 10% 12% 8% 15% 6% 11% 19% 25% 13% 8% 18% 14% 6% 7% 11% 8% 14% 14% 9% 11% 12% 2% 9% 12% 7% 30% 12% 12% 8% 7% 17% 7% 11% 13% 13%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Senate Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Raese (R) Byrd (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 Approval Strongly Approve 26% 47% 13% 25% 44% 16% 8% 22% 54% 13% 42% 15% 28% 23% 27% 25% 28% 24% 27% 28% 22% 29% 24% 20% 22% 36% 28% 29% 23% 53% 24% 25% 27% 31% 18% 32% 24% 38% 19%
Somewhat Approve 17% 28% 12% 12% 25% 15% 5% 10% 28% 11% 10% 28% 16% 17% 10% 12% 21% 20% 18% 19% 13% 17% 17% 17% 18% 15% 15% 17% 26% 8% 10% 23% 21% 13% 19% 21% 21% 15% 9%
Somewhat Disapprove 14% 8% 15% 20% 8% 20% 14% 12% 9% 16% 0% 28% 11% 16% 18% 20% 8% 12% 14% 13% 15% 12% 14% 13% 14% 14% 7% 18% 13% 19% 27% 12% 9% 16% 10% 15% 11% 5% 18%
Strongly Disapprove 42% 16% 59% 41% 21% 48% 69% 51% 9% 58% 48% 29% 44% 40% 42% 39% 40% 44% 41% 38% 48% 38% 43% 46% 45% 30% 50% 37% 39% 20% 34% 39% 42% 39% 51% 31% 44% 43% 50%
Not Sure 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 3% 4% 1% 2% 0% 0% 0% 3% 3% 4% 3% 0% 1% 2% 2% 4% 1% 4% 0% 4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 5% 2% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 0% 4%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Senate Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Raese (R) Byrd (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
Manchin Approval Strongly Approve 41% 36% 44% 40% 44% 44% 33% 35% 33% 47% 23% 17% 42% 40% 31% 44% 43% 41% 47% 41% 41% 35% 43% 47% 42% 33% 42% 30% 44% 42% 33% 33% 38% 47% 44% 45% 37% 55% 38%
Somewhat Approve 38% 44% 34% 39% 37% 37% 44% 34% 43% 35% 37% 47% 32% 43% 42% 34% 38% 38% 37% 42% 31% 38% 38% 30% 43% 43% 38% 42% 15% 45% 31% 41% 47% 38% 30% 40% 41% 33% 33%
Somewhat Disapprove 14% 13% 13% 14% 12% 16% 12% 13% 17% 11% 37% 13% 16% 11% 12% 16% 12% 16% 10% 12% 16% 17% 12% 9% 13% 18% 11% 18% 29% 8% 25% 9% 13% 11% 14% 10% 16% 3% 17%
Strongly Disapprove 6% 5% 6% 6% 6% 2% 8% 17% 6% 5% 0% 23% 7% 5% 11% 6% 7% 4% 3% 3% 11% 8% 5% 9% 1% 6% 9% 5% 12% 0% 10% 13% 2% 3% 8% 5% 4% 4% 9%
Not Sure 2% 1% 2% 2% 2% 0% 4% 1% 2% 2% 4% 0% 2% 1% 4% 0% 0% 2% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 3% 1% 0% 0% 5% 0% 5% 0% 4% 0% 1% 3% 0% 2% 6% 2%