| National Opinion Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters | |||||||||||||||||||
| Conducted November 6-7, 2006 by Rasmussen Reports | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | ||||||||||||||
| LV | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | ||
| Supreme Court | Excellent | 8% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 12% | 13% | 4% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 5% |
| Good | 32% | 30% | 34% | 32% | 35% | 33% | 28% | 35% | 33% | 36% | 22% | 41% | 25% | 32% | 40% | 30% | 24% | 23% | |
| Fair | 41% | 41% | 41% | 42% | 42% | 36% | 45% | 38% | 41% | 40% | 42% | 31% | 51% | 41% | 31% | 45% | 49% | 51% | |
| Poor | 17% | 19% | 15% | 18% | 12% | 21% | 16% | 17% | 16% | 17% | 19% | 13% | 17% | 21% | 14% | 15% | 22% | 11% | |
| Not Sure | 2% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 10% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | ||||||||||||||
| LV | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | ||
| Congress | Excellent | 2% | 3% | 1% | 5% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 0% |
| Good | 13% | 10% | 16% | 14% | 15% | 17% | 10% | 10% | 13% | 11% | 15% | 23% | 5% | 12% | 21% | 9% | 7% | 11% | |
| Fair | 33% | 29% | 36% | 34% | 34% | 31% | 33% | 32% | 33% | 37% | 28% | 41% | 23% | 34% | 41% | 28% | 27% | 20% | |
| Poor | 50% | 56% | 44% | 44% | 47% | 47% | 54% | 55% | 51% | 46% | 48% | 28% | 67% | 53% | 33% | 60% | 60% | 57% | |
| Not Sure | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 12% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | ||||||||||||||
| LV | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | ||
| Has Congress passed legislation to improve life | Yes | 17% | 18% | 16% | 11% | 18% | 21% | 18% | 16% | 17% | 18% | 14% | 29% | 12% | 10% | 28% | 8% | 13% | 0% |
| No | 55% | 63% | 47% | 62% | 54% | 54% | 52% | 53% | 54% | 60% | 54% | 39% | 66% | 59% | 40% | 64% | 65% | 32% | |
| Not Sure | 28% | 19% | 37% | 27% | 28% | 25% | 30% | 31% | 28% | 22% | 32% | 32% | 22% | 32% | 32% | 28% | 21% | 68% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | ||||||||||||||
| LV | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | ||
| Will Congress Seriously Address Important Problems | Very Likely | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 12% | 9% | 2% | 10% | 4% | 10% | 0% |
| Somewhat Likely | 35% | 29% | 41% | 42% | 38% | 31% | 32% | 36% | 33% | 49% | 39% | 37% | 37% | 31% | 40% | 30% | 35% | 32% | |
| Not Very Likely | 40% | 41% | 38% | 26% | 42% | 44% | 42% | 43% | 43% | 31% | 25% | 35% | 40% | 45% | 33% | 49% | 37% | 47% | |
| Not at All Likely | 10% | 15% | 6% | 21% | 8% | 7% | 10% | 5% | 9% | 8% | 22% | 8% | 8% | 16% | 9% | 12% | 10% | 0% | |
| Not Sure | 7% | 6% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 7% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 7% | 21% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | ||||||||||||||
| LV | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | ||
| Most Members of Congress | Interested In Helping People | 12% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 8% | 12% | 3% | 20% | 15% | 12% | 8% | 15% | 9% | 12% | 0% |
| Interested in their own Career | 75% | 80% | 70% | 77% | 76% | 69% | 74% | 80% | 74% | 77% | 75% | 71% | 74% | 81% | 71% | 83% | 72% | 53% | |
| Not Sure | 13% | 8% | 19% | 11% | 12% | 18% | 13% | 12% | 14% | 20% | 5% | 14% | 14% | 11% | 14% | 8% | 16% | 47% | |