| National Opinion Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conducted November 4-5, 2006 by Rasmussen Reports | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | Vote for Control of Senate | ||||||||||||||||
| LV | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | GOP | Democrat | Not Sure | ||
| Who Will Win Senate | GOP | 41% | 46% | 37% | 39% | 48% | 42% | 42% | 33% | 42% | 37% | 36% | 72% | 20% | 34% | 62% | 31% | 19% | 11% | 77% | 14% | 21% |
| Democrat | 45% | 42% | 48% | 53% | 42% | 43% | 44% | 44% | 42% | 55% | 59% | 17% | 70% | 45% | 25% | 53% | 68% | 59% | 12% | 73% | 36% | |
| Not Sure | 14% | 12% | 15% | 8% | 10% | 15% | 13% | 23% | 16% | 8% | 5% | 12% | 10% | 21% | 13% | 16% | 12% | 30% | 11% | 13% | 43% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | Vote for Control of Senate | ||||||||||||||||
| LV | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | GOP | Democrat | Not Sure | ||
| If Dems Win, will Taxes Be | Higher | 45% | 49% | 42% | 34% | 59% | 45% | 45% | 42% | 46% | 36% | 46% | 78% | 16% | 45% | 64% | 35% | 27% | 11% | 83% | 15% | 30% |
| Lower | 12% | 14% | 10% | 35% | 6% | 6% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 25% | 17% | 5% | 21% | 7% | 11% | 11% | 14% | 13% | 3% | 20% | 2% | |
| About the Same | 39% | 35% | 43% | 29% | 33% | 44% | 42% | 46% | 40% | 36% | 36% | 13% | 60% | 43% | 22% | 50% | 53% | 61% | 11% | 61% | 53% | |
| Not Sure | 4% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 15% | 3% | 4% | 15% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | Vote for Control of Senate | ||||||||||||||||
| LV | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | GOP | Democrat | Not Sure | ||
| If GOP Wins, will Taxes Be | Higher | 32% | 28% | 36% | 48% | 19% | 29% | 32% | 33% | 30% | 40% | 39% | 9% | 56% | 27% | 19% | 38% | 45% | 65% | 5% | 54% | 21% |
| Lower | 13% | 17% | 9% | 9% | 18% | 10% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 20% | 16% | 27% | 5% | 6% | 24% | 5% | 4% | 0% | 26% | 3% | 2% | |
| About the Same | 52% | 53% | 50% | 39% | 59% | 58% | 50% | 50% | 55% | 35% | 46% | 62% | 36% | 61% | 54% | 55% | 43% | 20% | 66% | 39% | 65% | |
| Not Sure | 4% | 2% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 0% | 2% | 3% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 8% | 15% | 2% | 5% | 12% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | Vote for Control of Senate | ||||||||||||||||
| LV | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | GOP | Dem | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not Sure | GOP | Democrat | Not Sure | ||
| Higher Taxes | Help Economy | 16% | 20% | 11% | 16% | 26% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 37% | 14% | 17% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 25% | 0% | 13% | 19% | 4% |
| Hurt Economy | 61% | 60% | 61% | 50% | 57% | 71% | 64% | 56% | 63% | 67% | 40% | 74% | 51% | 57% | 70% | 62% | 43% | 79% | 77% | 46% | 68% | |
| No Impact on Economy | 16% | 17% | 15% | 24% | 11% | 13% | 15% | 20% | 16% | 9% | 19% | 6% | 23% | 17% | 10% | 20% | 21% | 6% | 5% | 25% | 15% | |
| Not Sure | 8% | 3% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 8% | 11% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 10% | 6% | 7% | 12% | 15% | 5% | 10% | 13% | |