NEW JERSEY SURVEY of 500 likely voters
Wednesday December 7, 2005
1* Thinking ahead to 2006, if the election for New Jersey’s next United States Senator were held today, would you vote for Republican Tom Kean, Jr. or for Democrat Bob Menendez?
34% Kean
38% Menendez
9% some other candidate
18% not sure
See Crosstabs for this question
2* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of:
|
|
Kean |
Menendez |
Corzine |
Codey |
|
Favorable |
35% |
27% |
44% |
59% |
|
Unfavorable |
16% |
24% |
36% |
16% |
|
Not sure |
49% |
49% |
21% |
25% |
3* In political terms, is Tom Kean, Jr. conservative, moderate, or liberal?
18% conservative
37% moderate
4% liberal
40% not sure
4* In political terms, is Bob Menendez conservative, moderate, or liberal?
4% conservative
21% moderate
27& liberal
48% not sure
5* 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?
25% strongly approve
17% somewhat approve
16% somewhat disapprove
42% strongly disapprove
0% not sure
6* How would you rate the job Jon Corzine has been doing as Governor-elect… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
15% strongly approve
36% somewhat approve
20% somewhat disapprove
19% strongly disapprove
10% not sure
7* Okay…how would you rate President Bush’s handling of the US economy…Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
15% excellent
21% good
20% fair
43% poor
0% not sure
8* Overall, how would you rate President Bush’s handling of the situation in Iraq…Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
14% excellent
19% good
16% fair
50% poor
0% not sure
9* When it comes to determining how you will vote in the U.S. Senate race next year, which issue is more important… immigration, or the situation in Iraq?
35% immigration
52% situation in Iraq
8% some other issue
5% not sure
10* A proposal has been made to build a barrier along the U.S. - Mexican border. Do you favor or oppose building a barrier to help reduce illegal immigration?
59% favor
26%oppose
15% not sure
Additional Crosstabs information
Crosstabs by Ballot Preference
Crosstabs by Religious Affiliation
Crosstabs by Married – Children at Home
Crosstabs by Immigration Topics
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.