ARIZONA SURVEY of 500 likely voters

Wednesday January 18, 2006

Crosstabs for Ballot Questions

Crosstabs for Favorables

Crosstabs for Other Questions

Daily Snapshot

 

1* Suppose that, in the race to become Arizona’s next United States Senator, Republicans nominate John Kyl and Democrats nominate Jim Pederson. If the election for Senator were held today, would you vote for Republican John Kyl or for Democrat Jim Pederson?

 

                                53% Kyl

34% Pederson

                                  5% some other candidate

                                  9% not sure

 

2* In the 2006 election for Governor, Janet Napolitano is likely to face one of three Republican challengers. Suppose the Republicans nominate Don Goldwater…if the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Don Goldwater or for Democrat Janet Napolitano?

 

31% Goldwater

54% Napolitano   

                                  4% some other candidate

                                11% not sure

 

3* Okay… what if the Republicans nominate John Greene?  If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican John Greene or for Democrat Janet Napolitano?

 

27% Greene

54% Napolitano   

                                  6% some other candidate

                                13% not sure

 

4* Last one…what if the Republicans nominate Jan Smith Florez. If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Jan Smith Florez or for Democrat Janet Napolitano?

 

26% Florez

55% Napolitano   

                                  6% some other candidate

                                12% not sure

 

5* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of:

 

 

Napolitano

Goldwater

Greene

Florez

Kyl

Pederson

Alito

Very favorable

40%

14%

  5%

  7%

39%

17%

30%

Somewhat favorable

25%

30%

25%

23%

27%

27%

16%

Somewhat unfavorable

17%

19%

22%

24%

11%

17%

19%

Very unfavorable

13%

  7%

11%

10%

15%

  9%

16%

Not sure

  4%

30%

37%

36%

  7%

    30%

19%

 

6* The President nominated Judge Samuel Alito to serve on the Supreme Court. Should the Senate confirm Samuel Alito’s appointment to the Supreme Court?

 

59% yes

27% no

14% not sure

 

7* Okay…how would you rate President Bush’s handling of the US economy…excellent, good, fair, or poor?

 

25% excellent

22% good

16% fair

36% poor

                                  0% not sure

 

8* Overall, how would you rate President Bush’s handling of the situation in Iraq…excellent, good, fair, or poor?

 

22% excellent

23% good

14% fair

40% poor

                                  0% not sure

 

9* Next… Which is more important, getting American troops home as soon as possible or making sure that Iraq becomes a peaceful nation enjoying freedom and democracy?

 

38%getting troops home

58% making sure that Iraq becomes peaceful nation

  4% not sure

 

10* 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?

 

45% immigration

41% situation in Iraq

14% 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

                                30% oppose

                                11% not sure

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.