PENNSYLVANIA SURVEY of 500 likely voters
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Crosstabs for Ballot Questions
Crosstabs for Other Questions
1* If the election for Governor were held today, would you vote for Republican Lynn Swann or for Democrat Ed Rendell?
40% Swann
50% Rendell
3% some other candidate
8% not sure
2* OK… If the election for the United States Senate were held today would you vote for Republican Rick Santorum or for Democrat Bob Casey, Jr.?
39% Santorum
50% Casey
5% some other candidate
7% not sure
3* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of:
|
|
Rendell |
Swann |
Santorum |
Casey |
|
Very favorable |
22% |
22% |
23% |
14% |
|
Somewhat favorable |
40% |
37% |
22% |
42% |
|
Somewhat unfavorable |
19% |
22% |
20% |
20% |
|
Very unfavorable |
17% |
9% |
30% |
16% |
|
Not sure |
2% |
10% |
5% |
9% |
4*In terms of how you will vote this November, which of the following issues is most important… the economy, immigration, government corruption, national security, the War in Iraq, same-sex marriage, or some other issue?
29% the economy
11% immigration
11% government corruption
18% national security
16% the War in Iraq
2% same-sex marriage
6% some other issue
6% not sure
5*How confident are you that ballots are properly counted in most elections and the right person is declared the winner?
36% very confident
35% somewhat confident
19% not very confident
6% not at all confident
3% not sure
6*Should voters be required to show photo identification such as a drivers license before being allowed to vote?
78% yes
14% no
8% not sure
7*Should election ballots be printed in English only or should they be printed in English and Spanish?
68% English only
30% English and Spanish
2% not sure
8*In most elections, are large numbers of people prevented from voting who should be allowed to vote?
19% yes
49% no
32% not sure
9*Okay… in most elections, are large numbers of people allowed to vote who are not eligible to vote?
26% yes
38% no
36% not sure
10*Some people say that America’s political system is badly broken. Do you agree?
58% yes
30% no
16% not sure
11*On a different topic… Should marriage be defined in terms of a union between a man and a woman? Or should marriage be defined as a union between any two people including same sex couples?
62% marriage is between man and woman
34% between any two people
4% not sure
12*Do you believe the Bible literally true?
43% yes
44% no
13% not sure
13*Moving to another cultural issue… on the topic of abortion, do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life?
56% pro-choice
37% pro-life
8% not sure
14* How would you rate the job Ed Rendell has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
19% strongly approve
39% somewhat approve
19% somewhat disapprove
20% strongly disapprove
3% not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.