If it's in the News, it's in our Polls. Public opinion polling since 2003.

Toplines - Alabama Governor - May 25, 2010

See Article
See Crosstabs

Alabama Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted May 25, 2010
By Rasmussen Reports

1* How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as President… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

28% Strongly approve
12% Somewhat approve
10% Somewhat disapprove
49% Strongly disapprove
  1% Not sure

2* How would you rate the job Bob Riley has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

22% Strongly approve
35% Somewhat approve
22% Somewhat disapprove
20% Strongly disapprove
  1% Not sure

3* 2010 Alabama Governor’s Race

 

 

5/25/2010

3/29/2010

Bradley Byrne (R)

47%

50%

Artur Davis (D)

33%

33%

Some other candidate

12%

9%

Not sure

8%

9%

 

 

5/25/2010

3/29/2010

Tim James (R)

45%

49%

Artur Davis (D)

39%

35%

Some other candidate

8%

10%

Not sure

8%

7%

 

 

5/25/2010

3/29/2010

Roy Moore (R)

43%

40%

Artur Davis (D)

40%

44%

Some other candidate

11%

11%

Not sure

6%

6%

 

 

5/25/2010

Robert Bentley (R)

46%

Artur Davis (D)

33%

Some other candidate

12%

Not sure

9%

 

 

5/25/2010

3/29/2010

Bradley Byrne (R)

45%

43%

Ron Sparks (D)

32%

33%

Some other candidate

13%

11%

Not sure

10%

13%

 

 

5/25/2010

Robert Bentley (R)

44%

Ron Sparks (D)

31%

Some other candidate

13%

Not sure

11%

 

 

5/25/2010

3/29/2010

Tim James (R)

42%

38%

Ron Sparks (D)

37%

34%

Some other candidate

13%

13%

Not sure

9%

14%

 

 

5/25/2010

3/29/2010

Roy Moore (R)

38%

35%

Ron Sparks (D)

40%

40%

Some other candidate

15%

15%

Not sure

7%

10%

 

 

4* I’m going to read you a short list of people in the News. For each, please let me know if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression.

 

Candidate for the AL Governor’s Race

Very Favorable

Somewhat Favorable

Somewhat Unfavorable

Very Unfavorable

Not sure

Byrne

13%

32%

21%

12%

21%

Bentley

11%

34%

17%

10%

28%

James

13%

28%

21%

21%

17%

Moore

19%

24%

22%

24%

12%

Sparks

17%

23%

20%

18%

21%

Davis

17%

31%

21%

15%

17%

 

5* How closely have you followed news stories about the new immigration law in Arizona?

 

50% Very closely
32% Somewhat closely
12% Not very closely
  3% Not at all
  3% Not sure

 

6* Suppose the new Arizona immigration law was being considered for your state. Would you favor or oppose passage of that law in your state?


60% Favor

21% Oppose
19% Not sure

 

7* Suppose a police officer stops someone for a traffic violation or a violation of some other law. If the police officer suspects that the person they stopped might be an illegal immigrant, should the officer be required to check their immigration status?

 

79% Yes
13% No
  8% Not sure

 

8* Is the United States of America the last best hope of mankind?

 

54% Yes
19% No
26% Not sure

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