Toplines - Virginia - July 18, 2010

Virginia Survey of 500 Likely Voters

Conducted July 18, 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?

  

   35% Strongly approve

   14% Somewhat approve

   10% Somewhat disapprove

   40% Strongly disapprove

     1% Not sure

 

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

  

   29% Strongly approve

   35% Somewhat approve

   20% Somewhat disapprove

   13% Strongly disapprove

     3%Not sure

 

3* A proposal has been made to repeal the health care bill and stop it from going into effect. Do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose a proposal to repeal the health care bill?

 

42% Strongly favor

14% Somewhat favor

10% Somewhat oppose

31% Strongly oppose

  3% Not sure

 

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

 

51% Favor

34% Oppose 
15% Not sure

 

5* The U.S. Justice Department has decided to challenge the legality of Arizona’s new immigration law in federal court. Do you agree or disagree with the decision to challenge the legality of Arizona’s new immigration law?

 

38% Agree
48% Disagree
14% Not sure

 

6* Some people believe that the goal of immigration policy should be to keep out national security threats, criminals and those who would come here to live off our welfare system. Beyond that, all immigrants would be welcome. Do you agree or disagree with that goal for immigration policy?

 

60% Agree
23% Disagree
17% Not sure

 

7*Should offshore oil drilling be allowed?

 

57% Yes

24% No

19% Not sure 

 

8* Should deepwater oil drilling be allowed?

 

46% Yes

30% No

24% Not sure 

 

9* How do you rate President Obama’s response to the major oil leak off Louisiana’s coast – excellent, good, fair or poor?

 

19% Excellent

22% Good

16% Fair

40% Poor

  2% Not sure

 

10* How do you rate the response of the companies associated with the oil rig accident to the major oil leak off Louisiana’s coast – excellent, good, fair or poor?

 

  4% Excellent

16% Good

34% Fair

41% Poor

  4% Not sure

 

11* Last year, Congress and the president enacted a $787 billion economic stimulus plan. So far, has the economic stimulus plan helped the economy, hurt the economy or had no impact on the economy?

38% Helped
28% Hurt
25% No impact
  9% Not sure

12* Generally speaking, how would you rate the U.S. economy these days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
     0% Excellent

   13% Good

   44% Fair

   42% Poor

     1% Not sure

13* Are economic conditions in the country getting better or worse?

   30% Better

   40% Worse

   25% Staying the same

     5% Not sure

14* Is the United States currently in a recession?

   63% Yes

   21% No

   16% Not sure

15* (Answered by 830 Homeowners) Is the value of your home worth more than the amount you owe on your mortgage?

 

53% Yes
42% No
  5% Not sure

 

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