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Which Party Do You Trust On These Issues?

Rasmussen Reports Tracking Surveys

500 Interviews per State

Surveys conducted May 8 - June 7, 2006. Click on State for details.

(Question wording below table)

 
Economy
Nat'l Security
Energy Policy
Immigration
War in Iraq
 
 

GOP

Dems

GOP

Dems

GOP

Dems

GOP

Dems

GOP

Dems

 
            

AZ

47

40

50

35

40

44

44

33

45

38

AZ

CA

43

48

42

47

35

54

40

42

40

48

CA

CO

46

46

49

41

37

52

40

40

42

44

CO

FL

38

57

39

56

28

60

43

38

36

56

FL

KS

50

40

54

34

41

44

48

31

46

39

KS

MA

32

57

35

54

23

61

29

45

29

58

MA

MI

36

52

38

48

24

56

32

41

35

50

MI

MO

37

53

41

48

29

55

34

40

37

46

MO

MT

49

42

53

38

39

48

44

34

46

42

MT

NE

57

32

58

32

43

42

51

27

50

33

NE

NJ

40

51

37

53

24

60

30

50

25

58

NJ

NV

42

50

43

46

30

56

35

40

38

50

NV

OH

41

49

50

41

34

52

37

42

39

47

OH

OR

40

45

40

42

29

48

35

37

37

43

OR

PA

38

51

43

44

30

55

35

42

34

48

PA

RI

31

57

32

56

21

64

35

44

25

60

RI

TX

51

42

59

35

43

47

48

34

52

37

TX

VT

36

52

37

52

24

62

28

47

27

55

VT

WA

42

53

44

48

34

53

35

42

39

52

WA

            

1* I’m going to read you a short list of issues. For each, please let me know which political party you trust more to handle that issue. First, the economy. Which political party do you trust more on the handling of the economy—Republicans or Democrats?

2* Next… national security… Which political party do you trust more on National Security—Republicans or Democrats?

3* Okay… energy policy… Which political party do you trust more on energy policy?

4* Fine… immigration… Which political party do you trust more on the immigration issue?

5* Next… the War in Iraq… Which political party do you trust more on the War in Iraq?