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Democrats’ Lead on Generic Ballot Doubles in December
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
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Democrats doubled their lead over Republicans to six points in December on the Generic Congressional ballot. Rasmussen Reports national telephone surveys found that 43% of voters said they would vote for their district’s Democratic candidate while 37% said they would choose the Republican. In November, Barack Obama’s party held just a three-point lead, despite a dominating performance on Election Day that included winning much larger majorities in both the House and the Senate. During the final week polled in December, Democrats held an eight-point lead, their largest since mid-October. (Want a free daily e-mail update? If it's in the news, it's in our polls). Over the past year, Democratic support has ranged from a low of 43% to a high of 50%. Over that same time period, Republicans have been preferred by 34% to 41% of voters nationwide. Men still favor the Republicans by a 40% to 38% margin, while women prefer Democrats by a 47% to 34% margin. Unaffiliated voters now lean toward the GOP 32% to 28%, with another 30% undecided. Voters with children living at home are almost evenly divided, favoring the Republicans slightly more - by a 40% to 39% margin. Those with no children living at home prefer the Democrats, 45% to 35%. Forty-one percent (41%) of married voters say they would vote Republican, while 37% would vote Democratic. Non-married adults prefer the Democrats by a two-to-one margin. Please sign up for the Rasmussen Reports daily e-mail update (it’s free)… let us keep you up to date with the latest public opinion news. Crosstabs are available to Premium Members only. Rasmussen Reports is an electronic publishing firm specializing in the collection, publication, and distribution of public opinion polling information. The Rasmussen Reports Election Edge™ Premium Service offers the most comprehensive public opinion coverage available anywhere. Scott Rasmussen, president of Rasmussen Reports, has been an independent pollster for more than a decade.
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