National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted December 28, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Do you happen to know which political party has the majority of seats in the United States Senate?

6% Republicans

84% Democrats

10% Not sure

2* Is there any legislation currently debated in Congress that would have a significant impact on your life?

74% Yes

12% No

14% Not sure

3* In terms of its impact on your own life, how important is it if the Republicans or the Democrats control Congress?

57% Very important

29% Somewhat important

8% Not very important

1% Not important at all

5% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence