Toplines - ACORN - September 16-17, 2009

National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted September 16-17, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How closely have you followed recent news stories about an organization known as ACORN?

41% Very closely
29% Somewhat closely
20% Not very closely
8% Not at all
3% Not sure

2* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of ACORN?

3% Very favorable
12% Somewhat favorable
20% Somewhat unfavorable
47% Very unfavorable
19% Not sure

3* ACORN regularly receives federal funds for a variety of projects. Should the Congress end all federal funding of ACORN?

51% Yes
17% No
32% Not sure

4* The Census Bureau initially planned to use ACORN workers in 2010 to ensure a more accurate count of the U.S. population. The Census Bureau recently announced that it will end its relationship with ACORN. Do you agree or disagree with the Census Bureau’s decision to end its relationship with ACORN?

64% Agree
10% Disagree
26% Not sure

5* ACORN has been the subject of criminal investigations in several states. Are these investigations primarily the result of illegal behavior or are the investigations politically motivated?

57% Investigations are primarily the result of illegal behavior
20% Investigations are politically motivated
23% Not sure

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