Ditch Mitch? Most GOP Voters Want to Replace McConnell - Demographics
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| National Survey of 1,000 U.S. Likely Voters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conducted November 20-21, 2022 by Rasmussen Reports | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sponsored by Paul Bedard's Washington Secrets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | Income | Education | Employment | Biden Approval | Impression of Mitch McConnell: | Impression of Kevin McCarthy: | Mitch McConnell is the leader of Republicans in the U.S. Senate. Should Senate Republicans keep McConnell as leader or choose a new leader? | Kevin McCarthy is the leader of Republicans in the House of Representatives. Should House Republicans keep McCarthy as leader or choose a new leader? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Male | Female | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | Under $30,000 | $30,000 - $50,000 | $50,000 - $100,000 | $100,000 - $200,000 | More than $200,000 | Not sure | Attended high school, but did not graduate | High school graduate | Attended college, but did not complete | College graduate | Graduate school | Not sure | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Private Co. | Retired | Other | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | Very favorable | Somewhat favorable | Somewhat unfavorable | Very unfavorable | Not sure | Very favorable | Somewhat favorable | Somewhat unfavorable | Very unfavorable | Not sure | Keep Mitch McConnell | A new leader | Not sure | Keep Kevin McCarthy | A new leader | Not sure | ||
| Impression of Mitch McConnell: | Very favorable | 5% | 6% | 4% | 8% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 10% | 6% | 7% | 1% | 6% | 4% | 4% | 0% | 6% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 3% | 3% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 5% | 7% | 11% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 10% | 5% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 29% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 17% | 2% | 0% | 12% | 2% | 0% |
| Somewhat favorable | 23% | 27% | 20% | 33% | 18% | 21% | 22% | 23% | 25% | 28% | 18% | 23% | 30% | 21% | 13% | 9% | 21% | 23% | 25% | 24% | 33% | 13% | 18% | 28% | 22% | 20% | 28% | 10% | 31% | 23% | 24% | 19% | 23% | 9% | 30% | 36% | 23% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 39% | 44% | 19% | 5% | 12% | 38% | 19% | 19% | 35% | 18% | 17% | |
| Somewhat unfavorable | 29% | 29% | 29% | 23% | 30% | 34% | 30% | 26% | 25% | 32% | 21% | 33% | 32% | 34% | 16% | 12% | 24% | 29% | 33% | 20% | 25% | 42% | 22% | 28% | 36% | 27% | 24% | 29% | 23% | 23% | 35% | 29% | 26% | 15% | 24% | 32% | 36% | 33% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 16% | 38% | 45% | 12% | 29% | 20% | 32% | 27% | 29% | 26% | 35% | |
| Very unfavorable | 35% | 33% | 37% | 22% | 43% | 36% | 38% | 32% | 27% | 25% | 44% | 35% | 27% | 29% | 61% | 44% | 37% | 35% | 30% | 41% | 34% | 35% | 36% | 26% | 32% | 41% | 37% | 34% | 31% | 37% | 27% | 44% | 34% | 61% | 34% | 17% | 29% | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 12% | 13% | 33% | 78% | 21% | 15% | 43% | 32% | 18% | 48% | 31% | |
| Not sure | 9% | 6% | 11% | 14% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 17% | 12% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 12% | 6% | 35% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 8% | 4% | 6% | 17% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 3% | 22% | 9% | 6% | 10% | 6% | 15% | 5% | 7% | 15% | 8% | 60% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 38% | 10% | 5% | 21% | 7% | 7% | 16% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | Income | Education | Employment | Biden Approval | Impression of Mitch McConnell: | Impression of Kevin McCarthy: | Mitch McConnell is the leader of Republicans in the U.S. Senate. Should Senate Republicans keep McConnell as leader or choose a new leader? | Kevin McCarthy is the leader of Republicans in the House of Representatives. Should House Republicans keep McCarthy as leader or choose a new leader? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Male | Female | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | Under $30,000 | $30,000 - $50,000 | $50,000 - $100,000 | $100,000 - $200,000 | More than $200,000 | Not sure | Attended high school, but did not graduate | High school graduate | Attended college, but did not complete | College graduate | Graduate school | Not sure | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Private Co. | Retired | Other | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | Very favorable | Somewhat favorable | Somewhat unfavorable | Very unfavorable | Not sure | Very favorable | Somewhat favorable | Somewhat unfavorable | Very unfavorable | Not sure | Keep Mitch McConnell | A new leader | Not sure | Keep Kevin McCarthy | A new leader | Not sure | ||
| Impression of Kevin McCarthy: | Very favorable | 11% | 12% | 10% | 12% | 9% | 14% | 10% | 12% | 13% | 16% | 9% | 7% | 17% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 11% | 11% | 9% | 10% | 6% | 18% | 10% | 12% | 9% | 11% | 11% | 31% | 14% | 17% | 5% | 12% | 10% | 11% | 7% | 6% | 15% | 2% | 67% | 19% | 6% | 4% | 4% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 19% | 10% | 5% | 32% | 2% | 1% |
| Somewhat favorable | 26% | 29% | 23% | 27% | 23% | 30% | 26% | 16% | 30% | 38% | 16% | 24% | 38% | 21% | 9% | 5% | 19% | 31% | 29% | 23% | 33% | 18% | 16% | 25% | 26% | 27% | 25% | 23% | 21% | 23% | 27% | 29% | 26% | 7% | 18% | 29% | 39% | 7% | 21% | 49% | 34% | 9% | 5% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 26% | 27% | 21% | 43% | 18% | 19% | |
| Somewhat unfavorable | 20% | 19% | 21% | 26% | 20% | 13% | 20% | 27% | 15% | 18% | 20% | 23% | 20% | 22% | 20% | 15% | 23% | 18% | 22% | 17% | 27% | 16% | 28% | 21% | 22% | 17% | 21% | 5% | 21% | 23% | 26% | 12% | 21% | 12% | 26% | 24% | 20% | 8% | 4% | 17% | 31% | 19% | 7% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 20% | 23% | 10% | 12% | 26% | 18% | |
| Very unfavorable | 26% | 27% | 25% | 15% | 32% | 29% | 28% | 21% | 21% | 14% | 40% | 23% | 13% | 31% | 50% | 12% | 22% | 22% | 27% | 38% | 26% | 20% | 19% | 19% | 25% | 28% | 34% | 5% | 25% | 27% | 21% | 35% | 17% | 60% | 33% | 10% | 10% | 24% | 7% | 6% | 11% | 58% | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 21% | 26% | 31% | 6% | 43% | 17% | |
| Not sure | 17% | 13% | 21% | 21% | 16% | 14% | 15% | 23% | 21% | 13% | 16% | 22% | 12% | 22% | 15% | 63% | 24% | 17% | 13% | 12% | 8% | 28% | 27% | 22% | 17% | 17% | 9% | 36% | 20% | 11% | 21% | 11% | 26% | 9% | 16% | 31% | 15% | 59% | 1% | 9% | 17% | 10% | 74% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 15% | 13% | 33% | 7% | 10% | 45% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | Income | Education | Employment | Biden Approval | Impression of Mitch McConnell: | Impression of Kevin McCarthy: | Mitch McConnell is the leader of Republicans in the U.S. Senate. Should Senate Republicans keep McConnell as leader or choose a new leader? | Kevin McCarthy is the leader of Republicans in the House of Representatives. Should House Republicans keep McCarthy as leader or choose a new leader? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Male | Female | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | Under $30,000 | $30,000 - $50,000 | $50,000 - $100,000 | $100,000 - $200,000 | More than $200,000 | Not sure | Attended high school, but did not graduate | High school graduate | Attended college, but did not complete | College graduate | Graduate school | Not sure | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Private Co. | Retired | Other | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | Very favorable | Somewhat favorable | Somewhat unfavorable | Very unfavorable | Not sure | Very favorable | Somewhat favorable | Somewhat unfavorable | Very unfavorable | Not sure | Keep Mitch McConnell | A new leader | Not sure | Keep Kevin McCarthy | A new leader | Not sure | ||
| Mitch McConnell is the leader of Republicans in the U.S. Senate. Should Senate Republicans keep McConnell as leader or choose a new leader? | Keep Mitch McConnell | 21% | 25% | 17% | 30% | 17% | 16% | 21% | 22% | 18% | 27% | 21% | 14% | 20% | 27% | 16% | 0% | 22% | 19% | 17% | 31% | 17% | 18% | 25% | 21% | 18% | 22% | 22% | 10% | 29% | 20% | 25% | 19% | 14% | 27% | 19% | 26% | 18% | 8% | 75% | 35% | 14% | 9% | 24% | 36% | 21% | 20% | 17% | 18% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 36% | 15% | 13% |
| A new leader | 61% | 61% | 61% | 53% | 65% | 64% | 61% | 55% | 64% | 62% | 58% | 63% | 66% | 56% | 59% | 57% | 61% | 61% | 64% | 56% | 65% | 58% | 60% | 61% | 62% | 61% | 59% | 73% | 59% | 60% | 59% | 64% | 62% | 51% | 63% | 52% | 69% | 23% | 24% | 50% | 69% | 74% | 32% | 56% | 64% | 71% | 61% | 47% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 53% | 76% | 40% | |
| Not sure | 18% | 14% | 22% | 17% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 23% | 18% | 11% | 21% | 22% | 14% | 18% | 25% | 43% | 17% | 20% | 18% | 13% | 18% | 24% | 15% | 18% | 20% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 12% | 20% | 16% | 17% | 25% | 22% | 18% | 22% | 13% | 69% | 1% | 15% | 17% | 17% | 44% | 8% | 15% | 9% | 22% | 34% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 11% | 9% | 48% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | Income | Education | Employment | Biden Approval | Impression of Mitch McConnell: | Impression of Kevin McCarthy: | Mitch McConnell is the leader of Republicans in the U.S. Senate. Should Senate Republicans keep McConnell as leader or choose a new leader? | Kevin McCarthy is the leader of Republicans in the House of Representatives. Should House Republicans keep McCarthy as leader or choose a new leader? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Male | Female | 18-39 | 40-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | Under $30,000 | $30,000 - $50,000 | $50,000 - $100,000 | $100,000 - $200,000 | More than $200,000 | Not sure | Attended high school, but did not graduate | High school graduate | Attended college, but did not complete | College graduate | Graduate school | Not sure | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Private Co. | Retired | Other | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Not sure | Very favorable | Somewhat favorable | Somewhat unfavorable | Very unfavorable | Not sure | Very favorable | Somewhat favorable | Somewhat unfavorable | Very unfavorable | Not sure | Keep Mitch McConnell | A new leader | Not sure | Keep Kevin McCarthy | A new leader | Not sure | ||
| Kevin McCarthy is the leader of Republicans in the House of Representatives. Should House Republicans keep McCarthy as leader or choose a new leader? | Keep Kevin McCarthy | 31% | 36% | 26% | 37% | 25% | 36% | 31% | 31% | 32% | 46% | 22% | 26% | 42% | 28% | 13% | 20% | 26% | 35% | 32% | 31% | 23% | 32% | 21% | 33% | 28% | 33% | 31% | 44% | 25% | 34% | 31% | 32% | 28% | 20% | 19% | 33% | 43% | 10% | 79% | 47% | 31% | 16% | 23% | 90% | 51% | 18% | 8% | 13% | 54% | 27% | 19% | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| A new leader | 47% | 48% | 46% | 44% | 50% | 44% | 47% | 50% | 43% | 38% | 56% | 46% | 39% | 48% | 64% | 24% | 45% | 46% | 45% | 56% | 56% | 36% | 53% | 47% | 47% | 46% | 48% | 39% | 57% | 44% | 46% | 48% | 42% | 60% | 59% | 35% | 38% | 33% | 20% | 37% | 42% | 64% | 36% | 7% | 33% | 62% | 78% | 29% | 33% | 59% | 23% | 0% | 100% | 0% | |
| Not sure | 22% | 16% | 28% | 20% | 25% | 20% | 22% | 20% | 25% | 16% | 22% | 28% | 19% | 24% | 22% | 55% | 28% | 19% | 23% | 13% | 21% | 32% | 27% | 20% | 25% | 21% | 21% | 17% | 19% | 21% | 23% | 20% | 30% | 20% | 21% | 33% | 19% | 57% | 1% | 17% | 27% | 20% | 41% | 3% | 16% | 20% | 14% | 58% | 13% | 14% | 58% | 0% | 0% | 100% | |
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| Gender | Male | 48% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Female | 52% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Age | 18-39 | 31% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40-64 | 47% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 65+ | 22% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Race | White | 68% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Black | 13% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 20% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Party | Republican | 33% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Democrat | 35% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 32% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
