1 Public Opinion in Anne Arundel County: Recent Trends and Findings November 18, 2005 Presented by Dan Nataf, Ph.D Director, Center for the Study of Local Issues Anne Arundel Community College 101 College Parkway Arnold, MD 21012 (410) 777-2733 (410) 777-4733 fax
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Public Opinion in Anne Arundel County: Recent Trends and Findings
November 18, 2005
Presented by
Dan Nataf, Ph.DDirector, Center for the Study of Local Issues
Those with ‘friend or family member currently serving in the military in Iraq or Afghanistan’ (39% of sample): Approve 48% Disapprove 45% Unsure 6% Without: Approve 42% Disapprove 51% Unsure 6%
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Public Opinion in Anne Arundel County: Recent Findings President Bush’s Job Approval
Partisanship Rules!
Do you approve of the job George W. Bush is doing as President? Approve: Democrats 20% Republicans 77% Independents: 40%
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Public Opinion, Terrorism, Confidence - National Bush Handling of Terrorism ONLY
Bush - Approval handling terrorism (only)
ApproveSaddam, 70%
83
92
67
5056
48
Iraq War 79%
35
10
25
Disapprove 43 4351
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Public Opinion, Terrorism, Confidence - National
Bush - % approving handling of war in Iraq
Bush - Approve handling of Iraq
65
53 54
46 4744
48
4245
50
45 44
35
41
3436
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29
3936
40
47 4649
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51 50
43
4750 51
57
61 6062
5 68
6 6 7 7 7 7 75
8 7 86 5
85 5 4 5 5
Approve, 58%
30
44
5351
6965
54
Disapprove, 39%
42
26
Unsure, 7%
0
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20
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40
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80
5/1-2/03
5/29-30/03
7/10-11/03
7/24-25/03
8/21-22/03
9/11-12/03
9/18-19/03
9/25-26/03
10/9-10/03
10/23-24/03
11/6-7/03
12/11-12/03
12/18-19/03
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2/19-20/04
3/25-26/04
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5/13-14/04
3/17-18/05
8/2-4/05
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9/29-30/05
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Public Opinion in Anne Arundel County: Recent Findings President Bush’s Job Approval
Best Policies by Party Registration
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Best Policy by Party
DemocratRepublicanIndependent
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Public Opinion in Anne Arundel County: Recent Findings President Bush’s Job Approval
Worst Policies by Party Registration
80
43
70
0
5
10
15
20
25
Worst Policy by Party
DemocratRepublicanIndependent
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Public Opinion in Anne Arundel County: Recent Findings Party by Ideology
Party by Ideology
40 0 0
1817
31
4
18
9
32
1915
25
42
4848
68
5053
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Overall Democrat Republican Independent None
None
Liberal
Moderate
Conservative
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Party by Age
9 9
6 5
2930
25
32 32
14
3634
39
43
25
22
13 14
50
33
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Overall Democrat Republican Independent None
18-29
30-44
45-59
60+
Public Opinion in Anne Arundel County: Recent Findings Party by Age
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Public Opinion in Anne Arundel County: Recent Findings Party by Education
Party by Education
3 32
32
17
20
16
3
31 31
28
33
25 2426
25
20
2422
24
15
HS, 24
Some college, 33
Postgraduate, 43
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Overall Democrat Republican Independent None
no HS
HS
Some college
4 year degree
Postgraduate
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Public Opinion in Anne Arundel County: Recent Findings Party by Income
Party by Income
$30-$50, 26
$50-$75, 28
$50-$75, 30
$75-$100, 26
$75-$100, 32
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Overall Democrat Republican Independent None
Less than $30k
$30-$50
$50-$75
$75-$100
$100-$150
Over $150
29
Public Opinion in Anne Arundel County: Recent Findings Party by Race
Party by Race
6
20
25 5
3 4
African-American, 13
White, 87White, 90White, 93White, 81White, 85
Other, 8
-5
5
15
25
35
45
55
65
75
85
95
Overall Democrat Republican Independent None
African-American
White
Hispanic/Latino
Asian
Other
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Public Opinion in Anne Arundel County: Recent Findings Party by Religion
Party by Religion
6 6
2
0
1514 14
23
13
9
5
16
30
28
33
24
76
5
109
No answer, 9
1819
Other Protestant, 34
Catholic, 30
Jewish, 3
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Overall Democrat Republican Independent None
No answer
Non-practicing
Evangelical
Other Protestant
Catholic
Jewish
Other
31
Public Opinion in Anne Arundel County: Recent Findings Party by Gender
Gender + Party
49
31
56
68
5551
69
44
32
45
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Overall Dems Reps Indep. No Party
Men
Women
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Public Opinion in Anne Arundel County: Recent Findings Democratss vs. Independents and Unregistered
Dem Base: 37% Indep. 11% Unregistered 12%
Ideology Liberals, Mods Mods Mods.
Age Middle age, retired Middle age, few retired
Younger, middle age, few retired
Education Somewhat educated Highly educated Not highly educated
Income Lower incomes Middle incomes Higher middle incomes
Employment Full-time in private, retired Full-time private & public